New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-24
In Engagement Between Sherman
and Johnston.
Our Troops Forced Back at Bentonville
on Sunday Last
the REBELS CAPTURE THREE" GUNS.
Exhilaration Of the Richmond Press
WASHINGTON. Thursday, March %, 1865.

WASHINGTON Thursday, March 30 1860
Euselsl Dispatch to The " Y Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Thursday March %, lsV3.
The Richmond E1am,nes of Tuesday, received
q, hi, Bureau from the agent OF THE TRBuSE at City
Point contains the follow ing:
Yesterday Was received the following dispatch m
,ouncine brilliant victory in the vicinity Of Raleigh;
"'cHEERISG INTELLIGENCE fRoN NORTH cARoLISA
SHERMAN RoUTED-oUR TEooPs BEHAVE AID
huRABLY.
Gibbons AK,Irs CoNpLrriATr ST tEs,
March 20, .s65
".T Tn Jo. T. e. BE,CNINRIrGE, Secrsary 81 Var:
Gen. J. E. Johnston reports that about ooeoek T. H.
an the 10Th inst he attacked The enemy near Benton
Vile ronted him aud capiuied three guns. \ nile IN
the rear he rallied fesh troops hut wac forced back
slowly until D. M when receiving more troops he al
parently assumed the offensive which was resisted
without difficulty until DARK. Tits morning lie -
iptrenchcd Our loss small. The trcors behaved ad'
mirably vel. Dense thickets prevented active opef'
stions.'
"On the llth Stanton had announced that Sherman
wa. doing frcy. His army was at Fayetteville Quietly
resting preparatory another advance northward II
.,cs h. did advance but not far This successful at'
tack by Gea Johnston gives hope that the re-
doubtable Sherman has ut lerath met his match
ANOTHER CONFEDERATE SUCCESS.
SFSAToBlA, March li.--There ID report thar ten
Shelby has defeated Yankee force neer Little Rock
rarturing 400 prisoners and some cannon
A CAVALRY RAID.
Tie cavalry rad lrder Gricison has returned TO
Memphis having gone further than Ripley.
From MoBILE.
NoBuE. March l4-There Is no change to report IN
,ur immediate front There is great activity among
the fleet in the lower hay All is quiet with hostile
feet and erny below.
rHg YANKEES DETERMINED THAT sHEhAN SHALL
SUCCEED.
TIE Eromiaer says eGi;orall
il il was ever incumbent for our eDerlies 10 win or
~ less 10 report continued victories, II - so now.
Their Generals in North Carolina have doubtless re,
eeived strict orders they meet with reverse "sehd
,traightwav u dispatch announcing success; thry
have ust prisoners n s"rd bulletin that they have
caIfufed prisoners. ana 50 Of al the rest.
Tie Yankee mind and Yankee market could not bear
any story OF disaster IN the conrse o hs grand ana su
IRENE campsieH. Northern people really could not at
present hing themselves 80 face dispatch telling them
that Sternais advance INTO Virginia from the South
lsd became ii0pOesihs Then hearts are set upon IT,
Their speculsions are based upon II. Their rational
glory demands 4. ILcj- purchases sId sales are reg
ulated hy il. Ihrtsi"se SHERMAN must come
sichg ~ ,iinr.h. and q any evil bcfah him
let not Wall.St. hear OF IL TN me l'et 30 ST.
Inent let the publ credit float lis wings oi paper
,s lonc as II NAV Accordingly Sherman aud Schoheld
IN 10 the nth had timely hut Stanton suplresse'
"details for obvious reasons S,aniou iai .ei ~" ~
,ftle 10th Bragg Was ft.rly beaten W ny Hiu ne ho
produce Sehof as nslrnti'e Of thlt lar heating
Because. dorht >chohed Aad hole''ly heulone'
iacs that were vol ui,sble on Wa!'s 1t - sirang'
Stanton does NOT stop This babbng. the role dl'is
ion had been taken in M would never have mentioned
II 'fw obyions reasons.