The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-04-22

At Dazulasvile We hoped to secure the bridge to eros. the
river, Is our pontoons we're useless on account q the hiRh wa
tr. In this we we're foied, as both this bridge and the bridge
at Harlrdsyile were burned by the enemy uPon our approach.
Merritt accompanied this division.
The Third Division started at the same time Tor Charl9iies.
vile, and proceeded down the LynchbGrs railroad 10 Amherst
tolrt-ho9se des;raylng every bridge On the rad, ana 20 MANI
Gus, seine O.; them so feet In length. We found 8 great abaui-
;he canal hAi teen a grsa, feeder o Richmond. A, the Rock
fish river the bank Il the canal wss cut and Al New Cantor,
where a dam crosses the James river, the guard lock Vas de
sIToyei ADD The James river let into abe CANA, carrying away
the bank aud Washing oct the bottom Of the canal The dam
Ihave had no opPoshion-everyhody is bewndered by our
movements. l have had DO uews q any kind since / scft. The
bridges on the railroad from s~oop's Depot, IN the other side Of
bridges Tor = distance Of 10 milo. on the Gordonsvine Railroad.
The weather has been very eAd, indeed, raining hard svsry
wagons have. from the state Of the roads. detained me. Cpto
The present time We have csptHIed IL pisces Of artliery-ilHt
Wsyueshoro and ) at Charlottesville. The party l sent back
from waynesboro started with SIX pieces, but were obliged to de
pieces were thoroughly destroyed. We also captured twelve
canal boats, laden with supplies, ammunition. ratious, medical
COumoiere Houins, Of the rebel navy, WAS shot near Cor
louisville, while attempting to makehis escape from our advance
NEw YoRx, March l4-rhe He-aid's Washington special
dispatch dated the 18th says: The military situation tonight 10
understood 70 be more promising than az any period during The
Richmond papers to-day ~ filed with doIeful comments on
the condition Of affairs, which they represent a. being desperate.
sheTidaT, .hey admit, has Tayss mischief sch with their H venue
Station unopposel, and destroy the last link between Richmond
ready passed Burke's station on tn. Petersburg and L~ynchburS.
snd the Richmond and Danviile roads. and gone either to sher-
Southside Road and leaves to Lee ;he alternative OF starving or
dividing his already depleted force, am thus open Richmond 10
Grant.
From Sherman's Forces.
NEw York, March 1.-The Washington Republican, yes
terday, contains the following: Gen. Thomas teiographs the
devernment that one Of the scouts came in with information
ing to form a junction with Hardee, from ChsTlestoni but scouts
report that the rebels have Information that before the june
back upon Cheatham's column, completely crushing Il. Har-
dee was not up to time; Reports do not say that he gave any
sherman in front. and got awfaIy whipped. The R~epabhea''
says there is every reason to believe the report to be true.
New YORK, March l4-The Rera!d,s correspondent in front
OF kinsston, writing on the nth, gives the following account CT
OF Hoke's division, made a determined effort TO turn our len
flank. They came up rather unexpectedly and furiously.. The
consequence was a loss on our part Of a large portion OF two
regiments, who were Banked by superior numbers. The LEI, Of
the line was held by the second division Of Gen. Carter, who
fought desperately, rssoIiing to the bayonet when their ainma-
milton was exhausted. To compensate for our losses here, Col.
rear and captured nearly 100 prisoners. The same afternoon
an attack was made on our right, and was repulsed without
loss. Gen. Schoheld came up in the afternoon aud assumed
command. Night coming on, the action ceased. Capt. Fish.
aud Capt. Kelsey's artillery had lost a Napoleon gun. We hsd
taken perhaps 200 prisoners during the day
original position and continued to hold it. The enemy charged
s~kirmishing along the whole line. We still bold the original
plying them and the skirnish-pits. All through the evening Of
the 9Th, and on the night and morning Of the 9Th and 10Th. the
something that urged them TO unusual desperation; and we
tenigence by them that Couch was Coming overland to Join
Cox. This, Of course. neeesshated n furious and speedy onset
upon Cox, in order to annihilate him before Couch should come
up. All night long they charged again and again, making sir
their riae-pits into the breastworks, and seemed determined to
pour their hordeB over into these; but the wave was sent bound
= 10Th, as they attempted another flank movement upon our len,
it is said We took from them a n entire regiment Of Alabanians.
From this time their ardor began TO diminish, and yesterday
afternoon, when 1 left the immediate scene of action, there Was
every prospect that We would soon regain the skirmIsh- pts
and win a handsome victory over the maddened foe. We have
probably taken, from the commencement up to last evening,
1000.
FORTRESS MONROE, March 25.-The following, from Sewbern,
has just reached here via AIbemarle Canal schoheld's forces
which moved ont from Kingston, entered Goldsboro on the 2lst.
er,y, including forty railroad cars. two locomotives, guns, etc.
met the enemy on the 2ist at Mount Olive, where quite a large
engagement ensued. The enemy was overPowered and thanked,
tered smithheld, half way between Aioldsboro and Raleigh.
with each other, and pressing the enemy closely. The prison.
ers taken admit Raleigh must fall. sherman's wagon train ar:
SO that the cars will run to doidsboro and Raleigh, from New
bern, in a few days.
NEW YORK, March 2s.-The Tribune's correspondent says
that in the engagement Of the 10Th the rebels attacked sher-
dead and wounded in our hands. Our loss is not heavy. sher
man pushed forward rapidly, and obliged Johnston to fall back
smithfeId and make for Raleigh. Sherman entered smithneId
making a junction with Terry and schofeld. he = nov strong
enough to sweep everything before him.
New YoRK, March 21.-The monitor Dictator arrived here
to-day. Her officers speak OF her in the highest terms. A por
ton Of the time she made twelve knots per hour, using oni,
twenty four furnaces out Of hhy-six.
NEW IOhh- HbdESu <1.-lhC IpiIt bCh"Ctl Dhb "
Lee and Grant. concerning n Military Convention to settle oul
difficulties, is published, and contains no new fact except thu
one that Davis closed his letter giving authority to act viii
these words " Enter into such an arrangement as Will cause a
least a temporary suspension Of hostilites."
NEW YORK, March 25.-Among the witnesses before the rebe
Senate, to inquire into the condition Of the Confederaey, wa
General Lee. He said it would be bad policy to evacuate Rich
mond, as the Virginia troops would not go into the State 0
Norti. Carolina. They had not troops to last till summer. I
the war was TO be carried on, the least Of the evils would be L
arm DOC, 600 negroes; but they should be freed. IL would de
pend on circumstances whether they would succeed by arninI
the slaves, but they could at least carry on the war another
year. We cannot continue the war through another campaign
l think the best policy is to make peace on the plan proposes
by Stephens. The people and the country ought to be save,
further sacrifices.
To an inquiry IF peace be not made before spring, whether h
would take command Of the armies with unlimited power, h
said he would take any position to which his country cale
him, but did not think he could save the cause now, and ~
human power can save il. He thought Stephens policy tn
best now.
BALTIMORE, March 2l-The steamer Europa has arrived a.
Washington, bringing Major II. II. Compton and dispatched
from Sheridan. lie also brought with him seventeen rebel. bat
tie flags captured by Sheridan during his raid, seven Of which
he captured himself from Earlys headquarters. Sheridan wa
at White House, on the Pamunkey River, on sunday, but val
commencing TO move towards the James RIVER, where he hs
probably arrived by this time.
European.