Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-27
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News from sherman. sohoneld and
Dispatches.

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News from Sherman, schoneid and
| Terry.
FoRTRRss MONROE, March rs, via Bal
timore, March 26.-The following ad-
vices from Newborn have just reached
here by the Albemarle canal.
Gen. Schofeld's forces, which moved
out from Kinston, triumphantly entered
Goldsboro on Tuesday the 3lst, meeting
very little opposition. They captured a
verylarge amount Of property, including
forty railroad cars, two engines, guns,
&C., &c.
A portion of General Schofeld's force
which moved from Fayetteville, met the
enemy on the same day at Mount Olive,
where quite an engagement ensued.
The enemy being surprised and hanked,
retreated in confusion towards Raleigh,
while Sherman entered Smith6eld, half
way between Goldsboro and Raleigh, and
Generals Shermha, Schofield and Terry
are in hourly communication with each
other, and are pressing the enemy
closely.
The prisoners taken admit that they
are unable to successfully resist this
combination, and that Raleigh must GER
tainly fall.
SEerman's wagons have arrived at
Kinston. The railroad and bridges will
be repaired, so that cars will rua through
to Goldsboro and Raleigh from Newbern
in few days.
The utmost enthusiasm prevails in our
army, and our troops are sweeping all
before them in the shape of an enemy.
Gen. Terrys forces also captured
number of cars at Parsons depot, near
Goldsboro.
Many prisoners have been captured,
and numbers of deserters are coming in.
NEwBERN, March 2l.--Siuce the ad-
vance of Schofeld's army from Kinston
yesterday, mentioned in the Newberu
Times of this morning, we have no adj
ditional news of Importance.
Parties from the front say canonad-
ing was distinctly heard all day Sunday
at Kinston, which indicated an engage
ment at Goldsboro, between Sherman
and the enemy. This is not credited at
Headquarters, where we are informed
that Sherman could not have reached
Goldsboro at that time. - saFs
A report received at Headquarters
that brigade Of enemy, with their
artillery, were on that day endeavoring
to cut their way through to. our lines and
d sliver themselves up, may be true, and
this canonading may have been a con-
hict going on among themselves al
though they won't inform us at Head
quarters where Sherman is, for obvious
reasons, still it is announced that he is
all right, and great quantities of sup
plies have gone forward to him.
A rebel officer says that Sherman is
executing two-fold movem ent, each of
which viii bring forth results of great
If he Is successful, of which
he says there is not much doubt.
Colonel ]. T. Conklin, Chief Quarter
master of Sherman's right wing, arrived
here a few days since, and has been
actively engaged in forwarding supplies
to Sherman. 49,
All the avenues for CARRYING supplies
to Newborn have been taken possession
OF for the benefit of the public service
This increases the great necessity for
opening the port of Newbern, which the
authorities here all favor. A population
of 1000 depend on the city for their
daily supplies, all of whom must, in a
short time be fed BY the Government if
this port is not Immediately opened,
which will seriously embarrsss the move
ments of our armies.
The $4,000 refugees sent to Will
mington by Gen. Sherman, and the
great numbers arriving from all quar-
tiers, render it military necessity to
open at once both Wilmington and New
bern as ports Of entry.
An order from Gen. Schofeld, dated
the 18th, says all officers now in this
city belonging to the command Of Major
Gen. Sherman will proceed at once by
rail to Kinston, and report in person for
orders to the Commanding Generals
headquarters in the field. 80