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Sheridan,s Omcial Dispatch - He
Breaks Things tSeneralIy''-De.
.,roys The Great Feeder of Rich.
n,ond n-RebeI Commander HoIlins
Killed.
ur,noU,RrERs MIDDLE MILITARY DIVISION,
COLUMBIA Va, March 10th. )
To Grant: In my last, dated Waynes-
boro, gave you brief account OF the
defeat of Early by Custar's division. The
same night, this division was pushed
across Blue Ridge and entered Charlottes-
Vile. At 2 O'Clock in the afternoon next
day, the Mayor and principal inhabitants
came out and delivered up the keys of the
public buildings. had to remain at
Charlottesville two days. The time was
consumed in bringing over from Waynes-
boro our ammunition and pontoon trains.
The weather was horrible; rain fell inces-
sanity. The two divisions were, during
this time, occupied in destroying the two
large iron bridges-onc over Rivanna
river, and the other over Morse's Creek,
near Charlottesville, and the railroad, for
a distance of eight miles, in the direction
of Lynchburg.
On the 9th of March, I sent the First
Division, General Devens commanding
to Scottsville, on James river, with direc-
tons to send out light parties through the
country to destroy all merchandise, mills,
factories, and bridges on the Riyanna
river-the parties to join the division at
Scottsville. The division then proceeded
along the canal to Duguidsville, fifteen
miles from Lynchburg, destroying every
lock, and, in many places, the banks OF
the canal. At Duguidsville we hoped to
secure the bridge to cross the river, rs our
pontoons were useless on account of high
water. In this we were foiled, as both
this bridge and the bridge at Hardwicks-
vile were burned by the enemy upon our
approach. Merritt accompanied this di-
., vision. The Third Division started at the
same time from Charlottesville, and pro-
ceeded down the Lynchburg Railroad to
Amherst Court House, destroying every
bridge on the road, and in many places
miles of road. The bridges Of this road
are numerous, some of them five hundred
feet in length. We found great abundance
in this country both for our men and ami
mails. In fact, the canal had been the
great feeder of Richmond. At Rockfish
river the bank of the canal was cut, and
at New Canton, where the dam is across
James river, the guard lock was destroy
ed, and the river let into the canal, carry
ing away the banks and washing out the
bottom of the canal. The dam across the
James river, at this point, was partially
destroyed. l have had no opposition.
Everybody is bewildered by our move
ments. have had no news of any kind
since left. The bridges on the Railroad
from Swoops river, on the other side Of
Stannton, to Charlottesville, were utterly
destroyed; also bridges, for distance of
ten miles, on the Gordonsville Railroad.
The weather has been very bad indeed.
1t has been raining very hard every day,
with the exception of four days, since we
started. My wagons, from the state Of
the roads, have detained me. Up to the
present time we have captured fourteen
pieces of artillery-eleven at Waynesboro
and three at Charlottesville. The party
l sent back from Waynesboro started with
six pieces, but were obliged to destroy two
ing eight pieces were thoroughly destroy
ed. We have also captured twelve canal
boats, laden with supplies, ammunition,
rations, medical stores, etc. Commodore
Hollins, of the rebel navy, was shot near
Gordonsville, while attempting to make
his escape from our advance in that direc-
ton. (Signed.) SHERIDAN.
Cavalry skirmish-Emory succeeds
Hancock-LRtest News from Lynch
burg.
New York. March l3.-Another Skin
mish between Sherman's cavalry and that
under Wade Hampton, on Sd of March,
at point not named, is reported in the
Richmond papers. The rebel Colonel
Aiken was killed, and Hampton's adju-
tant-general was wounded. Those are all
the particulars of theiaffair furnished.
INV YORK, March l3.-Gen. Emory
of the 10th Corps, has succeeded General
Hancock as commander of middle military
division, comprising the lower part of the
Shenandoah Valley and other territory in
that region, during the continuance Of
Gen. Sheridan's more active field oper-
atoms.
The greater part of the rebel troops in
Shenandoah Valley have been concentrated
in the vicinity of Lynchburg, which place
some accounts represent they were still
busily engaged in Strengthening at late
date, probably with design of offering
Lee another good point to fall back to-,
when Richmond and Petersburg shall be-
come untenable. Large supplies Of food
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