The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-03-25
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
From the Raleigh Journal.

We made an Intellectual attempt to be present at
the battle Ct Newtcrn. We were an eye witness.
however, Of most Of the incidents accompanying
the retreat.
On reaching Raleigh We were astounded and
mortified with tina ridiculous ruInors afoat and
with the evidently malicious SANDERS heapcd upon
rho risking their lives in their country :
cause, by set of lazy loafers, who have neither
the spirit the courage Of men, but who hang
upon society to retard and annoy it. 1t is with
view of correcting of these and oi
denouncing some of these ISLANDERS that We now
make the following statements:
Our troops have neither been all killed nor
captured at Ncwbern. They were routrd it is
true Forty-fre hundred men could not withstand
n body of twenty thousand well srrncd and we'll
disciplined troops, with every appliance they could
desire. But they rallied quickly as any routed
body Of soldiers ever did or could. They are not
demoralized in the slightest. They are again
ready to meet the enemy, and are anxious to do
SO. 1t is abornab!e falschood to say they
behaved badly No body Of troops fought
with greater gailantry.
The losses have been TidIcu!ouslv exaggerated
The loss IN killed will not exceed fifty; we think;
nor will the number captured reach over one hun
dred, If the late reports from kinston be correct
The only field officer killed OF wounded is Maj
Carmichael of the 10th regiment killed.
1t is not necessary to deny the statement of
some cnntemptble poltroon that ten. Branch was
cue of the FIRST to quit the field. 1t is lie, and
the originator of it knew it to be So Gen
Branch in the saddle the greater part Of three
days and nights, and did not leave Ncrbern till
its streets were swarming with Yankees and the
bombardmont Of the town had Aearly ceased.
Many of the officers of the regiments dis
tiuguished themselves, those who SANDER them
never. will. OF these hereafter Of the troops
will have more to say hereafter. 1t is false to
say they came away without their arm. We en-
tered Kinston with some fourteen to fifteen hun
dred of them and did not see fifty men with
out arms. This is true also of those who were
there before rs ard Of those who came after
Every regiment brought III it's coors fyiny and
Immediately resumed its organization is it reached
head quarters at kiuston.
We learned from Jno. y. Whitford, ESQ
President of the Atlantic Railroad, that all the
sagiues aud rolling stock OF the Company were
brought away, and that every pound of cotton and
naval stores In the town was consumed before the
enemy took possession.
Our troops we're not beaten at Newbern They
were oVerpowered by superior numbers and re-
tired to save capture. They, were sacrificed by
sparse numbers by incompetent engineering, and
BY dot calling himself Gen Gatiin, who should
be at once ordered by the people to leave the
State, if the authorities at Richmond refuse OF
neglect to remove him.
LATEST FROM SENBERN.
E's FROM The Raleigh Journal Of Saturday.
We 1.-THE Scuior) have just returned from a
second trip 10 Einstou, where We mingled freely
with the army, officers and men, and found them
IN the best possible spirits, eager for another
meeting with the Hessans In this connection
We will at once remind those at home, for whose
4ycs and property these brave fellows are risking
all-that nearly every man on the field in the late
battle lost everything but what he stood in
clothing, blankets, tents, &c. They are literally
destitute-not having change of under or over
elothing-many of them shoeless and stockngless.
The State authorities are furnishing everything
they have got, which is not much, considering the
condition Of the men. 1t rests with the patriotic
ladies TO supply again the articles of shirts,
drawers, stockings, uudershirts, &c. These can
not be purchased where the troops now are, and
If they could be, the men have not the means to
buy them, for the reason that with all their bag
gage they lest THEN little stock Of money also.
We need only name their circumstances to arouse