Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-18
From Fortress RFonroe

FROM Fortress Monroe.
following: 'S gives The
Inc steamer Adelaide reached Ro1t;r
from Old FONT on Friday norn;n,, n"re
her passengers was Col. Jos Soo,,r ~,
proceeded on to Washington on bnci6as' VINO VINO
nected with his property near the fortros a,l
a. IT, tia'nPton' II winch Is now in the occunancv
VI ''lG ~ =. g. troops ne Baltimore Republi.
Yesterday afternoon the Iaroe sto,
Alabama reached Old Point with the Fonrtb
Regiment of Artillery, from New York IT,
numbered one thousand men, and literaII2y
crowded the ship, fifty or sixty living on fly
pilot house. They were received With tbrao
cheerS by the crew Of the Cumberland and
| the band of the latter struck up National air
INC regiment would encamp beyond Hamnton
1HrS. Mayor GWynn, of Raleigh, n. C. has lust
ieIt tnat place, and came up through the flag
Of truce. nag
Saehad good opportunity of seeing the
C9ntederate forces, and declares that the road
All the way through is lined with reoi,ant,
upon regiments OF men well armed. and de-
tlrmlned to hight for their State and the entire
south. SAe gives a particular account of tho
location OF many batteries well planted hn+
which we are not at liberty to nnhIisb ~
present. "'
The Harriet Lane Capt Faunce's brag chin
which made such an inglorious retreat from fp,
Pig Point battery. is lying near the Cr,,L,,
land, seeming afraid to bud.c. ''oe'-
The Baltimore Sun, ofFridav has tba follow
ing by the arrival of the steamer Gnor,r;a,,a
from Old Point:
LETTER FON ON BOARD THE HARRIETLANP
HAMPTON ROADS, June )
| seize moment to inform Won t,,.t t,o
" Harriet Lane has Just EXCHANGED cbntS
with the enemy, who were strongly posted in
battery Of six or seven guns. ut Po pint
where the Nansemond comes into the Jar,rS
River.
The engagement lasted three quarters Of IN
hour, beginning at 30 a. M, and was ouite
brisk, some thirty shot having been thrown
bysus and upwards of fifty by the Confederates.
Some OF their shots passed long way over Us
and others again fell short
The Harriet Lane received ere round sho
forward near our long 32-pounder 1t struck
the shot tub, making great scatter of spln-
terS and shot. and wHunding five of the men
three Of them severely-and passing entirely
through the vessel. Another round shot
passed through the fore rigging and grazing
he ioTcmast went out through the starboaTd
bulwarIls
Their guns were we'll served and had they
had our range more to their satisfaction, would
have hul!ed Us every shot AS far as we could
judge, they had some seven guns, all but two
of them heavy picCcs-sny 81 to ~ Founders
the others howitzers or riied cannon.
When our men found that their desire Of
meeting the enemy was to be at length graft
fed, they gave three chcrS and went into their
work with will. The officers have expressed
themselves delighted with t,e mems conduct.
and are pleased to have had an opportunity of
proving the - Harriet Lane" TO be something
more than Princes pleasure yatch or dis
patch vessel.
Truly yours, 'HARRIrr LANE"
''COLO%EL' BILLY WILSON'S LAND TI-
RATES:
Wilson's Zouavcs were to leave New York.
via Jersey City. on Wednesday,. Their drst!-
latioD, it Is stated. has been altered, and, IA
stead Of going to Fortress Monroe, as was orig-
lnailS intended, they will proccedtO to Washing
ton. Rev. hIr. NASH Of St. johns College. at
FoTdham, has been sglectel rs their chaplain
uy Bishop Hughes. They are, however past
praying for O,d "oQlint Eyea paper says
Col. Wilson's men were mustered into lie
sCgv:@e q the United States some six natas
%, and have been read and VII. ( t. ue-..r.
.Or tie Scat ot "aT ever since lh1t lic!e, :.e
j, i -:1l. la tGoy had HCt Tlc.'rsI ti,..,r
can'p or Glr!is"n equipments, Tai!o'..e
arms. i1tE HorEuyTed t::3rteu.l tIU.itts .r.,.p
sptrl duty w,j!,, Of V ,li,:, oue Had 4 hIy.-..
lock- ana consequently was entirely us-i,~
thcT had seven r-I.Tc iasn O." d. s.-> ,:f,.r
,."d those no. furnished witA u.u,Ects Dc, a,iy
with clubs; The ~cGtii>itEo1S s.at H9 to >'.-
- for l,odcr &, 2;,a.ss have ony been part. 3. "
Ii led, and officers aaa private hG.. r.Dt, j.rr
s&y, received o1H cent a money either Gr.l
the Federal CT State authorities or de u:,n
defense CoInmittoa. All the pecuuary al
tley have received 50 far has been i!ti0 p.r-
-v&te sources. In consequence u these draw
backs and disaFpoiutElents, Col. Wilson aii
his officers have had great difficulty il. Keeping
the men together, but by IneaHS Of promising
and threats, literally distributed, they have
succeeded IN s'at o,Iy doing SO, bus have aj~D
managed to bring them to i high State OF Dis
cipIine.
ExsIHATIoH or TERMS OF SERVICE
The y ashn6ton correspondent OF The y. I.
Po&f says:
Nearly ten thousand Of our best troops VIII
be going home by the time Congress meets
just as these men become we'll drilled and are
lit for active service, they viii return to their
homes. This is much to be regretted but can
not be helped. Ihe three months regiments
are very generally composed Of business mon,
who cannot leave their business for the cam
pai%n without pccuniaTy ruin TO themselves
The three Connecticut regiments will general
y return at thc end Of the time for which they
enlisted, and this is true Of scs eral other res-
,ncnts; but there is not one OF them all that
VII not most willingly remain temporarily be
youd tie tl"cc months term if any danger
iucnaces the Government as3d country.
AFFAIRS IN MISSOURI
ST. LovIs, June l2.-Gcn. Price and Gov
ernGr Jacllsod On the part Of the State, and
Gen. Lyon and Col. Blair on the part OF the
Lincoln Government, have been in conference.