, 1865-04-03


patch, Examiner, DC.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribunal
WAsu1Saros, Auril /. ls8s.
The Richmond rapcze OF ThursdaY contain the
following:
.x>, ! From the pttepatsh:! t!., -. .,...
lines since the battle Of last Saturday. From
Grants official reports detailing the battle, which
se Hubtsh elsewhere, ,tiToutd appear that our
selves 10 BE- without mean. of contradiet,ng the
eaptaTsd i'esp Prison darng he aef 9ae
Forts Stcdman and Haskell. Gen. Lee, IN his
report Of that affair, Gays our loss is rapoEted
banared bun prisoners. GE1nt cislrs to haYe
taken 500 prisoners At nstcher'e Ran On
We @ are without any -iniormatioae 10 dlspfoVe
his figures; but when be comes to the subject Of
his own losses. VIC. are mole foftunate- He says
lis Losses are So but may prove less, We have
ow in our keeping oTer that number Of prisoners
taken from him, and that day and Sunday 1t will
not be contended that no Yankees were Killed or
.:Wo have no doubt that Grant has ~ much ex-
aegernteo his captures % he has unde1rated hts
losses. The g,aling fa!aity OF one portioa OF his
"A large body Of cavalry (sherldan'n. moved
down ae piaDs road two q tn'eo .c dsys sinee
pared against the South Side Railroad"
Ihe EIamtner has the following editorial:
at ,g evident that the month Of Apnl VII Wit
ness decisive turn given, one wny or another, to
Grants grand converElng campaign. little
month nc haze to sustain our army and keep
es19s5s % &g ~ & Eo5 one TSn1 % .2e 2ea es The
| folled, as usual. Our enemies arc in hurry for
succeEs at once. because they are too well nwaEe
That they are IN he midst o. ne 'ast ~ campaign
r1cY. Therefore thcir efforts will be superhuma In
The forthcoming month. Sherman advancing
o nv 3s as - Vran
Lynchb1re. with the design Of extending thar
| hands 10 Sheridan somewhere about BnrKesvtl'e,
while IIaDt ftll continues to hold u Lee. as he
into enbmisaion, and also to intercept
he 5eet % LII sho.;S %hS 1se0rdI1s sls.de ae t
nothing but showing . clean pair. q heels.
1hi:1s The p.og.a1atne: ~ must by alled n every
q s @ soas to ss g1ognd bosE1 ThfE oSg09s m 5
in perfect state Of anatcny and despair, tho
mes. @ twcEty, &c llowcd ior The ansi consumms' ~ a
tim. In the meantime Thomas and Stoneman may
have advcItures before they join hands with Sher'
ii tscens to Us as fundanentsl maxim that he
the momcuthe is attacked he begins intrenehtne;
n9; en s1 s
stop, il likely to be Glow. It will sc1rcey be sur
ficteutiy advanced within those ten days IN which
Cr+Lt allows Richmond 70 surrender.
ts5uch, however, ,src the combinations which nc
| NOW tave to bnfl.c, and do It Within mouth.
1t break down anywhere, as there Is very good
reason 10 hupe that it with then the campaiGa for
The year Wilt be ended. It will be Lincoln ant
sewsrdb business to consider new plan for tak
Ing Rlchn ond also to Invent new great Genera
to carr Il into effect; for both Gems. Grant ant
Shf rmsn II ust then be shelved, MS their Way @
conducting etege will be pronounced not Wid,
and eranu enough for. Yankee notions. Thes
combinations we're not extensive enough Tbei
| several approaches did not converge sufictenn.
from different points. Next year the siege 0
Richmond must be commenced By opening
brsnch at Key Nest, In Florldat and Corpu
Chr1eti, and digging through the continent 50
to meet and Cooperate with another branch o.
the Arkaneas 1tyer."
| From the Senttnel.1 .--.
"Soulh Side yesterday and tny before was Tef
qniet- Large bodies Of cavalry have been moV1n
| On our night. A large body Of cavalry paase
down the plank rond two days stnce. ehef1da
will be soon heard from on our right. Rellaol
p intelligence from City Point represents the pres
euce Of dfteen monitors and forty iron clad Yeasel
in Jamc7 River, besldes an tnnunesable fleet 9
smaller and less formidable bosts s!nce The u
distinctions the enemy haa douhled his vigtl1ne
| md incrccsed hts naval force. Commander POI
| Ter II tn command Of the James River leet. HI
/ hsg ship occupies prominent position among tn
yessela. Gen. Grants headquarters Is at p
Eyes' house, at City Point
Gold IL selling al Augusta, Ga., nj lily dollars
| silver nj forty ffoll1rH.