Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-03-06


Tile War i'm the Ca-oliuas.
...- -ha =. gas.a Chronicle. Mach IT.
We ae5 he g,,a1lre last evening ofs lew
minutes conversation with & gentlem,ntfrrr,
Charlotte. \ c. Hs left that place on T1s.5,T,
tebrusTy u ard srclVed here las! nfght-,s;717
one week on she roule He came bv fhe - x
SpsrtsnOurg ana Lauren dtstsEco or snout
Two au-lgei miles, travelling only in tie day
time.
Sherman, when our informant left Chr,latte,
wEs az Chester, thirty eight miles from Char
lotte Il is thought he has not his full iorc5 with
him st that place
TIE enemy destroyed the railroad ss they
advanced
4 commission had visited Charlotte g decide
upon the eIpedicncy of STEERING the railroad
track snd saving railroad stock. 1t was re-
ported fsyorsbly upon.
The citizens of Charlotte were net much
alarmed. But few we're making arrangements
10 .eAv5 the place.
The commisssry stores were al being removed
to central Nor.h Carolina.
It Was rum0Ted that Gen. A. P. Hill WAS on
his way TO reinforce BssuIsgard. Other rsia-
fOTcements were also daily arriving.
The treasury department. has been removed to
Richmond.
The Columbia newspapers it il said bsd sue
ceeded in saving some OF their stock and NOV
ing it to Charlotte.
Our informant thinks the THmOr in oar city OF
the fight en- the CatEWba river is incorrect.
It was TumoTed in Charlotte that Wilmington
had been evacuated.
Il is believed that large force of the enemy
had been landed on The North CGr5lins coast
destination unkueWn.
The Cetton in Charlotte had all been removed
an rs I LII Ffrr-r
The Express company sUcCesdou III Saviug ali
the goods in their charge st Columbia
Gov. Vance has Issued = stirring snf pAtri.
oiic proclamation. He was also announced TO
speak in Charlotte on Wednesday, Feb. y.
When our informant left Charlotte, Richmond
had not been evacuated, neither was thrs sny
disposition to do so.
Mr.. ST. Johns formerly OF the niire bureau,
has been appointed commisssTy general IN plscs
of NorthTop.
Congress has adjourned.
It is rumOred that 4 negro bill of some kind
has passed both Houses.
Grant has not yet made any movemeu-
General Lee has not yet made any chnge in
officers.
There has been no fighting recently around
Richmond
Gov Magrsth WAS at Unionville. Hshss is.
sued another proclamation to the people = South
Carolina.
From the same, March 2
We are informed by a gentleman frm Co.
lUmbia, that during the visit of the iankees
there, man named Morris, who was l,nfned
il jsil for killing W. B. Hicks, an Expres mes
senger, made his escape, and after ssttint FIRE to
several stores and residences, stole pair Of fine
horses and carriage, and went off with lie Ysn,
KEGS. -,
Tha manila as AIs. e;Es, ara TApuTteu dc MOI
only destitute of food, but likewise closiRg.
From q gentleman who left 0TangsIurg, 8
| c., February 26!h, we gather the anBe13 news
Sherman's troops were thirty-Six huTs in
passing through the place.
All the horses, mules and wagons, ia orange
| burg and vicinity were carried of.
Most Of the provisions in the couutyF Tound
| the place was taken by the enemy.
! All the business portion of. OrangetuTe and
ell the unoccupied houses were burned. al the
! churches were unframed.
Sherman was the fret msn that crosses the
| Edisto river When at 0rsngebure bic head
quarters were at Judge Glo7er's.
! Some of the negroes in that section 81 South
! Carolina left with the Yankees, but haze Hince
returned.
The country this side of Orsngsbure hrolgh
which the enemy passed, is laid waste There
is much suffering among the residents. Large
numbers of dead horses are laying by SO road
side. Nearly all the barns are burnedi sl5o ras.
ny dwellings.
The Edgsfeld Advertiser of this wacs gives
some particulars of tbe dOingG OF tie fsf kes sr
my at Columbia. liz some - L.
| from The reports already T
the following news from
umns:
| confederate troops with iis. -
he evacuated il. Shermsa Ia
i've and seventy-fVe thJu,,,s,,. ,..,,..-. -.
sney were well equipped ard wei cloths
1here were no negro soldiers - The 1snEae
army except the pioneer CORDS.
lhe AdrsTtIssr's informant seys the torn Vas
| tied by the Yankee troops and tIs-. tbroa
tourShs Of it is now il ruins.
Among the public buildings surRej -, n.
Arsenal, the Armory, the Lutheran chugab ~fbe
Washington street Methodist church tls old
BSPhst church, Christ church, (Episc,s Al, tho
Roman Catholic Convent, the Ladies' sskrit.l
the Wayslde Home, AID all 1e hotels.
Very many elegant residences in !hS8,ecks
adjoining Main street were also burned ~n,rrg
them were those Of Chancellor Car,rl, DT.
Glbbes, Dr. Trezeyant, Judge DeSaussrrs Col
Clsrkson, Major Stark, Cspl. Ssrn. Dr Baat.
wright, and vast number of others.
Tho poutL Carolina collage was M, L..-.I
nor any building connoGssd- Sci - ny ny
Methodist female college was also nor 5ur ~. ~
Sherman made his headquarters in the elegant
residence of the late Mrs. Hampton it vas not
burned.
The train which was conveying off lde Yam
kee prisoners lately confined in Columbia, is
said to have beer overtaken by Sherman, The
pIiioners Tecsptured and Capt Sem, gonfed
efste officer in charge of them, killed
The AdUsrtiSsr'S informant says that .le YsR-
kee soldiers behaved with the greatest brutality
and ferccity during the occupation; may lad es
who rushed from their burning houses carrying
in their arms clothes and Valuables of different
kinds, had 'hass snstched away from tiom and
tossed back into tie flames All houses not con-
sumtd by TIRE were entered and rrthlessly
robbed. Vast qusutse8 Of valuable frrni.ure,
CHINA glass, etc, were wsntonly smsihed snd
Destroyed.