Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-03-17

To Naj Gen. Dir:
The following dispatch has been received
this evening ct this Department:
.|g CRY PoINr,
March 10th, 1866.
To Hon. C. II. Dana, AssisstaS Secretoyr o.
War:
am Just in receipt OF letter from Gen.
Sherman dated the 18th, from Fayetteville
He describes his army Is beingi in fns health
and spirits, having met with no serious op.
position.
Hardee keeps in his front At respectable
distance. At Columbia he destroyed i'm
,nense arsepals and railroad establishments,
and forty -four cannon.
AtCheravo he found much machinery and
war material, including twenty five cannon,
and ., GOO barrels Of gunpowder.
In Fayetteville he found twenty pieces Of
artillery and much other material. He says
nothing about kilpatricks defeat by IIamp-
ton, but the officer who brought the letter
says that before daylight Oh the morning o.
the 10th, Hampton got two brigades "a 'ne
rear Of kilpatiick's headquarters, anu Su,'
prsed and captured his stan ni'Pau'cA
escaped, lOrucu mo ' $3.50
ors,nv back with great loss, recapturing
about alI that he had lost. Hampton left
sixty eight dead on the field.
L. S. GRANT, Lieut. Gen.
Another dispatch from Grant Headquar-
tiers reports that the Daily Dispatch is the
only paper issued to day in Richmond. 1t
says 1.-THE Dispatch is published this
morning on half sheet only because Of the
fact that all the employees, printers report
crs and clerks are members Of the military
that were called out yesterday
morning by the Government to perform
special service for short time. But for
the kindness Of few friends who are ex-
cmpt from service, and who volunteered
their aid, this half sheet would Of necessity
have been withheld. In few days at the
fartherst, our forces will return to their
posts, when we hope to resume uninterrupt
cdly our full shct.' ~
There is 10 other news Of moment from
any other quarter. &. A. DAVID.
FoRr MoNRoE, March 1.-The steamer
Rebecca Clyde, with 350rebel prisoners cap
tured near Kingston, n. e., during the late
battles, arrived here this A. NJ. from New
bern, N. g.
The latest adviccs from Gen. Schofield
represented him as still advancing towards
Kingston, and there were rumors in New
bern when the RcbeccA sailed ON the l3th,
10 the effect that Bragg had eva euAted the
town, and that our forces had taken posses
sion Of the place.
The prisoners who came up on the Rebec
ca Clyde were fine looking set otmcn, and
belonged to Maj. Gen. HOkc's division, hav
ing been selected from Lees army orly q
week since, with view of operating against
our forces in North Carolina.
All the available pontoon trains at New
bern had been sent to Gen. Schofcld. and
even if Gen. Bragg had not evacuated
Kingston, no doubt was entertained but that
our forces could easily cross the Neuso Kiv-
er and give battle to the enemy before he
could get away.
Mai Gen COUGHS forces from Whining.
ton had reached Schoteld. and his army
thus reinforced, was deemed amply sufii.
cient to defeat Bragg's army, which was
Judged TO be about 20, 900 stiong.
NEwBERs, N. c., March 49, p. M
Officers just from the front state that an Or
der had been read to the troops on Saturday
evening from Mai. Gen. Cox, commanding,
stating that they would be joined by Sher.
mans army in three days, which created
the greatest enthusiasm.
A rebel surgeon came in this A. NJ. and
took the oath of allegiance, and says Sher-
mans cavalry was in Troy, n. o., a few
days since, and one wing Of his army NOV
ing on Fayetteville, one on Goldsboro. and
another on Raleigh
Yesterday p. NJ. the Mayor Of Kingston
surrendered the city to our forces. The
bridge being burnt, prevented our forces
from crossing, and pontoons were sent VI
this A. NJ. Tor that purpose.
The enemy rctrcatcd rapidly from Kings
ton to Goldsbor0, and report this morning
states that Sherman is in possession o
Goldsboro.
The enemy are making back to Kingston
to prevent our forces from crossing thu
Ncuse River At that poin. This is not Off
cial, however.
The enemy left 700 dead on the field be
fore crossing the river, which We buried
Also many woundcd fell into our hands.
The gunboat Shamrock has gone up ths
Neuse to Kingston. The river is very high
Il. p. Gardner, the Government detective
has Just arrived from the front. lie states
that he saw the bearer of dispatches from
Sherman, who told him that Sherman was
at Goldsboro.
At 2 O'Clock on Friday afternoon the enc
my made charge on our works, which was
repulsed, and We captured the 4Gth North
Caruiina Rebel Regiment.
No fighting Of any account occurred yes
tcrday or to-day.
There has been no rain since yesterday
The weather is warm and pleasant, and thu
roads are in good condition.
Shcoticld len for the ffont't this A. N. He
received communication yesterday from
Zen. Sherman via Wilmington.
Sherman says that he is all right. The
negroes are being pressed into service 10
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