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The Savannah Daily Herald. BY S. W. MASON +KD CO. SAVANNAH, FI.IDAY, APRIL 14, 1865. FROM JOHNSTON'S ARMY. From a private of the C:ki Georgia Regiment we liave the following particulars regarding regiments or ganized iu Savannah or it? vicinity to serve the Rebel cause. A Proclamation from Jell. Davis and an order from his Secretary of War required that all decimated regiments should be consolidated and the absent field, staff, and commissioned officers of these reg - inents be reduced to the ranks. The Ist Yo : . Regiment ot Georgia, organized in Savannah and the Odd Ga. Regiment are consolidated and under the immediate command of Brevet Brigadier General Chas. 11. Olmstead. ot Sa vannah. The 57th and 54th regiments are also consolidated and under the com mand of Lieutenant Colonel Guyton.— These four regiments we learn are now under the commander of General Olmstead. All officers who have met with decapitation by the re-organization of Johnston’s Army are deserting the Rebel cause. In counties ad jacent to this the citizens forced into the army are returning to their homes and have renewed the tillage of their soil, believing the cause of Jeff’. Davis A Cos. to be ex ploded. The CBd Georgia Regiment left Savannah & twelve mouth ago yesterday, its ranks be ing fourteen hundred strong; it is doubt ful if, at the present time, it has over one hundred and twenty-five men. The 63d was always considered to contain the flower of Georgia, and its commander. Geo. A. Gor don, was beloved by the people of Savannah for his kind and urbane conduct. The reductions in Olmstead’s Brigade are Lt. Col. Geo. R. Black, of the G3d Regiment, to private, aud Col. John A. Barkaloo, o the 57th,. to private. Several Captains, Lieutenants and Field Officers have also had their names ingloriously stricken from the roster, and are on their way to this city. , Recovery or, Property. —A valise con taining valuables was lost on the passage up of the steamer Nelly Baker, Mr. Henry Hoey, in charge of the private watchmen of our city, having been informed of the loss of property, he in a few hours by his well known skill recovered the property, and also secured a deserter from the Twentieth Army Corps. AMUSEMENTS. Savannah Theatre.— The thrilling drama entitled “The Six Degrees of Crime,” with Mr. Tho?. Weir a9 the “ Black Parson,” and Mr. A. H. Davenport as “Julio DormilljV’ attracted a large house at the Theatre last evening. The friends of the Theatre must have observed with great pleasure the im provement in the audiences at the “ Savan nah "of late. The performance last evening gave sufficient evidence that the increased patronage of this first-class place of amuse ment is not without good occasion. To-night the great Shakespearian play of “ Othello ” will be presented on the occasion of Mr. \\ eir’s Benefit. We anticipate a rich enter tainment. A Summer Garden. —Messrs. Charles Schwarz and Conrad Weigand, who are men of enterprise and old citizens of Savannah, are engaged in converting the large lot west of the Savannah Hotel, on Congress street, into a summer garden. The grounds will be laid out with taste and adorned with rare and beautiful shrubbery. The first day ot May, the Anniversary of St. Tammauy, the Patron Saint o /America, is fixed for throw ing open of the garden for the use of our citk zens. Messrs. Schwarz and Weigand do not intend that their establishment will be an in ferior one. All that money and labor can do will make the grounds an ornament the city, and eompare favorably with similar gardens in New York, Philadelphia and Charleston. The latter city boasts of its Mount Vernon Garden; we shall soon equal 0 if surpass the establishment on King street in our sister city. Proper arrange ments will be made for the opening of the garden. A Painful Rumor.— We have heard it stated on good authority that, (we regret the fact much,) a quantity of, (w r e state it on the authority of others,) wine,and (so it is said,) whis-(but we personally don’t know any thing about it,)-key, to say nothing of some brand-(don’t anybody accuse us of saying K,)-y went on board the excursion boat to Charleston. Sumter. —Four years ago this day the world was astounded by the bombardment of Fort Sumter. To-day, the rites, the orations, speeches and appropriate ceremonies jfz re membrance of that occasion, will be, doubt less, eminently worthy the peculiar djiuiver sary. We have a special reporter on the spot, from whom we expect to receive the fullest particulars of all matters of interest, A Fact.— The New Torts Senate was re cently compelled to adjourn by one of its members falling asleep and snoring so loud ly as to drown the speakers. The next day the gentleman apologised for his “constitu tional'’ failing of “falling asleep and breath ing very hard and loud.” HiTton Head.— The U. S. Grant, Capt. Dobbs will leave for Hilton Head at JO o clo;k this morning. NEWS FROM OUR ARMIES. INTELLIGENCE FROM THE NORTH. INCIDENTS ACCIDENTS, ANECDOTES. ETC. We print the following letter, which reach ed us in the regular course of mail two days agn, but the recent victories of Grant, Sher man, Sheridan & Cos., have given us news of so great importance as to exclude nearly everything else from our columns. The let ter of our correspondent is, however, too full of interesting anecdotes and general news to he lost, and we accordingly print it to-day. the bone hunters, As Professor Agassiz and party are jocose ly termed here, have not sailed yet, owing to the high gales, fog and rain. They arc at anchor off Staten Island, and the lasl time the chief of the party was visible, he was collecting specimens of Statenlsland snails on the beach, which an unbeliever in science who sports a red shirt stated were to he made into “props!” The steamer Color ado, in which they are to make the voyage, is a perfect beauty. a big WHALE, Captured off Sandy Hook, and towed to Quarantine Landing, at Staten Island, has been purchased by the old partner of Gari baldi, who will turn his mammlferous carcase into candles shortly. cavalry horses Pass down Broadway daily by the hun dreds, make a detour of the Battery, and soon after find themselves on the Camden and Amboy road, eu route to supply the places of Sjieridan’s, Kilpatrick’s and Stone man’s worn-out nags. They are much better looking specimens than those sent from here a year ago. petersburo. A Herald correspondent gives an account of the condition of Petersburg. When he entered the city the negroes flocked about him thanking the Lord that the Yankees had come. He found a bridge burning, and sent tlie t negroes for afire engine, which they brought, and he set them at work to extin guish the flames, and finally turned his su perintending over to a white man. Most of the Railroad properly had been destroyed, and large quantities of tobacco burned. Immense amounts of commissary stores were piled in storehouses in the heart of the city, and if fired would have destroyed the city. This was not done. Our shells fired into the city had done hut very little dam age. Here and there a chimney was ruined, and a hole punctured in a house, but people continued to live in the exposed part of the city. By six o’clock the town was awake, troops pouring in from all directions cheer ing. singing, &c. Citizens showed them selves in such large numbers that it seemed but very few had left. They all appeared hungry, provisions having been hoarded for the army. The business streets looked thrifty and the stores had considerable stocks of goods. Gen. Lee was in Peters burg up to Sunday night. lie acknowledged his inability to hold Virginia any longer, and seemed very much depressed. The funeral cf Gen. Hill took place just before the evac uation. He was buried in the city Cemetery the same day he fell. The funeral was at tended by Lee and other officers. y-i-s-e.t-i-ow ! . The above letters I heard on Monday at the New England Rooms, as a shout of joy from the throats of about a dozen late rebel sol-' diers ! They were told that Richmond had been captured, and joined in their “yells” lor such is the real Simon- pure «bel yell, with the shouts of the Union boys at the Rooms. If any one donbts the ahoye being a pure exposition of the rebel yell, I respect fully refer their to any soldier who has heard it in battle. Try it at the top of your voice some evening, near a churchyard and mark the effect! Try it! It is awful! recruiting has taken a fresh start this week, judging from the almost constant passing by these headquarters of large squads on whose shoul ders the kuapsaek seems to tit rather awk wardly. Nearly every squad is accompanied by several females, anxious to secure the bouuties from their soldier relative, aud the guard frequently have much difficulty with them. disappointment usually—no, always—throws a cloud over the countenance, and when it overtakes a colored man, his physiognomy is rendered very dark indeed. A case of disappointment occurred here last Monday, which will long be remembered by those who witnessed it, and for his lifetime by the victim of it. A colored soldier belonging to the Army of the James last week came on here to see his mother. He had a furlough for good con duct, and immediately upon arriving said to his mother, “Must hurry right back—can’t stay no time—the colored soldiers goin’ right inter Richmon’—dey are—sartin.” His moth er prevailed upon him to stay his full time, however, and on Monday when it was an nounced that Weitzel’s soldiers had captured Richmond, that darkey was disgusted and no mistake. He seized his hat and acted as if he would rush right down to the city instanter, but when he at length became aware that it was no use—that he wsb out ot the fight—a more disconsolate darkey never existed. * OUR CENTRAL PARK i» going to be still further improved for thin Summer’s promenaders. Almost every por tion of the globe is now represented in its floral and unbrageous plants, and more are still to be added. Anew lake is to be form ed, skirted by a drive-way, which will add much to the many attractions. The “ Ma*e” is being perfected, and is being laid out on the plan of that of Hampton Court Palace, England. There will he more or less court ing done there, when finished. The Zoolog ical collection is being largely increased— the dove-cote has been extended—the differ ent kinds of aquatic birds now there, are too numerous to mention—a public Cricket ground is being placed in such fine condi tion that even the most fastidious dandy will find no cause for complaint. TWO HUNDRED AND TWEMTY-9EVEN SCARS were brought into this harbor this week on the hull of the Monongahela. It was with no small uproarious patriotism that the news of the fall of Richmond were received on board the day of her arrival! A TERRIBLE SACRIFICE was made in Brooklyn one night this week. A tire broke out in Furman street in a building which was built on the bank of the heights overlooking East river Earth wa9 spread over the roof of the building and used as a garden, as it run on a level with the street above. Tbe*chief engineer, a man named Cunningham, who, it is said, possessed a modicum of brains that would scarcely suffice for a common barn-yard fowl, ordered the firemen to go on the roof and there fight the flames. Firemen, like soldiers, are expected to obey orders, aud when remonstrated with by by standers could only reply that they were or dered there and must obey orders. They re mained, but soon there was a crash heard— the roof sank into the burning mass below, and all upon it, some twenty in number, were precipitated into a yawning gulf of fire. The sight was petrifying, aud it was some time before the comrades of the unfortunate men recovered self-possession sufficient to enable them to go to their rescue. Aud when they did, it was with the utmost speed, and they succeeded in getting out a few slightly maimed, others more so, but eight had perished, literally roasted alive. The affair is looked upon generally as a sacrifice to a want of judgment and a lack of brains upon the part of the Engineer. A PURE PATRIOT has shown what can be done by a little pluck and energy in Brooklyn. Col. Wood, form erly Colonel of the old Fourteenth regiment, is Mayor of that city, and wishing to have his city show a slight appreciation of the re cent victory at Richmond, endeavored to get the Common Council together, but, they being nearly all Copperheads, failed to se cure a quorum: Consequently he could not get their consent to any official manifestation of the public joy. He immediately “took the responsibility” —ordered every city building to be illuminated on Wednesday night, fire works to be burned, a salute to be fired in different parts of the city, all the bells to be rung at noon, at sunset and at nine in the evening, called a mass meeting at the Aca demny of Music, and ealled upon all loyal citizens &c., to illuminate. It is needless to say the affahjwas most heartily responded to by the citizens, and Brooklyn resembled Boston on a Fourth of July for once ! A CHILD STEALER was caught up town a few days since, in East I3tli street, in the act of spiriting away a little three-year-old boy. When questioned as to wlmt was intended to be done with the little fellow, the hag replied—“Oh, he’d be advertise for, and we and make something on the reward! ” She was taken to the Tombs, but refused to reveal the names of her ac complices. A SCHOOL PANIC took place in a large school house in Brook lyn one day lately, caused by fright from the noise of a contiguous steam boiler. A few years since a large number of children were killed at the same school by a panic caused by fire. They rushed pell-mell clown stairs, scores of them being trampled upon by their fellow scholars. One little girl had her arm and collar-bone broken, and the school-miatress was forced down the stairs by the frightened children and was badly injured in her attempt to stay the panic. The Tribune correspondence recounts the operations on our left. At 4.30 Sunday morning the Sixth Corps left its lines to at tack the enemy’s left centre. It moved in echelon , so as to enable the Corps to throw forward its left and flank on the works of the enemy one after another. Soon'a battery of four guns opened upon the first division, but by a rapid charge of the first brigade it was immediately captured. The batteries of the enemy now opened from every point, but on went our gallant braves. The left soon reached some works in their front, and one byline they fell into our hands. At 10.30 a grand picture of war presented itself. The lirife of the Corps, with its left in advance, was sweeping on toward two heavy forts The Rebels plied their guns vigorously, and shells burst thickly over our line. We push ed the left division until it struck the South side Railroad, and against the two fort 9 swept the second division. Our artillery played upon the forts from commanding po sitions incessantly until our men were close up them. Then a dash wai made upon the works, but it was repulsed. Again it was tried, and this time it met with success, but so resolute were the rebels inside that some of them used the bayonet for a short time. As these works fell into our hands a loud cheer rent the air, and the enemy were seen hastily retreating to their second line, which opened sharply in an effort to stay our ad vance. About this time Sheridan appeared in the field and was received with loud eheers by the Sixth Corps, who look up to him with great respect. At this moment too, our entire lino was changing its long front to the right, and slowly before it the broken line of the enemy was falling back upon its rear defences. Against the line to which they fell back, a heavy force was now pitted, com posed of parts of the 24th, 6th and 25th Corps, and nearly all fresh troops. A lull took place when this force-was ready to move, and it was plain that a distinct action was to be fought. Dusk stole over the scene, and the attack was deferred for the next day. While the above fighting was taking place, the Fifth Corps and Cavalry under Sheridan turned the right wing of the Rebel Army, taking from 4,000 -to 5,000 prisoners. As the enemy opened upon the line, Gens. Sheridan and Custer with their staff officers, rode along tha line with their respective col ors displayed. The demonstration elicited renewed enthusiasm along the whole line,' and by the time this was over, a heavy fire had been opened with artillery, accompanied by Lord’s and Woodruff's guns. The enemy charged several times, and were repulsed with great slaughter. Capeliart saw one ot his regiments, the First Virginia, dashing off. Not having given the order he followed, and found Gen. Merritt, Col. Forsyth, of Sheri dan’s Staff, and others at the head of the regiment. The enemy fell back hastily be fore these troops, and did not attempt again to force our line. The Second Corps, connecting with the right, of the Fifth, was also victorious, not withstanding they had, perhaps, the roughest ground to fight over, and a brave and de termined foe in the Rebel Third Corps. The line of defences in front of the Ninth Corps was stronger than those at any other point. It delivered many assaults during the day and suffered severely. At night it found itself close up to the main line of the defences, but unable to go further. The First Division of the Tenth Corps aided the Ninth greatly. Os the cavalry fight on Friday the Times special correspondent says : At 1 o’clock in tne afternoon, Smith’s Brigade of Crook’s Division rested on Stony Creek, south-west of Dinwiddle Court House, sup ported by Gregg’s, Davies’ and Fitzhugh s Brigades, the latter* facing southwest, and aovering a place near Stony Creek where five roads come, together known as Five Forks,held by the enemy, and which we tried to take the day before and failed. Stagg’s Michigan Brigade was in position on Grav elly Branch, and a portion of Gibb's brigade was in reserve. At 6 P. M. the enemy at tacked Smith in considerable force but un successfully. An hour later Major Robbias of Davies’ Brigade holding a bridge over Stony Creek with a battalion of the New Jersey first was attacked and driven slowly back to their brigade. At this juncture the enemy moved three eolumus across at three points and at once with superior num bers was enabled to flank Davies’ Brig ade, after a stubborn fight with the column advancing in front. The other commands at once changed their respective positions to meet the change of affairs. The fight continued until aliout 5 o’clock p. m., at which time the enemy had cut off Davies with Fitzhugh’s and Stagg’s brigades, and forced them back in a northeasterly direction to the -Boydsown Plank road, a little east of north from Din widdie Court House, and on which this por tion of the command during the evening moved to that place. Gibbs’ brigade for a long time held its position and made two successful charges, in ong of which the Fuat United States, Capt. Lord, and the Sixth Pennsylvania, drove the|enemy’s strong line of infantry and captured about one hundred men. During this charge several hundred of the rebels threw down their arms and at- tempted to rush into our lines. Unfortu nately the movement was not generally observed in season to prevent a volley being opened into tnem. This caused a hesitation long enough lor their officers to cover them with a fire from the rear. At 5 o'clock Gibbs had fallen back to within one mile of Dinwiddie Court House, and was here relieved by Copehart’s Brigade of Custer’s Division, which was soon strengthened by the arrival of Col. Penning ton, with a part of his Brigade. From this time until after dark Custer had the fight, and the enemy did not advance to hold the ground a single rod after striking his line. When Custer came to the front a scene of the wildest excitement prevailed. Capehart had his Brigade on the left and Pennington on the right, and before anything to fight behind could be put up the enemy came sWarnting out of the woods in front, as if confident of demolishing everything before them. Custer and his men were received with cheers. He instantly set Capelmrt’s band to playing “Hail Columbia’’ and other patriotic pieces. This revived the spirits of all present, and the music brought forth cheers from thou sands of wearied men. The result of Friday’s fighting, the Times’ correspondent says, was that we swung the left around three miles north of the Boyd town Plank road, leaving between it and the Southside railroad but a single line of breast works thrown up since Wednesday night. We (aptured about a thousand prisoners, and our lots is not over two thousand iu the aggregate. The enemy have suffered much more heavily, and their forces were beccm ing demoralized very rapidly. In the eve ning they could not be induced to make another charge on the Fifth Corps front although they had fought desperately early n the day. 3 A Chanok.—The Libby U now crowded with prisoners, only, instead of being Union men, they are people captured by Sheridan last Monday. Wonder how they like it? First and Second Provost Courts.—Their Honors Judges Parsons and Walton, will commence their Courts at 10 o’clock a. in Monday next. All who have business with the Courts, will remember this. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. PORT OF SAVANNAH. APRIL 12. Arrived-Steamer Emily, Bender, Hilton Head •chooser R P King Hilton Head, MINIATURE ALMANAC— THIS DtY. •Sun Rises 5 Moon Kibes JT77 ' Sets 629 HichJWater. m. 921 ' " " ' ~ Second Provost Court _. „ _ Savannah, Ga., April I3tb, Ist--, f tan ? 8 ,fu rttler adjourned until Monday the 17th inst,, at 10 p. m„ when all parties havW t ficatlon atß “ ld C ° Urt WUI attend wltho “ t farther no- The following cases, pending for adjudication, w'll oe disposed of by Judge Walton, and ail parties cra cerned therein are hereby ordered to appear at the time above specified: ■Johanna Anderson vs. Nancy Garrett—Debt on ac count of Board. Mrs. M. A. Cavanagh vs. n. F / Willink, Sr-Claim for repairs made on the defendant's property ducks 7 WrigUt fcolore< b vs Henry (colored}—Theft of F. Chastanet vs. John Boger (colored)—Nuisance W m. Cooledge vs. E. E. Snow—Debt on account of Board. S. W. Bourquoin vs. Mr. Miller—Recovery of a mare In possession of defendant. Lea Young rs. Amanda Holland—Debt on account of wages. Mrs. Elondeau vs, Hannah (colored)—Assault and battery. Street Commissioner vs. William Gerau»hty—Viola tion of General Order No. 18. Street Commissioner vs. Turner Johnson—Violation of General Order No. 16. Street Commissioner vs Mary Brennan—Violation of General Order No. 16. Street Commissioner vs. Mrs. Cornell—Violation of General Order No 10. John Coffee vs. Dick (colored}—Recovery of a horse in possession of defendant, the proper y of plaintiff Thomas Dixon vs. Wm. M. Williams—Debt. ' -> „ JOHN J. PURTILL, a P f l4 * . Recorder. J IYE OAK LODGE, MO. 2, I, Q. C. F. \ The Regular Weekly Meeting of this Lodge Thfe Eevenlng, at 8 o'clock, at the Lodge Room, southwest corner of Bnll and Broughton streets. Transient Brethren in good standing are invited to attend. By order J. nOLBROOK KSTILL, N. G. Secretary. aprl4 WAR DEPARTMENT, Adjutant-Geheral's Office, Washington, D. C„ March 27, 1865. Grnkkai. Orders,) No. 50. f I. That at the hour of noon on the 14th day of April 1865, Brevet Ma jor General Anderson will raise and plant upon the mins of Fort Sumter, in Charleston harbor, the same United States flag which floated over the battlements of that fort during the rebel assault, and which was sainted by him ana the small force of his command when the works were evacuated on the 11th day of April, 1861. 11. That the flag when raised, be saluted by one one hundred guns ft-om Fort Sumter, and by a nation al salute from every fort and rebel battery that fired upon Fort Sumter. 111. 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