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in a few moments.--Although their camp-fires yet burned brightly, no enemy were to be seen. Sending back for reinforcements, he marched from earthwork to earthwork, and finally entered the city just as the early morning light appeared in the eastern horizon, whilst the forms of the retreating rebels could be seen flying, with the prey mist, across the marshes on the other side of the river. In two days more we should have had a division operating with Foster upon Savannah by way of Broad river, which would have rendered escape impossible. Practically, all avenues to the city were closed up by our army, which stretched from the Savannah to the Ogeeches rivers, and Foster's troops, which covered the Savannah and Charleston railroad. The path by which Hardee finally escaped led through swamps which were heretofore considered impenetrable. Hardee obtained knowledge of this movement through his spies, who swarmed in our camp. When our troops came into the city they found