Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-05-24
0UTPosTs OF THE ARMY,
Nav II, 1862.

| have the pleasure of announcing to you very
"handsome" skirmish which occurred on eur lines
on the 18TH, between portion Of the End Cavalry,
and an advance column of the enemy. Early in
the morning, an advanced scouting arty of the
Yankees attacked our videttes on the road leading
to Newbern from Trenton on the North side of the
Trent; the videttes retreating, holly pursued by
the Yankees, who | guess were felicitating them
selves upon dispensing rebels" in such hasty man.
ner. The reserve of the pickets, commanded by
Lieuts. Rogers and Graham, and stationed short
distance off the main road, suddenly entered the
road upon the alarm being given, and charged down
upon the column OF Yankee cavalry moving rapid
ly up Then commenced the ball. Our men dis
charged their firearms as promptly as possible
then drew their sabres, and went to work in regu-
lar style. The CALLING fire they had given the ene-
my coming up, and their thrilling yells as they
bore down them, added decidedly to- the discom-
future of the blue coats, and they commenced falling
back. The platoon which had pursued the fugitive
vdettes, hearing the fighting in their rear wheeled
and our men found themselves attacked by this
body also, in their rear. Then commenced a con-
fiict which imagine was proportionately similar to
that which Eckmuhl and Cowpens witnessed. The
steel of foemen rang wildly against that of bis an
tagonist, and cries of agony Il am told by one who
heard) mingled with the shouts of enthusiasm and
the sharp cracks of small arms The Yankees con-
tested well the ground for about half mile, and
until their infantry and cavalry made their appear
ance on the roadside and in small old field. Our
men having cut through the force attacking them
in their rear, on seeing their infantry, Immediately
withdrew out of range to await further demon
STATIONS.
The Yankees now returned to where the fight
was opened-hastily collected their dead and wound
ed-burned the church and dwellings around which
the fight ragged and concluding that it would not be
advisable to await further movements on our part,
beat retrea. to their encampment completely fail
ed in their attempts to force a column upon Tren-
ton, which they evidently designed doing. Their
loss as reported by citizens who saw, was FIVE am
bulance loads of dead and wounded, and.fve pris-
oners which fell into hands, together with eight
horses and their equipments several pistols sal res
and other cavalry accoutrements Their force was
200 cavalry, 1000 infantry and battery of can
non. Our force was between 40 and 30 cavalry.
from the companies of Capt Hays, Capt Andrews,
and Capt Turner, almost the entire number being
from Capt Hays company, commanded by Lieut..
Rogers. Welost one man killed (Mr. Ray, of Capt.
Hays company with several slightly wounded,
mostly with sabres. We lost two or three horses
killed
1t looks decidedly marvellous and improbable that
small force as ours should eectually check and
Uhip so superior force as the cavalry they en-
countered on the 15th-but what have stated Is so,
il well sustained reports are to be relied upon. But
the End Cavalry that were engaged, are certainly
fighting men, 1 am convinced that the regiment
has been beed by the slanderous reports circulated
1t has undoubtedly some Of the best fighting mate
rial that the State has in the field, and if they
were efficiently armed, equipped and Differed, the
regiment would win as high reputation as any in
the service has achieved. The locality of their re-
cent sk:rmish is on the road mentioned, and about