Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-04-15

better to endure them for the present and de-
Ter to more propitious time an investigation
OF the conduct of the Generals, for, in the
meantime, their services were required and
their influence useful. For these reasons, q en-
| erals Floyd and Pillow were assigned to duty,
for l still felt confidence in their gallantry,
| their energy and their devotion to the Con-
| fede-scy.
have thus recurred to the motives by which
L have been governed, from deep personal
sense Of the friendship and confidence you have
always shown me, and from the conviction that
| yersity.
All the reports requisite for a full, official
| Investigation have been ordered Generals
Floyd and Pillow have been suspended from
command.
Here follows some allusiens not necessary
| to an understanding Of the main objects of tho
letter, and a statement of the disposition Of
| the forces in command, which il is not deemed
necessary to publish The letter closes as fol
lows
1 have troubled you with these details, as I
cannot properly communicate them by tCle-
graph.
The test of merit in my profession, with the
people, is success. II is a hard rule, but
think it right. If join this corps to the forces
OF Gen. Beauregard (I confess hazardous ex-
pertinent then those who are now declaiming
against me will be without an argument.
Your friend, A. S. JoHNsr
FROM NORTH CAROLINA.
he5sF account Of the operations Of General
Burnside.
The Fayetteville Observer learns from re-
liable source that up to the 2lst instant Fort
Macon had not been attacked, but that Yam
kee regiment was at ShepardsviIle on the night
Of the 2ist instant. Shepardsville is in Carter
county: about ii miles from Beaufort and Is
miles from Fort Macon. The enemy have
taken possession of Swansboro' which ia a
| small port at the end of Bogue Sonnd about 80
miles from Wilmington, and had advanced 10
Poilocksville, in Jones county. Gen. Ransom S
brigade, we learn, Is looking after them OF
the strength Of our force in that scotion we say
nothing. II is, however, believed to be ample
Not half a dozen persons had left Beaufort
their means Of egress having been cut off The
Carolina City Hotel had been burnt by order
It is said, of Col. White, the commander at
Fort Macon for what reason we cannot imagine
Fort Macon is fully provisiOned for six mon tbs
which will serve for eight or ten months if
carefully preserved. There are five North
Carolina companies there, having probably
about 500 effective men. These companies are
Capt BlOunts, from Wilson county; Capt
COgsdelis, formerly Andrews, from Wayne;
Capt. POOLS and Capt. Manney's, from Car
teret, and Capt. Guyon's, from NcWbern
These have no higher officer than Captain,
and Gel. White, OF the Confederate army, Cof
Mississippi,) is in command. He is n graduate
OF West Point, about twenty-eight years Of
sSe, and had been in the United States army.
He has the reputation Of being as brave man
as ever lived.
A number Of negroes had run away and gone
into Newbern, but Burnside did not feed them
and had them delivered up to their owners
whenever applied for. Six Of them had been
shot by the Yankee sentinels
few days ago and took quiet possession, the
troops marched through the town and depart
ed without perpetrsting any Of their custom cry
oatrages. From our exchanges we learn that
| the Yankees hoisted the United States fac
over the Court House, cheering it, whilst tho
people remained perfectly silent. They des-
troyed a gunbost. and some gun carriages :;
threatened to hang any negroes that came to
their boats, and expressed disappointment at
not finding Union feeling there.