Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-03-08

q. LOG can muster an army OF 125, 900 men for
Lnm purpose, but is, nevertheless, confident that
10 sherman nor Grant can be overcome singly
oy tins host nor that Lee csn in fact marshal his
without being exposed to attack from Grant
"a the rear if he moves upon Sherman, or gradual
Investment by Sherman, if Ae decides to remS1n
y y mere ne il, and concentrate upon Grants lines
b1t : Ut nevertheless, should Lee, says the World,
. Sherman being still distant make skillful So
ecton Of ground and give Grant battle, be attans
'ne main o5Ject OF his present strategy, which is to
measure his whole concentrated force against one of
9ur armies not supported by the other terrible :,
oattle is not far in the future" |
We have received Richmond papers to the 25th,
lnu from extracts therein taken from Northern !
journals, we condenss the following: J.
The New York Times, specializing upon sher. I
nane march and preb.hle plan turpAs
that the force Of Gen. scho6eld now in possession
Of Wilmington, will, vish this now base Of opera
tons; outdsnk any force that Lee msy send south
to oppos( Sherman. 1t admits that Beauregard 1
may chedk, for time the advance Of Sherman, By 4
defence II the rivers along his line of march;
but still trusts that not many months will elapse
ero Siberian will be upon tho Southern boundary
of VirgIa with powerful and flushed army. 1t 1
surmisd that before this event Lee will evacuate
RchmHd and assume some new line of defence i
What kil he do in such case, asks that paper, fight
or rettat!
A Northern telegram says that after the capture
of Brnehve, South Carolina, Sherman dispatched ::
a courier to Gen. Scho6eld, near W Wilmington, who
arrived safely at Smithville having riden across the
coutry at great peril.
Gteat rejoicngs were hadi at the North over the
fall f Charleston and the restoration of the nag of
the Union over Fort Sumter. national salute
was ordered to be fred the 22d Of February, be-
ingthe birthday of Washington, at West Point,
every arsenal, fort, &C., in the United States. The
sane night the departments at Washington were
illuminated by order of Secretary Seward. =
The enemy, under Gen. STRENGTHENING, COM
maading the u. S. forces at James Island took pos.
sssien Of Charleston on the 18th of February, at
niie o'clock. On the advance of the Yankees the
CGfederates retired.
Among the captured property says Major Gen.
Gilmore, are 200 pieces Of artillery and supply Of
fiIe ammunition. Cotton warehouses; arsenals
qsartermaster stores railroad bridges, two IRON
chds and some vessels in the ship yard were de-
stroyed. -.
The departure of the Confederates from Forts
Sumpter and Moultrie was known to the. Yankee
picket boats on the moraing Of the 1sth and about
10 O'Clock the night before the other positions were
abandoned.
The account says it appears that the rebels Who
remained to the last were not we'll organized, and
. majority of them were thieves, whose object in
staying was to pIunder. 1t is reported by the in
habitants Of the city that these guilty of
many disgraceful acts. They had little difficulty in
effecting their escape with their booty
Several hundred rebel deserters were concealed
entered they surrendered declaring that they were
tired Of the rebellion and would no longer fight for
it They were received as prisoners.
The negroes gave evidence of great joy. They
wanted food, &c.
The population were mostly poor people, the
rich having removed The poor were in a suffer-
ing condition.
The Confederates who fell back were supposed
to number fourteen thousand. Previous to their
evacuation they fred the upper part of the city,Sy
which six thousand bales of cotton were burned,
and it was supposed that before it could be sub
dued, two-thirds of the city would be destroyed.
An explosion of powder, supposed to be dam-
aged, occurred at the Wilmington depot Many
lives were lost
Latest Northern News.
Northern advices to the 21st ut, state that
Capt. Beall, Confederate guerrilla, was hung on
Governors Island, Friday afternoon. His last
words were-"I protest against the execution, OF
the sentence. 1t is absolute murder-brutal MUIR
der. l die in the defence and service Of my coun:
try"
An official telegram claims the capture of roo
prisoners and thirty guns at Wilmington N. G. 1t
further states that the rebels burned 1000 bales of
cotton and $4,000 barrels of rosin that = strong
Union feeiing was manifested 10 the city, and that
Hoke had retreated nerthwsrd pursued by Terry.
rumored movement of Lonystreets command
upon Knoxville had created intense excitement
there.
A telegram from Washington to thsDaily News,
asserts that the visit of Singleton and Hughes to
Richmond is of strictly private nature and.has no
political significance.
Recruiting progresses actively in Ohio.
/. Gen. Candy, moving from Pensacola is expected
to CO operate with Gen. Thomas.
In recent discussion Of. tho fertilization bill,
Reverdy johnson predicted foreign. war7-and
French recognition of the Confsderacy if the war
continued two years longer.
The Herald says the evacuation of Wilmington
was necessity, like that of Charleston, - forces
left at such points would be isolated and inevitably
lost It foreshadows a concentration of the troops
the fall Of Wilmington insures Shermans safeS5 =
facilitates the general operation against Richmond
and'affords an efficient base, whence supplies and
reinforcements may be obtained for the ultimate
advance, should Leo elect to make his final fight
near his present position.
Yankee Congress.
+ 21st bill for the government of the rebellious
States" >,
Mr.. Davis of Nd, said that from present indica
tons before the 4th day of July next the rebellion
would not lift its brazeu front He wished to pre-
vent the rebels from pouring in upon Congress
next winter their delegates aad Senators, and as
suming the power once more.
He also wished to lay down the law and prevent
the illegal appointment of Judges and Governors
BY tho President, as had been done already.
The bill was tsbled-yeas 81, nays es.
1t provided for the appointment Of provisions
governors in the States declared In rebellion to ses
that the laws of the United States were faithfully
executed as soon as military resistance to the
United States shall have been suppressed and ths
people of such States sufficiently returned to theil
obedience of the Constitution and the laws Of the
United States. The provisional governors were t.
take the necessary measures for converting loya
citizens in convention to declare the will of the peo
pie relative to the reestablishment of State gov
ernment The oath of allegiance to be taken by