Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-03-30
Il NEWS FRoMJAkBKLDOM.
Rebel Accents Of the Fighting on Satur
day-A yePacisus Report BY Lees

counts 0I Tue u8huuS Oh OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Lees official report Those sympathisers with
the rebels who have been wont to claim for
Lees dispatches that they are models OF truth
fulness will find rather staggerer TO their
theory in this report Of Lee He claims, 1t viii
be seen, that he "withdrew" voluntarily, after
handsomely repalsing" two attempts by us
TO reeapture the works. and that his loss was
'not many" This is pretty COOL In view OF
The fact that he was elected from the works &C
the point OF the bayonet we capturing moro
than two thousand OF his men, with over one
hundred officers. 70 7-ts .a.
From the Richmond Sentinel March a7.l
The following Official dispatch was receiyed
at the War Department Saturday night:
HEADQUARTERS, March 25-ILi0 P. M-Hoa.
John G. Breckin, idge Secretary of Var At day
light this morning General Gordon assaulted
and carried the enemy's works at Hare's Hill,
capturing nine pieces Of artillery, eight NOR
tars and between five and six hundred prison.
ers, among them one brigadier general and q
number OF officers OF lower grades. The lines
we're swept for distance of four or five hun
dieu yards to the right and left, and two efforts
,naoe in 10 recover the captured works were
anus omely repulsed. But 1t was found that
te iheIosed works in rear, commanding the
sneny main line, could only be taken at q
10 their OF igir al position
~ oeihg lmpracucable TO bring off the cap
tureu guns, owing to the nature Of the ground
,in.S ,.y =. III, ana left Our less re-
Brigadier General Terry. fesh wommS MUuuea ans -
Brigader General Phil. Cooke, in the arm All
the troops engaged, including two br,g,ds mn
der Brigadier General Ransom, behaved most
handsomely. The conduct of the sharpshoot-
ers of Gordon's corps, who led the assault, de-
serves the highest CONNER dation.
This afternoon there was skirmishing on
the right between the picket lines, with varied
success. At dark the enemy held a considera-
BILE portion OF the line farthest in advance Of
our main works. X. +. LEE
1t was reported last evening that the skir
mishinEs between the pickets was continued
during the day, yesterday.
General Terry Badly Wounded
(From the Richmond Whig, March 27.l
"PRTERs BURG, March2 25 Generals Bushrod
johnson and Gordon stormed the enemy's
breastworks ON our left this morning and
drove the enemy one mile, capturing his works
and 500 prisoners, including Genr Mclaughlin
and other officers.
tThe fight was terrific, and the loss on both
sides heavy. ....-.
"Brigadier General Terry was badly wound
ed. During the engagement the enemy massed
his artillery heavily in the neigh borhood OF the
captured fort, and was thus enabled to pour
such terrific enfilaaing fire upon our ranks as
to cause our troops to fall back 70 their origi-
nal position. Major General Warren q Yankee}
is supposed TO be killed.
From the valley.
From the Richmond Sentinel, March 27.I
There is butOne regiment of Yankee infantry
this side of Martinsburg, and that Is about
Kernstown and Winchester. Our scuts, who
were in Winchester last week, report tha. this
regiment has been ordered to another field and
that they were preparing to leave.
Yankee Prisoners.
Thirteen hundred Yankee prisoners were
sent off by flag of truce yesterday morning.
Last evening five hundred, captured at Pc
tersbnrg on Saturday morning, were received
at the Libby Prison.
The Battle of Saturday. .,
From the Richmond Enquirer, March 27.I
The quiet which has reigned all along our
lines for some time past was broken on Satur-
day, when our forces under Gems. Johnston
and Gordon successfully attacked the enemy
on our left, in the vicinity of the Appomattox.
driving him mile, capturing two lines OF
works, one or more heavy forts, and about FIVE
hundred prisoners including Gen. McLaugh-
lin and other officers. The fight Ia described
as terrific, and the loss on both sides is sup.
posed to have been very heavy. Our troops,
however, subsequently, abandoned the cap
tured works, the position Of the enemy en-
ablipg him to pour heavy enf1lading fire into
our ranks The conduct Of our troops is highly
commanded by the general officers. The gall
liant Gen. Terry, we regret to announce, was
badly wounded during the engagement. The
Yankee Gen. Warren is supposed to have been
killed. The attack was surprise to the enemy,
and we captured M sni many pieces Of artillery and
works, the former were necessarily aban.
doned Some Of the latter, however, were
On Thursday heavy columns of the enemy
moved down the jerusalem plank road. This
movement is supposed to be diversion in
favor of Sherman, made overland for the pur-
pose ct striking Weldon, and, at the same time.
destroying the railroad between that point and
Stony Greek. Bright fires were noticed all
along the enemy's lines Thursday night, the
cause OF which has not yet been explained.
Affairs in North Carolina.
From the Enquirer, March AL
,dIn Inc sit situation in North Carolina becomes
scarcely half organized, Gen Johnston has
be en- able to resist the advance OF tha enemy
from the time he left the Cape Fear. On three
occasions he has given Sherman Sc we're les
son In the art Of war, while at KInston he was
no less severely punished by Gen. Bragg.
The battle of Benton willie, on Sunday, the
18th, was triumph to our arms. On the 10th
the enemy was entrenched, and no fl fghting oc-
Cured On the 2lst there was heavy sklr nish-
ing and some severe fighting, In which the
enemy We're badly handled. That night he
moved off Gen. Johnston maintains his po-
sition, and will be ready to meet the enemy at
all points. - - D.
The CaroIinian of the 23d saws that .on ths ,
21st instant Gen Johnston again attacked s her.
man In front and on flank, and, after q severe
battle, drove him in confusion from the field, 3
capturing large number OF prisoners and ut
terly demoraliZing The Federal army.n The
same paper states authoritatveIy that COM
mandants of prisons in North Carolina have
erS.
In the battle of Avery sboro, N c., on Thurs.
day, the 10th, our loss is set down at 5GO while
that Of the enemy is placed at from $500 to
3,SG0. H. =
The Military Situation. IL.
From the Enquirer, March "a ll--~-7
The battle OF Saturday morning on the lines
near Petersburg is the opening or the spring
campaign. Gen. Lee has taken the initiative,
and no longer waits for Gen Grant to attack
take the offensive just when the enemy are
centessing to be daily expecting the evacu-
alton OF Richmond will very materially con.
found the plans OF Gen. Grant, as well as as
tenish the confident Yankee public At pres.
ent writing NO Official intelligence has been
received to explain the nature of the engage.
ment, but the fact that two lines of the enemy's
works were carried by assault shows that tha
Army Of Northern Virginia has other work
before 1t than receiving assaults, and also that
1t is fuiy competent to the task which it's chief
may appoint for it, 1853 -.--'. . % -
Gen. Johnston has set Sherman to the spade,
stopped the career of the raider, and brought
his army to the work Of entrenching. Cen
Lee has broken through the lines of GENERAL
Grant, carrying them by assault, capturing q
large number OF prisoners, and opened the
campaign on different plan from that of last ,
year. Grants work is to hold his position if
he can; he no longer threatens Richmond hut