Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-03-20
FROM REBEL PAPERs
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, March Is, 1866,

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c. A. DANA,
Asst. Secretary of War.
CRY POINT March 1S.-Richmond pa.
pers Of to-day have been received. The
Confederate Congress adjourned sine de
at three o'clock to-day.
The President OF the james river canal
calls on the farmers of Virginia to aid in
repairing the canal.
Augusta (Ga) papers say that A. II.
Stephens has been in Georgia for the past
two days, and has not yet been heard from,
and that they hope this silence will not
continue.
Vigorous efforts are making inRichmond
for the organization of colored troops.
The following paragraphs are from the
Richmond Wing =
MOBILE, 4th.-This city Is menaced
strongly. Gen Maury issued a circular
advising people to prepare for the expect
ed attack. He urges the non-eombattsnts
to leave. The Exchange Commission yes
terday evening received information of the
arrival in the bay of large number of
prisoners from Ship Island and New Or
leans. They are expected here to-day
Mst CssWell will effect such arrangements
as will embrace sl prisoners captured in
this department.
MOBILE, March 5th.-One hundred and
seventy-six navy and army exchanged
prisoners arrived here last night.
MOBILE March 9.--Trsnsports o. contain
ing 1000 troops, entered the bay yesterday
through Grants pass.
MOBILE, March ll.-Fourteen vessels
more were added 10 the feet to-day, max
ing twenty-one in sight of the city.
Grest activity prevails with the enemy
in the lower bay. There is every indica-
ton of an early attack.
MACON, March 4.-The House of Dele
gates has adopted resolution requesting
Congress to repeal the conscription law
and accept men from the State under off
GERS of their own choice, by yeas 81,
nays 46.
Lynchburg papers of Monday and
Tuesday bring us some of the details of the
raid through the upper country, which, in
view of the fact that Sheridan has COM
municsted with Grant from Columbia, we
conceive to be puerile TO withhold, and
therefore lay before our readers.
The ViTgsliGn says that the Yankee di-
vision sent IN that direction followed the
Orange and Alexandria Railroad as far as
Buffalo river, burning the railroad bridge
at that place. Every bridge between Char
lottesvill and Buffalo, distance of more
than forty miles, has been destroyed, and
much of the track torn up, though the ex-
tent of the damage has not been sscer-
tained.
The nearest approach to Lynchburg was
New Glasgow, seventeen miles distant,
where small party of them burned the
railroad depot.
On Wednesday a party, estimated at
from three to four thousand, appeared at
Bent Greek, supposed TO be making for the
south side of James River. The fine
bridge on the river, being burnt on their
approach, they contented themselves with
loud curses upon our reserves, who were
stationed on the other side of the river.
They burned boat of James river COM
pany, at Bent creek. They had captured
four of our scouts that were left in the
hands ofan equal number of their troops,
who being cut of from the main force by
the burning Of the Tye river bridge, gave
themselves up to their prisoners, and they
we're brought to this city. The raiders
burned every mill they could find along
the james river, destroyed all tobacco,
and carried away all horses
and negroes they could lay their hands on.
They shot about 800 of their broken down
horses on the plantation of w. R. Csbell,
below New Market, sHd took of all the
horses belonging to that gentleman they
could find.
It is said that about 800 Yankees crossed
the river opposite Columbia, on Friday,
but reJrested to the Rorth side.
The Republican, of to-day, says the raid.
ers commenced, at Bent Greek, the work Of
destruction to the canal which is reported
to be very badly damaged from about
twenty-five miles below here TO Oolum-
bia and further down towards Rich
mond. Every lock on the canal
are said to have been destroyed. In seve-
raj places the banks have been blown
away. The squeduct at Columbia is said
to be badly damaged. The destruction of
private property along the route of the
raiders is represented to be immense. The
people were stripped of horses, negroes,
and meat and bread, and many left with
out morsel of food.
Danville and North Carolina exchanges
received yesterday throw some light on the
situation in North Carolina. The follow
ing are extracts. The Danville Register
Of Tuesday says:
Our forces have probably Withdrawn
from Kinston, and may be preparing to
eVacuate Goldsboro and Raleigh.
The Standard, of the same date, says
Fayetteville was occupied several days ago
by the enemy in force. 1t is reported the
cotton factories were burned
Kinston is now in possession of the enc
my, and Goldsboro is seriously threatened.
Our troops have contested the ground at
various points with their accustomed cour-
age and endurance. We believe the forces
of the enemy will be met at some point
south of Raleigh.
Tho DanVille Register of Wednesday
ssys: The recent movements of Sherman
and Sheridan have greatly decreased the
number Of newspapers published in the
country. In Virginia we have daily pa
pers issued from four points, Richmond,
Lynchburg, Danvile and Petersburg, and
one weekly st ClarBsville. The number
has been largely curtailed in North Caro-
lima. Wilmington, Fayetteville and
Goldsboro are in the hands of the enemy.
Some think that Raleigh may go, then
Greenboro and Charlotte and some smaller
places will be slone left in South Carolina.
It is even worse. The Mercury was re-
moved from Charleston some time before
the occupation of the city by the enemy,
and the Courier, which remained, was ts-
ken in charge Dy the Yankees, notwith-
standing it opposed the notification in 80,
and is now issued as Yankee newspaper.
All the papers in Columbia have been dis
continued. The So1sth CaroLisiar is now
published in Charlotte, N. @.
FAYETTEvLLE, N. @, March lO-1:30
A. MO day we have added Fayetteville
to the list of cities that have fallen into
our hands. Hsrdee, who is said to have
had 10000 men, Withdrew across the river
yesterday and last night. He is reported
en- route for Raleigh.
The rebels skirmished in the town, and