, 1865-01-07

Interesting Details Of the Eyacu'
alton and Capture Of the City.
The Property Captured--Thc Pre-
parati0n for Leaving---Des-
criptfon Of the City.

Z Inc re0e!s began to remove their haggl.
+ and stores from the city on the night Of Dc
following night. beginning their march at
. o'clock. Until this hour they kept up 4 sho
! Of strength along their outer lines, The II
E ] treat was conducted most cautiously. Tt
. pontoon across the river below the city, b
which they crossed to the Union causewo
road, was covered deep with hay so as t
f deaden all sound. Still, though oycry pr,
caution WAS taken to ensure perfect quiet 'tl
rebels dare not move their transportation q
their field guns, nor any Of the heavier an
more valuable military stores. Nor did tile
dare dcstroy'them lest the noise should a1
tract attention from our lines, now drawn s
:, close around them.
Our pickcts were posted go near the enc
my's works that even the movements Of th
sentincls could be heard. The rebels ha
hardly left before the unusunl stiffness in tn
forts Attracted attention, and one after au
other OF our pfckets crept forward throug
the swamps and thickeis, peered into tho On
brasures, scanned the parapetsclearly dc6ne'
IN the moonlight, then crawied through th
and halted in their shadows, then mountiu.
the crcsts, found that the wave of rebellioi
had ebbed away. The report soon reached
headquarters and before daylight the 3otI
corps, followed By the 14th, Was marching
into the works. 4 force pressed directly inte
the city and passing beyond it toward For
jackson, came up with the rebel rear guart
crowding ACROSS the river. A few prisoner
we're captured, but the firing and cutting
ldrnt OF the pontpons prevented pursu1t
though few we'll aimed shots secured a Ger
tain promptness In the rebel movement.
more amusing to the audience than the actors
But with broad river between them and
the Yankees, confidence returned to the rebc]
host, and the moment their feet touched
South Carolina soil, Bravado, that patron de-
mon OF his little kingdom, took full posses
SION Of the host. Cavalrymrn rode do and
down the shore of The island PARKWAY over.
o agunboat and q ram opened upon our men
loiiel cd on the shore, as ifno man who ever
mar ched under the stars and bars had taken
q backward step. Many Of the shots flrcd by
the 1am went into the city, entering dwell
| ings and stoIelouses, and unsett1ing chin
nrys, to the infinite disgust Of the citizens. It
but to have those Of their own casting rattlinr
and breaking around them, stirred up theif
! impure minds. and excited feelings akin tn
| wrath That night they were relieved. how
| ever, as the gunboat, ram, and floating bat-
terry, were set on fire by their owners. and
the same time. A large ram, which had lust
been launched, aud was lying at the wharf
unfinished, was also burned. Thus far in the
War, rebel rams have not proved a very pro
ntable ihteslment Tor the Confederacy, and
these At Savannah shared the usual fate.
Inc iorce OF the enemy consisted OF about
! 13, goo m.n, under Lieut. Gen. Hardee. The
I order Of evacuation was captured. This
fixed Hal decsville, S. c., us the point of con-
cent1ation after crossing the river.
PROPERTY CAPTURED.
All tue heavy artillery Of the forts. and Til,
! greater portion Of the field guns, were can.
) tured, with carriages and ali appurtcnances
! complete, numbering about two hundred.
But few were spiked or injured in any wur.
The heavy pieces in Fort jackson. and sonic
Of the other wafer batteries, were thrown
into the llVer. These can be easily recovered
i If wanted.
The ammunition captured was in Immense
quantities, and Of the best kin1, d great deal
Of it being Of English manufactare. Two
ri}ed sixty,four's were found in one work. q" of
superior Workmanship, marked :. Liverpool,
lee4." Each fort was prepared to resist a
prottactcd siege, and the supply Of nmmui-
t1on seemed absolutely unlimited. Beside
the supply in the magazines Of the forts.
great quantity was in store In the city itself,
and the arsenal was stocked with military
supplies OF various kinds. But little of thi,
ammunition vas injured. In some cases the
cartridges were cut open and the powder
spilled, but the entire damage was slight,
When the great labor necessary to bring
heayy ammunition from New York Is cousid.
will appear.
The cotton captured exceeds in amount all
former prizes Of the Kind. It Is ynrious1y c..
timated, but the best competent to ii1dgo
place 1t at over twenty Thousand bales, and
some as high =: forty thousand. Much OF It
bears the English mark. It Is a question
whether the mnfk Of neutral Encfishman
will render rebel cotton neut1al.
Sugar, molasses, rice and corn meal vera
also found in large quantities.. Many of the
stores we're well stocked with goods which
had run the blockade. The stores wore
decidedly foreign aspect One could easily
fancy that he was in the warehouses Of
friendly old England.
Fifteen locomotives were found in the civ
and hundrrd cars, all In good order, TIC
cnrs "ers principally loaded with new artil-
leIJ and s1nallarms m which had evidently been
cut. Two trains were loaded with hospital
supplies; these. however, were left in dam
aEtd state. Still, though the direct g.,in was
small Tor us, II was loss most difficult fur
tue rebels TO replace. Every such loss Of
ftde1dcy. It will be readily seen that The the
1ropeIto taken Is valuable. In no Other
place have the rebels destroyed so little. or |
lett so great IN amount; while the value Of !
the position gained, as 2 base Of future opcrn- |
ATOMS, can scarcely be orcr estimated About |
u thousand ttragglers in tue city were takcn. |
TIE CITIZENS LAY IN 4 STOCK OF CLOTHING. |
The evacuation of the city WIS scarcely in
progress before confused 1nass Of people, |
inen, won..n and children, black and white |
together swar1ncd around the variety and |
clothing stores, and cach Individual pr5cerd !
cd to increase his or her personal effects. !
7 he scene was but the repetition of the great |
bread riots III Kichluond, except that the |
else would the. entire stock Of th. city
speedily hsvc been distributed among the
populacc.
CHARACTERISTIC PREPARATIONS FOR LEAVING.
To destroy life with torpedoes seems to be |
a1avorite method with the rebels, and all that
they had On hand tf this highly civilized in
strumcnt Of warfare were disposed in such
places as would be most likely to be visited
by our men. They we're concealed in niles
abandoned stores. In many cases they were
covered up in sweet potato heaps. and also
scattered nrn,ng the ammunition of tie forts.
but our men, from the moment Of first en-
countcting them, were exceedingly watchful,
and particularly careful where they put their
tunately but few were injured.
Inc 1lagazine at Fort jackson was closed
md locked. Our men, however, were too
cautions to open the door, and well was it for
aIl in the vicinity that they did not, for when
passage way had been cxcavated around the
tac1led to it, leading to d hammer 30 arranged
as 10 strike percussion cap md explode the
a1agazinc the moment the door should be
opened.
Mines were prepared in screra1 of the forts.
lfter similar manner. but they were all dis
ten. Sherman compelled the rebel prisoners
o take up all torpedocs whose position could
,e discovered.
The enemy could not remove heavy Bag
age. nor haul off artillery, but he could take
le-bodicd men without The difficulties which
he other class Of military articles involved.
10 the town was ransacked, and all men fit
Or service by Confederate law we're forced to
company the army. Many hid themselves
0 cf}ectually ~ to be overlooked In the some-
hat hurried search, but numbers were Afford
d the opportunity Of fighting for their rights
lnder the Confederate flag.
On the morning of the 3Oth, the banks gave
Eotfce IN tue papers that unless dgpositors
allied at once for their money, the banks
sonld not hold themselves responsible for it.
So soon as the rebels had fairly left tho city,
he Maynr aud other officials started under
log Of truce to surrender the place to Gen.
hcrman.
The Savannah lRppbttodn contained the fol-
ewing article, only In Its last issue-as rebel
leet, at least. 1t Is understood to be from
he Mayor:
"To TIE CITIZENS OF sAyAxsAu: Dy the for
AASs ~ WIZ HE U-0at lRAss AA4GE TUG 8uId0fltY Of
he Federal military forces. Tho evacuation Of
asannah, which took place last night, left the
ates to the city open: and Gen. Sherman with his
" The Mayor and Common Council leaye this | |
,orning under dag Of truce for the headquarters !
Gen: Sherman. to offer the Surrender OF the city
nd ask tesms Of capitulat1on, by which private
ropcrty and citizens may be respected
Ave desire to counsel obedience and nil proper !
espeet the part Of our citizens, and to express
ne belief that their property and persons will be
efpccted 1y our military ruler. The fear express
By many that Gen. Sherman will repeat the
rder OF expulsion from our homes which he en- | !;
)Iced 1FA11gt fhR rfffxpns Atlanta