Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-20
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Captured.
FROM the MISSISSIPPI
REBELS CONCENTRATING ON THE
MISSISSIPPI.
VAS HINGTON NEWS
FROM the MISSISSIPPI
REPORTED CAPTURE or YANceY


NV YORK. March l9-The following are the
details of the battle at Newbern:
Com. Rowan was in command of the fleet of
runboats, and had sunken vessels, torpedOes and
other rebel distractions to overcome and pass,
but surmounted them all with only slight damage
to two of his fifteen vessels.
a Two brigs and nineteen schooners were sunk
by the rebels above two rebel batteries. The lat
ter were silenced, the sunken vessels passed and
our flag hosted over the rebel batteries as our
forces went along.
This was on Saturday afternoon and night
closed in.
On Sunday morning a heavy fog set in but
lifted, when our boats passed up safely aud 81
fenced Fort Thompson with its two heavy CO.
lumbiads then Fort Ellis with two guns was cap
tured after pretty brisk fighting. But the rebels
fed in panic and our flag was hoisted over the
fort.
Only one fort was left to be engaged. and
Newbern would he at the mercy of our troops.
This was Fort Lane but the rebels having enough
of the boats offered little if any resistance, and
fled.
The rebels then fired a large number of scows
filed with rosin and turpentine. intending to float
them down and burn our gunboats, but they got
stuck and burnt away furiously.
The-gunboats then sheled the depot and track
but-our troops had then crossed, and a white tas
was hosted.
Our navy did not lose man.
Operations the land were briefly as follows
Our troops landed twelve miles below Newbern
Gen. Reno's brigade in the advance, most of the
troops being SD anxious to land, that nearly ey.
cry regiment jumped into the water and wadei
ashore and the whole division ashore in less
than two hours.
After marching two miles they found deserted
rebel camps with fires burning AMI hot rebe
breakfasts untasted.
a breastwork was only passed and the division
bivouacked for the night, and early in the morn
Ing skrmishing began.
Fosters brigade comprising the Massachusetts:
Oath, 25th Goth and 23d, with the 10th Connec
tcut in reserve. were in line and engaged
twenty gun battery of the rebels on their left
flank, who sbowered grape, canister and shell
upon them; also heavy musketry from their in
fanuy.
The second brigade. comprising the 2lst Mass
achusetts, 57th New York, 5lst Pennsylvania
and 9Th New Jersey, engaged them on the right
and the General of the third brigade took position
in front
The first brigade bore the brunt of the battle
and the oath Massachusetts, soon had Majo
Stevenson and Lieutenant Horton wounded, ans
the SD Massachusetts lost Lieutenant COlone
Merritt by cannon ball carrying away one sid
OF his body.
Hc lobu OOiHcCtiCut "ciC W SHppOi
the 9th Massachusetts, which had suffered yer,
severely.
The Sd brigade executed flank moyemen
and the order to charge bayonets was gwen ant
hand hand Tght ensued of the most desper
ate charaCer, when our troops drove the rebel
out at the point of the bayonet charging then
out of sight.
The rebels took possession of railroad trail
and fed from Newborn, burning the bridges, tn
Worthington House. some private dwellings AM
a number of whisky and turpentine distieries.
Slaves had commenced pillasing but wer
STOPPED.
a large number of Unionists were found in tn
CITY,