, 1865-03-27
Especial Dispatei to the Western Pscs.J
NETWORK. Saturday, March o..

Especial Dispatel TO the Western Pfcs.]
NEwYoE Saturday, March IS.
nh, n.hr1 strrn,th.
n,.an+ ta14.ranhed fn.dov c,,,,....-
the strength of the 4 bel armies with the Views of
its leaders. urd the sneral state OF afurs in tho
Scndent The TTi6ate editor,ally ssTs Il ss th
~, ro,s, - r. b.b.ting IT eptfre1v irnatwor,hv
thn. ~ ~ H. nost t1senfisi = ~
tely IN sesosaanse Tln IN s1n1hae Information
"Aen Aas neea '......- Gasa,."s.:
foft sunae1 Sc4eo.nt1on.
for he sS e
nstssk On Fort Sumter sum at the Academy OF Muslc,
Oh the Eth of ApF'.,
The zzn<.Army pefet's'r: 81 Iss Potomac eosrespop-
come into ON iinrs, state that rebel oicers til
theiE sn h2t have neea made be.
ers. Many are ,ntlm,daed from coming over be-
cause Of 1be statement
The hxacunttsn OF Richmond.
ftantial evidence Of ths deafsn Of the reSeis to
eyacuata KfthMonl, which Il found In tue TACT
that on the late Sheridan rad files Of tho Kich.
mono na'q sno 9a t. sns ae.n n th q @ taas
lvef Thefe naa , osEn o, tSoo~o haot on' Win oinct
tFe'eh'' 70 n:nten n !he sanrap saar poa1 M,ns,n.,
thefe M can e' se no o oabt o. !hs death 81 aen nas
1aan, recently retortcd. The news CONES directly
tfcln Aatansorns.
Ihc Destruction Mt Columbia.
ioilowin. rom ~ Augusta paper, relatfye to
sAcrmsn's afrny at Colnnhia: "The raason why
fhe Stnte IInrsc was not brrnt was bec,sae Sher.
man could not spare the powder. The State 70.
cords ofNor:h Carolina we're removed to place
Of saetT: Tie records Of Beaufort and other dis
t11cts. Which had hecn removed 70 Columbia for
sfeu,fsly, s, Ne1s aatostnnatciy DESTROYED. Nearly
sfic keeplng, sna mncn Of Inc valuable plate Of
ei1,zens q ths latter place, which was>s!orcl In
soluEhla pank faoits, 81 iel prize to the ene-
st3tutions Of Columbia vera removed, except
large amount OF ellSelSarc that had becn placed
u Metr yau!fs tor safe keeping. The
eaptured ~ Tue enemy. The entire printing
interest Of the Charleston tNrrcEry WIS destroyed
At Charlotte !9aet;oo, d1Eins Sherrnan'a late
march thfogeh The place. Some Yankee officers
Mho escaped froH 1hc III f. cSumbla, made
bis appearance in ibss piaee. They hid been Sc Sc.
ieft coiumb1a viii slerlnan. About a0 Whites ties
ard leo nee sces also left Ut tue same time.
skeridsn in Style.
clcd down lie river In csani style. lila eauin.
page Is EaIl to have becn elegant lis c,nla:.o
Was drawn by four Splendid eruys. al of eourse
Pro md I'm
The Ca1,on fMiss ! f1s;.ss' cfras o1o-v,no NJ.
counts Of enthusiastic nnbl,c r5actngI mi synn.
dorfri nnan,n;ts sS1., ~ onn, n9a Mou
Ills sentiment nreTai. ihrnnghont the c,'trc
SnE,h' tAs'a1' '1A suou@ 'ao en1io
crnncnr5 IN rnr,, Ear-1iro ~ .h;S y a ac
tan5s hr3ahar, ~ IL ~, ~ aEo th'nAs 'e4
"'o' "14 ,1sI'1us,4l UusAvas tAe na eaute sou.a.
naruees Reported victory.
Ihe ltaltfEh ffoGre:< gives the following ac-
count of the battle Of the 18th: VT seems that
the fight commenced It noon on "Wednesday, the
18th. and continued br1sl;ly nntiI night consid-
elabIe sk1rmishin. Was carried on all night, and
on Thursday mo.nlna the battle commenced fu-
rlOusiy, End ragged al day. Gen.. uaruee,. with
about halt his corps, wae lntreneed between
Black Creek and Cape Fear river, at 40 sreat dis
ianse from tie confluence Of these streans, hut at
crossed the former stream. Hereh he WIS attacked
by corps OF Shctnan's yett raue, and our works
were charged three several times, aud each charge
was repulsed with immcnee Slaughter. We do
not understand the position OF General Esagg,