The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-03-27
GENERAL GRANT,
Nirzory.

Wph,nct.u. H1rch. g = Mo Cen DIR;
mi, morning ,t451, Tc.ccL. the enemy. b, a strne
md sudden assault, ,rtured FORT sp'sdmsu, hut
utetA v.soron, contest. tc fcrt TccapurcI Sith
Ian p-isoner. ,vo IA and all thc guns uninmrcI !.
Sen. Mclaughlin ~V Uen prsoner by the rebolf,
sho also ss.aultod Fort .Hnk,I . tr, we're rerulscd
nth erca. lore The OH. iL report i. ,ub,oined.
Fp'vr N. srNsIov. secretary Of w.r
CITY Par, ls-l..o p a., March 26.-Hn.
si,e,n ". stanton, S,crctavt o. Var
The follow ing Dispatch Of Con. Pafso {, received
rom Gen. Msade. T. :. GE,sr,
laeuteu xnt -G,nerAi
The eutmy Miartcd nv q ont this morning. A.
,bout 80 O'Clock, nth three divisions. unde oo.a-
r.nd nj zen. Gordon. BS ddon ush ucv s'i,ei
he line held by the Third Br, sde Fir 70 Division, at
n foot Of tho hin to the ris ht Of Fort S,oalual,
vpeelcd. and overIovrrng The garrisou took pores-
aon Of The tort They e'tshii' he'd themsrlyc. upou
the hill, and turned our guns NJ on ~. The troop7 o.
sither flank stood frn. Aften ,ard dpternlnei at
kack rAs made upon Fort TIGskal, which wW Chcrk nj
~ part OF hcIaushhu's bug1ie, WiIoI's division,
and Iopllsed .th great las " tho enemy. The
Fi,, brigade OF HArsufs diva ION. hold in reserve,
vN brough, uiN and chock gven 10 any further al
one or two attempts ven made IN retaks tho
hill and were only temporarily successful until the
arrival Of the Second BriGsde, whom chagc vs
made by thai brigade aided bv troFs Of tho Frat
Division either flank, and the enemy driven
out Of the With the loss Of number prsoaers
sstnsted at shout 800. Two batue -RASs have also
heen bIought in. The enemy also lost heavily IN
tied outside Of lines. The whole lino-r1 imms-
tatsly reo'cupled, and the rrtnk IN iured
regret to add that Gen. Mclaughlin wascspiurei in
Po1 steaimAn. Our loss otbsrri,e vas not heavy .
6re.s praise /. due HartSutf for the galantry dis,
played IN handling his division which behaved With
poat skin In this It's hrst ensssement
tssned1 JoHS q. PARKT, MAJOR General. [
wAp DErARTuST, March 9S-93oP.M !
~ MAJ. Gen. D,I Later reports from Gen Graz Il,
Which suhjoined chow that the operation, of ,ir
nIee' this morning we're brilliantly suoeossfsL IN,
r,tsl prisoners slreay secured number two thou ,,nd
p4ven bundled. The robei iilod and wounded rion
Grant e,hmAios at probably no, lee. than thr- thou
nnd Our los Is estimated at eight hundred . ma,
sovs I..s.
EbwIs " sIAsroK,
sSczetNry of Wv.
CRY poNr. vs.. NErrh 25-s,A a.
Hon. E1l-n A. Stanton, .g'creiary or W. The
sumbsT Of prisoners received by the Provost Mar
twenty-five hundred, tsE"n by tho Ninth Uoy-,-,
and hvs hundred By the so,cnh Cons There usy
b. s,ill some more 10 he drought ~.
g.. s. "ia,sr :
CRY PolN r. Mach fj-1 SOP. sf
hon. E ". S'Inot, s. rNIrg of UGr / IIt
YoI abe TO give the result II the dsy accurately hat
the uunbe Of prisoners captured proves arg,T 7hrIi
irst imported. The ssushter OF ne eneIny Al the
goa where they catered our Laes, and in tvnt Of 1t,
PROBABLY not lees than tAree thousand. Our loss
estimated st eight huudfcd, aud fiay prov-,' les.
GSR. Humphirys attNked on the len with Great
pronptno., capturing near hundred neu; aud
tausng the enemy 10 return bic trooEo that, part of
kh line rapidly.
Signed L $ GRAsT.
Lieutepsnt-G euors.