The New York herald., 1865-03-15
THE SITUATION.


morning, and reached Annapolis yesterday. He states
chat last Saturday night the rebel CAPT
Cal thrown into the greatest terror and
confusion by the announcement that sherdan's
cavalry had arrived Beaver Mills aqueduct only twen
ty miles north of the city, where they engaged in
Destroying James River Canal The alarm bells
rung, officers rushed TO and fro and every
that could be spared, including Picketts d.
vision, was hurried of TO repel the raiders. The
high state OF excitement continued to prevail in
Richmond down TO Monday morning, when the Union
soldier left, at which time understood that Sher
dan had enectualy destroyed the acqucduct, and
passing the right OF the rebel lines defending
Petersburg to cut the Danve Railroad thus severing
The last link OF Richmonds connection by river rail-
road with tho outside world and join General
Grant AL this Is believed in Washington
Sheridan has by this time succeeded in doing,
and is now either with the army OF the Potomac
or pressing clear the way northward for Sherman
Our dispatches in Mondays HERALD made aluson to
ths report OF Sheridans arrival In close proximity
20 Richmond, and the consequent excitement In that
city, including the sending OF Of Pckets division to
repel him.
General Sherman again opened direct communica.
zion with the North, and, though he tells little, that
little Is very satisfactory On tho sth instone week
ago to-day-he at Laurel Hill, Richmond
county, North Carolina, about forty miles from
Fayetteville Richmond is OF the southern
border counties Of the State. General Sherman
says:-s'We all VOL and have done finely Details
are for obvious omitted The military author
lies at Washington entertain doubt that Sherman has
ere this reached Fayetteville without having encoun-
tered any opposition from the enemy worth considering
Al Fayetteville he would form junction with Schoneds
forces, and sweep thence towards Richmond. +
the important scene of conflict North Carolina
we have additional intelligence of national success
BY the steamship General heigs, Captain Watson,
which arrived here a la,e hour last night have
dispatches from Newborn to the 18th instant. The
snticipatons regarding the movements Of the rebel
General Bagg Knston expressed in yesterday HERALD
have prov cd correct despatch from General Schoneld
dated at Newbern the 10Th inst that Bragss
army after being fairly beaten by General Cox rcreaed
across the Neuse Kins,on and took up position
the north side Of that stream Our own dispatches
state that on the morning the 1lh another furious
pttempt TO break the Union lines by Hose's
division OF rebels; but they were driven back with
povcrc loss their killed. wounded and captured
being estimated at between two and three thousand
Their Killed and wounded they left behind, and
commenced Their retreat to the north side Of
the river. The Union losses in this latter affair
only three four hundred This disparity in casualties
was owing to General Cox being ntrenched. The
rebel ram Ncuse lying in the Neusc river, Knson,
has been partially destroyed
In this mornings HERALD Is given comprehensive
and worry accurate map showing the extensive field
In which progressing the important military
operations directed the side by Generals Grant,
Sherman, Sheridan and Schoaed, and the other by
G nerals Lee, Johnston, Early and Bragg.
The houses Of the rebel Congress, which we're to
have adjourned Saturday last postponed their adjourn
till yesterday, at the request Of JeT Davis, who
Informed tem that he desired their in the rebel
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Tho United States transport steamer Thorn was blown
On by torcdo In Cape Fear river Just below Fort An
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mia channe whh'n Two minutes ai'er"a'u'' '"o cr'w
barely escaping with their lives. As the river was
eorourblv dragged and all the tarpedoes removed after
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torpcoo naa peeh recently P'A1''u y some p'o"""e
band Of rebels probably with view OF blowing up one
OF the Union transports going out Of the river loaded
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so"' iur'nci peie'oas y no ''o'' a"aoA VI '"e
Union Fort heyera on the Florida coast were broughtto
us by the stsamship Union which arrived here yes,cr
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