Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-03-15
BY Telegraph.
For Later Dispatches see Sd Page.
Further Accounts of the Fighting
near KinRtOn

NEW YoRK. March l4.-The Herald's
correspondent from in front OF K,nstou,
N. O., dated the llIh, gives the folloWiug
account OF the fighting there on Wedues-
day, the 8th. The enemy, consisting OF
HOke's division, made determined effort
to turn our left flank. They came up rather
unexpectedly and furiously, and tho con
sequence was the loss on our part, of "a
portion of two regiments, who were flank
ed by superior numbers. The left of the
line, held by the second division, General
Garter, fought desperately, resortiug to the
bayonet when their ammunition was ex I.
hGusled. To compensate for the loss here,
Dol. Savage, of the 18th New York Caval.,
~, made q detour 10 the rear and eaptnr.
sE 'nU~.:5 eco hundred prisoners The
same afternoon an attack was made on odr
right and repulsed without loss. General
Schoheld came up in the afternoon aud
assumed command; night coming on the
action ceased. Capt. Fish, of the 18th N.
Y. Cavalry, had lost two small howirzars,
and Capt Kelsey's artillery had lost Ma
poleon gun. We had taken perhaps 200
prisoners during the day.
Thursday morning, the 9th, Malloy fully
regained his original position, and con
tiuued to hold it. The enemy charged upon
him three times in the forenoon and we're
each time easily repulsed, with some loss
of life and small loss OF prisoners. The
forenoon was mostly occupied with light
skirmishing along the whole line. We
still hold our original line, ample breast
works having been crested, and stout
hearts occupying both of them and the
skirmish pits.
Although the evening of the 9Th aud
night and morning of 9th and 10th the
o1 FV,ru 6a1
evidently learned Of something that urged
them to unusual desperation, aud we after.
wards learned that it must have been the
reception of intelligence by them that Couch
was coming up overland to join Cox. This,
Ofcourse. necessitated furious and speedy
onset upon Cox in order to Aunihilate him
before Couch should come up. All night
long they charged sgain and again, ma
king elk or seven different charges, amid
the roar of musketry and cannon that was
desfening and terrible as it swept aud
surged through the night air. They had
driven back our skirnish line from their
rifle. pits to the breastworks, and they
seemed determined to pour their hordes
over into these; but the wave was sent
bounding back time after time, and finally
on the morning of the 10Th, as they at
tempted another flank movement on our
lett, it is said that we took from them an
entire regiment of AlIbamisus. FROM this
time their ardor began to diminish, and
yesterday afternoon, when left the immc
ulate scene of action. there waI every pros.
pect that we would soon regain the skir.
mish pits and win q hGEdSome victory
over the VmAddeur3-f0s. 81
= We have probably taken tEdm the com
,neDcement up to last evening not far from
1000 prisoners Our entire loss from the
commencement in killed, wounded and
prisoners, cannot be over 2OOO The Col.
onel of thell7th Oaio was severely wound
ed in the leg.
A HerNld's Washington special dated the
18th says:
The military situation to- night is under.
stood to be more promising thau at any
period during the war.
The Richmond papers Of to day are filed
with doIeful comments on the condition of
affairs, which they represent as heiug des.
perate. Sheridan they admit has played
mischief with their avenues of supplies, and
fears arc expressed that he will reach
Burke's station unopposed, and destroy the
last link between Richmond and any where
else. 1t is believed here that Sheridan has
already passed Burke's station, the juno.
rion of the Petersburg and Lynchburg aud
Richmond and Dauvilie rond5 and goue to
either Sherman or Grant. This saves Grant
the trouble of eating the South Side road,
and leaves to Gen. Lee the alternative OF
starviug or dividing his already deplett i
force, and opens Richmond to promenade
for Grant.