The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-03-14
REPORTED ROUTE OF FITZPATRICK.
Rescue OF some of Sheridan's
Prisoncrs.
A Pleasant Dispatch from Albany.
Indefinite Postponement of the
Draft In this State.
&c. &c. &c.
From North Carolina.
Victory Only n skirrnish.

Sert~rn, y. &. March Q, 10 4. M.-Ms.or General
tchCheN. Brevet Brlgndtr Gen ernl schofeid, and
their stat =, have arrived here hsyins eft winine.
Ton hon day last. They bring no new from slfer-
man. The enemy'. papers egually az ignorant OF
eherrnan's u hereabous. The road, are bal, which
delays his Pre- gres sonewhst. lctior received
bore the other day. from q Young man Who la, been
ruutnod in salisbury prison for tho past two years
uatine that ne g'N lhora,cd by the MON forces
The encroy aaa in considerable sorce nt Ein,ton
n G., having bccL recently ;ciYforccd. ISf's cora
from Hoods army. " reported there ~. Itstsraav
ths sas'nv captir,l same n slrrntsbrrs, n1ar
EinHon, belonging 10 re Fflr,nth Con,sciicU, aud
k<usntf,nh M1ssdchusTC. Nsior Osborn, Of Tho
lSl Connecticut IL report. II wounde.i and prsouor
our captures vii o',,t tLs ~ >pvs hts Jdr. ten
sBl BrhFs I. reported to hc,in ouu4Aud OF the enc-
N.Y. forces ~ kinstol
halor-Cienorrl j. H. Cor is- in command of
force, At that T9int Hc A. wen n General ochol.ld.
very popular th the tioops. who confident Of
succcss when = eencral sdvsnce Is ordered. The
weather Is very warn, With an -occssiona shower I
rain.
srDoSp pIHIrtIL
Ph,L1dsi phid. hdvch l3.-Ihe BtrLTrtN's Wasa.
ins:on, -rco Al dspatcl tNs
A letter. dated ncu kinston, March 10th, and re-
ccved here AZ to-day, says That m the inv
he!ore THE OH BrSsf again attacked Cox, forces
making tNo separate SrAulif Wlich were f'Nulred,
Nth heavy lo,, W the enemy Eustgers division q
be Tveny third Corps captured, piece Of arti
iery and tNo hundred prisoner. The eusmy Lett { 40
held in confusion and oil OF their killed and NJ ed
ic,i into our hands'
ann nrsrA1cn.
A.'cbsrn v. e., March ii--9 A-.lh-The enemy
elated With the capture OF two or three small gun.
snd line of administers in front, made ~,orsl
charges yesterday OF tho kloss chI-acte, ia
which they repuscd each time with heavy loss
Our forces well entTonched, aud now within
three miles OF Knston 10 which point the railroad ID
completed The enemy continue N receive re-
Inducements. and evidently intend TO make stub
born resistance q; Kin-ton.
General COUGHS division from Wilming ton commu-
sicsted With Mpor-Cieneral Cor, las, night, from
Beaver Dam, point he hsd Just reached, which /.
eigh, miles from General Gov, hcadquartsrs Gen.
sraI Couch ions General Cox's forces thi. morning,
which indicates q battle to-day.
The enemy chow ,igIs Of weakness and vilLdouht.
kss, tall back TO the other sido OF the Neuse River
and make stand in Kinstou The enemy are re-
ported to number from 1000 to 25COo.
The rebel ram ia stationed at Kinstun, to pro.r,
the bridge across the Neuso, which is quite IN eI
,enIive structure.
II reported BY dessrtorf that Gen. RobeT, r. Ice
snd Mai.-Gsn. Breckenridge, from Ech,uond visited
kuston and gave instructions
Ma ten. schofed remains in the leld with Ma
Gcn. Cox, giving every movement hi, pcn.onAl at
tention.
The enemy much alarmed and mystfied in re-
SGrd to shormans movements. We expect to hear
from him In dS' or two.
MAJ .-Gen. Cox has ssued an order, coneratulA,ins
he tIooFs on the heroic manner in which they have
met the enemy and successfully sustained themse es
thus far.
Gen. narklsnd, the Military Mail Agent has arriv.
ID At horehesd City, with large mail Tor sherman's
army which he is waiting to deliver by way Of New
btrn
OFFICIAL.
wAsmSGroS, n G,
March Is, l-65-94 P NJ
ha,or.ueneral John Dlz
Tie .sAowins dispatch has been received BY mi.
peparment
L. srASToS, Secretary Of War.
Cuy Point, Va, Aareh Is, 1855 TO Hon. Rd,rtn
u S.GOn, SeerstayV Of Var The following has iuit
Keen received
WEE. Pork, March u, is6S.-To Lis,g .G,n,,aI
Grant Inc enemy made a heavy attack upon our
isnue and LEFT to-day but was decsively rcrulsei
s.th heavy los'' His dead and badly wounded we're
1it upon the field. We also tool several hundred
prisoners Our loss I, small General Couch il only
we've miles from here tonight and will DO up early
IN the morning. We took prisoners from Lees and
Ftewar,s corps. They say two coIpr are here and
sic Tes OF JOhHs.on's army 10 coming
j. ". sChoflELp, Aajor-Generl
rHrEs sss strong pressure upon the President