The New York herald., 1865-02-23
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Wheeler, and Not KiIDntrick,
Driven,
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REBEL ACCOUNTS.
| General sherman Moving Charlotte,
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from the Richmond Dispatch, Feb. 2o.l
We expressed the opinion Saturday that ShermaD'e
next step from Columbia would be in the direction os
ton and Manchester Railroad the railroad running
north Charleston that point being in the rear both
OF Wilmington and Charlest0n but have now, how
ever believe that his man columns eiH ad.us,s
dir,ttly norh b,scoGs Cbcrloe North Caroia and WIN
content himself with striking the railroad ut Forence
with his cavalry. This last plan he may bc .eA
from executing by the activity and address OF Gene
raj Hampton. It is necessary to his safety ,n.s
he should move, he has done hitherto,
with his army well massed strict adherence
this pol cy has prevented our numerically inionos
by the sheer wcght OF his columns, to fail back ne
advanced; but they have done SO in good order and
have kept up continual and severe skirmi5. with ms
vanguard Under all the circumstances, we will not
venture prediction 10 where our troops Will ind II
assured however that General Beairegard will rs slip
no opportunity which may tsef Of striking the
enemy telling blow and believe he will risk maeh
The Columba papers received estimate sherman's
forces lfty hive thousaJd They also tnat
Sherman eniorces ,rct dis pne and Furnishes with ihs
severity ANY OF his troops who guilty OF out
RACES upon citzens
General sherman at WInnsboro, 8. c.,
sunday Last.
From the Ricnond Dispaich Feb 20
Official intelligence received at the War Once last
night that sherman was, ON yesterday morning, advanc
ing towards and W.n,sbty0 point OH tho rail-
road Leading TO Charlotte and thirty miles north OF Co
lumba.
ICLarotte s about one hundred miles north Of Col n
bia Salisbury, where is established the rebel peuen
tiary, is fory miles north Of Charlotte Across sbs
country, due east Raleigh s one hundred miles from
Salisbury.-ED. HkRALp.i
Beauregard's Retreat.
HE Is MARCHING FOR CHARLOTTE, FOLLOWED ~
SHERMAN.
from the Richmond Examiner, Feb. 201
We now know that Charleston WAS evacuated on Tues
day last that Friday the enemy took posssssoa
OF oumba 1t is reported that forces under isns-
The presses and effects OF the treasury Department vs
learn have been safely removed 70 Charlotte, and ae4
ing boon In progress weck before the evacuation un
said that OF cd Treasury note paper feM
into the hands of the Yankees, and also consids.Ds
these losses the official despatch Of the fall Of Colum
ba communicated to ir sident Davis, and doubl
whether It was ever sent down TO the War Department.
rAih app as % 70 IN conp gno,one: ohas has hark
p-ned IN S,uh Carona except from what bits of infer
nation have been picked up on the street.
General Beauregard, when last heard from, was -
Mnnsboro which !. thirty miles les rom M Columbia
make 4 stand this side u Charlotte
On Thursday-the day before tine enemy occupatoD-
supposed that all the Of the Treasury Department
brought on There has been prevalent report thso
the plates for Treasury notes had fallen Int
some negroes who escaped from Columbia, and, -
reaching Kngsve, told the story 70 the teegraphis
wire TO Richmond Mr. Jamison, the agent Of the Trea
sury Department has ated with the authorities
here from Charlotte and makes no mention Of the os a
Charlotte Is thronged with refugees from Columbia
who report that OF Whecere cavalry plundeFed ~
city before the evacuation.
The Rebel Losses at C0lumbias
[From the Richmond Dispatch, Feb 201
Al stated by Saturday the authority Of de-
spaach General Besuregard President shsF.
Friday morning, troops Withdrawing from the city
Just his forces crossed the Broad river several mea
above. We have just now means Of ascerainng The
amount OF government property necessarily left 70 fall
into the hands Of the enemy We, however, know thsa
for more than . week the removal from the plaes
Of government stores and other property has been
pushed forward with all possible despatch, which gives
hope that the most valuable portion had
been gotten away in safety. We had there, u seems,
quantity Of medical stores one half Of which were
brought OFT the rest destroyed by authorities their
removal being found impractcable. II reported On
Saturday that tho Treasury note lithograph establish.
men bad been left behind This the Treasury author-
ties here state to e ncorrc They state that the whole
brought north thirty hours before the occupation q
the place by the Yankees The female employees In the
Treasury Department. we stated ON saturday, got on
TO Charlotte North Carolina several days before tho ad
have arrived in this city Most Of them, underss-5
saved their baggage, but lost their furniture IL W. -
recollc ted that Ir hcmmlnger then secreLrf -
the Treasury carried there ladies' 10 Sorih Carora %
safety and 10 lessen the demand Tor food in E.ciroo<
he permitted each OF them to carry bed, g.
and other furniture These household articles
the list OF Shcrmans trophies.
Suffering south Carolina Poet.
From the Richmond w,g, Feb TO-
Among those who have suffered screly from Shernsnp
invasion Of South Carolina Is William Gilmore Sinns
ESQ the we'll known novelist and poet In his hurfd
removal from home, Midway, he compelled 70
leAYe behind library OF choice books OF much value
planters have been utterly ruined Fortunately for -.
Smms he has the advantage carrying his wcsith In