Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-02-23
Sherman in Certain Possession
of Columbia, Capital of South
Carolina, and Probably
Augusta, Georgia.
CHARLESTON PRETTY CERTAIN
LY EVACUATED.
THE CHARLESTON MERCURY ON
IT'S TRAVELS.
Official Bulletin.
WAp DEPARTMENT

WAsHISdToN, Feb. Is.
To Major General Dix:
The announcement of the evacuation Of
Columbia. s. G.. and the probable evacu
alton Of Charleston, has been communica.
ted to the Department. in the following
kilograms. inst received from General
Sherman f. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary Of War.
CRY PoiST. Feb. ls--4:i5 p. m.
Hon E. NJ. Stanton:
The Richmond Dispatch Of this m orn.
ing says Sherman entered Colombia yes
terday morning. and it's fall necessitates,
it presumes. the fall OF Charleston, which
it thinks is already being evacuated.
II. 5. GRANT. 1t. Gsn'l."
CRY PolyT. Va. Feb. Is.
Hon. E. M. Stanton. War Department.:
The following is from to-day's Rich
mond Dispatch:
THE FALL OF COLUMBIA.
Columbia has fallen. Sherman has
marched into and taken possession of the
city yesterday morning. The intelligence
communicated yesterday, by Gen. Beaure-
gard. in an official dispatch. Columbia is
situated on the north bank OF the Conga-
rec river. just below the confluence of the
Saluds and broad rivers. From Gen.
Beauregard's dispatch. it appears that on
Thursday evening the enemy approached
the south bank of the Congarse. and throw
. number Of shells into the city. During
the night. they moved up the river. and
Yesterday morning ford.d the Ssluda and
Broad Rivers. Whilst they were crossing
these rivers. our troops, under Gen. Beau
regard. evacuated Columbus. The eaemy
soon after took possession. Through pri-
vale sources we learn that t9o days ago.
when it was decided not TO attempt the
defense OF Columbia. a large quantity OF
medical stores. which i; was thought i'm
possible TO remove. were destroyed. The
female employees Of tho Treasury Depart
ment bad been previously sent off to Char
Iotteville. ono hundred miles south OF Co.
lumbia. We presume the Treasury litho-
graphic establishment was also removed,
although as TO this we have no positive
information. The fall Of Columbia neces-
-itates, we presume, the evacuation Of
Charleston. which we think likely is now
in process OF evacuation. 1t is impossible
10 say WHARF Sherman will next direct his
steps. The general opinion is that he will
go TO Charleston and establish . base
there: bnt we confess we don't see what
need he has OF base. 1t is TO be p-esum-
ed he is srbsisting on the country. and he
has had no battle to exhaust bis ammuni.
ton. Before leaving Savannah he dec'ar-
ed his intention to march TO Columbia,
thence 10 Augusta, and thence TO Charles
ton. This was uttered as q boast to lids
his designs. We are disposed TO think he
will next strike at Charlotte. which is 100
miles north Of Columbia. on tho Char.
lotte and Columbia Railroad. or at Flor.
rnce. 5. g.. the junction of the Columbia
and Wilmington and the Charleston and
Wilmington Railroads. There was a re-
port yesterday tina. Augusta had also been
taken by the enemy, this we do not be-
lieve. We have reason TO feel assured
that nearly the whole of Shsrman's army
j. at Columbia. and ,hst the report that
Schofield was advancing on Augusta was
untrue.
The Richmond Wing says the Charle.-
ton Mercury OF Saturday announces brief
suspension Of that paper. with view to
its temporary removal to another point
This j, rendered necessary hy the progress
of military events cutting it off from it's
mail facilities for distributing the paper to
a large portion of its snbscri bers. while
the lack of transportation renders its sup.
ply Of paper prccsrious.
'.Semmes has been made Rear Admit
raj. AMI will take command OF the James
river squadron. L. S. GRANT.
Lieut.. Gen"