The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-02-24
Sherman prcgres'ir e.. Charleston
Ours.


Toe var pews, tho past week, has boon all
.ot victory. The Rebellion is tumbIine -
First came the ucws Of the capture or
Branchvil'e, then OF Columbia and now OF
the proud old rebel city of Charleston -
The samo flag that traitors brought down
nearly four years ago, again waves over
Sumter We publish some of the most i'm
portant details of the news:
"a. WAR DEPARTMENT. WASHINGTON.
.. February Is.
MAJ. Gen. DIx-The announcement of
the occupation OF Columbia, S. O., by Gen.
sherman, aud the probable evacua:ion of
Charleston, has bceu communicated TO the
Department in the following kilograms jus,
received from Lieut.. Gen. Grant.
iS'gned. Z. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary OF War
Cfrr PolNr. Feb 1S-445r.M Hon r.
N. Stanton. War Department Tho Rich
,nond Dispatch of this morning save that
Sherman oOtered Columbia Yesterday
morning. and it's fall uecussitates. il pre.
sumes, tho fall OF Charleston, which. j,
thinks, is already being evacuated.
lsigned U. S. GRANT, Lout. Gen.
-. . Nlii OlNT. va, EtD. IL.
Hon. E. NJ. Stanton, War Department:
The following is taken from to. do,'s
Richmond Dispatch regarding tho fall of
Columbia has fallen. Sherman marched
into and took possession of the city yester
day morning The intelligence was oom.
nruncated yesterday by Gen. Besuroasrd
In an official dispatch. Columbia ia situa.
tod on tho north bank of The Conpureo Riy.
or, just below tho confluence of the Saluda
aud Broad Rivers. From Cen Boaureeard's 8
dispatch il appears that on Thursday even
iDg the enemy approached tho south bank
OF the Cougareo and throw O number of
shells into the city.
During the nght they moved up the riv.
or, and yesterday morning iorded tho Salu.
da and Broad rivers. Whilst tloy wero
crossing those rivers, our troops under Gen.
Beauregard evacuated Columbia. and the
enomy soon aftor took possession. Through
private sources we learn tha. two davs aeo.
when it was docid not to attempt tho do
fense OF Columbia. a large quantity of med.
ical stores, which il was thought, was i'm
possible to romove, were DESTROYED. The
iema'e employees of the Treasury Depart.
ment had been previously sent off to Char
iot'eviIie, ten miles south of Columbia.
We presume tho Treasury I,thogrnphic
establishment was also removed, aithoueb
rs to this We have no positive information.
Ine fall OF Columbia, necessitate. we pro-
sumo, the evacuation of Charleston, which
wo think likely is already in process of
evacuation.
1t is impossible to say whore Sherman
will noxt direct his steps. The general
opinion is, that no will 60 to Charleston.
and establish u base thore, bu, wo confess
we do not see what noed no has of base.
1t Is to DO presumed be is subsis,ing on
tho country, and ho has had no battIe to
exhaust his ammunition. Botore leaving
Savannah no declared bis intention to
march to Columbia, thence to Augusta, and
thsnce to Charleston. This was uttered as
bOast aud to hide his designs We arc
disposed to bolievo that he will uext strike
at Charleston or Charlotte; which Is 100
miles north of Columbia, on tho Charlotte
and Columbia Railroad, or at Florence. S.
C.. tbs junction Of tho Columbia u Vii.
mington and the Charlotte and Whining.
ton Railroads, some ninety miles east Of
Columbia.
There was q report yesterday that Au.
gusta had also been taken by the enemy.
This We do not believe. We have reason
70 fsol assured that nearly the whole OF
Sherman's army is at Columbia. and that
tho report that Sohofeld was advancing on
Augusta was untrue.
The Charleston Mercury Of Saturday an.
nonnces briof suspension of that paper,
with view to it's temporary removal TO an-
other point. This is rendered necessary BY
tho progress of military events cutting i: off
from matt tacilities for distributing the pa,
per to largo portion of its subscribers,
tHh m luak of tra tta ss,
supply OF paper prccarious. ....r.
SommGs has been made Rear Bdmral.
and will take command Of tho, james River
squadron. ...
tsigned,l U. s. GRANT, Lieut.. Gen.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 2O-l2:4O P. M.
To Major General Dir: .... ',..... w..
The evacuation OF Charleston by the
rebels is announced in ihe following tele-
gasm, just received from General Grant,
at City Point, Goth. ........
[SignedJ E. M. STANTON. ...
.l.,-..g r.. Secretary of War.
TO E. M. Stanton. Secretary of War: %
The following dispatch has just been
received. signed u S. Grant, Lieutenant
General: ...r.. . r ....
The Richmond Examiner OF to-day,
just received, says Charleston was eyac
mated on Tuesday last. ....
[Signed G. WEITZEL,
@'.l Major General.
WAsHINGToN. Feb. 90.
The following dispatch has been re-
eeived al the Navy Department:
FLAG SHIP HARVEST REBELLION ROADS, !
CHARLESTON HARBoR, FEB. ls. ;
Via FoRT MONROE. Feb. 2O.-7 p. M. J
Hon O. Weles .9ecxeEoru of The Mann.