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pefase cond1ct he also was forced back
within mile Of Dinwiddis Court House.
AGAIN on ras wAs PATH.
This morning he again took the II.
itiasive, however, having been Joined By
Ges. Warren and has been driving in bic
tars. Heavy firing both Of artillery and
ausketry could be heard away On The
lsfs st nightfall this evening showing that
hs and Warren ere there q work, and q
this late hsur the booming ef artillery il
that direction 10 inesnsnt. Some dis
charges Of muskssry have also taksa
plses along the 6eeceA Cssps te-aight, -
we'll ~ sanaossdipl, h ~ dresden II
The Appomsttox. nvssythiAe i going
we'll, and officers and nsa alike ass kope-
fal Of the result Of ~ srsss seash which
will come to.merrow.
PRHrAIAT1oH M svnDAY.
Gen. Wright L 70 attack with ths whole
Sixth Corps at I o'clock to-nerrov.
April 2. 4 o'clock. :. u.
succzss OF saRIDAN
The last heard from Shsridaa NE
sbout niidnight. He was then At Fivs
Forks. the Junction ef the White Oak
and Ford reads. He. and Warren lad
taken about four thousand prisoners aud
several batteries Of artillery, He was
joined last evening BY Miles's Division Of
the Oeood corps, and with the four corps
of cavalry and four Of infantry hs prsh.
ed westward for the Sonthside read,
which he is expected to reach ct ~ early
hour this forenoon.
CASUALTY.
Brevet Brig. Gen. Fred. Winthrop
vas killed during the fighting Of the
Fifth Corps yesterday.
Several attempts have bess made dur.
lug the early part Of the night to break
through the lines Of the Second Corps %
our left. Gen. Miles hes rstaliated With
. demonstration which reached the abatis
in front Of the Rebel works alsse White
Oak road. About Z o'clock q. m. the
Rebels make > prolonged ssd desperate
assault upon the part Of our line held By
Gen God On the right Of the Second
Corps.
Oar losses day before Yesterday are fs.
ported At ], 500 killed and wounded, and
: few prisoners. Owing to the lateness
Of the hour to which fighting vas kept up
lat evening on the left, no accurate esti.
mate of the casualties can DO made %
ysk
LEES ARMY.
Prisoners taken from oil the corps Of
Lees army show that it has not been
weakened BY sending . single division
soutk.
SHORT OF CANNON.
As write the opening volleys Of
Wright's charge in front Of Fort Fisher
are heard. The amount Of artillery in
use shows scarcity Of cannon on the 70.
bel aide.
Whether Wright is successful or sst,
few fears are entertained that Shsriden
will take the Southside Railroad.
sAfURDAY's HIGnrfNa-CoNTrNu1D SuCcIaD.
Special Despatch to the N. Y. Tr;5xme.
Washington, Monday, April 3. 1865.
Ono Of our special sSrrsspsndsocs u.
d. in the Army Of the Posonas, under
date Of April 2. .. n. tritss - fol.
lows
CHANTS HRADQuAn1nas.
Gen. Grant yesterday moved bio Asad.
quarters to the Vaughan road, about half
. mile west of Hatcher's Ran.
SUCCESS OF sumIDAN.
Glorious news has just arrivsl from
Sheridan. He has struck the 6outhside
railroad, which he nsv holds. In The ea i.
gsgeeeat yesterday Afternoon he eaptar.
ID 1000 prisoners and several batteries
Of artillery.
THE YIrfn coRrs.
The Fifth Corps. which Vas support.
ing the cavalry, have also taken Is guns
and about 1000 prisoners, enabling
Sheridan to drive back the forces vhicl
il the latter part Of yesterday checked
bis advance in the vicinity Of DiawHdis
Court. t.Heuss.
An ATTACK ORDERED.
On receiving this news it Vas deter.
mined to give the enemy no time to ssad
troops to their right, and At once sin.
ultansous attack was ordered all aleug
the lines BY tho Ninth. Sixth, Twenty.
fourth and Second Corps.
Irs SUCCESS.
The order WAS given about nine o'clock
st night, and in less than an hour fur.
ious assault began On the Rebel intrsneh-
ments in the ironts Of their several CON.
nands. resulting in she enemy being
driven in confusion from their &rst int
their second line Of works, With los Of
ever 5000 prisousrs. several fsrts snd
sbeat 20 pieces Of artillery.
rus SECOND oolrs
was engaged oil day with The enemy 10
their front, and in spite Of tho terrible
16rs Of musketry poured into their ranks
BY rsbsls behind their works. succeeded
in maintaining their new liss several
hsadrsd yards in sdvanee Of the line
shey occupied in The morning. I've
divisions Of Hills Corps hslG the rebel
line 10 front Of the Second Corps. the