Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-06
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Dispatches.
News from Everywhere

News from Everywhere
| NEw YoRK. Feb. "A letter from
/ The Department Of the Soalh 10 .hl
Times, dated Feb !, states that A cam
/ paBy Of the 4th Massachusetts cavalry
under Lieut. Col Bennett, Of Gen
Hatch's staff, made q raid last week OF
The town Of GHlensville. ter miles ives
Of the Charleston and Savannah Rail
road, and eleven from Grahamsville
burning the court house aud quite Z
number Of the Beauf5rt County records
at the loss Of which the inhabitants were
much grieYed Nearly all ihe docr
nents destroyed we're OF recent date.
a few days before cur troops entered
the place, squad OF rebels-Wheeler'
men-had paid the same place a brie
visit, and made themselves exsremelg
disagreeable sm0ng the townspeopie by
appropriating all The cotton, chickens
and such other property as they could
lay Their hands apon.
The same letter says the steamer re-
Gently from the Florida ports brings Us
news Of the capture Of some Of the 18th
Ohio regiment, stationed ~ Jackson
vile.
Last fhurday, forty men, under com.
mand OF a captain, leii Jacksonville aud
| proceeded about feu m.ies ia the dfree-
ton Of Baldwin, their object being to
| assist resident families IL removing
themselves aud household goods within
our lines They reached the houses
without meeting the enemy. and while
loading the wagons, we're surrounded
BY four hundred mounted rebels Our
men Immediately fed to the woods
where they were followed b. the rebels
The result was thar only fifteen Of our
men, including the captain, succeeded
IN getting back to our lines
From the statement OF an officer who
recently left Jacksonville, il appears
that the wh04e affair was made up bv
the party whom It was sought to succor.
The Heraids correspondent from
Sherman's army TINS describes the
opening Of that Generals new campaign.
The left wing Of the army. uBder Gen.
Slocum, has arrived a. Lister Ferry.
on the Savannah river, fity miles above
the city Of Savannah, without meeting
opposition from the enemy Two diyi-
sioas OF the 10Th Ccrns. which struck
cut for that point through the State Of
south Carolina, had considerable din.
Guilty in passing through swamps The
other troops who marched directly 40
the Georgia bank Il tbe r.yer bad no
such embarrasaments 70 contend vita
On the 20th#ult all Of Slocun men
were at Listers Ferry, and supplies
were being rapidly received. The right
wing q the army is operating in bel
Ter country for marching than the len.
ana al some distance from II. bot com
m9nieation between The two Kept up
uninterruptedly.
One correspondent states .hat Gen.
sherman proposes stirring up South
Carolina at the rate of20 miles per dav.
PoF. Royal papers give fun partleu-
lars OF tb5 loss Of the monitor Patausco.
and the gunboa' Darobing, already re.
corded. The Patapsco w4s sunk In the !
barber Of Charleston on the night Of the /
18th ult, by rebel iorpedoes She vent
down in twenty seconds nfeF sac was
struck, and 60 Of the persons on board (
we're drowned, IS being saved The /
Darob'ng got aground 10 TIE Combabee /
river, ) g., on the 10Th nit. and after
maintaining a severe 6ghf with rebel 4
fort. Of some hours duration. and IL be-
coming apparent % her officers that she 1
could not Be got %, set Tire to her. and /
she was burned to the waters edge AL 1
Der officers and crew excepting four i
succeeded in reaching shore.
A Richmond paper 10 announcing The i
confirmation Of Gen Lees appointment f
- Commander Chief SAYS that Be- /
will remain 10 the Geld with the army /
around Richmond lie has published /
an appeal for arms aud calls for the ]
delivery 70 the authorities Of oil arms In /
the hands Of cisixsus
Gen. Breckenridge is expected 70 a..
sumo the position Of Secretary Of War /
TO morrow.
They have orr in Richmond 10 The !
effect that Thomas army 70 re.enforce /
Grant, IN front Of the rebel capital. have
recently passed over the b & o r. +
A committee Of the North Carolina /
Legislature recently had an interview /
With Davis Il IS said they urged a +
more vigorous prosecution Of the war.
Al Atlanta correspondent Of the Rich /
mond Dispatch says it viii require sew +
eral months yet 10 rebuild the railroads /
IN Georgia that sherman DESTROYED.
lie also says that il is folIy 70 attempt /
to disguise the fact that in North Caro- /
Ina, Georgia, and even IN Soulh Caro- /
lima, there IS wide spread dissatisfaction. /
which Il not timely checked threatens
to produce the greatest disasters.
Governor Brown had called an extra
session of the Georgia Legislature 10
m eet Wednesday next