Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1865-01-10
SAVANNAH,

The Augusta Chronicle Dc Sentinel of the 4th
inst, publishes the following items from Savannah,
gathered chiefly from gentleman who left that
city last week. Perfect order is maintained in the
city. No soldier is allowed to interfere with the
citizen in any particular
A citizen was arrested by drunken soldier a few
days since. The citizen knocked the soldier down.
The officer of the guard soon as he arrived said
nothing to the citizen, but had the soldier taken to
the barracks, gagged, and soundly whipped for his
misbehavor.
drunken soldier who undertook to create dis
turbance and who resisted arrest was shot by the
guard
Gen. Sherman had issued stringent order in re.
gard to the shade trees. The most severe penalties
threatened those who either mutilate cut them
down.
< The soldiers szO not allowed, under-sny circum
stances, to enter private residences.
The negroes in most cases. are quiet and orderly,
remaining with their owners, and performing their
customary duties.
Nothing but greenbacks are in circulation.
All persons passing out of the city have to be
provided with pass from some one Of the leading
general officers.
During the past week all the troops in and around
the city were reviewed by Gen. Sherman. Our in
lormant says they were in fine condition. A great
many without shoes, Blankets and other nee
essary articles.
The horses and mules in the Quartermaster de
partment and in the Wagon teams were in the best
of order. The cavalry horses had sort of worn
out" look about them.
The health of Sbsrmau's army is reported to be
excellent
The churches on Sunday are well filled with
ladies' On week days, however, but few Of them
are seen on the streets. A majority of the male
population have remained in the city. The families
IF most of those who have left still remain.
majority of the citizens have provisions for
some time but much suffering it IS feared will be
war M ShRrman
announced that he will soen open the Savannah and
Gulf Railroad and haul wood to the city.
A great many negroes who went to the city with
Shermans army have already run away. Our in
formant states that the road by which he left the
city, was lined with them.
Our picket lines are about thirty miles from the
! city. Our scouts go within six miles. Both pick
cts and scouts very vgilant, and no one is al
lowed to go into the city without pass from the
commanding General. No pass is allowed to any
male person to go towards the city. All females
4 who are caught going towards the city, thor
oughly searched
| But few if any females or families have left the
city since the occupation by Gen. Sherman.
A newspaper has already been started. 1t is
printed the former Office of the Daily NeWs. 1t
is called The Savannah Daily Loyal Georgian -
| published by NJ. Summers, Capt A. @. NJ. The
motto of the sheet is Redeemed, regenereted, and
| disenthrsllcd -" The Union must and shall be
preserVedw In his salutatory, he announces that
| the LoyGC 6eoTytuTE will be Pu1IIohed riuply
news shect-independent of everything;" at five
cents per copy; newsdealers supplied on liberal
terms no regular subscribers received; advertise
mens inserted at rates corresponding with the prices
of other commodities in the city The paper is the
| size of the late Ne0oS
One or two Of the Insurance companies in Savan-
| nah are considering the project Of establishing a
| National Bank for the iSSuin5 of greenbacks.
The Custom House and Post Office being
cleaned out preparatory to the commencement Of
| business
AGans Express Company have opened an Office
for business the corner of Dayton and Bay street.
1t is stated that meeting of the citizens of Sa.
Vannah is contemplated to adopt measures for sep
State action the part of Georgia in relation
TO existing affairs.
One Northern firm have already spread them
selves on paper-Messrs. Marsh & Brothers They
have taken the store l63, Congress street, and oc
cupy full column in telling what they have tc
sell, and invite the people to CALL lock and buy.
The Georgian comments upon the advice giver
the citizens of Savannah by the Editor of the Re
publican in his farewell remarks, and says they arr
decidedly mild for q fire eater" Here are the
marks referred to-:
TO THE CITIZENS OF SAVANNAH.
By the fortunes of war we to day pass under thC
authority of the Federal military forces. The evac
uation of Savannah by the Confederate army, which
took place last night left the gates to the city open
and General Sherman with his army will no doub
today take possession.
The Mayor and Common Council leave un6e
flag of truce this morning for the headquarters o.
Gen. Sherman to offer the surrender of the city
and ask terms of capitulaton by which private
property and citizens may be respected
| We desire to counsel obedience and all proper
respect on the part of our citizens, and to express
the belief that their property and persons will b
respected by our military ruler. The fear express
| ed by many that General Sherman will repeat th
| orda Of homes W he on
forced against the citizens of Atlanta, we think to
be without foundation. He assigned his reason il
that case military necessity. 1t was question
of food He could not supply his army and th
citizens with food and he stated that he must hay
full and sole occupation. But in case, food cal
be abundantly supplied for both army and citizens
We would not be understood as even intimatin
that we to be fed at the cost of the Federal gov
ernment but that food can be easily obtained in al
probability, by all who can afford to pay in the Fed
eral currency.
1t behooves all to keep within their houses unit
Gen. Sherman will have organized provost sys
tenn and such police will insure safety to person
as well as property.
Let our conduct be such as to win the admir-;
tion of magnanimous foe, and give no ground fo
complaint or harsh treatment on the part of hi
who will for indefinite period hold possession
our city.
In our city there are, as in other communities,
large proportion of poor and needy. families, VIII
in the present situation of affairs brought about
the privations of war, will be thrown upon II
bounty of their more fortunate neighbors. De
with them kindly, exercise your philanthropy an
benevolence and let the hearth of tine unfortuna
not be deserted by your friendly aid.
SIMILARITY OF AcTs OF BOTH ADsfSIsrRATIoNs.
Under this caption the Augusta Chronicle & SEM
mel says; "A large number of clerks at Nashin
ton have been. dismissed because they did not v0
for Lincoln. Residents Of the Confederacy who