The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-03-25


in this destitute condition are, Col Campbelrs
18th. Col. Lees, Col Avery's 33d, Col. Vance's
10Th, Col. sloans 9th, Col Sinclairs 35th. We
trust the patriotism of the State will not permit
these brave fellows longer to suffer.
We paid our second visit to the camp to collect
full particulars relative to the late battle, and
succeeded; but we must defer the publication till
our next issue In the meantime We may state
facts the following: Col, Avery is neither killed
nor wounded, but is a prisoner, with a eonsidera-
bic portion of his command. We had the follow
ing returns of our losses direct from him, he hav-
ing buried all our dead after being captured. The
whole of our losses in the hands OF the enemy
are: As killed. 81 wounded. 202 prisoners making
total Of 30g These, with two or three dead,
brought away by their cpinrades, constitute their
entire loss.
Maj Carmi"hael is certainly killed, and he,
brave fellow was the only field officer that fell or
was wounded. 1t is 10y no means certain that
Can't Rand of this county, was killed. We
believe from all we heard on the matter that he
is prisoner.
The loss of the enemy is uncertain Our flag
of truce party learned from Yankee officers On
Monday last that their loss in killed and wounded
was from SerrHteen hUndrrd to ftco M"usu"d.
Up to latest accounts no movement had been
made by the enemy. We lett kiuston on Thus
day evening The enemy spickcte were out to the
distance OF from SIX 10 ten mites
! The damage to the tbwn Of Newbern by fire
was slight. The Yankees were plundering in all
| directions abd were little more than drunken
mob. They were pillaging all round the neighbour
! hoed-steallng negroes, robbing hsnroosts, driv-
! ing off stock &c.
| Considerable reinforcemcnts had arrived at our
! headq uarters and were continuing to arrive. We
! deem it impotic to record the movements of our
! troops or to mention dctences.
! Gen. Gatlin has been superseded by Gen.
| Anderson, and Cen Robt Ransom had joined
! Gen Branch in the command of the brigades.
| Gen French has been ordered TO Wilmington for
duty. The most vigorous movements, internally
and externally, characterize our army in the New
! bern district
| 1t was rumored that Gen Burnside had sent by
! flag of truce to demand the surrender of Fort
! Macon. The reply of the officer in command
simply was, "See you ID first" This rumor
goes for what it is worth
| Cotton and naval stores were being DESTROYED in
large quantities on the line of the enemys sup
| posed advance. The enemy had made no advance
! from Newbern.
| The Goldsboro' Tribune announces that Brig
| Gen. Gatliu has been relieved of his command
and that Gen. j r. Anderson has been placed in
| command OF the Department of North Carolina.
| The Tribune announces the following wounded
! persons in the hospitals about Gold>boro':
| It'll Rryiment-D. L. McKoy and Julius A .
Parker, of IIelcll County; Elias Crawford, of
/ Davidson, and ". c. c. Wilson, of Mecklcuburg
26h R'yime"L-Serst. G j Banks and W Z
! Burt, Of Wake; Charles Jones, of Moore, and
| l. B Smith, Of Chatham.
27h Rrgimemt.--John Nixon, of Pitt, and Kin
| chen Cobb, of Greene.
| $50 Regimcnt-Arch d Mcleod of Cumbcr-
land, and John Guy, l. Henry, and David lie
card OF lrcdcll.
35h R,giment-Neil Medln aud Sergt Roo
McRae of Moore
37M Regiment 1t. W Stewart and Corp
\ J Stewart Of Ashe, Manly Hatton and b
Brook shire Of Alexander, and JAS Jones of AL
| ley any.
John Ritchey of Catawba Of Capt Brenl's artil-
lery, wounded very severely in leg, the ball pass
ing in at his ankle and coming out on the other
side near his kree He ran after he was wounded
800 yards, mounted artillery horse, aud rode
into Kinston He thinks he fired at least 90 balls
at the enemy before he retreated. All of Brems
artillery was captured he states but two peices
which guarded the bridges.
Oar Loss IN Guns at Nctrbr-n.-The follow
ing statement of our batteries at Newbern will give
our readers an idea of the loss we have sustained
in guns:
We present here description Of the fortifca-
tons taken by the enemy, so that our readers
may form some idea of our loss in material
! Fort Thompson was the most formidable forti-
| fcaton the river. 1t was four miles from
Newborn, and mounted 13 guns, two of them rifled
81 Founders.
! Fort Ellis, three miles from Newbern, mount
ed eight heavy guns. 1t commanded by
! Capt Edelin's Company i First Maryland Rcgi
meHt. Finding that the other Notifications had
. fallen, Capt. +. ordered his guns to be dsmount.
ed, (having no spikcs,) and they threw them down
/ the enlhank ment.
Fort Lane, mounting eight guns, two miles
from Newbern, was blown up, Captain Mayo los
! ing his life by remaining to fire the magazine
! Tie was killed by the explosion.
! Union Point Battery, mie from Nnwbern
mounted two guns, 1t manned by the Con-
feterate Minstrcls, under the command of Chas
! 0. White, Manager. This battery fired but twice
aud then with but little effect the enemy being
out Of range. Three of the llnstrels are missing
/ 1t is thought they taken prisoners.
, Speaking Of the battle, the Rchnond Wing
says: Our mem 900 in number-fought for
hours with daring hero+ln, and several times re-
/ pulsed the enemy, more than three times their
number. The loss of the town inevitable,
aud so ii seems WAS the murderous assault upon
the women and children by the worse than vandal
foe
The Dispatch says: No one acquainted with
the situation of affairs at that point could have
been surprised at the result. \ small land force,
without adequate Notifications could not be ex-