Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1865-03-03
THE LATEST NEWS.
From Sherman.

| .r From Sherman.
telegram from Fayetteville OF the 1st inst
locates Sherman's army upon Lynch's creek, %
miles from Cheraw but subsequent despatch
says that gentleman from LGmberton brings tho
intelligence that courier had arrived in that place.
who reported that a part of Sherman's army had
been met near Cheraw and whipped, and that the
whole army was now in retreat upon Charleston
The last despatch does not pretend to be Official
| and no one believes it Sherman has probably
occupied Cheraw ere this
CheraW Is about % miles from Fayetteville.
From all we can gsther from Confederate and
Northern sources, the plan Of General Sherman
now is to move Immediately upon Fayetteville or
wilmington, there concentrate his force establish
| new base and start again towards Richmond
through this State. This course, under such cir.
cumstances, would probably tend towards Raleigh
and thence to DanVills. Raleigh would be of much
Importance to him as the centre of State govern
ment and great depot of Confederate supply
We much fear that his march upon this place will
be rapid and successful, after he has formed
junction with Scho6eld and Terry.
Up to the 26th no movement of the Yankees from
| Wilmington Fayetteville had been reported
Gen. HOke's army was at last accounts at Teachy's
depot on the Wilmington raiIrosd some S5 miles
from that place The Chicamauga, Confederate
steamship, was burned at Wilmington, at the time
| Of evacuation.
We have received copy Of the Western Demo
crGt, Extra, of the Esd ult, which says that rein
forcements from Charleston and Virginia were on
Hha.la A N
was expected. The enemy had passed off some.
what to the left towards Fayetteville, but all things,
says the Democrat, are shrouded in uncertainty
now.
From Petersburg.
The Express of the 9th is of the opinion that as
soon as the weather clears away active operations
will be resumed in that front
The enemy have massed most Of their troops and
artillery upon the right, and the attempt to take
the SOuthsidc railroad will be renewed from their
new position at Hatcher's Run.
Grant intends to keep the whole of Lees forces at
Petersburg if possible, if he moves any portion
Of them, to descend upon his weakened lines and
drive him beyond the Appomattox.
There q report in circulation yesterday of
the evacuation of PetersSurs, but it lacked confr
nation. The fall Of Petersburg involves ths fall of
Richmond, and we are inclined to think both will
be defended to the last
From Richmond.
Three brigadeS Yankee cavalry were reported to
be advancing on Stauntou, Va, on the lst
This Cavalry is probably commanded by Averi
from East Tennessee
General Singleton, from Washington arrived at
Richmond the night of the 2sth ut, and took lodg-
ingS at the Spotswood
Generals J. L. Rosser and Lunsford Lomax have
been confirmed Major Generals of Cavalry.
Gen. Early reports that the morning of the
2lst Of February, Lieut. McNeill and thirty men
captured at Cumberland, Nd, Generals Crook and
Killy, and Msjor Turner, at their headquarters,
without the loss OF a man or the firing of a gun.
Confederate Congress.
In the House on the 2Sth ut, the exemption bill
was referred to a committed of conference The
Senate bill aboliShng the office of Provost MsrsbaIs
except within the limits Of the armies was amend
ed and passed. The Senate bill requiring refugees
to perform military service in The Reserve forces
passed. The Senate bill authorizing the Secretary
OF War to negotiate with the governments of the
seversl States for the employment of slave labor in
the armies to work upon Notifications, &C., passed
yeas 45, nays 80.
The Senate passed bill to continue IN force till
July, 1855, act to increase the compensation of
non-commssioned officers and privates of the Con.
federate States army. The House bill to lew an ad-
ditional for 1865 was reported back from the
Committee % Finance with numerous amendments
a minority report has been submitted.
Late Northern News.
The Progress of this City having received New
York World of the goth inst, we condense the fol-
lowing from the extracts published in that paper
The World says we know that Gen. Scho6eld's
army is operating upon the line of the Manchester
and Wilmington railroad and large force is sd.
Vancinp (9nldQhOrn frou1 NJ IL
fore, thinks that Sherman having now occupied
Columbia will bear to the right by way of Florence
and form junction with Schofeld at some oppor-
tune point. 1t argues that this route along the
Atlantic coast viii be attended with less danger of
loss of supplies and form the junction of the two
armies with greater numerical superiority. Be-
sides Florence contains Of the few now remain.
ing arsenals in the Confederacy.
This testimony fom Northern paper tends to
confirm the opinion that Sherman is now ad7an-
cling UiG Cheraw upon Fayetteville instead of Viii.
mingon, as the latter place has fallen and that the
junction will be formed by the two armies at Fay
ettevllle If Sherman spreads his wings 80 miles,
as ne did in Georgia Florence will be enveloped in
this march. ...
The Nashville correspondent of the Chicago
Journal gives the following statement of the
strength of Sherman's army, when it left SaYan- I
nah -
Fourteenth corps .+12 600
Twentieth corps 10000 !
Fifteenth corps $4,000
Seventeenth corps $4,000
Fosters army %, 900
Cavalry 10000
-
Total, ... 1Os, 600
Ten thousand of these troops were negroes, and
were left behind at Port Royal. Forty-two thou.
sand, including the cavalry, moved directly upon
the Augusta and Charlotte railroad in order to de.
stroy it which they did, and then moved on Coum.
A.. .l.ll L 49,
ment machinery and shops had been removed, aad |
after the railroad communication Was cut the nlana