The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-12-24
rag BATTLE OF KINsToy.

of The Neuse river, abnut % miles irom
oldsbornugh. The latter place j. On the
same side ut The river with hinstnn.
White Hail is Is miles southeast oi 6nds-
borough, and is on the south side. M rlghl
bank ol the same river. Springbank i
miles fre,a Gnldsbnrougls, aud on he snuth
side. Lord CORVALLIS crossed Il this
place in the revolutionary war, IN i1sl, I'm
bis way from Wilmington 70 Halifax. Fall.
Inv Geek is 30 miles irnm Golasborough, !
aud IN the same side. Raleigh, The seat
Of government of the State. is - miles
from toldsborough, and On the same side
with White Hall.
y II appears that the enrms came np on
/ the Trent river road. On the south sliie "
the Neuse. On Friday Dec. II, ,kir-
m,.h took place a. Mr.. .Becion's plantation.
some ten miles b~low kinsinn. TN Frlda,
night our tronps TEL back 10 PARROTS lane,
seven miles from kinsion, where. On Ss,ar-
,lay. annhrr skirmish took place. Dur
troaps then fell back IN SATURDAY, esenhg
10 the old dis,illery, just below the C"unts
bridge, about ons mile AMI quarter from
Kinston, where thsy encsmped. On Sun
,hy morning the hattie commenced Al this
point. At 8 o'cluck. aud continued uniil 2
p. NJ, when Gen. Evans erdetcd them I"
fan back on kinstnn. aud ds>trny the
bridge. The enemy being So superior lr
numbers. supposed To be l5,non. and prfss
ing rapidly on orr torres, there wa. NJ tl'ne
10 destroy The bridge. although II ~is hrch.
e Col. Malletls battalion. - seems. were mi
J able IL cross IN time, as the Paemy had
seized the southern emil NJ the bridge, aud
n thew fnuyht On until ordered BY Gen. Evan,
II 10 make their escape up tie righ ~ s'uih
J bank &c the river. tn White Hall. IL &
u reported that portion Of ihr battalion ~rre
made prisoayTs. Our killed aud severely
wounded on the south bank. al Course fell
!. ,ntn the hand. Of the emmy. Alter stand
!. tnr 4 short time by our troops. b-tsrrn ih'
bridge and kinston, Grn. Evans fell back
IL lie heights north 81 kiDsinn upon whIcf
is Mr.. Washinsinn's beantilal residence
Abnat 4 o'clock The rnray seat . ilag o
truce demanding the unconditional snrren.
der 81 the Confederate itonp.. aud the pos
:, Of Kinston, which Gen. Evan, prompt,
d declined 10 do. Darkness setting ~. lao.
y tilities we're MT renewed. and our troop
ID retired towards Falling crerk.
:. While these events were transporting
some half dozen 81 the enemy', suubnai
0. we're attacking the lnrtihratiofs on ~
o north side of the river. >ame two ar ihre
50 miles beluw Kinsion. They were repul,r,
= hv our artillery, commanded BY Col. Ste
n phen u. Pool. and the river falling a III
10 time. they dropped down abou, Fort Barn
Ia we'll.
T. In the fight on Sunday about $1,000 !
- the enemy were engaged with about 800
- = 81 our troops. who maintained their groun
nc for SIX hours siih great irnnes, and eaur
hs age We are still without any thing Tx
bic full list sf casualties IN this battle. o.
in.s j. supposed TO have been abnui $50
- ~ killed, wounded, aud prisoners. The en-,
al my, To-, i. 10 ,luubt twice that number.
nj, We learn that the enemy evacuated hin
ID ton On Tuesday aud burnt lie County hril.
= in their rear. Our troops tfrom Fallir
10 Greek ii once re.oecupied The place. al
:" re.cspiured PORTION u MaIlett's bal,ali,
be who lad been made prisoners.
-, Ii j. liiIicult to "bia'u the truth. 30 n
sss mcrous and conflicting are the rumsI
nc The last statement 10 regard 10 Col. Ma
n let's battalion is that the Colonel "
y, wounded, aud With a number Of his me
ON. was taken prisoners, and would be parol,
tafs on Wednesday. Five 81 the company II
~ GERS Of the battalion are reported killr
but We avid giving names until the iaC
=" are definitely Obtained. Its further stat
a'e' that 10 Of Malletts battalion made III,
Jfei escape and have come in.
sp'' sKIRnlsH At WBnE HALL.
a severe skirmish took place on Tu,
f'"f day. at White HILL. The river was /
2. tween he enemy and our troops. Y
ale' learn that our troops cleared the river ba
No 81 the enemy. and drove them back.
The loss 10 this engagement, was about 20 Kill
and 30 wounded.
I'D. The 18th. Col. Levcnthorpc's. had seS
men killed and twenty three wounded