Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-03-31

the Richmond defenccs. Tho while troops
do not like their colored associates.
Confagration IN Hay,i $50, 900, 900
acorh Of property Destroyed Confess
ION of Kennedy, The Hotel Burner
Official War Bulletin !-Morements Of
the Army Of The Potomac and Of Sher-
man.-Reports from Sherman up to The
23d.-Gen'ls sherman, Seefetd and
TERRY form a Junction at Cors Bridge.
-Particulars Of TIE -4ttaek on Fort
New York, March %.
An arrival from Port au Prince brings
details Of the great confisration at that
place. 1t appears that on the 2Sth OF
February, at the close Of the carnival, the
scenery in the theatre took fire, destroy
ing the building, and the flames communi
Gated to the adjoining houses, spreading
from one to another until 400 buildings
were laid in ashes, involving loss
amounting to from forty to fifty millions
Haytien dollars. The most active part Of
the city is destroyed.
The Government is taking measures to
assist the sufferers, and a general subscrip-
ton is opened for their benefit.
New York. March 81.
Kennedy, who was executed Saturday
last, made a confession the night before
in which he said himself and g Others
came to this city to set fire to buildings in
retaliation for what Sheridan had done in
the Shenandoah Valley. He set fire to
lsarnum's Museum, Lovcioy's Hotel,
Tammany Hotel, and the New England
House, and the others simply set fire to
the houses at which they were stopping,
and then fed. The scheme was concert
cd among the rebels in Canada.
fse. WAR DEPARTMENT
WASHINGTON, March 27-l:3O- p. m.
To Mai. Gen. Dix:
The following official reports Of rhe
operations Of the army OF the Potomac on
Saturday land Of Gen. Sherman's opera
tons since he left Fayetteville, have been
received this A. NJ:
Gen Sherman was Mt Goldsboro OH Tic
odd Of this month. No movements have
been made on either side before Peters
burg and Richmond, since Saturday
night.
(Signcd) E. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
City Point, Va, March 27-l0:M a. m
To Hon Z N Stanton, Secretary of War
The battle Of the 2.5th resulted in the
following loss to our side 2d corps, killed
81; wounded 462; missing. III. 9th
corps, klsed AZ; weAndea, iol missing
ID. 9Th corps, killed, G5; wounded,33s
missing, sos. Our captures by the q
corps are SIS; 9th corps, 400; 9th cerp'
1919.
The I'd and 9th corps pushed forward
and captured the enemy's strongly en-
trencl,ed picket line, and still holl it. IL
trying to retake this the battle Was cOn
6nued until 8 o'clock ut night, the enem!
losing very heavily.
Humphrey estimates the loss of the
onemy Ia his front at three times mis- own
and Gea Wright in his front, at double.
The enemy brought flag of truce fol
permission to collect his wounded,an bury
his dead, which were between their pickle
line and their main line of Notifications
This pcrmission was granted.
S. (Signed) U GRANT. Lieut. Gen.
City Point, March27,-ll a. m.
To Hon + NJ Stanton, Scc'y of War.
am in receipt of Sherniam's report o
his operations from the time lie lef
Fayetteville up to the o2d inst. 1t shows
hard fighting, resulting in very heavy loss
TO the enemy in killed and wounded, ant
over 2OOO prisoners in our hands. Hi'
los he says. will he covered by $500 mel
since he left Savannah. Many Of these
arc bat slightly wounded.
ISiyicdl L S GRANT,
Lieut.. General.
At Bcntonyille on Sunday the 10Th, one
division of the l4tl, corps, was attacked b,
Johnston, and for az while turned back
Int on being reinforced by the rest Of til,
division. We drove the enemy back, ant
during Sunday night he advanced to Ben
tonyille and fell back across Neusc river Il
Smi.hfpld, some ten miles west Of Colds
boro. it was merely temporary success
in the first part Of the fight, over which thu
rebels are boasting US great victory.
Shcrm,am's loss will not exceed ont
hundred.
Detached accounts of the foregoing
dated G oldsboro, March LIST, have also been
received.
ON the 22d, Gent Schofeld moved on
10 Cox's Bridge, on the Nense river, 81
miles beyond Goldsbon, where Genera
rerry's forces were discovered, layin:
,ontoons to cross the riser, having march
"a all the way from Wilmington. In
few mMncnts. AFTER. some OF Sherman
,rains Of. the Goth corps were dlsceyerct
,.ov;nc from BcntomyilIe to Cox's Bridge
and Junction Of the right wing or zen
army with TcrN's and seho'
- II. n.