Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-02-20


WAsH1NsEoH, Feb. Is.-The Richmond
Examiner of the 18th states that a dispatch
received from an official of the Treasury
Department, at Columbia, states to the eff
feet that Shermsn's advance was so near
to Columbia that the Home Guards and
etuEens had turned ont to d.in resisting
the Uoion forces. Skirmishing had COM
menced nesr the city.
The Richmond papers of the 18th state
that the enemy are quiet in their entrench-
ments on Hateher's Run.
Throughout Tuesday night the rum,
bling of wagons and artillery was heard on
Grants lines in the neighborhood of Deep
Bottom. It was supposed that Grant was
transferring heavy body of troops 10 the
| north side. This may be simply thereturn-
of the troops sent over to Petersburg to
participate in the Hat:heFs Run affair.
1t is reported that our troops are evacu-
ating Wilmington. The report is not con-
firmed, however, by Official dispatches.
The Yankee papers state that Gen. Terry is
still in the vicinity of Fort Fisher, aud
waiting for Gen. Hoke. Hitherto the Yam.
kee papers have represented Gen. Terry as
about to march towards Wilmington, with
confident expectations of taking it, but
Fort Anderson was found more effectual
obstruction than they had anticipated.
Gen. Baker is in command of our forces at
Goldsboro, and reports to the War Depart
ment that he has ocason to believe the en-.
envy are concentrating at NeWbern, and
they have with them materials for repair.
ing the railroad from Newbern to Kingston.
Scouts who came into Kingston on the
night of the 18th inst, report Gen. Foster
in command at NeWbern, and that 2, 900 OF
the 18th army corps have arrived there,
making the number of troops at that pos
about 5000.
1t is reported and believed in Kingston,
that the enemy have landed locomotives
and cargoes Of railroad iron at Moor
head city.
It's not apprehended in Kingston that
the enemy design an early movement in
this direction.
No official message was received from
any part Of South Carolina yesterday.
At last accounts the enemy held Orange
burg.
Our forces are falling back towards Co.
lumbia. -Ia-r.---a.
Our troops abandoned BranchyilIe on
last Sunday night.
On Friday last Wheeler attacked and
whipped Fitzpatrick at Aiken, Is miles
northeast of Augusta, and drove him back
miles ia the direction of BranchVilIe.
4hG augusta Hup0E5 VI la6G UeQ0e6uAY,
state that at that time Slocum was at Win
dleston, ten miles east of Aiken, advancing
on Augusta, his right being protected by
the South Edisto, and his left by Kilpat-
rick's cavalry. Two days after this Kill.
patrick was whipped by Wheeler.
Slocum has with him the 18th and 18th
corps. The 18th and Goth corps compose
the force operating against Columbia and
Charleston. This leaves one CORDS of
Sherman's army unaccounted for We
presume it has been left at Savannah.
By the latest advices through Yankee
papers We learn that Sherman SILL had his
headquarters at Beaufort.
Gen. s. D. Lee and Wade Hampton, re-
Gently appointed Lit. Generals, have been
confirmed by the Confederate Senate. The
promotion of Gen. Hampton makes him ont
rank General Wheeler and puts him in
command of our cavalry now operating
agsint Sherman.
The Columbia Carolinian of the .12th
says:
Long before Columbia falls we look for
battle and q victory which will prove
God is fighting on our side, aud vouchsafe |
to South Carolina the proud privilege of
closing as she began the war in triumph.
The Richmond Examiner of the 18th |
says: At Kingston Sherman would be able |
to destroy the Columbia and Charlotte,
and Wilmington aad Manchester railroads. |
The Examiner of the 18th has o long
article against the use of negroes as SOL |
diers, but leaving the responsibility to Lee,
who has urgantly called for large force
of them. sFf
The Wing of the 10th states that S6er.
man has got somewhat the start of their
forces, and spprehensions are felt at Co.
lumbia that he would reach there before
he could be overtsken.
Echols has succeeded Breckenridge in
command in East Tennessee.
WASHINGTON, Feb. I9.-Rtchmond pa
pers of the 18th inst, have been received.
The Dispatch of that date says that be-.
tween 2 and 8 O'Clock on Wednesday morn.
ing there was some mortar firing on the
Petersburg lines, near the AppotomAx-I
This was something of a novelty, as for a
month past mortar firing has been discon-
tinued. With this exception, nothing of
interest has occurred.
A scout from the grand army reports all
quiet within the lines. - 81
The dispatches received at the War Of
fee yesterday from South Carolina were
uniformed of ShermAn's last movement
He WAS at Oraugsburg, 40 miles south of
Columbia, on last Tuesday. Our troops
were falling back before him towards CO.
lumbis. Where he is now, we do not know.
1t was said on Wednesday that dispatch
had been received, saying skirmishing was
going on within few miles of Columbia.
The following is copy of Gen. Lees
general order, on assuming commsnd Of
the land forces Of the Confederate States:
H'D QR's CoHTEDBRATH Army, Feb. g.
General Order No. LIN obedience to
General Order No. 3, of February 9Th, I as.
sumo command of the military forces of
the Confederate States. Deeply impressed
with the difficulties of the position, and
humbIy invoking the guidance of the AL
mighty, rely for success upon the cour.
age aud fortitude of the army, sustained
by the patriotism and frmness of the pso.t
pie, confident that their united efforts un-
der the blessings of Heaven vfIj sa.nra