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I,lp, It was an impressive scene.—
jT could it be otherwise, when the
bc rs of the olive-branch were passing
h(een the gathered thousands of com
mits engaged in mortal strife ? A
Q ber of lad es were present on the
<r ud ; some in trout of the works,
on top. and many walking and rid
i,in the field to the rear. Their pres-
added increased interest to th e oc
con, and indicated that they were not
i spectators of the scene. t
)uring a visit of Col. Hatch and some
,<nds to the lines, earlier in the after
on, to superintend the dispatch of a
rof truce, we understand that con
erable cheering was manifested on the
rt of our soldiers and of the enemy,
10 probably mistook them for the com
issioners. The enemy is evidently
eased at this step we have taken to
cure a cessation ot hostilities, and
ould welcome a peace as joyfully as
e. On the extreme left, in the vicinity
(the river, yesterday afternoon, the
nemy subjected'our lines to a severe
helling, one or more of t heir missiles
>eiug aimed so high as to fall into the
:ity.
[From the Mobile Register, Jan. 10.]
The Yankee slap delivered at Fort
Wisher was rather more sudden and un
expected than agreeable. We had not
oven an intimation of a renewed attack
on it, or that the 1 “strohgest earthwork
in the world" was in any immediate dan
ger. But startling and unlooked for as
i the blow is, it need not take any man’s
breath away. It certainly does not
knock the breath out of the body of tbe
Confederate cause.
We are not sufficiently well informed
of the military defences to say whether
the loss of this fort involves the evacua
tion of Wilmington. If it does, three
things follows: The blockade trade is
stopped; some few thousand Yanks will
be required to garrison the place, and
several thousand Confederate troops will
be relieved of post duty to join the army
that late opposed Sheiman’s advance.—
Savannah already lost will require a
Yankee garrison, and has set free a good
sized corps of Confederate soldiers.
If Charleston is added to the trio, the
first thing Sherman knows he will have
a foimidable army in the field against
him, massed by his own strategy and
Admiral Porter’s guns and assaulting
columns. -Savannah and Wilmington
gone, Charleston is no longer essential as
a strategic defence. It is rather an ele
ment of weakness in the game. We do
not mean that Charleston should be given
np while it is at all tenable.
We owe it to that heroic city to de
fend it to the last, and it would be in
expressibly painful to see it in the hands
of the oppressor. But local and person
al misfortunes are often public advant
ages, and the forced evacuation of these
three •Atlantic cities certain] v would tend
to and might result in a fruitful victory
over Sherman. The General has not got
to the end of hie tether yet. He has yet
to grapple with the Confederate chief
tain, who has laid low all of his prede -
cessors who have crossed swords with
him. »
(From the Richmond Dispatch, Feb. 3.)
No official intelligence from the South relative
to Sherman’s movement was made public On
and^ there wa9 a re P° rt iu semi-official cir
cles that he was moving a column on Augusta,
along the south bank or Georgia side of the Sa
vannah river. From this and other reports
winch wtihm the past week, have reached us
trom Charleston, we think it most probable that
tie is menacing both Augusta and Branehville If
his army be as great as the Yankee papers rep
rent it, he can send columns of twenty-five thou
sand against each place. Os our preparation to
meet the attack at Branehville, we are not in
formed. Augusta is well proteeted by earth
works. The enemy’s present plan of campaign is
obvious. He seeks to keep up the pressure upon
Richmond, and to chain the Army of Northern
Virginia to. its breastworks. If, in addition, a
favorable moment can be seized for sallying out
Qpon the Danville road, and cutting that avenue
of supplies, he will surely embrace the opportuni
ty to effect so important a purpose. But his ag
gressive designs are chiefly directed against two
important points in South Carolina,, namely;
agaiinst Charleston, so long besieged, so promi
nent in the previous history of the war, so con
spicuous in the politics of the South, and so cher
ished in the affections of the Confederate people;
aud Branehville, a mere geographical point, but
important as being th- key to Ch .r lest oh, and
rhe gateway for supplies which come from the
States of the Gnlf.
These being the conceded objects of the enemy’s
present ope-ations, it is not difficult to determine
with approximate certainty the destination of
Thomas’ army, if reports be true that it is moving
eastward. Not many days ago we had intelli
gence that a detachment of 15,000 men from this
army hai gone down the Mississippi River, and
by the gulf to reinforce Sherman, and now we
have another report that 1*2,000 or more have
passed Harper’s Ferry in the direction of tho
Chesape ke to reinforce Grant. It is probable
that both these rumors are true. Each one, and
both, would be entirely consistent with the
enemy's present plan of operations in Virginia
and South Carolina. It is very probable that the
object of r inforcing Grant at present i3 to en
aole him to make a demonstration lrorn his left
wing upon Lee’s line cf supplies simultaneously
with Sherman’s movements in South Carolina.
The additions of Thomas’ army to those of Sher
man and Grant, may put it in the power of both
commanders to make formidable aggressive
movements in earnest, each being much more
than a feint in aid of the other.
Whether the Virginia movement shall be a
mere diversion in favor of Sherman or a move
ment in chief, will depend of coarse upon the
number from Thomas' army whieh shall be
transported to the James—a question which the
developments of a few days will disclose. This
transference of the Federal army in Tennessee,
by circuitous but more expeditious routes, to
Virginia, or to Carolina, or to both localities,
seems to be a modification of the original design
of the present year’s campaign. Until within the
last fortnight it w*s the accepted opinion that
Tnomaa. at the head of a large army was to cross
the Appalachian chain from Chattanooga to
Knoxville, through East Tennessee and South
west Virginia, und to bear down upon Lynch
burg, taking Richmohd in the rear. This design
has been relinquished for several potential rea
sons, _ The distance from Chattanooga to Lynch
burg is more than four hundre t miles. The val
ley through which the line of march would be is
narrow, and flanked on cither side by mountains,
which would be the shelter of innumerable bands
guerrillas, who would render it quite impossible
to keep up a railroad line of supplies in the rear,
so long a distance, without so weakening the
main column as to render it feeble at the last to
push through to its destination. The chance of
procuring supplies along that long line of moun
tain country would be hopeless for any force
large enough to overcome the obstacles which
would there oppose its march.
The performance of Sherman in Georgia would
augur nothing in favor of a similar movement
over the route in question. The length of Sher
man’s march was only 200 miles; here it would
be 400. Sherman accomplished the feat With
About 20,000 men, marching unobstructed through
a champagne country, tilled with supplies.— '
Thomas could not venture with less than
doublq that force, and his passage would be
along a narrow' valley, the greater part of it lying
in East Tennessee, and already desolated by long'
continued hostilities ; another portion of that be
tween Bristol and the New Liver, recently rav
aged by Stoneman’s raiding column; and the
rest of it, which could never be reached, already
partially, if not entirely exhausted of supplies
thrown away from the Army of Virginia." The
impracticability of the enterprise would be a suf
ficient argument against it. Another argument
would equally defeat it, to wit, the want of men.
Not less than a column of 60,000 men could ven
ture upon such an expedition with any safety,
and tne Federal Government, has not that num
ber to. spare from its main armies under the di
rect command of Grant and Sherman. It may
be Concluded, therefore, with entire safety, that
‘he transmontaue advance upon Lynchburg has
been discarded, and that heavy detachments from.
Thomas’ army have been transferred to Virginia
or to South Caroliua, or to both these States.
The result of this change of plan will be that the
campaign of lS6swill open much earlier than if
it had been made to await a long inarch from the
West upon Lynchburg. It behooves our author
ities, therefore, to hasten our own preparations
for the conflict.
Saved.— Four men, in a sinking con
dition, were picked up from a small
vessel outside the bar at Hilton Head
on Wednesday evening, by an officer
of the steamship Illinois. The vessel
was loaded with Butler stores and
bound for Fernandina, Florida. She
sprung a leak off Tybee Island, and
soon became unmanageable. Front
thence she drifted out to the above men
tioned bar, running within 'thirty yards
of the Illinois, which was at anchor. —
The cries of those on the sinking vessel
attracted the attention of the Captain,
who despatched a boat with four men
and an officer to their assistance. On
reaching the sinking vessel they took
the crew, consisting of three men and
the owner of the - goods, who was on
board, to the Illinois. The vessel was
anchored of the bar, and had not gone
down when the steamer left on Thursday
morning. ,
| Torpedo Explosion.— This morning
about nine o’clock Mr. Richard Downing,
a clerk in the store of King and Savage,
under Masonic Hall, stepped on a torpe
do in the cellar of the store and the tor
pedo exploded, nearly killing Mr. Down
|ing. < y ; , . •'
; This torpedo was unquestionably
placed in the cellar last night, as the cel
lar is otherwise perfectly clear, and is
examined every day. Mr. Downing lies
in a very dangerous condition.
JUST RECEIVED,
Per Schooner Gersh Banker, * large assort
ment of
SUPERIOR READY MADE CLOTHING,
Comprising the following aesirahle selections:
Heavy Cloth Overcoats
Fancy Cassimere Walking Coats
• “ “ Double Breasted Vests
“ “ Pants.
Per Schr. Antietam
A carefully selected assortment of BOOTS and
SHOES—latest styles—Men’s, Women’s and
Boys.
Also—A large and extensive variety of Hats,
Caps, Valises, ar.d Travelling Bags.
Also, per steamer Linda-
Seven hundred and thirty-two (732) cases as
sorted CANNED MEATS, FRUITS and VEGE
TABLES.
Also, per barque Rambler-
Three hundred (300) gross O. K. FINE CUT
TOBACCO.
One hundred (140) SMOKING DO.
One hundred and thirty-six thousand (136,000)
finest brand CIGARS.
Also, per Schr. May Queen—
AN ASSORTED CARGO.
C. N. BELLOWS & CO„
No. 8 Merchant’s Row, Hilton Head,
febll ts
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C. TYLER and JOS. W TAYLOR. The firm
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C. N. BELLOWS,
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J. W. TAYLOR.
Hilton Head, S. C., Feb. Ist, 1865.
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A desirable Dwelling and Lot, with fine
outbuildings attached, in a healthy location.
Possession given Ist March. For further partic
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