Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-03-13
A Victory In North vSySNSn SSfvs..-

From Richmond Examiner, March f0.J
The following dispatch was received yester-
day, announcing victory TO our arms In Nortn
Carolina:
.sHom. John C. Breckinridgs, Secretary Of Var:
"Generall Bragg reports that he attacked the
enemv yesterday four miles in front OF Kinston,
North Carolina, and drove him from his posi-.
tion. He disputed the ground obstlnately, and
took new lire three miles from his first. We
captured three pieces OF artillery and fifteen
hundred prisoners.
THE number OF the enemy's dead and
wounded left on the field is large ours COM
paratively small.
"The troops behaved most handsomely, and
Major Generals Hill and Hoke exhibited their
accustomed zeal and gallantry.
Kinaton is on the direct route from Goldsboro
10 Newbern 1t is twenty miles east Of the first
mentioned, and about thirty miles distant from
the latter named place.
the enemy probably designed cutting the
railroad ct Goldsboro They advanced from
Newbern. The movement was evidently de.
signed to be cooperative with sherman, and
in this light the victory may be OF great SER
vice to us in embarrassing Sherman's move.
ments.
1.-THE force which Ger Bragg attacked and
whipped was Fosters, which was pushing up
TO co.operate with Terry, who is advancing on
Colds boro' from Wilmington. 1t is thought
that another fight took place yesterday.
Something to be Thankful For.
From Richmond Examiner, March lu.I
The day set apart .or public worship daWns
upon ms somewhat more ausplclously tnan
any day for the last three montns. One or the
Coipmns of the enemy which were to form
Sherman's advancing force, mas been oe1eated
with heavy loss near klnston, N. C.; ana al
though the affair is a minor one, resulting IN
the capture OF three guns and i.5D0 prisoners,
vet il may be taken as an earnest that our com :
manders are On the alert, and our troops IN
| lighting trim once more IN that direction. IN
| tact sherman is only beginning to feel the dill.
ficulties Of his enterprise. So long rs II Was
| but burning detenceiess towns. and robbing
| citizens unprotected wives ana chlldrtl, ne
has had brilliant success; but now he Will nave
| to fight. Grants present grand conyerglng
| campaign seems now to promise the same
| kind OF termination as mat OF last year. he
| can do nothing here unless Sherman comes up
| TO loin him from North Carolina, and Sherman
| cannot come. Another essential part OF his
programme, sine que non, is the capture OF
kLynchhnrg, and by latest accounts from that
| direction, Lynchburg is safe enough. Mean-
| while Grant stands patiently, deep In the
| sWamps, waiting for something TO turn up. 80
| there is something TO be thankful for and hope
| full for this day, as well as reasons for humil-
! iatiOn.
| Wisfall "a Curse to his Country
l From the Richmond Sentinel, March 9Th.
! Senator Wigfall, who has been pursuing a
| very extraordinary and very reprehenslble
, course during the whole Of the present session
OF Congress, seemed in spired, in hls speech OF
| Tuesday night, by q desire to surpass all his
| previous offe noes against the public interests
| His speech was violent, unpatriotic, and cen.
| surable In the highest degree; devoted to the
| advocacy OF extreme IdncleS, ara 10 the aouSe
| of those who stand infinitely higher than he in
| the public confidence. He denounced the Vir.
| ginia Legislature "a One.horse concern, u
| (where were our Senators that they had nc
word OF rebuke y denounced the press. poured
| out Els bitterness upon the President, and
| demanded that he and the Vice President
| should resign
There is, perhaps, not patriot in the land
| who will not think that Mr.. Wigfall should
| himself take the advice he gives and resign
| his seat in the Senate. Had he done SO at the
beginning Of the session, great deal of time
| would have been saved to that body, which
| has been far orse than wasted. One of the
| last speeches which the writer heard In the
| old United States Senate was from Mr.. Wig
| fall, IN which he defied the North and almost
| invited them to the battle. Little did we then
| expect when the war should indeed come, to
| see him pursue the course which has made his
| close an evil and curse to his country.
| We trust that the people and Legislature of
| Texas are not unobservant Of the freaks of
| their Senator; and If he neither resigns nor
| mends his ways, they will. in justice to them
| selves. 10 the common cause, and to the sister
| States relieve him at the earliest moment of
| the trust W hich he so lily discharges.
| From the Richmond Enquirer.1
| The zeal Of such q patriot, although aex.
pressed with the sincerity Of wine and some Of