The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-03-24

turday last, informs us that he saw an
official dispatch from General Johnston,
which placed our loss at three hundred
and fifty, and the supposed loss Of the
enemy IT Eve thousand.
The following is what we think, pro.
baby, approaching true account,
though among so many rumors we can
not vouch for the absolute truth Of any |:
1t seems that the fight commenced about
noon on Wednesday, the 18th, and con-
tinued briskly until night. Consider
able skirmishing was carried on all
night, and on Thursday morning the
battle commenced furiously, and ragged
the whole day. General Hardee, with
about half a corps, was intrenched be-
tween Black creek and Cape Fear river,
at no great distance from the confluence
of these two streams, but at point
higher up than that at which the enemy
crossed the former stream. Here he
was attacked by two corps Of Shcrman's
veterans, and our works were charged
three several times, and each charge was
rcpulscd with immense slaughter. We
do not understand the position of Gene.
raj Bragg, but We are informed that his
troops were driven back, which made it
necessary for Hardee to fall back to pre-
vent beng fianked. lie had to aban-
don two guns, the horses belonging to
them being all, or nearly all, killed, 50
that he was unable to bring them off"
The Charlotte Carolinian publishes
something about the part borne by the
South Carolina troops in the fight. 1t
says:
son the 10th instant, four miles be-
low Averysboro', which is between Fay
c.tevijle and Smithfield, two corps, under
S!ocum, and ki]patrick's cavalry, were
met by Rhctt's brigade Of South Caro-
lima regulars, and held in check for five
hours, until the arrival Of General Stc~
phen Ellioft's brigade (also Charleston
troops), when the enemy were hand
scmcly reEulsed. We have no further
details of the fight, but the results res
ported to us by an officer who part;ci>
pated in the engagement show that the
Eedcrals lost, as is estimated, about
three thousand five hundred killed and
wounded; our own loss being about five
hundred.
"Colonel Alfred Rhett, in command
of the brigade, is reported missing.
"Killed Tn First infantry regulars
Lieutenant Colonel DeTrevil|e, Lieute>
nant Glover ard Captain Quattlebaum.
Wounded Captain Press. Smith, badly Z;
Captain Burnett, thigh Captain CAL
boun; Captain P. Bacott, knee; Lieu
tenant Horlback, left eye; Lieutenant
North. Wounded and captured: Lieu
tenant Ravenel McBeth.
First artillery-Killed: Captain Le-
sesne, son of Henry Lescsne Lieute-
nants LaBordc and Stewart. Wounded !:
Major Blanding, Captain Rhett, Leute-
nant Tickling, Lieutenant J. Middleton,
Lieutenant dc Lorns, Lieutenant Robert
son. Missing Lieutenant Edward Mid
dlcton, Lieutenant Frost"
A letter from Major w. S. Downcr,
Superintendent of the Lockvillc Mining
Company, of the 18th instant gives
some account of the doings Of the Yam
KEGS in Fayetteville
"Fayettevillc is ruined. All the arse
nal buildings, the market~house, court
house, printing office, both foundries,
all the mills, cotton factories, oil works,
Mr.. Mallett's house, Mr.. McLean's house,
+ &C, were destroyed. They robbed the
people of everything in the way of food.
| have letter from Mr.. Mallett, in which
he says some people must starve.'-
The train has gone down to Little river,
to day, carrying load of provisions.
The enemy seem to be making thieving
raids into Western North Carolina. The
Charlotte Democrat says:
"On Wednesday last, squad Of thirty
five Yankee cavalry dashed into the
village of Monroe, Union county, re
manned about an hour, and left, carrying
off all the horses and mules they could
gather up. A train of wagons, ten in
number, belonging to party of refugees
from Chester district. had just reached
the village, and were standing in the
street when thes1 Nkees appeared OF
course the train was seized and horses,
mules. and wagons, with their contents,
and nineteen negro men, were carried
off. Thirteen of the negroes escaped
from the enemy and returned to Monroe
the same night. The loss is heavy one
to the unfortunate refugees, for we sup
pose the wagons contained all the valua.
bles they possessed. The women and
children that accompanied the wagons
were left standing in the streets OF Mon
roe"
v M CnwARD's LETTER.