The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-03-14
CONFEDERATE VICTORY NEAR KINSTON
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CONFEDERATE VICTORY NEAR KINSTON
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HEADou ARTERs A. N. V, March 9, 1865.
Hon. Secretary of War: Gen. Bragg reports that
he attacked the enemy yesterday four miles in front
of Kinston, N. c., and drove him from his position
He disputed the ground obstinately and took new
line three miles from his first.
We captured pieces of artillery and 1900
prisoners. The number of the enemy's dead and
wounded left on the field is large. Our loss COM
paratively small. The troops behaved most hand
someEy. Major Generals Hill and Uoke exhibited
their accustomed zeal and gallantry.
R. E. Lee. General
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
The Editor of the Goldsboro Journal writes from
kinstop to his paper follows:
KISsroN, N. c., March s.
pretty stubborn fight took place yesterday at
Southwest creek, four mics below this place. The
battle opener at a. m, when General --,
moved upon the rear of the enemy. Having thrown
out skirnishers to cover his real movement, regi-
ment of the enemy was sent upon them and this
was Immediately gobbled up. A second regiment
followed TO what had become of the first and it
was also gobbed. At this juncture our rear attack
was made and the balance of the brigade threw
down their arms. By this movement fifteen hun
dred men were captured with three pieces of artillery
all the enemy had on this point Of the line.
The rear movement "demoralized" the enemy
and being firmly pressed in front they gradually
gave way and at dark, when the firing ceased, they
had fallen back some two or three miles, our forces
close upon them.
The casualties on our side are slight; those Of
the enemy reported to be heavy. Of field officers
learn that Colonel Hendrick is slightly wounded in
the thigh, and Colonel Neale of Georgia killed.
These are all the casualties among field officers.
Lieutenant Rowe, of Cummings Battery, is reported
killed.
The enemy's force is yariously estimated at from
fifteen to forty thousand-twenty- five thousand may
be near the truth.
Our troops fought splerdidIy, and all are conf
dent.
Yankee prisoners state that they were deceived
by their scouts and by the State Journal into the
belief that they would encounter opposition this
side of Raleigh. They understood we had at Kin
ston, only fifteen hundred men.
MARCH 90 a. III.
Up to this hour the battle has not recommended
accounts from the front report the enemy fortifying
at Wise's Fork, the point to which they fell back
yesterday. My@bpinon is, our force are on an OK
petition to the enemys again, and probably
before this leaves the contest will be renewed.
All accounts represent the slaughter of the enemy
great.
PETERSBURG SAFE, AND TO BE DEFENDED TO
THE LAsr.-Rumors of the evacuation of Peters
burg have been rife in our community for several
days past. We are gratfed to know that they are
utterly unfounded Indeed, We have late and posi-
tive information, direct from general officer, high
in command in the army Of Northern Virginia,
that military affairs around Petersburg in the
most promising condition, and that there is every
reason to believe that the city will be held inde6
nitely.
Through the same undoubted source we learn
that General Lee is now at his headquarters, near
that city and that be never was in finer spirits
The country may look with some degree Of conf
dence for most decided change in the general
military situation before the lapse Of many days
tobacco Plant.
A POISONING CAsE.-The town of Salem and in
fact the whole community, were very much shocked
at the announcement Saturday last, that the fam
lily of Rev. NJ. E. Grunnert, Assistant Principal Of
the Salem Female Academy, had been Intentionally
poisoned by servant girl belonging to him, and
that one of his children had died therefrOm. The
particulars as heard them, and fought for
ward in evidence the trial briefly these. Mrs
6. being in delicate health, had Friday last,
some soup prepared and after partaking of small
portion thereof, gave the remainder TO the children.
All those who partOok OF 1t were soon afterwards
taken i'll. more or less violently and of the chill
dren died that night abo1t II O'Clock. Suspicious
being aroused as to poison having been pat in the
soup, on Saturday post mortem examination OF the
deceased child Enthusiastically revealed the fact that
death had resulted from arsenic. The servant girl
arrested and trial at first denied but
afterwards made confession of having put ar
senic in the soup, with the intention of poison
ing her mistress. with whom she was dis
satisfied and with the hope that by her death she
would be enabled to get back to her old home. She
also implicated tive orther servants the property
of Mr. j. L. Fulkerson of Salem. the other boy
from her old neighborhood. who she says advised
her how TO proceed in the matter and who procured
the arsenic for her. All three were committed to
prison to await trial at our next Superior Court
Winston Sentinel
A GOOD REroRT.-Robers Hall did not lose the
power of retort even in madness. 4 hypocritical
condoler with his misfortunes once visited him in
The ad-house, and said in whining tone, "What
brought you here Mr. Hall?' Hall significantly
touched his brow with his finger, and replied,
"What'll never bring you here, too much brains"