The New York herald., 1865-01-22
Evacuation or Pocotaligo by the Rebels.
THEY RETIRE TO THE LINE or THE cohBAHEE
RIVER

Evacuation or Pocotaligo by the Rebels.
THEY RETIRE TO THE LINE or THE CohBAHEE
RIVER.
CaARIEsros Jan. Is 1896
heavy fopcc OF the enemy advanced from Beaufort
yesterday morning against Pocotalgo which place
evacuated last night by General McIaws
Refugees from Savannah report corps Of shermans
army gone to Wilmington and that the cotton in savan
| nah has been will be connscated.
cuAnLIssroy, Jan. 10, 1885
Acr abandoning Pocotalgo forces took position
behind Cornbahee river No further movement
made yesterday The enemy is believed TO be arriving
at Branchvillc.
Two Monitors sunk last night in this harbor pro-
baby by torpedocs They lie about eight hundred yards
from Fort Sumter, towards sullivan's Island. Their
smokesacks only visible.
CHARLESTON, Jan. IL, 1895.
Dcsertcr and prisoners report the force that advanced
from Beaufort Of the Fifteenth and Seventeenth
corps, with ttc artillery baggage trains and that
Sherman moving by railroad with the remainder Of
his army artillery, trnins &c. They report also that
Charicston Is their destindtion.
The enemy advanced within two miles Of Combaheo
yesterday, and then retired.
CHARfrsroS, Jan. IL, 1865.
We have nothing direct from General Wheeler.
Ono Of the line officers who left from below McBriies
breade yesterday morning. reports that the enemy
stl below Deserters who in report that corpe
had crossed mt Port Royal.
The says there cavalry, artillery and in
fantry coming from Coosawhatche. The forces OF the
enemy believed be concentrating above McPherson
Vile
CHaR1rsroS Jan. Is, 1866
The enemy made a in the direction Of the Com
bahce river yesterday II Is believed TO DO nothing buta
fcnt All quiet there to-day There Is nothing from
any other point
sherman Determined 20 Annihilate south
Carolina.
[Pocotalgo correspondence OF the sumter Watchman,
Jan 81
Sherman his thieves and robbers have that
South Carolina shall be annhlated HIS corps command
ers have spoken the wife OF OF generals
unavoidably left at Savannah-from whose lips heard
H. And II has been reiterated from the mouth Of every
prisoner brought into lines Not chip, they say, Ia
10 be left behind them unoonsumod. Neither viii re-
spect be paid youth beauty "Booty or beauty
the original cry with which South Carolina was
threatened is 20 bo recchocd upon her soil
Unless our people submitted themselves 10 be Yam
kee taskmasiers and slaves these cnds will bo
driven bowling from their borders Let youth and ago
alike prepare for tho conflict Let the march Of the
my upon soil be rendered pcrlous by tho crack
Of tho unerng rife from the midst OF every hicke and
swamp which lies in his pathway and let women In
stead Of exhibiting timidity nervousness and panic,
prove thenseves worthy representatives OF tnose OF 20.
Tho OF liberty be watercd by the blood q ~
martyrs and the fair hand and gentle but fearless soul OF
woman must nurture and strengthen H.
Various spccuations induIgcd as TO shermans pro-
posed scheme for the destruction o. South Carolina Tho
popular idea here 70 be that he VIII continue
to annoy US with considerable force along tho lino on
remaining in possession between savannah and
Charleston while with heavy column he makes his way
up the Savannah rvor 20 Augusta and thence 10 Columbia
and Charleston Others suppose that he will cross at
s,s,ers forry and march for Branchvc and thence 70
Charleston or Columbia, both. That he intends to
operate in Carolina Tho present winter there can bo
doubt
Tho enenys batteries nightly give forth their thundcrs
a. our trains pass Cootewbaichic and their shells fair
thick and fast around The gallant iron horse be makes
his rapid way; but he hecds them not. With this cS-
oepton all remains quiet along lines Tho army "A
being recognized and put IN thorough equipment for
active ncd service
let our people look up brighter dav VIII YET dawn
upon ue " they but remain true " the cadse.
Gen. sherman pntronirfpg Had li0ttb.
From the Richmond Dispatch, jar. ~
u IA reported that sherman had VI ied C0iUfOk IN
dissa9e, aly s.oPped o. ths vleksasFk ho'~'