, 1862-11-17
GEN. FOSTERS EXPEDITION.
Rebel Accounts Of the Capture Of
Hamilton. N. C.-lfeported Fight nt
1Arboro+ EdKeeothb County.

lErcm the Richmond Dispatch, Nov. 19.1
There is no longer any doubt that the enc
my's tCrces in Eas1e11 North Car0lin3 are
moving on Weldon. with T.ew to tapping
the railroad at tlat point. We published
some days ago au account Of 8 fight which
tock place between three companies Of the
26th North Carolina regiment, and the adganee
guard Of the enemy was repul=ed, our loss
being ten Killed and txenty-n;1e wounded.
Later intelligence furnishes us with some
fuller particulars 0. the aivance, NON which
it appears that the enemy landed large forces
at Washington On Sunday, aud advanced to-
wards Hamitton and took possession Of that
town. I: is reported that they destgoyed
nearly the entire place. Their force st Ham
i}tcn is represented to DC about 10000 infant-
erab1c force Of cavalry. They arc also report
ed TO hare landed a large force at PALMYRA,
Halifsx county, soIac twenty-five or thirty
miles from Weldon. Gen. Pettiete~ COM
rnands the confederate forces at y eidon. Tae
Yankee are said to be commanded By General
Foster.
There was report in circulation on S1tar-
day that an engagement occurred iu the vi2ln'
ity OF TaFboro, Edgtcosno county, on Thurs
Gay last, between some SIX regiments OF NORTH
! Cazulfna State troops, under the comln .nd ot
Gov. Vance and Gen. Martin, aud about 10, 900
| Of the enemy. The Raleigh Journal Of sasur::
day says that this report was Incorrect, aud
and that nothing Of the Kind haa taken place
since the fight on Sunday evening.
The impression prevails that the enemy /:
Of Williamson, Martin county. with the in
tention OF attacking some point on the lire O
the Wilmington au0 Weldon rai!roed
A dispatch from GoldsboFo, dsted 10 o'cloci
Friday night states that there hid b:ea u
fighting, and that the enemy had retfeated +
understand how they could have retrea:=
towards Weldon, since that is the poio
towards which they we're supposed TO he Z!
Tancing.
lF1om the Richmond Wing, Nov. 1a-1
The news from the Roanoke region Of Mort
: Caro1iras las, withtn-the past few days, OF
, casioned some ouyisty in the public mint
,, movements about to be N ade AZ alu5t til
: : raitoaf15 running fr1u Petersburg to wi
u.ingtou, and that Weldon is the point to b
attacked. II is presumed that IL view of Il
, probability above mentioned, the proper pr
r cautiouery measures naye b:eu taken for Il
defense Of this impo.tant line Of commune
a tieu. The Raleigh Standard gives the follo'
= ing statement Of the recent skir1isn ne
: Hamilton:
It appears that three companies Of tue IS:
n North Carolina regiment had been sent
- Hamilton or Williamson, IS other forces h;
been sent to other points, to enable our Pc
Il t pie toreuoge their negroes, and Other mnV
- able property beyoad the enemF's line
| M&OE were 8F31tiuR ENGU4SEis E5 y! Ell5 ~ ILL
:, nept. and were removing large numbers
h | blacks. The Yankees, hearing OF this, dete
- 11iued to prevent it, If possible, and hen
70 moved force in the direction Of Hamilton
WILLIAMSON
4 Col. Burgwyn. with bis small force, det'
- mined to arrest their progress, and hence I
- tackled them, keeping in check very s9{
- rior force Of the enemy until reinforced, VII
= he determined to fall back to a better +
sition. The rumors about the landing Of t
i, enemy in Berthe and On Tar River, and Of
[. intended advance on, Tarboro, were
lie7ed to be premature. We hope that t
= umored destruction Of property at Hamllt
b7 the enemy is magnided Or uafounded-
Z. Still later adFlces are received througf
80 passenger who reached Raleigh from Iarot
on Friday last. he reports that our troG
), met the enemy seven miles beloW Il
is town on Thursday, and drove him b.
to the shelter Of his ,guohoats; q
that the Inhabitants OF Tarboro a
and the adjacent country, apprehenslve OF
other advance, are;moVin9 OF q fast as II
can. Another report ss5s that our troops
Thursdays engagement were commanded
4 Gen. Martin and Gov. Vance, nnd tut Il
~ ~ succeeded in repulsing the enemy, but =
~ -. heavy luss o. both sides. 4 letter feoal
.y boro, dated Wednesday afternoon, ststes
~ ~ the emmy, i, Geo strong, was within fit
az 1ni]es CT that place.
IL 1From the Richmond Dispatch, Nov. III
1so There Is no 1onser any doubt taat the