New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-08

the l7th 80 IN escort The whole nhder coul-
mani Of Major Bartholomew, 9Th Massaehusetts,
volunteer Ala 90 Col. Howard. The nam BODY
pushed rapidly on, aud in due time reached the
vicinity ofho shngle.fort," where brief hal Was
ordered and the adyance-guard was sent cautiously
forward. On turning a bend ~ the ROAD, the oihiss
cane into view, bat t and rs chromium KS were III
Cislinctly seeD on account o! the NICK lohase VI
the tres and the lay OF the land. Instead OF the
"iorl, mounting sir g1ns, which they had expected
10 encounter our advanced guard saw rather hlgn,
and apparently deep brees,work, maze Oh buhdle'
~ single wbich commanded The bridge ana us
approaches. bat whether mounting cannon or hol'
th cond lot discover The head oil Tue column
had hardly got around the bend, before y0ilcy OF
dozen murkels or shot-gnus fired upon II, when
,yas returned. One OF the held-pIeces was then
brought 20 the front, and shell was thrown, winch
missed the breastwork, but raked building az the
rear from end 20 end. second rohbu
male havoc v i'm the right wing OF tie brcastwork,
scattering the .hnge Ike hying feathers IN the ar
still no answer from Rebel artillery, and oar men
began 20 think that either some deep game was
being payc Or The importance 81 The work had been
exaggerated. Three rounds OF shel were lireJ'
sDd a lew voilcys were EXCHANGED between oar
esirrnishers aud the enemy, when Ct drge 81
cavalry wac ordered and executed in fine style.
Down the road and over tie shaking bridge cint-
tered the troopers, and away, like 70 many inthl.
ened brds flow the httle band OF Hetel hor,e ana
foo The pile Of ,hingles was too high ana deep 10
time an opening was made, through winch they
dashed. Tie fleeing erewy having good STAR,
took up the turnpike iast as Their feet wond iet
them, and our cavalry Rad chase OF more than Two
mites before they could come up with them. Two
orv were clpilred, the remainder taking 20 tho
ihirkly- imlc d swamp and escaping.
On entering the village it was found that the men
like the mic rable pOltroous they have shown
Themselves in every nstsnce-had fled, leaving Their
families to the tender mercles OF the 90 hfelngs,
mercenaries," and heasians,' AZ they call ne.
Svift Creek IL poor little, struggling village, with
~, lew dwellings and brae Of stores its diaplJaled
lepc.e. weedy lauds, horde OF negroes, black and
b,prcif. loalng about. The creek Is d.ep-some say
more than 10 e e deepsndis dark waters are made
darker vet by the shade OF the high steep banks,
aud th- dense overhanging woods.o Inc stream =
not wide perhaps not more THAI 2OO yards Ou II II
a poqtiou that could H. successiully defended b1
very snail force against very large one. We
learned from the remaining villagers that The day
lefore eighty Rebel cavalry had been there, and
tia' guns were o have been placed posillon snort
~ if VIC bad not come.
Major Bar,boomew's party met with no obstacle
10 il alvaace and by The middle OF the afternoon
had taken poss, ssiOu Of the lower bridge, where
gun and rarty were left Ia charge OF Lieut.. OiFdId,
and pushed Oh "A mile 20 further 10 the houee oi
y illisrn Helitaqe. They rested here that night,
the men supplying Themselves and their animals
with food partly from Quarermastcr Hedden
store. and partly by ioIaging. Three days raiions
had teen taken with the force from Newbesn, bnt
the grounding o. the fleet forced the QuarteroAsIer
70 leave all aboard except what The men carried ia
their verracks aud part Of the forage that could
be- loaded on 81 fats The f0TageIs cent ont iron
line 10 time returned with horses, bugl1es mules,
and one oi the sailor men actually aptufed JACK
.ss which be turned over 70 the captain OF ms gun
amid tue eers aud merlmen' OF the whole force Inc
long-eared, Exaggerated brute proclaimed DE arr
vel by .etting ny an mccarthy bray, when 80
stgrtl.d the group oil sailors about, that they turned
Ia lee. and Mr. Ass might have broken loose If one
N TAR, with wonderful self-posses ion bad not cref
out Ayast there mako hun iast men; Les adfit.
Rought 10 anchor by the rearsuIed soldering saiOrs
tbe ne. bee,pe A. do,le ~ possbe e., and beng sub
sequeutly dubbed Toe Blgier,' was adopted hs
tle Child Of the Marine Artillery"
The trials and lrbulstious OF tie artlerymen
when enough horses aying been f0raged TO pnll al
the gus, ITO grand bushes. Of hsrDessing com
n,,pred we're great indeed. Every strap and buckle
,.,rned 10 have got in lie wrong place, and all their
Uny.rs We're thumbs.' By some tho breechlngs
yv%olJ be viewed "a Dutch coars, and put the
nor.ss neck; while others would yaihly attempt 10
buckle Tue harness on upsde down, and make the
gisibs III the place where the saddie s1ouio nave
been. Some, in despair, would give mp the job as q
bea one and damn hones aud " horse.ackle' in rho
ronohe.t of explosives. With sailors natural /
fonduess Tor pets, one guns crew adopted a htte !
brown mue and Il small, black pony stallion, bui
johnny Jones and his comrades lay shed ell their NJ
ia tie drag-ro.es. The bugler, tie pony, aud the |
mule adopted children Of the regiment, aIe 10 20 on
.binbc.rJ and share tie ratiOus of their maritime |
f,t ers In time, the tugler aud the mule viii prob
ably have some kind ~ n whistle Fixed ~ their /
uo,hs and be made 20 ipe all hands 20 grog, while
the Sarrh tackle would mutually he taught 10 dan'e
and do other diyertng irirks.
Suii, Creek Village had hardly been taken before |
the irrepFessbe c0utrslaud question presented teel!
for solution. NEGROES came from ala quarters Tor
nro.cc' on md asylum, and toward evening depu.
tatior presentug their ease 10 Col. Howard, ashed
NJ tley would De- permitted to go down TO hewben.
e ausHer sas that he had 10 instructions 10 stop
Them and should not If no had, for the Articles OF
War positively forbid his dong 80. lie gave thc !
-a.ne auswer t. the weeping, hinng, on threaten
INK owners aud 80, right before the lace and eyes
Of their masters aud mslresses, III open day, 100
contrabands of both s'xee aud a agee, got aboard
meat scOw with their elects, and pOlcd down the
creek toward Newbern aud L'ber,yi
L. was part Of Col. IIowaros plan TO push on to |
Kiuston, capture IL with his little force; but
last evening Lieut.. Anderson gdlloped up TO head
ouarters with orders from Gen. Foster toface about
end march toward Nowbern at daybreak. The
command was accordingly given to both columns,
and Col Howard taking Anderson and myself IN bis
feyenoared gig siarled Tor the city ~ o'clock IN
the even ng The creek, although deep, 10 narrow |
aud v-ry ortuoue it, bends being not only frequent
bnt sharp. SO pitehy dark was It that 10 coxswain
could see to steer 80 a lantef was hung over The
BOW, and a man placed there cried out port " aud
starboard" aud ",teady Sir" all night long with
sameness. IL was long, we'ry pull
OF twenty five mica before our tired oarsmsn
brought ms alongside the Picket and gray dawn
- IrnLou before We touched tho city wharyes.
Ih.s morning we learn that tho whole army ia on
the very verge Of forward movement, but hither,
MOI a man OF any rank below that Of brigade COM
mander can tell Is IL not, therefore, iair 70 pre-
,nme thar our bloodthirsty friends IN gray "ie
equally uniformed.
8, A Second Daniel Come 60 Judgment
Ii,ernl Trnn,latiOn Of one Of Gov
asuuI,.x D-Iggs,