Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-03-31

| al about one O'Clock he informs us lhat slIag-
Cling tire at intervals was Kept up untll O'Clock
/ this morning. Persons residing ON Chnrch NH
Mere able to discern the reflection OF the Hash OF
| our heavy guns .t ...l
| SHERIDAN ON A RAlD-RECONNOlSSANCEN NEAR
| HArCHEkS RUN
important oPerStlOhS are III pi'e ''S y" 'ui e'''
| The petersburg EfPfeSS says 'ha' d. an car! "'u'
/ "Wednesday moih'ng hea'y Ioree OIL tue eneinl'
consisting oil cavalry infantry anu ar''''ef!' sup
posed to be headed by cavalry Sheridah' maze
a detour around our lines, aud advanced towards
the Boydton Plank Road, and between seven and
eight o'clock struck this thoroughiare some SiN
miles beyond Dm"iddie Court House Towards II
O'Clock, Ne understand TINS force was Ia Tue VEN
! ity OF The Court House our FORCES SN'rl'Sn"S
hea'iiy WIN 'neir au '"hS'' casa.
Last evening was '''"' ',''
teaeheu tue N"uI' houSo' al" ""' A'''e
towards burgess MIL II Is p''''''u 'i''' '"' u's
tha'ion OIL TINS ioree Is t'e oou'n o'u' N'''' V"u
"hlen U'au' "'s"'S 10 u''''''' ""u '",''U9 '"' va
Nehe'"i Loo 'o'N'""'''N '''O"' ""':
suPP'''' " NV ''''e va '''0 '1''>
II - 'i'"eu' '"' 'A"1" '' " -
out through TIC 'V""''! !" '"' U''.'O" " '4>
fa!uodu' lhiSi Ao"V'''' 10 "'' P0't''' "'
Inc cypress also states 'ua-' "oune'u'! "i'er-
noon, Gen. AnuerSoh' commanding our eA'Ienie
rlsht, demonstrated against tue euein! "orAs III
his loh', Iol 'he PURPOSE VI "'oei '"iiu'e '"''i
sire hsth at That point anu II PoSSioie ther lh'eh-
tiOns IN pending operations Our forces met with
vigorous resistance The OBJECT oi the ueinonS''a-
tiou being gained, they Tell b"ck' TIE Yankees not
pa suing. Late IN the afternoon however the ehe-
advancing
our forces. some severe lighting may nave &C.
CURED Dut OF THIS VIC are no' PoS''h'H "'S"Ieu'
livery appearance 'hu''"''" It. pr'NN eain"""o'ns
was he"ru Ill 'n"' uii''''ou u"''"e '"o 1
lo-u"y viii 'noS' P'OO"o'! "9'"u '''Po' ''''
events ana deNeiope Tue particulars VI yesterday
operations IN tue ineSn'in' i'' uS All Ae'P coVi
await results ahd trust III uou, ueh' Lee, ana the
gallantry oil our brave troops Ior success
THE SITUATION IN NORTH CAROLINA.
All the accounts winch reach US through officers
and from private letters written from the North
Carolina 'front.' give Us most encouraging review
OF the situation The history oi military operations
scarcely furnishes parallel 10 the change which
has been-withu the space Ut month or two
WI ought ia the morale aud strength the Army ui
Tennessee 10y the reappOintment Of Gen. Johnston
L. its command. Confidence has been substituted
Tor despondeney aud zeal AnI en''s' f"' '"r'"0-
ness Inc PeVP'e anu tue press III 'h"' region nave
caught The ihiee''on from 'h' army anu are not
only taking !" inc is"' '''u' O"' os'H'u'''e WY"
lAth anu N''o''on - "
@nu prov ''' '-'' supp - ''"'
hn' "a'''su vy'''S " Wv -'''' 80! maj !''-
'NiN'S '''''0' gu" e''" ." W
Od near VIC uo uO' ''''''N'' WIZ" '''''''"s' i"'
nl'iei ene'' VI INCREASING 'o""u'usS atnous ou'
Po"pie ID 4" H0P''"i ''eu' "uu 'u' io"i ""'e" We
aus"' wei" - - P'0OD''' 'A'' '"''. - 40 '''' o"'
i'''' ." ~ F,,'.O w. I
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re'' some u'S' O''O'' III '0s'N' ""O'n'' 's"
anu /" 'he he'""h"e Pio'i''oh ana ei''no ms
iCoPS' VINO arc represented TO DC III tV'eieu anu
dirty condition. The 'o"'"o'0i'' learns that he Is
running trans through Iroio Uo'u'O"ro 10 New
bern, ana probably to liminStoh'
ihE "a lie VI bE>loNSN LII
Inc h'se'sn o'"'d1'H o' 'n0 +''h ihS'" say
We H"'e WIN ''''''
es'' anu - ',1''' - '"'
'i''' 4" ''i' '"'1' "" Jul ''"' '''''' 'o'
'''' iuoi 'n''' = '''' ''''' ""' o"' "
the hottest battles 'i 'ho wal Ah oIhcer VINO mas
shared all the fortunes VI Tue army Oh tennessee
INFORMS as that the roll "i muskelry lor Two or
thee hours ON sunday, The I"h, was equal To any
Ia had ever heard With the exception OF the battle
Of Gettysburg. Our troops charged with steadncss
and imPetuoSity, driving the enemy from his two
lines at breastw"rkS aud occupying them. The bat
tic oi SUNDAY was a brilliant victory for Coniede
rate arms. Gu Monday and Tuesday the fight was
renewed 10 some extent but We may state with
truth that Gen. JohnsiOn displayed as much skill
in withdrawing his troops as be had shown deter