Daily national Republican., 1865-03-27
From the South.
Richmond Dates Of the
Oath inst.
Details OF the Fights with Sher.
mans Advancing Columns.

From the Richmond Sentinel, March 2tth.l
TIE WAR.
The impression prevails In some quar-
ters that GRANT is sending troops TO North
Carolina TO assIst sHHRMAH. Tho corre-
spondence from the New York press from
GRANTS army, which will be found In
another column, conveys the impression
that he contemplstes making an advance
against General LHR.
tFrom the Raleigh Progress, March ool
THE BATTLH MAR AvBRTsBoRo'.I
This turns out TO have been an affair OF
much more magnitude and importance
than was at first supposed.
We have couversed with several wounded
and other soldiers engaged In the fight, and
they all agree that It was q desperate one.
Most OF them think our entire loss was
about !, 900, while they say that the enemy's
must have been 4 900 or 5000. A gentle
man just from Weldon on Saturday, inst. &,
informs US that he saw an official dispatch
from General Johnston, which places our
loss at $50, and the supposed loss Of the
enemy at 5000.
The following is what we think probably
approaches true account, though among
so many rumors we cannot vouch for the
truth Of any;
[FTom the Raleigh Progre,sl
II seems that the aght commenced about
noon on Wednesday, the 18th, and con,
tinued briskly till night. Considerable
sklrmlshing was carried on all night, and
on Thursday morning the battle com,
menced furiously, and ragged the whole
day. General HArdee, with about half q
corps, was entrenched between Black
creek aud Cape Fear river, at no great dis
tance from the confluence OF these two
streams, but At point higher up than thA
at which the enemy crossed the former
stream. Here he was attacked by two
corps OF sherman's Vetel ans, and oul
works were charged three several times
and each charge was repulsed with i'm
mense slaughter.
We do not understand the position O
General Bragg, but we are informed tha
his troops were driven back, which mad,
II necessary for HArdee to fall back 10 pre-
vent being nanked. He had 10 abandon
two guns, the horses belonging TO them be
Ing all or nearly all killed, 80 that he wa
unable TO bring them of.
or the present position Of our army II A
not prudent for US TO speak, but we assur,
onr readers there is q lion In Sherman
path.
(From the Richmond santinel.l
/. The South CdrOlinidn, now published a
Charlotte, has the following version Of tn
above affair;
Two corps, under slocum, and Kllpat
rlck's cavalry, by Rhett'S brigade Of sout
Carolina regulars, and held In check 10
fye hours, until the arrival OF Genera
Stephen Elliot's brigade, (also CharleSto
troops,) when the enemy were hAndsomel
/ repulsed. We have no further details q
the light, but the results reported to US b
an officer who participated In the engage
ment show that the FederAls lost, az Il
/ estimated, about 8, 500 killed and WouRded
our own loss being about 500.
, Col. Alfred Rhett, In command, Is n
ported missing.
q From the Raleigh ConfederAts, March q /
We hope to be able In day or two
give our readers reliable and cheering II
teligenee. 30 far everything IL enco1raa
h Ing Gen. Johnston inspires enthuSiasm
and our army is In hno spirits, and eac
> day inereases In numbers.
: In an affair which occurred q few dAy
; since, between HArdee and Sherman
; forces, we Tepelled successfully Ave a
saults upon our lines, and held the pos
tion till the object was effected. In draw
ing OF We lost two guns, because Il
horses had been killed, and the guns coul
\ not be brought away.
4 Our loss in the affair was about Il
? killed and wounded. The enemy's abol
1900. sherman marches no more uni
. lFrOnt Raleigh Progress, March Si.)
hEsPoEDINo NoBLT.-We are gratined