Show ft BY PACIFIC TELEGRAPH SPECIAL TO THE UNION VEDETTE new york fob feb the atean steamer nor liberty from havana tile the brings no mexican news s so several cral more blockade runners returned to havana unable tol make entrance into rebel ports the rebels intend sing ing r small schooners ners to run to florida elrida rl rida the coast coolie trade is opening again over three hundred arrived on oil the the tribune has fins information that the entire rebel force which can bo be concentrated in shermans Sher mans front is consisting of the wilmington Wil minton garrison of Har hardeen dees force swelled by various detachments that have been called in since savannah fell 16 and five fire divisions from lees army this force cant be increased from hoods army since since the movement of that army cast ward began too late shermans Sher mans strength is so overwhelming that the only probable chance of rebel fi success necess is in surprising his columns in detail city point feb 1 0 the following extracts are from the richmond papers of today to day wo vre know that charleston was evacuated on monday last on friday the enemy took possession of columbia and it is reported that our forces under beauregard are moving in the direction of charlotte official intelligence received at the war office last night light says sherman was on yesterday morning advancing towards and was near Win a point on oil the railroad thirty miles north of columbia charlotte is thronged thron ged with refu refugees geef from columbia who report that some of wheelers cavalry plundered the city before tile the evacuation up to tuesday last it was uncertain whether columbia would come within range of sher mans ananis purposes consequently the public mind was not prepared for such au early solution of tile the question the government has however two weeks ago taken precaution to remove the specie deposits from there amounting to several millions and within the past few days all plates belonging longing to the treasury department together with the supplies of treasury notes on hand were safely conveyed away away art an unfortunate accident occurred on the charlotte bad front fron colum lia bia preventing the amhof authorities from froin making use of the road to save other v alua blas in tile the ci city ty A large quan quantity lity ohn of medical edical stores belonging to all alio government were nvere there half of which were saved the rest for want of time kand and transportation were destroyed the presses and fixtures for printing treasury notes in the establishment th blish U lent or of evans 11 vans cogswell keating were necess necessarily arly 11 abandoned ll d 0 nad with ah it other extensive e machinery ebi chinery nery this establishment had a hundred or two presses and NV was as unquestionably tile the largest and best equipped publishing fio house use in ill tile the south the forces operating west of columbia reached the backof bank of tile the Con congaree Conga garee jee opposite the city oh thurs thursday ay evening evening lid U throw a number er of shells to winch I 1 i our baueries batteries responded A portion of the column moved up the river kiver dil r i the night and crossed the S saluda and broad rivers near co bolum lum bia during this movement beauregard evada evacuated abed |