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


THE LATEST NEWS.
From Sherman.
A telegram from Fayetteville Of the 1st inst.
locates Shsrmans army upon Lynch's crssk, 70 4
miles from cheraw but subsequent despatch
says that gentleman from ,Lumberton brings the
intelligence that courier had arrived in that pAce
who reported that . part Of Sherman's army had
been met near Cheraw and whipped, asd that thf
whole army was now in retreat. upon Charleston,
The last despatch does not pretend to be Official
and no one believes it Sherman has probably
occupied Cheraw ere this. II
Cheraw is about 65 miles from Fayetteville. II
From all We can gather from Confederate and
Northern sources, the plan of General SbsrmanV
now is to move immediately upon Fayettsviae srl
Wilmington, there Concentrate his foscs establish
> new base and start again towards Richmond
through this State. This course, under such cir
cumstances, would probably tend towards Raleigh
and thence to Dapvills. Raleigh would be of much
importance to him as the centre of State govern
nent and great depot of Confederate supply
We much fear that his march upon this place will
be rapid and successful, after he has formed .
junction with Scbofeld and Terry.
Up to the 2sth no movement of the Yankees from
Wilmington on Fayetteville had been reported
Gen. Hokes army was at last accounts at Teachys
depot on the Wilmington railroad some IS miles
from that place. The Chicamsugs, Confederate
steamship was burned at Wilmington, at the time
of evacuation.
We have received copy of the Western Demo-
Erfr Of no n1t xuhi khof vain
forcements from Charleston and Virginia were on
the route to Charlotte. portion of Early's army
was expected. The enemy bad passed If some.
what to the left towards Faystvs, but all things,
says the Democrat, are shrouded in uncertainty
now.
From Petersburg.
The Express Of the 9th is of the opinion that as
soon as the weather clears away, active operations
will be resumed in that 'front.'
| The enemy have massed most of their troops and
artillery upon the right, and the attempt to take
the Southsde railroad will be renewed from their
new position at. Hatcher's Run.
Grant intends to keep the whole of Lees forces at
Petersburg if possible, or if he moves any portion
of them, to descend upon his weakened lines and
drive him beyond the Appomatto1
There was report in circulation yesterday Of
the evacuation of Petersours, but it lacked con6r-
nation. The fall of Petersburg involves tbs fall Of
Richmond, and we are inclined to think both will
be defended to the last.
| From. Richmond.
Three brigades Yankee cavalry we're reported to
be advancing on Staunton, Va, on the 1st
This Cavalry is probably commanded by Averill
from East Tennessee.
General Singleton, from Washington, arrived at
Richmond the night of the 28th ult., aud took lodg.
ings at the Spotswood.
Generals j. L. Rosser and Lunsford Lomax have
been confirmed Major Generals of Cavalry.
Gen. Early reports that on the morning of the
21st of February, Lieut.. McNeilll and thirty. men
captured at Cumberland, Nd, Generals Crock and
Killy, and Major Turner, At their headquarters,
without the loss Of man or the firing of,a gun.
| Confederate Congress.
| In the House on the 2Sth ult, the exemption bill
was referred to a committed of conference. The
Senate bill abolishing the office Of Provost Marshas
except within the limits of the armies, was amend.
ed and passed The Senate bill requiring refugees
to perform military service in the Reserve forces
passed The Senate bill authorizing the Secretary
of War to negotiate with the governments of the
several States for the employment of slave labor in
the armies to work upon Notifications, &C., passed
yeas 45, nsys 80.
The Senate passed bill to continue IN force till
July, 1866, act to increase the compensation OF
non commissioned officers and privates of the Con.
federate States army The House bill to levy an ad-
ditonal tar for 1855 was reported back from the
Committee on Finance with numerous amendments.
minority report has been submitted.
Late Northern News.
The Progress of this City having received New
York World of the goth inst, We condense the fol.
lowing from the extracts published in that paper.
The World says we know that Gen. Schofeld's
army is operating upon the line of the Mancheste,
and Wilmington railroad, and large force is ad
vancing upon Goldsboro from Newbern. 1t, there.
FORE thinks that Sherman having now occupied
Columbia will bear to tie right by way of Florence
and form junction with Schofeld at some oppor.
tune point 1t argues that this route along the
Atlantic coast will be attended with less danger o
loss Of supplies, and form the junction of the two
armies with greater numerical superiority Be.
sides Florence contains one of the few now remain
ing arsenals in the Confederacy.
This testimony ftom Northern paper tends to
confirm the opinion that Sherman is now advan.
cling Ola Oheraw upon Fayetteville instead of vii
mington, the latter place has fallen and that the
junction will be formed by the two armies at Fay
ettevlle. If Sherman spreads his wings so miles
Is he did in Georgia, Florence will be envelopsd ir
this march.
The Nashville correspondent of tho Chicago
Journal gives the following statement of the
strength of Sherman's army, when it left Savan
nah:
Fourteenth corps 12,0o(
Twentieth corps 19,00t
Fifteenth corps . 160Ot