Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-03-10
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NEW YORK March 9.-The Worlds Will
mington correspondent of the 25th writes as fol
lows:
Our advance under Gen Terry s now some
twelve miles from here, on the northwest branch
of the Cape Fear river. with Hokes troops con-
fronting him the other side
Sherman is reported to-day as being within
sixty miles of this place. Ii that is the
junction will be easily made between General
Scho6eld's troops and his. and a forward move
ment Richmondward ordered at once.
Richmend papers still express the belief that
Grant will attack Lees lines around Richmond
as soon as the ground will permit.
The rebels believe shat Grant has sent nearly
all his cavalry from the armies Of the Potomac
and James 10 Gen. Sheridan in the Shenandoah
valley
meeting to obtain subscriptions of proyis
ions for Lees army was recently held in Dan
vile. In noticing it The Richmond Wing says
Gen. Lees army must have food OF we lose
all
The Danville Register is assured that it does
not enter into Lees plans 20 abandon the rebel
capital, unless as is very positively and some
what contradictorily added, it becomes mpossi
bic to hold out any longer.
The Herald's Winchester correspondent writes
as follows:
Deserters who arrived at Winchester state that
they passed Sheridan on his way down. He
reached Woodstock. 30 miles from their starting
point. on the first, and, though rain vas falling
the roads were very muddy and the streams
much swollen, his troops were pushing forward
radiply.
II was expected Oh the third day they would
reach Stanton 9S miles up the Valley, n short
distance north Of which Early with small force
then was.
The Tribune's Washington special says: Sher
idan's victory over Early was more complete
than any report We have had. When last heard
from he was pushing for the canal running from
Lynchburg TO Richmond, which be has doubtless
,eized and DESTROYED before this Gen Emory
distng gushed himself
On Sunday Richmond WAS excited with a ru
more that Johnston had defeated Sherman. and
was investing the position taken up by the latter
The next day, however, Richmond papers al
mitted the fslsity of the report bat claimed that
Hampton had defeated Fitzpatrick at Cherow
This report, however was brought by railroad
passenger. who was the only one that knew any
thing of it
The state OF feeling in North Carolina is
plainly evident from the tone of the press, and
recent events
Nearly whole company of the 9th North Car
olins cavalry deserted few days ago, and came
into Newbern, bringing their horses and equip
ments
Negroes coming in in large numbers.
The rebels are conscrpttng all the troops they
can lay hands on.
Both the troops and people of tina; state are
represented as heartily sick of the war
The union prisoners confined at Florence were
sent to Salisbury on the approach of Sherman.
On the way many escaped and reached our lines
at Newbern, under the guidance OF negroes and
loyal whites.
Arrangements have been made 10 exchange
! 10000 prisoners at Wilmington, and they are
now being forwarded
The Tribune's Washington special says about
| 100 deserteTs took the oath of allegiance to day
and started north; that they say far more are go
ing south than north and that the dissatisfaction
is general throughout the whole army; that Lee
rode out through their camp and promised them
more food and clothing, and urged them to stand
I by him.
The last 80 days there have been 1000 desert
ers received in our lines. 40 of whom took the
oath Of allegiance