Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-03-06
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NEw YoRK, March 6 ..4The Raleigh North
Carolina journal shys a 5.It al 8uleh
Asthe troops left Wilmington our White
house batteries planted at the head Of the
market was firing upon the enemy, who bad
appeared upon the eauseway upon the wes-
tern side of Cape Fear River,
Their main advance was then checked al
Alligator creek. is'a D.
Some few skirmishers pushed forwasd, bat
we're driven off ifu ftfIiia
|. Itis believed that Hopgood . brigade, with
The exception 81 the Seventh battalion has
been captured, ID gnEHTlLgWL Bttl.gWt
They were on the west sids OF Cape Fear )
the other troops on the east side.
The Richmond Wing of the Sd says:
The Raleigh Conservative alludes to Sher-
man operations, and INDUCES the hope that
if our plans are not thwarted, our Generals
aud their troops in that quarter will be able to
bag him or send him bowling to the rear. 1t
the report brought us by telegraph, that the
small force left by him at Columbia has been
captured be true, then the repulse in front,
should he suffer such, would probably render
his affairs desperate in the extreme.
But we will not speculate further in regard
to matters which may soon cease to be matters
for mere speculation.
The Richmond uispatchl0f the 3D. sayss = 8
A telegram from Fayetteville the lst, says
that at that time no Yankees had advanced In
that direction from Wilmington.
We have nothing from Sherman. He is
presumed to be still in the mud OF South
Carolina
The Richmond Enquirer Of the Sd has a
long article showing that sherman and GRAM
are to be beaten in detail, then the independ'
ence Of the Coniederacy isto be secured
! Governor Vance is now actively at work IN
rallying the people and organizing resistance
The Enquirer says Grant has stripped .avsrj
section of country, and in West Virginia ha'
not men enough to protect his Generals whll'
sleeping
Richmond papers are confident in the be
lief that Grant will move the moment lh'
ground ia sufficiently hard to permit him t.
bdo So They say he has everything ready io
Pan advance
Nu MISCELLANEOUS MATTERs. tlO l
Our forces are kept watching nightly 70
Semmes on the James, while the rebels ar
kept active watching for deserters from theiI
lines.
/ sHERIDAH's EXPEDITION.
The Herald's Winchester correspondent
March Sd, says ..f4..l.tis.. ...-.l.. u
OF SheridAn's expedition up the Valley
few days ago, three Winchester families b
, the names Of Sheriard, Lee and Bunell wer
sent without our lines on the charge OF dis
loyalty.
1t is alleged that they conspired together t
get up socable ball, to which General She
! idan was to be invited and captured, and COZ
= veyed to Richmond a Ia Kelley and Crool
Tie plan was ,irustratedj and the ladies VIII
coneocted il are now in full communion wit
those for whom they have exhibited such
? warm sympathy.
A portion OF the Twelfth New York an
one company of the First North Caroln
Mounted Infantry lately surprised and cal
tured company of rebel soldiers near Greer
Vile, North Carolina, and then dashed ipI
The town and destroyed commissary stores an
captured other prisoners.
EXCHANGED PRISONERS
The Trbunes Wilmington correspondent
announces the arrival there OF eight hnndre
exchanged Union prisoners, sick, starved
emaciated and naked