Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-03-14
By Telegraph.
aEPoRTED FOR THE DAILY EMPIRE
LATEST NE Ws.
AFTERNOON REPORT.
Account OF the Fight at xinRston.

NEw York, March l4-The Heralds cor.
respondent from in front of Kingston. Norti
Carolina, dated the llth gives the followinf
account OF the fighting there:
On Wednesday the Sth the enemy consist
ing of Hokes division made a determined
effort to turn our left flank.
They came up rather nexpectedly and fn,
riously, and the consequence was the loss on
our part OF large portion OF two regiments
who were danked by superior numbers.
4 The left Of the line was held by the Second
division, GENERAL Custer, who fought desner.
ately, resorting 10 the bayonet, when their
ammunition was exhausted To compensate
Tor the losses here, Colonel Savage of the
Twelfth N,w York Cavalry made detour on
the rear aud captured nearly one hundred
prisoners. The same afternoon an attack
was made on our right and was repulsed
without loss
General SchoGeld came up in the afternoon
and assumed command. Night coming oil I.
action ceased.
Captain Fish, Of the 18th New York cav
airy, had lost two small howitzers, and Can
tain Kelsey, of the artillery, had lost Ma.
poleon gun.
We had taken, perhaps, two hundred pris.
oners during the day. Thursday morning.
the 9Th, Mallory fully regained his original
position, and continued to hold it. The enc
my charged upon him three times in the fcre-
noon, and were each time easily repulsed with
some loss OF life, and a small loss of prison.
ers.
The forenoon was mostly occupied with
light skirmishing along the whole line.
we stiil hold our original line, ample
oreastworks having been erected, and stout
hearts occupying part of them, and the skir.
mish pits
Although during the evening of the 9th,
ana nlght and morning Of the 9th and 10Th
Ihe rebel Jury again belched forth, they had
evidently dreamed of something that urged
them TO unusual desperation and we after
wards learned that it must have been the
reception of intelligence by telegram. that |
Couch was coming up overland TO ioin |
Cox ~"
This, of course, necessitated a furious and
speedy onset upon Cox, in order to ann bilate
him before Couch should come up
All night long they charged again and
again, making ak or seven different charges
amid the roar of musketry and canEon. tbat
was deaiening and terrible, as it swept and
surged through the night air.
Ihey had driven back our skirmish line
from their ridepits to the bresstworks and
they seemed determined to pour their hordes
over into these. But the wave was sent
bounding back time after time and finally. ON
me morning. OF the 10Th, as they attempted
inother hank movement upon our left. il is
'ald that we took from them an entire regi.
nent of Alabamians. 'e'
From this time their ardor began TO dimin.
sh and yesterday P. NJ when / left the i'm
Mediate scene of action, there was every pros
'ect that we would soon regain the skirmisb
'oiDts and win handsome victory over tbs
nRddentd foe.
We have probably taken from the com.
nencement up to the last evening not far
rom two thousand prisoners.
Our entire loss from the commencement in
illed, wounded and prisoners cannot be over
WO thousand !
The Colonel Of the 18th Ohio was severely
ounded in the leg
THE sITUATIoS
The Herald's Washington special dated the
3th says Vs." Il
Inc military situation to night is under.
ood to be more promising, than any period .
lrlng the war Fudge l-EMPIRE
richmond papers of today are filled with |
oieinl comments on the condition of affairs \,
hlch they represent as being desperate g
sheridan, they admit has played the mis-
'lef with their avenues Of supply, and fears
Q expressed that he will reach Burks' station -
loPposed, and destroy the last inch between
lehmonnd and every where else Trash -
APIRE, -
1t is believed here that Sheridan has already
'ssed Burks' station, the junction of the Pc. Of
rsbqrg Lynchburg, & Richmond 4 Dan. te
lie Railroads, and gone either to Sherman n,
Grant. '''''" 6I 6I
This saves Grant the trouble of cutting the To-
'uth Side road, and leaves to Gen. Lee tbe
ernatlve OF starving or dividing hls already
pleted force, and open Richmond TO a prom.
ade Tor Grant IRidicnlnns sInH l. E,rn,nr1