Evening Star Newspaper, March 20, 1865, Page 1

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Mareh 20, in his original tapersonsnen of THE JIBBENAINOSAY, The Avenger, Nick of the ‘Woods, meee y Nathan, aad Reginald Ashburne, n ie wertu rams ©! POWSICK OF THE WOODS; +, _ Or, The Jibbenainosay, Supported by Miss Alice Gray as. --+a;.---Telle Doe Mr, John McCullou 7 Hoaring Ralph Mr. H. B. Phillips s .-. Colonel Bruce And the En pany. WEDNESDAY, Will be produced a Dramatic Romance of power- powerful interest entitled TION ; Gr, The Throne, the Scaffold, and the Tomb. GROVER’S NEW THEATER. Pennsylvania Aven near Willard’s, GROVER’S GRAND GERMAN OPERA. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT, ww" EXTRA SEASON OF TWELVE OPERAS, Admission, $1. Secured Seats, $1.0, MONDAY EVENING, March 20, FIRST TIME THIS BEASON, And Most Positively the Only Presentation of Mey- erbeer’s Grand Master Composition, LES HUGUENOTS. eecaseeen -Mr. Karl Pormes mptions, first time -+--.M’me Rotter Mad. Johannsen Marcel... 8c int Margarita de Valois. Valentine. rbaino....__. 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C., MONDAY, MARCH 20, 1865: TELEGRAPHIO NEWS. THE SITUATION IN NORTH CAROLINA. Hardee Retreats te Raleigh— Fayetteville eet eee Artilleri Sh the Se Official War Bulletin. WasHineten, D. C., March 18, 1865. Major General Diz, New York: The following dispatches have been received at this Department. C. A. Dana, Assistant Secretary of War. FAYETTEVILLE, N. C., March 11, 7.30 P. w.— Major General Terry, Wilmington, N. C.: To-day ‘we have added Fayetteville to the list of cities that have fallen into our hands. Hardee, said to have 30,000 men, withdrew across the river yesterday and last night. He is reported en route for Raleigh. ‘The rebels skirmished in the town and fired artillery upon the houses occupied by women and children. They burnt the bridge at this place and removed all the public stores up the railroad that they could. Gen. Sherman is here well. Many men are wanting shoes and clothing, yet the army never was in better spirits, O. O. Howard, Maj. Gen’l. Giry Point, VA., March 198.—Hon. C. A. Dana, Assistant Secretaryof War: The Rich- mond papers of to-day are received. J 4 The Confederate Congress adjourned sine die at 3 o’clock to-day. The President of the James river canal calls en the farmers of Virginia to aid in repairing the canal. ‘The Augusta papers cay that A. H. Stephens has been in Georgia for ten days or more; that he has not yet been heard from, and they hope this silence will not continue. Vigorous efforts are making at Richmond for the organization of colored troops. The following paragraphs are taken from the Richmond Whig: “MoniILE, March 1.—This city is strongly menaced. General Maury has issued a cir- cularadyising the people to prepare for the expected attack. He urges thecon-combatants to leave. “The exchange commissioner yesterday evening received information of the arrival in the bay ofa large number of prisoners from Ship Island and New Orleans. They are ex- pected upto day. Majer Correll will effect such arrangements as will embrace all pris- oners captured in this department.” “MoBILz, March 5.—One hundred and sey- enty-six navy and army exchanged prisoners arrived in the city Jast night.” “MOBILE, March 9.—A transport containing 2,000 troops entered the bay yesterday through Grant's Pass.” “MopILe, March 11.—Fourteen vessels more were added to the fleet to-day, making twen- ty one in sight of the city. Great activity pre- vails with the enemy in thelower bay. There isevery indication of an early attack. The enemy have fired afew shots ai both shores.” Frem Geergia—Action of the Legislature onthe Military Questien. “Macon, March 4.—The House of Delegates has adopted a resolution requesting Congress to repeal the conscript law and sccept men from the States, under officers of their own choice. Yeas, 61;mays, ~~” ‘¢Sheridan’s Raid—Damage to the Canal. “The Lynchburg papers of Monday and Tuesday bring us some details of the raid through the upper country, wh..d, in view of the 1act that Sheridan has communicated with General Grant from Columbia, we conceive to be puerile to withnold,and therefore lay them before our readers. “The Virginian says that the Yankee divi- sion sent in that direction followed the Orange and Alexandria railroad as far as Buffalo river, burning the railroad bridge at that point. Every bridge between Charlottesville and Buffalo (a distance of more than forty miles) has been destroyed, and much of the track torn up, though the extent ofthe damage done has not been ascertained. The nearest approach they madeto Lynchburg was New Glasgow, seventeen miles distant, where a small party of them burnt the railroad depot. “On Wednesday @ party, estimated at from two to three thousand, ap: 1d at Bent Creek, supposed to be makirg for the south side of James river. Thefine bridge over the river being burnt on their approach, they contented themselves with loud curses upon our reserves who were stationed on the other side of the river. They burnt the boat ofthe James River Canal Company, at Bent Creek. They had captured four ofour scouts that were left in the hands of anequal number of their sat who, being cut off from the main force by the burning of Tye river bridge, gaye thernselves up to their prisoners, and were brought to this city. “The raiders burned every mill they could find along the James river, destroyed all the tobacco and tobacco-houses, and carried away all the horses and negroes they could lay hands upon. They shot about three hundred of their broken-down borses on the plantation of Mr. W.B Cabell, below New Market, and of course took off all the horses belonging to that gentle- man they could find. It is said that about three hundred Yankees crossed the river oppo- site Columbia, on Friday, but recrossed to the north side ammeuisiely “The Republican of Tuesday says that ‘The raiders commenced at Bent Creek the work of destruction to the canal, which is reported to be very badly damaged from about twenty- four miles below here to Columbia, and possi- bly turther down toward Richmend, Every Jock on the canal is supposed to have been carried away. The aqueduct at Columbiais said to be badly damaged. The destruction of rivate property along the route of the raiders is represented to be immense. The people were stripped of horses, negroes. and meat and pene and many were left withouta morsel of food. The Situation in North Carolina. “Our Danville and North Carolina ex- changes received yesterday, throw some light upon the situation of affairs in North Carolina, e venture to copy some of their statements, to relieve the solicitade of our own deeply in- terested peeple, withont, we believe, convey- ing more information to the enemy than their most intelligent leaders have already inferred from previous developments or may now be in possession of. “The Danville Register of Tuesday says that ‘Our forces have probably withdrawn from Kinston, and may be preparing to evacuate Goldsborough’.” Goldsborough was all right yesterday after- noon. “The Raleigh Standard of the same date (14) says that ‘Fayetteville was occupied several days since by the enemy im force. It is report- ed that the cotton factories were burned, but we havejheard nothing as to the arsenal, or as to the treatment of the people of that piace. «Kinston is now in possession of the enemy, and Goldsborongh seriously threatened. Our troops haye contested the ground at yarious Points with their accustomed courage and en- durance. We believe the forces of the enemy will be met atsome point squth of Raleigh.” The Goldsborongh State Journal of San- day Romine the following significant para- grap’ “The editor of this paper is abou? to leawe, his readers know why. In the course of a short time he hopes to meet them again. He feels he has been somewhat odious to the ene- my, and he does not regret his course. They canis hurthim. Helives in hopes of being as ie was.” The Newspaper Press in the Confederacy. “The Danville Register of Wednesday re- marks that the recent movements of Sherman and Sheridan have greatly decreased the num- ber of newspapers published in the country. In Virginia we have daily papers issued from four ba ake oheaiee Lynchburg. Danville, and Petersburg—and one weekly at Olarks- vile. The number has been largely curtailed in North Carolina, Wilmington, Fayetteviile Goldsborough, Newbern, &c., are in the hands of the enemy. The Yankees new publish a paper at Wilm m. Some think that Raleigh too, may go; then Greensboro and Charlotte and some smaller places will be left alone. ‘In South Carolina it is even worse. The Mercury was removed from Oharleston some time before the occupation of the city by the enemy; and the Co r, which remained, was taken in by the Yankees. notwithstand- ing it opposed nulification in "32, and is now issued as a Yankee newsDer “All the pay ia Columbia have béen dis- continued. 6 Senth Carolinian is now pub- lished at Charlotte, N. 0.” U.S. Gran, Lieutenant General, aa The first to “strike ile,” it mow appears, Ee Sete p ror me r of oil.” (Job 29; 6.) ore Star. N°, 3,760. SHERMAN. Reperted me me: tured—Over 15, ugees Set Free. Fortress Monrok, March 1§.—The steamer Nevada arrived here this afternoon, from Morehead city, North Carolina, bringing stili later advices from General Sherman’s army, which is marching on Goldsborough, having crossed the Cape Fear river at Fayetteville. Communication between General Schofield’s army and that under General Sherman had been opened, but no junction of the two forces had as yet taken place, each army for the pres- ent acting independently of each other. The Great March threugh the Carelinas— Scenes and Incidents by the Way. Correspondents accom: ying General Sher- man’s army, under date of the 11th, furnish the tollowing interesting details: No general order had been issued by General Sherman relative to the campaign, as the special order on the opening of the Savannah campaign was still in force. All baggage and transportation were reduced to the lowest pos- sible standard. Wall tents were prohibited, except as offices and one for headquarters. We started with about thirty days’ rations and eight days’ forage. According to the plan, the Army of the Ten- nessee was to take the right wing—the i7th corps moving on the extreme right, and the 15th corps on the right center—taking up their line of march from their temporary encamp- ments around Beaufort and Pocotalico, along the roads between the Coosawhatchie and the Combahee river. The Army of the Cumberland, under Major General Slocum, oceupied the left; the 20th corps the left center, and the 14th corps the extreme left—both marching from Savannah, on the right of the Georgia Central railroad, crossing at Lester’s mere) and Union causeway, then keeping to the right until they formed a junction with the Army of the Tennessee. Kil- patrick’s cavalry operated partly in front and partly in flank of the left wing, and extending ‘Well in on the river. General Sherman traveled for the most part with the left wing. As to Sherman’s intentions and destination, they appear a mystery toall. I belleve he had no definite course laid down, for his move- ments were controlled by those of the enemy. Had he siruck right for Charleston the enemy could concentrate and mass in his front, thus retarding his march and forcing him toa gen- eral engagement, which he did not wish to bring on; for he was too far from his base, and notin a position to care for his wounded. The same would hold good had he moved for Au- gusta or any special place. He moved his army in two columns, each strong enough to Tesist any force the enemy could bring against it; yet moving near enough to concentrate should a large force threaten either. Their separate movement fooled the enemy. They had to detach their forces totry and Keep us in check. By-Sherman’s masterly movements they soon found themeelves isolated and help- less, Sherman’s object was first to destroy the network of railr 8 running through South Carolina, connecting Charleston with Rich. mond, Augusta, Columbia and other impo: tant points. In this he fully succeeded, com- pelling them to evacuate Charleston, and ren- dering Augusta and other points of no military value to the enemy. Never before has an er accomplished so much with such little sacrifice of either life or property. ad been but about forty-five days shut ont from the outer world. Our march has been one continued success. Sherman’s capital mancuvyres completely eplitup the rebel army, breaking them inte isolat bodies, thus Copa bes 4 their power. Our march has been somewhat retarded by the heavy falls of rain, which flooded the creeks and swamps and cut up the roadsso that we had to corduroy over a hundred miles ofroad, and build several miles of trestle work and bridges. Besides compelling them to evacuate Charleston, we destroyed Columbia, Orange- burg and several other places. Alsoover fifty miles of their chief lines of railroad, and thou- sands of bales of cotton, At Columbia we captured forty-three can- nen, two hundred thousand cartridges, ten tons of powder, nine thousand rounds of fixed ammunition, about ten thousand muskets, over one hundred government presses, besides an immense amount of public stores, locomotives, rolling stock, and other kinds of government stores too numerous to mention. At Cheraw we took twenty-five cannon, eight caissons and two travelling forges, besides a large quantity of government stores of various kinds in the arsenal and elsewhere. At Fayetteville we took seventeen cannon, besides & large quantity of government stores of various kinds in the arsenal and eisewhere. This makes eighty-five cannon—one-third of which were field pieces—with carriages, cais- sons and all complete. We captured about twenty-five thousand animals on our line of March. We gave food and transportation to about fifteen thousand colored refugees, thus depriving the colored soldiers and slaves. We also had about four thousand white refugees, all of whom were well cared for, and will be sent Nerth to wLatever destination they choose. We operated aver the following districts or counties:—In South Carolina—Beaufort, Barn- -well, Orangeburg, Lexington, Richland, Ker- shaw, Fairfield, Cnester, Lancaster, Sumter, Darlington, Chesterfield, Malbourg. in North Jarolina— Mecklenburg, Anson, Richland, Union, Robbson, Cumberland and Moore. We marched onan average 450 miles, our wings extending some 35 or 40 miles. This would give an area of only 15,000 square miles which we Spatetad over, all the time support- ing men and animals on the country. Indeed, the loss we have inflicted on the enemy is in- Goede) and all ata trifling sacrifice of a White and Black Ret- I think 1,000 killed, wounded and missing will cover our casualties. Several of these were owing to accidental explosions at Colum- bia and Cheraw. The enemy’s loss must be in killed, wounded and missing, about 1,200, while we have cap- tured and on hand over 3,000 prisoners. The army is just resting a few days at Fayetteville, and Will then march to Goldsboro or Kinston, to join Schofield’s gallant army. The army is in the best of spirits, flushed with victory, self reliant and defiant. With suchan army and such generals it needs no prophet to see the result of the next campaign. THE LATE FRESHETS. Effects in New York State—Lower Pertion ef Rochester under water. PovucnEregereig, March i§ —One mile and a half of the Hudson river railroad track, in the Vicinity of Schodack, is washed away, and the company have issued an order suspending the running of all down trains, Up trains convey their passengers to Albany via the Hudson and Berxshire road. Bourralo. March 18—We learn, this morn- ing, from Rochester, that the Central railroad bridge was swept away last night. It is re- ported that three men were drowned thereby. The water is three feet deep in the Arcade building at Rochester, preventing ingress or egress. All the lower portion of Rochester is under water, and the damage is enormous. There is no communication from one part of the city to the other. The papers are unable sepamish, the waters having extinguished the 8. There is no telegraphic communication east of Utica as yet. The injuries to the Erie road extend over a distance of one hundred miles, mostly east of Hornelisville: . 4 The Lake Shore road is slightly damaged. pamage en the Susquehanna. DAnNvILueE, » March 18—The most de- structive flood ever known in these parts is now raging on the northwest branch of the Susquehanna. The is submerged, and all travel suspended. All the bridges on the west branch, as faras Williamspert, are gone. The Lackawanna ana Bloomsburg road is made water in ome: places ten feet. a canal in places complovely destroye: The half of Danville is under waier, and the Tiver is rapidly rising. FROM CALIFORNIA. The Cam st the Indiams—Rais- ing of Cavalry Regiments—Release of a Suspected Steamer. aie Saw Fran March 18.— steamer Shubrick sailed. Seat week for Victoria with Captain Buckley and the party of internation- al telegraph The 7th t of California volunteers of ea. are to be sent to yoked el antve cavsie en also be raised, sufficient to make, with the ia. The U. S. steamer Wateree has been or- ae? Panama to take the place of the St. 's. Sax Francreco, Mareh 15.—The steamshi: seas pick wasseimd at Portland, 4 et, opiam w tc aDpotack te mma as ba mt yy order of it commanding the Department of California and A sub-military district has been formed ae pee ain ot iexeee, and the and Ma} i REELS ET santas ‘acaatpan te ne e Owens river Indians are inclined troublesome. dined There is considerable excitement on the sub- ject of petroleum in the lower part of Ualifor- eR no definite results have yet fol- lowed. FROM THE SOUTH. Jeff. Davis’ Organ on the Ri —Frantic appeal Quarrels’’ among the Rebel States. {From the Richmond Sentinel, March 15.} ‘The message of the President, in another col- umn, will be read with more profound interest than any document ever issued by & public of- ficer inthis country. It is not yr 4 toenn- merate the severai poins which it makes. He does not disguise the danger with which he conceives the country and capital to be sur- rouuded. He states ihe only means by which in his opinion, itcan be met and averted. If his recommendation be not attended to, he throws the responsibility on Congress, which he Rees ee ance November with- out hay: vide islati = sential points alluded iS eeislation for the es Whatever Congress may intend to do in the premises we trust they will doat once. This is no time for deliberation, when the enemy are actually thundering at the gates of the capital. The moments lost in speech making may prove of the last importance, for weal of woe, to the Confederacy. Prompt action is what is now required—prompt action and nothing more. Congress will feel that its legislation thus far has not been sufficient. The country al- ready feels this, and we think It is hardly ne- cessary to appeal to the patriotism of Congress to supply what is wanting. We feel assured that there is enough of that sentiment among Members to render them superior to all other considerations, at this trying moment, except the good of their country. Above all other things, however. we unite With the President in his appeal for unanim- ity. Let us not now, in the fourth year of this “desperate struggle, exhibit the spectacle ot those European States on the centinent, who, while everything on earth they held dear was at stake, could not, in the very presence of the enemy, restrain their senseless quarrels long enough to prevent him from taking advantage of them to their common destruction. It re- quires allour united strength to ward off the danger; and if the least particle of all be want- ing, we are lost. It would be to the country the most welcome of all*ntelligence that har- mony existed between all parts of the Gov- ernment, State and Confederate, and that all were uniting for the benefit of all. it is vain tor us to look back. We cannot go back if we would. A fiery gulf lies between us and the Union which we left. A remorse- less enemy offers us no terms but abject and absolute submission. Unless upon the pre- cedent condition of submission to all he may require, he will not even condescend to hear a single word we havetosay. We are reduced to the condition of having no choice between elavery in the vilest and most aggravating form—slavery implying the right on the part of the master not only to prescribe the terms on which we shall live, but eyen to abridge the term of life itself at option, and independence and freedom, purchased at many risks and by mighty lebors. Submission will notdo. The enemy spurns the offer. There is nothing left for us but to fight it ont. The War News. From the Richmond Dispatch, March 17.] ‘here Was no news yesterday from any quarter. Forsome days past it has been ex- pected that Grant would make a move south of Petersburg, but up to the latest advices yes- terday he still remains quiet. Around Richmond there is nothing to note excepta report that some of Grant’s troops were being transferred to the North side. These shiftings of troops are constantly going on, and may signify nothing. From the South. We are still without official intelligence from. the South. Rumors concerning Sherman are few, but even these we think it more prudent notto mention. The enemy are in absolute ignorance of the whereabouts and condition of their audacious General, andit fis not for us to enlighten them. Interesting from Augusta. The following paragraphs are from the Augusta Chronicle of the ith: Nineteen negroes were recent, from below, endeavoring to make Savannah. Mr. Kennedy, the route agent, was not cap- tured by Sherman’s army, as reported, but escaped theirclutches after many hair-breadth adventures, and arrived here yesterday. It is rumored here that one of our generals bas been tricked by Sherman, who sent him 2 bearer of dispatches with orders from Beaure- gard to fal! back to acertain poinl. Our officer jell back to the point designated before he dis- covered the forgery, and thatit wasa ruse of Sherman’s to gain time. Scarcely had the debris of the recent land slideon the Milledgeville Railroad been re- moved, when another occurred, which will in all probability cut off communication with Macon for the next week or two. In conse- quence of this no mails were received last night, except from points along the line of the Georgia Railroad. The rumer is current in reliable circles that Sherman has crossed the Catawba, and was hurrying toward Wilmington, or East. He found unexpected obstacles in his way to the rear of Lee’s army. captured ir way to Mr. Foote’s Address. The address of Henry S. Foote, now in Lon- don, tothe people of Tennessee whom he re- cently professed to represent in the rebel Con- gress, will attract attention, not so much trom aieerrane source as from its remarkable char- acter. He not only denounces the selfish ambition of Jeff. Davis, his odious tyranny, his schemes of usurpation, his “gross and undeniable mis- management,” but vents his sarcasm upon his “wretched Cabinet,” and sneers at the “servility of his incompetent and snobbish Soe which.he styles a “mobbish assem~ age. Mr. Foote’s assurances of the sincerity of the Southern conservatives in their desire for re- conciliation are most positive. He reiterates that no pacification can come from Mr. Davis, that “his official position and his devotion to his own selfish schemes of individual aggran- disement alike forbid it.” He plainly intimates that the reluctance of the Southern people to make advances is occasioned by the dread of their own leaders and for want of sufficient encouragement; that their repression of Union. sentiment and of open attachment to the flag is referable for the time to the uncertain issues of war; that they would be glad of friendly over- tures and that they earnestly desire a complete amnesty, with restoration of their former con- stitutional rights. In his second letter to Mr. Seward, written before his seer from this country; and which is included in the pamphlet published im London for circulation in Tenn S Foote says that a “large majority of the more enlightened citizens of the South have at last come to the conclusion, in which I confess that I do for one most fully concur, thatshould they be ever so suceessful in the prosecution of the war now in pro; , they would find them- selves at the end of it an enslaved wretched people, and that Southern independence at one time so thoughtlessly coveted and so zealously striven for, would be, if attained, precisely the mest deplorable calamity which could possi- bly befall them.” nm concluding he says: «On arriving in the city of Londen I satdown to draw up this address to my valued neigh- bors and frieads of Tennessee. It is not my fortunate lot to see you face to face; Imay pos- sibly never again have that satisfaction; but Tentreat you, my countrymen and fellow citi- zens, whatever may be the action of nt Lincoln and the politicians now in power in Washington city, upon the p: ions sub- mitted to them in this correspondence, that you Will yourselves lose no time in re! to the bosom of the Federal Union. It is far better in my deliberate opinion, that you should do so, and do go at once, than to the chances of future military success under Jefferson Dayis and his present official associates, and rely upon them for the restoration of your liberties, ater they shall have been Stine “ompletely sar rendered to the most unfeeling despotism that has ever existed in the wor! since the days of Dionysius of Syracuse.” a7 A com! to cultivate cotton in the vi cinity of Hilton Head has been formed im Mas- sachusetts, the capital stock of the is one hundred dollars. Fifeex thousand acres of land have been purchased, and the culture and manufactare of cotton are to begin scale. i will plant eight hun acres ore cotton the Present S7 When is a cat like a teapet}+ When your tea’s-in it. i ww The