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ARRIVAL. OF THE STEAM
SHIP ILLINOIS.
Capture of Fort Anderson,
om TROOPS MOVIHU ON
WILMINGTON.
GEORGETOWN, 8. «., OCCUPIED BY OUR
FORCES.
Official Dispatch of Admiral
Porter,
&C., &C., • &c.
ADMIRAL PORTER’S DESPATCH TO SECRE
TARY WELLES.
Washington, Feb. 22, 1865.
The Navy Department has received
the following from Admiral Porter: i
United States Flagship Malvern, )
> Cape Fear River, Feb. 18, 1865. f
Sir—l have the honor to report the
surrender or evacuation of Fort Ander
-80 n. v \
General Schofield advanced from
Smithville, with eight thousand men, on
the 17th inst. At the same time I at
tacked the works by water, placing the
Monitor Monta.uk close to the works,
and enfilading them with the Pawtucket;
Lenape, Unadilla and Peqaot, the tide
and wind not allowing more vessels to
get under The fort answered pretty
briskly, but quieted down by sunset.
On the 13th, at eight o’clock, I moved
up closer, with the Montauk leading,
followed by the Mackinaw, Huron, Sas
sacus, Pontusuck, Maratanza, Lenape,
Unadilla, Pawtucket, Osceola, Shaw
mut, Seneca, Jtyftck, Chippewa and Lit
tle Ada, and kept up a heavy file through
the day until late in the afternoon.
The enemy’s batteries were silenced
by three o’clock, though we kept up the
fire until dark. We also fired through
the night.
In the meantime General Schofield
SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESD AY* EVENING, MARCH 1, 1865.
was working in the rear of the rebels, to
cut them off. The latter did not wait
for the army to surround them, but left
in the night, taking five or six pieces of
light artillery with them, and every
thing else of any value.
At daylight this morning some of our
troops that were near by went in and
hoisted the flag on the ramparts, when
the firing ceased from the Monitors.
There were ten heavy guns in Fort
Anderson and a quantity of amunition.
Wclost three killed and five wonnded.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
DAVID D. PORTER,
Rear Admiral.
Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the
Navy.
Georgetown, S. C., was occupied by
forces from the navy on last,
without resistance. It will doubtless be
held for important purposes.
Sherman was moving on Charlotte,
xnd at last accounts was forty mile3
north of Columbia, at Camden.
We shall, in our regular afternoon
edition, publish full details of this impor
tant news.
LATE REBEL NEWS.
Newbern, N. C., Feb. 17, 1865.—The
great speech of Mr. Harness delivered in
therffottte of-Orrmmous, oWorth Carer
lina, on the 10th ultimo, is attracting
much attention. His argument, favoring
a restoration of the Union, is as fearless
as it is able. The irresponsible Repre
sentatives in the rebel Congress from
Kentucky Missouri and other States,
who have no constituents, and who are
assisting to bind the fetters upon North
{Lrolina, are sayerely bandied by him.
He holds that North Carolina has a
perfect right to dissolve her allegiance
with the rebel government, and enter
into a separate negotiation with the
United States for peace. He proves se
cession to be a failure, and says that
Sherman is moving forward, through
South and North Carolina, to co-operate
with Grant in the reduction of Richmond
and the capture of Lee s army. That
great as this undertaking may seem, it is
not half so great as was that of his march
from Dalton to Savannah.
The North, he said, being in the best
: possible spirits over their present bril
liant prospects, will speedily furnish the
three hundred thousand men called for
by Mr. Lincoln, who will go to the field
with the greatest alacrity and soon be
come excellent soldiers, inspired as they
are with the hope of speedy success.
He said: —“Can we prevent the suc
cess of enemies ? Can we recover
back the majority of the Confederate
States which have been taken from us
by the armies of the United States ?
Can we hold our'remaining territory?
Can we even prevent the fall of Rich
mond and the capture or destruction of
our only remaining army, recruited to
the full extent of our white population?
Sir, these questions have already been
answered by the government itselt in the
negative by its leading organs, the Rich
mond Sentinel and Richmond Enquirer,
who have declared the contest to be
too unequal to be longer maintained un
less we arm our slaves.”
He was opposed to arming the slaves.
On this subject, he said, “we have ten
male slaves at home to one white man.
Excite them to frenzy by passing a law
to conscript them, and we would have
an immediate insurrection, which to
would require, the withdraw-
ing of our armies, thus leaving the field
to our enemies. If no insurrection took
place,'they would either go over to the
enemy in a body or turn their guns upon
us, with bold conscripts for leaders.”
On the subject of a reconciliation he
said f—“ There are those who think after
so much strife and bloodshed that recon
ciliation is impossible. This is a mis
take. All history refutes the idea. The
case of England and Scotland, which
was in some respects similar to ours,
divided as they were into kingdoms, and
at war for centuries, affected a re
conciliation, and Scotland started on a
new career of prosperity knd glory.—
Her people, from being one of the most
turbulent, have become one of the most
quiet and refined, as well as one of the
most contented and happy in the world,
This is because nature never intended
that the island of .Great Britain should
comprise more than one nation. Such
will prove to be our own case.”
U]>ou the subject of a divided country
he said : “ When we take a view of the
country which composes the United
States it is difficult to resist the convic
tion Lint nature intended it to contain
but one great nation. Nature never in
tended the mighty Mississippi to water
or drain but one nation. Close this
river to the Northwest, by transferring
its mouth to another nation, and they
become the most completely landlocked
country in the world. Were they to con
sent to this they would siga their own
death warrant. This county can never
be divided so as to separate the North
western States from the Gulf States,
without’ reversing an inexorable law of
nature. The only hope I have ever seen
of success in this struggle was that the
North-western States might be induced
to join our confederacy. The manner in
which these States voted in the late Pres
idential election has dispelled that hope
forever* and, in my judgment, has sealed
the fate of the confederacy.”
Mr. Haines is a distinguished lawyer
and the author of "he able letters, which
appeared in the Raleigh (N. C.) Standard
over the signature of “Davison,” which
attracted so much attention in lhe North
in 1863.
Jeff. Davis attempted to arrest hinrre
cently for making this remarkable
speech, but was prevented from doing* so
by the Legislature of North 'Carolina,
which has extended over him the pro
ecting shield of the State.
[From the Richmond Examirer, Feb. 20.]
A movement of the enemy was report
ed yesterday in heavy force upon King
ston, N. C., and it was supposed in offi
cial quarters that Fosters forces had
been moved up to Newbern. A cavalry
raid was also reported in the direcliou of
Tarboro. The force moving from New
bern has fifty or sixty pieces of artillery.
We shall hear more of these movements
in a few days. We are -quite certain that
they are in progress as we write.
[From the Richmond Examiner, Feb. 20.]
A despatch has been received here,
stating that a force of the enemy, four
thousand strong, two thousand of it
cavalry, are advancing from Knoxville,
and had reached Greenville, which is
fifty-four miles from Bristol. This ex
pedition is supposed to be another raid
on the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad.
[From the Richmond Examiner. Feb. 20 ]
We have a very distinct confirmation
of the report of the movement of part of
Thomas' army to Virginia.
It appears that the Yankees consider
the Nashville Department beyond the
contingency of danger. General Web
ster, Thomas’ staff, with all the officers
attached to his headquarters, left Nash
ville on the 31st of January. General
Meagher took command of the first de
tachment of troops, consisting of five
thousand men, that left Nashville.
The force left under command of
Thomas consists almost entirely of
mounted infantry and caviTry. Ifir
work is to open the Alabama rival; fiono.
its mouth to its source, involving tfctr
captuie of Mobile, Selma and
ery; the capture of Csknnbus,. Gcnsrpn .
for the purpose of destruction- of'
machine shops there; and the dfeohms
tion of the railway through Centra! Ala
bama and the Mobile and Ohio Railway,
from Corinth southward.
IT TURNS OUT THAT IT WAS WHEF.CKET WTH*
WAS DRIVEN.
[From the Richmond Whig, Feb. tit A
A gentleman who left HikeivSs tan
the morning of the 10th r on lAeapemarik <
of the enemy, stales that
and repulsed two charges oHhcemenjt
at half-past eight oclwofe this nariczag ;
about one and a half mises from Aiisra..
on Mr. Marly’s orchard!. The* -
were beautifully madfe an<% handsome!* v
repulsed. In the meantime-* heavy tww?
was flanking our troops both- 1 on-. thw:*:
right and left, compelfihg thenar/ I&jElI'
back. The enemy entered. AHUa adbonA
Two prisoner captured sJ*9ts
that their force consisted of 10,000 ta*r
airy, 4,000 ifiouasred infantry and onttr
battery of artillery.
The Augusta constitutionalist aayxv
“We are strongly of the impivs&kna
that the force in that vicinity is
Northwestern route to
ing the swamps to the north ami north
east.” It thinks the -strength, of
column over-estimated.
Mr. Jamieson, the superintendeTuttui e
the Note Bureau at Columbia,
ed the Treasury Department, ea-.fravo
day, that in anticipation ot
advance of the enemy on Cbi&sabfei.,
hail safely removed all of flic-govt
printing apparatus, dies, note
stock, &e-f-to a place- of safety.
(Fiom 1 be Richmond Whig, FeP. 2ff.*
r Among those who have suffered bvttfy /
from Sherman’s invasion of Soniiaf2ra»- -
lina is William Gilmore SJmtaev
the well known novelist and poeS. Ira
his hurried removal from ujk&s:
Midway, he was compelled hr Itxrv t?
behind a library of choice books of lauch
value, embracing upwards of ten s!**»-
sand volumes. Many planters Lit* Imhkvi
utterly mined. Fortunately f«rr 2!v.
Bimms be has the advantage of carrying
his wealth in his-- brains, “where a*,
thieves can break through and steal•
&c.
BEAUREGARD IS MARCHING FOR CHAKjCWTT,
FOLLOWED BY SHERMAN.
[From the Richmond Examiuer, Feh. ZF.Y
We now know that Charleston w* js
evacuated on Tuesday last, and ton u»
Friday the enemy took possessio©
lumbia. It is reported that our Ij-htk
under General Beauregard,. are
in the direction of Charlotte* Thepuim
es and effects of the Treasury JVjwra
ni ent, we learn, have been satofy re
moved to Charlotte, andals© the
force attached to them—this n>f>7ru*.:rs
having been in progress a week te&m
the evacuation. It is said that s<sa»«4f
our engraved Treasury note paper- 3x.R
into the hands of the Yankees, aj H
a considerable quantity of medic*) vtoets..
We have no particulars of these tomiL
as the official dispatches of fill a£
Columbia was communicated \& Atatji
dent Davis, and we doubt wbfSknj i*
was ever sent down to the War f>eyAli
ment, which appears to be in t» aay\*i a*
ignorance of what, has b*
South Carolina, oxcept from what feftt
information have been picked op
street.
General Beauregard, when £u) 3t#aor*-.
from, was at Winnsboro’, wbkfe i* shor
ty-eight miles from Columbiiy on Ab
road to Charlotte. It is not SYeir State
he will make a stand this side
lotte.
On Thursday—the day befbv* I A* *v
emy’s occupation—ten traim» wear 333a.
from Columbia to Charlotte. It h im
posed that all the effects of the Trtjawrv
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