The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-03-14

Lu-i''ndnt- GsrsrE T. ). Grant, ccmmordins
armies Cnisi Stoie,
General In NV lsst dispatch. dsted wsvncsboro'
save you brof aocsunt OF The defeat Of Early Ivy
'usters division The zane nisht this division "a.
pr-h"d scros the Bme IJdso aud catered Charottc.
vile as two 7. n. the next day. The Mayer of W..
cty and the principal inh.bitan,, came out and de-
.hvedcd up tho keJ- Of tho public bulldinp
had to remain at Charlotte,vilIe two dsv. Thi.
tine VA consumed in bringing over from wsyne,.
toro our Aminunition aud pontcon trains The vcath
er va horrible beyond description and ..ie rain
ceenani. The tWo divisions weTe during thi. time
occupied IN destroying the tao largo iron brldse.-
Uncover tho Rivanna River, the other over Hoo.cs
q "eh near Charlottesville, and the railrund for
atiisance n eisht miles In the direC ton of Lynch
5urs.
On the 6th Of March sent the dr-t division, Gen
nevsns commanding, 10 sootpville on the James
River, With directions 10 .end out light partie.
through the country and destroy all merchandise
mills fnotcries brid %, &C., on the Rivanns river
the parties 10 Join the division at scotrvile The
div sion then proceeded aons the cauA 10 Irnguids
vile, fifteen miles from LuoI burg Destroying eyey
Iock, and In many places tho bank Of the canal At
Du'uidsville We hopod to tho bridge to le, n.
crors ihe river, as our pohtoons we're useless on ~.
count Of tho nigh water. In this however, y. we're
follcd as both this hri igc and the bridge at Hard
weNsville we're burned by the enemy upon our ap-
proanh Merritt aoco ppanied thi. division
The Third division. rArted at the same time from
Chsrlottesville, and proceeded down th,Lynchlurg
Railroad TO Amherst Court Hou,e, destroying every
bridge on the road, and in many place. miles Of the
fosd The bridges this road are numerous and
some Of them fva hundred feet IN lcneth We have
found great sbuldaneo in this country for our men
and snimas. In fact the canal hal been the srca,
feeder of Bichriond. 81 the Roct6sh river the bank
o the canal vns cut, aod a Now Canton, where the
dam e acro-s the jane, the guard locL was de-
stroyed and The Jano. river lot into tho canal
carrying awnv tho tank. and washing out tho hot.
tom Of the canal.
me dnin aeioss. the James bt ttis roint whs Hlso
partially dertro' /vi. have had opposition. Every.
body Is be~ilj cred by orf movements, / have had
no uows oia iy Kind since | left The latest Rich
nond paEe' was of the ith, but contained no'hnr.
oh'i" Il to mention ths, the bridge, on the rail-
rond 10 Swoops depot, the other -ido OF Stsun
tou to|Jh .Tlottesvilic -etc utterly destroyed Also,
ah b1idssr ior distance OF ten miles on the Gorons
vile road. The weather IN. been very bad indeed,
tsnins hard every day vith tho exception OF four
days sinrc stArted. Ny wagons have from the
stAta Of the road. detained he.
Tto the present time We have cspiured fourteen
pic Of "a. tiiicD c'ven at wSyncsboro' and thIec
" Charlottesville. he party that sent hack from
Waync,boro', started with sil piece. hu' they
OBLIGED 10 destroy two OF the Elk sant Of animals
The remaining eight pieces wore thoroughly d"s-
troyed. We have cspturea mp N the prereut time
twelve cans boat, laden With supplies, ammunition.
rat!ons, medic 4 stores 6o.
cannot peak in 700 hish term, Of Generals Nor.
ritt, Cluster aud DevcnS and the officers and men Of
their commands. They havc waied through mul
nnd water duriue this contnuou. rain, and are all in
fine tpiriu and health.
Commodore HoifuA Of the rebel navy, was shot
near Gorionsville while attempting 20 make his es-
care from our advance in that direction.
Very respectfully, your obTdient servant,
T. II, sHEnIpAs, Maior-lenera Comm andinc
Columbia Va, from which Sheridan seIds his
despatch, il po-t village tho north bank Of tho
James, hlty miles west Of Richmoudl