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command, men and beasts, some considerable time must elapse before it will again be fit for field operations. On Monday evening, between 2 and 3 o'clock, our batteries on the Jerusalem plankroad, near Petersburg, opened upon the Yankee observatory recently erected on the Avery House, about a mile distant. The Yankees replied to our fire, and the cannonade was kept up till dark. It is not known what damage the observatory suffered from our fire. Grant still holds a heavy force on Hatcher's run. From North Carolina. There were reports current, yesterday, that General Johnston had again whipped the enemy near Bentonsville; no official intelligence to that effect was, however, received during the day. The battle of Sunday seems to have been one of those sudden and brilliant coups for which General Johnston is famous. It was expected that Sherman, having massed his whole force, would attack Johnston on Monday morning, but we have reason to believe that he failed t