The New York Herald Newspaper, March 20, 1865, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 10,430. —, SHERMAR. | The Holiday March Through|qthe Routes of His the Carolinas, Further Details Showing How the Army Lived in Clover in the Hotbed of the Rebellion. Anciher Complete History Showing How the Army arched and Haneuvred for Fifty- . four Days in the Swamps cf Scuth Carolina. GRonoLocy CF THE CAMPAICN. The Truth About the Burning of Columbia. The City Fired by the Rebels, Pillaged by the Negroes and Hangers On of the Army and Partly Saved by the Action of Sherman’s Generals, Petals of the Pillaging of Winnsboro, Cheraw and Camden, Sey, &o Mr. J. E. P. Doyle’s Despatch, Favertavintr, N. C., March 13, 1863, I yestorday forwarded you some incidents of the march Which I had not time'tto fnsert in my account of the same Perning, previously forwarded. [The account alluded to “4 published tn the Hinatp on yesterday morning.—Ep, Bssscn.) This morning I sond you a map showing the Rao of march of the four corps and Kilpatrick’s cavalry, Which Will not be without interest. Accompanying it, ag fio dricfost means of explaining it, I send you also the Sol lowing. ‘ Carégolegy of the Carolina Campaign... ae tse ihenth end £0 H jeonth and Seventeenth co: Kinorred pts aN jeanfort, me ¢* ¥osh—Loft w nj; left Savannas; marching om either side}, Of jbo Savannah river (owards Augusia. Sed~-General Sherman transferred headquarters from monica th—Left wing dei 5 ie me wing delayed by rains in camp, seven milos |, 29u—Lalt wing at Springfeld, > + S7th—Advance of the left-wing reached Sister's ferry. ‘R6th—Right w: moved froin Pocovaligo towards the baliee river, fy Wivg in camp at Sister's ferry de. ed by rains and high water, + th—Right wiog moving along Savannah and Charles- a Railroad, and between the railroad and McPherson. lie, «ucountering sivall parties of the reb-1 cavalry, ster’s fer ft Wing still at q ‘Slst—Aight wing at MoFMersonville, Left wing at Piscer’s furry. FEBRUARY. let—! wing moved from McPhersonvillo towards pene il, Left wing still water and mud bound at "8 fer Sd—Right wing moved to Brighton’s bridge, ‘ver the etcher, when enemy made resistance to the pas. of Us atream an burned te bridge aiu—Riy : &ov, Uh Sih—Right wing crossed Whippy swamp. Left wi po m3 Brighton, which bad been burned by the ret airy. ifm dvance of the right wing fought Whevjor at Orafige chufch on the Litue caltketcher, Th wing at cei Dg midway on Charles. Sand Augustus Failroad. ft wing moved to Law. ville, which was burned by the Twentieth Right wing crossed the South Hediste Left ; in camp at Lawtonvilie, Cch—Right wing at Grabamsyille, Left wing roached prs { JOth—Right wing crossed North Edisto river, Left roached Fiddio Pond, near Barnw t Seay) wing captured Orangeb Left win; arched through Larnwoell, which was left in ashes, an gsocamped three mil-s frodd White loud station, 12th—Righs wing made a rapid march ‘rem Orangeburg towards the and Columbia, The left wing tore ‘bp tea miles of the Charieston and Avgusta Railroad, 18th—Left wing crossed the South Ediato river, 4$—Lett wing crossed the North Kuisio river. th—Right w ng eilvcted the passage of the Congaree, Pod began shelling Colum).a. General Carlin, in the ad- nee of the left wing, sk:rmished with the rebels near ington, capturing and burning the town. Weh—The. right wing confronting Columbia, Left wing marched to Hart's ferry, on the Saluda river, and Brose. 1Ttu—-Right wing occupicd Columba. Same night Co- furrbia was burned, Left wing reached the Broad river. 1sth—Kight wing in waup at Columbia, and leit wing $e camp on Broad river. Wth—Lelt wing crossed the Broad and destroyed Green- witke and Columbls Railroad, caning near Alston, be wing lett Columbia, destroying railroad to Lefts wug moved to aad crossed Litde ver, wr %h—! W onsboro, a a st—The whole army was concentrated at Winnsbern, ius load ng Job “i to Suppose that it was Shermau’s Agyantion to push upoo Charloite, Right wing engaged im paseage of tho Waterco rat Pay’sforry. Loti wing tore vp the railroad above austoro and moved to Yuubgaville. 264—Higut wing on Lyuch creek. .Left wing reached Booky Mount, Catawba river. ‘24th—Part of the ioft wing crossed the Catawba (or ‘Wotores) river. ‘@L—Right wing captured Camden, Left wing pass- Cataw la river. —Loft w ng stil! engnged in difficult of the Patawba, General Cartia bad a fight with Wh @avairy. ‘Seth—Richt wing moved from Camden towards Cheraw, get ‘on Lynch's crsek and baicing for three days, ing up. MAROR. Left wing moved to Hanging rock. BUG wing marched to Hotwou's ferry oF Lynch's ‘Bd—The left wing being up, the whole ermy crossed pch’s creek. 4sh—Right wing captured Cheraw. Loft wing crossed Portas on and part of the left crossed the Great w ear Ser corte of the left wing moved uj ra, tor the left wing, delayed at the Catawba river, to ing at Loutel Hill, whole army marchod on the soveral roads fisen at Fayetteville to within twenty miles of the 10th—Marched to within ten miles of Fayetteville in bate, anticipating an engagement with Hardes, . stele @ cavalry strock the roor of Hardee's reireat- forves nvar Fayetteville, and eagaged Hampton in one Ee fimast cavalry battee'o: the war. Lth—Ti9 Whole army enterod Fayetteville, havin ortho im the campaign for fifty-four days, an wing iarched four hundr ca aud forty-three miles, Mr. E. D. Wesifall’s Despaich. Faymerevtuun, N. €., March 12, 1865. ‘Thore are # thousand end one incidents connected with \ She merch of the army turough South Carolina which |) @vuld not enter toto 1 qeaeral reylew of the movements, ‘ = whitch I Lave *everved for a second communication. “} Rerman's fogistice alons exe n curious study, and when } gcconpaait, as they Love boon in this instance, by the J gumnyo tnetdonts which wil! nnvurally follow the forced ' @emporary mwalyamation of Musscharetts and South v & vlina they make a curious voinme Indeed, CHA MEAN'S LEPMOTIVE POKOR, Tho plan of tho campalsa coutompiated the movement we? Generel Sloeum's two corps—the Fourteonth and Seontecb—up the Savanonh rivor to threaten Augusta, while tue right wing moved into the Biate of Bouth Caro- fe from Bouufort, as if to go w Charleston. The rebels wero kuown to be {n considerable force at each of these 4%, nod it was not in the programme to atteck ofthor, E-oncan'’s ida was to got porsosaion of one oF both a fight, ond the perm a given to-day to tho z of this army to Inegiilbo “Charleston” w if banaora ls evidence enovgh that ho wes pretty ch iont, Aa in the Goorgla can sab werot of bie ddetinatio to provide for bit coming, wo who lad Dee Gut od ab tho evyacuadion of Ab aign, yot tho sow HO Wh lanta—recruits, convalescents, &o.—hnd come down to the army by way of Now York, #0 that the South Caro- na campaign was commenced by a larger force of effec- (ve men than that which started from Atlanta in No- vember last. The organization of the army remained the same—that is, Major General 0, 0. Howard led the nght wing (Blair's and Logan’s corps); Major General 1. W. Slocum the left wing (Jef. O. Davis’ and Williams? corps). Brevet Major General Kilpatrick commanded ihe cavalry, reporting only to Sherman himeclf. ‘THE PAGEAGE OF THS CATAWBA BY THM FOURTERNTH Cours. L have only alluded briefly to tho troubles of the Four- teenth corps, and have generally loft it to the corres- pondent with that column to report its march; but I cannot refrain from giving an Incident of its pastage of tho Catawba, You will remombor that for two or three days the swollen state @ the Catawba provonted the Fourteenth from crossing, and that the right wing ‘was cutintwo. The delay thus caused to one corps of course extended to the whole army. Sherman at last and on March 1 ordered Slocum to order that portion of the got impatient and disgusted, Fourteenth corps which was cut stroy the wagons, spike the of to cannon, de. comeon. The army was now twenty miles in advance, General Slooum rode back to the Catawba at night, un- attended, eave by a couple of orderlies, and through country where rebels abounded, and consulted with Joff. ©, Davia, That General bogged for a delay in the excou- tion of the order. Generals Slocum, Davis, ‘Jimmy’ Morgan, Baird and Buell went vi waving tho Fourteen! bg and saceseded tn getting thom across without ‘material. Then, by force marches, wh taxed, they caine up and took their place again in the front line facing towards Virginia. ee THE MRO ON OF THE ARMY, T have used the word “bummer” in my acocounts, and ithas been suggested that many of your renders do know the mésning of the term. “It has now a recogni: position in the army lexicon. Any man who haa seca t it applies to will acknowledge (hat it was *y a ragged roan, blackened by tie smokes of many a pine knot fire, ‘mounted on a scrawny mule, without a saddle, with a gun, a knapsack, aduicher knife and a plig hat, stealing hie way through the pine forests far out on the dank of acoluimm., Keen on the scent of rebels, or bacon, of stlvor spoons, or corn, or anything valuable, and you have him in your mind. Think how you would admire lim if you ware a lone waiman, with a faintly of «mall children, far from holp, wiien he blandly inquired whoro you kept your valuables. Think how you would emile when he pryed ope choets with his bayonet or Knocked ta p eces y pianos and chairs; tore your bed elochin Stipe, and ecattéred the trips boot t “bumimors” say i talces too mel time to us 48 no protection from these roughr ders, They go through @ Hoegro cabin ia pearcl of diamonds and gold watclow ‘with Just as much ireedam and Vivaulty as they “loot the dwelling of a wealthy plaater, Thoy ap; to be oasessod of a spirit of “pure cussednegs."’ Oud Inol- lent of many will iduetrate, A “burner stepped Into & house and inquired fof sorgium. The lady of the house preaented a Jug, which ho avid was Wo havy, so he hicroly @lled his cahtoan, Thon taking a buge vial of t fen 9 feotn by ni red, in we tours bom of coin hagard noth. int 4 10) Of the perkousl Wie CouuWion WO Lave Yavded Wun ugh w IDs shoot the mules and horses, ferry tho men across on rafts and aly at tho work of tho endurance of the mon was most vt E NEW YOR Columns from favanrah Through the NEW YORK, MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1865. THE LAST SWATH OF SHERMAN. Carclinas instead of cotton fields, the dark pine forests rain thetp: overse on heats, Tie cyprecs end wild vine, tog, fosiuon forest. In fron: of Wir, Elysms? house are mote ve" oe Tale trees, beneail which the vine and eypree have formed Cantastic bowers, with thelr delicate fulitge aad garlands of banging um Not tur trom the résiuence ig 4 dark, solema ewainp, formed by the expansion of the Edisto over the jowiands. ‘his is full of falieg gotuic arches of cyproas and vine. interlat ng ee | branches fr stra he ever ponding to Fayetteville. | wie ll: ever. the aieeaeiod | poironous alr of ¢ Here revel in eecute eby ' Pa,* FNS oA S > Ry ROAR i WAR BORD aa NALS. rl oN = Hou va ant. ae Fel? (g CN ¥ K G eet ae S A er OTE SE " “- et Ny ey tee 3 TO INLET v Le] army to-pay. The yield Of horses and has not beon go large as on tho Georgia cai of food we havo fared quite as well. REPEL COMPLIERNTS T9 THE TWENTMETT CoRrs. The rebl cavaley left Wineboro a few hours before our column entered ft, They told the citizens that if the Twentieth corps got in town first they were safe, and many compliments to officers and men of that corps from the citizens was tho result, Wheoler’s command had not belied the Twentieth. ‘THR PERLING OF TITR TROOPS. Thore can be no denial of the assortion that the feeling among the troops was one of extgemo bitterness towards tho people of tie State of South Carolina. Tt was freely expressed as the column hurried over the bridge at Sister's ferry, cager to commence the punishment of “original secessionists.’ Threatening words were hear! from sol- iors who prided themeelves on “conservatisin in house- “Flow do yon got on, father?” f asked, “Well, maksa, niggor gets on poorly, as you #00, Massa calls moa young man and makes dis nigger work lke @ hoss,’? “Tas masa any money hore?” asked some of tho boys, “Lots of dia ero dead money.” “Why do you call {t dead?” ‘Well, you so, if a hose is cut yon call him ore wounded; if ho ts sootched tesbiy ho dies like dis ere money.” “How do you like the Yankst’’ I agkod tho old African. ‘Yeah, yeah! Yanks fino; not the tollow-faced rebs look, who lib om corm coffee and swash all dore burning’’ while in Georgia, and oflloers openly confessed thelr fears that the oomiug ca paign would be a wicked | best” While the old african was making this philo- one, Just or unjust as this feeling was to’ the coun- | sophical distinction I overheard a little plosalnhy try people of South Carolina, it was universal. I first po oa fruits at arg, where two or throe plies of kened brick and an aero or so of dying hoy 4 marked the site of an old Revolutionary town. And before the column had fairly got ite “hand in,’” CHARLESTON RAFUGRRS. ‘Winnsboro was pretty well filled with a wealthy class of poople who had taken refugo there during the siege of Charleston, Among them wore Mra, Do Bow, wife of the “Reviewers” Mrs. Gov. Aiken, and others of South Carolina first circles. Winnsboro, before the war, was an aristocratic, wealthy place. With these additions from Charleston, the town, when our ireone entored ib held many things doar to high rebtls, Cotsiderable plun- der was removed from the town, surreptitiously, I am sorry to say. Tho Court Hous was not burped; neither stores nor hotels were robbed, and soldiers word Kept out of private dwollings. whisper:— “Mamma, do Yanks have good feet—not like do deb!!, as masea eaya.’” The planters told all sorts of absurd stories to thoir slaves about our men to frighten them at our approaca. Thoy informed them that we wore killing all the male children, and yoking the men and women @ oxen, or selling them ta Cuba. ‘Tn Wars LAVA, The fumous white slave oamo into ong I!neg this morn- ing and reported to Goneral Logan. His neue {s James Lo Rosch, of French fescont by his fathop His groat grendmotbor was ® pretty Indian girl, and réared by o Mr. Torrend, by whose son ahg HA a daughter, who was sold toa Mr. Woetern, of who had a daughter by her. Tho lattor was the mother of our slave, and kept in sorvitude by ber half-sister, a Mrs. Smith, who afterwards eold both thother and ohildron to heartless traders, who traMcked then over tho covatry. This man was about forty years of age, elight build, long sandy hetr and whiskers, and evidently without « particle of African blood in his veins; yet Le was the bondman of his kineman, BLAIA'# SERVICER ‘The following letter from General Howard to General Diair fully oxpressos his senso of the importance of lis movements on the extreme right:— Heanqu\erres Derarrmest Any of tre Tevxreses, ®, 8. O,, Fob. 6, 1865, Mr. D. P. Conyngham’s Despatch. Farverravitis, N. ©., March 12, 1865, In qiving an account of groat military operations we at first merely confine ourselves to dry details, leaving for subsequent notice incidents and events which arise from such {mportant movements, The people of South Carolina, despite all their boasted chivalry, submitted to Yaukee role and usurpation with neither grace nor dignity. In Goorgia we had to respect the high-toned fooling of the planters, for they yiolted with a dignity that won our admiration, In Carolina the fuhabjtanta, with a fawning, cringing subrerviency, MWhg around our camps craving # bit to eat, while our foragers disinterred barrels of pork and sweot potatocs around thelr premises. THR KRonoRs, Tn evory instance the negroes have proved our friends, giving us valuable information relative to the enemy's movements; also, acting ag scouts end eples, informing Jr. 0 to congratulnte you on the success mamand in breaking the Mne of the nemy chore a position of in ompa na where tho enemy had concealed their ou te and tho like, he poor, Geepised no. " gtoes looked spon our arrival as fuldiling ocerdbhsl ‘reconnoiseanre to Brox f yabtion,» lap cpoiny io destroy i and to de tho miflenium=the days of “Yubilon.”” Tn all cagus thoy Yen, aided by tho Niath MN nots have proved our friends, eheliering and feeding our pris vo Dnek the oa my, reached Rivor's onort aud giving as valy information, They possess laaer Or uame ‘a large eliaro of surewdacss, and tuko a more Just view of made two taf try the prosmnt struggle than we generally gave (nom orodit yond a belt In ex for, They look upon the Yaukves om thoir friende; on ‘ forufied thelr old t ro 08 (helt inveterate eneroies i ~ 4 While hatihig ay the plontatt aM. People t f ales chat aii ob 100, re “ , ¥. Lold neg ¥ A to ¢ f 1 " wh 4 Yaakeo arnay, 2 | ace gail 4 ' 2 ‘ Mined dof thy € 7 GOLDStorG / WAXSSS eat SCALE OF MILES a rent, ok: oe ——— n is eplenuld o © go 20 60 so j pana ta the sleyane = br Joyinent wild fowl, serpents aud alligators, + Such dismal sv are frequent in Carolina, but spt vy abound along the sea coast from Savanna to parloeton, CONEKAT DRCRIPTION AND APPTARANCR OF CAR The @a tilands of Youth Carolina extend Coat from Wiuyaw bay to the Compored of @ thet v. ducing sea ishiu ity, proe : , cera and ree, Yao ohaage tro wkd palmews hose btands, The | Hows a cousidersole way igiaus along the rivers, iret gating the immeae extent o marsh land thee borders the rivers, These lauds, tho gh wulealtuy, are very valuable as riee p ry ‘ The region between the tide swamps and the sand hills of the middle couniry extends for newly ous hun dred miles. ‘The river swa:nps bere, too, are Immenve, in sone places 81x in vation, but affuid end al!) bad w force tueir pa: glo extends for sc Includes th omen he INST! é 5c eee 2 xtendng in width, and are unile for cath 1, Poptties J swamps ou; armies se (he sancd-ulll ree oud 68 1s € part with a rich sul, ui xed Toll.ng naturéof tls folureque Kppesra road river, iu York aud | mountainous country is cuntin d to Peuds ville districts, and, thoogh the suil is rat country is pleasaut aud beattiy. ORANGELT Gy Orangeburg {s on the Columbia branch of the South Carolina Railroad, ninety-seven milca trou Chariestoa aud forty Ik bud been @ pid seven from Columbia. place before (he war, and Lud a popuiaidon ¢ thousand, It was buit upon a ridumg bluti Orst we met since we left barsunah, te a ro historic relics of the Kevolutionery war. ‘4 Was formerly looked upon 43 @ heaithy, wean. retreat, aud was, therefore, rather tile place. When 1 reached iu umes, Our men say that they found eu, in Which cotton wad stor-d, on fire when they entered i. Bo this as it may, the whole town was soon in dames, end by the fuiowung morning one heap of ashes. Tho tasteful churcues, with their tall steeples, and about fifty private houses alone e«: Alar v awount sone of cotton Was also consumed Li Wasa gad sicht nest morning to Witness the king rulue of the town—thé tall, black cht! ie8 looking Gown upon itke funeral mutes—and to see old women and Calidvou, hopeless, helpless, almost frenaied, wandecing duridst us desolation, YET TO TKB ORPITAN ABTLU This fine building is somewhat in us and at progeny contaims over two hundred eh ildren @ branch of the Charleston Houre. the children went throws) aod hytns in a most crediabie tauuer. over by a New York laty—A. &. Irs iug—« Andy, who talked fievly About the prevent ty sympathies were with the South, She seit y for her helpless churce, now thatthe raizo /} up and the couniry devastated. She ra i giarvation before them. Alas! T eould nog hold forta oue fay of hope to her. GENEKAL LOGAN ON BUTE PRoY An appareutly wealihy planter, fee! y ar of the tow Iwi safe undor the wyts of Lue brilish hon Af paw i walks up. to Goneral Login, with hisf hands et Media 5 bis capacious pockets, and bis Lat vpendenly va, saying :— } “General, you see T want protection from these hera | houtrages,”’ aud he polis ac two soldiers, one in pursuit of @ young grunter, Which Seemed ae iudighabl as Lip maaator at the outrages inulicted on a Kinglieu soljvet, another was carrytig on ao excited ehae ailer a rosie, timing the amusement by am occasional ting av eomd members of the rooster’ Lamiiy tial croseed bis pail “Why should I give you pruvess.on ?”” “Sir, I claim provection. 1 ain # diinglish pubjectl’” he exclaimed, with tuw air of @ Lord Jol Russell, “A whait”’ “A Hinglish subject, sir;” and be atually swelled out, like the frog in the fabio, at his Own importance. “What the nell, then, are you doing here, if fou are? the boys will take every buy apd Lickon youve, tho: you are a British sutjoct—Ibiteh rubjeat, be hanged |’ ‘The Jost thing we beard from (ho oid gentleman as we rode away was, “1M bavo redress; Hnglaid sali Dead of this,” and (he like, Whie tuo boys were mak ng funlt movements on all sides, Well loaded with the 1 ch spoilt of the farmyard. 1 think the Lumber of muskels we picked up, with the tower siaimp oa thom, did Bot Gis pose the General very favorably towards Iagiieu wub> jects, couemts, The capital of South Carviina is one hundred and twenty-eight ates from Chmiiewton by railway, it bal been a bewutiful city, suated Jost at the cunitux of the We waters. Saluda and Broad rivers, whiib form the Cungwee. It o Se cannes for its ine public buildings, its iu .gnincoat “ Plivate reeidences, with their lo ety livwer gure whieh ” Suyored of Oriental ease and iusury. Bly ban'te cu ceive a city more Leastiluliy situated or more yorgoously embellisued, with wpleudidly shaved walks aad dpty with flowers, stirubverica uud plunationa, — Birds | brilliant plumage sang aud sported tu tw gardens, uuded the deiie.ous inducnee of the runny sites, The city was laid oul in 1107, aad bad raplddy in beasty populadvn, ‘te itter ag 6 about ten thousaud prevous tothe war, Mose of a stores and public Lutidings were of brick, whlie moss the priv ‘iy paluted, wlia Lis ehurehi and the and volupiuvus mont by the enemy of Broxton’s, River's and Beaufort’s | Piserr, iy bridges, 1 e opening up of the country beyond and ita } atts and supplies, piack hors dg combat some tw hundred of the | Prvuce re enemy, an ain of morale over Lim produced by | PFtaten, forms 7 the wonderful vigor and bolduoss of our men im over- | \ . both ei, re! et Beinn coming apparently impossible obstacle: Yok eaten gh aie bat santa Tdympaihize with you most deeply in yout loaers, Evory soldier who jias fallen is a most procious sacriltce hat ‘must give ua pain, and tho loss we soffer in Colonel waite, Liowtenaht Colonel Kirby and thelr wounded Comrades wo dani il] afford. ed, Was a Vo ship, worth at lesot f As Gen’ ral Logau ye burned, I hope i las Wad 4b Wor mia Permit mo to thank you for your wise dispositions, | deuce of Geral ¥ id your offlaers and men for their cheerful, gaiinnt, en- | Piece, but Bas vert 7 Ou lerptiing ‘and successful work, achioved ‘at the very | Married to frestou's sister, It leo wonder whee hive opening of cauhpal Very respectfully yours, was dscoutented p Parade winna yo je with ae 0. HOWAR! much to giatily the most epwurean tastes rebuiled, ander Major Gon-ral. Hrigndier Geni CAPTURE OF OVUM) IA, ‘The rebels loft forty uve ploces uo! artillery, fifteen Ineo. iugynons govornmen: atures of ail Kitds, besides amotutof cotwn FP cotiou Were bara: a great ‘eal wna et untouched, no fewer than wine geadrals ag ja just afew houre belong uded Jobugten, Beoww P. 8.—Your Third division, Foreo, that made the successful dit ur through Anglesey, occupying the enemy at Beaufort and coming up justin time to réinfurce if needed, ts not forgowen or te Clated. 0. 0. A YANKEE OUTDONB, Some soldicrs were foraging round a house owned by some pretty secesh ladies. way Wore One of the men secing the earth in tho garden freshly inforeea turned up, asked “ What {s buried theret”’ and Dick Taylots phermaag’s army t le, (hey thought tone y tareatoning Colut “Nothing,” was the reply. “You can’t come it over a Yank that way. I gueea I'll find something worth looking after heret”” He fell to diggtug, the lady appearing quite distressed, and requested that he wo at. This only fired hie upidity, and he dag the more vigorouely until he had got down some six or sight foot. He would not even Suffer any of his comrades to help him, claiming the whole as his perquisite. Tt chanced to be an old well that had recently borw closed in, At length the young girl told those on the look, when a good laugh wag got up at bis expense, H got lp, put on his coat, and roado tracks, using very Strong language to soothe his injured feelings, SOUTHERN ESTIMATION OF THR YANKYES. Tingutred of an old lady who wos intently gazing at ws whether she ever saw any Yankees before, “Oh, yor; wo often aeen your fellows with @ pack on their Socks, or with a monkey and organ!” TW THY: NRGNOKS THROAT OUR MEN, A man nemed William Clark, formerly of Colonel Wal aud isolaied, MAE Me COLL NEIA, I spent tho evening tu the Capitol Jooking over the arlives and iibrarem. Part of Coane! Stone's brigades think Lae Dhirlecnt& Lowa, Colones Meaney sreghw@odites were on duty there. Colonel tone nnd Colonel Ronar¢y had earned an an Pigs fi Delig tho last to hols Me Lag of frvedugy eo oh As rolh O8 ight vet Ie thore eased « sid gogne t tra The suburbs were rst yor forty ab ‘4 ng cotton W the rebois bad piled along the s Villaging gates oon tired the Leart of the towa, theo eutered the Louse, in many fusvances oarr of f articles of value, ‘The Gate soon burst out ii al u Dight, crowds of our oscapsd obs, intoxicated With their horty, Whiow they i»oked apes Ses nee to sed, were parkdog the slreets ia groot®. fort's cavalry, came into our lines today. He 1 an | parts of vie city, and the etree were quickly en wied escaped prigon?r, and Lied boon concealed for eight weeks | wih heipless Women aud chiv soura 1a Caeir weak ty the poor negroes, He romaix in tha swamps 7 cother, Agoniaed mothers, veoking Wier ohitron, all cay, and joined hia kind protectors at nebt Thoagh ed and terrified, Were Pushing an all edes fromm they would be liber rewarded (or betrey'pg Dino, etl) « tenes and foliiug houte svecle bet to ® thoy were faithful have always found sh dexjised from their beds, and lay exposed to the {lenge negro fa thful tous, Their mesters baye Jatvly tried to ee hat worept ¢ 5, of > the cold of tue conciliate theta, An old negro raid to mei come #0 kind; though Mase 1 drink out of the same opt was seat one indead, The noni, hud the curd With the poor 1 rents safe ds taddlod PRaesRY ATION OF DIECTMLENN. General orders have been ismved both by Genera an to tl ing lan ve dy come at purpowd Avs Midway, ts the miited by sting ponte £ joy dud conducted. {souuts, 2 Magen hes many # ba | moro cre lit to his heart than « y poe oe Srueet ’ i Viel Loan # eth, was Cred ae while stud ¥ arolive, Te tai ivy twcveiged Qt tno Durning of the ~ by WAM Fotous sccues, bikermay