, 1862-03-20
FROM kENBEM, N. C.
The Gallantry Of his Troops
How His Gunboats Went Ahead.

The Gailantry OF MS troops
How His Gunboats Went Ahead.
The Reported Capture OF
Beaufort.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1
WASHINGTON, Marcel, -, 1862.
There is great indignation among newspa-
per men at the appearance, exclusively in the
1nte2lig6nce7, with only four hundred sub
scribers, Of Gen. Burnside's report Of the
capture Of Newbern, denied to telegraphic
correspondents Of the press. The report states |
the Federal loss at 81 killed and 4G6 wounded,
many morta1ly. The enemy's loss is less.
Our force, all three brigades, landed at slo-
GUMS Creek, eighteen miles, below Newbern,
wadipg waist deep to shore, and marching
knee deep in mud twelve miles. One whole
regiment was required to drag eight pieces Of
artillery. The naval force she1led the road in |
advance. Our troops biFouacked on the night |
of the 18th, and On the morning Of the 14th |
ad1anced-Foster's Brigade up the main
country road to attack the enemy's left;
Reno's Brigade up the rai1road to attack the
right; Gen. Parks Brigade supporting the
latter.
The report goes On to say, that after an en-
gagement Of four hours we succeeded in carry
ing continuous line Of field works over
nlnc ~ ieogtn, p1o'ee'eo Oh 1ne fi'er LILLE W
battery OF IL hea'} guns, and Oh the oppo-
site flank by line Of rddouts extending over
Bo1f ;, mill, for r;aemen anil f3a,7 nsscrs IN
ua4 = .ue' ~. ..seu +,'1o ns4o p41eea;t4
Luz n'ioss VI s"anp anu oenee 1o8es' WHICH
line the entire work The rebel garrison con-
sisted Of eiuht regiments of iuf,ntry. 800 cay
a'fy ti1u m . oat'eiies u Ae1u af.nte's' SIX guas
e1ch. The position was finally carried by
most gallant charge Of. our men, which eua-
h1ed us to gain tic rear Of all the batteries.
Thc oaranee to Nauhern yos t1en 7ona hv a
1ue a4tHnss ~ l'e~o os.u ".e '"en oone os
| rapid march of the entire force up tic main
road aud the rai1road, the naval heet, mean-
timc. pushing m the river. throwing shut
."o' P45 ~ W. .t.' ''4t0"Ao5 7"''
INTO Inc 1e1ts ano ID lfont VI US.
The enemy, after ret1eatfng in great coufu-
| ~, 4,-o@.:no- o,rox, 1,,.,,,s.,ts 49,. f..
e'on' tn'o" Aus a"us o4AAe' at"e' ese''
across Mc fa'i'oaa ofiage ana 1he country
| N:. NJ. - l ss.1
passun- 1n's' aAso, eaasea some as1ea-
t1on in occupying tho town by our military
force, but the naval force had arrived ut the
"ns.'se ''0 ~eN SA1e N'"A " N0eAA
guns.
| Inc city Was set on hre by the retreat1us
rebels, who had been reinforced during tue
enpagemnnt hut the flames we're nnt ont
ens' :As...:..H.. ~ -. ~
sixts-four guns, several vessels, a quantity Of
ammunition and stores, and took oyer two
t,,,a~.d ,,-iso,o,s
A.1q "o pls..s.'..., f ,.z:-,.x,
aen. Burnside thinks the landing and march
nrsises hcartily his men. he sums m thus
/ :Er0N.s.,- ,.n,.A f
, owing TO the dlmenlt nature OF the landing
, our men were forced to wade ashore waist
deem. march throuph mud to point twelve
,;,as a;s.o1t - 49, 49,
, ha'3ss aie'ahe, oAsoeae VI avn, naihas sioone
in rain storm for the night, and then en-
gage the enemy at daylight under fog, fight
;ne them fopr bours amid a dense foe tha,
prevented them from seeing the position
the epemy; and finally advancing rapidly ore
had roads nnon the c7tv-,,
49, vsf~ ,1a-s1, n r,,o .o,,o 49,
r Ne" 1oRh' Aafcn ls'-4ne 1olio"lng af4
| the details Of the battle at Newberp, Nortl
, Carolina:
1 ~, po, e., ,o,,,.,o,,a os +.o aoot j,
I'LL noahs ~, ~ ~ ne,, ~ nalaa1 - ts,nsGae tun
IND orhs, nh 4chel % obstTnetons to orercoa'e an
nus '1t srr,raunfcd III 1ri3h si;oht dai,au
1s, wv a s9aansaa,s s's4 na hr;oa ~ u' thr5
sase ana -, a 1fnateen schoonerx were sy,S h
= t1c m chris nboye Two rebel batteries. The Tai
d ter were Ellenced-the eunken vessels passed
= and cur flag heisted over the slisnced battt
Iies, rs our 1orse went !'oag along: -, m vas 0
d 1,nd:r morn;nn haa1rv 10 st In Int life;
IS Wien Dir boats passed M safely. si.encIn
:, Fort Thomnson With its two hsayT colnu
= :, biads; then Fort. Ellis, with nine guns, va
a captured, after pretty brisk fighting, but th
rebels fed soon in psnlc, aud our dag wave
1t over another fort.
A Only one fort was left to be engaged, an
~ Ncwbc1n weu1d be at the mercy Of our troop
IL enoneh Of The boats. offered little # auy \