The New York herald., 1862-12-19

Having specified the object OF the expedition TO com
plete the will give brief description Of the
country from Newbern TO Goldsboro, beginning witha
SKETCH OF KNsToN AND VICINITY.
Kinston is . post village Of Lenor county,
North Carolina, and is situated the Neuse river
Il 10 distant from Raleigh, in an air line drawn
in . southeasterly direction, about seventy miles.
but is seventy -four miles by railroad. 1t 10 much
farther by the turnpike road, which ia ANYTHING
but straight In its II is distant from Newbern
about thirty three miles BY railroad and about forty BY
water and nearly that distance by the turnpike road
Il has not heretofore been much commercial importance
except the capital OF Lsno county which has an area
Of about four hundred and y square miles, or about
2Ss 600 This county 10 situated In the south.
eastern part North Carolina and nsersectsd by the
Neuss river which navgble by large boats throughout
the county The surface Of the country nearly level
and the soil senssaly Of sandy nature. The county
was formed in l7e1, and named in honor o. Gsneral
william Lenoir aa ofcsr in the OF the Revolution.
The population in 1850 numbered S2S, and in 1880,
10 229, Of whom onshalf were slaves
- SKETCH or 0oLDsB0R } AND VICINITY.
coldsboro, often spelled Godsborough, s an import
ant post village Of Wayne county, N. G. Al this
place Is found the junction Of the railroads running
from Raleigh 10 Newbern and Beaufort and from Rich
mond through Petersburg and Weldon 10 Wilmington and
Charleston, g. c. rs distant from Ral,gh by rail-
road about forty.eight miles, and from Kinsson
about twenty six miles. II also distant
from Weldon about seventy miles. from Whining
ton about eghtynve miles, from Petersburg hundred
and forty one miles, from Richmond hundred and
sixty three miles and from Charleston, South Carolina
about three hundred miles II Is the capital Of Wayne
county and s situated the Neuse river. The first
house was built in 1s41; but not until the year
ls4s began TO show any very great sign Of i'm
provement From that time, however 1t improved rapidly
until IL became OF the most hourishng places In the
state The public buildings new and considered
remarkably fine. Steamboats, ascend the river as
nigh as this place for about twothrds Of the year
Three newspapers at one time published in Colds
boro, which had then a nonrishing seminary for
each sex. The population in 1850 numbered
about fifteen hundred, and has since increased.
wayne county which Is situated in the east central part
Of the state estimated OF four hundred
ATTY square miles, 5000 acres. is traverscd by
river, which Is navgable for steamboats, and
n bounded on the north-northeast by the Contenny
creek The surface OF the country Is nearly level and
the soil generally sandy, but is more fertile the
river It is iutersected by the Weldon and Wilmington
Iaroad and the North Carolina Railroad The population
OF the county 1890 according 10 the last census
II, ,e06, OF whom 5,451 were slaves.
SKETCH or NEUsR RIVER.
The Neuse river, on which the eunboats operated on
this occasion, rises In Person county 10 ne hortnsrn part
OF North Carolina, and, next 10 Cape Fear river Is
the largest river that rises and terminates IN the
State. The whole length Is about three hundred
miles and the general direction southeastery. After
passing waynesboro, Goldsboro and Ncwbern empties
itself into the western part or Pamlco sound through
an estuary which is several miles wide more than
twenty five miles long II Is navgabe for steamboats,
throughout eight months Of the from Its mouth to
wayncs boro over hundred miles Smaller boats can
ascend the river for two hundred miles. After Il has
passed through the middle part Of ts the river
flows through sandy pans which are occupied by cxten
svc forests Of pitch pine.