The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-03-25
ErNKRAL SIIERInAN.
IIighiy Important Rrports OF n Rtturrcd
zion Prisoner from Richnond

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IIighiy Important Rrports OF n R,turrcd
oiou Prisoner from Hirhnond
Bihip.ore, 1Ireh II A returned Union pr.
ner who reached Annapolis ,o-iay, direct from
Il chmord, communicates some interesting intelli.
gen,e in re sHon 10 tho state OF affairs At Richmond
and 1herts,'s movements. He SAYS he was con-
fine in Castle Thunder, AMI through The friends
of Inion G uz,ns inerrcsratcd thote, ob;aircd
much Information relative - events rsnsrlr.nN
alou, which Ros'1ont rapsrs arc silent.
en- Sunday nigns lat, ehnond WAS thrown
into state o. intense eI-itencnt by the sunoune-
uert that Oh RI Jan wss near ths city The aisrm
bells were -u1g, AMI a the Hnue Guards. snI
every aVhlsSle man it,t could lo spared, was
, arr 81 OF TO rspe the NirkCes ~ q wee sad 30
"a At D'avc- 81. Aqueluct, on the james H'ver,
some twe- " n,'ns rom to city, destroying tho
ohnal, The malu fe-der o. Rchmuud. Toe excite
men, coat MA i al might, snd inc-ta ed 70 panic
thcrou. Nodt sunday, sud down 10 Monday morn
log. Wueu 10 IN the alNrm still prevailed IL
was % r-tool thst 81 ri'sn had aeied Ia
~ obstruction % the aquoiuct, blowing u up
w.th guup0wder, and Il wou'l take 1t least six
tuou I'D b. repAr the damage done b. Inn dur
N. r nlay sitlrnuon. Poke '. lyIs.on passed
Caste IT. under a kres, hasis, IN ihe way " m al
SS"i.osu. There WAS fry near tho squeduci,
sua }. w.a believed TIA Sicr dams purpose var to
cross .he NEE, anu strke tie p,uvill road n,ar
TIN coal hoas, nhcrr there s extensive hrlu,.c,
des'ro' that and rIr complete the obstruction NJ
comm guicItiun q Mchmout, 49, thea make
| jlucturr with Grant.
NOV, ncuts md eating PREPARATION tor m
abando umeut Of Richmond Lave been in progrcs.
| Tor aome time. The heavy machinery fJT manu-
! iacturIg ron has been removed also the ms
| chiNol Of their percus, on cap mSnufsoory. aud
| all Ne carr enters In town we've at work ihns
| large government orders tor pscsiu. boxes.
TIE hgh wAtor ia Ito James ha~ sgbsidcd 80
much that the tuAt which conveys pr soucrs IRON.
NnInvl could abgyo RDGkrkfa. A. ia
h.d teen doing previously. From this ciTeuu-
It is hoped ,has SAer Ian viii tnd loss dif-
cully in etossag the streams in his line Of march.
The First Battle near Kiuston Detailed
Narrative OF the EUEaRemeut-Tke Rebel
success GU the First Day Their Final
Rcpulr- and Retreat-l nIOu aud Rebel
Losses, Etc.
Details Of ths first battles near Kins.on, n. c.,
place tAe result very dF-ren. '.ght from ID a,
a. frs, received throush rebel sources. The en-
gagcmcnt bctseen the Cuion forces, under General
Cox, aud the rebe amy, under Brass, began on
the S.h INST, ~ point shout four and half miles
east OF K,uston, on the south sido OF the Mouse
| River. Our forces were advancing in ths direc-
ton OF Goldsboro, for the purpose Of cooperating
with sherman, and were confronted al the point
! indicated 10y force much larger than was antici-
| pnted. The rsbols BEGAN tho battle by sn sttemp,
4
anu l5.h Connect, Ut were posted. The stack was
sudden and unexpected, AMI the force Of the enem
was 10 oye-vheluiuy that a considerable port u
| " these reg monts were captured. About the same
tLnc Of is onset tho suomy advanced strong Tor q
in mont Of the nrst AM second divisions, anil sue
cseded 10 capturing portion ~ the 1874 New York
| Cavalry, bUt many Of the prisoners subsequently
! escaped. Attacks were also made on Other pOr'
gous OF the line during the day, but no LjysntasS
| ~gs gained Tuere seems to have been strA1gs
oversight IN the formal OF our lIne Of bstle, FOL
= considerable space between the first aud second
| divisions was entirely undtfendod. 10 TIE coui "a
Of the afternoon, however the ioIco OF Gen Rdgei
came up, allied this iulcrstce, aud from that tlin
tho renels gained no advantage Asa partial com
pensa.on Tor he loss OF the prisoners mentioned
Col savage, OF the lath New York Cavalry, which
Lad lost number of prisoners, uaade d'1otr TO
wards the retol rear aud captursd Learly one hua
bred prisoners and q few wagons Lat in IN
AFTERNOON, also, Co. Mallory, OF the trn brigade
second diNis Oh, mad, al lmIetuous charge Ag-lns
the enemy, and rexaiued considerable orion @
tho ground lost N tho morning. GA Thursday
! the bccoad day u the night, hAoy pursue,
| the Edyanisge be lad previously Secured
and hu.y resumed has original poei
lion. Throughout day Me relels made 1s1
! purate attempts to uslodge our forces, TepeAcll
| charging over she same ground, and inyarla l
! meeting with de,eat The batIe communist tuu
ouyhouI the day, no material .dVAniANe DC ~
| guined on either slde; pat on he morn'ns OF ~
! .eutn tie reue.s attempted apOt.er dank move
| meut upon olr lett, wA,n they mcl WITH uo.iD Q
less, leaving wLolc regiment "a A-pAulAn' .
our na44s, From that nu4e Ihey ssemcd 20 nav
IS. hear. IN tie contest and their lortes IsgsI
rtllc, gn,lV withdraw, finally iAlllps Jalk al
crossug me river H. kips;on. oar loss IN "a
AIR oAys hkt.,.ug, including killed, roulAel an
u .ss.n, ID rsNmItcc ~ about t"o shoGH-nu, 4h
A tuu rebel los "a supposed ~ he ABOUT the SAINT
Tie prisonc. captured by oLr iorces states va
Hrags's army hunters nearly tMCnIy ihUussn
men, and cl. N that We Will unJ The Town VI h4ni
, ,ou 10 ue re- Jul Petersburg,