The New York herald., 1865-01-07
THE REBEL ACCOUNTS.
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VAA Rebel Evacuatton Of 8avanAah.
nsy1axsTrxe REsEL ACCOUNT or TIE MOVEMENTS
4 fOsssspondence Of tho Chaslsston Cousier]
Or hettncations extended from tho Savannah yivsr
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nom Ne city ON our left We held Fort McAstsr,
Suf ssosd We % bad also soss sr o.sss ' 4 Rose sa
Dew haween the two 0geechees d Bsaulieu, Thunder
Soll oaslins a. Buf 1o and troops .saonsd On iss g
caions on the land side Of the city wersysry strong and
capable Il turning back almost any kind Of assault though
reached Nillcdgevile. Sherman's army appeared be.
fcyo these works about the sth or 9th instant and ON
sasardsy, the 10Th, considerable hghtng occurred I
6sveraDsvere ASSAULTS made, In which the enemy
sGnally repulssd. Early on Sunday morning, the
I1th, tremendous cannonading began and kept up
heavy engagement was going on, but il proved 70 b
only > general shelling from the heavy guns
He was Of ammunition and had heavy guns
well - other difficulties In the way Of his giving battle
During the siege severe assaults were several times made
and srsakng through our lines but all these hand
soms1y repulsed s8' reh Z
de s 'ss q % S
and on e.nd.y The ISM rsply wss Sivs. ~ General
NondaS Ne svasuAsion commsncsd--shs niss squad
cepI9 sot sbcus mad.dayi another cane QUE q four
va Sherssftsr soadncted know not excsps nom re
p0kA II y sad ths evacuation took place on Tuesday
sssss r sll ssr soldss. ald Nc: sss out Some e
sIsgs sook pzcs On Monday evening and night, The
our inss; % shs sodi. must have beam hsrs ana not
M the retreat 20. cannot pesseve how II b posi-
sn all Sss: s.s come % z sSS
Of carrying from hve hundred 70 one thousand each
across the river y !. trip and pcDtoo bridge besides
their condition came too late, Il found them
was no alternative but but 10 '- submit 70 their thsir
terrible fate. II does seom TO me that our mill
sy su.hcrss should b some means have given some
Say s ssss
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on They hoped would be able 70 force sherman TO
y and in this BELIEF very little private property Of any
description was sent on Neither Of the Newspaper
omccs were removed, and all the material Of boh-In-
hands Of tho enemy K they remain there long, we may
expect soon 70 have them Issuing Yankee newspapers
from the Offices Of those hitherto substantial Southern
The issue Of the Nsss was on Saturday morning,
the 10th inst The enemy had cat all the railroads and
teegrapAc wires thus cutting on any outside informa
tion BY mail otherwise, and the military authorities
there taxing Place 70 So naaS pus dnSer these cir
cumssances the paper was stopped, and the editor and
The Reps5iican continued 70 issue quarter sheet but
contained news, either local from abroad and
was under the circumsances the unsatisfactory
neWhphpof oV0T tFteu 70 never Wltuc68ed
such forcble illustration OF the value Of
newspapers In community. Everybody was
In o state Of suspense There was
pretty general hope that the city would bc saved bat
could give any Substantial for his hope hav
ing no certain grounds upon which TO base H. and gno
rance Of the real condition kept them from arriving 1t
different conclusion and preparing for the worst.
All was uncertainty and doubt Hope mingled
with fear and WAS dcult for any one 70 decide which
preponderated In his own mind Every man, when no
met his neghbor inquired and inquired Of after the
news and neither could crafty the other All the
the victims Of every imaginable knd--rumor and opn-
lon, from the best 70 the worst hope never 10 pass
through such dreadful days again Such suspense ID
worse agony than any reality, bc Il ever 20 dreadful