, 1865-03-24
The President Leaves Washing
ton for bis Health.
LATER FROM EUROPE -.INrE-
RESTING FOREIGN SUM-
MARY.
From New Yor1z-Our Spe-
c!al Midnight Dispatch
News Summary.
G1T.H CLoSED-150 a..
TEsE WAR EN- NORTH CARO-.
Line.
Sl.ermap.-DIiiltons Of Property Cap
lur~<t.-Tor1,cdUe% at KtnsIon--Rrb bel
13cseTters IN Vest North Carol1na--
Expected Evacuation OF Raleigh.


NV TonK, Monday, March es-The CONNER
Glars Washington special Lays the War Depart
oent is reported 10 haye received dispstch from
Fortress Monroe that Sherman had arrired before
the dcfcrecs Of Raleigh On Saturday, the 18th,
Having planted his guns III position commanding
the city, he sent in a summons to Gen. Johnston
TO surrender. The result is not given. The state
mcnt that Sheridan ia On frcsh raid is poi true,
It's Tumoted On the street that Sherman fought
batt1e With Johnston near Raleigh, and defeated
him,
Gold fell to Isl in consequence.
BT REnE1 SOURCES.
EAsHnoToS, Thursday, March a3.-The Rich
mond Examiner Of Tuesday cunatns tue follow
iuc:-
Yesterday was received the following dispatch
announctr. a br1:liant Victory in the vicinity nf
Raleigh. "'Cheet1nc Intelligence from North
Carui1na-" *'she.man routed;' our troops be-
havcd admirably.
"uEApQNs. AU.l1Es CoSrEDEHArE STATES,
" March 7o, 1sS5.
- To Hon J. c. Breckenridge, secretary Of War:
''Gen. J.. E. Johnston reports that about S p. n.
on the 18th, he attacked the enemy near Benton
VILE, routed him, and cAptured three guns. 4
mile IN the rear he rallied On fresh ,1oops butwas
forced hack slowly, until 6 p. NJ, when receiving
more troops, he apparently assumed the offensive,
This morning he Is fntrenched. oa.loss Is email.
The troops behaved admirably we'll. DENSE
thickcte ptevcnted active operations.
''On the 18th. Stnnton had announced that Sher-
raan Eae doing finely Ills army was at Fayet1c-
vile, quietly rcttng, preparatory to another
aavnnce no1thwasd. 1t seems he did advance, but
not far. This successful attack hy Gen. Johnston
gives carncet hope that the zcdoubtabie Sherman
ha= at length met his match.''
FoE1n1ss MONROE, March s2.-Thc steamer
Parthcnia arrived here, to-day, from Newbe1n.
with mails and dispatches. Gen. Scho1eld|s army
had moved from ktns.on, y. C., &ith view, it
was thought, Of Joining Terry and Sherman near
Go;dsboro, where. according TO the latest adri-
ccs, tic rebels were assembled in strong force
Ender B.aEg and Johnston, With the Intention Of
giving battIe and making desperate resistance
before turrendcring the town. Affairs in aud
around Ktnston were comparatively quiet.
rEM YORK. "Wednesday. March :.3.-The Ter
GlG's Nskhiusson special ssys: An o1Icer from
Raleigh papers mention a. moving towards ai!s-
boro le sherm as left wing, moving toward The
:h e Sas e sSd 1s bSss
Thcusand Of refugees arc on the way to Wi!-
1u,ngton. TIC .hafvcs Of nil the laudlnss he
tween Fayetteville and WILMINGTON are d1ied with
r"sn. tSrlr,t'n', cotton, ETC. Th8 xslue u prop
erty ccpt0l Cd amounts to mll1onsc'
ihe tft'atd't K1nston correspondent says:
"A esrw. exclusive OF olliccfs, OF ninely men, who
SURRENDERED. tn the ram wcrr twruty-one her
Eic:!cal!y &c .led Guns ot powder, two hundred
pounds each, and two C5pouuders. ti1cd guus.
Inc rebel. hcforc leaving hb6tln, platei furpt-
does al! aboat the place, eoms Of which have done
EXECUTION OIL our troops"
The Ht-a!d7s I'd corps correspondent o: the
20ah says:
eli Is reported that there Is m army of rebel
deeertcrs in Ncsteyn North Carolina under CON-
rnpd II ono Kirk. They arc al. armed and or.
rnfA fnD
rencl cunsc IL will best contribute 10 the speccy
termination OF the VAR and enahle them 10 return
humc.7'
The New York 7si1unt's washington special
"1ti 4clicred hy military mea here that the
rchcfe will esacrnte Raleigh ard make their stand
at Danyale. II they helt ut ali south OF Rich
p:nnd."
The steamer varuna, from Beaufort. s. C., the
10Th, has arrived hete She brings important IN.
The pe,fs Of the capture Of Goldsboro was re-
ceivcd iu the city. Soon aftcTwa1d dispatches
were received from Geu- Sherman, who, It w3s
reported. had called for rcinforccmcnts for hia
mcnse nImters of troops WeEs promptly sent In
rcEpGnee from Beaufort, BY rail- end o,het roads,
TO Goidtbor0. preparatory to meeting the main
army OF Johnston. 1t VIA believed that battle
wag fmm,neut, and hence Gen. Sherman's army
waf swcllcd to an overwhelming fUrre, the extent
der Of fhc enemy. Rc11lorccments and supplies
had also hccu sent from NeWbezn ~ joln ohef-
1uan'e army
ReluCcce at Beaufort and Morehead City declare
thut the retAl troops arc dcmora!1zed. and that
,he!: supplies are beginning to fail. 1t was also
feported thal part Of Lcc's army had gone to re-
tuiofce Johnston, and that lss main force vas
about Gye miles north Uf Hale1fh.