The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-04-01

If It gets no worse it will do. vi his seventy
horses two-thirds dead Or are writing In agony
in his rear. Nearly all his men are disabled, and
one Of his runs is choked by ball which has lodg-
ed and will not be removed. But the little rife
is steady at work. and the enemy feels 1t, for gun
after Gun Of theirs is silenced as Latham draws
a bead upon them. This battery Is CALLING to the
Yankees and they determine to assall H. The H.
fantry come steadily up to their work Ike veterans;
but grape aud canister and short fuses are hard to
take. and HAYWOOD, with CamPbells boys, and
Barber with Lee ; gall them as they come They
tatcr and fall back at the first Voiey and the hrst
round Fresh troops come to their support and Il
second attempt is made on the centre-Brem
heartily Joining in this time. The first voley
staeoers them, but they recover and advance but
to meet the second and then tall back IN disorder.
The firing now ceased, and our troops along the
line set up wild cheer
In the meantime, for an hour and a half had
now claIsed, the fighting had extended along the
ri hit and beyond the railroad for some quarter OF
a mile The militia resting on the lett OF the
railroad had fed, and Gen. Branch bad ordered
up Ave companies Of his reserve (Avcrysj under
Lieutenant Colonel Hoke, and posted them at the
pancoupe battery covering the right Hank OF
Canl,hclis brigade The firing again resum-
cd and was briskiy maintained Oh 10th sides, cx-
teuding from the intersection OF the old Beaufort
road to nearly the centre Of Nance's command.
An ATTEMPT was now made to flank the breastworks
resting on the railroad. To what extent this was
successful wc.could not learn; but Col SIncar re-
ported to Col. Campbe that he was outtianked,
aud nstaking the order Of Col Campbell, 1t seems,
he drew off his men and retired from the field.
This left all exposed space on the right of Col.
IIaywoods command OF nearly one third OF lnlle
y full regiment of the enemy now turned that point
and advanced in good order Haywood ) right,
hat RI pEip th,,, h-ct cllIT T..
aud supposed they had been manoeuvcrng. I'm
mediateiy he saw them shake out the ''stars and
stripes" and advance rapidly upon his flank. In
stanty filing his from the trenches, and fac
ing them to the enemy, he took his position beside
his colors and with scntoran lungs gave orders to
charge" and with yell full of the hcndlshness
Of bell itself they dashed forward upon the advanc
ing foe aud drove them like sheep around and ac-
ross the brcastworks delivering a murderOus fire
upon the flying enemy, and pilmg up the wounded
and the dead in the ditch in front He then
returned with his command to his former position
in the trenches.
In the meantime Gen. Branch had ordered for
ward Col Avery with the other companies Of the
reserves and had placed them beyond the railroad
to protect the flank and to support Maj. Car
nchaels left; aud five companies Of Col. Lees
regiment had also been ordered from the left to
support Col Haywood's right But the column
rapidly down and in strong force successfully out
fankcd Col. Haywood, and being unable to resist
this force and his support not coming up, he fell
back as did also the few remaining at the
battery aud Lees and Sloaus regiments, IN good
order, and reported to Gen Branch. The enemy
now came dashing around and over the works,
and these regiments were ordered to retreat to-
wards town, it being made the duty of Co Hay
,od 20 Ia Ike possession of Clarmount Bridge and
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Avery and Col. Vance to fall back, but the enemy
pressed them rapidly, getting round in the for
nearly quarter Of Il mile, and the orders failed
to reach them. Col Hoke succeeded in cutting
his way through the enemy, whilst Col. Vance
made dash, followed by his Lieutenant Colonel,
Burgwyn, with the section of Brems battery,
which was posted on his right. Col. Avery was
completely hcmmed in and captured, with
most of his immediate command.
The troops from the left had now crossed the
river and the enemy was pressing upon them.
Capt. j. Mcleod Turner, Company f, of Camp
bells lett to fire the bridge as the enemy adj
vanced upon it. This task well and promptly
done as the enemy approached, and thus the
treat of the commands Of Avery and Vance
cut off-not however till the section of Brems
battery had been ordered to gallop forward by
Lieut-Col Burgwyn, and had safely crossed the
bridge in the very teeth uf the enemy The
my Delhg between tHtln anu the bridge, ana the
bridge being Oh fire, Col. Vance and Lieut-Col.
lIoke struck off towards their left with their com
mands, and made good their escape by crossing
Brico's creek, and took up the line of march to-
wards kinston by the Trent road.
/ The TROOPS that had crossed the river by the
railroad bridge and were in Newborn, were
, ordered by Gen. Branch to fall back upon Tus-
carora, whilst he superintendcd the destruction of
the railroad bridge and the public property in the
town. " hilSt engage! In this and during the re-
treat, the encmys gun boats passed up towards
the town and commenced to shell it. landing large
bouies of fresh troops under fire of their guns
And to their eternal disgrace let it be added that
they shclled the train moving off loaded with wo-
men and children, as they did the crowded streets
as they ran about IN terror and dismay The last
train had gone the last stragglcr had left the fallen
and burning town. when Gen Branch rode for
ward to 1uscarora and conducted the retreat TO
kin>ton in good order. BY Saturday at noon that
portion Of the army that had come BY way of Tus-
carora had been quartcred and cared for; pckets
out for miles around Kins'on, and bv noon
on Sunday the troops tha, had come by way of
Trenton were all IN, and two hours afterwards we
witnessed a dress parade Of the routed troops
This is truthful statement of thi, battle and is
by means highly colorcG. When the history
of the present war comes to be written, the i'm
partial HISTORIANS will pass with approving word
the de eds Of the brave handful of the de-
Tenders OF the indetensible town of Newborn. The
forces Of the enemy actually engaged at one time.
relieved b. fresh troops as occasion required yyara