Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-10-09
F,gh. at Plymouth, North Carolina.

following in regard to fight in North Carolina
A large body of rebels marched towards Plymouth,
North Carolina, the % instant intending to eI4er
the town and lay it in ashes. A native Carolinian,
knowing the intention of the rebels, quickly to
town and reported it to Captain w. III. Hamuel, Of
Hawkins Zouaves. No time was to be lost To de
Tend the town there company (F oil Hawkins
ZouGyes, company of regularly enlisted loyal North
Caroinias, with such other loyal lighting civilians as
the town could furnish.
All hands were quickly at their posts Half of the
ZOuaves were sick with the fever which prevails there
at this OF the year, and all C the commissioned
officers sick, except Lieut. Green. of the Zoua7es
who was disabled bya wound received in former en-
gagement up Roanoke river.
At the approach of such force some would
have said surrender" but this not the Federal
commanders motto. He took his men, went cut Oh
Tuesday, the % inst aud met the enemy three miles
from the town.
The enemy consisted of infantry and cavalry, the
former uuder Col. Garrett who in fact in command
Of the whole force ard the latter in command OF Cap
tain Pagan. When ihe Union forces came upon the
enemy they found them byOuacked in the woods intend
ing not to attack before the next day. rebel intend
ed giving the alarm OF the approach OF our forces by
firing bis piece, but it missed fire. Our boys took this
as signal of alarm, and they dashed upon them with
great earnestnees fighting the whole force for an
hour.
In the short space OF an hour they whipped force
of four times their humber, Captured Colonel Garrett
gether with many OF the cavalry horses. The rebts
lost thirty killed with the ordinary proportion OF wound
ed When the enemy broke and fed, the loyal North
Caronians fast and fierce in the pursuit Of their
rebel neighbors The chase was given up only when
the enemy completely put to flight
Position OF Affairs n the Uest-The Strength of
the Confederate Army.
Gen. Grant has ordered 600 negroes to beimpress-
ed at Louisville, Ky, to work the defence o! that
city. The Chicago Times says thai city is filed with
refugees from there. letter dated Louisville Sept
%, says:
All communications with Mumfo1dsville and vicinity
is cut off, the enemy, under General Bragg are
occupying that place, and have extended their line Of
pickets in this direction far ShepherdsvG. The
news which reaches this place concerning the position
and movements of forces necessarily very meagre
and unsatisfactory, ard the only thing lett fer the pub
lie to do is to wait anXiously for the denouenent.-
The following is, as nearly as possible be ascertain
3D. correct list of the officers commanding the rebel
army in front of the city, which is known The Second
Department Of the Southwest and OF which Maj. Gen.
Bragg is styled the Commander in Chief:
First Corps EAfmee.-Mai0r- General VIM j. Har
dee, Commanding. First Division, Brigadier General
S. B. Buckner Second Division, Brigade General
Hiiard. Third Division, Brgader- General Slaugh,
ter.
Second Cops d. Armee-Maor General L. Polk
commanding. First Division, Major General Cheat
ham Second Division Brigadier- General 3. Ander
derson Third Division, Brigadier General George
Many
This is tie rebel army as it now stands, and which
is composed OF about fifty thousand but if reports
be true, there is to be another and third corps added
Of which Major General Kirby Smith II to be the COM
mander and which is to be composed q the several d.
visions OF the following named officer namey Gener-
ais Heath, Loadbeater, Rains, Ri, dds Churchill
Claiborne, and MaxeY. What adds much to the pro
baby of this report is the fact that the large number
of rebel troops who had been gathered in front or Gin
cinnat have left that section and at last accounts
moving in this direction. The enemy are gather
ing large number of troops in the SAFE of Kentucky
many of whom have heretofore been acting Union
home guards ln some Instances whole companies have
turned themselves and the United States arms which
had been entrusted to them, over to the rebels.
We copy the following from the San Antonio Herald
emitting the description Of the machine
| BULLET MAKING MACHINE-Mr. Iittlepage, cf
Austin, has, by the help OF our steam engine tested
the capacity OF his new invented and patented bullet
making machine. Quite number OF our citizens, WITH
the officers OF the ordnance department. witnessed the
exhibition and were delighted with the machine
There 20 be limit to the number Of bullets ii
is capable of turning out per minute as one is made
at every revolution of the dies. Sixty per minute were
made with but small pressure of steam, while with
more force over 100 were produced. The bullets
made by the machine are q very superior article O
MIME bullets, being compressed, solid and OF perfect
shape. Any kind of bullet can be made changing the
dies.
The inventor is Texan, and the machine was
made in this State We understand that Major
Macklin, of the ordnance department. is pleased with it
and Will probably accept 1t in accordal with con
tract made some time since between the government ant
Mr.. Littepage. We are certain it will save the gov
ernment money, besides encouraging domestic geniu
| and manufac lures,