The Portland daily press., 1865-03-14
BY TELEGRAPH,
TO THE DAILY PRESS.
Repulse of Gen. Bragg by Gen
Schofield.
REPORTED DEFE4T OF GEN.
KILPATRTCK. Eis.io
Attempt to Recapture the Prisoners
Taken by Gen. Sheridan.
OFFICIAL WAR BULLETIN.

WASHINGTON, March 10, As P. NJ.
10 Moi Gen. Dir:-The following dispatch
es have been received by this department.
tSigned) E. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary OF War.
! CITY POINT, March 10.
To Hon. E. n. Stanton, Secretary of War:
The following is just received:
Wise's Fork, March 1910 Lieut.. General
| Grant:-The enemy made heavy attack up
on our centre and left to-day, but was decis-
! lively repnlsed with heavy less. His dead and
badly wounded were left upon the field. We
also took several hundred prisoners. Our loss
was small. Gen. Couch is only Twelve miles
| from here tonight, and will be up ea,ly in the
morning. We took prisoners from Lees and
Stewards corps. They say two corps are here
and the rest of Johnston's army Is coming.
(Signed) j. M. ScoFIELD,
Major General.
City Point, March -. = To Hon. e. M.
Stanton, Secretary of IVar:-The following
Items are taken from TO days Richmond pa
pers:
"We have some good news this morning
news of victory in South Corolina. 1t is an
nounced In the following official dispatch from
Gen. Lee. Though the dispatchis rather scant
in particulars, enough is given to show thai
Fitzpatrick was badly worsted:
Headquarters, &C., 13.--To Hon. John G.
Breckinridge, Secretary OF War Gen Hamp-
ton attacked Gen. Fitzpatrick at DAYLIGHT this
morning, and drove him from his camp, taking
his guns, wagons, many horses, several hun
dred prisoners, and releasing great number
OF our men who had been captured. The
guns and wagons could not be brought off for
want of horses. Many of the enemy were
killed and wounded. Our loss was not heavy
Col. j. s. King was killed, and Brig. Gen.
Howe and Coils. Kugdon and Morrison and
Msjs. Davis and Ferguson AMI others are
wounded. r. E. LEE, General
1t will be observed that the locality OF the
fight is not named. This is for prudential
reasons. Sherman has no communication
with the North, and it would be imprudent to
publish where he was, as it would be giving
news to Grant of his progress. Matters are
beginning to look decidedly better for us in
the south. In the last three days We have had
news of two victories, one in North Carolina
and one in South Carolina. "a.
From the Vaueg-We alluded in our last
issue to movements being made for the pur-
pose of recapturing our prisoners who were
taken from Early in the recent eight near
.Waynesboro', and who were being conducted
under guard to Winchester. The following
official dispatch tells OF it.
Headquarters, 9.--To Hon. J. G. Breckin-
ridge, Secretary of War:--Gep. Rosser reports
bhat On Ine 1OlD, Win lew OF MS men, ne at
tackled the enemy near Harrsonburg, who 4
were guarding the prisoners taken at Waynes-
boro', and captured few prisoners. ON the
morning of the 7th he again attacked them
near Reeds Hill. Having detained them for
day and night at the river he caused them
to retire in haste, abandoning the only piece
Of artillery they had and their ambulances.-
He annoyed them good deal, and enabled
god many of our men to escape.
RE-. LEE, General
The northern papers claim to have captured
about 1000 prisoners in the fight with Early,
and report that most of this number reached
Winchester.
Charlotte, March S.-The Southern Ex-
press Co.'s messenger, from Augusta, Ga,
brings advices to the Sd inst.
No news of interest had transpired west of
the Savannah River.
The Georgia Senate had passed resolution
declaring that it does not concur in the recon-
mendation of Gov. Brown for a convention, by
vote of 20 yeas against s nays.
Several extensive fires have occurred in Au-
gusta, supposed to be the work Of an incen-
binary.
Four hundred Yankee prisoners will leave
Richmond this morning on their return home
by the flag oftruce boat. Among them are SO
officers, including Gens. kerry ana CROOK, re-
Gently captured.
(Signed1 - U. S. GRANT,
3 Lieutenant General.