Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-03-29
Northern Account of Operations in North. Car.
Olina.

Northern Account of Operations in NOrth.Car.
Olina.
New York papers of the 18th have been received
at Richmond.
The New York Herald has two pages filled with
its army correspondence from Shermrn, dated at
Fayetteville on the 18th instant The letters rep
resehss that SHERMAN has found plenty ofprovsions
in the country along the route and had left thou
sands Of bushels of corn on the road for want of
transportation" All the farm houses from Savan-
nah to Columbia from which the inhabitants had
fed were burned. The correspondent says
Think Of this black swath extending from Barn.
well to the coast, and figure upon the value of
Southeastern South. Carolina at the present day
Even the Degroes were weary-afraid, in some in
stances to trust themselves among the men who
made this fearful work on the country. White IA
BILE clothes were suspended from windows, with
"Have mercy on me!' for a legend and the fiery
spirit of South Carolina waSstamed effectually.
The entrance to Columbia is described as grand
ovation to the I" old flag The fate of Winnsboro'
South Carolina the next town entered is thus de.
scribed:
General slocum double quacked the advance of
his column into the village of Wlnpsboro' to save
the town from the torch of his foragers. Pardee's
brigade, of Geary's division, was in advance and
every effort was made to beat the stragglers from
the grand army into town. They were not success
full. The toua ,eas pillaged and set fire before any
organized body of troops got in. All officers turn
ed their attention to the fire, and arrested the prog
ress of the flames. Generals Slocum, Williams
Geary, Pardee Barnum, and all, worked with their
hands, burned their whiskers and scorched their
clothes, to prevent the repetition of Columbia
scenes.
THE KfNsToN FIGHT
The HeralGs correspondent SAYS:
"My last .dvices were frem. the front at Knston,
yesterday morning early. The latest was then
able to communicate concerning movements in the
Held was up to Friday afternoon, the 10th. Some
of the heaviest fighting there has been since the
corps commanded by General Cox reached the vi
cinity of Kinston, occurred on Friday.
. The rebels had evidently learned that General
Couch, with portion Of the Twenty third corps,
was not far of, and would soon Join Cox and it
urged them ito extraordinary desperation. They
charged again and again upon our works, making
ten or dozen different charges through the day.
Generally they spent their fury upon the left, but
some Of the time they would charge upon the en-;
tire line vainly hoping that the momentum of SO
large body would break down everything
Friday night and Saturday morning COUGHS for.
ces came up from Wilmington, and effected juno
tion with Cox, which gave US an advantage, oi
course, of which the rebels were not slow to be-
come informed So they at once began to fall back,
abandoning all other opposition this side of the
Neuse river, and they are now on the north side Of
the Neuse river, with the bridge that crosses ovei
into Kinston partially burned.
The much talked of Ram Neuse was also partially
destroyed.
Our forces followed them up vigorously, and will
doubtless, prepare to cross over the river at once
by means Of a pontoon bridge, or by relaying new
timbers over the old bridge, fer the cars to pass
over. Iapprehend that there will be no difficulty
in driving the rebels back from any point where
they may see fit to make stand.
= The railroad has to be completed, however, Is
the army moves along, inasmuch as that is neces
sary for purposes of transportation 1t is now lat
up to within about four or five miles of Kinston
and as soon it can be completed to the river do
pend upon it, our forces will cross over.
There was some artillery firing yesterday after
noon, the result or nature of which 1 have moi
learned.
General Sherman has been heard from at Fsyette
ville, NORTH Carolina. and was all right. That is
about one hundred miles from Wilmington, up tht
Cape Fear river, and about the same distance south
west from Goldsboro'.
Saturday morning, some gentlemen arrived here
from Connecticut commissioned to take the vote O
the soldiers from that State, at this point for then
State and Congressional election next month. They
arrived just too late for the Connecticut regiment
which was captured on the Sth. There were moi
far from one thousand of them captured, the loss
of which makes quite an item.'