"Taking to the Httnli: or, Ve I# tlic Con«iuerens." The following remarkable article is from the Richmond ijentinel of the lath. It merely foreshadows the desperate re sort which the rebel leaders are contem plating, and amounts to a confession of the end that draws nigh: Wo to the conquered ! for submission will not bring about peace, nor even in augurate a truce. A lew may submit and bow their necks to the yoke which the Yankees will impose The latter already assume that a State is subjugated when a tenth of its people agree to reconstruc tion. Whenever and wherever this may happen confiscation will begin. Loyal landholders will be driven from their farms, and Yankee intruders will occupy them. No matter whose farm is coveted, it "will be easy to suborn Yankee witness es, and still easier to buy up disloyal Southrons, for they are baser and more venal than Yankees, to prove that the owner of the desired property is untrue to the North. Soon, very soon, all the lands of the submitting State? would pass into the hands of northern landlords. Spies and informers, in swarms, would in fest the community, evesdropping, search ing houses, and dogging the heels of cv try Southron. In the various villages and cross-roads Yankee troops, black and white, would be stationed to watch, insult, and rob the ejected confederates. The craven-spirited submissionists would then become hirelings and farm hands for the Yankee landlords, at the rates of wages depressed alike by northern cruelty and cupidity, and negro competition. These landlords would exultingly and truly pro claim that ''free labor was cheaper than slave labor." And so it would be, for they would not pay any wages to white laborers, taking their families all round, one-half the usual allowance to slaves. All the outcry against slavery proceeds from the fact that "free labor is cheaper than slave labor;" that is free society the landholders, house-owners,and other cap italists, by starving the poor, scon force them to work for less allowance than a humane master freely concedes to his slave. Hunger, cold and nakedness, are as efficient physical cocrcives as hickor ies. Capital, like a master, commands ' labor, but is not at the responsibility or cost of owning it. It only allows the la borer a portion of his own earnings, and a smaller portion than masters allow their slaves, and hence, and hence only, free labor is cheaper than slave labor. Capi tal of all kinds is a mere instrument, em ployed by its owners to compel the poor to work, and to pay each other; for capi tal does not work, is not a producer, and all useful products, or values, arc the re sults of labor. The rich throughout free society are masters without the humane feelings or interests of masters. All at tempts to remedy the seeming injustice of domestic slavery have but aggravated the evil intended to be cured; for through out the world, it is admitted, nay it is the boast, " that free labor is cheaper than slave labor," which is exactly tantamount to saying ''that the allowance of the slave is greater than the wages paid, or rather allowed, the free laborer." But let us return from this disgression. Let not the few dastardly subrnissionists amongst us try to deceive themselves, or to deceive others, by pretending that Yankee rule, after all, would not be so intolerable; but would be only the exchanging one form of political government for another. The whole lauds of the South would not re pay the North for the cost of conquest, and those lands, if successful, they are determined to have. Then the Southron subrnissionists would be reduced to a state of slavery more degrading, cruel and ex acting than ever before was imposed on human being. " Vet victis!" —wo to the conquered who would have so terrible a fate to endure; but wo also to the con querors, for their calamity would begin ! The coudition to which they would reduce our people is one which nine tenths of them would never endure.— They would take to the bush, like the Israelites under Moses of -Toshua, and a part of them under David; like our Sem inole Indians; like the Scotch and Welsh (we speak metaphorically, for Scotland does not boast of trees or bushes,) who have never been conquered; like the Swiss, the Spaniards, the Circassians, the Dutch, the La Vendeans; like all people inhabiting mountainous, or desert, or marshy countries. This war would only fairly have begun when our houses, our enclosures, our villages and cities are burned, our crops destroyed and our fields laid waste. Then wo to the conquerers ! for then would begin the banditti war fare, the lying in wait, the ambuscade aud surprise, murder iu detail, assassination in every form. Already much of our country is rapidly growing up in dense forest, roads have become impassable for wheel carriages; cattle and hogs in large droves arc running wild; our woods and our fields teem with game, and our creeks and rivers with fish and foul. The vol untary fruits of our soil, added to the re sources just enumerated would euable us to carry on a gucrrila warfare almost in terminably ; for these resources increase daily, just as the devastations of the ene my extend- If our affiairs should come to the worst, and if we should not be able to maintain large regular armies iu the field, we would, by guerriia warfare, make the South too hot to hold Yankee intru ding landlords. They would be watched, ambushed, and shot down by night and by day, like beasts of prey. Fe% who would find themselves, their wives, aud little ones driven from their homes would hesitate, if necessary, to waylay the in truding Yankee robber. No armies from the North could put down such a warfare as this, if we fight but halt' as well as most other nations similarly situated have fought. Already this mode of warfare his been iuaugurated iu Kentucky, Mis souri, Tennessee, and on both sides of the Mississippi. Indeed, we have guerrillas everywhere, doing most effective serviee. Dhu's meu, concealing themselves to-day in fastnesses aud secret places, aud to morrow, at the winding of their chief tain's horn, or other agreed signal, col lecting together, aud bursting unexpect edly upon the enemy, with the force and rapidity of the thunderbolt. The cav alry of the Blue Ridge are as terrible as the clausmeu of Roderick Dhu. Aud let oot craven subrnissionists suppose that they would be exempted from the horro'S of tliM new mode of warfare. Being more obnoxious thau Yankees, they would br its first victims. Let them recollect the treatment of captured tories in the revolution of 1776, and take timely war ning from their fate. Did not a blind madness drive the Yankees on, they would recoil with a just terror from that result which we have but faintly sketched, but to attain which they arc striving with a frantic eagerness, as if it were their high est good. Nothing remains for us, but, taking for our watchword " Xevcr mrrtn der!" to prosecute the war in whatever form we may and with all the energy we can command, until we drive out our foes from this fair laud which God has given s. Foreign lutelllgence. The London Index, the rebel organ, says: We are credibly informed that secret negotiations arc now progressing between the government of the United States and that of Denmark, for the acquisition by the former of the large Clyde built iron clad of the Warrior model, which, it will be remembered, was atone time supposed to be designed lor the Confederates, and, under the threat of proceedings by the Crown, sold by her owners to Denmark, then a belligerent. The vessel now lies in Copenhagen, and, If we are well in formed, as there is no reason to doubt, about the negotiations there pending in regard to her, the practical result of Eng lish neutrality will be to transfer this for midable engine of maritime warfare into the hands of the North, possibly to match herself before long against her model, the Warrior. The London Telegraph says: It was reported on Wednesday that the French Emperor had caused several war steamers togo in chase of the Confeder ate steam ram Olinda, now on her way to one of the southern ports, and that the Niagara had started from the chaunel on a similar mission. The City of Rich mond steamer, represented to have sup plied thli Olinda with her armament of guns, cleared out of the port of London on the illst of December last, for Bermu da, but her destination appears to have been tolhe north, where she remained till the Olinda was ready to receive her armament, and then proceed to her ren dezvous. Intelligence has been received from Lisbon announcing that Portugal has re solved upon remaining neutral in the war between Brazil, Paraguay and Banda Or iental The Paris Moniteur publishes the offi cial decress, which declare the Bishop of Moulinsand the Cardinal Archbishop of Besaucon guilty of an abuse of ecclesias tical authority in regard to the publica tion of the Encyclical. The Monilcur also states that the Emperor has instruct ed the Foreign Minister to complain to the Pagal government of the letters ad dressed by the Nuncio to the Bishop of Orleans and the Bishop of I'oictiers, and which are declared to have constitnted in themselves an infraction of international law and of the public law of France. It does not seem that there is the slightest chance of reconciliation between the Prussian government and the Chamberof Deputies. The new military bill makes no concession, and therefore the majority of the Chamber are determined simply to express theirrcgretthatsuch abillshould have been introduced. The intelligence from Japan is unsat isfactory. The British lorces were still in the Bay of Jeddo. It is reported that the "Mikado repudiates the late conven tion. The Prince of Nagato has com menced rebuilding the batteries in the Straits of Simonosaki. Two French sai lors have been murdered by Japanese.— Two Japanese have been executed for the assassination of Maj. Baldwin and Lieut. Bird. Fori AiKlcrsun. WASHIGTON, Feb. 23. General Scliofield makes the fol lowing report: FOT ANDERSON Feb 19 18G;>. To Lt. Gen. Grant, City Point, I "a. GENERAL — I have the honor to re port the success of our operations a gainst Fort Anderson and adjacent works on both'sides of Cape Fear riv er. Yesterday while the guns main tained a heavy lire upon Fort Ander son, I pressed the enemy on both sides of the river and sent a force, under Gen. Cox, about sixteen miles around the swamp to turn the ene my's right. This force made its way along a narrow defile between two swamps, and comgletely turned the enemy's position. As soon as the movement became known to the ene my he abandoned his works and re treated towards Wilmington. We captured ten guns uninjured a considerable amount of ammuni tion. We have about fifty prisoners- The loss in killed and wounded is small on either side. The troops are pursuing the enemy, and the gun boats are moving up the river. Fort Anderson and its colateral works are very strong and rendered almost inaccessible by swamps. A small force eould have held them till their supplies were exhausted. My information is that the rebels have a line of defense behind Tom Creek, where they propose to. make a stand. If so, it can probably only be a short one. lam sir very respectfully your obedient servant. J. M. SCHOEIELD. Maj. Gen. Commanding. —Feneral A. J. Smith's troops, which came down the Tennessee & Ohio rivers, from General Thomas' army some days since, and left Cairo for the South on the 10th, reached Memphis on the 11th. They were at Memphis on tlie 14th, and would re main a few days longer. —John Sergeant Meade, son of Maj. Gen. Geo. G. Meade, di»d in Philadelphia on Tuesday evening, af ter a long illness, of consumption. Deceased was a young man of fine talent. <Thc JUumcan Citisfit. THOMAS ROBINSON. - - Editor. n. W. NPEAR. Publisher. BUTLER PA. WEDNESDAY MAR. 1, IS#5. Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, Ona and 'nteparablo."—D. Webster. WHISKERS!!! —Those wishing a lino set of whiskers, a nice moustache, or a beautiful head of glossy hair, will please read the card of TIIOS. F. CHAPMAN in another part of this paper. ft©"* Winter is still loath to leave us.— On Monday evening a little snow fell, the hills arc still white; and it is quite prob able that the roads may not break up till the middle of March. tmr w e have never before seen so ma ny movings during the winter as this year. Scarcely a day passes that a moving is not seen passing. Many of them are to the oil regions. Hay- In to-day's paper will be found a call for an election to choose a Postmas ter, for the next four years. For ourself we dont intend to take any active part in this matter, further than to do what every citizen ought —to quietly express our choice. Let ill who have an interest in this matter be on hands; and let the voice of the people be free and emphatic. Election. All Loyal voters who obtain their mail at the Butler Post Office, are respectfully invited to meet at the Court House, on Saturday the 18th inst., for the purpose of choosing a suitable person whose name shall be presented through our Mumber of Congress, Hon. Thomas Williams, to the Post Moster General, for appointment.— The candidates wi lof course, be Repub licans. Lot all come out and express their preferences. MANY SIONEUS. Volunteering. There has scarcely been, on any pre- ' vions occasion since the commencement j of the present.war, so satisfactory an ox- | hibition of the people's confidence in the successful termination of the war, as at 1 the present time; as evidenced by the willingness with which volunteers are coming forward to fill the present quota, under the late call. This willingness! shows both a determination on the part i of the people to sustain the government, 1 aud an abiding faith that it will finally triumph ever all its enemies, both at home and abroad. This is as it should be. Let the people continue in this con fidence and act accordingly, aud all will soon be well. There is less communication between the different districts and this place, than there was on similar occasions before; we arc therefore unable to say how many townships are likely to avoid the draft; so far as we have heard Buffalo, Clinton, Middlesex, Adams, Forward, Jefferson, Connoquenessing, Muddycreek, and some others arc either out or on the way—the borough of Butler has had her account squared some time since. We fear the high figure offered forvoluuteersby weal thy districts, may deter weaker ones from making an effort in the good cause. We would be glad to know that no district in tho county would be drafted, we must wait and see. The Situation. Never, siuce Sumter was first fired up on, has the military situation looked so hopeful as now. The winter of 'G4 was spent by the rebels in ceaseless vigilcnee —their armies were strengthened by ev ery available recruit. In the spring, they confronted us at Manasses, and at Mur freesboro', with two great armies ; to drive these armies back was no easy task, still it was done. In the east, the army of the Potomac pressed forward through op position more formidable, perhaps, than had previously been experienced during the war, and although suffering great los ses, it arrived before Richmond in early June. From that time till the present, Grant has constantly been extending his lines round that rebel stronghold. Every effort to dislodge him has failed. Expe ditions sent forth from that army, from time to time, have accomplished much— the last and greatest of which has result ed in the capture of Wilmington ; and the closing of that port to blockade run ners which bad, till now, infested it. The army of the south-west —under Sherman, commenced its spring campaign by pressing forward towards Atlanta, as its immediate objective point. Its march was through one of the most rugged and monstrous parts of the Union, admirably adapted by nature for defensive warfare. Still that galbjit veterau army pressed on, pressing back the rebel hosts under John ston, until it finally entered Atlanta about the first of September in triumph. Af ter drawing Hood (who had superseded Johnston) back to Tennessee, Sherman left him in charge of Gen. Thomas, and ; retraced his steps to Atlanta; and from j there he set out on his memorable retreat (!) as the Rebels called it, to Savannah, where, after paying his respects to Mil ledgeville—the capital of Georgia —and some other points of iutercst, he arrived in safety. The city fell an easy prey.— Nor did he spend long here. Hut follow ing up his advantage pressed onto Colum bia —the capital of South Carolina—cut ting off all the roads leading to Charles ton, except one—that to W ilmington ; the small garrrison left there taking alarm, and soon evacuated the city. These who are always in the habit of underrat ing our successes are now heard to say that their evacuatiou of the seaboard is a stragetie movement—that they will yet overpower Sherman. We have no doubt they will attempt this, but we have as lit tle doubt, that they will be disappointed. Sherman's army has gained too much al ready to be thrown away by adefeatnow. Nor has tho country any right to sup pose that Grant is going to see Sherman overpowered. For surely no General du ring the war, has shown such an indiffer ence to his own reputation and such a studied care to do justice to all others as Graut. Sherman's whole campaign will, wc have no doubt, be a success. lie will pass through North Carolina, paying a vis it to Raleign. the capiial of the State, opening a base of supplies at A\ ilming ton, he will press on, and before the first of May, will assist Grant in completing the investment of the Rebel capital which must fall, perhaps with Lee's army before the fourth of July. For the Citizen. » A CAIID. IIAKRISBJUKO, Eeb. 2418G5. j TIIOS. ROBINSON, ESQ. Dear Sir:— It is only within a few days that I be came aware that ther« was a serious oppo sition to the repeal of tho 13ouuty Laws, | so far as they relate to the township ofl Centre. A petition in favor of the re-i peal, very respectably signed, was ban- I j ded to me by an influential citizen of that | township, when I was on a visit to my J home a few weeks ago. It was rcpresen j ted that other petitions of similar import were being circulated and signed and | would be forwarded to me at llarrisburg at an early day. With the light before i me, and in tho absence %112 any remon strance against the measure, I could not | doubt that a majority, at least, of the 1 citizeus of Centre township desired the ' repeal; and therefore, when the Senate ; bill repealing the bounty laws so far as | concerned Rutler township, was pending i in the llouso, I moved an amendment in i eluding the township of Centre. So far as any responsibility is involved in this j matter, it belongs exclusively to myself, ' as Messrs. McCaridless andNegley acted | in the premises solely on information de ! rived from mo. From information since I received, 1 was satisfied that a large ma i jority of the people of that township | were opposed to.the repeal, and I felt it to ; be my duty to undo what had.been done. | Accordingly I introduced, on yesterday, a i bill to repeal the repeal, and had the same j passed through the House under a sus | pension of the rules. It was to-day pass | ed in the Senate, and will of course be I promptly signed by the Governor—so j Centre township remoins subjected to the | bounty laws. Truly Yours, \V.M. HASLETT. A CAKD. MR. EDITOR, Dear Sir: —I wish to state through your paper that I don't in tend to proceed any further by way of getting signers to my petition for- Post Master. I find that the minds of people generally agree with your suggestions in the CITIZEN of last week, that it is the wish of the people to have the privelege of holding an election, to electa suitable person in the Republican party for post master for the coming term, and so far as I have conversed with the citizens, both in town and country, they are in favor of the privilege'of voting, being given to all the loyal voters, who receive their mail matter at the Butler Post Office, and no others—to those 251 persons who were so kind as to favor me with their names to my petition. I return my cincere thanks, and if they with others of my fellow cit izens feel disposed at the election to con fer the office of Postmaster upon me, I. can only say, that I will endeavor to the best of my ability, to reciprocate the fa vor by a faithful performance of the duties of the office. Yours Truly, GEO. W. MILLER. Refugees from Texas say that the forces of Smith are broken and without dicipline. Troopers are ran ging the' country picking up what they can and where they can. It is estimated that 40,000 would more than cover the force of the rebel in their trans-Mississippi empire. Com munication with headquarters at Richmond is very irregular and diffi cult, much more so than it was six months ago. At last accounts the local papers were congratulating themselves on the retreat of Sherman through Georgia, and stated that he was just where they wished him to be. —The Richmond Whig of the 20th shows that it was Wheeler and not Kilpatrick who was wh : pped at Ai ken. COMMUNICATIONS. For tli« Citizen. MR. EDITOR : —Article after article may succeed each other, and convey to the minds of men self-evident fact* that can not be disputed ; and fast as the typos are set new discoveries arc made; men fall and rise again; the world is in mo tion ; battles are fought and victories won; opinions are changiug ; slavery has per ished ; but still the grtut meloch of in temperance is going on destroying what ever it comes in contact with ; the old and the young arc alike affected by it; its effects arc felt in the light of the noon day sun ; its poisonous vapors abroad and broadcast at the midnight hour, whatever it breathes upon is blighted and ruined. Men walk about our streets with this monster preying upon their vitals; they are smitten, and they know it, not uncon scious victims, thinking themselves un scathed, they fall daily by the wayside, while others rush past them on the same high way to ruin and death. When 1 wonder, will men learn to be wise and drink only as bcvcrage-thc sparkling wa ter of which God has so plentifully sup • plied our lovely land. Fill it up, the glowing cup, Come till it to the brim, Upon it* overflowing top Let nut u feather awirn. Fill it up, the glowing cup, I/ot your Intervals be 4 ihorter, Fill it up, the gushing cup, Hut let the draught he water. Tlie inquiry is made by some, do you think it is worth while to make an effort to suppress intemperance from our laud ? Judge from the success of the temperance societies in past years, when her orator's took the stump when societies were form ed all through the land, how nearly they gaiued the ascendency. And judge also from the principles of human nature up on which it is founded. If it be not likely, if properly urged onward, to ac complish the total eradication of intem perance, it must approach nearly to that result at least, it must lose off a great ma ny branches, if notdcstioy the trunk and roots entirely. In cither case it is worth the trial, and since, whether-entirely suc cessful OT not, it is the only plan that of fers any hope of deliverance. We con jure you as in shipwreck, you would snatch at the smallest plank ; unite with us in this means of safety j abstain from that which as a beverage cannot bencGt you the use of which is so fearfully apt to glide into excess, and from the moder ate use of which, beyond the possibility of a draught, all excess proceeds to fort£» fy your own resolves, and diffuse arowffir you that moral inuflenco by which man's very structure as an imitative and social animal; united efforts and resolutions will ever produce upon him, join together in pledges of total abstinence; twine your j strength with one another, aud by con • cert, by organization, and by combine ; give yourselves that ( uperlor j efficiency that trained battalions possess ! over undisciplined multitudes. I). M. HARBAUGII. CAPT I K I:"O iTii \U 1,1;.VK1 . The correspondent of the New York Tribune , writing from Charleston Harbor under date of the 18th, gives an interest ing uccount of the occupation of Charles ton by the Union forces from which we extract the following particulars, as re ported to nim by Gci). Gillmore'a Staff: Early last evening, Brigadier General Schimuiilfcnnig, commanding the North ern .District of the Department of the South, discovered some indications which led him to believe the rebels were about to evacuate Charleston and its defences, and he accordingly ordered his pickets and picket-boats to keep a bright lookout and report immediately any movement on the part of the enemy. About half-past three a. ni. this morn ing a terrific explosion took place in Char leston, which shook every ship in the har bor and oIT the bar, and almost simultane ously with .lie explosion, flames broke out, and could be distinctly seen in some parts of the city. It appears the first ex plosion took place at the Wilmington de pot, the fire from which rapidly commu nicated with the adjaceut buildings, caus ing a general conflagration of all the dwel ling houses in the vicinity, and it was whilst the unfortunate inhabitants were trying to extinguish this fire that the sec ond explosion took place, which resulted so disastrously, causing such trrible loss of life amongst the women and children, who are represented as having been hor ribly mutilated, and presenting a specta cle sickeningto behold. About six oclock this morning Gen. Schiinmilfcnuig moved his forces up to and occupied the city and its defeuccs. The formidable earth works on James Is land were found abandoned, and the guns spiked. This damage oan; however, be easily repaired. At eight o'clock this morning a detach ment was sent to take possession of Fort Sumter, and raise the flag which Gen. Anderson hauled down nearly four years ago. At precisely nine o'clock the flag was raised, amidst deafening cheers, by one of Gen. Gillmore's staff. The flag staff ofth fort had long since been shot away, and it was necessary to improvise one with the oar of a boat. As fast as (Jen. Schimmilfennig'g for ces could be thrown into the city they worked to put out the fire which, up to the time of leaving was ranging fii. Ely in different parts of the city, presenting an appcarence ol horror frightful to be hold. Old men, women and children rushing frantically to and fro, in an ago ny of despair at the loss of tjjjeir homes and the killing and mutilating of their iriends. The last or rear guard of the rebels left Charleston at 4 a. m.this morning, aud there are various rumors and conjectures as to their destination, but the prevalent opinion is that they intend concentrating in the vicinity of Floreuce,to which point they have railroad communication from Charleston, unless it has been recently de stroyed by the expedition sent to Bull's Bay. It is impossible to estimate the amount of cotton destroyed by the rebels. Sever al thousand bales were collected in differ out parts of the city and set on fire al most simultaneously with all the princi ple depots and warehouses. There is no doubt but the rebels intended to burn the city to the ground, despite of the misery it would entail on thjusands of women children and old men. of which class the inhabitants of Charleston is now almost entirely composed. It was the opinion of Gen. Gillmoie's Staff that in all proba bility two-thirds of the city would be t'e stroyed before the fire could be extin guished with the imperfect means for sub duingit,°at hand. It is impossible at this period to esti mate the amount of ordinances capture 1; but, from the fact that the rebels left in a great hurry, it is reasonable to suppose it is very large. Probably several hund red pieces of artillery have fallen into our possession. Those already discovered were not seriously injured. Great care has been taken, and every precaution us ed, to guard against disasters arising from explosions such as that which took place at Fort Fisher. Several light draft gun boats, and other craft, lave already com menced fishing for torpedoes in the vicin ity of Fort Sumter, and are gradually fishing them up, and placing thciu on shore. Admiral Dalilgren was the first officer to run up to the city, where he arrived at about two o'clock p. m. Gcu. Q. A. Gill inore followed sijon after in the Steamer W. W. Colt, and had an interview with Gen. Sohiinmclfennig, he being the first general officer in the city, and beiug for the present in command. It is supposed that Beauregard evacuated Charleston in order to concentrate and give Sherman battle. The remains of the iron clads were found, tfhieh the cncuiy destroyed by blowing them up, previous to the evac uation. The blockade runner Cyrene just ar rived from Nassau fell into our hands, and two o'hers were expected to run in on the night of the 18th. The first flag over Fort Sumter was raised by Capt. Henry M.Bragg, A. D. C. 011 Gen Gillmore's Stuff, having for a staff an oar and a boat huok lashed together. The houses in the lower part of the city were completely riddled by our shot and shell. The Herald's letter from off Charles ton, on the 18th inst., says, this morn ing, as we lay at our anchorage, surround ed by blockaders. our attention was at tracted by a vivid flash illuminating the whole western horizon, disclosing in the darkness innumerable fragments flying in all directions followed by a dense col umn of smoke and flame, and soon the terrific explosive shock was descernable in the fleet. Immediately after it other ►fivi' s were to be seen in several parts of the city, and it was supposed that Sher man had made his appearance in the rear of the cily or that the enemy were evacu ating it Shortly after daylight the evac uation of Charlestou was discovered by the videttos 011 James Island. The agree able tidings were immediately communi cated to Geu. Sohinnuclfennig and prep aration at once made for occupation. At ten o'clock this morning the city and fortifications were possesed by a por tionof Gen. Schimuiclfennig's command from James and Morris Islands. The time of the evacuation is not precise known though the picket-boats, in the harbor, report an unusual stir at Forts Sumter and Moultrie during the entire night,and the last troops were reported to have left at six in the morning. There was but one known practical exhibition of Moscow devotion, and that was in the case of a devoted owner who set his house on fire anil took his departure with the rearguard of the enemy. The portion of the city exposed to our shells is almost in ruin, and had long been abandoned by its occupants. The buildings are either entirely demolished or so much destroy ed as to necessitate thcirentire reconstruc tion. The streets are filled with rubbish, and here and there a shell or solid shot exhibits itself as the agent of such des truction. Capture or Fort An demon. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. The Navy Department has received the following from Admiral l'orter: United Slates Flag Ship Malvern, Cape Fear River. Feb. 19.—Sir: I have the honor to report the surrender and evacuation of Fort Anderson. General Sehofield advanced from Smithville with B,OUO mon, on the 17th. At the same time I attacked the works by water, pla cing the monitor Montauk, opposite the works and enfilading with the Pawtucket, Pacific, Unadillaand Pequot, and allow ing no more vessels to get under way. The fort fired briskly, but was quieted by sunset. On the 1 iSth, at 8 o'clock 1 moved up closer, the Montauk leading, followed by the Huron, McMan, Sassa cus, PoDOtusic, Moratingo, Senafoi", Uua dilla, Pawtucket, Osceola, Shawiuult, Seneca, Wyac, Chippewaaud Little Ada, and kept up a heavy tire through the day till late in the afternoon. The enemy's batteries were silenced by three o'clock, though wc kept up fire until dark, lu the meantime Gen. Schofield was work iog in the rear of the rebels to cut them off. The latter did not wait for the ar my to surround them, but left in the uight, taking five or six pieces of light artillery with theui, and everything else of any value. At daylight this morning some of our troops that were near by went in and hoisted the fiag on the ramparts, when the firing ceased from the monitors. There were ten heavy guus in Fort An derson and a quantity of ammunition. We lost but three killed and five woun ded. I am, Sir, your obedient servant.. DAVID D. PORTER, Rear Admiral. —Columbus C. Edelin, alias Luui Cooper, a Washington citv character, re cently of the rebel army, has beta releas ed from the Old Capito! prison on his pa role. —Gen. Edward McCook, or "Cavalry" McCook, is now stopping at the Contioen tal Hotel, Philadelphia. Capture of Wilmington. WASHINGTON. Fob. 25. The fol'owing Ims Lcen received.at the Navy Dep. rt uent: U. S. FLAG SHII> MALVERN, CAPE FEAR RIVER, Feb. 22,1865, SIR: I have the honor to inform you that Wilmington has been evacuated and is in possession of our troops. After tlio evacuation of Fort Anderson I pushed forward gunboats up as far ns the wator would permit. The army pushed up at th; same time on the right and left banks of the river. After sounding and buoy, iig out the middle ground at Log la- » land, 1 succeeded in getting the gunboats over and opened tire on Fort Strong, the work cbmmanding the principal obstruc tions, where the rebels had also sunk a large steamer, the North Eastern. Our ti'e soon drove the Rebels from the fort. Now and then they would tiro a shot, one of which struck the Sassacus below water mark, and sent her to leaking badly. No livps were lost. That night, the 20th, the Rebels sent down two hundred float ing torpedoes, but I had a str ng force if picket boats out and the torpedoes were sunk with musketry One got in the wheel of the Osceola and blew her wheel house to pieces, and knocked down her bulkhead on board. There was no dam age done to her hull. Some of the ves sels picked up torpedoes with their tor pedo nets. Next morning I spread two fishing nets acioss the river. Yesterday evening Gen. Ames with his division moved within a short distance of the fort, and had a shaip engagement with the robels. Iu hearing musketry, and seeiug where our troops were, I opened a rapid firing on Fort Ilall along the enemy's line. The fort responded with three cr four shots, but was soon silenced. This morning wo heard that Gen. Terry was within their works, and the road was clear to Wilmington. The Montauck could not get across the shoals without lightening, which was a work of some labor. I had the pleasure of plac ing the flag on Fort Strong at noou to-Jay. We all fired a salute of thirty-five guns, this being the anniversary of Washing ton's birthday. I am, Sir, very respect fully, your obedient servant, D. D. PORTER, Rear Admiral. To GIDEON WELLS, Sec'y of Navy. From Cairo ami llclow. CAIKO, Feb. 25. The steamer Swan, from New Orleans on the 18th, passed up for St Louis. The constitutional amendment abolish ing slavery was ratified by the State of Louisiana on the 17th, by both llousos. In the Louisiana Legislature Mr. Hill introduced a memorial signed by about five thousand colored men, asking the right of suffragS. The resolution was read and referred to a select committee. At a special meeting of the New Or leans Chamber of commerce on the 18th, a committee was appointed and instruct ed to meinoralizc Congress for an appro priation for removing the obstructions in in the passes of of the Mississippi river as the mud and other material accumula ted there have become so great as to prove a scource of considerable risk, delay and inconvenience to underwriters, ship own ers, &c. Also, to represent to Postmaster Gen eral delays and irregularities of the mails by these obstructions, and great injury resulting therefrom to business of the city and secure, if possible, a correction of the evils. The 7-30 loan by the first National Bank of Cairo, to date amounts to one hundred and eighty seven thousand dol lars. •The steamer Alice Dean, from Mem phis for Cincinata, passed with 'IOO bales of cotton. —General Grant, in conversation at Washington, it is said, freely stated the ground lor Kosecrans' removal from the department of.the Missouri. He said : "loidered him to transfer his troops to Thomas, after Sherman had started for Savannah. Ilecould have done it in three days; he spent thirty at it. There was no occasion for the delay ; there had been 110 serious campaigning iu his department and the talk of an enemy then dangerous was preposterous. So 1 ordered his re moval. —Tt is known that just after the fall of Fort Fisher, the rebels commenced evac uating Wilmington, and. moving cotton to the interior, but that ten days ago there was still from 30,000 to 50,000 bales lei 6 behind at the War Department. Most of this has fallen into Schofield's hands. —The sloop of War Hartford, famous as a flag-ship of Admiral Farrag t, and the Brooklyn which rendered such great services under Capt. Alden, are both be ing fitted out for service. The Hartford will probably goto Brazil, and the Brook lyn to the East Indies. JfaT'The capture of (Jens. Crook and and Kelly at Cumberland by llobcl raid ers, excites some merriment in spite of its serious character. It is known that the Secretary of War has been very much dissatisfied with the frequent incursions of guerrillas into Western Maryland and Virginia, and had more than once called tho attention of the Commander of tho Department to the necessity of their be ing more vigilant, and of being nearer the front himself. Only tho day before the capture he had repeated his dispatches on this subjeet. That two Maj. Gens, one of them ot the Department Comman der himself, should be quietly seized in their beds, with their Staff of officers, at a point so far removed from apparent per il as Cumberland, is not credible to their watchfulness. 10r Gov. Fletcher, of Missouri, has is sued a manifesto, in which he pardons Dr. J< hn Doy, who has been an exile in liattle Creek, Michigan, for live- tears. In 1859, Doy was tried for stealing away slaves and sentenced to the State prison of Mifsouri for five years, but managed to escape. Mr. Doy has three sons who have served nearly four years in tho l'ederal army. Mrs. Elizabeth Bushing,'mother of Hon. Caleb Cushiug, died at her residonco in Newbury port, Thursday morning of pneumonia. Her age was eighty yuars,
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