The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1865-02-24

Additional daring exploits ofthe
intrepid young commander Cushing
are described in the Herald's Fort
Fisher correspondence. On the 9Th
inst, about fifteen marines captured
the little town of Shalate, garrisoned
hy one hundred relels. and held It
Tor several hours, during which he
DESTROYED large stoies Of army sup
plies, provisions, about eighty bales
OF cotton, and escaped without loss.
On the night of tie 10th he made
a reconnaissance up Cape Fear river.
actually penetratingup to the wharves
OF Wilmington, where he remained
long enough to gain much valuable
information. He discovered the rebel
bont Chickamauga sunk in the chan
mel of the river. The next night,
with four boats crews, he went up to
the rebel Fort Anderson, and man.
aged to get close enough under the
walls TO hear an officer, supposed to
be General Bragg, haranguing his
men on the last ditch and last stroke
for Southern independence.
WAR DEPARTMENT, !
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. {
Mai. Gen. Dix, New York:
The following details of military
operations, and of the condition of
affairs in the rebel States. are taken
from Richmond papers ITO. day. and
have been forwarded by Gen. Grant.
This Department has received no
other intelligence in relation to the
operations Of our forces against Fort
Anderson and Wilmington.
\ dispatch from Admiral Dahlgren
to the Secretary Of the Navy. dated
Charleston harbor, February ls, says
the rebels were abandoning Charles.
ton that morning, and he is now on
his way To the city.
(Signed) f. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
CRY PoINT. Feb. 90.
Hon. +. VI. Stanton, Secretary of
War:
The following paragraphs are ex-
tracted from the Richmond papers of
to day:
eve now know that Charleston
was evacuated on Monday last, and
that on Friday the enemy took pos.
session Of Columbia. It's reported
that our forces under Gen. Beaure-
gard are moving in the direction of
Charlotte Official intelligence was
received ut the War Office last night.
tlnt Sherman woe, on YESTERDAY NOR.
ming, advancing toward and was near
Winsboro. n point on the railroad
leading to Charlotte. and thirty miles
north Of Columbia Charlotte is
throngcd with refugees from Colum.
hia. who report that some of Wheel
or's cavalry plundered the city before
its evacuation
up to Tuesday last il was uncer-
tain whether Columbia would come
within the immediate range Of Sher.
mans spurposes. and consequently the
public mind was not prepared for
such an early solution Of the question
The Government had, however, Just
two weeks ago taken the precaution
to remove its specie deposited there,
to several millions Of dol
lars; and within the past few days all
of the dies and plates belonging to
the Treasury Department, together
with the supplies of Treasury notes
on hand were safely conveyed away
"Thc enemy being in possession of
Branchvillo, Orangchurg and Kings
vile. prccludod movements on the
road leading to Charleston, and an
unfortunate accident upon the Char
lottc roGd from Columbia prevented
the authorities f~om making use of
that avenue TO save the other valua-
ble material in the city.
"a large quantity Of medical stores
belonging to the Government were
there, one half of which we're saved,
and the rest. for want of time and
transportation, was destroyed. The
presses and fixtures for printing
Treasury notes in the establishments
of Evans d Coggswell. and Kisting
X Ball, were necessarily abandoned,
together with the other extensive ma
.chinery Of these well known firms. -
The fist named establishment had l0l
printing presses, and was undonbted.
ly the largest and best publishing
house in the South.
"The cnemy's forces operating west
OF Columbia reached the banks of the
Congaree, opposite the city, on Thurs.
day evening, and threw in n number
OF shells, to which our batteries re
sponded A portion of this column
moved up the river during the night,
and crossed the Saluda and Broad
rivers, the main tributaries of the
Congaree, which meet near Columbia,
few miles above the city.
During the movement General
Beaurcgard evacuated the city, and
on Friday morning the enemy enter
ed and took possession without op.
position. Our troops were Withdrawn
to n position some 20 miles from Co
lumbia, where they remained on yes
terday. The cncmy's force entering
Columbia consisted Of Sherman ar
my. a large portion Of which imme
diatelv moved up the Charlotte road.
while another portion moved down
III the direction Of Charleston. The
latter city has doubtless, ere this.
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