Occupation Of Charleston

A dispatch from Secretary Stauton tu Major General Dix, aunounees the recep Sion of official dispatehes of General Gilmore, of the capture of Charleston. Gen. Cilniore's report is as follows ; Charleston, Feb. i 4, ria NeY York, Feb. 21, 1865. 5 MJor-General Ilairáck, Chief oí Stafl : General : - The city of Charleston ud all its defeuoes caiae iaO our posseslion this morning, with 200 pLecee of goodirtillery, aad a supply ef fine atniaunition. The enemy eomuieneed the .evaouatiou of the works last night, and Major Macbeth surrendered the eity íto the troops of Gen. Schimmelfaaiug a.t 9 o'cíock this uiorning, at which time i.t waa occupied by our farces. Our advance on the Edisto, from BhII's Bay, iastened the retreat. Th-e -eetton war.ekouses, arsenals, quartermaster's stores, railroad bridges, and two iron-olads were krned by the enenay. Borne vessels iu theshipyard wsre also burned. Narly U the iühabitauts remaining behiná b.ebng to the poorer clases. Very Besnectfullv, Q. A. GILMORE, Gen. Con. New York, Feb. 21. Previous te the enemy's ovacuation, Aey fired the upper pw.t of the city, by wliich 6,000 bales of eotton were burned, d it is sapposed that before tihe fee sa be subdued, two-thirds of the eity ■ill be destroyed. A fearful explosión occursred in the "ilmington Depot - cause unknowa, by wnch several hundred citizens loet their iiTes. The building was used fox cmhlausary purposes, and was situated in the typer part of the city. Admiral Dahlgren was the first to run "P to the city, arriviiig about '2 o'clock. i. G-Hmore followed soon after, and W n interview with Gen. Sejiiuuuelwning -he being the first -ia the %! and for the present in mmwdni. The remains of two ironsides ror.e wond, which the enemy had blown up fiwieuB to the evacuation. The block renner Cyrene, from Nassau, feil into w hands, two othersare expected on the V of the lgth Ihe first flag ov.er Sumter, was raised f Capt. Heiiry M. Bragg, A D. G. on p. Gilmore's staff. The houses in the '"w part of the ,city were ompletely "Wied by our shot and .sheli. The ïealthy part of the .population have de'ed th city, and now all that gnwmrroi JJ 'he poorer classes, who are .sufferiug mwantof food. A wiwement had made by the force under Gen. ?af, which resulted in the apture of Ule-n pieces of artillery. aCS lïobert Lmeoln, on of Abra, ,f"a Lincoln, was on Tuesduy couiirmed y " Assistant Adjutant 'General of nteefs, wüh the rank of - . !7ung man is to go upon Oirani's Jalti where he will bo out of hwBi" ri,j7 au(l can enjoy himself hugely. - ' ij ," patriotic " oxample of the Pres%aii f on should cnoourage every ' loyVwr man to offer bis services at Ct B üaptain ujion sointbo.iv's stufi'.