The New York herald., 1865-02-28

the adjoining buildngs including the nne large real
dence Of Dr. Seaman Deas, on the northeast OF
Chapel and Alexander streets all OF which were de-
stroyed The buildings the opposite side Of the
were soon enveoped In hames and the now became
Of four squares on Chapel Alexander Washington and
Charlotte streets 70 Calhoun street. with few exceptions
destroyed About ten O'Clock nre broke out IN the
large four story brick building OF Madam DuRee at the
northeast Of East Bay and Iaurens street This
with the adjoining building the northeast corner Of
Minority street. were ali burned Another fire broke
about eleven O'Clock ia range Of buildings the west
side Of Meeting street. next 70 the Court House Five
buildings burned the walls only were loft standing
caused by the burning Of the inside Of millinery estab-
lishment on King street.
city TO James Island set Gre and still burning
on Sunday night ..r.s.s,.
The burning and blowing up Of the ird ads Palmetto
State, chicors and Charleson INCUMBENT spocta
cle Tho Palmetto State the 1rst b explode, and
was followed Sy the C00 .s0os nine Sc0c and n.
had twenty tons Of gunpowder board Pieces Of the
iron plates red hot FELL the whsrves and set them
Turner the gas works were saved Tho explosions
terrific Tremendous clouds Of smoke went up, forming
beautiful wreatl fu Palme.to tree, with its leaves
wreath Of smoke disappeared the full form Of the ratto
snake In the centre was remarked by many as it gradu
ally faded away.
The Evacuation Of Charleston.
From the Richmond Dispatch Feb 261
The aSt Of the Confederate left Charleston during
Friday night and the next day the ederals entered The
three gunboats belonging the Confederate navy went
up Cooper river Nearly all the government stores in
the city were safely Drought off, and the cotton In the
place was burned All the citizens who could get out
eame away. There seems 10 have been some tolenbly
heavy sirnishing, but general fighting before our
forces evacuated Columbia The South Carolina Railroad
depot took fire from Yankee she thrown into II, and
some ammunition exploded killing two or three persons
and wounding six othsra
The Rebel Troops Formerly at Charles
ton Gone to Oppose Sherman.
(From the Raleigh Confederate, Feb. %
this place, and whose word be relied on who left
Charleston G., on Friday evening" that Charleston was
evacuated by troops Friday night last, and
now no doubt, In the enemys possession Before leav
ing government stores Of all kinds removed well
great deal Of the heavy ordnance All guns left
spiked and otherwise disabled The ronclad gunboats
sent up Cooper river, and all other shipping de-
Kingsvlle and Florence stl n possession OF our
troops by the latest account
From the Raleigh Progress, Feb. 22l
We saw and conversed yesterday with young gentle
Of this city, who left Charleston Friday, ut
O'Clock p H. The last Of our forces left Charleston on
Friday night and II is thought the enemy took posses
SION OF the city Sunday The three gunbods belong
ing TO the Confederate navy THAI in the harbor went
up Cooper river Nearly all the government stores
informant states brought of safely and the cotton
in the city was burned Many Of tho citizens came
Refugees oe piled up at Florence dad all along the road
Our forces fell back TO Monks Corner some thirty miles
this side of Charleston General Hardees headquarters
n was thought at Kingsrec The evacuation Of the
city decided on strategic movement and not
the result OF any present inability to hold IT.