The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-03-29
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Lee has finally made movement. "A
half past 4 on Saturday morning three o
his divisions attacked and captured For
Stcadman, and made an Intellectual. assault
upon Fort Haskell. Subsequently Fcr1
Steadman was recap;ured by the federals
Gen. Grant estimates the rebel loss a
$500, Including 2,700 prisoners, and the
federal loss at 500. The rumo, that Rich.
mond bad been evacuated, and that Lee
was moving to join Johnston, would appear
to be rsfuted BY this affair.
Schofield occupied Goldsboro on the 2lst
inst, having encountered but little opposi-
ton. Sherman's advance, at the same date,
was at Boonyille, near which place an en-.
gagement occupied, in which the rebels
we're worsted Boonville is on the North
Carolina railroad, II miles from Goldsboro,
and SO miles from Raleigh. Sherman,
Schofield, and Terry are in hourly commu-
.n;cation, and are pressing the rebels closely.
In the fight At Averysboro. N. c., on the
10th inst, Hardee according to Raleigh
papers, repulsed several federal charges
with immense slaughter; but, Bragg being
driven back, Hardee was compelled to re-
tire to prevent being fanked, and lost two
guns. The federal casualties are put at T..
600, and the rebel at 400. In the fight at
B:ntons7iHe, on the 10Th (the same papers
-gtatel, the federals were driven several
miles with heavy loss, the rebels capturing
some artillery.
A Washington correspondent states that
Gen. Lee, in giving testimony before the
rebel congressional committee to INQUIRE
into the condition of the confcderacy, said
the south had not troops enough to last till
midsummer; that no human power could
save the rebel cause; that the sentiment Of
his army was alufos! unanimous for peace;
and the best policy, in his opinion. was to
make peace on the plan proposed by Alex
ander II. Stephens. This plan contemplate
return to thu Unioa through the medium
Of state on,-senators and representa-.
tives from the returning states to enter
Congress upon equal terms With its pre-.
sent members. Mr. Stephens believes that
this plan would secure the appreciation Of
. majority Of insurrectionary states. il
A Richmond paper states that Fitzhugh
Lee attacked Sheridan, at White House, on
the 2lst inst, severely Furnishing him.
The movement against Mobile was CON-
menccd on the oath inst Pensacola was
oCCup1cO ny tuC icuSiolS, obo a IoISo UOuy
o. troops moves towards Bonnccour.
The peace rumors at Washington have
>subsided. President Lincoln is expected
to return from Grants headquarters on
Monday. Gen. Singleton arrived in Wash
ington from Richmond on Saturday.
The failures ia New York, last week,
were not so numerous as was expected,
there being only Eve Of IN important char
acter.
The decision in the ease Of the st. Al.
bans raiders will be rendered by the court
at Montreal on Wednesday next.
Capt John Rourke, of the Mulligan brig
ade, has escaped from rebel imprisonment,
and arrived at Hilton Head on the 18th
insr.
There is discredited rumor at Wash.
ington that the whole right wing Of Lees
army has surrendered. There is probably
no truth 10 it. Gen. Grant has extended
his lines the left, capturing 400 or 800
prisoners.
The junction Of the forces under Scho-
field and Terry with those Of Sherman was
made on the 22d near Goldsboro.
It was Scho6eld, not Sherman, who &C.
cupied Goldsboro. The place was taken
possession Of on the 2lst inst, with but
little opposition. $780,. ... ...
The rebel pirate schooner Anna Dale,
with her crew, were captured by our forces
on the coast Of Texas. us--