The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-02-21
By Telegraph.
Afternoon Dispatches.
Rebel Account Of Eheeler'S and
KlIpatFick'S Wight.
Rebel Estimate Of Sherman's
Force.
They don't know where lie Is.
A South Carolina Village Burnt.
Rebel SpeculailOnS.
Great Events Ahead, they Say.
Repairs or Railroads.
Charleston Evacuated.
The Food Question In the Rebel
Congress.
Soldiers Families living with
out Meal.
Repairs or Railroads.
Charleston Evacuated.
The Food Question In the Rebel
Congress.
Soldiers Families living With
out Meal.

later than this morning regarding sher-
mans successes. The Richmond Examiner
Oftho 18th has some particulars Of the re-
ported fight between Kipatrick's and
Wheelsr's cavalry, on the IIth inst, At
Aikens', on the railroad leading from
BranehviIls to Augusta, aud about Is niles
from the latte. place.
The Examiner reiterstes the previous
statement that Fitzpatrick was driven back
about Eve miles, and gives as a reason for
not continuing the pursuit the exhaus-
ton Of ammunition. Il claimed that
number Of soldiers were captured in the
affair
The Wing says there ves nothing ct the
War Department verifying the reported de-
feat Of Fitzpatrick.
The rebels now estimate the entire num-
Der Of sherman's forces operating in the
interior Of South Csrolina at only 40 900.
The Richmond Wing Of the 18th says all
it could learn, on inquiry at the War De-
Partmeut, was that Sherman wss some
where, but it was not known where.
The Columbia Guardian Of the 18th an
nouuces the burning of the village Of Al
lendale.
The Wilmington Caroliniau intimates
that an important movement is going on,
which is supposed 70 be an evacuation Of
that place. The same paper says a consid-
cradle Yankee force landed in the vicinity
Of Little River, for the purpose, it is sup
posed, Of breaking the Manchester Rail-
road.
The Richmond Examiner SAYS the force
landed at Newberu is greatly exaggerated,
only few Yankees having landed there.
The Mobile Register says the Southern
people are not whipped, but cowed Their
souls, and not their hands, are dizarmsd.
Outstrengthened is not whipped, but our
courage is oozing out at our finger ends.
The Columbia South CaroliuIan says the
appointment Of Gen. Hampton TO the com
handing Of such divisions as those Of Cen.
Butler and Young, is an earnest Of success
lie is once more At the head Of men he has
90 often led 10 victory on Virginia fields,
the men on whom both their country and
himself can depend, aud vs may therefore
look for a repetition Of gsllan,ry which has
been displayed in every battle in which
they have participated. Now that Hamp-
ton is in saddle, the cooperation Of Gen.
Johnsoa, who though for the present be
hind the scene, does not withhold his skill
and experience whenever demanded, to-
gstbor With such other facts Of an encour-
aging character which should no. be pub
lisbed, are events that may well give the
people great Joy.
the Lynch5urg Republican says: The
Virginia aud Tennessee Railroad, it is
thought, will be open for travel by the first
Of March. Repairs are boi1g pushed on
ward with energy, and some ides Of the
magnitude Of the work to be done may be
formed from the statement that all the
bridges, my or sixty in number, for the
distance Of eighty-fve miles, had 70 be re-
built, and much OF the track rslaid, besides
other repairs to be msde Of III nor couss-
queucs.
place Of Gen. Gardner, Of the Department
OF the Mississippi and East Louisiana, with
headquarters Gt Jackson
WAE DEPARTMENT, WAsaIVoroy, Feb. 20.
General Dix-The evacuation Of Charleston
il announced in the following telegram Just
received from General Grant:
CirY PoISr, Va, Feb. 20.-To Hon. Z.
". Stanton, Secretary Of War-rhs follow
ing dispatch, signed BY Lieutenant General
Grant, has just been received
"Tns Richmond Examiner Of to-day,
Just received, Gays that Charleston was
evacuated on Tuesday last"
lsigusal SO G. wEr77rt,
Major General.
W4sHISs7oy, Feb. 20.-Tao President
has approved the bill for mail steamer ser
vice between San Francisco and Tar.s In
tae Chinese Empire, touching az Honaluia
aud parts in Japan, BY means Of 8 monthly
line Of first class American ssa-goIag
steamers, making twelve round trips an
nually.
re - OBJ ~ - --F V5-ete- II 1--i-3li- -eA ~
contract with the lowest responsible bidder
fer a term Of not more than ten years, no.
bid amounting % more thsa half million
dollars year, f. To be considered.
NEv YoEK, Feb. 20.--DuriBg a recent de-
bate ia the rsbefBena.s the food question
came up, when = irauspired that the vast
yield Of the valley Of Virginia, which IN
former years lad always been secured, last
year fell into yuf hsndsj that this was the
result Of calling into tho armies the details
r5r gathering Il that thousands Of soidisrs'
families had rot tasted Hlehs the last month
and we're living on short supply Of bread
alone that the soldiers Themselves rad
ALEC been without meat Tor a long time.