The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-03-17
GEN. KILLPATRICKs FIGHT.
The Result = Federal Victory.
CITY AND MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
Progress Of the Draft.
Additional Names of ConScripts
GENERAL SHERMAN.
A Few "Details nI hi. Advnnce.

shefman's courieu, who arrived at Niln ngton on
The llth inst. state that the army met with rna
teria obstruction In tho march fTom cyinmbi, TO
{ayetevlue. sherman erossed the Gres, Peder
River on the 4th met, n Cheraw, y hich plare vas
Fortified, Ni feeble attempt al defence was m ME
by detaciLnent Of rebels. 4 elcsffou Ot cavalry
quickly put guetus on the telel c Jn.ration, ~
ca-hing into the town and fr.ghtnnins the garrison
in,oa stampede. seventeen guns wee captured at
se,s 'ound ~ point short distance fror the town
1hG Any had an abundance oi supplies, and farcd
well throughout the route the fora-ing psrtic fur
pishing everything necessary lOT the conmissATiat
Reports vin Ncwbern.
SNohern- y. c. harch lS.-Oficers Just from III
front state that order read TO the troops Ssiur
dAy evening last from Major General Coz, command
ins stating that they would be oined by shcrman's
army IN three days which created the Greatest ell.
thuslAsm.
report this morning states that sherman 10 in
posso ssion OF Goldsboro, and that the enemy are
gushing back TOW ards Kin.ton. The sunboa, sham.
ro,k has gone mp the Neu,e TO Klnston.
D.. p Gardner, government detective, has just ar.
rive from the front and states that he boarer
si de,patches from Gen sherman who told him that
Gen. sherman was at Goldsboro.
Al o'clock on Friday afternoon tho enemy made a
charge on works which was rspul,ed and ss
Major General Couch's force, from Wilmington, hsi
reached General schoheld and his army, thus rein
forced, deemed amply sufficient dsoAl BTal &
army, which was Judged to be about Y5,OOO strong
lOFFICIALl
WAR nrFAETkISI WAsHINGIuN,
March II -9.aO H. NJ
10 Major General Dur, SeU York
The following Dispatch has been received this
evening at this department:
City PorNT, March 10th, lsG5.
Hon. c. A Dana. Ast. Secretary Of War;
am just In receipt OF letter from Gen. sherman
18th, from Fayetteville. lie describes his army NJ In
bne health and spirits, having met with seriou.
opposition. Hardee Keeps in his trout at q respectful
di.tsnce. A, Columbia he destroyed Immense are.
mails and railroad establishments and forty three can
non. At Cheran he found much machinery and war
material including twonty-iye cannon and thirty
siI hundred barrels of gunpowder.
In Fayetteville he found twenty piece. OF artillery
and much other material. lie says uothine about
Kipatrck's defeat by Hampton, but the officers no
brought this letter says that before daylight the
i0.h, Hampton got two brigsdes in the rear OF XII
paricks headquarters, and surprised and captured
all the stat but two officers Fitzpatrick csc.r-d,
formed bis men, and drove the enemy With great los
recapturns about all that he Ind los, Hampton los,
sishty-siI left dead on the field.
(slgned,l Us. GRASr, Lieut.. General
Another telegram from Gen. Grant, Head quarter.
reports that the DAILY DIsP>rou Is the only paper
Issued to-day In Rchmend. Il says;
The DIsPArcn Ia published this morning on half a
sheet only, because Of the fact that all the snpoyeet
pdnters reporters and clerks are men hci, o mili.
tary ORGANIZATIONS, and we're called out yesterday
morning by the Governor, to perform special vice
for short time.
There is other news OF Importance from ray
quarter.
c. A. DASA, Asst Secretary OF wn