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SAVANNAH DAILY HERALD. I *} ]>'o. ' pe|abamt3% |ailgl)£s:alb PUBLISHED cVERY EVENING, SUNDAYS EXCEPTED, £ RY \V. 3IASON & CO.) A? 111 Bay Street, Savannah, Georgia, terms: Per Copy -• ■ •••■«" 2% ;«S W Per Year v advebtisi no : . limited number of Advertisemeets will be re r.,Ved at the rate of Twenty Cents per Line for Lit insertion,and Fifteen Cents per Line for each rfwauent insertion ; invariably in advance. Ad verdsements should be handed in before noon of each day. JOB PRINTING [n every style, neatly and promptly done. lI^IMIBELNEWS^ Augusta Dates to March Ist. BICB3IOYD DATES TO FEBRUARY 2s. INTERESTING EXTRACTS. We have received a copy of the Au gusta Constitutionalist of March Ist,from which we make the following liberal ex tracts. It will be readily believed by all reasonable people, friends and foes, that the statements of Yankee atrocities are very much exaggerated, and we doubt if they have any real foundation. YTmkee soldiers, as a class, do not incline to bon fires of bibles mid hy urn books, or the wilful destruction of Masonic halls, nor would Yankee officers permit any such acts of vandalism. Exceptions of course occur, for there are doubtless thieves aud -brutes in all armies—quite as many in the rebel army, we opine, as our own.— But the citizens of Savannah can testify to the orderly conduct of Y’ankee sol diers as a class. THE ENEMY IN BARNWELL, S. C. Mr. Maloney, the lutendent of Black viile, has furnished us with some very interesting facts connected with the pas sage of the enemy through the neighbor ing District of Barnwell. Their recital now is but the repetition of a “twice told tale"; yet they have been recorded for the interest of those who may come after us, as exhibiting the diabolism of the foe with whom w r e have had to con tehd in our struggle for inc ependence. The 20th Army Corps, under com mand of Slocum, a genuine dowm-easter, from that cotton-spinning potato patch, Rhode Island, passed through Barnwell; and long will be held in remembrance that body of immaculate Yankee patri ots. Kilpatrick’s cavalry were, of course, the avant couriers, and disported themselves with that swaggering air pe culiar to upstartish braggarts and cow ards. At Bajrnvvell Court House the Yankees were extatic in the thought that they were punishing South Carolina. Neither age or sex was spared insult, outrage and robbery. Buildings of all sorts were burned, although the ostensible order was that none but unoccupied houses were to be destroyed. Y’et, from pri vates, the information was obtained that all fme residences were to be laid in ruins. The Masonic Hall, a building detached trom all others, was covered with oil and tupentine, and then fired. Masons do “ ot seem to abound in the Twentieth Corps. The publisher of the Barnwell Sentinel lost heavily; but succeeded in saving some of his printing material by burying SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 8, 1865. Everybody was robbed indiscriminate ly—the aged, sick and helpie33 fared alike, being deprived of the last morsel of food. A party of Y'ankees with sev eral wagon lodds of stoleu supplies ap proached the house of an old planter, and enquired if he had seen any “rebs” lately. The gentleman looking askance answered with more than native cute ness : “Why, yes, there were forty or fifty over in the field a few 7 minutes ago.” The arrant cowards did not pause to as certain the tivth, but quickly cut the traces and rode off at full speed on the mules. In the little towm of Blackviile forty three houses were destroyed. The Bap tist Church w r as desecrated by the sacii legous knives, tw o bails being held in it which were attended by a miscegenatiug crowd of niggers and Y ankee ofiicers. They then burned the Bibles, hymn and Sunday School troks and the church or naments. The Methodist church fared no better, having been used as a stable. The Post-office w ? as sacked and the .males destroyed. No persop was left un molested, and the Y’ankees had the names of several parties whom they de signed treating with especial severity. "They all have a peculiar penchant for silver " plate, gold watches and similar valuables* Every exertion was made to discover the places where these articles were secreted, and in most instances with astonishing success. They would j examine rigidly fields, and gardens, and in their nefarious pursuit rifted the graves in the church yard. The graves of two negroes buried in the country were onened, and the bodies left disinterred. * Ladies lost all their wearing apparel, and innocent little children likewise suf fered. The heartless barbarians stole the under clothing of Mr. Moloney s infant, and took the shoes from the Feet of his little daughter aged only five years. It is thus that those Northern vandals go about restoring the Union and ce menting the ties of amity between the long alienated sections. That they are succeeding admirably must be allowed. They are doing precisely what w T e could wish —restoring union of sentiment among the people, awakening a deter mined spirit of resistence in ail classes, and invoking upon their heads the indig nation not only of civilized nations, but of a justly offended Almighty. Tne spirit of the women of South Car olina seemed to astonish the Yankees. They could not comprehend the calm, heroic endurauce of those high-born ladies; and they frequently remarked that under all the outrage and insult and injury heaped upon them, they had seen no iSouth Carolina women in tears for the loss of property, or abating one jot or tittle of the determination to stand by the cause of liberty. The following is a copy of a Yankee document, to which some of our soldiers have had to subscribe. It is illegal aud not binding: prisoner's parole. I, , a of Company Reg’t of the so-called Confederate States army, captured in —, do sol emnly swear before Almighty God, the Sovereign Judge, that 1 will not bear erms against the United States Govern ment, nor help, aid, or assist, either directly or indirectly, any person or per sons, in making war against the same, until regularly exchanged as a prisoner of war, and that I will not, at any time communicate to any person information received while within the Federal lines, mental to the same. Sworn and subscribed to before me in [Signed] Jso B. Lee. Major and Provost Marshal, 14th Army Corps. A DAY OF THANKSGIVING* Mr. Editor: The late calamities that have befallen the eities and to'ms of our sister State should be means of bringing to our minds the pleasing re membrance of our having been twice spared the actual horrors of invasion through the merciful Providence of a watchful God. Twice within the period of the marches and countermarches of the subtle com manders of the Federal army has our gracious Father manifested His bound less love and care for us. Now it is evident to every mind that when we*have been the recipients of such mercy and protection, it should be not only our pleasure but our boundeu duty to" offer up our heartfelt thanksgiv ing in a solemn and public manner for the same. It is a lamentable fact that up to this late day our municipal author ities have not taken the steps that the occasion called for. Our first thought after the actual danger was removed, should have been, “Let us thank God for his signal mercies.” Still “it is never too late to do good,” and I would suggest that an early day be named by our city authorities tor that purpose: aud let our citizens, laying aside all business and w r orldly pleasures, devote themselves for one day at least to rendering to tie Almighty what He has just cause to expect and to receive. After having partaken of such blessings and exemptions from destruction, did we not show our gratitude, “not only with our lips, but in our lives,” we would pre sent the spectacle of a people arrogantly claiming the favors of Heaven as a due, and noi a divine blessing. I trust, Mr. Editor, you will impress this very im portant matter upon our civil authori ties. ' Gratitude. SHERMANS .’ROGRESS —RELIEF FOR CO LUMBIA* {Dr. Na'/le's Despatch.') Augusta, Feb. 28. —The evidence of the terrible diabolism perpetrated by the Yankees in Columbia, continues to accu mulate. The crie3 of ten thousand hun gry, staring and homeless women and children appeal to the sympathies aud benevolence of our people. The horrors that attended the destruction of Atlanta were ten fold repeated at Columbia. There are no horses, wagons, or any means of conveyance by w hich the peo ple can leave the city and go wffiere sub sistence and shelter can be had. Un usually heavy rains during the past week have placed "the roads in such conditions that the sufferers cannot walk away from the desolated place. The people abroad should promptly send ofi their bounty to the Mayor of this city and relieve the awful distress of their afflicted people. Every effort is being made here to sup ply their wants of the sufferers and vic tims of Sherman's accursed cruelty. Gen. Fry despatched to-day to Colum bia a large wagon train loaded with sub sistence, and will send another heavy train to-morrow. He is promptly making every effort in his pow'er to pro vide for the sustenance of the distressed in our sister city. Sherman was north of Chester at last accounts, progressing very slowly. Office Provost Marshal, ; Augusta, Ga., Feb. 28, 1865. f Circular —. Owing to the number of officers and men that daily throng the streets, the following classes only will be allowed passes to remain in tiffs city : ' Ist. All officers aud men who are reg ularly assigned or detailed for duty with in the limits of the city. 2d. All officers and men, such as ord nance officers, quffrtermasters and com missaries, or their regular authorized agents here on necessary business con nected with their departments. ;3d. All officers aud men with leaves of absence or furloughs, when such leaves of absence or furloughs have not expired. , No passes will be given to the second ! class except for one day; to be renewed if indispensably necessary. Passes given to the third class will be only for the unexpired time of their leaves of absence or furloughs. Officers in charge of patrol parties will be held strictly responsible for the faith ful performance of their duties, and will use the utmost vigilance in detecting forged papers, or those either improperly granted or obtained by the parties hold ing them. M. P. Parker, Oaptain and Provost Marshal. (From the Richmond Whig, Feb. 27.) The Petersburg Express of yesterday says; Reliable intelligence leads us to be lieve that ou Friday and Saturday nights the enemy moved a number of pieces of artillery to his left. The rumbling of these trains could be distinctly heard from points of observation not necessary now to mention. The enemy’s cavalry and the main body of his infantry h:\ve been moved towards Hatcher’s run. We are iuclined to believe this state ment, as intelligence from other sources convinces us that every man that can be spared from these lines has been moved to our right. We but await the clear ing up of. the weather aud some im provement in the condition of the roads to hear that the enemy has commenced a heavy movement against our extreme right. [From tho Richmond Examir.sr, Fob. 23.] There is a general opinion that as soon as the condition of the roads is improved the enemy will commence a heavy move ment on our right, in the vicinity of Pe tersburg. There is no doubt that his cavalry and the main body of his infant ry have been moved towards Hatcher’s run, and that but a feeble force is left to confront our lines east'of Petersburg. It is reported by deserters from Grant’s lines that there is but one corps (the Ninth) left between the Weldon road and the Appomattox river. The heavy massing on the enemy’s left means an important battle, in which Grant probably designs another experiment upon our iine3 before Sherman can possibly get up to share in that fond conclusion—fore gone in Y’ankee estimation—the capture ot Richmond. That laurel Grant is no doubt adventurously resolved to pluck for himself, even at the hazard of au at tempt which may cost him a defeat such as he has not yet experienced. [From ths Richmond Sentinel (Davis’ organ). Fib. 27.] A great deal of causeless disquiet has been created in our city by some move ments which are purely precautionary, but which have been greatly misunder stood or misrepresented. We make this statement on authority and by request, in order to rolieve the minds of our peo ple of gratuitous anxieties. Nothing has been done or contemplated but what an ordinary prudence enjoins, or with any purpose that every citizen here would not approve'and applaud. There is no foundation for the stories on which some build panics, and which others may em brace for the indulgence of prejudices With the opening of the campaign, and in the immediate presence of the two great armies which are to wrestle for our city as the prize, it is of course eminent ly proper that Richmond should be put in her best fighting trim; for she is no unconcerned spectator. If it will not shock some weak nerves we would, therefore, recommend that all useless aud non-combatant consumers lx? urged to leave us, that we may defend the city to better advantage. There is some strange fascination about a point of danger -which attacts those who but hinder operations. Let all such with draw—as tor the rest, let us rub up our guns. Why do pioneers go bes >re the army ? To axe the way. —Louisville Press. S PRICE iFive Cents.