The New York herald., 1865-03-25

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We learned On undoubted authority, late yesterday
evening, hss battle took place the 10th in North
Carolina between the forces under General Hardss and
column Of the enemy which resulted In sgnal VIC
tory 10 our From he information In eur pessL
on locate the battle near the Nsuse rivsr and mot
far from the dividing lns Of Johnssn and Wayne
ties some forty or nfty miles bsow Raleigh General
Hardee attacked the enemy q three O'Clock and drove
them mile and half capturing some guns and carry
ing two lines Of intrenchmsnta Under him were his
o~s command and portion Of tho Army Of Tsnnessee
Additional Accounts OF the Battles.
From the Richmond Sentinel, March 2al
General Johnston tlegraphed day two ago that in
Hardees nght with Ghsrman the 10TH the Confeder
ate loss was four hundred and ny and thak d shemAn
three Thousand ave hundred The ynght took place q
Avesboro thsCaps Fear river on Thursday the 10th
inst Aveysborois about half way between Fayetteville
and Raleigh.
General Johnstons defeat of the enemy three days
later at Bsntonsve the Mouse river showing that
shermans repulse by Hardes had turned him from his
course.
From the Richmond Enquirer, March ISL
The Raleigh papers Of Tuesday have definite details
Of the recent fights between Johnston and Sherman.
The Confederate says:-We hope to be able In day
two to give readers reliable and cheering intelligence
So far everything s encouraging General Johnston in
spires enthusiasm and the army in hne spirits and each
day increasing In numbers In the affair which occurred
few days since between Hardee's and Sherman's
forces repulsed successfully nve assaults upon
lines, and held position until the object effected
In drawing Off lost two guns because the horses had
been killed and the guns could not be brought away
Our loss in the affair about four hundred killed and
wounded. The enemy's about four thousand. Sherman
marches no more unintenuptedly
OF the battle Sunday the correspondents state q
very decided advantage was gained by troops The
enemy were driven several miles, with heavy loss We
captured artillery. All the signs give hope Of
new tide in affairs.
The same paper says the sick and wounded being
cared for with commendable attendance, not only in
hospitals, but in private residences Of tho city The
citizens have opened their houses 10 brave defenders
and the ladies Of Raleigh taking the lead rendering
those kind attentions which 30 necessary and &C.
ceptable.
The first battle above alluded to occurred the l6h
near the junction Of Black with South river, on the
Fayetteville and Goldsboro road fifteen miles be-
low Bentonsve in the vicinity Of which place the battle
Of Sunday occurred.
The Confederate Is in In relation 10 <hs loss OF
tillery. Nothing abandoned, and tAe enemy was
fairly and severely beaten The official report Of the battle
states that the enemy made the attack upon Hardec
Three deliberate and most desperate charges made
and each were repulsed with great slaughter that
loss did exceed three hundred that OF the enemy
asccrtaned from estimates Of prisoners between three
thousand FIVE hundred and four thousand What the
loss Of the enemy on Sunday, when the two main
armies mot and Sherman not only met with repulse but
was driven from the field only be coneetured Suf
hcient Is known however, 70 confirm the belief that the
end Of sherman's bloodless march has come
Accounts from Raleigh to che s1st Inst.
[From the Richmond Sentinel, March cal
Raleigh papers Of Tuesday received yesterday all con-
tain reference to the bakc a Bcnonsvie The
federax hopes to be able in day or two to give its
readers reliable and cheering Intelligence So far, II
says, everything encouraging. General Johnston in
spires enthusiasm, and his army Is in fine spirits and
each day increasing In numbers.
Goldsboro Evacuated by the Rebels.
From the Richmond Sentinel, March 23l
Godsboro has been evacuated. At the last accounts
the enemy had not entered
Our troops all said be in the right place. and
We look for an early and decisive blow.
The War Spirit i'm North Carolina.
From the Richmond Sentinel, March 23l
We are gratncd to learn from the Raleigh Journal,
that the people OF sister State responding nobly
TO the call Of Governor Vance for contributions for the
support Of armies. Meetings are being held in all
portions Of the State within the Yankee lines and
liberal donations made.
The Progress says North Carolina has done her duty IN
sending men to the neld and she win not be outdone by
any other State in supporting the In the field. Her
soldiers doing their duty, and her people doing
theirs.
Tho C5rfederdts says-In this county the ball opened
with a meeting Of the citizens Of Raleigh and vicinity
and the donations at that meeting aesed TIE patriotism
Of the people Of this community. We daily rcceiv
Ing the Of similar meetings in various portions
Of the State all breathing the patriotic desire to
feed the soldier and keep him from want Tho donations
made at meeting hcIA In the Forostvlo district furnish
q handsome proof OF the libera,y OF that community
There appears To- have been nineteen persons present.
who gave in the aggregate thousand Of bacon
twenty four barrels of corn, fifteen barrels OF -four and
Ave thousand dollars in money. Very well done.
Effects OF sherman's visit 60 south Caro-
lina.
From the Richmond Sentinel, March 231
Augusta papers Of the 11th and 18th inst, received
yesterday, brought q number or interesting items Of
news frofa Columbia Charleston, &c, which wo suboin
II was said some time that the new State House
at Columbia spared because It contained statue Of
Washington which could not be removed without de-
sroying It, gentleman just from Columbia states that
this untrue The statue badly dcaced and the
why the State House not blown up was because
Sherman could not spare the powder The State records
Of south Carolina removed to place Of safety
The records Of Beaufort and other districts which had
been removed to Columbia for security, were unfor.
tunatcly destroyed. Nearly all the plate sent from
Charleston and Columbia for safe.keepng and much Of
the valuable plate Of the citizens Of the latter place,
which stored In the Columbia Bank vaults all
fell prize TO the enemy. All OF the assets Of the
various banking institutions Of Columbia removed
except large amount OF silvcrware, that hsd been
placed in their vaults for safe keeping The effects Of
the State Bank were afterwards captured by the enemy.
We regret TO learn that the entire printing interest Of
the Charleston Mercury destroyed at the Charlotte
Junction, during shorman's late march through the
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