The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1865-04-14
The Latest News.

1he Latest News.
New York, March "a The pi,s.
Shenandoah. having destroyed eleve
American merchantmen IN the India
ocean, hss turned up for redimen, an
provisioning al Melburne, Australia. w
shall hear Of her anon, on her return ives,
ward somewhere 10 the ueighborhood q
the neutral port. Of Cape Colony, Son,l
Africa.
New York, March 25'-The Richmon,
Sentinel copies the from an Augusta pa
pei relative 10 Sbermans army at Collm
bia The reason why the State )us
was not burned. was because Sherman
could pot spare powder. The State re
cords Of South Carolina we're removed L
a place Of safety The records Of Beau
ford and other districts. which had beer
removed 10 columbia for security, wpr,
unfortunately destroyed. Nearly all ID,
plate sent IRON Charleston TO Columbia
for sale keeping, aud nnck OF the valna
BILE plate of citizens OF the latter place
which was stored in the Columbia bank
vaults, oil hell Frey TO the enemy All
OF the insects OF the various banking usti
tutlons Of Columbia were removed ex.
cepl a large amour, of silver that had
been placed 10 their vaults for safe keek
ing The ct'ec,s OF the State bank were
Afterwards captured by the enemy. The
entire printing establishment Of the
tharlesoen Mercury was destroyed q,
Charlotte Junction, during Shermans late
march through the place some yankee
officers ho escaped from jail in Colum-
hlh made their appearance in public
when sherman made his appearance 10
tina, place They bad been secreted in
The city by northern sympaihisers The
whites who len Columbia with Sherman
were about 200, and the negroes 1900
T.. NJ Stanton the yankee Secretary OF
war, publishes dispatches dated Washin.
ton, March 25th, 10 which he states, that
the Couicderatcs By strong and sudden
assault, captured For, Steadman' but
after vigorous contest the fort was re.
captured with 2 700 prisoners. and the
slaughter Of 1000 Confederate The
guns rccap,urcl aerc, he states all, min
iufcd The Yankee loss Is estimated at
500 and ray prove less The battle ia
cpreseaied with the usual hoihbasl Which
characterize Yankee disdaichrs cpnelud
Hg with the statement TIA; IL fcot i
Ltoueh, ia flag Of truce, asking p,rmis
sion to Uury their deai
The following s Geo Lees account OF
tn haltlr
llgApei AHrrGs' March 70.
Hon ! G. BUEcKlNmp"k-
\ daylight this morning E'a HoFdooa
assaulted and carried the enemy works
At ilarc's lllb capturing several p'cc,, Of
artillery ani mUiaFs, nad ae'Wrh h'e
and siN hundred Pr s'ucfs' am"n- 'Atlu
on. htirldrr general aud unmoer ct
officers Of lower g~ad Iat lines were
swept lor distance OF ave hundred ARDS
right and lcit. Two efforts were made to
recover The captured 1aks, which we're
handsomely rcqu'sed, bat 1t was found
that the enclosed works 10 the nar' com.
handing the enemys malu lihe could
only he taken AZ n great 'acribe'' ana we
troops wt'c 'hdrAwn 10 'hef or,slua'
position g bong lnF'ac'''"of ~ u,ut
gu me oap'u',' gum Y".'S =. WV ,,.".,.'1
OF he ground and th'y were d,sao'od
and llit phl i"s, ftpor,vd a' hot NAV!
Among 'he wounded IL Brig Gen Terry.
ilrsh wound and Brig Gen Phil Cook
in the arm An the troops engaged, in
clndue lhc two brigade under Brig Gen
Ransom behaved most rallaH'lS The
conduct OF the sharpshoOtos Of Gordon's
CORPS who headed the assault, deserves
the highest conmcnda,ion This after
noon there was skirmishine Oh the right
below the picket lines, with varied sue
cess. At dark the enemy held consid
erahle portion Of the line Ar,hcst in al
vance o. the main Aorks
RE LEE
Cry Po,sr. March q, Hon
+. NJ. STANTON, Secretary of War /