Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-21
OUR 8EcILL REPORT.
w A r b ULL e T 1 N 8.
News from Rebel Papers.
Rebel Congress Adjourned.
A Big Scare in Mobile.
Goldsboro to be Evacuated.
Goldsboro to be Evacuated.
War Bulletins.
WAR DEPARrNEST, WAsHNGToS, !
March 18th, 1865. /

Assistant sec'y of War.
CfTY PoiEF, March lS-Richmond
papers Of to-day have been received
The Confederate Congress adjourned to-
day at o'clock, sine die
The President of the James River Ca
nal calls on the farmers Of Virginia .
aid in repairing the canal
The Augusta, Ga, papers say Stephens
has been in Georgia the past ten days,
but has not been heard from, and that
they hope this silence win not coatinue.
Vigorous efforts are making al Rich
mond for the organization Of coIored
troops
The following paragraphs are from
the Richmond Whig
mobile, March l4-This city is
strongly menaced Gen. Manry has is
sued circular advising the people TO
prepare for an expected attack He
urges the non-combatants to leave
The Exchange Commission yesterday
evening received information OF the ar
rival in the bay of large number Of
prisoners from Ship Island aud Orleans
They are expected to-day
Mayor Corvell will effect such arrange
ments as will embrace all the prisoners
captured ia this department
MosILE, Maree 5.
One hundred and seVenty-six army
aud navy exchanged prisoners arrived
here last night.
MoRILE, March 9
Transports containing. two thousand
and three hundred prisoners en- sered the
bay yesterday through Grants Pass.
MOBILE, March IL.
Fourteen vessels more were added to
the feet to day, making twenty-one in
sight Of the city.
Great activity prevails with the enemy
in the lower bay, and indications de-
note an early attack.
The Georgia LegisIAfuEe-Rsbe Ae.
eoant OF sherIaan's Raid.
MACON, March 4.-The House of
Delegates have adopted resolution re-
questing Congress 20 repeal the con-
script law and accept none from the
State under officers OF their own choice,
by yeas 6l; nays AZ.
The Lynchburg papers OF Monday
aud Tuesday bring us some Of the
details Of tbs raid through the upper
country which. in view Of the fact that
Sheridan has communicated with Grant
from Columbia, we conceive il to be
puerile to withhold, and therefore lay
them before our readers.
The Neios says a Yankee division
was sent in that direction on the Alex
andria Railroad as far as Buffalo River,
burning the Railroad bridge at that
point Every bridge bstween Charlotts-
vile and Buffalo, distance of more
than 40 miles, have betn destroyed, and
much Of the track torn up, though the
extent of the damage has not been as
certained. The nearest approach TO
Lynchburg they made was New Glasgow,
seventeen miles distant, where a small
party of them burned the r. r. depot.
On Wednesday party, estimated at
two to three thousand, appeared at Bent
Creek, supposed 70 be making for the
James River; the fine bridge over the
River being burned ont their approach
they contented themselves with load
curses upon our reserves, who were sta
toned on the other side of the river.
They got boat Of the James River
Company az Bent Creek.
They bad captured four OF our scouts
who were left in the hands Of an equal
number of their troops, who, being cpt
OF from the river force by the burning
Of Lye River bridge, gave themselves
mp to their prisoners, and were brought
to the city.
The raiders burned every mill they
could find along James River, destroyed
all the tobacco and tobacco houses and
carried away all the horses and negroes
they could lay hands upon. They shot
about 800 Of their broken down horses
on the plantation of w. r. Cobell, be-
low New Market, and took Of all the
horses belonging that gentleman they
could find.
1t is said that thirty Yankees crossed
the river opposite Columbia on Friday,
bot afterwards returned 10 the north
side
The Republican Of to-day says that
the raiders comm eneed at Bent creek
the work Of destruction Of the canal,
which is reported 10 be very badly dam
aged for about q miles below here TO
/ Columbia, and possibly farther down to-
wards Richmond Every lock on the
canal is said to have been destroyed. Ia
several places the banks are said to have
been blown away. The acqueduct at
J Columbia is said 70 be badly damaged.
The destrustion of private property
along the line is said to be immense
z The people were stripped of their horses,
negroes, meal and bread, and msny
were left without a morsel Of food
The DauVille and North Carolina ex-
{ changes Of yesterday throw some light
oH the situation in North Carolina. The
: following extract from the Danville Req
lister of Tuesday says:
/ Our forces have probably withdrawn
ftom Kingston and may be preparing to
evscuate Goldsboro.
The Raleigh Standard Of the same
date says: Fayetteville was occupied
several days since by the enemy in
force
Ii is reported that the cotton factories
burned in Kingston are now in posses
sion Of the enemy, and that Goldsboro is
seriously threatened Our troops have
contested the ground at various points
with their accustomed courage and en-
durance. We believe the forces of the
enemy viii be met at some point south
of Raleigh.
The Danville Register Of Wednesday
remarks that the recent movements Of
Sherman and Sheridan have greatly de-
creased the number Of newspapers pub
hshed in the country. In Virginia We
have daily papers issued from four
points -Ricbm ond, Lynchburg, Dan
vile and Petersburg, and one weekly at
Clarksville.
The number has been largely cur
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