The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-02-25
fHE GOOD NEWS C0NFIRMED!
CHARLESTON Is OURs!l
rs OLD FLAG loATs OVER SUMTER
SO GUNS CAFTUREp,
NE REBELS NEARLY DESTROY
THE CITY BY FIRE.!
rERRIDLE EXPLOsIOHi!


Hrv YoRK, Feb. 2l.-The steamship
ration from Port Royal and Charleston
M 18th, arrived this morning.
Caafleston Vas evacuated by the enemy
~ the night Of the 18th, leaving the sever
q iortid cations uninjured, besides 200 guns
vhich they spiked.
ras Noultrie, in the morning at 10 o..
csk. Part Of the troops stationed on
imes' Island, crossed over In Goats and
~ possession Of the city without oppo.
Sd0n. The upper part Of the city is on
81 inssvious to the enemy evacuAting, they
/ aro6 the upper part OF the city, by which
S6D0 bales Of cotton were burned, aud it is
ssrpooed that before the flre could be SUBJ
IA, two-thirds Of the city will be de-
Ifeertil explosion occurred In the Will
niIrton Depot, tho cause Of which 10 UNI
kn0Wn, by which several hundred citizens
lattheir lives. The building was used for
0nmiasary purposes, and situated in the
snoer part Of the city.
admiral Dahlgren Wa the 6rst to run
3 % the city, where he arrived about two
9clock. Cen. Gilmore followed soon after
"a had an interview with Con. Schemill-
~, Re being the drst general ofacer in
he wrecks Of two iron-clads were found
jhich the enemy had blown up previous
b u evacuation. $780,
Ths blockade runner Cyrene, justarrived
tom Nassau, fell into our hands, and two
tAsts were expected 70 run in on the night
the 18th.
The 6rst dag over Sumter was raised by
3hpk Henry d. Bragg, A. D. G. on Gen.
3eiimers's stat.
IT. houses in the lower part Of the city
vsrs completely riddled BY our shot and
90 have deserted the city, and now all
~ remain are the poorer class who are
adeEing from want Of food.
movement had been made by the force
der 0Vn. Hatch which resulted in the
| pturesof ak pieces Of artillery.
the Trsbune's correspondent, who ar
nd by the Fulton. givee the following
I CnAa1ssrox HARDoR, Feb. ls.-Early
III evening Brigadier General Schemmii.
r.. commanding the Northern District
00artment discovered some indi-
okons which led him to believe the rebels
80 about to evAcuate Charleston and it's
1fonces, aud he accordingly ordered hia
epicketa and picket boats 10 keep bright
lookout, and report immediately any move-
mt on the part Of tho enemy.
About half-past three this morning ter.
|dAls explosion took place in Charleston,
Ii The bar, and almost simultaneous with
lie EXPLOSION the flames broke out and
V1uld Be distinctly seen In various parts Of
" city. It appears the 6rst explosion
0sok place 1t the Wilmington Depot, the
lie from which rapidly communicated
nth the adjacent buildings, causing gen.
al ccudagration Of al the dwelling
husea II the vicinity, and it was whilst
- unfortunate Inhabitants were trying to
(0tin&uish the flames that tho second ex.
lllo1ion took placs. which resulted 30 dis.
u1enfat the women and children, who are
e6lented - having been horribly mu-
6sted.
About six O'Clock this morning General
yDAommslflnS moved his forces and Occu-
NlD6 the formidable earthWorks on James
tAnd, which were found deserted andthe
Ip1s spiked. @
As O'clock this morning . detachment
~ rent to take possession OF Fort Sum-
In hauled down nearly four years ago.
40 O'clock the dag was raised amid deaf
ni1e cheers.
y fast - forces could be thrown into
eaGty they were ct to work to put out
= Ire, which up to the time Of leaving
lfned fercely In different parts of the
~. Old men, women and children were
5nlhing frantically TO and fro in an agony
despair at the loss Of their homes, and
. y impossible % estimate the amount
{ ptton destroyed by the rebels. Several
ousaud bales were collected in different
IpEn Of the city and Set on dFe almost si-
yoGlhneously with al The principal de-
~ and warehouses. There ID no doubt