The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-06


planted at the head OF the Market Airing upon tho
enemy, who had appeared upon the causeway on the
western side OF the Cape Fear river. Their ad-
vance was then checked At Alligator creek; some few
skirmishsrs pushed forward, but driven Oh
II IL believed hat Hayooodi brigade 0ti me exception Of
he Seventh battalion, has been captured Some accidental
cases may have escaped They probably have. They
were on the west side Of the Cape Fear The ottsr
troops on that side escaped.
Hopes Entertained or the Capture 81
sherman's Army.
From the Richmond Wing, March 81
The Raleigh Cons0vatUe aludes to Sherman's opera
tsns, and INDUCES the hope II plans NOT
hwarted that able generals troops thai
quarter win be able 10 "bag' him send him bowling 70
the tho report brought by telegraph that the
small force Ieft by him ., Columbia has been expelled
be true then the repulse 'front.' should hs suffer much
would probably render his affairs desperate the ex
IRENE But We will not speculate further inregard 70
matters which must 10 be matters for specula
t,on soon.
The Coming Battle 10 he Decisive.
SHERhAN AND GRANT TO BE BEATKk IN DETAIL.
From the Richmond Enquirer March al
The wet At height, and until the LIST Of Nay
the mud has bottom ell the regions stats o.
Virginia Yankee dsserters tell nc that the enemy 10
massng on his ief and Confederate dcserters inform
the enemy that A r. Hs corps has been under march.
Ing orders for several days. The mud enectually
biockades both OF would mre q kitten" said . sob
dIer oetwseu the city and camp;D and readily
believe him, from the condition Of the upper streets d
this city
Sherman had, IN South Carolina perhaps better sol
than The State Of Virginia presents; but he must nnd
new base about Wilmington before he prosecute
ther s great raid His capture OF Columbia how has 10
bcacated or advanced tho prospect Of subugtonf
re held the city not one week. burned portion Of IL
end Is whsut having conquered subducd Ia people
He marches towards Wilmington which II already IN
hk banss His crcc.ous march nd Charleston re-
ssned The capture Of that city; but u relieved
army from garrison duty TO active service, the
cAuoA sannot Dc considered having dons any very
gres ujrry When he enters North Caro-
INA and icsvss the sand country he enters the red mud
Il W. d North sss sticky its famous tar. Thors
he Encounters sew snem.es-tan mad and ta1
peop4s-and together they will hang upon him and
stick 70 him. He VIII not b able TO shake on either.
Neists noisy demcnsirative. The people Of thas
Stssc firmly nscd In the purpose Of Independence
the lofty pines In the soil Of their State The
nosy few ths induced the enemy 70 believe that treason
would welcome them 10 that State served bus 70 make
thsr inasnincancs conspicuous and demonstrated The
werying fidelity Of the people Of that State Gcv~w
Vs~~ actively eork raiiyine a. people and
oarisino resssane
The military condition OF those confederate States,
sfier four years Of war, Is by means discouragng
The enemy has but armies Of all the hoss he
had 10 The field Grant has literally stripped every SEQ
ton Of the country and concentrated all into two armica
In westers virginia he has lct enough 70 pro-
ec his MAJOR generals In their beds No rest for the
wicked cut there. In Tennessee and Kentucky
there are no troops Mississippi, Alabama.
Georgia Florida and South Carolina have only
dota feaa
Ing country and holding only their camping
grounds In Trans Mississippi tho Confcderntcs have
enemy. The army around Richmond and sherman's
movable columns only remain Of al the hosts thas
threatened these States There tro ARMIES dipsed
Of victory and sadpendcnes ours; TIE soak Dun'yy
retWru Confederate authority and eoor again ~
Jver,ievs q ne nemys ooun'ry Never before has tho
prospccs Of nnal and victory presented itself 70
these people Now, for the nrst time As issus war
rososd down 70 0s oydeaiQf bas Tho enemy has appa-
rcn,y bad many uecessss but really he has been mar.
rowing the Issue, and puung ,lhn the reach Of
v.osrca and arms While scattered over half . cont.
nent Il was impossible decisive victory but con-
oenaon has after four years Of effort brought victory
and Independence within reach, without hazariina
our liberty upon the issue OF battle. Grant has
been driven 70 this, despite his successes. lie has
been compelled TO denudc his conquests and give up tho
fruits o. h. vcocs and concentrate all his armies Into
two Defeat destroys ers one army and then the ohes
and leaves the confedcracy FREQ Of the foe whn the
people look calmly the real aspect Of Affairs they must
that 10 spite OF the loss OF Wilmington Charleston
and Savannah the strongest reasons for and
effort present ,hemselyes As for the two armies Of
Grantthat refor. Petersburg aud that commanded By
sherman--tbe hes, and most reliable information ~
possession Of our authorities Is that the superiority IN
numbers Is no, 70 great has been on many previous
occasion. when victory crowned our gallant armiea
.fyrom the Richmond Dispatch, March al
A telegram from Fayetteville on the LIST inst says
hs, a, that time Yankees had advanced W that dircc
lion from wilmington
We psblsh this morning . fun account nom YANKEE
rapers Of our evacuation o. Wilmington and the enemyt
occupation.
we have nothing from Sherman ~ d presumed 70 b
RAJ IN va mwd ~ ssuh Carolina
Arrival OF the Canada at Boston.