Evening star., 1865-03-27
THE EVENING STAR
LATE REBEL NEWS.

The n eS~l n Repsrts Of the late Fighting In
Nsfth Carshna-A Dash BY the ness On
Richnsnd-The Fate Of the Rebellion 80
QssssIsn Of Csmmissarias."
From Richmond papers OF the 23d and 24th
We take the following:
The Bat,Is at Bentsnsville.
Trrom the Richmond Whig, March 93l
We received DO exchanges this morning from
pSnts soath Of Danville. The following para.
fraph from the Danville Register OF yesterd ",
relative 70 the victory at BentoDsville, wss
written before the reception there of the Off ,isl
telegram, and is the only newspaper statement
Of the AFFAIR which has reached rs.
We learn, rs the Register states, that the battle
was incorrectly transcribed from General Lees
drRsisa: saa;,.. ,.o,,..a .n,so,,,v lat. yes
p Nn1fs sat ns' Sesween s The
under General Hardee and coinMn y. 'ee
enemy, which resulted In sienai Victory W
seesion we locate the battle near the Neuse
river. and not far from the dividing line OF
JeApson and Wayne counties, some forty or
nfsy miles below Raleigh. General Hardee
attscied the enemy at three o'clock, and drove
nem niie and q half, capturing some guns
and carrying two lines Of inuenchments.
Under him were his own command and por.
uen Of the Army of Tennessee.
Additional Accounts Of the Battles.
From the Richmond Sentinel, March 23.l
General Johnston telegraphed day or two
ihs 1sth, the Con Dfederate loss was four hun
dred and f1fty, and that OF Sherman three
thousand ave hundred. The fight took place
q, Ayerysooro, on the Cape Fear river, on
half way between Faystte willie and Raleigh.
Ger eral Johnstons 3 defeat Of the enemy was
three DAYS later, At Benton vile near the Neuse
river, showing that Sherman's repulse BY Har-
dee had Turned him from his course.
lFrom the Richmond Enquirer, March o.
The Raleigh papers OF Tuesday have no den-
A1te details Of the recent lights between Jonn-
ston and Sherman. The onfederate says
1--WE hope to be able in q day or two to give our
readers reliable and cheering Intelligence So
far everything is encouraging. General john
stob inspires enthusiasm, and the army is in
Ane spirits an each day increasing in num-
bers. In the affair which occurred q few days
since between Hardee's and Sherman's forces,
WeTepulsed Be ccessfully i've assaults upon our
lines, and held our position until the object
was effected. In drawing on we lost two guns,
because the horses had been killed. and the
The affair was about four hundred killed and
wounded. The enemy's about four thousand
Sherman marches 40 more uninterruptedlv.
OF the battle on Sunday the correspondents
state a very decided advantage was gained by
our troops. The enemy Wsre driven several
miles, with heavy loss We captured some ar
tillsry. All the signs give hope Of new tide
The same paper says the sick and wounded
Are being cared for with acknowledgement.
Ance, not only in hospitals, but in private resi-
our houses to our brave defenders, and the la,
dies OF Raleigh are taking the lead In rendering
those hind attentions which are SO necessary
and acceptable.
The fret battle above alluded to occurred on
the 10Th. near the junction of Black With South
river, on the Fayetteville and Gsldsoorough
road, iome fifteen miles below Bentonsyiile. in
the vicinity OF which place the battle OF Sun
day occurred.
The Confederate is in error in relation to the
loss of artillery. Nothing was aoaDdocsd and
ihe enemy was fairly an d severely beaten. The
omeiaI report Of the battle states tha: the ene-
ny made the attack upon General Hardee.
Three deliberate and most desperate charges
were made, and each were repuleed with great
slaughter; that our loss did not exceed three
hundred, ana that Of the enemy, sscertained
from estimates Of prisoners, between three
thousand dve hundred and four thousand.
Whas the loss OF the enemy was on Sunday,
v Nm the tive main armies met, and Sherman
from the field, can only be coniectured. Sum-
sisnt Is known, however, to confirm the belief
that the end Of Sherman's bloodless march has
come.
From the Richmond Sentinel, ID arch %.
Raleigh papers of Tuesday, received yester.
day, all contain NO reference to the battle OF
Bentonsville. The Confederate hopes to be
ana cheering intelligence. So far, it says,
everything is encouraging. General Johnston
inspires enthusiasm, and his army Is In fine
spirits and each day increasing in numbers.
6sldsksrs Z Evacuated by the Rebels.
From the Richmond Sentinel, March %
0eldsboro has been evacuated. At the last
Our troops are now all said to be in the right
place, and we look for an early and decisive
blow.
The Battle near AverysbsFs.
The Raleigh Progress Of March 90 says this
affair turns out to have been OF much more
magnitude and importance than was at first
supposed. The editor conversed with several
wounded and other soldiers engaged In the
= "A @hawx all Sh Shnfs MAJ IA tn
one. Most Of them think our entire loss was
about one thousand, while they say that Of the
enemy must have been four or 1--WE thousand.
Another account, said to be on1cial, 10 that
oar loss was $50, while the Yankee less was
between 5000 and 1000.
The Progress gives the following account OF
I he hatts without vouching for the absolute
1t seems that the light commenced about
loon on Wednesday, the 18th instant, and con-
tlnued briskly until night Considerable Skin
nifhipg was carried on all night, and on
Thursday morning the battle commenced fu-
rioasly, and ragged the whole day. Gen. Har-
dee, with about half q corps, was intrenched
between Black creek and Cape Fear river, at
no great distance from the confluence of these
two streams, but at point higher up than
hat at which the enemy crossed the former
stream.
Here he was attacked by two corps OF Sher-
mans veterans. and our works were charged
three several times, and each charge was re.
the posi,ion Of GEM BraSs S1, ao 1Os
are informed that his troops were driven back
which made 1t necessary for Hardee to fall
back to prevent being thanked. He had to
asan don two guns, the horses belonging to them
being all, or nearly all, killed, 50 that he was
pnahle 70 bring them on.
The Battle at Bentsnsville.
From the Richmond Wing, March 231
We received NO exchanges this morning from
points south of DanvIile. The following par
agraph from the Danville Register OF yester-
day, relative to the victory At Bentonville, was
written before the reception there OF the Official
telegram, and is the only newspaper statement
Of the affair which has reached MS.
We learn, As the Register states, that the bat
tie commenced at p. m. The hour, S p. %
was incorrectly transcribed from Gen. Lees
dispatch.
We learned from undoubted authority, late
yesterday evening, that q battle took place on
the 18th In North Carolina, between the forces
under General Hardee and column OF the
enemy, which resulted In signal victory to
our arms.
From the information in our possession we
leeate the battle near the Neuse river, and not
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