The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-30
Cotton 10 he Destroyed.

from the Richmond Sentinel, Jan 27.l
We are pleased that being taken In
North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia burn all
the cotton that In danger Of falling into the enemys
handa How much better would have been TO have de-
stroyed tho large quantity stored In Savannah and thus
have Its falling into the hands OF Sherman
When the army fell back from fredericksburg in tho
spring OF 1862 there was large amount OF cotton taken
from the factories In Falmouth and Fredericksburg,
piled up in the fields near the railroad and we saw
Mcclellan was threatening Richmond Il win Be recoilcct-
cd that preparations were made 10 burn all the tobacco
stored In the city.
DESTRUCTION OF COTTON AT WILMINGTON.
From the Wilmington Journal, Jan. 70
We are informed that Il becomes necessary to evacu
ate this town It is the intention Of tho Commanding
General to exercise the authority vested In him by act OF
Congress- and destroy the cotton remaining here. In
structons have been given already 70 facilitate the
H Of or nov their
property to place Of safety, will have cause Of CON-
plant when the military authority destroysit
DESTRUCTION OF COTTON ORDERED AT AUGUSTA, "a.
From the Charleston Mercury
General D. IL Hill has assumed command Of tho dis
trict Of Georgia OF which Augusta is tho contre Gen
Fry heretofore, commands the post Of Augusta Cen
Hill has issued the following important order
HEADQUARTERS, DisTRcT o. GEORGIA,
AucusrA, Ca, JAM 49, 1865. J
Lieutenant General Hardee directs me 10 have tho cot
ton burned in the city the approach OF the Yankee
This order bound TO execute ut the peril Of
the city, although is TO BIO hoped that your patriotic
citizens will At once this temptation 70 Yankee
invasion either distant points the common where
the torch can be applied when the exgency shall
The military will render y0l all tho assistance in ts
D. H. HILL. Major General
R.mor' In Regard regard, 70 tn: Changes in tho
From the Richmond Sentinel, Jan 271
= was exported Yesterday that Con- Lee had been a.
assigned to the command Of Army OF Northern vf ina
and Brig Gen. Curtis Lee has hcen promoted 70 major
From the Richmond Examiner JAM ISL
No official appointment Of General Ice a. Generaln-
Chief has yet been made.
The Adventures OF the Iron-Clads.
(Erom the Richmond Sentinel Jan. 27l
Tho ron-cads are again at their old anchorage The
vessels passed the first distractions but cold not rass
the second line The Drewy grounded under the cnemys
batteries, whom the crew removed About ten min
ues after they left her she blown up b. shell
plodiug her magazine The Richmond and v rgina both
grounded The Fredericksburg assed over the obytruo
TONS drawing eighteen inches less than the other
iron clads The vr inia sru by three hundred
pound shot which oosened some or her iron bolts bit
all the injury she received repaired In few d,ys
The Virginia the ia ship, commanded nv Lie tenant
Dunnington; the Richmond by Commander Kcli ilate
burg by Lieutenant Shepard Commander MITCHELL Flag
Ofacer, was in command Of the squadron.
The Omcial Account or the Expedition
Down the James River.
From the Richmond Examiner, Jan. I'll
Ofcal dispatches OF tho recent AFFAIR Of roncads
Trsnrs Reach received yesterday by the govern
version ., the Affair The flagship Of the
expedition was the Virginia. commanded by Lieutenant
DunnngtOn. the Hlchm0nd was cOnmanQ'0 Nv Lieu
tenant Bell who first lieutenant the Alabama
ut the time OF her fight with the Kcarsarge.
ant Sheppard. The latter vcssei being OF light
draught passed clean through the obstruction but the
others found lower tier Of distractions deeply SUBJ
merged and which had not been moved ny tn frcshet
the depth Of water them being impassabe by
sells Of their draught The Virginia received shot In the
centre by three hundred FOUNDER Pro she'll fred rom
. Yankee Monitor being struck while trying 70 get Oh
sunken distractions In the river The shot displaced
fsw Of her bolts and killed Ave of hor No other
damage done, but 1t found that her engines
ouled In consequence Of the shot, and that she
In fighting order; In the meantime the rs u vessels
had completely Eenoed the Yankee shore batteries and
number Of shots were exchanged with the Monitor, with
what effect Ne not known. In conseq encc VI the cond
ton OF the vrginias engine II was decided CONSUL
stion Of the officers Of the ota TO withdraw all vessels
which done without further casually. II had been
imposs bic TO survey the channel TO any great
extent count Of the enemys picket FIRE, and III Sub
merged distractions OF the river found W be
enectua than they were supposed to be.
We learn further from officer Of the expedition tina.
II attended with the loss q torpedo boat which
grounded Drurry. The torpedo boat was tai en-
from and the boat thoroughly dsmanted before fell
into the hands Of the enemy
speculations I'm Regard TO shcrman's
Movements.
From the Richmond Examiner, Jan e.
We have heard nothing rom Sherman since tho report
some days ago that he quiet. Il IL surmiscd
he s awaiting development OF Thomas move
ments when, IL Is not Improbable, no may
attempt another pleasure excursion through Geor-
gia since Is known he Is repairing the road from
Chattanooga to Atlanta The interest Of the auaun in
the have trrncd again To Georgia, whore
IL IL not improbable tho plans OF the enemy
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