Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-03-23
OmoiaI Dispatches.
WAR DEPARTMENT,

Mgjor General DlU. 2,
The following dispatch has been received \
this evening at this Department..
CRY PoINT, Va, March l6. e
Hon. G.. ID. Dana, Assist. ,Sec'v of War !,
am just in receipt of letter from Gen.
Sherman, dated the 18th, from Feyette-
vile. He describes his army as in fine .
health and spirits, having met with no Sc
rious opposition.
Hardee keeps in his front at respectful
distance. At Columbia he destroyed i'm
mense arsenals and railroad establishments,
and forty. three cannon. At Cheraw he
found much machinery and war material,
including twenty FIVE cannon and 5000 bar
rels of gunpowder. In Fayetteville he cap
tured twenty pieces Of artillery and much
other material.
He says nothing about Kilpatrick's de-
| feat by Hampton, hut an officer who brought
this letter says that before daylight on the
| 10th Hampton got two brigades in the rear
of Kilpatrick's headquarters, and captur.
ed and surprised all the staff but two Off
GERS Fitzpatrick escaped, formed his men,
and drove the enemy with great loss, re-
capturing about all that he had lost. -
Hampton lost SO, and left his dead on the
field.
tSigncd, U. 3. GRANT,
Lieute no nj, General.
All the available pontoon trains at New
bein had been sent to General Schofied,
and even if General Bragg had not evacua-
! ted Kinston no doubt was entertained that
our forces could easily cross the Neuse
River and give battle to the enemy before
= he could get away. Major General COUGHS
forces from Wilmington, had reached Gen:
+ Schoield, and his army thus re enforced
@ was deemed amply sufficient to defeat
= Braggs army, which was judged to be
:; about 25,00O strong
, Another telegram from General Grants
n headquarters reports that the Daily Dis
g patch is the only paper issued to-day in
a Richmond. 1t says: 1.-THE Dispatch IS
y published this morning on half a sheet only,
q because of the fact that all the employees,
IT printers, reporters and clerks, are members
IT of military organizations and were cali
ID ed out yesterday morning by the Govern
T. meut to perform special service for short
% time.
In But for the Kindness of few friends,
le who are exempt from service, and who vol.
= unteered their aid the half loaf presented
~ would, of necessity, have been withhold, =,
- In few days, at farthest, our forces viii
~ return to their posts, when we hope to re
90 sumo and continue uninterruptedly our full
1t sized sheet"
ad There is no other news Of moment in any
" quarter.
an [Signed U. A. DANA.
Id WASHINGTON, March 1880 p. NJ.
is Mjor. General Dir:
te Major. General Sheridan reports, on tn
th 18th inst, from the bridge Of the Richmont
& fredericksburg road, across the Soutl
h. Anna river, that having destroyed the jaime
he River Canal as far to the east as Goochland
Mt, he marched up to the Virginia Central Raj
- road at Fallsvio, and destroyed it down I
M Beaver Dam, Station, totally destroying Ii
Cor teen miles of the road. General Custer wa
les then sent to Ashland. and General Devin
ere the South Anna bridges, all of which hav
by been destroyed.
,p- Gen. Sheridan says that the amount {
YER public property destroyed in his march
ole enormous. Ths enemy attempted to pr
hin vent his burning the Central Road BrldR
ar over the South Anna. but the 5th Unite
ad, States Cavalry charged up to the bridge.,a .,an
on, about thirty men dashed across on foo
n driving off the enemy and capturing thr(
mi pieces of artillery, 2O-pounder PARROTS.
lily. [Signed 9. A. DANA,
ow Assistant Secretary Of War.
ISIS SIS WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, Mare
,w NO 1S.-Mdg Gen. Die: The subjoined di
"a matches h1ys ssss Sssf received & Af Dss aspa'
len Assistant Secy of War.
,.. Cry POINT, VA, March lS.-Richmon
Ue1 '"J papers of to-day arc received.
M ,nu The Confederate Congress adjourned
SEQ % 3 o'clock to. day, sine de.
srs s The president Of the James river can
eerse calls on the farmers of Virginia to aid i
'on ,on re pairing the canal
zen Tho Augusta, Ga, papers say that A. I
a on Stephens has been in Georgia for the pa
al ten days, and has not been heard from, au
Ill, that they hope the reticenco will n
- continue.
lgn Vigorous efforts are making in Richmor
ass for the organization of negro troops.
III y. The following paragraphs appear in Il
ne Rich mond Wing:
ON MOBILE, March ll.-This city is strong
", vi menaced. Gen. Maury issued circul
,m mn advising the troops to prepare for the Q
pI ~, pected attack. He urges the non comb'
VI. sno ants to leave.
@os. @ The exchange commissioners yesterd
up received information of the arrival in {
MI bay of a large number of prisoners fro
'un. Ship Island and New Orleans. They @
@ .ore expected here to-day. Maj. Cowell "
PoT endeavor to effect such arrangements as "
y y, exchange all the prisoners captured In Il
~ department.
ing MOBILE, March l2th.-One hundred 4
80. Acv6nty-stx army anu navy oAChabSou ~
rGes yes oners arrived here last night.
INC MOBILE. March l3.-Transports conta
=, ing 2, 600 troops entered the bay yesterd
~, through Grants pass.
10. MoBILE, March ll.-Fourteen vess
~ we more wero added to the fleet today, maxi
'ne 2l in sight of the city. Great activ
'.'a. on prevails with the enemy in the lower b
'.os' There is every indication of an early Alta
WvnS1, MACON, March l4,-The House of Dt
ts .sr grtes have adopted resolution requesti
,s'1 .n1 Congress to repeal the conscript law, a
's,u' su accept men from the state under officer,
pR,,, their choice.
.dba bui Lynohburg papers Of Monday bring
e"e' some Of tho details OF the raid through
AZ. upper part Of the country, which in view
~ M 10 the fact that Sheridan has communioa
w with Grant, we conceive to be puerile
10. ,a withhold tho particulars, We therefore
a., "a them before our readers.
auy The Virginian says that the Yankee
'h'e .L vision sent in that direction followed
@ Orange and Alexandra railroad as faI
IIo' No. Buffalo river, burning the railroad bridg,
W. that point. Every bridge between Oh
'wer lotteville aud Buffalo,s distance Of more 4