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" Washington, March 25, 7 p.m.
" This morning at 4 30 the enemy, by a strong
and sudden assault, captured Fort Steadman, but,
after a vigorous contest, the fort was re-captured,
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injured. General M'Laughlin was taken prisoner
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"EDWIN M. STANTON, Secretary of War."
" Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War.
" City Point, March 25, 1 30 p.m.
" The following despatch of Gen. Park is received
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" U. S. GRANT, Lieutenant-General.
" ' The enemy attacked my fort this morning at
about 4 30 o'clock, with three divisions, under Gen.
Gordon: By a sudden rush they seized the line held
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" JOHN G. PARKE, Major-General.'
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" War Department, March 25, 9.30 p.m.
" Later reports from General Grant, which are
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" Hon. E. M. Stanton.
" City Point, March 25, 8 a.m.
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and causing the enemy to return his troops to tha
part of his line rapidly.
" U. S. GRANT, Lieut.-General."

" Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War.
CITY POINT, March 27, 10.30 a.m.
" The battle of the 25th resulted in the following
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" Sixth Corps—Killed, 47 ; wounded, 401 ; miss-
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" Ninth Corps—Killed, 68 ; wounded, 338 ; miss-
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" Our captures by the second corps were 365 ; by
the sixth corps, 469 ; and by the ninth corps, 1,049.
" The second and sixth corps pushed forward and
captured the enemy's strong entrenchments and
turned it against hill:4 and still hold it. In trying
to retake this the battle was continued until eight
o'clock at night, the enemy losing very heavily.
"Humphreys estimates the loss of the enemy in his
front at three times his own, and General Wright
in his front at double that of ours.
"The enemy brought in a flag of truce for permis-
sion to collect his dead, which were between their
picket line and their main line of fortifications. Per-
mission was granted.
" U. S. GRANT, Lieutenant-General."
The Associated Press reports state that at the
point where the Confederates made their attack, the
main lines are not over 150 yards apart, the inter-
vening ground being level, but obstructed by abattis
in front of each line. Picket firing at this point,
which was held by the third brigade of the Ist divi-
sion of the 19th Corps, General pl'Laughlin com-
manding,had been almost continuous for several days
previous. Early on the morning of Lthe 25th the
attack was vigorously made by the Confederates
under General Gordon, and the Federal line just to
theeft:of Fort Steadman:carried. The Confederates
then assaulted the Fort, and, after being twice
repulsed, finally carried the work, capturing nearly
the entire garrison. The guns of the fort were then
turned upon the adjoining batteries, and the Con-
federates at once attempted to extend their lines
towards the railroad at Meade's:Station, and threat-
ened the forts on the Appomattox River. At this
juncture the third division, under General Hartsuff
came up and at once checked the Confederate
advance, and after a brisk fight succeeded in retak-
ing Fort Steadman by assault, after the fort had
been subjected to a tremendous fire from the neigh-
bouring batteries. While retreating from the fort
large numbers of the Confederates were cut off and
captured, while an enfilading fire caused great havoc
among those now beyond the Federal lines. By half-
past eight o'clock the entire line was re-established.
Soon after this, with a view of preventing the
Confederates from massing troops to renew their
attack, the Federals advanced on the left from the
line of the 6th Corps. A strong column, under cover
of a heavy artillery fire, charged and captured a
strongly posted picket line, consisting of a series of
elaborate rifle-pits. Some 600 prisoners were here
taken, and newspaper correspondents assert that
the Confederates did not fight with their accustomed
spirit, but evinced demoralisation.
On the morning of the 26th inst., the new posi-
tion gained was still held by the Federals in strong
force, and was being intrenched in anticipation of
attack. It is stated that at this point General
Grant has now his lines within two miles of the
Southern railroad. Simultaneously with the ad:
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Second Corps, under, General Mills, Mott, and
Griffin drove in the Confederate pickets and occu-
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noon of the same day (the 25th) the Confederates
made a spirited attack on the first, second, and
third divisions, but were repulsed. They repeated
the assault four times, and being on each occasion
they finally abandoned
driven back with severe loss,

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the attempt to dislodge the Federals from their new
position, and fell back to their main line of defence.
On the morning of the 26th this newly acquired
ground was still held by the Federals. Newspaper
correspondents furnish most extravagant estimates
of the losses of the .Confederates, and state the
aggregate Federal losses at less than one thousand.
Of course these reports are valueless in the face of
General Grant's official report, which states the
total Federal losses on the 25th at 2,080, and the
Federal captures at 1,883. From all Federal ac-
counts; however, it would seem that the Confede-
rate loss in killed and wounded was very heavy in
comparison with the loss they inflicted on their ad-
versaries. There are rumours that the Confederate
General Terry was killed, and General Gordon
wounded.
Concerning General Sherman's operations the
following official despatches have been received :
LIEUT.-GENERAL GRANT CITY POINT.

Goldsboro', N.C. March 21, 1865,
via Fortress Monroe, March 25.
I have :the honour to report that I occupied
Goldsboro' this evening, with but slight opposition.
General Terry's column from Wilmington was at
Parson's depot last night, and should be near this
place to-night. Sherman's left was engaged with
the enemy near Bentonville on Sunday. The
artillery firing was quite rapid during the day, and
for a short time on Monday morning. Sherman's
right, the seventeenth corps, was at Mount Oliver
on Sunday night. There has been some artillery
firing to-day, which indicates aayradual approach
of Sherman's army, towards this place. All this
being strictly in accordance with Sherman's plans I
have no doubt all is well. I hope to have more
definite and later intelligence from Sherman very
soon, and will forward it to you without delay. I
find the bridges burned, but otherwise the road is
not injured, and the depot facilities are very fine.
I captured here seven cars, and General Terry has
captured two locomotives and two cars, which he is
now using.

JOHN M. SCHOFIELD, Major-General.
HON. E. M. STANTON, SECRETARY OF WAR.
I am in receipt of Sherman's report of operations
from the time he left Fayetteville up to the 22d
instant. It shows hard fighting, resulting in very
heavy loss to the enemy in killed and wounded, and
over 2,000 prisoners in our hands. His own loss,
he says, will be covered by 2,500 men since he left
Savannah, many of them but slightly wounded.
U. S. GRANT, Lieut.-General.
A despatch to the Philadelphia Bulletin from
Washington says :—" A special messenger who left
Goldsboro' on the 22d arrived here to-day (27th),
and reports the occupation of that place by Scho-
field's forces. He also brings the highly important
information that General Sherman formed a junction
with Schofield and Terry at Cox's Bridge on
the Neuse River, a few miles west of Goldsboro',
on the 21st. The fourteenth corps of Sherman's
army had a fight with Hardee at Averysboro' on
the 16th, in which the latter was handsomely de-
feated, leaving all his dead in General Davis's hands,
and retreating to Bentonville. At Bentonville, on
Sunday, the 19th inst., one division of the fourteenth
corps- was attacked by Johnston, and for a while
turned back, but on being reinforced by the rest of
the corps drove the enemy back, and during Sunday
night he abandoned Bentonville, and fell back across
the Neuse River to Smithfield, some ten miles west
of Goldsboro'. It is merely the temporary success
in the first part of the fight which the rebels are
boasting over as a great victory. Sherman's loss
will not exceed 1,000. The army is in excellent
condition."
The Charlotte Carolinian says of the fight at
Bentonville :—" Two corps under Slocum and Kil-
patrick's cavalry were met' by Rhett's division of
South Carolina regulars, and held in check for five
hours, until the arrival of General Stephen Elliott's
brigade—also Charleston troops—when the enemy
were handsomely repulsed. We have no further
details of the fight ; but an officer engaged
reports that the Federal loss is estimated at about
3,500 killed and wounded; our loss being about 500.
Colonel Alfred Rhett is reported missing."
A despatch to the New York Tribune from Golds-
boro' represents that at the fight at Bentonville three
corps of Sherman's army were engaged. The 20th
corps in the advance being first engaged suffered a
temporary reverse, but finally, when supported by
the 17th and 14th corps, drove the Confederates
from their works by turning their right. Accord-
ing to this account the Confederates passed through
Smithfield, and retired towards Raleigh. General
Sherman is said to have entered Smithfield without
opposition.
From these accounts, conflicting as they are, it
still seems evident that Sherman effected a junction
with Schofield and Terry, and that he is now vigo-
rously executing offensive operations. At the same
time Johnston has also effected a concentration of
his forces, and is said to have now a large and well-
appointed army. Considering the present position
of the hostile forces, it would appear almost impos-
sible that another week should pass without the news
of a terrible battle fought between two veteran
armies of probably from 60,000 to 90,000 men each.
If Johnston purposes holding Raleigh, at the rate
of Sherman's advance at last accounts, an engage-
ment must have occurred on the 24th or 25th inst.
It is, however, in some quarters believed that John-
ston will not offer battle until within nearer dis-
tance of Lee's Virginia army.
It is stated that 30,000 refugees who followed
Sherman's army have been sent to Wilmington and
Newbern, which large addition to the consuming
population will render it necessary that those ports
shall be at once opened to trade in order to secure a
supply of food without overtaxing the army com
missariat.

The following is from the Richmond Enquirer o
March 24 : .

" Destruction and distress have become synonyms
with Sherman's march. It is well that he has at
length found his career disputed, and a source of
genuine joy that he has been made to pay heavily,
though but in part, for the sins of his accumulation
in South Carolina. Chancellor John A. Inglis, who
left Cheraw the day before the enemy entered, ac-
companied by his only daughter, writes to the
Charlotte Carolinian a painfully interesting account
of the desolation of that town. We extract—

" 'The entire business portion of the town, Front-
street, is burned to the ground except one house
occupied by a private family. This fact demon-
strates that the burning of the stores was not acci-
dental. The enemy could and did control the con-
flagration according to their pleasure. No dwelling
in the body of the town was burned. Several out-
side the corporation limits were burned, including
General Prince's. There were no acts of personal
violence reported, but every house, large or
small, tenanted by black or white, slave or free,
was pillaged and stripped of all valuables
that could be carried away. The people are
almost entirely without provision or clothing. Gen.
Blair's corps entered first. He made his head-
quarters at the residence of one of our wealthiest
citizens, and appropriated the best he could find in
it. When appealed to by the lady of the house to
interfere with the plundering of the common soldiers,
who were breaking open and robbing trunks,in b
&c.,te
repairedphleunder., ~ to the scene, but only toshare
Confederate accounts claim that Johnston creates.
great confidence among his troops. An
Augustus
telegram says :

,‘ The wildest enthusiasm is apparent here to-day.
Thousands of the soldiers of the army of the Ten-
nessee and Virginia have congregated here during
the past 10 days. Waggon trains are preparing for
the long march on which they will start on Monday
by order of General Fry. Lee's amnesty order and
Johnston's appeal have had their effect. Hundreds
of absentees are daily arriving, and the greatest
enthusiasm prevails."
The popular branch of the Legislature of Wis-