Nebraska advertiser., 1865-03-02
gHARLESTON EVACUATED.

OF the l(lD, todNiHS
uniniored, besides 200 guns which they,
spiked.
The Tribune's correspondent ives the
following account, dated Charleston Har-
Dor, Feb. 18Th: - q Z
Early lasl evening Brigadier General
STRENGTHENING, commanding the nor
thern district, discovered some lndlca-
| lions which led him 10 believe that The
trebeIs were about to e~yacuaee Charleston
and lis defenses, and be accordingly or
dered his piokets and picket boats TO
keep a bright lockout and report lmme-
dIaleiy a y movement on the part q me a,
enemy.
AL about half past three o'clock this
morning a terrific explosion took place
IN Charleston, which Shook every ShlPIn
tie harboy aud off the bar, and alnlos'
simultaneously with the explosion flames
broke Out which could be distinctly seen
in different pafls of the cry. i'7i47i
IGappears- the first explosion took place
at The Wilmington depot the ere from
which rapidly communicated with The
adjacent buildings causing a general con-
hagralion of all dwelling houses IN the
vicinity, and it was while the unfortunate
inhabitants were Trying 10 exsinguIsh this
fire that the second explosion took place
which resulted so disasuously, causing
terrible loss of life. amongst the women
and chIlnren, who are represented as
having been horribly mutIlated.
At about six O'Clock this morning Gen.
Schimmelfenhing moved his forces and,
occupied the city and its defenses, The
formidable earlhworkS on James Island
lwere found abandoned and the guns
spiked. .,.Hj ~
At g O'Clock this morning, aLdetaCh-
mems was sent 10 take possession Of Fort
Sumter, 10 raise the flag which General
Anderson hauled down nearIyfour years
ago.
At g o'clock the flag was raised amidst
d~eafenlug cheers. AS fastsas OUR forces
could be hreughtdnlo the city they were
SEM 10 work 10 put out the FIRE. which,
up to the time of leaving, was raging
fnfiou,ls ia different parts of Tie cny
Old. men, WOMEN and children rushed
franticallylto ana fro IN agony of despair
at the loss of lheir homes and the killing
and numbering OF their friends.
Ii is impossible to estimate he amount
of cotton destroyed by the rebels. Sew
ersl thousand bales were collected IN DIFF
%ferent parts tofalhe city and set on fire
simultaneously with all the principal de-
pots aud warehouses.
There is no doubt The rebels intended
to burn the city TO the ground despite the
misery It would entaif on thousands Of
women. children aud old men of which
class the inhabitants of Charleston are
now almost entirely composed.
1t was the opinion of Gen. Ghfnore'S
staff, that in alIpr6babilfty. two thirds of
the city would be destroyed before the
fire could be distinguished, with the i'm
perfect uIvuus of snbduitg }, at hand.
The last rear guard Of The enemy left
Charleston al a o'clock this morning, and
there are various turnors aud coniectnres
as 10 their destination. bat the prevalent
opinion is that they Intend concentrating
IN the vicinity of Florence, to which poinl
they Lave railroad communication f rom
Charleston, unless it has been Recently
destroyed by an5expedition to Balls Bay
Several hundred rebels who secreted
themselves In different parts Of the ely
wien the main column was retreating,
have given themselves up and Tell the
usual stories of being tired of the war.
half starved. etc. 3J rf a.gsbt. Efi-f
.d3lH Washington, Feb o.
The Navy Department has received
the following from Admiral Porter:S
u. S. FLAGSHIP MALVERN,
Cape Fear River, Feb, 49,
" To1Gideon Wells, Secretary of War.
SIR 4 Eave the hopor to report the
surrender or rather evacuation Of, Fort
Anderson ~ -.
Gen. Schofeld advanced from Smith
vile with 5000 men on the 18th. AT
the same time 1 attacked the forl by pla.
cling the monitor Monlauk close 10 the
works, enflading with The Pawtucket,-
| sent for the Adella and Pequot, The
lide and wind not allowing more vessels
to get uUder fire. 20 aaa
The fart answered pretty brlskly, but
quieled down by sunset.
On the 18Th, al. eight o'clock, | moved
up closer. the Monlauk leading, follow
ed by the Huron, Mexican. Sassacus.
PonaIure, Norotingo, Senator, Chippewa
and Little Ada and kept up a heavy FIRE
through the daytill late IN the afternoon
The enemy's batteries were silenced
10y three o'clock, though we kept up Are
until dark. We also fired through the
night.
In the meantime General Schofeld
was working in the rear of the rebels,
to cut them, off. The latter did not wait
for the army to surround them, but left
in The night. taking Eve or six pieces of
artillery with them. aud every
Ihlgg else of value.
This mornlng some of our troops that
were near by went in and holsled the
flag on the ranparts. when the firing
ceased from The niorlarS.
= There were heavy guns inFt. Ander-
son and a quanuly of ammunition. We
lost three killed and five wounded.
am. sir, your obedieLt servant.
d. d. PORTER, Rear Admiral.
io Washington. FEB. 24th--The follow
ing has just been received a: the Navy
Department: