Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-02-21

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prepared for such an early solution Of the
question. The Government hsd, however,
just two weeks ago, taken the precaution to
remove its specie deposited there, amount
ing to several millions Of dollars and with
in the past few days all of the dies and
plates belonging TO the Treasury Depart
ment, together with the supplies of Treas-
ury notes on hand, were safely conveyed
sway. The enemy being IN possession Of
Branchvile, Orangeburg, and Kingsvins
precluded movements on the road leading
to Charleston, and an unfortunate accident
on the Charlotte road from Columbia pre-
vented the authorities from making use Of
that avenue. A large quantity Of medical
stores belonging to the Government were
in the city, one half of which was saved,
and the resi-, for want of time and trans
portagion was destroyed. The presses and
fixtures for printing Treasury notes in the
establishment of Evans & CogsWeu and
Ballard were necessarily abandoned, to-
gether with other extensive machinery Of
those we'll known firms. The first named
estsbliahmenthAd l02 printing presses, and
was unquestionsbly the largest and best
equipped publishing house in the South.
The enemys forces operating west Of
Columbia reached the banks of the CoAgs-
rec, opposite the city, on Thursday even
ing, and threw in q number of shells, to
which our batteries replied. a portion Of
this column moved up the river during the
night and crossed Saluda and Brood rivers,
the main tributaries of the Congarse which
meet near Columbis, few miles above
the city. During the movement General
Beauregasd evacuated the city, and on
Friday morning the enemy entered and
took possession without opposition. Our
trOoys were withdrawn to position twen-
ty miles from Columbia, where they re-
mained on yesterday.
The enemy's force entering Columbia
consisted Of Sherman's army, large pOr-
ton of which Immediately moved up the
Charlotte road, while another portion NOV
ed down inthe direction of Charleston. The
latter city has, doubtless, ere this been
evacuated.
CHARLESTON, Feb. 14.-Tha enemys
gunboats and one monitor have been she'll
ing our picket lines on james Island all
day.
All quiet in our immediate front.
Nothing definite from shove.
The enemy keep up steady shelling of
the city.
CHARLESTON, Feb. I5.-An quiet along
our lines
The enemy this morning are reported to
be moving in force near Columbia, on the
Lexington road. Its reported they cross-
ed the COngsree to-day.
WnMNeToN, Feb. 1s.-The enemy
shelled Fort Anderson furiously yesterday
afternoon, nearly all night and this morn
ing. It is reported that land fOrcs also
attacked our forces as Anderson, but were
repulsed. Cannonsding was still going on
at O'Clock, P. n. Noparticulsrs.
A dispatch has been received here, sta
ting that force of the enemy 1000 strong,
1000 of it cavalry, are advancing from
Knoxville, which is ffty-four miles from
Bristol. This expedition is supposed to be
another raid on Virginis and Tennessee.
A telegraph operator, at Weldon, re-
ported on yesterday that q raid from
Washington or Newburn, North Carolina,
was in progress. The supposed destina-
ton of the raiders being Rocky Mount
Station, on the Wilmington road, in Edg-
comb county.
The wires continued to work during
yesterday evening through to Whining
ton, from which it would sppear that they
had not struck the road.
A movement of the enemy was report
ed yesterday in heavy force upon Kins-
ton, North Carolina, and that Testers fore
Is had been moved up to NeHbern. A
cavalry raid was also reported in the d.
rection of Tsrboro.
The force moving from Newberne has
90 or 60 pieces of artillery. We shall hear
more Of these movements in few days.
We are quite certain they are in progress.
As We write, Colonel Hatch, one of our
Commissioners Of Exchange, has gone to
Wilmington, at which place he will, during
the week, exchange 10000 prisoners. We
may mention here that the exchange Of
prisoners in the james river viii at some
time go on uninterruptedly.
A despsrste affair occurred last Tuesday
In Hernenburg county, between some des-
srters from the Confederate army and
some of the 9th Virginia cavalry aided by
citizens; several on both sides wounded.
The deserters were finally captured
General Ewell, commanding the depart
ment of Henrico, reports q wholesale rob-
berry, by nearly 100 ParOled prisoners, on
Saturday night, between Camp Lee and
the city, and other robberies of returned
prisones are reported IS occurring in the
ftreets of Richmond.
[Signed,l o. s. GRANT,
Lieutenant General
MEXICAN NEWS.
Official news received from Chilihuls,
the present seat of the National Govern
ment of Mexico, received here to-day,
shows no foundation for the report that
came from the city Of Mexico that the
President JarVez Wss in Alamos, Sonora
The President WAS in January last,
still at ChihuAhus, and had no disposition
to leave that clay. He was busily engAg
ed in the reorganization Of his army to
open anew campaign in the present year
which promises to be more successful than
the former one.