, 1865-02-26

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/ singled out IN ihe crowd On the pier, a man
wlom, Judged from dress and appearance,
10 bave not much In common with the poor
people mound him. Catching my eye, be up.
preached aud asked for New York paper. I
was unable to eivc him ono, but, probably,
FURNISHED all the information ne desired, when
gave, In answer TO further inquiry, the price
crttcd In his store,and dwelling house abont
200 bales Of cotton and over $75. 600 worth Of
tobacco. This, to pse bis own expression, he
had "squatted'' from time to time, In antici-
patton Of the event that had iust occurred
that morning. Two or Three stragglcrs at
tempted to burn bis cotton half an hour be-
SfG our troops Tcashea aao
object. Hc said there was considerable
quantity Of cotton and tobacco sectoted In the
city, which had been 70 we'll hidden TINT tho
officials knew nothing Of 1t, and other lots had
eseap. through bribery. No doao. good
deal or both staples will come TO light:
This gentleman informed me that alter the
capture Of Savannah the people OF Charleston
G D6sdered the fall Of their own CITY as a
thing accomplished. The military cudeavor
cd TO maintain bold front. and the newspa-
pers dIspla. ed q portcntously calm conf
dence, but nobody Was deceived. For month
In reality the process Of evacuation had been
eud W; e'tzene ss a,,a .re+nTt ~ o1ntbna
a1wnva -aeslr rsnts ,r,tl, rir.nons indionaf1on,
an G,,t t'TSen!ns sntad {ha;r 49, ~ ..;tt,
military crisis. They had been contemp1at-
Ing doing this and that for two years they
said, and shrank from the word cGlcpate as
II it touched them on the raw-which 1t may
hnt s;n Iu: ,as mss xas 10y ar, ~ n
thc n, ar w 10 Sdc ,1neund H. hv {be atn ~
.,le.a. uom y! Iaetoilc p.u5e4 ~ ~ etu aseo
~ ~ VIII taa! se,eeants were 1Tauy ~ nn.t-loss
1;ch II ~ l,tt;an ii. ho,;so @ 49, ana dS
e.sa ~ ~ Pnttns ~ noues 4.t ~ uluet, auu,
sotahugs sun 10 5elate, i1uhu .l a., nus nelgapofs on
omd Ssdt Mith ana as9ees " os oo ~ saae
rott,,n noI mtn energy ~ Sde h IotlGeute- h;n
M5 M4p5tamg motf; -Evacuatca pooh DOW that;
!hey were only carrying out long-chc.lshed
oeh'ga. gga :. .uu.z. ~ ao,,u -
ana 90, N pursuance Of designs OF remark
ao!s antiquity; some went to Columbia, some
70 70. Noiaa ~ calonns, some 70 Ks'chmond. The
lopg.1os1e1ed 1ntcntlon afu not refer to
Or hg; Tthheg Tss @ sas
OF conf iemplation. For month wns this
poor 1aIce acted and reacted-Fery badly
acted. however. as II the low comedian had !
Wile to burg after the performance the
eoaorelte new boarding. house to hunt, TO
Say q mos aastresssnS ss cold IN TIE
yacantly at mention Of salary. as If the
pIoperty-man found It impossible to amnss
pennies numerous enough to purchase the
chemicals that tone water into theatrical
Burgundy as 1t the GOALS were out, and the
q ctesk ., OF ne 1 weather had turned bear; as
money, had disappeared with the every
Gay Wafurooo OF the company, and left
them to 70 nome IN the costumes Of funny
people scnerai'y, belonging to the sevcn-
teent1 century. -.
Dur1nE 1onr on or I'VE days preceding. the
man's daring was terrifying. and his ratc Of
specq, HkT asm' not ne modest ayeInge day's
.,iai, maren Il anfonGn Georgia. me mantle Of dig
MY leii on 1ne enan1, and the skedaddlc II
G 1on.i nc the WORD, hnt It Is good enough for
cH1s!esson, M1.n 1oP9a5y P9!y Golmnated.
,aI Inc t ioaus ta 10 Mllmnngton, being the only
Al. Al nope Of getting e.! 81 any further chatte1s
,sIaS5.t Mas neanooneG' % inc situation had become
n'enly personal, and among the guilty burgh-
ss,'ad aVsc 9 aue Sy su.s GU. peA ana thcT van
ts,rt ~ nappS "on ntin'' tlof iood) grounds,
'u1ther ~ e1.1 nottn.
tAe nltuiy esusuat1on commenced IN car
nest ohont lnfec DAYS before Sherman cap
lnfc4 Coiuinbln. Militia was thrown over IN
20 Tue loits. ana Inc regular troops With
olaEn ana sent to Wilmington. The Fire
mans brleadc, numbering three OF four hun
General a1lmors vas worrying e M them nn,s as
hnli qozcn oMcrcnt points. General Hatch,
with MS coast division, Was making mischief
m son!h u Of the elty, nt Combahee River. Gene
rnl Potter, with strong detachment. made
tic enemy uneael]y anxious concerning Bulls
Bay, north Of the city. General scdimmcl-
ptennig seemed big with disquictude on James
Island. All these operations by forces Of un-
known strength, with Sherman yery decided
IL In the rear, hastcnel muttera sens{.
bly,. during the last days Of Charleston
undcr Confederate rule, Confnsion became
apparent. When tho operations at Bulls
Bay began, the Firemnn's blisadc was ordered
from james Island to that regIon' Thcv ~
fused to run with The mIiitarV machtnc nnv
longer. Tho sworc they wouldn't 70 to Bull;a
Boy, and they didn't. They would buyc bcen
arrested, but, good heavens! nobody had
today saw one Of tic ilremcn. In 10 q red red cont cont
and belt, and one Of those stiff, torturing
hats, which protect tho head from water. ht52
crush the "dome OF thought" He, as a tyne
Of tho BOYS, didn't appcor to ob}ect to tIr
transfer just Effected and ever YER
anon he turned bis gaze to tho column Of
body OF dem hose or rescued new hats
from the ground floor Of IN cstabltshment
Wnose ROOT Eas IN faMee. lie had been rlf-
ming, and putting, and breaking her down,
boys, since youth, but this particular column
o. smoke, IKE going to Bulls Bay, Or going
- "Aser t1~ A@oS. -" AA.Jf " "Ao Aot ~ A4o GAl-
VIEW t'i me sensation OF seeing whole row
unln, ENG aohg notaing, was noyel. There
YVES sonetnlcg exciting IN resisting the old
LII op1Htes. H.
usIn1un n oeserler WIN Nnom coneeraeu
,na1,ra WI rem @ aIout ene prospect 81
t.inhaps 1noosy 1nocr lnc new regime. lie
uNei. apoa ~ sn01 ny laGt that week belofc we
s..,.. - S~,1S ~ ~, ave tu.16 "0u.o 1ot
Tas oaaaa aS =. h,s lieut. lnc5c was shrlveled
t.aa .s". ate ~ Dee,nR uFeao 5or tae cntaer,
.e enS aaea " taeu pGinss my aenomlnatioa OF
aau4s a,,,,,tp M ' r,, "u.iu ~ ~" W tWcaty:hse
Een.s n I navanE ,stehinEy escape1 hcr mind;
,,,,h ~" Is Ha oen h ~ .as .,,, YOU'D 90 1oIoWea
w., ~ NJ" asn'tad e VII WI !. uuy dssap
!rna an.,ra.a5 ~ WILL tae nsst Iuesnon
=, sa+1',m te ~ su1 . ~ Mas gtsaa wsn,
~. 4.ra,1+n ~ aro snc lna5
~ .,e,sr eehs PleSss Moula 6uy n,ead
eno%ush % ~ EVE potn nelsel1 ana cnllaef
~ a. unu @ W epa.e !oI one mea1, Plossoeu
-, - -, 4ao uot uoaG NUMEROUS tuun y
tJu Is,1, ,.s11s ~ o1' e'en Ao1 "n Impoverished
aisaI .Itu ao, a.. ,,,. ,.. .
walked ooWn tne pler 1nIo the etrcets,
ne!nE loo ol1ei even 1or hurried stroll. Inc
interior stteGls, Ahc tnosc on lne quay, are
oeuo; Snatleslon u tne denocst soatocfa
csty 1ASe efeE seen sance tle feoe!tlon com"
menSsa. easnnnnn 1,a 1a u fafls bes!oo u: De.
oi1e III lfGta snelia nss IN tne stfeets Enefe u
IeA. E!e5S seal "nerea q 1tagment nad slfueK
- -! ae VlsiiE 70 ene uay VI WHICH II WAS msue:
i.le.s ncnHet Iluu " INC Guy "as an miesteo
0slEt. ooAe n9leu siGep lnefc, anu even
N1en tne enns , ~ motifs 1alano we're s4ent.
UT Nulhc9 "!Iu aScelera1eo GUT aua Lheir
ears pflckcd. Inc damage to Atlanta from
ehells 's mconeidc1aole beside that to Charles