Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-12-26
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A letter from Roanoke Island, to the Her
aid, dated the 18th, says: On Wednesday
morning last body Of SO rebels made dash
into Plymouth aud attacked the Custom
House. where the Port guard, consisting Of
company Of the Mass Sth, aud company OF
the ~ c. LIST. was stationed There was but
a slight resistance, Capt. .Hewell and some Of
hit men escaping to the gunboat Southheld,
then lying in the stream.
On entering the town they drove our troops
TO the Custom house, a thiec-story brick
building, opened f,e on them with field guns,
soon diving them from It., and scattering
them to all points. They then PLANTED their
guns, 5 in number upon the wharf. aud open
ed fire upon the Southheld at short range
One OF the first shots entered the steam drum.
which enyelopcd the steamer with scalding
steam IN an instant
Fortunately, no one was H. urod by the ac-
cdent, but the worSing Of the engine was
prevented and at the same time all access TO
the magazine was cut off. Behn ordered the
vessel to be dropped down the river, where
she would be out OF range Of the enemy's
guns. AS soon as the steamer headed off
fire again opened upon the rebels, but
with what effect Is not known. Fifteen Of
Capt. Hewel's company are reported cap
tured, and stragglors were coming in at last
accounts.
Several on board the South6eld were bad =
/ ly wounded, and one has since died About
Il shells we're fired by the Southfeld before
she drIted out of range. The rebels occupied
the town about an hour and half During
that time they laid three quarters Of it in
ashes. Many Union families we're rendered
houseless by this bVbarous act.
This evenings Tribune has the following /:
Headquarters, Thursday, Dec. ls.-The
Richmond Dispatch Of the 10th says the reb-
ell loss at fredericksburg on Saturday was
/ $500; 100 wounded had arrived at Rich.
mond and were on their way there Monday
( night They lost Gems. Bregg and Cobb
( and many field officers. The ID South Caro-
/ lima regiment was nearly annihilated
The Dispatcn also states that their position
back of Fredericksburg is impregnable. 1t
also contains a dispatch from Goldsboro'
North Carolina stating that 800 rebels fought
the ADolitonists at Kinston the day before
from a. m. to p. M; that after driving the
Abolitionists once, the rebel Gen. Evans was
compelled to retire, leaving the yandals to oc-
cupy the town. The town was greatly injur-
ed by the Union bombardment.
The Harper's Ferry correspondent of the
Baltimore American, writing under date OF
the 18th, says as soon as the 18th corps start
ed to reinforce the Army at Fredericksburg.
the rebels appeared in the vicinity, and threat
ened to enter Harper's Ferry and burn the
stores. They met with a warm reception
from Coles Maryland cavalry
They retired and made dash at the con-
yalescent camp in Loudon county. Driven
there, they made raid at Poolsvile. Gen.
Kinley's Maryland Brigade, and company
of cavalry from Martinsburg, has since arriv-
ed at the Frry.
The Times mas the following: BY advices
from Yorktown, dated Dec. 16, we learn that
Gen. Neagle and staff have just returned from
the reconnaissance Of Gloucester county.
He took out four regiments of infantry and
} so cavalry, and brought all back, none even
, being wounded. Among the prisoners taken
is one John Leawell, Capt. Of the new guer-
rilla party in Gloucester.
, We brought in his horses and cattle and
: sheep. Our captures Of animals will foot up
to nearly 1900. A number of prisoners were
also taken, but released on parole.
Maj. Hall, with $50 cavalry proceeded to
Sauda, over 60 miles from Yorktown and
seized large tannery which was engaged in
! work Tor the rebel army. He brought away
, a quantity of leather and the whole concern
. squad of rebel cavalry were found and
on pursuit they abandoned their horses and
took to the woods. Their horses were secure d