, 1865-03-14
From NOKTEI CA ROLINA

runADrIrH1A, Monday, March 1s.-The BuAe-
ztnS washinston special dspatch says: "a Letter,
At noon today. suyr tlsat on the day before, the
9th, Bragg BEa'n attacked Cox'e force making two
separate ussaulte, which were Tepal'ed with heavy
Corp-, captured one piece Of artillery and 200
prlsoncrs. The enemy left the field in confusion,
and all Of their dead and wounded fell INTO our
NEwnEnE; March 9.51:Msjor General schoaeld
nd 1ss ersvs srs. bEadfE General sehoaea sRd their
on Monday last. They bring 10 news from shcr. lr.
snau. The cncmy'e paper. are equally ignorant Of
sherman,s whereabouts. The 1oads are bad,
which delays hts progress somewhat
A letter was received here the other day from
young man who has been confined In Salisbury
PRISON for tae e. pas I've years, stating that he
The enemy nre IN considerable force nt kinatou.
N. C., having been recently reinforced. Lee's
corRs. from hoods army. Is reported there. Yes.
zcrday the enemy captured some Of our ektrm,sh-
crE near kinFton, belonging to the 18th Conuecu-
c1t and 17tl Massachusetts,. Gen. Bragg il report
Kiuaton. Mujor General j. b. Coz il IN command
OF our forces ut that point.
Tue weather Is very warm.
NEW ioHK, March 13.-Thc New York 1flbu1e'$
Wilmington correspondent, Marca !, saYs: "Ad-
vices deemed trustworthy, si1tc Tint Sherm7n's
army pasacd into North s:a1olina at least by the
lying On two sides OF the Pcdec. which rlver
Sherman successfully crossed. placing himself
between Hardee and Heanscgard"
War Department attaches very little importance
to Briggs reported success IN North Carolina, az
the force Captured must have been only a coz
Rtruction party. accompanied by small force a.
guard. They were rc,onenlng the Auanuc and
North Carolina r1flfoad.'
NEwDEES, N. c. Saturday, March 1t-o e. H.
{By Mail. The enemy. Lated with the captnIe OF
two or three email guns and line OF aktrmtehers
cur front, made several charycs yesterday OF q
most reckless character, In which they were re-
pulsed each time with heavy loss. Our forces
were we'll cntrrnched, and now within three
miles OF Ktntton, to which point the railroad IL
nnW completed. Tho enemy continue to receive
rciuforcemcnts, and evidently intend to make .
stubborn resistance ut Kinston. Gen. Couch'a dt.
Eo1, last night, from Beaver Dam. point he
Ind last Fcached+ which ia eight miles from Gen.
Eo1s headquarters. General Couch JOINS General
[oxt iofces Inns morning, which indicates but
Nc to-qny. The enemS show signs OF weakness,
and VIII doubtless iall back to the other eide
Of 1he hcuse River, and make stand at Ktn4ton.
The enemy are reported to number from 15,000 to
protect the bridge across the Ncusc. whfch IL
quite an extensive structure -
It is reported By deserters that General Robert
E. Lee aud General Rtcckinrtace, from Rirhmo mi
visited Kinston and phyc instructons Eenrrs{
ScAotcld rematns In tho fcld With General fsnT
enemy nrc much affirmed and myatlded in rc.,ard
to Sbermans movements. We expect TO he ~
nom him In day or two.
General Coz tseued an order coneratulatiup hta
troops On the heroic manner in which they hare
mot The enemy and successfully sustained them
selves thus far:
army. which he is whiting to dcliscF b way Of
.