, 1865-03-28

CIT Po1ar, March a5.-News has Just reached
here Of the attack on our lIue this morning, at
dnyl1ght, hy lhe enemy At Fort Stcdman, ueaf tue
APpomottox River, capturing the fort and liking
prisoners over the works toward their lines, but
on their waT they broke from the guard and NEAR
taken and held for short time ny the rebels, 6at
re1nforcenepts arrived and they were driven
back, losing hcar11y in killed and wounded. as
knusvn at THIS hour, but it believed to be small,
Iht line IL now reported to be rt-cstabltahed IS
C11T fo,s7, March as-sp. m.-The result D,
the engagement this morning Wig mnre important
than at first reported. Al The point where this
enemy charged, the main lines are only one hun.
dred and 8fty yards apart, the ground between be-
tie level and free from obstructions, except the
abatts In font Of the works op each side. At this
place firing between the pirkets has been almost
OF three beioe wounded, on cur eide at least This
part ofthe line had been occupied by the sd 'br,-
Gade OF the list divls1on OF the 9Th Corps General
his ability to break through the enemy's Hines
here, and only yesterday he showed how It could
works.
This morning four divisions Of the enemy were
marched to the rear their line under command
OF General Terry. ri kssas appointed to lead the
CHARGE: There Troops consisted Of Buthrod John
Gtneral Gordon's corps. At n7e O'Clock In tue
morning the charge WAS made, and fhe time o=cn-
pied IN crossing the space between the lines cut
il? fort was tht work Of on'y lew minutes.
Gere they formed IN line OF battle, brigade from,
and while one portion Advanced on the fors the
toS. expecting to flank and capture the whole line
to thc river. Tie hitter party were met by the
17th Michigan and driven back after some hard
The forces that attacked the for: were repulsed
BY the garrison several times, but their numbers
being 60 superior to ours 1hey finally orerpowesed
They ii once -ent the eap:urcd over the works
into their line, aud many cot away, as the guard
wss very small. Gen. Wilcox moved nj. part OF
and soon drove the enemy from the line on the
night Of the fort. Cen 1artsud's division. lying.
partly IN reserse and partly on the line TO the
sn.s and st osec a.an;ted the F5f. ID a1n rom
the rear, which the rebels seemed determined to
hold at al hazards. Three repeated charges were
made, and after that the Johnniet fa'd down their
The rebel General Ferry, who commanded the
assault. is reported killed. Gen. Hattsnf We re-
was On the 6e.d at / O'Clock arranging a ase Of
trnce, at the request Of Gen. Gordon, to bury the
dead and care for the wounded. It seems that the
enemy believed that Grant bad sent away portion
Of the army to aid Sherman, and that in conee-
queDce Of this our lines we're very weak. In this
tnsy have found out to their cost that they were
Tie sth ccrps have in this afstr paid tho rebels
back for their defeat at the explosion Of the Pc
teEEbnrE Line, and hencetoFtn they Will be held
In as high esteem By them as any other tn The
To the left Of Fort Stedman Is located hatts1y
No. II, which the enemy also managed to get pos-
session Of but did not keep It long, and although
theJ fought hard they were forced to fcltnqui.h
Col. McIsughlin commanding abtigsda occupy
tne this part Of the line WINS among the captured.
Our loss In Killed spd wounded and prisoners Is
believed to be about 800; over one-thfrd. arc
probsbly prisoners. II Was drst reported that the
#hn1e had 6f1fff h,4f4 9nm
mistEke. They took one over the tide Of The
fort but in .helr hsste to get back to their linet
they dropped 1t within few y4tda Of the breast
works, from which p1aco 1t will be brought in TO-
TIN ou1s. Their dead md wounded d A nunber 1n'er
more than donhle ours, while we have over 1890
p1ttoneEs-among them about forty officers,
NEW YORK, March 97.-The Commercially Wash.
fngton special says 80 rebel otccrr, captured in
there day. They say the VA: cannot be pro-
oath Of allegiance.
NEw Yoak, March 27.-The New York Trl-
Sssssx ea ~ EWssalngton special says: "The city has
Lee'e army has surrendered, hut the War Depart
ment h8e no such informahon.''
The Herald's dlepatch speaking Of these rnnors
dent tecslaohcd iron, i,e front, 1t il O'Clock yes
terday forenoon, that our lines had been advanced
on the left as to inc uds those previously occu-
pied " the enemy'a Ekfrn1fsherr, and that In
this movement between 100 and 5uo rebels we're
lhe Htrafd@s Army Of the James correspondent
eaye: The rebels have succeeded In getting
ahouf SIX hundred negro troops organized in the
Richmond defenses- The white rebel troops do
not like theft new associates"
The New York 7'abvne's Washlneton special
rays: 3" Gen. Crook has been assigned to a COM
Mand in the Army Of the Potomac