The New York Herald Newspaper, March 18, 1865, Page 5

SHERMAN. CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE. ‘The Catawba here {s about a thousand feet wide, and runs through a very hilly country. A pontoon was Sarows scree, and the Twentieth carps hurried over. ‘he rain we feared eut off Geary’s division, and the ‘@roubles increased. The red clay made heavy mud and plenty of it No idea can be formed by utsiders of the diliculties of the Catawba ~erowsing. Wagons were hauled down the steep hill to ‘Bho pontoon, dragging loads of mud by the axles, the ‘Wheels not moving, antilery horses floundered, and can- ‘irginia tmon were stuck fast. campaigners said it a Stafford Court House. When the crossing was , the ascension of tho hill was just aa dificult. Two ~@ays were spent by the Twentieth corps in this labor _Phrough the mud. ‘The history of the troubles of the ‘ourteenth corps would fill a volume. CHESTERFIELD COURT BOUSR, Lynch's creek and other streams were crossed in rapid Peas. and the Twentieth corps reached the town of “Chesterfiold on Friday, the 3d of March. A brigade of yet wap, driven out ie Sacpral Jeokson's skirmish ine, and possession en of e town, A rick court honse and six houses com| ae villa ‘rom Chesterfield the left wing marched to the G edee river, near the State line. Howard's wing was ready in Cheraw. The Great Pedee, or Yadkin of North Carolina, ts quite a formidable stream to an army “depending on pontoon boats; and we were delayed on ¢ beaks two 7 ae Yet owt cavalry “ the Four. »feenth corps, Gene locum plunged i: State of North Carolina. z pkey A NEW ORDER OF THINGS . Of course it would be necessary to take whatever of rT was needed for army consumption, even from the E of North Carolina; but I think the gencral feeling 19 command was more favorable to the people of F forth Carolina than to those of the State we had just f ft. | There are many men who muskets In Sher- 5 's army who believe North Carolina could be made a ‘thoroughly loyal State with a Nttle persuasion. Men who made sacrifices for the Union were to be found on eae road, and they should be protected from their jends. Acting with this in view, General Slocum issued sbhe following order:— General Orders—No. 8. Hxeapquarters, Lerr Wing ARMY Gaongtas } Neak Suexpsnoro, N. C., March 7, 1865. All officers and soldiers of this command are reminded that the State of North Carolina was one of the last States that F the ordinance of secession, and that from the com- ncement of the war there bas been in the State a strong ion party. Her action on the question of secession was indoubtedly brought about by the traitorous acts of other tates, and by intrigue and dishonesty on the part of a few of her own citizens. ‘The act never even met the approval vf the great mags of her citizens. It should not be assumed that ‘the inhabitants are enemies Jour go recuse ‘and it Is to be hoped that every effort will revent any wanton destruction o1 r ny unkind treatment of citizens. ieee y command of Major General H. W. SLOCUM, Ronger P. Decueer, Captain and Acting Assistant Adjutant “General. FAYETTEVILLE CAPTURED, The left wing crossed the path of Hardee, who retreated ofrom Cheraw to Rockingham, and advanced on Fayotte- ‘Ville without let or hindrance, except from a small force “of cavalry. Baird’s division, of the Fourteenth corps, ‘gkirmished into town without a halt for a line of batt! le, ‘and Colonel Morrow, Ninety-second Ohio, holsted his flag -over the Court House in the secon’ city of North Caro- ina. Guards were posted at every house in town, and at ‘fhe time I write everything is going on as quietly as ever ‘ander the rebel rule. The last Union flag that ‘over the Fayettoville Hotel has been broight out, and Bes. swings across the street in front of ‘Gen Slocum’s eadquarters, The office of the Observer newspaper has burned by order. Nothing else has su(k The ‘Brsenal here contained no great amount of ammunition. in fact, the Pomianses of rebel eg at Fayetteville ‘were far below those at Columbia and.Cheraw. The bridge across the Capo Fear is gone. But two-can- mon were left ie that rebels on this side, when Lieu- ‘tenants H. W. Howgate and Wm. Ludlow, with a part: of foragors, drove thom across, These lieutenants, bot! of Slocum’s staff, struggled manfully, with washtubs full -of water, to save the bridge, exhorting the “bummers”” ‘tonal And drive the rebels from the opposite bank; but could not be done. CONCLUSION, ‘The loft wing has travelled something like four hundred cmailos, ski: whon occasion demanded it, and did 8 fight at Fayetteville. Gonoral Slocum has Jost but few men by sickness or otherwise, and his wing -of the army is in as good condition as when it left Savan- pe The ene part of the campaign in Caro- nas is yet to come, if we attempt to join the y of Potomac at the opening of the spring campaign. Mr. J. E. P. Doyle’s Despatch: Savannan River, Tangs Mines anova’ Sistzr’s Fenny, Feb. 5, 1865. A¥ last tho orisis is passed; the freshet in the river has abated and wo are now safely over in South Carolina. | Kffpatrick commenced crossing the river on Friday @fernoon, and by daylight on Saturday morning he and @ portion of Geary’s division had struck terra firma on the soil of South Carolina, A few hours were consumed 4n Igading their wagons at this point, when they pushed ‘Tapidly forward—Kilpatrick to raid upon the enemy’s ‘country, Geary to join the other tifo divisions of Williams’ corps, which had two days of him. Hobart’s fprigade, of Carlin’s division, crossed on Saturday, and ‘are now acting as a temporary garrison at this landing. ‘This morning at daylight the Fourteenth corps com- Monced crossing as soon asthe Fifteenth corps’ train, ‘that had on the pontoons all ni; had passed out of the way. ileg’ brigade of Carlin’s had tho 4dvance, followed by Buell’s brigade. Then came Baird's #ivision and a part of Morgan’s, which have arrived here ‘and gone into camp. These rduroy Toads are a (great institution, the friend cor of the army mule and the dismounted men, as it lightens tho'r burdens, and the horror of horses, which are gom- exon to carry two hundred pound bipeds over ‘Sem pon their backs. The momont a on train strikes One of these roads the sure footed mule ig in his glory, ue load is asa feather compared with the baufin of led wagons in ruts and mud holes. Not so with the orse. The wagons passing over the wood renders the gs wet and slippery, aud the instant a horseman touches them his animal begins to stagger like a dranken ‘man to retain hig footing upon the logs. Savannan ann Avcusta Roan, Tax Mune Sovrawest or Sisren’s Ferny, Bricuton, Feb. 6, 1865. ‘The Fourth division of the Fifteenth corps and Kil- patrick’s supply train did not get the road clear until about ten o'clock, when Carlin’s division struck tents and moved forward, Hobart’s brigade in the advance, Buell’s next, and Miles’ bringing up the rear. The colamn moved in the direction of Robertsvillo (a hamlet of about ten houses), distant from the ferry about five miles, The first mile wo found an excellent sandy road through high lovel land, put down on the early maps of ‘tho State as “Pulichucola Savanna.” Descending again into a swamp, we struck the much dreaded corduroy, about a mile long. Another mile of excellent sandy road, dry and level, brought us to the east branch of the ‘Cypreas Swamp creck, whese another corduroy was en- countered. A mile and a half further we found the emouldering ashes of ROBERTSVILLE, ‘which, I learn, is the preporty of Captain Roberts, of the Engineer Dopartment of the United States Army. Not a building was saved from the flames. At Robertsville we struck the Savannah and Augusta Railroad, and, in obedience to the ‘file left’ order, ‘turned towards Augusta. Haif.a mile out I noticed the amouldering ruins of Colonel Lawton’s fine plantation, ‘the fence and negro shanties alone remaining undis- ‘turbed. The plantation hands were all at home, but ‘Defore the column had disappeared but one or two of Lawton’s blacks remained to tell the tale of devastation when the rebel lord returned to his deserted grounda: DR. ROSTWICK'S PLANTATION, One mile further on the column struck a large, fertile Plantation, upon which were a fine two story farmhouse and a village of negro huts. ‘The gardens and walks wore of the most elegant kind, and supplied with the rarest varietios of shrubbery and flower plants, fit indecd for a sovereign to while away his weary hour in. The in- terior of the mansion exhibited a confused scene, The Most elegant description of furnitare was found scat. tered about Feo = = : a een a telo- ope, centre tables, costly chairs, 8, Carpets, a Gus collection of books and pictures and paintings, all @cattered about in confusion and disorder. The after satisfying their curtosity and helping themselves to ® book or a picture from the deserted plantation, 1, and a fow minutos after the grand homestead of Dr. Bostwick, together with its deserted contents, was in avhes, the chimneys, alone remaining to mark another auile of “ country subjugated.’ ‘THR ROAD BLOCKADED. Noar Bostwick’s place the advance encountered, at the Readwaters of Cypress creek, obstructions in the road, and evidences of a recent rebel cavalry encampment a Aittlc beyond. The pioneers were seut to the front, and in @ few minutes the felled timber was all removed. No cavalry scouts were encountered, although our ad- ‘vance was the first Union troops that had passed, the other corps having debouched to the right at Roborts- Wille, At dark the column encamped near the point where the Augusta road intersects that running from Barnwell to the Savannah river, having marched about ton miles during the six hours we were upon the road, ONCE MORK, PORK AND POTATOES To-night the men went into camp with an abundance of fresh pork, mutton, sweet and turkeys, which they had confiscated without reserve along route. flor subsisting for nearly two months on army rations pard bread and salt meat, this foretaste of South Caro- ina’s first fruite were devoured with gusto, and their ouths, you may be certain, w: for more. To-mor- ow regularly organized ‘ing parties will be sent «who will, no doubt, make a clean sweep of everything on the plantations, Lawronvintx, 8, 0., Feb. 7, 1965. ‘Last night, shortly after going into camp, rain began to ‘fall in torrents, and continued without abating until day- ght. General Carlin waited half an hour beyond the ‘time appointed to move for the rain to abate; but it still poured down, and the command moved on, clear- thes road before them of trees that had been flied across it at evory point where It crossed few, swampy ground. The work of olearing out the NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1865. ever before. The gas works are fires were past out, and ne gas can b Kilpatrick accordingly | tlon, going into position with the First and Third, await. | img the atiack of the onemy, which waa made at about repulsed. Our loss | rswas thirty-one, Lie , Was seriously wounded, and following afiernoon, toad wes so effectual that the col: butafw moments. The ran from Brighton to Orangobo account of the diificulty ngusta road. ‘This other road which runs acr: int higner up and be; om the Savannah river, Skitmishers were de- w forward bis brigule with @ mence crosing at ffectually atopped. The urnished (or days «8 the river, butit by the wpaDy, was carried away Little Falls is ‘the farthest pola e are about two iniles of telegraph poles and wire down this side of Little Falla. The extent of the damage east of ¢bat place is unknown, Roemasren, March 17, 1865 Thore is the greatest flood in Rochester and vieinity ever known, The water ‘0 the river fills all the arches under the aqueduct, and ovettows the railroad bridge, It is several feet deep and flows cross Buffalo near the Arcade, filling all the cellars and covering the round floor of many of the principal stores, left East on the Ceuiral ov Geuesee Valley Rullroad since ‘At the rock the water is still rising. The milroa@ bridge has Leen and now i¢ im danger; but uuless the water rises more it will be safe: yy the Body of an unkown woman was found floating in Exesange street, Laving becom washed dowm mn was dayed } ound there was soime- | Moment to crow Utica and Butta 'o Railroad Co: encuuntered on at Lawtonvillo jatorsets an- sto the road we loft at a d the main swamps setting in By taking this route the General hoped to avoid much of the swamps and block- aded roads without going far out of his way. ‘The country over which wo passed to-day abounded in abandoued plantations, upon which an abundance of po- tatoes, hogs, turkeys, &c., were found by the foragers, and to-night (he men are celebrating the oceasion by a feast of fat things. Lo | reached to-day, y. Arriving at astiall etremm foar miles from Lex- | ington, it was reported to the General that a brigade of cavalry was forming on the edge of the Seld jor a charge. Miles again formed line of batile and awaited the coming of the enemy. Not showing himself, the brigade rushed forward, with skirmishers deployed, but passed the woods where the cavalry had formed, and found them not; still they pushed on throagh swamps, fields and thickets—now in line of bath through dense thicketa, by ri, or four miles, without exc! mounted men were seen moving in'the woods beyond, went the brigade for them: This time the did not retreat, Stil on ade pushed, and just as to’ give them a leaden billet dew star of the Twentieth corps. A few minutes later they had surrounded the supposed roved to be a mounted party of foragers who had on our front after Wheeler retroated. 4 HALT IN CONNECTION WITH THE TWENTINTH ARMY CORPS. mn the advance lialted and the Twentieth corps, on a This was at two o'clock. formed of the nonce: light mnoved Cowu exp cting t positien Was at once manifest stacked arms upon the low, wet | hours. Noon arrived, darimess fvliowed, and ten oelock P. M. af last found the bridge “fished.” once crotsed, and in his rear, at gudnight, Carlin fol- lowed, Hobart’s brigade leading, The two brigades em- | feluda _ river. eamped two miles in from the river, and the tired officers | reports concerning the ca; and men looked in vain for the arrivad of their wagons, THE BRIDGE BROKEN, half dozen trains had crossed she bridge, when ‘and was not repaired until nie this morning. @ night we lay upou the ground, supperless and but when the train arrived ower to-da; ed our stomachs and the pontoons were being laid Cheraw, where it: yesterday the left‘centre, resumed the is now on the right of Rockingham, emcam; night in the turpentine forests otN Mogan is a few miles is the rear, and Baird still farther amp until the 18th, mov- M toward the south fo t and going into camp about four ision | river, crossing that nigh m, whore it ay’ for | miles from the river. _ INTERVIEW BETWEEN KILPATRICR AND WHRFLER. Nothing of great interest occurred until the 27th inst, gave crossing the north fork of the Edisto river and thé and a few minutes” later y, owing to the many it of companies, for three janging a shot. At last men belonging to his LAWTONVILLE Was a small town of ten or twenty buildings; but nothing trick arranged remains now but the church to mark the spot. Our troo) are encamped upon the ashes of the burned town. was destroyed some da} through it to join tl Kilpatrick’s cavalry interview with General heeler a¢ Lancaster, ip regard to an order from Generat in our possession should be shot’ murder of our men by Wheeler. answered a double purpose: first, giving an oppor- tugity for a more perfect understanding relative to tho second, causing the enemy to believe skirmishers were ip retaliation for ¢ passed (Twentieth and Fit. iso passed through it, and are now far in the advance of this wing, hunting for Wheeier’s cavalry, who have not yet shown even a cor- J col umed the merch, Hiams’ corps marched to alleged atrocities ouy point of attac! interview was very pleasant, considering the cir- cumstances, and had the dosired effect. known of the murders by General Wheeler, and he posi vely agserted that no such thing had been comumitted anization ef his command, and, furthermore, vor to leamn if there were any truth in it. DEATH OF LIBUTENANT GRIFFIN. From Lancaster Kilpatrick moved east, toward Chester- field. On’ the 3d inst, Captain Northrop and Lieuten- , went to Wallerboro, where emy about eighty ‘strong. The attack? and drove them from the town, killing five and capturing about twenty pris- frmish Lieutenant Griffin was mortally wounded, and died in about one hour after. wore brought imto camp, and on the 4th instant buried with the howors of war. The loss of Lieutenant Griffin ‘was most serious‘and was deeply felt by the entire com- Owing to the oxtremely bad condition of the roads the command did not move until about noon. kins, on the right, while preparing, was attacked by the enemy in considerable force. First brigade, Colonet Jordon, and for a time it was hardly known what was the real intention of the enemy. It turned out, however, it was but a mere feint or feeling of our lines, in order toascertain Kilpatrick's true posi- tion. They finally drew off without making any further demonsérations. ‘TUE CAVALRY BATTER NEAR PAYETTRVILLE, of importatce cceurred from thix point save advance of our army upon Fayetteville, in which occurred one of the most stubbornly contested cavalry battles of the war, and in which less than two brigades of our cavalry held and finally drove from their camp in confusion Wade Hampton’s entire cavalry corps, It was discovered, on the morning of the 9th inst., that Hardee'was making forced marches to reach Fayetteville in advance of the infantry of Sherman. Gen. Kilpatrick at once put his column in motion to strike Hardee in it Wade Hampton, who was following in is cavalry, Gen. Kilpatrick reached Coleman's Grove just after Hardee’s rear had passed. Hampton was a few hours behind. Our cavalry had not all come up, owing to the bad state of the roads; Colonel Spencer's brigade, and Col- onel Way's. command, were at oneo placed in position and waited the attack of the rebel cavalry. Just before daybreak on the morning of the 10th inst. the brigades of General Atkins and Colone! arrived, Hampton came in front of Kilpatrick’s position of three divisions, un- @ attack was made in three columna, Wheeler led the right, Hampton the contre, and Butler the left, and was perfectly irresisti- ilpatrick’s first line, under Lieutenant Colonel headquarters and artillery e entire camp, THE WEEKLY HERALD. The Cheapest Newspaper ad Best Fami- ly Literary Joernal in the Country. The Wexxty Harsco, for the present week, will be om gale at dine o'clock this (Saturday) morning. Its comtents will embrace the new Internal Revenue law, alphabetically arranged; full particulars of Genera Sheridan’s important operations, where he went to and what he accomplished, accompauied by a map showing his route; details of the battles’and victories before Kins ton, N. 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Terms—One copy, one year, $2; Three copies, $6; Five copies, $8; Ten copies, $45: Single copies, in wrap- A \imited number of advertise meuts will be inserted in tho Wxaasy HaRALD. NO GUERILLA DEPREDATIONS hav® been reported as yet. All the male citizens, with have departed, and there is nobody here who go out in miles on either Two miles from Lexi opened communication wit Toad one mile to the right. five the bugle sounded the advance, and Carlin’s division moved into town, where they arrived at seven, to’ find it General Barnum’s brigade, of the Twentieth in encamped in the town for the night. The brigade of General Barnum acted as provost guard) and tained excellent order in the place, and protected. it from destruction. MOVING ON THE CAPIT! This morning Morgan’s and Baird’s divistons arrrived’ and halted yntil Barnum had! ties from five to Probably the residents anticipated that South Caro- hence their hurried I must say they were not far wrong, for I do not believe there is an uninhabited building standing between here We have marched to-day through pouring rain fourteen miles, in a thickly settled district, and only found one occupied hou: FORAGER'S CAPTURE ROCKINGHAM. Kilpatrick started carly this morning for Rocitingham, where a jrebel brigade ‘of’ five hundred mon were en- camped; but ho failed to get ahead of the mounted foragers of the Fourteenth corps, who skirmished into town, drove out the rebels, and devoured the subsistence before the cavalry got up. Drowning (CEMOND me are, 1808 We got an carly start this morning, and’ fouad the reads through this turpentine and rosin forest beyond our ons. The train moved along on the double , and before we halted for dinner thirteen miles been made through a heavy ruin that poured’ down upon us in torrents. and Sister's ferry. three, woun¢in, oners. In ths’ in town at an early hor moved out, when Hobert's brigade, of was detailed as provost guard. Savannan axp Barnwett Roap, Taree Mirus Nograwusr ov tux Riven, Feb. 9, 1865. Yesterday morning, when we were in the act of break- ing camp to go forward, an order came from Genoral Davis to remain in camp until the cosps, the Second division of which wag at Sister’s ferry, could concen- trate, We passed a yéry -pleasant day in camp at Law- tonville, on the plafitation of a rebel captain named Peoples, whose residence, said to be the beat im South Carolina, had been razed to the ground. LARGE HAUL OF HORSES, ETC. Foraging parties were sent out in all directions, but none paid so well as that of Prescott’s Illinois cavalry, which penetrated a dense swamp and came upon four men with five horses, twenty mules, $2,000 in gold. ‘The property belonged to a man namie Kiitle, who kept bloodhound for the capture of ers and negroes, and three of his neighbors, who are rpoy fines upon the foraging party, Baird encamped last night at Brighton, whore General Davis also made his headquarters, Baird’s train was sent up to Lawtonville, to be placed under the chi Carlin’s division, who moved on a road more suitable for of trains than that upon which he moved , \ Firat division,. ’s division, at nine A. M., moved out on the direct Columbia aoad, in rear of the Twentiotb corps, and Carlin soon after followed. The Fourteenth corps countermarched to Hart’s, or ferry, where Cazlin crossed to-night, with a ing a flank movement upon the rear of Co- lumbia, and cutting tho railroade in rear of the city, con- necting it with North Carolina and Virginia, The other divisions will’ cross the ferry to-morrow The attack spread to the Rockiwcnam Fay Tew Mites rrou Farerravinie, March 10, Yesterday and to-day we have found the sandy roads: of North Carolina covered with miniature rivulets, from | the torrents of rain that have fallen steadily during the whole'time, drenching the troops to the skin and leay- ing not # dry thread in their garments. Yesterday eight- een miles were easily made, Baird taking the advance, and encamped twenty-one miles from the city. To-day the column moved up, the advance to the ten mile post, where wo encamped to await the arrival up of the Twentieth corps on our right, when an advance will be made ou Fayetteville. Fayerreviiiz, March 11, 1865. Spring Hit, Lexincro Distarcr, Feb. 17, 1865. BEYOND THE SABUDA, Leaving Hart's ferry, on the Saluda, at daylight this morning, Carlin and Morgan arrived at this point to-day at two P. M., and encamped, having marched about four- teon miles through fearfully muddy roads, in a clayey soil that does not quickly dry after a rain. The soil be- tween the Edisto and the Saluda is sand’ the roads seriously affected by rains. erossed the Saluda we struck the red clay, which has gaused moro than one mule driver to damn South Caro- lina roads forever. Sprivo Hint, Lextncton Dierrier, Taree Mnxs Sovrawsst or F: notorious rebels. mm, five cents each. but nobody waa hai pem, ac flank, or interce] The Gem of the Tottet, the World says, rant odor, extinguishin another city to imscribe upon the banners of Sher- man’s victorious army. Fayetteville is ours. And this The price we paid for it was a few rounds of ammunition and the lives of nine reckless men, foragers, who entered the town carly in the morn- ing, were captured, shot in detail and their bodies it upon the street as a terror to all who should ¢ itt humors whi dont fa 40 convenient, nd produces # reasation at ones se withont @ fight. delightful, that it makes ita pleasure to use it, Sold by al -day we have marehed near! Leaving Lawtonville at seven o’slock, Carlin moved out in @ northeasterly direction towards Oran when out six miles turned to the left, in obedience to in- Davis, with a view of changii course of the corps towards Augusta. This was owing to by Slocum ef a despatch from Sherman that the right wing had flanked Branchville and cut the rail- road, and ordering the left win, ta, At three o’clock Carlin struck the Savannah Augusta Railroad, and found that Baird had alread: passed. Moving upon the Augusta road a mile, he struc! the road running northeast to Barnwell, and filed to the right, At dark we arrived at our present encampment. ird and Morgan are movi: eounty seat, where the corps w from which point it will move on Blackville, a station on the Charleston and Augusta Railroad, which the Twen- tieth corps reached two days ago. weventecn miles: Carlin has beon lying still at this place all day, await- ing the arrival up of the other two divisions at Freshly’s ferry, where the corps crossed to the north side of the Prizes Cashed in all Legalized Lotteries, structions from eed oy No. 176 Broadway. Prizes Cashed in all Legalized Lotte= ries, Information gi J. R, CLAYTON, 10 Wall street, New York. UTE, Broker's ofc Morgan arrived at the ferry last night, and during the night threw across his division in pontoon boats, Baird, who had charge of the corps trains, to-day moved up and to-night will cross his train if the pontoniers get the bridge down in tima, SPENCER'S CAVALRY RBCONNOISSANCE. meer’s brigade, of Kilpatrick's cavairy, moved out this afternoon to within a mile of the britgs, and formed line of battle. Cheatham's corps now moving on his flank in the direc- tion of the railway bridge. chance of crossing, as he PUSH FOR THR CITY. ‘was encam| ten miles from the road; Carlin fifteen miles and Morgan Baird got an early start, before the lance of the sun was on the road, e city. General Slocum apd staff” ral’s column eight "miles out, and at the seven mile post the sharp report of the muskets announced that the enemy was in front. SKIRMTSHING immediately between the enemy A nowy dor Hume, Allen Baird last night foe canter city om the plan’ seventecn miles, to demonstrate towards from the Saluda, A.—S. W. Bradley DOUBLE) SPRING SKIRT will not like the Single Spring, but will preserve t BEAUTIF! APE TWICE ax LONG UALLED in Elegance, Elliptic (or Way, was actually ridden over captured, and at one timo, tl ing the entire staff, and Colonel Spencer, commanding the le, were in the enemy's’ p joined the brigade ck on foot, stub- Colonel Spencer rej A.—White’s Patent Lever Truss Cures rupture; new priueiple;_ no p ncer; which was falling every inch of ground. A large portion ted in and about the camp fora mo- to him, Little Kil’s and a company of the Indiana, which was the advance guard, and the rebels were driven back to a small creok six from town, where they had eut the bridge away and rricade: the fre from which covered the men ty) attempted to repair it. mishers, and form piso distance. A few leaned: out the barricade, bornly disputin; of the enemy ment, to plunder, This was brave cavairymen rallied undef the leadership of their tried commander, retook the with one wild shout who were swarming patrick’s former headquarters. the artillery was in upon the enemy. At this moment the General's red the flag, recaptured from the enemy, floated out in. nce of friend and foe. At this sight the men were perfectly wild with excitement, ressure on the back. This is Cheatham’s only GORY & CO., 609 Broads ‘no pontoon train with him. What his object is no one knows; but ho is probably en- deavoring. to form a Junction w! low, McDonarp’s Mr, Five »mzs Nortuwexst or Bannwet, Feb. 11, 1865. ‘The advance of the corps arrived at Barnwell Court House late last evening, and night, General Baird detailing a regiment as provost guard to prevent the destruction of the place. Morgan’s division, which brought up the rear, arrived about eleven this morning. Carlin reached town at nine A. M. and halted until one P. M., while Baird turned ever his train to Morgan, who also, took charge of Carlin’s, and moved towards tho Charleston and Augusta Railread, on the Williston road. Baird encamped to-night three miles from White’s Pond, and two miles in advance of this point Carlin has made about bn - ith Beauregard’s fortes hills upon the loft, al % down upon the e captured artillery companies of skir- in ine of battle , and a moment later Krunata’s Mnizs, Lire Famyracp District, fed 20, ACROEB BROAD RIVER. Yesterday morning the rear of Morgan's and Baird’s divisions crossed Broad river at Freshiey’s ferry, and were followed at ten A. M. by Carlin, who was relioved ‘Hil by Ward’s division, of the Twentieth army Broad river is broad and shallow, and very Pontooned, as the current is not es from the banks are all that coul Aposn’s Station, Convmera AND 8a) “Age cannot wither me, nor custom stale My indialte varicty ee nificent Cleopatra, when man; fy weeping over their departing oh fountain of youth! mnt into camp for the mand turned Had she found the fabli seems to, have found it, for his celebrated PLANT u ma e young more beautiful, ‘the wea, pro ‘strong, build up the fectley guor, Heartburn, Ennul, Lack of Vigor, gad all allments arialu a nt of the Stor PLANTATION BI RS ny ote if, “HaAPPIN ESS AND LONG LIFE. possess! minutes’ delay was caused tn re) bridge for the Comper of yet regi ees on up and over the |, an General rode al w atill smoked the unfnish¢ ai of “Johnny Reb."’ Crossing my horse among the first staff officors, I joined several of General Slocum’s staff, | and eventually from the field. and we rode forward momentarily to. witn down upon tho thin ski None of the party in whose compan! clined to ‘¢turn out,” in compliance with the General’s invitation; but, on the Were soon’ two hut the weak, jh v cone: yore Wap sib? | strengthen the weak, protect the strong, bul men could not be restrained, but the day was theira, forward, drove the enemy from’ every qi Our loss does not exce ied and wounded. The enemy left upon the field a largo number of officers and seventy-six dead, besides many wounded, and at tho lowest id not have lost loss than six hundred killed and wounded. The whole affair was indeed most bril- red their horses to | lant, and reflects great credit upon the cavalry, aud adda yet another laurel to tho many won by them since Pd leaving the hills of Georgia. REBEL ACCOUNTS. The Suffering Ing | one hundred line to crush it into dust. ed Sir JAMES CLARK’ LISBURY RaTROAD, Fob. 21, 1866. } ‘The left wing finished crossing Little river last evening, and this morning Williams’ and Davis’ corps moved upon ‘Winnsboro, the county seat of Fairfield district—the for- the road to the right and the latter the left. Geasy had the thelr fespective ovat eleven ppg ap al nf ogy Serie ares rary, ie ctere of Generel Gisbues Haan command, aod guards upon every house to prevent er and ndiary fires. Generals Geary Carlin oy 8 Nation of citinous, Who kaked that private les to-day, and ring the afternoon yards in advance of eager to have the start of the town. Four miles had entirety ceased, and not a rebel the moment wher we wero tighten- ourselves in the saddle mounted wheeled their horses and came fiding Instantly we turned our eyes to the ia eee sat ave: New York, sole United tates agent, A Silent Sewing Machine— WILLCOX & GIBBS’. that on ag he Invigorate the stomach els with HOSTER. we gy the all ‘Deana the tang mounted men in en! the town the firii ld be DARNWETX. ‘The first town of any importance tered is the count contains about ene It boasted the ion of & su) was burned a few days ago, that we have entoun- seat of Barnwell township, which and other No. 508 Broad andred houses io acd BITTERS. Bo abi ell pleased to havi ‘avowed by Saauee Doris of the win A—Talk to a Pretty Girl of B: care for it; but just men has set her heart upon the {From the Richmond Whig, March 15.) A paragraph in the Augusta papers of the 28th ult, makes the following appeal in behalf of the Columbia citizens remained, and were not who, however, and such other th! The country thi two days was rich and forage of all nets fixed, ready to guard the Fof a moment we all sat speechless within hailing dis- ot hy Of mechagl muscle, wheo they movement was so strahge led the tragedy on the 20th of Ji creek, when Hood suddoply launched columns of steel upon our unsuspeett hurried forward for the prize of At! soldier's grave and a gor however, fortunately, yell from our line of skirmishers, which soon dispelled the battle lipe that confrou! saw them no more. THE CAVALRY. Mr. E. D. Westfall’s Despatch. Faverrevitir, N. C., March 12, 1865, Onthe 28th day of January, from the banks of the Little Ogeechee river, Kilpatrick moved to the main Sa- vannah and Louisville road, going into camp, after a march of twelve miles. On the morning of the 29th he moved on the Springfield and Sister's Ferry road, going into camp about four miles from tho ferry, and remained n camp at this point until the $4 of February, when the pontoon bridge, which had been very difficult to lay, was completed. Nothing of the enemy was seen until the cavalry struck the Little Hatchie river, near Barnwell. The stream being very ewampy, a small force of the ene- my beld them in check about three-quarters of an hour. That night, the 6th inst., they reached Barnwell Court molested by the ived them of their wiater’s pi ings as they were in need: DANCE OF PROVISIONS. which we have travelled the last oO D tance of the , ri gray Yesterday our march was a little varied from what it has been for some time. Marching on the road parallel with the railroad, at Youngsville a halt was made by the corps, wagons and pack mules parked, anda general as- sault made upon the railroad, eix miles of which was torn up and burned by Davis’ corps, completing its utter de- struction from Columbia to Blackstock, a distance of fifty-four: miles. for the night near Blackstock, the Close proximity, and at right in a nertheasterly direction, jo! the right wing at the crossing of the Catawba river, loward passed yesterday and Williams (Twentieth corps) last night and to-day. Rooxy Mount, 8. C., The evidence of the terrible diabolism perpotrated by ysterious thatI | the Yankees in Columbia continuos to accumulate. The thousand hungry, troops as they | homeless women and children appeal to the sym- and benevolence of our people. horrors that attended the destruction of Atlanta were ton-fold repeated at Columbia There are no horses, wagons, or any means of conveyance by which the people can leave thecity and go where sub- sistence and shelter can be had. Unusually heavy rains during the past week have placed the roads in sucha condition that the sufferers cannot walk away from the people abroad should promptly send off their bounty to the Mayor of this eity and relieve the awful distress of their afflicted people, Rvery effort is being made here to supply the wants of the sufferers and victims of Sherman's Aunexed is a letter from the Mayor of Columbia:— Rots ov Conumpia, 8. C., Feb. 22, 1866. To Tre Prorie oF Avavsta— Fe.iow Cirmxs—The threat of the cruel and hellish out South Carolina, has been fully com- o-thirds of our cit; any negroes, all—yer, all— 8, have been carried off or destroyed. ion must be put down by starva- Thousands of eur people are verging on it y our neighbors, to our homeless women and children. Sherman told us if our people wanted to move west of Broad river would not be disturbed further. He bas gone cast seeking to destroy. For miles around us the plantations ing. Our only outlet now is on | West of Broad river, aa ‘the armies aro north and east ‘and south of us. For thirty miles is » wilderness, ed with starvation. But, Je, though in fetters, is lout that God will not allow the cause of stice and hamanity to be sacrificed to unprin- Pie Ons Nt you'll dnd that abe cries of ten came into cam| war is for the ry their subsistence walking off on the shoulders of the foragers without murmuri: the men to leave them wants. Since we have left the river and struck into the interior we have found most of ‘the families at home, and in all such cases their houses were saved from destruction. KILPATRICK SKIRMISHING, Intelligence reached us to-night that Kilpatrick’s ca- valsy, which had struck tho Rajlroad, torn up several mil milés towards Augusta, A “White's Patent Lever Truss” Cares to find many of | pathies Fupture radically. No pressure on the bac others piteously implored for their immediate ine of the Savannah , deceived in my conclusions. Beautiful Com old established LAL IQUID PEARL, In pre} Bopot 74 Fulton street. “Dray Rains every ronchial Troches, monary and Asthmatic Disorders, have proved thelr efllosey by a test of many years, and havo received testimonials from eminent men who have used them, ‘Those who are suffering from Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness, Bore Throat, &c., should try “The Troches,"’ « simple se medy which is in almost every case effectual. * lexton.—The Genuine D'S BLOOM OF YOUTH. only by GEORGE W. Lalgp. uggiate where, a light turned to the harleston and Augusta and moved on fifteen had met the enemy in force, and had been skirmishing allday. We have heard cannon- g all day in that direclion, and there is little doubt that General Kilpatrick haa @ strong force confronting him. desolated place. The Kinesscry Farry, } Feb. 27, 1865. PONTOON BOATS SWEPT AWAY. We heve been lying here onthe south side of the ferry for three days. On the 234 Morgan's division crossed the pontoon during a heavy rain, that fearfully swelled the river, and the same night twelve pontoon Doats were carried away. There was a pretty state of things—Baird’s and Carlin’s divisions on the south side of the angry river, andthe rest of the armyon the other, moving on, and no more pontoons to cross! Tho right wing (Howard's) had just crossed cight miles below, "s fervy, and had moved on one day's march. The flood has somewhat subsided, and it is believed we will eross to-morrow. THE FORCE IN OUR FRONT. It has been pretty accurately ascertained that Whee- ler’s cavalry is the only force in the breastworks con- fronting Kilpatrick; but a part of Hood’s old army, all ‘are at and near Augusta, foe Johnston, and another force of about fif- thousand confronting our right wing near Branch. Lee is reported to be here, exercising a supervision over matters; and I am inclined to the reports, as the source from which they are derived entitles them to credence. Buy Miller’s Hair Dye.—Best in soanaek x Colaaaie. cheapest in prien Try Ik Bold by druggists Evory horse and mul clothing and provision Sherman says tho rebel under command Batchelor's H: Dyo. Factory 61 Life for the Hair Restores hair to its original color, stops ite falli lean, Stands above comparison wil stores and at m; SARAH A. CHEY K, Halr Dye, , wholesale and retail, N by skilful artists, r Dye—The Best in the reliable, instantaneous. The only perfees Wats’s Poxp Derot, Avavusra axp Caantorre Ramroap, Feb. 12, 1865, THE CHARLOTTE AND AUGUBTA RAILROAD CUT. ‘The column moved at daylight this morning, Baird in the advance, Carlin following, and Morgan, on a road to the right, bringing up the rear, the roads forked, the Jeft ranning to Windsor station and the right to White's Pond station Baird took the left and Carlin the right, both striking the railroad at the same hour—about twelve o’clock—which we found already cut by Kilpatrick at Windsor and this place, where he had also burned tho depots and all the unoccupied buildings in their vicinity. The entire afternoon was spent in burning the railroad from this place to John- slow’ some six miles. At night Baird en jin at this place, and Morgan at ton, four miles nearer Branchville. A REBEL SY KILLED, Riding to the ap IE column this morning I noticed some men ¢1 in bury on inquiry of the men I learned that the il who were in advance encountered road # man dressed a4 a Union staff who ordered them to turn to the left, as the road fn front The fact that he was on foot, led the men to believe spy, and informed him would be compelled to arrest him. Tho captain instantly started to run, when a bullet ead killed him almost instantly. ping him they found beneath the Union umiform a full suit of rebel uniform, with a first Heutenant’s bars upon his coat collar, He was buried by the road side in his have been swept of MULES’ BRIGADE ATTACKED. a large number of mounted foragers went out for fodder for the stock in the direction of our ) had not been out long when about five of Butler's rebel cavalry brigade, left on this d down upon them, capturing The noxt morning Kilpatrick moved for Blackwell, Cristadoro's the line of the Augusta and Charleston Railroad, and | aro homeless, and met a small force of the enemy’s cavalry; but found no difficulty in driving them through and beyond the town. Here the command destroyed about two miles of the ag geet mo thank God, the Three miles from camp 4, and cont Joints ana side of the river, swoo} pron ZACHARIE, 70> some and stampeding Huyoixe Rock, Cherokeo Medicines | the Br we MER WIN £00.08 Livorty street, ts.—Welling’s Dyspep= tien and Heartburn. ‘bolesale, 571 Broadway. 513 Broadw: will exhibit his Sprit for the U Lascaster District, 8. March 1, 1866. Yesterday morning the rain somewhat subsided, and shortly after one o’cloge in the morning Baird com- menced crossing the Catawba. wason the north side. The entire day was spent in croseing the trains until two P. M., when Carlin’s divi- sion took the pontoons. ‘THR REBELS ATTACK THR REAR GUARD. ‘The train and troops moved all safely over at sundown, and the pontoons were removed under cover of details from Buell’s brigade, While the boats were being lifted about one hundred rebel cavalry attacked the Sixty- ninth Ohio, who were out as skirmishers, and who he! them in check until the work was accomplished, when a few shella were thrown into the enemy from battery C, First Illinois artillery, posted on the northern and the enemy disa] night getting their daylight all waa ready for a forward the column moved at daylight, Carter and Carlin in the rear. road were a continuo the Twentieth corps which bad we struck the sandy soil, and the trains moved along About Gfteea miles were made by In tho meantime our infantry had struck the rail- road toward Charleston; and while engaged in destroying tho same the cavalry moved towards Augusta, for tho diversion in favor of our infantry, and hold at that point whatever force the enemy might By this move they were, as desired, completely deceived jas to the intentions of Gencral Shorman, and | Tho. storm of last night was very destructive in the interior of the State, We hear that the Susquehanna From the best information derived from persons and | rivorand all its tributaries are extrsordinarily high, and below. Middletown tho railroad is washed away. In the oil ragions there has also been great floods, Ot! City has been submerged, and great quantities of oll in barrels A despatch to the Press from Harrisburg says:—The Susquebanna river is now tho scene structive freshet. Three bridges up the stream are re- ported to have been carried away and to be coming down this way. A number of families who reside on the islands in front of this city have been forced to leave their homes. The water ls so deep in the river that thi Barrisburg water works cannot reach the tanks fronting on the river. The damag lives have been lost as rise in the river since 1847. The water was the timber of Cumberland Valley Railroad which is usually fifteen feet above the level of the river. Various household efects, even houses, have SPRING FLOODS AND FRESHETS. Rise im the Sasquehanna River and Its Tributaries—Great Floods in the Oil Regions—O11 City Submerged, &e. Pmtapevrma, March 17, 1865, Dyspepsia Tab! purpose of creatin, PY ad Indigos By daylight his division reday, March 16. en, Boy's and Infaniat Trimmed and Untrimmed, wholesale and retail, ——_—_—_—————_ t Premiam Lock Stitch, Sew! broeyy =) 4 Wii ‘a concentration of their army prevented. ing «dead rebel, and scouts Goneral Kilpatrick : jeMectice en Cheatham, with a corps of infantry, were cut army at Branehville, having been deceived by our movements towagd Augusta. He continued to march up the railroad through Willis- ton and Windsor to Jobnston’s station. Colonel Spencer, with the Third brigade, having thefadvance, meta force of the enemy, composed of six regiments, which he at- tacked and completely routed, capturing three battle flags. The rebels were under command of General Hagan. The road for miles was strewn with guns, sabres, blankets, &e., abandoned by the enemy in their fight The pursuit continued for about nine miles, but only o fow men wore captured and s few wounded. Four ware | beon floating down the stream all day. found dead on the fleld. Altogether it was a very bril- lant affair and reflects great credit upon Colonel Speacor. THE FIGHT AT AIKEN, ° On the morning of the 11th instant the Second brigade, under Genoral Atkins, moved out of camp towards Aiken for the purpose of developing what force of the cnomy re was ip his front, it being supposed that the onomy bad | {f discovered our real tntentions and was moving toward the South Edisto, with the before Aiken, General force of the enomy’s cavalry om picket, which gave but slight resistance, Feeling, be & movement on part of the enemy to draw us into aanare, two regiments rit were deployed—the Ninety-second Iiltnois mounted infantry on the right and Ninth Michigan cavalry on the left—while the Scouts, under Captain Northrop and Lieutenant Griffin, moved down the road, followed by the Gonoral and staff. We had nearly reached the centre of the town, skirmishing quite briskly, giving occeston- ally a few shote from a section of artillery of Beebes’ bat tery (Tenth Wisconsin), when the onomy charged in force. They were met with stubborn resistange by the Ninety-second Ilinois; bu, owing to their far supertor numbers, they fually wets compelied toreturn, At about the same time they eharged again, going entirely through the Ninoty-seoond, and dashed on toward the seoond line of defence At this point they wer repulsed, and held in cheok wntil the remainder of the comm in, proparatory to filliag back, it being evident that Wheeler's entire command waa opposed vo ns Tho brigade re'ared in good order to Juboston'a SM Hoeey of Hoi po tor colle, influenza, ant breathing aod aft Gifectionn of the Seas off from the er circumstances him to be @ of a great and de- nm. The Tar of Balm of G all ef the throat bottle. Far CHanies Downe. General Agent, 44 Cedar street, N. ¥. Hills, Hair Dy brown. RePable. Depot, No.1 Barclay street. pontooniste worked all ons up the bank, and by movement. To-da} Emsto River axp Covcamia Roan, Stevens Mins rnom Covvaara, Feb. 14, 1865. Yesterday morning we got an early start, and, moving through a fine neighborhood, arrived at the South Edisto rive at noon, where we found, at Davis’ bridge, General Morgan's division, in charge of the corps trains. Giving over the train to Carlin, Morgan crossed, and moved up to where he struck the road leading to Columbia, the capital of the Palmetto State, and well known to the public as the prison den for confinement and starva- ton of Union officers. Taki dark, when he enca: Spencer's brigade and umler cover of night moved out on Morgan’s left flank. n Carlin crossed before sunset, and made a night march of seven miles, following Morgan. Baird, to whom Carlin turned over the trains, crosged the same night, and encamped a litte in Carlin’s rear, without dimeuity. JULIUS CMBAR, BY Il. I. M. LOUIS NAPOLEON BONAPARTE. A. DOWLING, 66 Nassau street, Hickory Hean, Lancaster Diergicr, March 2, 1866. CROSSING OF HANGING ROCK CRERK, The troops moved at the usual hour this morning, but the crossing of Hanging Meck creek was so bad that the trains did not get over until noon. Nevertheless twelve The rain that has constantly days ceased to-night, and as the roads before Freshet on the Delaware. Bagtow, Pa, March 17, 1865. The Delaware river is over twenty-six feet above low water mark and still rising. been fone adove this point as yet. There is about twen.. -two feot rise in the Lehigh river. It is reported th at o canals have been materially damaged, but we br,ve no reliauie report as yet, Fraveuix, Pa., March 17, 1°65, greatest flood ever known | this at Oli City and the Frenels creek Miles of the rail ‘aph lines on Ail creek Houses, tanks and barre'A, full and The lows is ostimr,s “Martha Was’ ten perfect mucces A But little damage has Bold everywhere. RNES & CO., Agents, 21 Park row, N. ¥. Old Eyes Made hey nen hi ceasion peed sight an nd of noche or medicine. Seot by mail free, on feoeipt of 10 cents, E. BF M Out—Knox's Sprin, Styles of Genta}, Hats, at 212 Broadway, corner of Fulton street. Cure for BDleeda ‘8 PILE miles were made to-day. poured down for ni ‘soil is sandy we have very passable Cnegrannmip District, March 3, 1665. The command haa made @ fine march to-day, Morgan covering [twenty.six miles and Baird and Carlin about fourteen each. To-night Morgan is near Chesterfield Court House, The roads, as far ns the line of Lancaster and Chesterfield, were’ ve Lynoh’s creck we struck sandy soll and found excellent roads. this road, he moved ant or Kilpatrick's cavalry crossed next, Intention of crossing. Atkins found a reg’ bridge at Franklin road track are got ere washed sway. y, cover the river. jon, Tho river is still rising. i, and the tolegr bad; but after crossing Zion Cuvrcn Fanny, Seven Mites rrom Covtmw 4, Rivarr, Feb, 16, 186%, ‘Yesterday morning the column moved at daylight, on the road leading to Lexington, the county seat of Lexing- ton district, We found several fine roads, Consequently the divisions moved on parallels, with tha*pavairy on the loft flank. At ten o'clock the command reached Clark’s Mills Post office, where our flanks wera ATTACKED BY A GUERILLA f,aNc, of one hundred and fifty bushwhacke’ rs, under a leader named Huckiesby, and were repulse, by the foragers, FLIGHT SIGNS OF AT . A few minutes later General Car’,in was movin the Seventy-ninth ‘pennsylvania, Major commanding, wher, a number of mounted considerably demoraliz iment of r ne ; regime! cavalry are med ‘to. be by the #8! and, turning my e: the Major, comprehen’, old Pennsylvania yor Health to Your Childres W'S Soothing Syrup for Children reliewe invigorates the stomach and bows? rectly safe in alba | Tuirty.fve cents New York, and 200 High Hou pq” Floods at Albany, Utica, Rovhester, &e. AUMANY, March 17, 1865, Large quantities of ice have lodg’A on the flats below the city, and the river has swollen wotil the docks and ths of eight or ton feet. in the southorn part of the city are under water two or three feré. The Mohawk has alro overflowed its banks, and th Central Ratiroad tracks urder water threo or four No trains have started for the West to-day, The heaviest damage occurred at Fonda, where shegraph wires wore washed A few mises below tho city the Hudson River covered by water end ice, and this morning's tro. had to return, when its passengers were transferred “& the Harlem road. There are detentions on also, There is no indication yet Tuomrson’s Carex, xen State ebild from pain, can. toatl HARD MARCHING, wees To-day has been one of the hardest upon the men and animals we have yet experienced. We moved at the usual hour over the worst road I have ever seen, and at Thompson's creek encamped at oleven P. M., after pulling out of the mud the whole division trains, which stuck fast and baffled all the attempts of the mules to extricate them. Our advance to-night is in North Carolina, near Offices 44 Dey street, Spring Oversacks from $15 to 9 44, New jks, $20 to style Business Sac! ee Heth mitter « and but one ‘on the bridges and sta, 21 Park row. Nean Roceinauam, N. C., March 7, 1866, On the 6th the whole wing encamped at Sneedsboro, and Kilpatrick's cavalry also. brigade the same evening commenced throwing the pon- toons after the Thirteenth Michigan bad crossed the river, and it waa bolioved that the cavalry could com, Ratiroad track a gists, 170 Washington etre T9r orted to Gener down upon you. # side at the moment, , the Seventy-ninth, I found that sing the situation, had ordered the rans into line before the (ienvral General Buell’s pontoon Unter, NW. ¥., March 17, 1865. Tho water in this vicinity "is throe feos hienor Byrn | wom, Fin