The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-02-14

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dispatch
aa0d llelme.
Ais p,ek
kt.t Wu.uiag arrv
s. ure uaad q ,avslry.
q drey- lbem aslell tbe village.
De- lf Tsmr.src bfissde being IL
ite ,ie.nty. met ana charged he a..
ca disine them hack into he Ill.
b eSullc +. On he line of,br
South 0aul "a Raifos8 tHtnty e,yst
miles itom Braacaville aad gnrty.sev-
IN miles from Augusta Il is only for.
ty-niuc miles sou.h of Columbia
~ Dispatch from ranchville lhla
morning, says The enemy have. taaas
their appearance along the South Car.
olina Rail-oad lbcyoud Edi.,o river.
They burned house within a mile aad
half Of the railroad bridge. About
o'clock yesterday etcuing eur troop~
wege Withdrawn 70 this side OF III.
bridge and the bridge burned. Tho
de. srueIioo Of this bridge sewers aH
railroad mmunira,ion with Augusta.
''Cha,lest ~, Feb. "A d,ssa,eh
from Orangebufg. to-day, SAYS that the
enemy are IN front Of the Edisto Inns
from near New Bridge 10 Duncan
Bridge, The enemy show no d,sno.
sit'on to force crossing.
"A dispatch from Gen. Wheeler.
dated Feb. sth, 3 =. NJ, says: A large
column Of the enem]'s Infantry struck
The railroad at Gralsm's and Black
vile.
Fitzpatrick is 81 Branehyils, with
three brigades.
New York, Feb l2.-The Hrrdifs
Washington dispatch says il is under.
stood there, that dispatches have been
received from City Point, stating HAT
Richmond papers Of tic I0lh have
been received, confirming the capture
OF Branchvile, and also that Charles.
ton vas evacuated.
Philadelphia, Feb. la special
dispatch to the Ba Refia, dated Wash.
ingten, to-day, says Richmond psp,rs
OF yesterday announce unoiIiciall, the
capture of Brsncbville, South c. Ola
by Gen Sherman's forces.
THE Flour Ar'lIArcnrR's Run
"A dispatch dated headquarters ar.
my OF the Potomac, Feb. 2. 7r.M..
says; The fight near Ilajcher's Rom,
y sterday, was one Of the most sevr,e
hat has taken place in this arm, for
some lime Taking into cohsi1efa.
ton the uniayorable character Of the
country through which vur troops had
~ n sye sad ihe alge force opposing
their advance, i is not strange that
The 'nemy .houId gain a tenn, crazy
t9 AnI r. he country, rom lie
Guessing a b hur O. i3atncy's Mins,
Nerl Haaf wrh wamps md ra-
4 Is running traugl, in all directio
aHh ia+ uns r@d p8ilou bN .roa..
na' wiac efauat allow NO vasott
ia ts y many places in very
q ls Third Dti..on
35 ia n ,t ops advanced support
81 ( re iri and Second divisions.
= bris fe oi as Sikh
'otps. The emy were ar ven TO
.au y5d hr mi on tiis frad, sion.
two miles from tie crossing lite 0 thr.
.'rteslt .s, There were 10 less
han .onr sio1s POI n, our mei,
VIZ Maho IS, i'e.rams, II,mh.
and ocfan's old diyi,ion-the latter
1ree opposing the Fifth corps. Ma
bone aciing independently, engaged
Gregg forces On lle Vaughn road for
'ome ume, when Gregg ordered his
cavalry to dismoum aud held hi, op-
ponent back well, ibfichng some loss.
Malone, finding no chance 10 accom
Dli'h anything in this position, wheel
ID around, an | mare iug on by.road
uorthNestardly, struck the
eli flax Ol he Filth corps, doubling
up aud causing il to f,lI back on
he centre. The woods here being 80
ihick. a. 70 render tho forn ion Of a
coennuous line impossible, lie com.
nand became somewhat couiused,and
heavy fire which was poured in by
men made things still worse.
% = few minutes, the entire line left.
heir position, falling back rapidly to-
wards the point they started FROM
he lear OF being cut OF from tho
rossing At tue Vaughn road. incrca
d the confusion, aud for a short time
seemed as though a regular panic
iad seized upon our men; bot upon
eaching the open country on the
anghn read, AID fidiug no enemy.
here, and the bridges all ate in tie
ossession OF our troops, they became
eassurcd, and in Short time the
feaier part OF the corps were IN linz,
i ready to meet the enemy. A few
llnaies alter, when they did show
Iemselyes AT the edge Of The woods,
ley were met by such severe Storm
bullets as to send them back INFO
ie wools very quickly. Notwith.
anding sesere storm II fiu wlic,
4 10 last night. and continuing an
a. % day irerz ~ Is il tell, laa
mfd divislon Of the Finn corps al.
anced 10 the point il reached yester-
ny az pbney's Mills, driving the
,bels before them, aud into their
orks beyond. The ca-uailies 10 the.
liars have np been reported bat are
81 p be very heavy. lhi, was al
e fighting done 6 day. Oar pr.