Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume IV, Number 14, 6 April 1865 — THE LATEST NEWS. [ARTICLE]

THE LATEST NEWS.

By the arrival of tbe ship " Western VVorld," 15 days from San Francisco, \ve have some latē ne\vs, aithough she brought no mails. Gen. Sherman atter destroying the arsenals, and foundries at Columbia, and the railroad for a considerable distance north of that plaee, marched in a north westerly direction, the rebel army retreating before him as he advanced. About 100 miles from Columbia, (at Chera\v,) where the railroad from Charleston to Raleigh crosses the Great Pedee Kiver, he had a fight \vith the rebels under Hardee, who \vere easily put to flight. He next reached Fayetteville, where he opened communication with Admiral Porter. We nexthear of him on the 12th March nt Goldsboro, where the railroad from Wilmington to Richmond intersects the road from Ne\vbern to Raleigh. This plaee is only 40 miles from Raleigh, the Stat.e Capital. Meanwhile a Union force had advanced into the interior from Newbern, and hi\d some hard fighting at Kingston on the Neuse river, half \vay to Goldsboro, with a rebel army under Bragg. They fiinally took Kingston, ho\vever, and Bragg will have to retreat rapidly to escape being hemmed in by Sherman. It is certain then that Sherman has effected a junction with Schofield at Goldsboro. Their united army must be at least 80,000 strong, and fully able to overpower any force, that the rebels ean sc nd to meet it. They \vere only 130 miles south of Petersburg, and will soon be in a poaition to connect with Grant's army. It is reported that Kilpa!rick's head quarters were surprised by the rebel cavalry, and a good inany taken prisoners by them, but he rallied his men, recaptured tnost of the prisoners, and drove ths rebels. Gen. Canby's army had commenced operations against Mobiie. Geo. Forrest (rebel) \vas collecting a force in Georgia. Gold is 164—170. We hear that Gen. SheridAn i» marching to Whxte House. Our readers all remember the \>osition of White House 30 miles north east of Richmond. on the Pamunkey river. We have not heard where Sheridan was during the next week after his victory over Early on March 2nd, but it seems likeiy thāt he wierit to Gordonsville, and fbllowed up the Virginia Central Railroad to thd heighborhood of Richmond.