Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-01
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lFRoA YESTERDAYS } oCLocK EDITION.
OUR SPECIAL REPORT.
Affairs at Wilmington.
Sherman Meeting no For
mldable Opposition.
Rebel Papers are Frantic
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special says that the declaration OF Ii.
rebel papers that preparations have
been made 10 meet and check Sherman
ls received here as conclusive proof ,hat
be viii meet with 40 serious Opposition
in his passage through South Carolina.
Tke abandonment OF EoFs Anderson
and the capture Of Wilmington have no,
yet been noticed in any Of tbs Richmond
papers Ali rumoTs circulated by seces-
sionists Of Lees movements 10 bis PRO
gress northward are without Foundation
more than that $50 Of his men dailv
reach here aud take the oath OF allegi-
ance 10 go north
The Worlds Wilmington speciai says
that the lO4Eh Ohio regiment has been
ordered 70 DO provost duty, and its com.
mander, II Col. Jordan, has been ar
pointed Provost Marshal. The mayot
readers evsrF assistance 20 get his De
parfment Ia military order. The rebels
lett bat sE,sli quantity Of sfores behind
and they we're left bacause in tha;y
haste there was 20 time to burn them
The navy yard, several foundries and All
the vessels that could not be moved.
we're to be burned. The privateer Chick.
amauga was run up Cape Fear river.
An. eagins aud several cars, hurried in
u Co.'s movements, we're DESTROYED
All the hossls and nearly all The stores
are closed
The Heralds Newbern correspondent
represents that the demoralized eoudi.
ton OF the rebel forces in North Caro-.
lima shows disposition on the part Of
both soldiers and citizens 30 return 10
the Union on the bsss terms they can
get
Dess Fters fr77 re rebel army are
constantly coming into The Union lines.
A snail party OF Union cavalry and
Infantry recently made au expedition 10
Washington, North Carolina, where they
captured 80 rebel soldiers, apparently
very glad 10 Do taken, as they made no
resistance
The Richmond Exaniner Of the 9th
'ays The Yankee force east Of the Aissis-
sippi does not exceed 10, 600 men, and
says the South Is being conquered By
Oue-third OF her number. IL makrs an
sarnest appeal 10 Soushernera to cone
Iorward and help TO drive oas the invad.
sra
The EnqEirrr says large aunber Of
bur readers woald like 10 know the
~hersabonts Of Forrest We sugress
. them % be quiet for fsw days and
- sih bring rrJofeing 20 every true
southern beating heart, a. be Is nov
yetting ready. Whea be does move be
~iil make himself heard among tae /
isgross and Yaakees in she West
Tie Eaqaspsy says The rebels DO uos
want more meu, because they cannot
sed and eIothe then.
IL declares that they eanno, avail /
themselves Of recruits now Offering. and |
complains Of the insdequaey Of the |
'tessns daily Fsiious 10 satisfy the hun /
Ter Of the men nos in abe army.
The Sentinel on the negro question
Ays:
The bill was lost in The Senate bv a
'ote Of II to Is Those Who voted for
be indefinite postponement OF the bill 7
Which amounts 10 defeat, we're Walker. /
3AFnvell. Carpenter, Garland, Hanter /
Johnson, Of Georgia, johnson, Of Nc. 4
aaxwsli, Orr and wigfall Those 70.
ing IN the negative were Brown, Bu.
noni, Hogus, Henry, Oldham, semmes.
Vest, Walker and Watson. lie of;eiai /
ireles THIS - considered 81 disposing Of
be question Of putting negro soldiers ia
ar army finally.
The Montgomery Nail SAYS: Dick /
,ayior secret service Is very Efficient
70 strangers were alloSed in Monigom-
~ wl'noas strict survsilance Every
nan Who cannot show perfect papers Is
snt to the front in irons
The Mobile Adrersfser complains of
ae nigh prices N that city. Everything
= at starvation figures.