Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-02-23
NEWS OF THE DAY.
FROM lees FRONT.

WASHINGTON, Feb l6. The Richmond
Dispatch of Feb l4th contains the following:
AFrAIRslS NORTH CAROLINA
Unofficial intelligence has been received
here that force of the enemy, estimated at
10000 men, have landed at Newbern. 1t ID
believed to be their object to advance at once
upon Raleigh, Or Mt lenst upon the lines of our
railroads in North Carolina. They are said to
have brought with them five locomotives, and
military road iron sufficient to lay forty or fiji.
ty miles of track Grant visited Newbern
some ten days ago, and his visit now appears
to have been to plan and arrange this expedi-
ton. The force engaged in this movement is
supposed to be part Of Thomas command
W. must expect to hear of Thomas in many
places until such time as his whereabouts are
definitely known by battle Newbern is
near the mouth of the Neuse river, about one
hundred and ten miles southeast of Raleigh.
... sHERMAa's OPERATIONS. ..
The Examiner says the statement that Sher-
mans forces had probably cut the Augusta
branch of the South Carolina Railroad at diff
ferent points west of Branchville is borne out
by the Charleston papers, which state that the
Yankees had reached and cut it at Midway,
Blackyille and Brainberg. Branchville is
about midway between the three cities Of
Charleston, Augusta and Columbia, aud is the
point at which the roads leading to Columbia
and Augusta separate. The distance from
Charleston to Columbia is one hundred and
thirty miles; from Charleston to Augusta one
hundred and thirty-seven miles, and from Co
lumbia to Augusta via Branchvillc. is one
hundred and forty-three miles. The distance
from Branchville to Charleston is sixty.two
miles; from Branchyille to Columbia sixty.
eight miles, and from Branchville to Augusta
IS miles. Though the enemy have obtained
possession of the road between Branchville
and Augusta, they had not, up to the last ad
vices struck the line leading from Charleston
to Columbia. The possession Of the road at
Blackville will cut US from Georgia, and all
sections beyond, as long as the Yankees hold
out Sherman's objective point is undoubted.
ly Branchville. Asa strategic point, it is Of
great value. If Sherman takes it, he cuts our
great railway artery. and Gen. Lee will have
to get his supplies from other quarters than
the rich storehouse Of Southwestern Georgia.
The capture of Branchville would not cut us
off from Charleston. . There is another line
over the Northeastern and Manchester roads
by which Charleston can communicate with
Richmond, and even with Columbia, but his
permanent possession of Branchville would
undoubtedly lead to maneuver upon Charles
ton. As the situation stands at present, Sher
man is in critical condition. His base is now
on the Savannah river at Speer's Ferry
He has q long line of Communication to guard
and he may send out raiding party to destroy
Columbia, if possible, and lay waste the sur
rounding country but he will scarcely venture
to advance further into the interior until be
shall have taken or burned Branchville, ant
even should he be successful at Branchville
it is hardly to be expected that he would ad
vance further into the interior in that. direc
ton. In the event of such success his nex
movement would almost necessarily be upor
Charleston, to secure there base of opera
tions and if successful there, he might at
tempt march through Carolina toward Will
nsingtoa His route to Richmond lies natu
rally through Branchville, Charleston and Viii
mingtea, long and difficult one, which de
pends upon his success at each Of its stages.
EVACUATION OF MOBILE coNrIRMED-LARGI
STOCK OF COTTON IN THE CITY
CAIRO, Feb. l6--The New Orleans Dalts
says the evacuation of Mobile was begun, ant
the fact known to Gen. Granger as early o,
January 18th. tr- ~
There are $4,000 bales of cotton in the city
which Gen. Maury has ordered destroyed o,
soon as our forces take possession Of the place
but il is believed the citizens will save it
+ cALHoUN's HOUSE BURNED.
The mansion ia which John c. Calhoun
was born and lived till near the time of hi
death, at Braddocks Point, 8. c., recently &C
|cidentally took FIRE, and was burned to thu
ground. a.a
SHERMAN AAxtke THOROUGH WORK
Richmond papers of the 18th indicate tina
Sherman's 8. advance cavalry are actually a
far North as Florence, the second importan
railroad junction on the borders of North Car
olina. They also announce that all telegraph
| ic and railroad communication with Charles
ton is destsoyed, thus showing that Sherman
left column must have struck the Northeastern
Railroad running from Charleston to Flor
ence KS F.s-.5.+-. f.,-
THE SLAVE ARsiIxG PROJECT POSTPONED.
The Richmond papers Of the 18th, receives
to-day, show that the question of arming tn
slaves has been temporarily laid aside in tn
! rebel Congress, as' j. r ~