"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,