The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-23
s HER M a M.
A Junction Formed with
Schofield.
Johnston Flying from the
Combined Armies.
RALEIGH SAID TO Be EVACUATED.
The Rebels Reported Falling
Back to Hillsboro.
GoldsbOrO Formally Occupied on the
( 18th Instant. ~.
River and Railroad Communication
Open to Kinston.
Particulars Of the Occupation Of
w kinstOn. .
Rumored Death Of the Rebel
General Hoke.
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The Rebels Report Another Battle Be-
tween Fitzpatrick and Hampton,
&C., &c., &C.
Rumored Death of the Rebel
General Hoke.
Our Special Washington Despatch.

WASHINGTON, March % 1885
A paymaster who arrived here to-day from Fayette-
Vile reports that when he left the army had commence ed
~ movement The column which the Raleigh papers
report as moving towards Hsboro, is really the left
wing of shermans army, and it is moving towards
North Carolina Railroad TO destroy the railroad bridge
over the Neuse river, between Raleigh and Godsboro
Thousands Of refugees their way to Wilmington
The wharves at all the landings between Fayetteville and
Wilmington are piled with rosn, turpenne cotton, &C.,
and the value Of property captured will amount to mil
Mons Of dollars
The army was in excalcnt condition, and did not anti
cpate any formidable opposition the march from
Fayetteville to Godsboro.
The news from sherman-semi- oficial-received here
to-day shows Indicated in last nights dispatches
that he has met with serious resistance his march
on or in the occupation Of Goldsboro the junction Of
his forces with those Of General Schofed With those
two armies united all thoughts Of successful resistance
On the part Of General Johnston useless and nothing
now can prevent his closing in Richmond and the
morallzed forces Of General Lee. f
The most sanguine antcipations Of an early termra
on Of the rebellion either by the submission of General
Lee or the utter destruction Of the armed forces Of
rebellion, are entertained in official and well informed
circles here. The Union armies daily reinforced by
large numbers Of recruits while those Of the rebel
lion rapidly undergoing disintegraton, losing
men by desertion than they would from heavy battle
The skies constantly Frightening and will be
irradated with the full spendor Of final and complete
triumph.
THE Oceupa tion or Goldsb0ro Confirmed.
WASHINGTON, March %, 1865
The Republican (exra) says the government has
osived intelligence that Sunday last General Sherman
army entered Godsboro, North Carolina. His march
was unopposed.
Thn two rn,iea of 1sad Luvaf
. jun:tion.
The Republican further says:Sherman's present COM
mand sufficiently formidable to confront Lees whole
army in the open field without the assistance OF Grant,
and force that the rebels may raise impede Sher
mans triumphant march northward The story In the
Richmond Sentinel, which published yesterday, that
four Of shermans div sions repused Fayette
Vile, turns out to be rebel lie as we stated
The Rebels Said TO Have Evacuated
Raleigh.
NRwBERS, NJ O., March 49, 1885,
Large numbers OF refugees came into lines this
afternoon. They say the enemy have eracudtd bch
GIdSoro and Raleigh and hare fallen lack 70 Ib ro
with the view, they think, Of joining Leo
They report that the enemy much demoraized and
panic stricken, and improving every opportunity pre-
scented TO desert that the rebel soldiers agree with the
citizens generally the belief that there chance for
Che confsderacy to succeed and that they lighting
against hope that rebel officers giving their opinions
openly to the effect and in many they abandon
thc field with their men, and that these descrtions
such formidable bodies, and open and frequent that
Che enemy poweress to oppose this state Of things
which threatens TO result in general stampede Of their
sntre army SO completely discouraged their officers
and men.
They also report that Sherman will occupy Goldsboro
tomorrow, that his army Is in high spirits well fed and
will drive the enemy in confusion at every point Such
the reports brought in this afternoon and
evening by these refugees and they generally
credited here.
The enemy, after burning the RAM abandoned Kinson
In great haste throwing all Of their heavy guns In tho
Eeuse They attempted to blow up their magazine
which contained several tons or POWDER but failed 1t
Toll into hands, together with large Of ord
nance and commissary stores Our forces now occupy
Kinston, which surrendered to them by tho Mayor
OF tho city
A descrer who In from the enemy the other day,
SAYS the rebel General Hokc was killed the battle Of
Friday week this side Of Kinston.
II Is reported that Bragg had forty thousand men
with him when he attempted TO destroy the column that
moved from here. Bragg md Hoke gave their men the
most solemn that they would march trium-
phantly into Newbern last Sunday morning, and that
each should realize fortune from the proceeds
tae victory, and that Sherman would then be annh.
lated and the conederacy established beyond doubt
The loss Of Fridays battle--whch was an important
one. and which decided the fate OF Newbern-was the
irretrevable ruin Of the enemys plans against sher.
man. The manner In which our men successfully re-
sisted from behind their works the eight repeated
assaults OF the enemy-who nj that time greatly ont
numbered usnot only astonshed our own officers. bu,
ELECTED high tribute to their courage from General
Bragg This battle made II very apparent that BRAGG,
men could not be induced 70 make another stand.
Supplies now bong forwarded up the Mouse river
10 schoded's and sherman's armies. Their armies will
doubtless be united tomorrow next day
Our Newborn Correspondence.
NfwBKES, n O., March III, 1896
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