The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-03-20

The Southern mail which came yester-
day brings US some interesting intelli>
gcnce from the seat Of war IN that
u,ialter. Some Of j! IS contraband, but
. GOOD deal which is Of interest From
Raleigh papers Of the 10Th We take some
extracts relative to the
IR0G&Es5 OF THE CAMPAIGN IN NORTH
CAROLINA.
Neither kinstoa nor Goldsboro' had
been occupied b. the enemy up to Sum
day night. The enemy had appeared on
the south side .Of the river, opposite
E;nston, but had not entered the town.
Gentlemen who left Goldsboro' On Sun
day night report all rs hcisg quiet there
on that lay, and 10 enemy known to be
advancing On tie place.
We have seen young man belonging
to our army who left Fayetteville with
the army, and he says that our forces
are falling back this way, and he thinks
the enemy are following. A portion OF
Sherman's army was thought to be mov>
ing up towards Egypt, with the lnten-
ton. it was thought, Of striking the
North Carolina railroad between this
CITY and Greensboro. There was no
f.hting at or beyond Fayetteville except
skirmishine. and our Informant thinks
the town sustained but little damage
The bridge near the town was burnt by
or forces.
The Yankees are still at their dcvilish
work Of destroying property and pun
ishing the citizens wherever and when
ever they fall into their hands. 1t has
been said, by some of the apoloslsts OF
the Yankee invaders, that when Sher-
mans forces PASSED out Of South Caro-
Ina into the odd North State they
would reform their evil habits, and, IN
stead Of robting hen roosts, breaking
open smoke houses, burning barns, and
Insulting old age and defenceiess women,
they would behave Ike gentlemen. But
such is not the fact, for we learn that
their treatment to citizens OF this State
has been, in many instances, OF the most
brutal character.
As an instance Of their conduct, we
learn, upon what VIC deem good autho-
litv, that an aged man, Mr. Graham,
liking near Fayetteville, was visited by
baud Of depreda;ing Yankees, on Sa-
turday night last, his houses burned,
and lie arrested and marched off III the
dead 81, night.
Similar outrageS arc reported as hav-
ing been pcrpetratcd in the counties OF
Richmond and Robson.
ARRIVAL or PRISONERS.
Last week and the week before several
squads Of Yankees were brought to
Charlotte as prisoners, captured from
Shermau's army in Lancaster district,
South Carolina, and Arson county, North
Carolina. la one batch there was one
hundred and sixty two, and in another,
sixty-tlvcin all, about five hundred
Some Of these prisoners, when told that
they would he Immediately exchanged
remarked that, If that was known in
their army, Sherman would not have
enough men to take him TO Whining
ton'-meaning that the Yankees would
surrender in order 10 be exchanged ono
ger fu,lough to 80 rome.
One of the prisoners told gentleman
that Il ho wanted TO keep anything biz
from Yankee soldiers 10 never let ne
gro know where it was, tba, tiloy got a}
tie attenuation they wanted from nc
groe8. But we are told, by persons
living in Sberman's line OF march, tina
the Yankees frequently got their inforina
ton only by Furnishing and compelling
The negroes to communicate the know
ledge desired.