Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-27
CITY NEWS.
The CaroIInas.

is becoming complex as well ~ exciting
Our reports place Sherman in the vicin
icy Of Charlotte, North Carolina. Beau
regard, we presume, is falling back To-
wards Salisbury. From Charlotts 10
Salisbury it ia forty-thres miles; from
Salisbury to Greensboro, the termination
Of the Richmond and Danyille road, it is
about the same distance. We conclude
from all that we can learn that the zarri'
sors Of Charleston and Wilmington have
not been able to effect junction With
Besuregard, but that they are endsayor-
ing 70 do 50 is quite apparent Char
Iotte Is over two hundred miles from
Wilmington on an air line. Therefore,
unlesa sherman directs bis march from
the former place towards the ssa coast
he will not be able TO effses 8 junction
with Gen. Scbo6eld's army. Gen. Terry
is in hot pursuit Of Hoke, who 10 retreat
ing from Wilmington north, towards
Goldsboro. Several days ago We we're
told that heavy Union force had land
ed at Newbern and was pushing out to-
wards Goldsboro. II that report vas
true Hokes retreat will DO cut Of, and
his army will not appear in the closing
scenes Of the great drama. But if be
succeeds in getting to Gollsboro he can
effect junction with Beanregard At
Salisbury by rail, leaving bic opponsn.s
u,torly powerless 10 render any assist
ance 10 Sherman
But the solving Of the grea, problem
depends upon Gen. Lee. What viii be
do2 VIII he remain in his enlreneh.
ments until Sherman joins Grant, or
will lie eyaeuAts Richmond and join
Beauregsrd2 To remain in Richmond
is certain destruction, therefore il IL
reasonable TO conclude that he viii
evacnate it, There are indications that
he Is already doing So We should not
be surprised to learn that be has been
doing 80 for several weeks The doub-
ling Of bis pickets and the moving Of
bis divisions unmistakably demonstrate
that he is either abandoning Richmond.
or materially shortening his line of de-
Tense around the rebel capital IN order
10 send the bulk Of bis army 10 Bsaure-
gard The latter operation Ia easy, and
one that Gen. Grant cannot readily
detect The Richmond aud Danville
Railroad runs many miles to the left OF
Gen. Grants extreme left wing, and
over that road men aud munitions Of
war may be transferred for weeks vita
cut any one in Gen. Grants army being
the wiser Of Il. We are satisfied that
Gen. Lee is at that work now, and shall
not be surprised to learn al any moment
that great battle has been fought in
the neighborhood Of Salisbury.
The important inquiry nos is, can
Gen. Sherman engage the army Of
Esaaregard, heavily reinforced by Gen.
Lees army, with any hope Of success
We think he can But il be feels be
is outnumbered he may retreat towards
Wilmington. Retreat, however, with 9
large army in pursuit, in strange
oouatry, heavily timbered aud irrigated
by large water courses, would be fully
as hazardous as battle
We know not the strength of Gen,
Sherman's army, but We know that every
man is a hero. We are confident they
would rather die than beat an ignomini.
Gus retreat. II, as the rebsls estimate,
his army numbers only 5000 men,
Beauregard will End them the heaviest
$4,000 that ever be came in contact
With.
We look upon the situation hopefully
but not without q shade Of anxiety
Our brave boys are many miles from 81
sistanee, aud if compelled to hght il
central North Carolina, will be deprivet
Of most of those Injuries which go q
far towards alternating the pains Of th'
wounded and dying.