Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-03-02


case Of deluded owner who set lis house OF
fire, and took his departure with the, rea
guard of the enemy. The portion of the cit,
exposed to our shells, is almost in ruins anc
had long been abandoned by its occupants. =
The buildings are either entirely demolished
or so much. destroyed as to necessiate entr,
reconstruction. The streets are filled witt
rubbish. Everywhere the shell or solid sho
exhibit the work Of destruction.
FROM GEN. sHERMAN's ARMY.
On THE CossAwHATcHIE River, ]
= BUFoRDs BRIDGE, Feb. A.
Via New. York, Feb. t23 J
The 18th corps, with which Gen. Sherma,
travels, lay here all day yesterday. We ar,
several miles from Anghsey Post Office. I
has rained for the last t#enty-four hours con
siderably. ~
Slocum is not yet across the Savannah riv
er. He is detained by high waters He re
ports roads in a terrible condition, and don
know when he will get up.
Howard is on the left. with the 18th Corps
travelling on the road leading to Iniver' bridge
He had some heavey skirmishing yesterday.
On the I'd, Lieut.. Taylor, son of Colone
Ezra Taylor, former Chief of Artillery to Gen
Sherman, was wounded by nusket bal
through the neck He is doing well, and il
pronounced out OF danger.
The rebels are.reported to have received re
inforcements. S, D, Lees corps is in How
ard front. Howard expected an attack this
morning. the enemy hoping to defeat the ar
my in detail. i isuow Al A. NJ, and no fir
ing is yet heaId on our right. The rebs dis
pute every inch Of ground with desperation
and blockade the roads through the swamps b,
telling large trees. Thus far our losses do mo-
exceedtwenty-fve in killed and missing. Sher
man is anxious about the rebels burning for
agein our front, and along the line of march
Sherman keeps the fire blazing in the land
by firing houses and barns along the line Of
march. The atmosphere is dense with the
smoke of the burning dwellings.
THE ANXIETY ABOUT HIM IN WASHINGTON.
New York, Feb. 23.-The Commercial 5
Washington special says No ,apprehensons
exist there about Sherman, as Grant will keep
Lee fully occupied in defending Richmond.
NO MORE SUPPLIES To BE SENT SOUTH.
Headquarters Army of the James, Feb. 90.
In consideration of the general exchange
and special delivery of all the prisoners held in
the South, it is deemed inexpedientto to forward
after this date either funds or supplies or aid to
persons now in captivity. Such articles and
as may have accumulated since the
the last shipment or may arrive will be returned
70 shippers JoIlN L, MULFoRD,
Lieut-Col and Agent ofExchange.
a ~ ,lr,,o ~ {D h. e
Virginia has passed the Senate and was GER
tain to pass the House, DISTINGUISHING all the
citizens Of that State who had taken part in
the rebellion
The Methodist Depository of Chicago sold,
in 1864, $l00,O59 worth of books, and OBJ
tanned from periodicals and advertisements
s200,9 against Sl5S, lO6 in
1868; an increase of $42, $40.
FOREIGN NEWS
New York, Feb. 20-The foreign mails
had the following:
The Nord says there was meeting of the
Privy Council on the 4th in Paris, and we are
that the affairs of America and the
thty may have with tho Mexican
Empire formed the principal object of the
meeting France is not without some unea-
slness as to the attitude the United States may
assume toward the new Empire when the CON
cusion of the war has placed at the disposal
Of the Republic large and tried army with
and skilled officers, and four
years struggle has changed State hitherto
exclusively devoted to commercial and mari
of immonso r,roos ao ''''''''s ''"'er '''l'0''"s
Thn recent oS resnn,;os ,,f ;bn wosb;nu.o,
coaat, ,.a. sao'''Io:' y, 'no "o''ihe ,on
Nevertheless. occord;ny to o,,r
the discussion in which the
Privy Council was engaged resulted in this
that for the moment it would be
wrong to give away to exaggerated fears, and
that in the face of the pacific and conciiatory
assurances which American diplomacy con
tinues to givey the best course to adopt is to
abstain Professionally from all movements,
without, however, indulging in u false secu-
rity ...,
NEWS FROM REBEL sourcrs.
The Enquirer of the 22d editorially saws :
The progress of Sherman through South Car
olina almost unopposd; the fall of Columbia
without the slightest resistance; the swiftness
of the enemy's movements and his apparent
outSeheralilg OF the confederate commander,
tho na'e olea,eu very serious aPprenensions on
a.; G paiS y, .i.o uollc as W. 10 'he n'tary con-
on aion u snas SUI !. laI 'le purpose ana
to I ln,I y ~. He ~ nIs no. oeeh permltted
".t;on HA of' of ca i,s I.on. oG. unexpected evac
ua.lIn VI ooiullola may lne'ca,e very great
o"nness, W." vi ~ may oe 'ur'c' ueep strategy
uoa mv I'' IaSt Vi "'''oi VIII give pack all tnat
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