Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-03-18
FROM FAYETTEVILLE, n. c.


FROM FAYETTEVILLE N. C.
We have received the Fayetteville telegraph of
the 10th. Our heretofore stout cotemporary seems
to be getting little shaky, and naturally thinks OF
retreating on the approach OF the half million of
armed euemies under Sherman. Here sfehat he
says
We do not know but that We may be compelled
to suspend the publication of the Telegraph before
next year, Iii all accounts OF excited couriers be
correct there must DO SOC, 900 Yankees within
two hundred yards Of Fayetteville to-day. They
have guns that can throw two ounce shells over
three hundred yards, so the city is in easy range.
As soon rs 4O0, 900 of these dear fellows enter the
city from the South we propose to retire by the
road leading North. Some of them don't like us,
and rather than have difficulty shall fall back.
We beg that some of our friends will remember
us very kindly to Mr.. Sherman IL he should come
this way, aud inform him that the speediest way
of ending this war is to hang the last man of his
command and make his way back to his family
Ii he don't like the proposition he can trade. his
army of for u dog. and hang the dog.
SPIES CAPTURED. @
The Lynchburg Republican says that on Monday
night of last week, Yankee named Thomas G.
Sholes, who formerly lived in that city, was ar
rested there aspy. Next day, another Yankee
named Marcus Meade, company N, 9Th Michigan
cavalry, was captured near Amherst Court House
VIII /. endeavoriug to make his way back to the
Yankee lines, Then at Tye River. When taken, he
was dressed in full Confederate uniform, and adj
mitted TO those who captured him that he had been
within two miles of Lynchburg, and that he was
one of Sheridan's "Scouts." There appears to be
no doubt that he was spy, and had visited the
Notifications at Lynchburg, and was on his way to
make report to his commander when oyerhauled.
lie also admitted while being brought 10 the city
that Sholes was confederate OF his, and had vsi-
ted Lynchburg, both having left the Yankee camp
together Sholes coming on to town and he (Neade)
| remaining outside,
A court martial was assembled on Friday for the
trial Of Sholes and Meade. If any disposition has
| been made of their cases, it has not been made
public.
THE NEWSPAPER PRESS IN THE CONFEpERACY.
| The Danyille Register of Wednesday remarks that
| the recent movements OF Sherman and Sheridan
have greatly decreased the number of newspapers
| published in the country. In Virginia have
daily papers issued from four poiuts-Richmond
| Lynchburg, Danyille and Petersburg, and one
weekly at GAINESVILLE. The number has beer
largely curtailed in North Carolina. Wilmington
Il OOldSQOrO faSetteVllleI NeWDernb oc are III TIE
hands of the enemy. The Yankees now publish q
paper Ut Wilmington, Some think that Raleigh
| too. may go by, then Greensboro aud Charlotte
| aui some smaller places will be alone len. IL
| South Carolina il is worse. The Mercury wa,
removed from Charleston some time before the oc
cupatioI of the city by the enemy; aud the Courier
which remained, was taken in charge by the Yam
KEGS, notwithstanding it opposed notification in
| 80, and is now issued as Yankee newspaper, AL
| the papers in Columbia have been discontinued
THE South CdrolndH is now published at Charlotte
n. C.-Whigl
In Georgia the number of public journals La.
proportionally diminished, aud the ame may b.
Il sand Of the remaining Southern States.
Tie result OF all this is that there is getting to b.
a dearth OF newspapers in the Confederate States
The prec ariousness OF the telegraph service, on
which the daily pAers now rely so much Tor news,
also operates as barrier to newspaper enterprise
even in those sections OF country as yet I'm.
| touched by the enemy.
A PATRIOTIC NEGRO
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