, 1865-03-13

Rebel News Summnry-Latest from,
the Richmond Papers,

Especial Dfspatch TO the Chicago Tdbune.1
WASHINGTON, Sunday, ID arch Il,
Full Mcs Of tie Richmond papers OF Frid1y arr
received. The EtdMaatr Of March 10th gives
dispatch received the day preylous, announcing
rebel victory In North Carolina. The aisp,feh
esys the force which. Gen. Bragg attacked and
whipped was Fosters, which Was pushing M to
cooperate with Terry, vho Ia advancing on Colds
toro from Wilmington. It Ii thought that anoth-
Ct fight took place yesterday.
The Examiner has the following alont atatrs in
the Shenandoah Valley y:-"We hare some good
news from the Valley which 1t woul1 not be pru.
dent to give in detail at this time. We nav eay.
however, that it Is reported that Mcneil, Rosser
and Mosby secured the guard who were conducting
to Winchester the prisoners taken Of Early, and
there 1as not only good prospect Of our prison.
cfs being xccaptured, but chance that these
might be goboled. We ehall probably hear of The
result Of this movement in day or two.
1t fe said that the enemy hare eEacuated Staun
ton. It Is reported that during their occupation
Of the town they did comparatively little lntury
except IN the WY OF burning government stores
anu supplies.
The Examiner also has the following cditor,,,.
1.-THE day set apart for public worship dawns anon
Us somewhat more auepfc1oue1y than any dav for
the last three months. One of the columns OF The
enemy which were to form Sherman.s adrancinr
force has been defeated with heavy loss at Efus
ton. n. G., and 1houEh the nffafr ia minor nne
resulting In the capture Of three guns and 1890
prisoners, get 1t may be taken as
IN earnest that our commanders
arc on the alert and onr troops In fighting trim.
1u fact Sherman is only beginning to feel the dir
burning and an p56pnr mt
unprotected wives and children he 4as had trj
Liant success, but now be viii have to - aeht. %
md
to promise lie sane Kind q tef%luaion :, ao 9Ss
Of last year Ae ean DO nothing here unless sher-
S a@ !; ha
while Grant stands patiently deep in lie sEamps
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day. as veil "a reasons Of humiliation.
The Nspdtch, In relation to the tobacco affair.
says: " We are Informed that Mr. Singleton had
noihine to DO with the two hundred thousand
erieksburc, and there burnt By the enemy. It Is
aid that II was sold to the Yankee Government |
[or grcsnbacks, carried to Fredericksburg for
Tas burnt b. an oflclou. Yankee Commander Of n
sunboat, who, itls presumed, was Ignorant Of he
7qTshass aS4, o. The tobacco BY his Government
that certain parties, With the conni.
'snce Of both Governments, had perfected an a..
o1 qaan 'fGs a. Of
ormed Of what Eas going On and determined tn
'lay Yankee trick on tie epecu1ators. lie &C. t.
ordfpc1y sent the force mentioned -Gtbbon'e H.
iston from hoArmy Of the james, In trapsporta
Fith convoy Of gunboats, to FREDERICKSBURG n
estroy the tobacco. Els orders wcre execriiei. |
nd thc Yankees thereon returned to their quar-
The Sentinel says: "Agentleman from Freder-
cksburg informs us that the enemy arrived there
iorday and left Tuesday evening, There wete
light steamers, three Eunboats and dYe trans
ORE. The force consisted Of about 5000 in
: Of the exped1iion stated that be was ordered
, General Grant to proceed to Fredericksburg |
nd bring OF or destroy quantity Of tobacco
5st vas about to be Illegally traded for The
orth eide Of the James, and seemed to be sur
ziEed when the permit to trade for the tobacco
Is shown him signed By Lincoln. They re-
Isht cars, captured three returned prisoners.
carcd out one store, carried away few negroes,
I'd took OF sereral rebel sympathlsefs." -
The Enquirer has another editorial upon the |
Sodns Of gold, saying that the farmers Rsnk IL
showing Its notes. and that the supplies Of the
ountry cannot be procured without gold. The |
INKS have all the gold. Without supplies the |
ty " Richmond and tEe State OF VIrginia must |
'terfe1e and arrest This unpatrioHc subtsrfnge
T The =. Epdmlaer advocates ths election Of none
% "a psP ZEE s'aa aaa assd soldiers
astonishing to read II the neTspapers the
r o. cement Of 80 many candidates for any and
NJ n.es,, ofass, except the army. 1t asse1ts that
rsnn ~! sep TO ha!rangue the army as soldiers
opcpaess re M already in the line Of theff duty It
cunt worls N ~ aay.9E that sna1l payment on ac
III he1 IL Eive ~ ts1st for the balsuce unui
~" "&Seu oark Gsnnt aud Sherman, :. |