The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-10
WHAT THE REBELs THINK ON TIE ArrAiR.
from tho same PAPER

How many OF the star;ing stories circulated on yests
day Sunday runors and how much fouoaat on
OF truth supported o:hers questions bot 70 no
completely answered It's a. least certain that the enc
oy have advanced up the peninsula, and their pic&es
can DO seen from tho railroad bridge over tho Chcka.
homny So far known, this column consists OF eight
thousand men but i. may be the advance Of
siderable force. There is little doubt bnt a movement
and some aeson has been made on the Rapidan. 10 70
generally believed TO be intended diversion 70 coyor
the attack by tho peninsula. But there IL poss blity,
indeed probability, that tho enemy propose 70 put INTO
sudden execution the plan which they have certainly
adopted for tue spring simultaneous advance
Richmond by the peninsula and the Rapdan Several
facts support hat view.
The proiec, OF those which must be thrown
aside because made public; but that publicity s certain
y for its speedy execution, that we may
other Tae winter has been dry, the roads
better than spring, the season has been mild and
delightful or weeks The enemy Is also persuaded thar
cur armies have been greatly weakened by furougbs,
which will have expired in few weeks more Hence
they may have determined TO precpilaie the intended
advance in two columns and the movements of yester
day may have eeiers 10 ascertain the force in the
These are fpeculatioEs but they have sufficient
probability to awaken the immediate attention govern.
ment army and country. In 1862 nearly rured
by the unexpected execution IN February, OF cam.
paign the plan Of which was well known to ia put sup
posed TO have boon Intended for period Of the
year Let not the error be repeated at this mo-
mentous crsis Let every man on the muster roll be
called and forced TO his without the delay OF
hour The known facts demand immediate exerton
The Rebel Demonstration Against New
bern.
from the Daily Richmond Examiner, Feb. 81
despatch received Saturday II tho War Department
from M or General Whiting, estimates by the admis-
sion Of prisoners the enemy loss in tho sht at Batche
lor's at fifteen hundred The cnemys papers
make much lighter OF the affair.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
The Petersburg Reo1Y gives tho following additional
facts OF the advance OF our forces on NEWBORN
Our army according to the report Of passengers arrv
ing from Weldon, has fallen back point sixteen miles
west Of Newbern. The assigned for this retro
grade movement that Newbern could not be token
by without loss Gu part which would
find equivalent in It's capture. the place has
stronger than had anticipated. Yet, IN spite OF this,
that the expedition will result in good to
Our forces situation to get large supplies
from country still abundant; to prevent raids points
westward and keep tories In check and hang them when
caught
From private, who OF the guard that brough,
the batch Of prisoners through wo learn that Colonel
Shaw shot dead by negro soldier from the other
side Of the river, which ho was spanning with ponoon
bridge. The negro watched, followed, taken and
banged after the action at Thomasvle
II is stated that when troops entered Thomasville
number OF the took shelter In the houses end
nsed upon them. The Yankees ordered to
der, but refused whcreupon our men set FIRE TO the
bouses and their occupants got, bodily taste in this
world OF the thames eternal"