Washington telegraph., 1864-03-23


Fsou fEGINIA.-.E Was iast MI gave SOM
accOu.'tu r"id tvwa ri, 4 chinund uy K.i,al-
ricL and Ch~tar. We have 40 Southern account,
OF tie matter but judgiig from Il Fed, ra
news, tniuk the eX y, ditlvu Wa, at ended with
very trivial RESULT.
The following ar Federal dispa ches:
Special 20 y. \. Tribun,
Washington, March Fitzpatrick reached
Louisa Court House Monday night He dc-
stroyed tuc abroad for several mles. aud bar
RED towards tue Pamunky river. Tie was 10
nave Deeu IN Ricnmoni cdny -day morning
COnildcdce IA his success in weakened only by
tile arrival ia Richmond Ut Lengstreets vcter-
aus. fitzpatrick nss , zoo pckrd men and srv-
eral moanted batteries. and, Tor rlpIdIty ~
movement. marches in three colunns.
New YORK, Marcn IA special 10 the Tribune
reports, fitzpatrick Is expected to arrive to-day
via ole ol the fords near Steven ford. and dis
credits she rumor ut his beldx al v hitc House
Another dispatch reports the ar. ival Of kiIpat-
rick rcouts, VINO lett Our forces within fourteen
miies oil Richlnond, aud states a junction had
bee formed with Gen. Buffers force. They
had destroyed the pike and railroad in their rear
and encountered 30 serious opposite on. DE
serters couhrm The reported destruction Of the
bridge over the famubAy, and Il telegraph. Gen.
Lee sent formidable force vi cavalry and ar
tiilery 10 see what was th; matter They also
sA'eSuf hlcu turtdI was W De IN the
rear of Charlottesville, Eweil's whole corps was
st mt there to resist our advance.
Tue Times SPECIAL dispatch says, the War De
pariineut has inormitio,l that .Ongstrect- force
Is IN Richmond. also reports k.lpatrick's force
at 6.00J, and that he has from "a to hours start
Ut the rebel cavalry.
Washington, March 1.-The President receiy-
ell dispa,ch from General Dutier, stating THAT
fitzpatrick arrived yesterday within our lines
with a loss of less fnan l5O plcn He had sew
eral skirmishes Among our missing are Col
onels Dahlgren, Cook and LltchIeld The two
former are supposed to be prisoners. Fitzpatrick
destroyed a large portion OF the Virginia Cen
trail Railroad several miles along The James riv-
er, and other valuable properly. He penetrated
to the outer fortiiications of Richmond.
We confess to some disappoint nent that Kill
patrick got back safely, but the whole matter Il
worth little notice. Custar fell back across IA =
Rapidan.
Washington, March g. The arrangements y itb
General Butler for the exchange of prisoners in.
cludes those delivered at Enterprise, Miss. IN
to January oath, which swels the number tn
about 40, 900. Buffers act il not yet sanctioned
by the Secretary of War. Secretary Stewart !,
at home i'll.
Baltimore, March A Norfolk letter of the
Sd says: Yesterday a lieutenant and ton men Of
the 5th Pennsylvania cavalry, while on an expe-
dition, were captured by the rebels i'm Dismal
swamp. The maneuvers of the enemy mean
something. Though they may be intended as
feints, il is not likely they will attempt a dash
on Norfolk General Butler is fully prepared
and ready fer any movemement which they may
design.
Fortress Monroe March 4.-The Rebel Cen
eral Fitz Hugh Lee arrived this morning on the
Baltimore railroad from Fort Lafayette. The
steamer Scioto, racently captured while attempt
ing to run the blockade off Wilmington, arrived
this afternoon. The steamer Spaulding arrived
from Morehead City yesterday, and brings the
following Intelligence The Quartermaster at
Morehead City reports that on the first there
was heavy firing in front of Newbern, and all
the citizens were arming themselves to be ready
for an emergency.