The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-03-01
THE WAR NEWS.
7 From The Age of The 25ik un !


The Confederates have evacuated Will
minsion. On last Sunday morning they
abandoned For; Anderson and their line OF
works across Federal Point. As soon as this
was done they began the evacuation Of Will
mngion. Everything of value was remov
ed from ,he city. To protect the evacuation
a guard was placed ia the inner line OF en-
trenchments, four miles south of Whining
ton. The Federal troops advanced along
bo!h sides of the Cape Fear river. and en-
couniered This guard on Tuesday last. The
evacuation was not completed until that
evening, There was some skrmishing in
The evening, but on advancing 10 renew the
contest on w Wednesday morning, the FEEDER.
al troops found that the Confederate works
were deserted, They marched through en-
IeriCg the abandoned city and took posses
sion. Seven hundred prisoners aud thirty
guns were captured. All The cotton was
burned by The Confederates before leaving.
The Confederate War Department has re-
quesied the Southern Journals not 10 print
any information of the progress OF affairs in
South Carolina For some time, therefore,
we may expect The intelligence from that
quarter 10 be meager and unsa isiactory. No
news comes 10 Us through Northern chan
neIs We have no intelligence yet OF Sher-
mans progress norlhward beyond Winns-
boro', sixty Eve miles south OF Charleston.
There is no information of the co operat-
ing Federal raids into North Carolina, sent 10
aid Sherman. There are three or them -
Two go from Newbern snd one FORTY five
hundred strong, is marching southeast from
East Tennessee.
The intelligence Of :he capture OF Gems.
Crook and Kelley, st.Cum5erland, Maryland
is confirmed. II was made by small band
OF CuniedeIalss under Captain McNIell.-
They got off With their distinguished prs-
oners.
1t is reported that The Confedersles under
Gen. Rotdy, in Northern Alabama, have
had numerous conflicts with the Fedora
troops in lha, qnarer The Federal troops
have been compelled 10 reirear 10 Decatur.
From the Age of The 27h uh
Admiral PoHer has sent despatch TO
Washington giving an account of the naval
operation on Cape Fear river the gunboat
Sassacus was injured by The Confederate
shot that set her leaking badly. TIE Osceola
was struck by torpedo and her weel house
was blown 10 pieces. The account given
by Admiral Porter is similar to the orher
account We have already received of The
operation preliminary 10 The capture OF
Wilmington
General Lee has made an official report
OF Moseby's recent raid upon a Federal
scouting parry in the Shenandoah valley
Major Richards OF Moseby's command.
with squad Of thirty eight men attacked a
Federal detachment, one hundred ard
twenty-five strong Of these he captured
sixry~four, and killed aud wounded twenty
five. Ninety horses were al.o captured.
The Confederate loss was one man would
ed
General Joseph E. Johnston has been a,
length appointed 10 an active command.
and report has it that he has superseded
Beauregard in command of the armies op-
posing Sherman. We have no intelligence
OF Sherman's progress on account Of the em
barge which is placed npon the SCOT hern
newspapers. He is gradually approaching
Oh arlotie, however. There has not yet
been any collision with the Conaederares
During the end OF last week the greatest
activity was observed IN the Confederate
army at Petersburg The various divisions
were moved about, some times concentra-
ting in large numbers in front OF portions OF
the Federal line and somelins disappearing
altogether In many places the picket lines
doubled The reason for all this activity ;s
unexplained.
1t is stated that the visit of General
Singleton and Judge Hughs to Richmond is
on strictly private mission. They have
not goue "a Peace Commissioners.