, 1865-03-27
FROM sMER,sAN'B AfeaIY.
Tke Occupation OF Fayettcvillc-Dcs-
11uction OF the Arsenal and Cotton
mtlIH.
tFrom the Wilmington He1u1d Of The Union

March 1G.l
from en oif'c'al VISIT to General Sherman at Fay
etscsiIle. General Dodge spent an entire day
nceted @ With tlae QuaricrnssteFs pepsfs,nen;, sga
The steamer lla!t a'eo came down yesterday,
bringing load Of south Carolina rcfi.ees who
down on the Hart were mostly While people. The
company was largely composed Of Iaales, Tho
Tel OF The refugees urc maIe ching down, aud will
n, dfc party Dodge wi! eead to ~ GENE
gal Sa1!op, IN Che Dcparuucntof South Carolina,
s sn Whites yst 70 Oe Se
determined On. Those who have friends md arc
s t. 9F III II s e
unfortunate opca who hare neither mcans nor
friends but arc dependent upon the bounty OF the
The Government. Tie last OF shsrsan's
army LETT Fayetteville yesterday. Whi'hcr bound.
Of cven evee4t st he be esauss esnnot
ncw nave much further without fighting battle.
Where that hatle will be I. di:alt to fot-tell.
and Bass a5s their forces
reiplorcemcnts from Richmefld. The rebols arc
evidently determined toassenblc a largo army on,
2pa d1ie 7 The e TIE ksuse fye
them there ur not, Is more than We are nb'e-to
tell But It may be satisfaction 10 the public 10
know that II be docs encounter them III this State
fa army th1n It is possible for the tchels to mus
ter. Fayetteville has suffered much by its occu.
patton By Shelman's army. The.araeual huI1d:
the tenemeuts attached destroyed. TIL, was
done hy Genefal sherman'e orders, tho eznbliah-
ment bting pnbl,e property, and fts destruction a
extcntIye end important work now re-
mains. Every cotton mill IN the, place
ana and ytsthn1y was .a.a also de DESTROYED, o.
properly, they were not under private CONTROL nor
could they be-. The rebel armies were largely de-
penrent upon them IL for supplies q cloth the loss
mills at Fayetteville and two or three on Rockdah
creek, nil very large and extensive establishments.
They ,'ere AZ II thoroughly DESTROYED The des!rne-
without The ordere, and contrary to the wish and
Instructions It the commanding general. !tis no
pr pares pSops rT d s s m
some Of the soldiers who we're familiar with the
vscila-7pg course Of the 0oserrsr, took oecaston
TO- ent5 e town IN q Hae he d@fmy @ and sst
tor, hestdcs the loss OF his prin Ing ctahl1ahmen
was compelled 10 submit 10 the destruction Of hts
beautiful pirate Ecs1ds1se and o9tnniainSs ns a!s9
6oute VI Va. al.o burned. but ID thTs case tie de-
struction was wholly uninfenh9nal. Some
5s fasses ct fire bs . came, an 0d MseS
communieatrd 10 ar. Banks, ho1ss, which
stood in cloee proximity. The @ ho1se was
ts bg
oi the snte Of North Carol.na, and belonging to
Sheiman's froops arrived at Fayettezille there
werc eight iirht-afaugbt steamers lying at Tho
wh,es sig Of there Ters ,,a dsssrognd, ogS..s eqt
not clear. AZ tlicy Would have been Of eonstdera-
BIC saae @ to % our army It is esrtsa ihey were not
d1Syss iateo1ty Fs,. rRsy Rs Tsis c,
well and Clarendon. Tae North Carolina ind
Hart were saved. The former WIS noor, ricketty
I'd d oE say ssf.tsf Ths a1r: Tntv ws ~
both becn brpurht to This city. Fayetteville is
now once more IN The rebel lines, though It is not
known that any rebels ocropy II. Commontsa'
ton with it from here Is, OF course heeeeorth In
terdcttd.