The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-09


The belief is still expressed by the Richmond papers
that General Grant is only waiting for the roads
Petersburg to become passabe in order to commence
heavy movement his left capture the South
side Railroad The condition in which the ground in
that region has been put by the unprccedentedy
tary operations Of importance there There is even
Q cessation Of tho usual artillery practice along the
lines and musketry firing is only INDUCED in
TO much extent at night. Tho rebels believe
that Grant has sent nearly all his cavalry from
the armies Of the Potomac and Sheridan in the
Shenandoah valley. A meeting obtain subscriptions
OF provisions for Lees army recently held Dan
ville Va In noticing the Richmond Wing says "Gcn-
era Lees men must be fed, or lose ALL" The DAN
Vile Register assured that does into Lees
plans 70 abandon the rebel capital unless very pru
IDENTIFY and somewhat contradctory added, 't becomes
impossible to hold the city longer"
Particulars regarding the reported battle between
Sheridan and Early In the Shenandoah valley and cap
cure Of nearly the entire force Of the latter by the
uer have not yet reached General Sheridan COM
enced his the 9th ult and rebel desert
who have arrived at Winchester state that they
passed him on their way down. He reached Woodstock
and, though rain falling the roads very muddy and
Che streams much swollen his troops pushing for
ward rapidly It was expected that the third day
they would reach Stanton ninety eight miles up the
valley short distance north Of which town Early with
. small rebel force then
The opinion pervade the North Carolina
papers that that State be the nnal battle ground be-
tween the national and rebel forces which, they say
now concentrating upon its soil. A Raleigh journal
says that the closing will be fought In the vcn
ny Of that city and that its results will be the triumph OF
the national arms the death Of the secession heresy OF
State rights and strengthened republican central
ment whose sway will permit the people to run riot
and plunge under the cloak of democracy"
The Raleigh Progress states that forty thousand national
troops arc now being gathered Newbern for tho pur
pose Of cooperating with General Sherman.
Nearly an entire company OF the Sixth North Carolina
cavy, numbering sixty men, including two licute
neubst IcccadJ uuScrtcu INV chioh Hkss
q Newbern, bringing with them all their horses and
equipments. The negroes coming in there in large
numbers now being prompted by apprehensions Of con-
scnpuon into the rebel army. The rebels con-
lay ther han g. Both the rebel troops and the people
10 that State arc represented being heartily sick Of
the war and ready 70 return the Union they
can be released from rebel pressure and terrorism.
The Union soldiers whom the rebels had confined at
Florence O., were removed to Salisbury, c., the
approach OF General shcrman's army. As they were
being transported norhward, Newbern dispatches
state between two and three hundred OF the prisoners
Union lines In North Carolina being secretly conducted
through the rcbcl territory by the negroes They also
met In their travels with and we're bcfriended by many
white Unonists.
Arrangements having been made for the exchange OF
cen thousand prisoners Of on each side at Whining.
ton N c. their transfer under progress at that
place General schoned has therefore made an appeal
20 ne Sanitary Commission and the patriotic and bone.
violent people Of the North for supplies alleviate the
suFcrings Of the released Union soldiers
sensation rumor 10 the effect that General Sherman
had been defeated by Johnston and was rctrcating
towards Charleston circulated In tho rcbe capital on
last Sunday but the Richmond papers Of the succeeding
day admitted the fasty Of the story and stated that
was exaggerated out Of report tina, Kiparcks cavalry
had been beaten near cheraw, S c. by Wade Hampton
men Even this claimed TO be bascd on any good
Connolly member Of the British Parliament had arrived
Of Fayetteville N G., on his way TO Richmond as COM
missioner 70 the rebels from England
As Igsala sspasen in tas rebel c0narcss have been