The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-21
Sherman to be Met and Fought
South Of Raleigh.
Destruction OF Public Pro-
perry at Fayetteville.
SEVERAL REBEL STEAMERS BURNED.
The Harper's Ferry Arsenal Machinery
Recaptured and Destroyed,
&C., &C., sc.

Ar. Thomas II. Cooks Despatch.
WILMINGTON, March IL, 1885,
I'VE Steamboats, arrived here to-day from Fayetteville
baAsd with white refugees from sherman's army The
Ssss Of the immense throng OF white black refugees
lassrte and prisoners being marched TO this place.
EnAAH MARCHING on GoLDsBoRo.
6Aeywax left Fayetteville yescrday mdrchin0 tosoayd
0es6s5oro. Before evacuatng the town he made COM
yss work Of the destruction of the extensive arsenal at
That place. This arsenal contained all the valuable
material taken from the Harpers Ferry arsenal and
ne largest and most complete establishment Of the kind
NO South The buildings were torn down, the machin
~ destroyed and all the tenement buildings burned
In addition TO this destruction every cotton mill In
ysyettevle-four five In cumberland several on the
1ockhsh creek, destroyed. These were all very
hrge factories turning out vast amounts Of material for
esothing the rebel army
me building occupied by the Bank Of the State OF
Hesth Carolina the residence Of Mrs. n Banks widow
by, and the elegant place Of Mr. E. hale, proprietor
= the Ooserver newspaper together with the newspaper
establishment ITSELF and several old warehouses were
burned through the Of hangers Of
army
STEAMERS BURNED FAYETTEVILLE.
Blk small stern wheel river were burned at
Ne wharf, but whether by troops rebel sraggers
does mot appear. They the Dawson, Chatham,
FisrA Kate Caswell and Clarendon. The North Caro-
iOoQe0
WITH refugees
The negroes who have been following Sherman viii be
psnt from here South Carolina consigned the
u General saxton. Tho whites who have friends will
1ake care Of themselves
THE REBEL POSITION.
The ideas gave you In my despatch Of February g.
regard TO military movements will doubtless yet prove
osnect The rebels win make stand, IL at ALL In The
vSetnity Of Goldsboro The direction Of their line is
hsoessary changed from that rst designed because Of
Me movement from Newbern. Instead Of holding the
hne Of the Neuss river they will be forced TO establish
hsr hn II or near Goldsboro and TO the Taw
river.
That they design dsputins this region is evident from
oAs obss,nacy with which they resisted schonelds ad
vance Klnston and the desperate struggle rendered
necessary 70 get possession Of that Johnston hav
~ moved his forces around from Charlotte Goldsboro
end uniting there with Bragg army recently largely
nforced from Richmond, gives the rebels combination
WITH which they hope 70 defeat Sherman and schoneld
spmbned. they succeed in this they calculate on
sstuYning 70 Richmond with force sufficient sally
- Grant and him up. This is the grand plan on
which they bose all their hopes and the frequent
Mons that something terrible s In store for the national
axmies
RE1xAsKD UNION PRISONERS
delivered here have all been North except about
thousand remaining in the hospitals. These in q
pitAbe condition, and their restoration 70 health and
strength IL attended with great delicacy and much
chance. Last week the deaths among them numbered
from thirty forty daily This Is . sad commentary
their condition when released from rebel durance. The
mortality among them is happily decreasing, and
With proper the majority OF the survivors will
cover.
GENERAL TERRY THE YIELD.
General Terry, with his command excepting the troops
gAsonisg this city and the forts below, will take the
Geld again Immediately Tho Generals health has been
very bad since the fall OF Fort Fisher, still he declines
applying for leave Of absence during the tendency Of
active operations He viii be heard from in the coming
great battle