, 1865-02-13

tolnac.
HEADQUARTERS AnuY OF TIE po7oMAc. Fob.
-8p. m.-NotAing OF interest has trsnsplrea on
The lines to-day, although The weather has been
troops arc busy building works along tAt newly
established line, which will take fome days to
cult job az there Ia plenty Of excellent timber in
the neish6orhood, md the men have got so used
Lent. Col. Trcmaine, wrongly reported aslMaj.
Trcn,ainc Of Gen. Gregg,s stall, and OF the 10th
New 1ork Cavalry who vas badly wouaded IN
s aan and aa
lovcd by his comrades In tho service:
Capt. Forbes, commiseary Of Subsistence ofthe
badly Injured day or two since. died tins morn.
ing. 7 qhc accident occurred b.. the hoora of Ills
horse being caught between the corduroy, road
against The logs. Ills sKall WIS badly fractured,
and ho 1cmsined fnsensible up to tile time Of hia
death.
gagement hare not yet been officially obtained,
but will prove somewhat larser than at drst re-
That the movement which has TINS successfully
been accomplished, may have other apd ulterior
objects ts doubtless true. One thing fs certain 1t
Wtli fly oesuRy the noas,sd army u Northern
uG toops to reinforce the armies opposed to shes-
mans operations, and enable that gallant leader to
eeaITy out With case the programme LAID down
New Iona, Feb: 1.-THE Richmond Examiner
Of the sth asys: at appears That the cucmy still
holds his deienses On uatcher'a Run, where be Is
Of cavalry In the direction OF Dinwidtic Court
House, seems to have been planned aud executed
to give his infantry 'imc 70 tntreuch at Hatchers
I'm, which they seem to hare dune very easc:u-
-sAs matters stand, the Yankees have extended
their lines txo o1 thrre mi1cs.
''DcsideB tne casualties in officers mentioned in
General Lees report. ne learn that Capsaln Floyd,
Of the Florida brigade, tyas killed, Colonel Scott.
81 a1q SRaR
The Richmond papers Of tho slh have the fol-
1o.wtpg; ..,,o r.,,n,,r -r,o.o ~. ,,,,,,
firing On our light yeatesaay and to-day, Which re-
'During Reconnaissance made against Pesram
talked and forced lis division bsck some distsacs
Lie vas reinforced ny General Gordon's division,
bes s.
Strengthened by Mahone's diy1s.on, somnandca
nisde, % ard the epe1ny's lines broken. 4 running
fight was kept up until dirk, when the Yankees
took shelter in their works on uatcher's Run,
from Which they were not driven. General pecram
WEE killed. Many Of The enemy were killed and
wounded. and few taken prisoners. Our loss Is
.This morning the enemy advanced upon and
charged our lines south OF Enssess, Mtas., but
were handsomely repu1scd- In charge upon the
enemy. enemy General sor1e''' OF Georgia was painfully
Every heavy firing was heard late this afternoon
hut the cause ta unascertlined."
New YonK, Feb. 1.-THE H*r1lES correspond
cnt in front OF Rtchmon1, 9th, saJs: There arc
renewed indications OF the evacuation OF Rich
mond. and It Is bcliere1 the rebels contemplate
concentration In North Carolina for grand final
struggle at IN early day. 1t Is known that rebel
troops, amopg them breckinridgc's old comman
OF Early corps, atc moving from tho valley
though It is at this writing wholly uncor.stn as
10 whithcr they 60: Wickham's brigade Or caval-
n has arrived In Richmond within u few days.
The Mratdts correspondence, 9Th, says: " The
incleu1eet weather has subaided, and the brigade
SnrEcl ns report no nrn Us having become tis-
ale also eays 1t il now definitely sett1sd that
Hun, Is to be permanently held"
The 5th Corps CORES pondeutsaya that the results
of the movement begin to manifest themselves,
and II is now clear that they arc greatly TO our ad
yantsge md that II tRe sussessfa! lensthsains Of
and brilliant victory has been gaiaed The masse4 Cd
in VAN against our advancing col
nTnns to pycvent cur establishing. q pcE1na-
urnt foothold hero. This foothold has been
gained. We urc nlose aud farther toward the
possessiou Of the South Side Railroad. The rat
1iuc Of the. cars on tho track OF the road and
the shrl1l whistle Of the engines can now be plan-
" heard. 1t is snJtns q good deal, but don't
army In our front cannot drive US from our pres
ent position, and furthermore for them to with
draw any considerable force to aid In the deftnsc
OF Cbarlcston would be extra hazardous now
compared with what It wonld have bceu before
tho present movement.