The Sun (New York) Newspaper, February 22, 1865, Page 1

THE ——_. es THIRTY.THIRD VEAR, ) NUMBER 10,177. ‘ s ‘The L By Telegraph to the \, ¥. San. eee "DOOM OF CHARLESTON! The Federals in Full Occupation RECAPTURE OF THE FORTS’ "200 Guns Spiked! {REBELS FIRE THE CITY. Groat Destruction of Property. ,& TERRIBLE EXPLOSION, Several Hundred Livex Lost! Rebel Iron-Ciads Blown Up and Blockade Runners Captured. “| REJOICING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY A Glorious Washington's Birthday (ALITTLE "SET BACK” IN. VIRGINIA. ‘ Capture of Gens. Crook and Kelly City and Miscellaneous News. GREAT WORKINGMEN'S MEETING. Friery to be Hung Miarch 31st. ALCe, &c.., fC. Charleston. b he City Gccupled by Our Ferces treat Contlagration -tearful Puplesion ios e@ of Severn! Hundred Lives, Ecc Dy the arrival of the steamer Fulton ut the port We bavy detailed eccounte of the cupture of Char wstou = The Fult ( qed with tage io boucr val @Teeted with rounr @ the Variou The city wae fin mod the fact Was vl oclock ou Batu nm evtered the harbor gs'ly decor wf the event, and wae t hearty cheers by the crews a swhich were passed ly evacuate! ou Friday night, Vered at Fort Moultrie at ten Toe fact was mediately signalled! to the army, sud the troopa re cently landed on James Island crossed Aahiey River in tx wroing ia over the snd took possession of the city. There wae no opposition experienced. It eppeare that the evacuation commenced three weeks ayo A rebe Sicer who deserted gave information wh ch was not then Lelieved, but which 16 now discovered to be accurate. The mu- ) witons and lighter stores bave been removed, but tie heavier articles ware ‘eft fWansportation and time bel ind for want of Our picket boats in the Latest News NEW YORK, ebout two bundred pieces of good artillery aud «| supply of fine ammunition, The enemy tmenced evacuating all the works last n wht, and Major Macbeth surrendered the city to the troup s of Geversl Scbimmelfennig at 9 clock this morn. ing, at which time it was occupied by our forces Our advance on the Edisto from Bull's Bay hastened the retreat The cotton Warebouses, arsenals, quartermastere’ stores, railroad bridges, aud tre iron <lade were burned by theenemy. B ue ves sels in the ehip-yard were also burned Nearly all the tohebitents remaining behind belong to the poorer class Very Reapectfully, Q A. Gittmons, Genera) Commaniirg. Rejoicings Washington, Feb vi tlee The followin, as been promulgated, State, Waeahington, Fel fated Department of 1 The Department bu'ld wi! tminate! on the night of Washington's Birthday, in nor of the recent triumph of the [ uion Ry order of the Proaident ‘Bignedg Wittiaw HH. Srwann, Bec retary of State Washington, Feb 21 A aalute of 100 guns was fired here to-day, in honor of the occupation of Charleston by our forces Troy, Feb 21 Asalute of here thie afternoon, in bo Charleston, Trenton, N J:, Fed 21.—The Legislature is to meet in public to-morrow u'ght in bonor of the B ribday of Washington and the fall of Charleston Gov, Parker will preside, and .¢ ington, 1 yune was fired r of the capture of Letbrop,of Hur ato deliver au Pavadelphia, Feb, 21 February be Penunsy ddrese The Twenty-second of been wade a the cele holiday t it will be The Mayor ordered ® Datiooal salute at eu vania Lay slature, duly brate! to-worrow, of the city bas rise, @ salute of one at noon, the ringing of the bells on the State House sud ere makiug for Lundred ¢ churches aud preparations f private bouses The Mayor in bis proclamation iwhmenut of slavery, the cepture al the i.lumination io the evening reiers to the « Ciarleston, etc Boston, Feb @ balute as caver for veveral rejoicing 21, of 100 gune Governor Andrew bas ordered u the ju bovor of Blermuu's triuwpheut march, aud the fal of Charleston Common to-tnorrow One hundred guue will alee be fired trom Dorchester Heights, From Western Virginia. Capture of (.enerals ( rook and Kelley. Wheeling, Va., Feb. 21.—A party of rebel cay ery dashed into Cumberland before daylight this worning, @urprised aod captured the pickets, aud carried of Generals Crook and Kelle Tk seems to have been a very dar.ng and well planoed eftalr Cavalry have been sentio pura't The War io the Southwest. Cairo, Feb 21, The Mempbia Betierin learue from gentlemen who left Selina, Ala, om the 240) WEDNESDAY, 22, 1860. FEBRUARY 22. GRAVEYARD OF REBELLION, Map Showing the Whole Field of Military Cperations from Charleston onthe South to Richmond on the North, together with the Cities and Railroads re- cently Captured by Sherman. do” [SS STAUNTON | ae ¥ f/ etry ‘ aw —-~ curraw’) \) sok , co A ‘ — ‘ orm F 4 Mien : & *. i Z SUN. ~ PRICK ONE CENT IN @OLD {Two O ENTS IN CORRENOS +. Mr Townsend and Mr Nelson eatd » few words in extenuation of Mr. Field's offenses and iavokiog barity. y Mr. Beammen dissented from the remarks of the preceding gentlemen and said Mr Fields was now excusable for bis conduct. The rescivtion was agreed to by &8 against €) the opposition members, with but fow exceptions, voting in the negative. The House proceeded to the consideration of the amen latory Enrollment bill. The House, after amending and debating the l@ Section, struck it out by @ vote of 66 against 4. This section made it the duty of ¢ whe ve or ahal’ become liable to te enrelfed, to report binsself, the wilful neglect of which waa to be com siteret and punished as @ misdemeanor, Mr Blair offered to the 9d Section an amendmens that in future no credits be given, unless for men ectually furmahed, This would do away with pe per credits ‘This amendment was under cousiderstion when the House adjournet, Wews Items. (Bp Pelagraph to the Kew York fon.) Fevenat paymasters, provided with funda lef Yesterday for the Army of the Potomac. Tue proposed Constitutional amendmant te abols inh alavery, waa ratified by the Legislawure of W aconain yoaterday. Tok aubecriptions to the 7-30 loan, received by Jay Cook & Co, yeaterday, amounted to @4,084%,100 the largent ingle Fastern subscription was one for $400,000 from New York. Tan Upper House of the Canadian Parliament, Monday uight, Snally voted, 46 yeas to 15 nays, to favor the Confederation achema and to present an addreas to the Queen, based on the resolutions of the Quebec Conference, Tas Seuate im Executive session last night com firmed about five bundred nominations, « large number of them promotions im the regular army ; the remaluder assistant quarter masters, commis saries of subsistence, aasistant ad sant Geverede aud other officers iv the volunteer force. Tur Bt Albans raid case was resumed at Mon. treal on Monday before Judge Miuith, Mr Kean for the prisoners spoks at lenyth tn opposition to the demand for extradition, and violently assailed the Upper Canada Judges for thetr dectaion in the Burley ease. He was twilowed by Mr. Latamme sod the court adjourned before be bad tloiehed hia argument Vie aurasl report of Thomas W Couway, By periutendent of the Bureau of Free Labor, shows the following result: The ouruber of ireedmen now under Mr, Conway's charge supported by the Gow eroment te 1,400; expense to the Goverumcat far the year $113,000; number of freedinen op planta, toow tothe Departinent, managed by the Rureaa, 60,000; op plantations under cu ture by military order, 160,000, Amount of property transferred to Treasury, $1,000,240, JOWNT res .usions were offered in the New Jersey Benate yeaterday, by Mr. Boovel, raufylog the auti- Very enendmentin the Constitution. Mr. Beo- vel moved to meke them the special order fur Fri- dey. The President of the Senate decided thas the motion of Benater Chandler of Morris, to refer the reslutions to the[Committee on Federal Kelatious, na, it was | enclosed with an extended ring of fire, which was | it wl! be seen that each step of Bertasn's advance : ally and sure y contracting each day, brinws bim wearer to powerful supports, and vir- re | fal eh garrison must therefore have experi tually threatens hin. Beauregard's forces aro said | | ’ A took precetence of Senator Soovel'sa mution. A arbor saw the garrison retreating from Fort Bum- | ult, and came through Meridian aod Jackson | . : i | large sudience was present, aud the discussion was © wr on Friday night, General Schemmelpfennig | Mias., that Dick Taylor hase considerable force at} {SSE SS ASRS ETA TEENIE ———— | the most interesting of the seasion to Waethe first military officer that entered the city | Selma, and also at Meridian, AtSe!ma, the rebe' Phe theatre of operations In North and South | of seventy miles from Columbia, end Berman dis. Ir bsg wenerally reported that all of the morchanrs | Admiral Dahlgren then ran up tho harbor in® | wery inanufacturing aud turning out large quant | Caro na. apd Vero cm are represented in the above | plaved ubexampled activity in reaching bis present | !@ Washington aod Baltimore, excepting thu W ig boat, and landed at two o'clock in fernoon, | ties of munitions of war. Most of Hoot's ariny bad | invp, tovether with the priucipal reiiroad Ines position. He hee already accompliahed half the | enfeldta, who were convicted by Gen. Doub day's Ho was joined by Gen U Ilmore soon afte | been sent to operate tSherman. They » which form the centres of the sLined moves distenor frow Savanah to Peteraburg. It will be military cortut 1p the char aad ’ : | teen oparate ay ma YO ee he realer will be enabled to comprehend seen that he now threatens Raleivh, the cepttat of | itary comitesion on the charge of eelliy goods ‘ The robels et fire to Charleston before they aban- | 1 y naked endwh iy dispirited, and hal low) gt 9 giar @ the direct influence of Genrral Sher- North rica aud Wilmer con. Th ta mot probs | to blockade runners, have been or will We released 3) domed it, and explated thelr magazines. Theter-! a!) hopes of suce ‘ul resistance to the Federul van's strate y in compelling the evacuation of | abie th erman will be compelled to move from confinement, the President bay) sdened ife exp! ne were hear! before Larg umber vere | ‘ 1 Charleston. With « lerge military force upon dames force against W lmington in order to capture it, He i eckor an Ae Bg pardon Pat URplomens | we si STOOPH:| HATES BUMDSTS Were POreroOIeds BBA IE) Tad, ate pb two miles south of Charleston, as been already virtually flanked tn the same | *2¢™- ‘uunber of these merchants bad already Gaturday morning. The shock was felson al! our | stated that 10,000 of Hood's men had their feet] gong with F and the verious railroade to Brauch toenner as Charleston, and will probally be sur- | been sent w the Albany penitentiary Philip and | 1S d be air was fille! with smoke, fire and | ipogs. in elr retreat from Nashv i le, Col snd Florence in our | rendered, But if not, the powerful Union ‘oreenow | Muwver ck, W 4 hia z Eh Refore and after daylight the | ee at Mii - fon . ae RS men vai | po 1 an it naval force at the moving trom Newbern for Goldatoro wil cenm- tol P. ers se eare eentent in Of Caps ad ing fragm . deed ‘ mee oe | which they eutfered more than during the previous | | f Charleston b it will be seen that | pel its evacuation, Tie force at Nowhern, Low. risow, eave mB ubconditiunally pardoned | yy «@ty was fired {m various places; the entire lower | three years of the war. Gen, Forrest was collect- | the doomed city was cutoff at all mdes, and was ever, threatens Weldon as well e« Goldaboro, Thus | ead were released on Mouday, ) part was in flames, and is was feared that two | (ny force at Jackson, Miss, for overati : } og Winds of the city would be burned, Cotton to the | asic, agains Vicksburg, | 9g Smount of over two millions of ) mroyed, The appearance of the streets as our troops en- | The d jollars was de LOCAL NEWS. NEW YORK AND THE VICINITY. opaiderabe difficulty in escaping, The distance to be at Charlotte, or the vicinity, and @ battle is from Char eaton to Branchville is 62 tiles, The regarded as imminent, But as Bherman occupies spture of the latter p! ured General Sher- the inner lines, the Charleston garrison cannot neavs of pushing for i hie columue to tein the impending contest, as it will be r to secure the des'red end, |: eccssary for the rebels to mako a wide circuit, in Cournbia je TO miles, end | order to effect a junction with the main army. This From Europe. Your Dayw Later News. The China, frou Queenstown 1lth of February, man the these places in corde From Branchville fered was desolate in the extreme, The majority a of the inhabitants, including al! the middle and WaAsninoron's Breravay—How ir witt be OxLaneatep —Bvatvass Places to ut CLosap ; bas arrived trom Bravehy o Wriu! 121 Jew, At last ie another triumph of Sherman's etratery, ani il. , . » i | cy wealthy clesews, bed left, and the destitute end A collection of official papere bad been pu! lished ‘ ae aie General Mave area bey hel wluost jusirates his ate of Vatiling and dividing bin apathy fae patie gta ane Seipiayn. Count | tq poor only remained behind. A few bundred rebel | eonveruiny th atlairs between tuo United | reached ¢ te, North Carolus, on the great eneuies, and neutralizing their forces ev as to rep- bs vored the public with the programme 4 Seserters, who hed bidden iu bouses when the | States and Canec A portion relates to the raid | ralle ad | to Richmond, This place is upwarde der them inoperative, a for the celebratiin of the anuiversary of of & 7 Car a RA TS in, bi ch occ " j Py Coufederates left the city, apposred, and begyed to of ester aare NOLPhs GIR, rere iaen | one - — eshington's birthday, which occurs to-day. It we taken prisoners, as they were weary of the war. | ares that the © 1g ‘The poople who remain behind are in absolute | coriten ape t F ame { ‘ a a | and save thas a opeverty, and require necessaries more then the | ie oush g crippled fur waut of materiu . ab @evannad people, The ouly Lappy facea were the | war, ihe 1 result of blockade ruunerm Le | Begroes. Crowds of colored } more effectually shut ous Will be that the trathe ebildren danced, sang pped sb and ite yelus will beueeforth pass more largely a” ie need, » Clapper wh «= aifested uniisteakeable ro) ” HOUBE OF REFPRKESENTATI\ ER. ‘The Committee on Ways and Means reported that they Lave metured # bill author! lag the Bec- retary of the Treasury to borrow, from time w tme, #2 Hundred Millons of Dollars, w jesue bonds far the eauwe, payable forty years from date, or redeemable, at the pleasure of the Government, ! he ton's post ia filled by the 'earer of eatsfactory | usr iis 4 epeetiug t ¢ threats ageing Mexico, | vfederate armies int trou Foderal ¢ powsitie shat inst at sppearé thet the observance will Le more genoral, thao wae at firvt supposed Mayor Guuther bas fagued @ proclamation recowmen ling the people throughout the eity to elom all places of Lusiness end olwerve the anniversary as eholiday Ail the depertwents and offices uf the City and Gonerad Governments, the Bock Exchamgs, Produce Ex ! Por rrospondent saya: “ ve French Minister, Count Mercer, waa soington, the Ainericnns were led new avent would be acered oly should huve recownized Thug reer jon has pot men, women aud bends and y atthe appearance of They ai! wanted food, aud say that The Auwy asp Navy Gavetrr says, that Lee must noth the eneny veccpy Wolaincton it be | into Federal bands | the Yaukeos, ) ete, Will be closed, and the s! , say terthangitniek en Wire ie ach er ab the ond of Sve yours —the interest, if paid im | CBAnge, etc., he ppitay ta satendas to hold ¢ he wd SB ould be abep i : t f wiheved 4, : w ‘ ‘ sal hele ¢ : vu it b y try 86 Nye thet Mr Bigelow will continue to thirty por cepturn Tne putdie buildings, botely sod imeny of thu Hh Mee Up arte ayant the.r wasters | be the beartin ite tavuent of elabou SUINOUS | aeeten Charge D' Allaire in Pars for eume Line a d The lower part of the city which was within | Well-conducted march inte the District of Colum e Span ah poveruinens in gaid to Laveresivel , Mr, Stevens offered @ substitute—to borrow the | Stores end private residences wil display the aa oe ae, : ; bia, the capture of Warlington, tbe invasion of the publica.ion of the Pope's eueyehel | same anount ab elgut per centum, and authorizing | Monel emblem, and the wextons of the venous | @ fenge of our guns ise ruin Bome of the bouses Penusylvauinveven of New York itsel', are posal le Bis. who publebed ib were bob Ww churches wili ring the church te!) ') Were knocked down, Bricks broken chim Tu a debate in the House of Commons on the re- | bowen ted them bonds to be exchanged for others any thine 4 im rel Fe 2 Wel® Wiurtibg, Hout | «q end thuber were lying everywhere in the streets, pee af He maar He ard f Bid Aber mae } Official instructions from ihe i vovern: | within two yearh and w be exempt from taxation ead evening ; se resale ay ond the chines, ak 7 aud ane e Uuste 4, dd Pa IN ad Leng apts Poland headreachet 4 ste oF fs ? f as aunounce erday. The Coz c ; and fragments of she'ls were s everywhere | og ghost he did not think tue Mouse would be juat attor einen nor cf Palaed 1s aup by Bt to oF Munte ‘pelautbomty, The bill will be y 7 mina Counc | J Warsow, The: Gover cons tered vext Thursday have very properly determined ov to inculve } | qid the ruins, The appearance of thie portion | fied in regarding tie course which had been taken jaremnaect The provincial goveruiments are sus: | The House mond on est to aid ine abd) dtnbar desc tha G - ' 4 . Y of the city was extreme'y desolate an | dreary | by the United Bates as the indicahon of intended | aided. wd the pully at ivistration will bene® | In the consiruction of « reiir i telograph line Ses enels of thernsel ves nue | Tb f the rebel army Which Famaiced | rene he cote Bot Sens. Wek Reinga GMa forth throvguthe uepartiventa of 646 Fe) fron Mi asourl to the Pacific Qcvan. the favored few, aud have concludai tu erjeui , ¢ portiun ° e vel wr pu 02 | take place on the Lake vty oO Which as Cutt vind ope ive minister Petersburg. | The House also passed the Beuate bill to facuitete | all the mousy appropriated for the yi ic ¥ to the city to the last were most of (hem thieves sisted tO corny sPitodag ” | the collection of debte of posunasters, aod provicing " Pe who plundered the inbatitanta They commited tain ot presout from euterin me | Wattertiwaite's CrrocLas oays fur the return to writers of letters In cases where | "*) bration, Tuey bave provided tr 4 ‘ = Ls fu) aad isa nf bata gol Ge dane ould only embarrass b'¢@ eter, | Bunce our last there has Leen @ larger wuuurt of | there is w deficiency of powtage, wud algo the bili salute of ona hundred guns to be firod u the lat 4 Many shameful outrages, 4 cy n end not to wsmtne ac atu tously u at 10! Kunihaes \rahbatiad ib Atnerice srities “ an | establiebing certela posh routes tery ob cuntien, and the same et Uniou squur | American people wore animated by sngs of bow eal fi t le period ive | % jg With their booty, lity tewerds Englend, Tho tgoticn wes theo | 2Uring soy week for ecuisideralie perivil, five | au, tose regumed the consideration of the bill | There will be mo general turavut of the milita ne ye y © Bogle twenties iinproved at our 4 w 63, but | | gen ‘ OFFICIAL Dis PATCHES withdrewa, : ; A Tila | Awerican pews Jinper ug be peace rugors, aud | to provide @ guverument for the insurrectionary | but the Beventh Regiment bas roevot ode ste { a sian Mapuatnor tinulan) re ba occurred at Bandmnghem Hallthe reg ot ie Caused wise Louue BbVUtbWe PSF | ye aieg parade ot three o'clock P.M, eu it way bot | ide the Peiuce of Wales, Lut it wae fortunate . oO Me | Was Deraervawr, Washington, ? ned to asingle room oak | Mr, Ashley reported a aubesliuie f rthe original | other regiments will join thom. In the wveuiuy feb 21,5P M Toe Datty Na wcepte tie official denial of the P ; | Dill, providing for the admission of Louistens At) there will be | f tireworks, wud tl ads ry 3 ) | reported cession of certain Mex.cen provinces to Congressional Procecdings, | sanras and Tonucssee @ grand display of fireworks wi Ug | Major Gen, John A, Diz—The following speci® | prance, tus otrer journals, {n view of similar off- a eypeer | Mr. Davia of Maryland, maid that, fromm the pres. | Hece®@ prepared for the oowssiou will WouPMoiw vy Jy g order bes just Leen issued. You will see thut itis éerel it with | XX¥VIEtbh CONGRES econd Seasicn. | ant igen ae uf ave rhe cy 4 i July next well worth seeing. The fireworks will te vail.) | | ree erring | ied pi hion 4 i any) azen . fats : b s ih « executed ip your Depariunent noon before the SENATR trout, His object, aw expressed in the bill, wae to et City Hall, Union 84q va Me ery Ju | Council of Btatey for baviag committed au abuse of Washinston, Fe Mr. Jobnuon presented | prevent ihe States now in rebellion from coming | 98 Bquare, Tompking Square, Mou wires ' E. M, Stanton, Socretary of War tein ece! sastical authors the memorial of the M " edalasure remon- | bere next Dex eetued a { dictatorially clamoring | Square, Liberty Park, and toe June oy of pais | \ ; The intelligence frou, Japan is unsatisfactory, It cainat thee rigahor a news rei the admission of their representatives aud 29 5 . At the * , Ordered that @ national salute be fred tormorrow | 718 ltt ee et eet repuu mint tha tice ee aaa eer inutnn el Bia Helumere Benators, ‘The President abuuk treet thoes who | Pfesdwey and Canal street . * trst-wentioued pon, Feb at Weat Point, and at every port, | Cony ‘had commented re Mr. Morgau, fri tor Miltary Committee, ree bold power inthe Bouth as they deserve—stmp | Polnte the best pieces will bees ibited, The ve i ‘ ereenul and army headquarters of the United | | raite de Banca i. | ported at Tl to extend the provis jne of the Pension them of shale ort lemme of suibarity and expel thew: | bration two-day te designed 4s, Jubilee over ihe ' 1 : ublve nalon, = a 3} sates. in honor of the rontorstiva u: the flag of the oe she i y of de a » Law, ae rever 4 wuiciern ies in battle to ic t we Bec ive} ans Bs Moule Whey Hare tne capture of Charleston a4) Cotambia, ant the wo . purdered by she Jda- thine Wounded whi pioke ’ aie, inh " h § & urn ujon Fort Pummter, » hed teen executed fur we A yey snlewtii n was received trom the Becre- | #We ping tu bere next asics aud Lecoming | Orally encoureding COudition of the military 9.14 , E.M. Stanton, Secretary of War of two Br Minh ofBcer, vag, | (ary of War, in reply t @rosalution of Inquiry, tue eee ena | aton, aswell 4 the commemoration of Washi, : From General Gilmore “said the seat of governs att wah Bera bad been 1uro fed, on required by re | pagel M9 att oe int fa nt becrorgpe ee M wit therefore be sheerred 1 Caarterron, 3. C., February 1s, ) Ww ela wn, aereram t bud tothe Judves of the Dutrict and Circuit Courts of | 82° 5 J oO -—yeas Yl, paya 63 with greaier than it otherwise would Asce suuCULCES Wat Prolup. & ope v SoU be beaken Vie New Youu, February 21, 1366. § ' | w put down the reeliion Alayor General Halleck, Chief of Stag: the Luited States, and of te Detrict of Columbia Ordered to Le printed —Rrces:. | Queenstown, Med 12,—1he Grous'a Paria cor- An Evening Session was beld, at which the respouient gaye: No Frenob minister tw Wash-) Freedwen's Bureau Bit wes Meuows caus ute oor vossiemien Uke morning with | iagwn will be sppoinied untithe ate Mr, Duy, | clusion was arrived os The House tok up the case of Mr, AP. Biel for | from the weneral celebration, the day will be su, ao assault upon Judge Kelly, » wember of the | wily ol#ervad by mong of the public inatitutivus House, and considered the resolutton reported Ly | !0 thevity, The Lasitute for Reward of Orpheus bated, bub ay cuu- | the Select Committee providing thai be be repri- | Petriow Wil tommemnorake the tay by comer eer ‘min uad om the, laws page, i Guexpeat,—The city of Charleston and al! ite de-