M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-01-05
Capture OF Savannah.

capture Oh savannah
FORTRESS MoNRoE. Dec. 20 The
Gamer aIiforuIa arrived here at
tU hour last evening, in SO houS
.um Eort Pulaski, bringing rmpor-
AM dispatches from Gen. Sherman,
,ud The glori'us, coufrm,tory iutelIi
!. nee ol the ca ,ture VI Sdvannah on
ne 2lsf irst,
On the 20;h, Gen Sherman havin.
nearly competed the in, ,cstm mt Of
me cr,y, aud caplnred + rt IIre and
several other miaOr outworks in the
immediate vicinity OF the wincip'e
lotrcnchmenls surrounding tho town,
'nd planting his siege hatteri,s 4 in
such close proximity to the rebel lines
: 10 cummand, III, ctuaIIy every pn,
,,ton held by the lorcrs under tiIa
. ommand 'oI Gyn. Ilarlec. sent u
ummons. by Aag Of truce, to the eF
,'cl That il inc place was MT. in,H
rrlraIn time, surrounded, u homblrd
uonl and assault wvUIl Mt once cOn.
myuCc.
To this summons the willy General
cent back Il reply, that ~ his com
muulcairns w,rJ yet open and h 5
men tul. Y supplied with Subsistence
and stures ol every krnd, he was en-
ahlcd to Withstand long siege. and
"aS drterm nrd 10 holi the city to
the very last moment aud defend the
ctlzans AM prnlgr;y which had beci
IHcc'. under his protection, Unti' his
urcrs were ovcrpowrrcd and compel
I'd 10 Surrender. Every preparation
HAD I've, n maze by ohcrnau to asSaul
The rebel position mex day, but whvl
The morning ut the 2lst dawn-d i
Nas ascrItalned that the enemy ha,
rvncuated their lulreucuments. Scv
rai regiments Of infantry were inme
Iauly advanced, who rook pussrs.
ion ot them, and shortly attcrward,
sherman rntcruu the city a. the hca,
ii me ood> -gaurd and received iron
the hands ol ii dcluta'iun Of the clti
2 ns, II surrender uI the place.
1t appears that General uarGre, ol
l,bv hight oi the 2Olh, seeing the TN
possibility ot holding the city, an,
= / arlng that the only means Of vscap
acro0s the Savannah was likely to b,
cut fl at any muInent, determined t
vail himself OF this route Tor lis re
ua'. HIS Iruups in the evening wer
eel to w"rk IT, pa!riplIy destroy I'll
avl yard aid Government property
I'd at twilight, under tho protection
I Two iruu-cHd rams. succeeded il
rossing the Savannah River over th
uuseway U the north side. inteudin.
% iush forward to Charleston.
$4,000 bales Of cotton were stor(C
The city, which the ebis, III thei
,,,le, neglected to destroy.
Two iron-ulsd rams were sunk
nd all g, vernmeut property an
torres which they could not carry Of
,ilh them they burned or threw int,
he river. Four small ctvameie, IN,
them a gunboat were Captured
which together with the cotton and I
urge am"unt Of rebel mhnitiuns o
war, formed part OF the spoiis O
Shermsn'S victorioos army.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
NEw YORK. December 27.--Th,
WoriGs.sp,ciul from Fortress, Mon
rnp, December 26, learns from Mai II
Gray, OF General Sberman's staff. IN,
o'lowing particulars Oi The capture o
savannah.
Tie surrender was made by tn,
dayor aud Council.
Central Sberman's headquarters
re in the city.
The demand for the surrcrt,ul @
the city waa made on the 10th, an,
Sherman closed his dispatch will
Iood's words to the negro troops al
Dalton; to tee effect, that it his d.
sand was not complied with, he would
take no prisoners. Hardee repivo
nat he could and would hold the ci
y.
Gen. Sherman proceeded to com
plete tn Investment OF The city, bnl
owing 10 the swamps on the north
side, he could not at once extend HE
I,ines inthat direction. Gen. Hatch's
division Of Gen. Fosters forces held