Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-25

-GO0ScrlPLl0S NEGROES UlmculG-
Wants JEFF. Davis OverhauIed.
NRw YoRK, March PA Tribune
Washington special says:
The news of the occupation of Colds
boro, published yesterday has been to
day confirmed by statements of trustworth,
parties who arrived here direct from New
beru. Sherman's force was disposed int
marching towards Mechalats Station on thu
RAILROAD to Raleigh, to destroy an impor.
tant bridge across the Neuse river. ThC
centre had arrived at Geldsbore, and tht
fright on Tuesday, the 2lst, formed junc
tiou with Schofeldis forces at q point II
miles east OF Goldsboro.
The victory claimed by the rebels al
Bentonville, assuming that the official state.
ment is correct, amounts to rothiug but a
momentary check to Shermsu's left. The
next news from that quarter will doubtless
be an entire accomplishment of the plans
of Sherman.
The Worlds special Gays the fight allu-
ded to in the Richmond papers of Tuesday
as having occurred between a portion of
Shermsn's forces and Johnson's army, is
| understood in military circles to have
merely been small fight with detach
meut sent by Gen. Slocnm to burn the fne
railroad bridge across the Neuse river,
near Smithdeld, between Goldsboro and
Raleigh.
The Herald's special says'the report of
johnson to Lee that he had met the enemy
near BentonvtIle and routed him, is regard
ed here as referring to the cavalry fla6kers
of the extreme left wing of Gen. Shermau's
army. 1t is surmised that Sherman may
have sent a small force in that direction
for the purpose of cutting the railroad
hok-
leigh, and drawing johnson away from
Goldsboro, while it was being occupied by
the main body of Sherman's army.
Authentic information has been received
that the occupation of Goldsboro was
affected on the same day of the reported
battle at Bentonvllle. Johnstou's des
patch states that the Union troops sub
sequently assumed the offensive, thus ad-
mitting that his success was only tempo
rary aud unimportant.
The Washington Republican says gen.
tleman from Richmond reports that the
rebels admit that the damage done by
Sheridan amounts to fifty millions of dol
lars. He estimates the strength of the
army in the Richmond entertainments at
at sc. 900, exclusive of 1O, 900 home guards
and emergency men in Richmond. He
does not believe Johnston has over As 900,
though he has drawn several divisions
from Richmond. Deep gloom prevails in
Richmond, and everybody seems to feel
that the day of reckoning has come.
The Richmond Examiner saws the con-
scrIpIion of Negroes goes on with difficulty.
Guards are stationed at every camp and
yet the Negroes escape. There is great
panic among the blacks and as much re-
luctance among the whites upon the oues :
tiou of armiug the slaves. Dispatches to
the 2lst, report that Kirby Saith has 25,-
900 negro troops organized and armed
The Examiner of the 21st says there are
in that city between 5000 and 5000 women
and children belonging TO the families of
men who have fed from the rebel conscrip
tiop and escaped to the north. As provis
ions are scarce commodities in Richmond,
it is proposed to send these mon fighting
aud non-producing consumers to the north
also.
The Milledgeville (Ga.) Union says that
it is time JEFF. Davis administration and
his ex- officers we're overhauled. 1t thinks
the masses have been fighting and suffer
ing and paying taxes without asking ques-
tions long enough, and announces that if
the people of Georgia decide to have q
Convention. they will hold it in spite OF
all the soldiers in the State.
The Montgomery Mail says the depres.
sion which Is taking hold in the country is
sappiug the vitals of its power both at
homeland in the army.