The New York herald., 1862-11-26
INTERESTING FROM NORTH CAROLINA.
Spirited Rsconnoisss snce-Battle OF Cevs
Greek, &c.


ouR HswBERN CORRESPONDENCE.
KKwuEnS, N. O., Nov. IS, ls02
Today Lieutenant Colonel John Mix, with force o.
the Third New York savalry and portion Of Ais lying
artillery went out reconnaissance, by order Of MAJOR
sencrai Foster, the Dover road, toward Kingston.
Soine Of Importance occurred until force arrived
at Cove creek when the enemy opened 6re on them IN
decidedly brisk manner and where we encountered the
Tenth North Carolina infantry regiment and large por
ton II tho Second North Carolina cavalry
The enemy position very strong. They were
protected By lacston hundred feet long, In the
fos m * semLclrcie--the said fort,ncaon commanding
all the main approaches and bridges across the creek
mir rcracaon was rendered naturally strong from the
fact Il deep creek pssslng From, Of IL, as also from
mask a. ihick brushwood.
porton OF the cavalry drove In the sncmysv svidettes
another portion we're dsmounted and drove 10 the ene
my skIrmlshcrs after which artillery got to work
End shsiied the enemy out of his ntrenchments ihe
operation only occupied half an hour so rapidydid
we drop ID the ration balls Tho whole AFFAIR was wound
ulaw I'M charge of dsnoun,ed cavalry across the creek
While the Smelling going on the encmys infantry
made good their retreat Win an ther .r,hery Tug eng
great pertraclty to cover the retreat o tho niantry
On charging the creek We found that IN sSecad-
dng rsscs had left their arms, equipments oisnAes'
We burned ,hcir barracks, destroyed their utrench-
meats. and thcn returned 70 Newborn
NEwuEks, N. g., NOV. Is, 1862
Gsn9el Posters Rsc,nt kgpeaaon and III Reuts---
MAJ Wds Aso0ftined About TIE Rstsi Posf'ioa--Ats
tary PeTtonar. dc.
The late movement, under the immediate command u
Msor General Fossr saCeeasu in particular that
forget mention In my former rcpcrts. When we ar
rived within three niles of Plymouth we found that The
bridge quarter, which had been previously de
sroyed by the Union lorccS 10 far repaired BY the
rebels that the string picoes rerc al read together
with much u the lanknr We halhod What the rebels
had ie undonc and crossed the bridge from the most
reliable sources wc ascertained That rebel force, eight
thousand stfong with I've sx pieces q artillery had
irst icr the neighborhood In a pfeci9itaie manner
.pe regiment haxing ~ double quick u Tor AZ
astonishing number of mites. The rebels haf
given ost that they inlcnded 70 attack Plymouth
lnquceticnsbsy saved Plymouth IRON surh
attack General Foster deserves great credit Tor The "a
psdity with which he 90, up this counter movement
Coinnsi Hickman, e the Ninth Ncw Jersey regimen,
and Uoene stcvafecn q the Tweniy fourth Massacan
regiment, are spken q icr brgadlcr seneTas "a
tbis de- sparamCnt
1oloncl - III Mix od the rbird New York cavalry now
IN lbs deartent) has beon aaiorizss 70 ia'ss new
cavalry resucBt ma'or G.rr@d s spoken q icr hea
| tenant oo,SNsA. , .
Military affairs are getting rather lively N Tins depart
mcpt nj the roverl ment .niends that sebei y est
shalt accomplish his dixns, ei the gyfcfhnsnt a0 y.
duty Ia sending him snfs eni Eunbor reinpgs nsi's
immediat@ay rerhsps "a VIII b. well e..gsa 10 rcm9a
aGcnerai coy crnmcBt tina, ths is no ought 70 70
made political department.