Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-03-21
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NEW S OF THE WEEK.
THE WAR.


encountering our advance guard and General
Schofeld's report shows what happened to the
rebel general when he attempted TO follow up
his fret advantage. The rebe accountso Of Wade
Hampton's victory over Fitzpatrick are also
explained to have been based upon a surprise
and Temporary rebel success which was almost
Immediately turned into rebel defeat and rout.
The rebels in each instance told the first part Of
the story ana kept back the last. We give
below the official bulletins Of the week
WrRs FJRE, March 10.
Lieta Gen. Grant.
The enemy made heavy attack upon our
centre and LETT, to-day, but was decisvely re.
pulsed with heavy 0sa. Their dead and badly
wounded were left upon the field. Wealso took
several hun red prsJuers. Our loss is small.
General Couch is only twelve miles from here
tonight and will be up carly in the morning.
We toJk prisoners from Lees and Stewards
corps They say two corps are here, and the
rest Of Jobnston's army Is coming.
]. Nj, ScHoFIELD. Major General.
ClTY PolNr, March Is.
The following items ore taken from to-day's
Richmond papers We have some good news
this morning--neNs OF victory in South Caro-
lima II is announced in the following official
dispatch from Gen. Lee. Though the dispatch
is rather scant ia par icuars, enough is given
to show that Fitzpatrick Is badly worsted
HEADQUARTERS &C., March 10.
j. e. Breckenridge Sec, Of War:
Gen. Hampton attacked Gen. Fitzpatrick, at
daylight this morning and drove bin from his
camp, taking his guns wagons, many horses,
a ID I'D ralta "a
number Of our own men who had been captured.
The guns aud wagons could not be brought of
for want Of horses. Many Of the enemy were
killed and wounded. Our loss is not heavy.
Lieut. Col j. 5 King was killed, and Brigadier
Gen. Hume, Colonies Hogan and Morrison, and
Majors DAVIS and Ferguson and Others wounded.
r. u. LEE, General.
1t will BE- observed that the locality of the
fight is not named This IS Tor prudential rea-
sOos. Sherman has no communication with the
North, and 1t would DO lmprudent to publish
where he was as IL would be giving news to
Grant OF his progress.
Matters are beginning to look decidedly better
for US in the South. 10 the last three days we
have had news OF two ylctories-one in North
Carolina and one in South Carolina.
We alluded 10 our last l'sde to a movement
being made iIf the purpose VI recapturDg our
prisoners who were taken from Early in the re-
cent fight near Way0esboro, and VINO were be-
ing conducted under quart to Winchester The
following Off cial dispatch tells OF It:
lEroUARTERs March o.
TO Hon. J. c. BreCkmidge Sec. Of War;
Cen Rosser reports that On the sixth Si,h a
few OF his men he attacked the enemy near
Harrisburg who were guarding prisoners taken
at Waynesboro and captured few prisoners.
o. the morning OF the seventh he again attacked
them near Reeds Hill Having detained them
ior day and a night At the river he caused
them 10 retire IN haste, abandoning the only
piece Of artillery they had and their ambulan-
ces. lie annoyed them good deal and enabled
good Inapy OF or men 10 escape.
X. L. LEE, General.
Northern papers claim to have captured about
one thousand prisoners in the fight with Early,
and report that m0et Of this number reached
Winchester.
CHARLorrE, March S.-The Southern Express
Compvny's Messenger from Augusta, Georgia,
brings adyices to the third inst. No news ot
interest had Itauspired vest VI the Savannah
river The Georgia Senate passed resolution
declaring that it does not concur 10 reccommend-
alton Of Governor Brown for a Convention, by
vote OF ~ yeas against nays Several extern
slye fires occurred in Augusta supposed TO be thl
work OF ncendarIes. Four hundred Nanke
.prisoners will leave Richmond this morning on
ihel, return homo in lis OF truce boat
Among them SO officers, including Gems. Kelly
and Crock, recently captured.
U, ), GRANT, Lieut., Gen.
CRY PoINr, March 10.
Hon. {. a. Dana, Asst. Sec
am Just 10 receipt of letter from Gen
Sherman, 18th, from FAyettes lille. lie des
cribes his army as in fine health and spirits
having met with no serious opposition Han
dee keeps In his front AZ respectful dlstanc,
At Columbia he destroyed immense avsenals at
railroad establishments and 43 cannon. A
Cnerlw he found much machinery and wa
material, including 25 cannon and 5000 barre
OF gunpowder, In Fayetteville he found
PEGS OF artellery, ana much Other material.
lie says nothing about krpaTicks defeat
Hampton but the off ser who brought this le
ter says that before daylight on the 10Th Ham
ton got Two brigade, III the rear ct Fitzpatrick
headquarters ana surprised and captured all
the staff but officers Fitzpatrick escape
formed his men, and drove the enemy with gree
loss, reclpturing about all he had lost. Ham
ton lost So, left dead on the field.
U. S. GRANT, Lieut. General.
Another telegram from Gen. Grants hea
quarters reports that the Daily Dispatch is q
only paper Issued to-day 10 Richmond. ltsayr
The Dispatch, Is published this morning on hs
sheet only because Of the TACT that all q
employees, printers, reporters and clerks a
members OF military organizations, and w
called out yesterday morning by the Cover
ment " perform special service for Il short tin
Bus Tor Tue Kindness Of d lev friends who a
exempt from service aud who volunteered the
AID tue halt sheet presabted would OF nstess
have been withheld, 10 few days at larth,
our forces will return 70 their posts. when
hope TO resume and continue uninterrupted
our iull sized sheet.
There Is no other news Of m)meut from a
other quarter
c. A. DANA, Asst. Soy. Of War.
WARRINGTON, d. G., March II.
To MAJ, Gen DIR:
Dispatches direct from ten. sherman a
Sohyheld have teen received this morning
this Department, Shetmau's dispa.ch Is dat
March Ssh, at Laurel Hill, \. {. lie cay
" We are ell well and have done hnely' |
tells ATE iof obvious reasons omitted
1eu sehOhsid iu Dispatch dated at Ne
bcru March II b, states tUal on the night
tue lO.h uelr oJuthNes. Creek, Bragg was tai
beaten, aud during tbs night he Tetreated acr
the Mouse 70 klns,on, anu now holds the MOI
bank o tue river IN that place.
II. NJ. STANTON, Sc. OF War
WAa DEPARTMENT.
WASHINGTON. M,Tch IL.
Maj Gen. Sheridan reports that ON the Is
he started west from the bridge OF R,chmu
aud Freiar,cksblra X. r. aotOss the South A
Ia rtef, thai having Destroyed the james n