Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-03-17

dent of Maryland, who deserted our service at the
commencement OF the war, was shot near Gordons
ulle, while attempting to make his escape. Gen.
Sheridan despatch il dated at Columbia, on Friday
last, and was sent direct to Gen. Grant. Columbia
small village in Fluvania county, at the eonfiu
ence Of the Riganna and James river canal hfty-two
miles from Richmond. It is about the same distance
from Burke junction, the intersection OF the Rlch
mond and Lynchburg Road and the Richmond and
Danville Roads. Of course nothing is said OF Cen.
| Sheridan further movements, but should ne suc-
eeed in crossing the James river, Burkes Junction
would be a tempting prize. The destruction OF the
railroad there would completely sever cOmmunca-
ton between Richmond and Lynchburg. The work
done by Sheridan is, however, sufficiently lmpor-
ant if ii is already ended. After several previous
failures by other commanders, he has succeeded in
| reaching and destroying the James river canal,
through which Lee has received at least one-haf OF
the food for his army. He has also destroyed be-
yond present repair all the Rebel railroads north OF
| the James river between Richmond, Charlottesville
Staunton and Lynchburg Add to this that he has
given Early another whipping, captured nearly two
thousand prisoners and fourteen guns, and we have
substantial results that must satisfy even Cavalry
Sheridan
1 Gen. Schofeld. in a dispatch to Gen. Grant da.
ted at Wises' Fork n c., on the 10th, states thai
the enemy made heavy attack that day on our left
and CENTRE but were decidedly repulsed with heavy
loss. Their dead and badly wounded were left on
the field an0 several hundred prisoners fell into
i
tant and would make junction with Schoheld on
the next day Prisoners taken in the fight were Of
Lee and Stewards corps and they reported that the
rest of Johnston S army was moving toward klnston
General Schofelds dispatch says nothing of the gh
of the 8th in which Bragg claimed to have defeated
and driven back our forces.
| A press despatch from Newbern states that tho
Rebel victory the 8th amounted only to the cap
ture of three small guns and line of skirmlshers,
and that, eated by this success, on the 10th they
ed lines, and were each time repulsed with heavy
loss Our forces are within three miles of Kinston
and the railroad has been completed from Newbern
M to that point. General C0uch's column, from
Wilmington, had communicated with General Scho
field and would form junction that day The reb
ell force at Kinston was supposed to be from TWEEN
ty-fve to thirty thousandstrong. Gen. Lee and tht
Rebel Secretary of War, Breckinridge, had been a
kinston.
The Richmond papers publish a dispatch from
Gen. Lee, claiming that Hampton had attacked ant
defeated Gen. Kilpatrick's cavalry. Our men art
said to have been driven from their camp their gum
wagons and horses captured, but it is added tbs
guns and wagons "could not be brought on for wan
Of horsesn We presume that the truth of the affai
is that Hampton made surprise attack but was al
terwards driven off with loss This is probably trut
from the fact that Lee reports Lieut. Col. kieC
and Brgadier General, two Colonels and one Ma
jor wounded The locality of the fight is not giveI
further than it was In South Carolina. The Rebe
papers try to make the most of the affair, but ar,
very quiet about Sheridan and Sherman. Another
skirmish between General Sherman's cavalry anC
that under the Rebel Gen. Wade Hampton, on tht
3dinst., at point not named, is reported in tht
Richmond papers. The Rebel Col. Aiken was xii
led, and Hampton's Adjutant General was wounded
but these are all the particulars furnished. Tit
Richmond Examiner is informed by a Rebel Office
from South Carolina that General Sherman has com
pletey devastated the portion of that State throug
which he passed This officer says he hasnot spares
home in his track.
The Rebel Senate has finally passed the bill fo
arming three hundred thousand slaves by one ma
jority-nine 20 eight. The Enquirer is out in All
other editorial on Congress, and says Wigfall, o
Texas, admits being engaged in a conspiracy to de
throne Davis, and claims that it is being done in
legal way. He says that Hunter is to succeed to h
Presidency by legitimate process. Ithreatens then
thatif they are successful in this scheme that Le
viii wrest the scepre from the conspirators and pro
claim himself dictator. The tobacco captured a
Fredericksburg the Rebels say in process of be
ing smugged into our lines in accordance with an a
rangement made by the celebrated Peace Democra
Singleton, of Illinois.