The New York herald., 1865-04-13
S HE r NJ A N.
The News OF the Fall of Rich.
mOnd at NeWbeIn.
General Sherman About to Hove
on Joe Johnston.
Ais Army Thoroughly Supplied and
Equipped,
&C., &c. Ac
Our Newborn Correspondence.
KEwurRN r. ter.

!. NEwBERS, N. c., April 8, 1865
REJoicYGs OVER THE FALL OF RICHMOND
Here, as is the case everywhere else ia tho Union
dare say there Is perfect Overlooking Of joy tho
great victory achieved by the Army the Potomac un
der the leadership of the heroic Grant sahes were
fred yesterday and day the fruits the tory keep
coming In more gloriously When the received
that the President in Richmond, occupying JEFF g
late residence every heart leaped with exuaon Flags
are flying from numerous mastheads tue harbor and
In every direction through the city. We all feel now
that the end Is not far distant and that is reached by
an honorable success of instead Of through in
glorious channel Of diplomacy
The news In this direction, OF course, becomes tame
and for the present shermans grand army paes its in
ecctual nres before the gallant Army OF the Potomac
who have finally, after all their rbustions retrieved all
the past and made themselves immortal.
SHERMAN ABOUT TO ENTER OPERATIONS
Depend upon 1t that Sherman is not TO remain idle
He about to enter upon another campaign in which all
Of the confederacy that is under Joe Johnston will soon
be extingushod and then there will be nothing left for
him and Grant to do but TO sit down and sigh that there
are ''no more worlds TO conquer"
GUERILLA OPERATIONS
A small band of rebels made their appear.
ance on the north bank Of the Neuse rive,
yesterday morning. about nineteen miles up the
river from here and burned a small sdewhee steamer,
the MnRnaa, and Two Darges all three OF them being
loaded with supplies for Shermans army. The steamer
had board hard tack and the barges mostly
loaded with oats Perhaps the steamer worth $50
or $40 600 The boats boarded by party OF ave
men, who protected by larger party shore, who
had the boats in range. The captain engineer and en-
poyes generally the boats escaped by jumping into
the water and swimming wading ashore
Aside from this (and this comparatively OF
no consequence there has been interrupt
ton Of Shermans communications Everything
Is going finely, and .Nlermdn's army Is s,'oio
a,undan1y supplied in erery respcd The men have
been thoroughly reclohcd and look like recruits in
their freshly donned attire. 1t is the sheerest folly Tor
the enemy attempt to disturb communications, for
uhen he gets ready he will Co. Sheher he has a,y
| supplies or MT
The entire country between here and Goldboro south
Of the Neuse is perfectly free from raiders anything
approaching that ilk North Of the Neuse the enemy g
cavalry occasionally make themselves visible in various
anything with troops, however, and 1t is surprising
that they oven ventured board the unarmed boats
| yesterday.
General Carl Schurz passed through here day two
ago, his way to Sherman, with dispatches foH thu
latter. General Howard commanding the right wing Of
Shcrmans army established his headquarters here yes
terda The General himself however, goes the field
| in a day or two.
| General Mower has been assigned to the command o
the Twentieth corps in Shermsn's army. He is o
| shermans favores, and is a splendid Gghting man.