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Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-07-06
Premature Burials.
THRILLING INCIDENTS

The Albany journal in the course of an ar
tice on this subject, relates the following in
stance, of which the editor was perfectly cog
infant: . sJs F1" .-- y 49, D. .Nzts-.'
Some years ago we were perfectly cogni-
zant to an occurrence of this kind, which was
of the most heart-rendingH character. The
wife ola gentleman was taken suddenly i'll in
church, and was carriedtoher homcin a state
of syncope In few hours she partially re-
covered; but Immediately relapsed, and nev
er again showed any signs of consciousness.
She lay in this condition nearly two days baf!
fling the skill of the physicians, and then, as
it was thought, and as there was almost every
reason to believe died. No signs of breath.
ing could be detected, the limbs became rigid
and cold, and the eyes remained open with
the fixed and CLASSY stare. of death; but there
was no change in the color of the skin. This
was the only reason in the world for supposing
that dissolution had not taken place. The
poor bcreaved husband, almost frantic at the
loss of the young and beautiful wifewh he
almost idolized, clung with desperation to the
hope imned in her face, and long resisted the
unanimous decision of the. physicians, that
she was certainly dead. They told him what
is doubtless true, that it sometimes, though
very rarely happens, that there is no discolor-
alton for days and weeks after dissolution has
taken place. 4 ~ r..a tssEs,7,s,s al
But still he resisted, and it was, not until
three days had passed without the faintest
signal of change or sign of life, that he final
ly gave up and suffered the, burial to take
place. SHE. was entombed in vault, Months
passed. a cemetery having been laid ont,
the husband purchased and beautiGed q lot
erected an elegant monument in it, and when
all was ready, superintended the removal of
the body Of, his wife from the, vault to its final
resting place. When the vault was opened
aforementioned the circumstance Of her death,
above detailed, and desire suddenly seized
him to once more behold the corpse by his
direction the coffin lid was removed The
spectacle which presented itself. was incon.
ceivably horrible, for it showed chat she had
been buried diiuet She had turned quite
over upon her side, she had'elutched her nails
into the coffin until her-hngers had bled, por-
tions of her grave clothes were torn and in
her horrible struggles she had contrived to
carry her hand to her head and had plucked
from il mass of hair, with portions of the
cap that covered il! .Gsb p 7N'Hai1 ls'ai SdT
The poor man never recovered from the
shock Of that awful spectacle. He was borne
away senseless, and for the rest Of his weary
life was an utterly broken and miserable be-
ing. eN!
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-07-06
NOT BURIED ALIVE.

The late Rev. ), DR.. Alexander in work
published few years since, gives the follow
ing account Of d remarkable incident in the
life of Rev. VIM. Tenpent.i 10 iEe a5 nR.
d After ®ular course Of stsdy lin theology,
Mr.. !Iennent was preparing for his exafnina-
ton BY the presbytery, as a candidate for the
Gospel Ministry. His Intense application af-
feeted his health and brought on pain in his
breast and q slight hectic. He soon became
cmaciatedand at length was living skele-
ton. .His life was now threatened. He grew
worse" He was cohtersing one morning with
his brotherin Latin on the state of his soul,
when he tainted and died away. q saw ,aa1S
d, After the usual ,time he was laid out on a
board, according to the practice Of the coun-
try, and the neighborhood was invited to at
tend his funeral on the next day A1 VI
adInsthe,eveniug his physician returned from
q ride in thu, country, and was afflicted beyond
measure at the news of his death. He could
not be persuaded that it was certain, and on
being told that one Of the persons who had
laid the body out thought he had perceived a
little Ytremor Of the flesh under the arm, al
though the body was cold and stiff he endeav-
ored to ascertain the fact He first put his
nau ,n'o 'H1 warm "ster W ilah' IL IT'S
selis,'.se ~ as Poss'oie 'nei iei' uiiaer ms arm,
anu ~ 3lle near., ana alflrineal lhat he 1e,t an
hus'sli M as ,Sil Marlll thousn no Que else coIld
ae nad .he . p9uy placeu N warm pea, ana
n'.I'ee .I .la. ,'i1 peoP,e VINO iau peeh liiVHed
tend To this the brother objected as absurd
theaeyes being sunk, the lips discolored, and
Wy Wnoe oouy c1la % ana suh M =. .i..,., If. = ;,
,..LoM, lioweSer, y 'ne aoc'or l1aLy Preyalea' ana
plonaote ,ie.ils was uSe4 10 ~ u'sgover SyP;
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-07-06
+ The Star of Peace is Downing.
BY JAMES NJ. GRAY.

BY JAMES N. GRAY. r. a. asaesil
Tho battles are all Ger, and victory we've won
Come, welcome star, come; thy presence again
Is sought in those regions where thatfury begun,
Whose sanguinary strife'so many have slain.
With brightness its dawhing, and long have VIC
waited ~
To see it returning, as the dove to Its rest;
Now the carnival rivers, their tide have abatcd,
And tidings of JOY il elating each breast.
Oil sad grew our hearts when it fell from our sky,
And darkness came Ger us the day it declined;
But now it's returning with effulgenee to vies
With all of its former. brightness combined.
1t is bringing back to us our joys once again,
And the lcgions in arms are called to disband,
And the cannon andmusket speak now in vain,
Aud u calmness pervadcs through all the land.
Camp Ncson, May, 1865. "srtnq VI s,rf B
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2aetrn.
The Three Travellers.
BY JOHN @. SAxE.

Three travellers, once on time,
(As ancient story goes) B..
70 Together reached country inn, -s's"f
And sought nights repose. si0''t vi
One was Judge, Of merry mien, . '-' !,
Altho' his locks were gray; '"A ''-'
The second was Parson grave; bon" ~
The third, Captain gay. s.. 'srta h
"AlackI" the civil host replied, IN
"You're welcome to my fare; nd
But, on my word, the Golden Swan
Has but one bed to spare!" .u ,a-E
SIN such case it were but just" '.' '+
The weary travellers said, ~ %.
"The landlord should himself decide,
III Which one shall have the bedP' y,
"Well, be it SO, mine host replied;
"To me It's all the same; 'aa
Now, gentlemen, Ipray, procecd-irv. n
Let each assert his claim" iar gf.
The Captain was the first to speak, So '11
And by his sword he swore sli'.- -ga;
That he had lain in garrison >Jls m aa
A dozeh wears and more. .ss,sNys
= His honor then put in his claim. AI E"
anFor wi tt,.ice as long as that l9' IS
I've worn the erfainc of aIJudge '"!iD'a'
~ And on the bench have sat. aVf ~ r--
The Parson said: "I serve the church; =,
In this my claim appears, pr u
That in the sacred ministry ~ THH 9''
4 I've stood for thirty years." aa7'S!e l7t'
"The case is scttlcd!'' said mine host; Z ."'
Es'rhe Parson's rights best; " 'La's2
To lie or sit--'tis very clear d 81, 'tf }a.
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From the Washington Republican
A Remarkable Cow.

The CORE :tness of the statement respecting
the performances of the COW spoken of in the
subioined note is vouched for by an officer Of
the highest respectabilty go
.'.' IL CAMP NEAR WASHINGTON, D. c.,
June y, 1865 4 I q
Brevet Major General j. D. Morgan pre-
scented (Jme 10Th, 1869, to the Soldiers
Home COW for the use of the institute. She
has belonged to the Generals mess since
Sherman army left Atlanta, and went through
all of Gen. Shermans marches from Atlanta
to Savannah from that place through the
Carolinas to Goldsboro, n c., and from there
through Raleigh via Richmond to this city,
During all these marches she gave galloh
of milk per day
Below 1 give the number of miles Travelled,
as follows: :gu@ m.Mi.r ..uis,g-{ l,
From Atlanta to Savannah, 326 miles
From Savannah to Goldsboro, n. c., All
miles N. ' "'a' 4l A.i -~
From GeI,lsboro to Cape Fear river, 81
miles hr- .,.s...,s ...-. ..-. .,.fs gy5
From Cape Fear river TO Washington via
Richmond, Va, 342 miles.
Total number ofmiles since November 10th,
1864 to May 10th, 1865, one thousand Two
hundred and twenty miles, q ,22O.) She trayv=
eled from Morrisville, n C., to Richmond,
Va, distance 1T miles, in seven days and
from Richmond to Washington distance i49
miles in eight DAYS She is now in excellent
condition, and gives Il gallons Of rich milk
per day. .a,s.,r I'd Xiv 4 ....a s5l 10
afn ness@ The rice for getting married displays
II self in sundrvl matrimonial advertisements
in the newspapers Those who, desire to at
tempt the lottery Of marriage, should rrememj r
ber Dr. johnson said OF IT. that 1T ,wes Ike
fiies in a window, those outside wanting 10
get in, those7inside wanting to get out; orlthe
words Of Sir Thomas More sfather, who copp7
pares a man disposed to marry to one who
puts his hand in a bag containing one eel 70
a hundred snakes, where the adventures "a
more ,kkelyto be bitten than to o'securca prize
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-07-06
A. KOHL,

Dealer in and Manufacturer Of Umbrel- IN
las, Court st, I'd door from Front, ss.IST
pomeroy, Ohio. He also repairs UNI -,
brellas, and purchases old ones at liberal
prices. q N.. -,...-.s' ,.,..
May 8, 1seo-3-1-tf. j .s..
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-07-06
"a .,a,5 ',I LEWIS PAINE,
CT Al M A G. E N j.,

.isa-yssPoMERoY, .r. ea-'a OHIO,
will attend promptly to Collecting Bounty
Money, Arrears Of Pay, and Pensions due to
Disabled and Discharged Soldiers, and the
Widows Of deceased soldiers. ~
Office in the Court House. 7-25-tf.
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d, 81 d" LEWIS PAINE,
Attorney and Counselor t.Law, Pomeroy, y.
Ofice-In Court-House. $3.50 | -
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-07-06

NJ 4Afso'' N. s. q. p. SIMPSON.
Attorneys and Counselors AT Law, pomeroy'
ff1h;o Office M stairs in the Court House. s'-l
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-07-06

--osnsiturs e. w.A.AICHER, =,
Matchmaker and Jeweler, and wholesale ana
retail dealer in Watches, Clocks, Jewelry and
Fancy Goods, Front street, below the "keming-
ton House." Pemeroy. Particular attention
paid to repairing all articles in my line. ~
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-07-06

8T.w.. HAMPTON, ,,}. t..
Attorney md Counselor at Law, Cheshire
Gallia County, Ohio. Prompt attention glyei
to the collection of claims. Lf-l1
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-07-06

MARTIN HAYS,
Attarney-atlLaw, Harrisonville,~ ~Meigs Co., w.,
yiif promptly attend to all business that may
ae entrusted to his care, in the several state
courts of Ohio,and in the y, $. Court for the
NortLern and Southern Districts Of Ohio. IL
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Yusinass 1Gtards.

80 80 ia. PLANTS. s''
Attorney and Counselor at Law, Pomeroy, y
Office at the Office Of the Sugar Run SaltC
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IF. LYMAN,
Painter and Glasier, back room Of T. Lam
orecht's Jewelry Store west side Court street
"omeroy, o. s8 -
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-07-06

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b'4gd ai II bgs Tsi.q = ra'vg.-i 3r a.i 80 -.4'
III a4lli A!ai n L.Ll--- a lss.ss, s.gsl,E ra
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Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-07-06
DENTISTRY

ReFs ~ 6se n. H, sTEWART.l :. 4-t
l1eBcrsf, eemmission Merchant No. Z East
Front Street 0ineippati 4 9 81 t7-le-ly
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e. HUTTON

cE e. HUTTON, q. ,s.ss.
County Surveyor, and Attorney at Law. or
6ce in the Court House, Pomeroy, Ohio, III
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All applications for Subscription, Advertising
and j OBJ work Should be made at the Office.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-03-04

WAR DEPT, WARRINGTON, Feb. q, IL
A. M.-Io Maj. Gen. Diz The following
official report of the capture of Whining
ton has been forwarded to this Departmso
BY Gen. Grant. fSigued]
=. M. STANTON, Sec'y Of Wal
FoRrREss MoNRos, Va, Feb. M-lof
m.-Gen. U. s. Grant. City Roint:-60
troops entered Wilmir gten on the mon
ing Of the I'D. After the evacuation off,
Anderson, Gen. Scho6eld directed Genen
Cox to follow its garrison towards WI
mington, while Gen. Terry followed Hob
on the east side of the river. The latta
took up new line four miles from VII
mington, but was 20 hotly pursued By To.
~ that he could send NO troops to W
aide.
On that side the rebels made stand b
hind Owl Greek, but on the 10th Gen. CO
crossed his troops below them on aatboac
attacking them in the rear, and rooA
them, taking two gums and 800 prisonen.1
On the 2lst inst, Gen. Coz pusneo
.Brumarck River, opposite Whmlog@
where bridges were on fire. On his ~
val, the rebels began burning cotton
resin in the city, and Left 1t that night.
Our capture, including Fort Andenua
amount to about 700 prisoners ana ~ ssg.
Citizens stated that the rebels busoeo
600 bales Of cotton, and 15,OOO oss1s
resin. :. .,;As
The Union feeling showed itself ~"
strongly in the city. ...h.
Gen. Terry has followed Hoke nor'9
ward. G. 8. CoNsrocI,
1t. Col. A. D. c. and Brevet Brig Gen.
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In reply to some inflated pretensions Of
antiquity that Senator Salisbury, OF Della.
ware, set up for the Democratic party,
Senator Doolittle, Of Wisconsin, gave the
following facts in the case:
Now, say to my honorable friend from
Delaware, that the Democratic party by
name is party Of very modern origin.
remember long before 1t was born; ! was
present at its christening. I propose In q
moment to strip Oh this vail which covers
what are claimed sometimes to be the glo.
rious antecedents Of the great Democratic
In l79S the Republican party was origina-
ted, and Jefferson and Madison and Nom
roe, and the great statesmen Of that period
were Its founders. In 1900 the Republican
party elected Jefferson President for four
years. In 1904 the Republican party cleo
ted jefferson again for four years more
In 1908 it was the Republican party which
elected NJ. Madison 2. President Of the
United States. In 1872 the Republican par
II elected Madison Q second time Presi-
dent Of the United States. In 1916 the Re-
publican party elected Monroe az Presi-
dent, and again in 1920 elected him without
any opposition whatever. The party OPP
posed to the Republican party during all
that period from 1900 - 1920 was the Fed
eral party, and in 1920 the Federal party as
such yielded up its existence, and In 1924
dency, every one of them running as Re-
publicans, not as Democrats. Mr.. Craw-
ford was the nominee of the regular caucus
| in 1924; General jackson ran as an indie
pendent Republican candidate from Ten
nessee; Mr.. Clay as an independent Re-
publican candidate from Kentucky; and
Mr.. Adams as an independent Republican
candidate from New England, for he at
that time had given in his adhesion to the
Republican party. In 1924 there was no
choice for President by the people; ii went
to the House of Representatives, and Mr..
| Adams was chosen as President. In 1898,
Gen. Jackson, nominated by the people,
not as q Democratic candidate but as the
peoples candidate and as Republican,
was elected President of the United States;
and in 1882, for the first time in the history
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$3.50 1NFApobfs, Nd, Feb. q, 1855. :.
EDITOR HAwK-EYE:-Gen Grant with
promptness no less eratifvinr than com, :
mendable is making good bis pron,isa and
thousands Of our prisoners are daiIv' es.
Gaping from the punching hunger and nri !.
Vauons incident to Southern captivity. to
ono. % se more enjoy the inestlmable PRIVILEGES
~ ZOO s-land;' and as this general ex-
y.hhange at once remedies one evil without
r rue nneeessity o. resorting to another, and
md families, it cannot fail to satistv S t,ss
p4 " ardent advocate Of retaliation.
W East Friday, the 18th inst. ono ty.cu.
sa ~; snse hundred and eighteen Of our ma.
foied men arrived hers from taeSxfar-
cf'asaeefs Of Belle Isle aad Libby. Their
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epecial % New York Papesss

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-The Herald aI.s
of the Potomac correspondent says unuS
al movement and activity have neen =
served in the rebel lines around RicnnS
during the past few days, indicating "a
sign Of some new enterprise on the pss
Gen. Lee. and it is surmised that alas s.s1
by the progress Of Shermans ana J. ' .a I'll i
time for giving up both Richmond -, 81
Petersburg and falling back to Lynca =. n
or some other defensive position, has s''
arrived. : IA
Gen. Averill's corps Of his army i u.s.. ID
to have been under orders on Ihutsuas
this week, to be prepared to nateu
notice.
Considerable commotion within sae
ell lines was displayed yesterday. ,;ts
There are alsorumors that Lee meu.
an attack on Grant. AL these nas'sas
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of the country, was the assumption given
to the Republican party, or that branch Of
it which supported General Jackson, Of the
Democratic Repu blican party. 1t was !
continuance OF MI. Van Buren, to secure,
not the nomination Of General jackson
but his own nomination as Vice President
under him. TWAS when the first National
Convention that was ever held in the Uni.
ted States, called also at the instigation ~
Mr.. Van Buren, and his friends, and then
for the first time that branch Of the Repub.
lican party which supported General Jack.
publicans. In 1886, it assumed the sans.
in 1870, the same; and from that period
gradually it began to drop the name a.
''Republican, aud it was called the DenY
ocratic party. But sir, as the Whig party.
in 1850, by the issues Of that day, was dis.
solved and buried in the tomb Of Webster
and Clay, its great champions and repre-.
it drew that fatal knife which severed the
silver cord and broke the golden bowl Of
peace, when it drew that fatal knife which
destroyed the Missouri Compromise. dis.
solved also, and went into fragments, and
upon the ruins of all those parties sprans
into existence with the newness Of life the
Repu blican party based upon the ideas Of
Madison. and to those ideas it stands
pledged and has from the beginning; and
I tell my friend from Delaware that the
true, Red Republican party, based upon
truth "a its foundation, in tho nature Of
things never dies, and it never will. And.
sir, if we who represent that party this day
in the administration of affairs are but true
to the principles upon which it reorgan-
lied itself in. 1854, aud again in 1856, aud
triumphed in 1860, it is to hold the control
OF the destinies of this country for gener.
alton to come; but if it is false to thoss
principles we shall pass away the false rep.
can party, ay, sir, the real Democratic par.
ty OF this country, as it is this day its true
representative champion.
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TEE 34rH IowA.-The 3Ath and 3Sth
Iowa have been consolidated into one Reg
iment by order of Gen. Candy, to be known
as the S4th Iowa. It 10 now $50 strong and
oficered az follows:
George W. Clark, Colonel Warren 8.
DUNCAN. Lieut.. Col; Hinkley F. Beebee.
Major; Victor 81. Coffman, Surgeon: Chas.
+. Loshe, lst 1t. and Adjt.; H. <. MavdOle.
Lat 1t. and r. @. NJ.
Captains-wm. Boyle, James 8. Clark.
Bertrand Rockwell, Jonathan r. Waters
Ebenezer Herring, y. r. Avery. @, r.
Humphrey. Chas. 81 Miller. James H. r.
Harris, T. r. Crandall
First Liutenants-JohnC hanev. Robt. +.
Martin, Samuel 81. Clawson. Henry Wal
ton, John McAndrevr, Ezra Crosby. Ed. 6.
Dougherty, Newton Richards. Henry n
Shoemaker, Leander, NJ. Bunton.
Second Bent. F. Dora. Mo-
sec F. Clark, Radson g. Arnold. Aibert 8
Ellis, Archibald r. Henry.
BY the order Of Gen. Candy. the Colone,
VIII assign the officers herein desienated
and not already assigned to companiee. and
Al other commissioned officers Of aaid rec.
lments VIII be mustered out Of service.
The Colonel will recommend to the Gov.
ernor Of the State Of Iowa, Z sufIacient mum.
Dor Of uames from tho 38th IoWa. for nro.
motion to NIL the vacancies Of d Lieufen.
anu existing in the regiment @ consolida.
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From WasAlngten.
WAaHINnTnM =

Mr.. EDITOR Things sin mo- M, =, =; 1865.
metropolis. Why should thew Atom, - i p.s
why they move, aud what tie motive DI y
known only BY results, and those cIosa, =. -
the galvanic battery OF self-interest. ths ~
Archimedean lever Of human act,on ae
Strangers are arriving from all points far
and near Only yesterday me. an Old
acquaintance from point about as far to
stepping of. About miie bsyonds HIN. HIM
he says, is the stepping-oH 1facs. seIs in.
terest brought him here, aided by a yery
small amount of public business. So he.
says, and am bound to believe him. Sell
interest may take him back again, If not
sooner driven off BY long "ho.ei BILL
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Wilmisgten..Perter's Report.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The Navy Do.
partment has just received the following
U. 8. FLAG SHIP MALVERN, Cape Fear
River, Feb. "a, via Fortress 4onroa
Feb. 25.-Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary d
the NavT:-Sir, have the honor to inform
you that Wilmington has been evacuated
and is in possession of our forces.
After the evacuation of Fort Andenoa,
pushed forward the gunboats - far =
the water would permit The army push
ed up at the same time On the right and
left banks OF the river. Altar buoying
out the middle sound near Big Island,
succeeded in getting thA gunboats over and
opened fire on the fort storning the werhs
and communicating with the principal
distractions where the rebels had also
sunk large steamer, the North Eastern.
Our fSe soon drove the rebels away Iron
the fort. Now and then they would frea
shot, one OF which struck the Sassacus Be.
low the water-line and set her to leaking
badly. No lives were lost. .
That night, the 10Th, the rebels sent down
200 floating torpedOes, but had strong
force Of picket boats out and the torped0o
were sunk with musketry. One got b
the wheel of the Oceola and blew h9
wheel-house to spl;nters, and knocked
down her bulkhead on board. There NJ
no damage to the huii. Some of the vee
sells picked up the torpedoes with then
torpedo hooks. The next morning spreaa
two fshing-nets dcross the river.
Yesterday evening Gen. Ames, with b.
division, moved within a short distance q
the fort, and had q sharp encounter with
the rebels. On hearing musketry and SEE
ing where our forces were, opened rap
id IRE on the fort and all along the enemio
line. The fort responded with or S SHELF
but was soon silenced.
This morning we heard that Gen. Terry
was within their works and the road clear
to Wilmington. The Montauk could not
get across the shoals without lighting:
which was work Of some labor. I h1
the pleasure of placing flag on Fl. Strosl
at noon to-day. We all fired q salute Of
gums, this being the anniversary of Wase
ington's birthday.
am, Sir, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
(SiSned) DAVID D. PORTER,
Rear Admiral
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The New York Neus (rebeD groans over
the fall Of Charleston: 1.-THE metropolis of
South Carolina has fallen. The nest OF Sc
cession has been delivered to the Federal
power-but the birds have not been Gagged.
They are on the wing, bold and defiant as
ever, and soaring high above the demoral-
izing influences of disaster"