The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-03-25
a RorE oF THAMKS.

following Joint resolution, which was
passed. E 4,
"Resoluet1 by tie Congress of, the
Confederate States of America, That
the thanks of Congress and the whole
country are due and are hereby tender
ed to Lieut. enant; General Wade Ilamp.
ton for his manly letter Of the 9th Feb.
ruary, 1865, addressed to General w.
T.. Sherman; and that in the opinion of
Congress the Executive Department
should sustain Gen. Hampton in carry.
ing out the policy indicated iu his letter"
SEVERE BATTLE IN NoRTH CARO-.
LINA-SLoCuM's CoRPs REPULsED WITH
HEAVY Loss.--Wc have the following
reliable intelligence from the front: On
the 10th instant, four miles below
Averysboro, which is between Fayette.
vile and Smi,hfcld, two corps under
Slocum, and Kilpatrck's cavalry, were
met by Rhett's brigade of South Caro-.
lima 5egulars, and held in check for five
hours. until the arrival Of Gen. Stephen
Elliotts brigade, (also Charleston
troops, when. the enemy were hand
somely rcpulscd. We have no further
details Of the fight, but the results rcpor-
ted to MS by an officer who participated
in the engagement, show that the Fed.
eral loss, as is estimated, about $500
killed and wounded our own loss being
about 500.
Col Alfred Rhctt, in command Of the
brigade, is reported missing.
Killed in lst. Infantry Regulars:
Lieut. Col Del'reviHe, Lieut.. Glove,
and Capt Quat'lcbaum. Wounded: :
Capt. Press. Smith. badly; Capt Bur
nett, thigh; Capt. Calhoun; Capt. P.
Bacott, knee; Lieut.. lIorlbacll, left eye !;
Lieut.. North. Wounded and captured :;
Lieut.. Ravenel McBcth.
,lst. Artillery-Killcd: Capt. Lcscsne
son Of Henry LcSesnc Licu,cnants La.
Bordc and Stewart Wounded: Major
Blandng, Capt. Rhctt. Lieut. Fickliug
Lieut.. j. Middleton, Lieut.. dc Lornx,
Lieut.. Robertson. Missing: Licutcn-
ant Edward Middleton, Lieut.. Frost.
We can safely say to our readers that
our army is in the right place, and that
Sherman will find the soil OF North Car
olina a Jordan that will be a hard road
to travel.
We have rumors OF some skirmishing
about AvcraSboro, in lIanctt. Also that
AverNsboro had been burned. Also that
the eltsmy had reach GollSboro, &C.,
SC. We think it probable there may
have been some cavalry skirmishing,
but the other rumors we attach 10 i'm.
portancc to- Ralcigh Progress.
NANDALlsM.-Sh Sherman's' s'armv have
maltreated pcaceablc citizens, in the
most cruel and brutal manner, since
their advent into this State. Bishop
Atkinsoh. of the Episcopal Church, has
been one Of the victims. Him they
seized, threatened, putting muslct 0.
pistol to his head and plundered.
An excellent lady, the wife Of ply
sician living in Cumberland county, and
the daughter Of one of the best families
in Fayetteville, her rings torn from hS
finger, land under the threat of instant
death, n muskct levclled at her head,
she was forced to point ont where the
Taluablcs of the family had been con.
ccaled. = RaleiM Cmyedcrcto.
Losses or SoUTH CAROLINA The
following is a reoapitnlation Of the whole
loss of South Carolina, killed in battles,
disease or accident, since the war begun.
LIS from the report just made BY Major
j. NJ. DeSausure:
Brigadier.Generals IA
Colonies 10
Lieutenant. Coloncls Is
Majors IS
| Captains ~. 1872
Lieutanants 343
Staff Officers
Non,C Commissioned Officers and
Pnyates " 1,6T4
! Total ittl 1923.