, 1865-04-04
SOUTHERN NEWS.
Extra ct4 from the Richmond Papers
Of Fr1d0y-1erFfbly faAt Do l7n-Ihe
upveme nj from Knoxville.


Especial Dispatch 10 the Chicago Tribune.1
WAsuEHorox, April 2.
The Richmond pspers Of Friday contain the
following:
lFrorn ihe Whtg]
The Petersburg E1press says that at an early
hour Wedoesdsy morning heavy force Of tae
lery,. snppoted to be hesded By c.7alry unde.
Sheridan, made detour around our ltnea md
ADVANCED towards Boyd.own plank road, snd be.
| somc SIX miles beyond Dtnwiddte Court Gouse.
towards II O'clock. We understand, this fo,ce WIS
The cansty of The conrt House. forces
evening II vas reported that the enemy had
reached the Court House, and was demonstrating
toward; nntSess, ~ f. Mills Il Is believed that The
which Grant wishes to destroy, and thereby cut
of Gen. Lees communications and diminish is
ths On TIE plank
our tniouga me country. IN the direction OF the
railroad, sh,s. however, Il not positiyely known:
The ErPFsss also ststes thaton Wednesday after
noon Gen. Anderson, commanding our eSueme
right demonstrated against the enemy's works ia
his fEoat, fot the pn1poee Of sseersaining heir
etnengtn a. ihat point and tfposaibe, their nten-
Vigorous resistance. The object Of The demon.
st1auon being gained. they fell ack, the Yankees
nos LATE n he
ing With our forces. Some revere flyhf1no rnsr
have occurred. Meanwhile let. Us all keen cno1
and awsit results and trust in God Gen. Lee, and
toe calamity of our brave troops for SUCCESS AIN
aeeonnta which reach us through officers, and
1Iom private letters written from the North Caro-
1nst, g1Ee pf most enc u.agtnR view OF the
eeafce:y farniehes para lei to the change Viii Il
naa oeen within month or two wrought in rhe
engta Of the Army q tne Tennessee By the 70
Conhdencc has been substituted for despopdenc1.
sa9 zea! $40 energy Tor suptneness The people
1nd prets IN that region have caught tho Infection
1fon The army, ana are not only taking In the
right vein, but eyinc1ng their faitk and deyouon M
p liberal contrl6ntions Of money and provIsions
i05 the r;npRost Ct Gen Jobnstons gasat army
moral ef1ect OF tncteneing CONFIDENCE among our
people 10 hopeful sign, and one from which VI
; aaGur veil Il ia probable that there Is yet but
nu!e Change In the positions OF the contepdiug
The Standard thinks Sherman viii probably
sD m %axs X ~ pee,ns anothr
his troops who arc represented to be In latttred
and dirty cold ton
Ming trans through from Goldsboro to Newbern,
and probably to WILMINGTON. The tonse,r ratire
says that there are no less hsu from 30 to COO de-
ttItert IN the lower end OF Pitt county n c., com
mltting nll sorts Of depredatops on citizens by
stealing their ho!set, negroes and provisions. 1t
!s reported that they get 800 ior every ans horse
able;;nodled negro At for service. TLsy are Ill
stealing nerroes and horses every night. In soma
portions Of The country they also take ali pro-
Tisions, snch as iacon and pork, and leave ismi.
fFrom the Whig.]
MONTGOMERY, March 25-A Yankee ra1dinc COL
umn >unck the Alabsma and Florida line, twenty
'Prs Seem frs,n hsT ana
Thursday evening coliided with the wreck and
vas also captured. The enemy lett, statlnc thai
1hs,r desunation Was Grcenvile. Gov. Watts
Called on the citizens to prepare 10 defend the
city, and the commandant Of tile post ordered the
organisation of ali persons belonging to his army
to tepel The movement on the railroad.
sEcoAD DISPATCH.
MONTGOMERY, March as.-1he enemy an ,he
ratlrtad below moved down the road after the car
tuic and destruction Of the trims below Green-
Vile thssE for. .es il reported to be 1900 strong,
From the Enqut-er.]
~ me n hostile force operating from East Tenn,s
sfsne9 sss consists pnSspny 16 the sh army
mans cavalry, 60 0sirong. '"
On INC 18Th stouensn's cavhlry w1s reported to
hsxe i,s % Leachtd Mossy Creek. twensy seven miles
the man booy engaged, no donbt, in rebuilding
1apid mos. ment OF infantry. The drst objects Of
ETyniun, 70 rake possession Of the country a. low
down as the New River, including the saft worls
end lead mice, and then + the opposing obstacles
bnrc.. lint the plan Of Tie enemy vii nieearv
and disaster attend his advt nture We do not fesf
Its route winding through strong monataia
for defensive operations than that lying 6etween
lylc lchburE ana the Tenucesce Line could not be
formed. There Advantages. when improved By
forces. Will not fail to interpose insurnouutablo
barriers to the onward proEiees Of the enemy.
Late! intelligence represent the eneuy-we SUD-
pose Stonemans caral1y-haTe daEked Bristol:
leaving to the LEFT and are passing by the way OF
Iaylorssille In the direction Of GlAdes Springs;
IaylorsvtIle !. in johnson county, Tenn In thu e.
nj rF$ rffn nHfa
coG5.e this movement Will compel the evacuation
The The M:natsa 9 s b: The following editorial:
Yankee viii bare no mercy pp9n u thsms he I te
only for leasipg when he dcds HIS proposed. VIC
tim Ia tond1non 10 resist Let NJ but once be
Of further reafstance-and we might ~ well hope
for mercy from Il tiger or compassion frou a,
vel, q forhesrsnce from any other cruel and
coW1rdfy wild beast OF the forest :.
1.-The Yankee Will not only etsip his victim Of
everything he ha! In the world down TO the vory
clothes npol big haek, but be Will take ereIy 9TH
ter TO continucto resist even unto death than to
accept such peace "a this."
I[Frum the Richmond DIspatch,]
The object Of the lankeea In waeing the kind
seainst ne, Could not be mistaken. 1, i no ionrer I
arestoFano0 9! the Onion that they seek. That
Eas from tie hrtt mere pEeteuse, used to cover
quite 20 prudent as to expose, as they are helIyed
70 be now.
The universal belief among them is thst they
are on the point Of our eubjuganou, md that It Ii
therefore no longer reqnlr'd that prudence make
fate IA the utmost degr1: ndon to which their IN
eenutt1, prompted by their malice, can devise.
They will Lot lie content with merely beating US
lnto = r1ender; We Du.t suffer all the horrors
Of conQnest ever heretofore put In practice against
defeated foe. With The addition Of new ones de-
vised for the especial qualification OF thcir hatred.
That hated Ii = passion un1scrsal among the
whole Yankee nation
All the Riehuund papers conastn lengthy obit-
uary notices Of Jno. Ii. Daniels, editor Of the
E1onzine' and for eight years Enited States Mln-
tster 10 SaTunia, who deo on Thur. day Of typhoid
pneumonia The Enpnner calls him the great
CLginlsu, and the papers generally un1te in c1!I.