, 1862-11-23

RMa RAheIe are ReR0a9s1 BY AN 1FsA
ClA4 1taifReA& Car.

III.
mort OF his expedition against the tebel forces
In North Carolina, explaining the raasona for
snspeua;ug his march upon Tarboro:
HxapoulRTEns DErr. Nonru CAReLEA,
NEwEEnH, Nuy. H. 1861.
Mai. Gen. ual1eck, Genesal-iu-cllsf U. s. A.: :
GENERAL: hare the halet to repotf that
agreeable to n,y letter Of the S0th uif., 1eio11n
iTtr vou Of my Intention TO make 3: e1 1pcsitlou
fhFfuph tils eastern counties OF this State, and
sIatirg the object of the move, Left this post
o. tbe Sist ult., and hare just arrived here on
u an IN hsppy Id to inform yon that although the
original pian for the capture Of the th1ee reEa-
mehts foraging in that section Tas, owtrs 10
tbc condition of the roads, hus;raseis, the e1-
pe1lliou will be Of great service 10 our cause
in this department.
The first brigade, under conlnaud OF Cei.
T. J, c. A,noTJ, together EitA the aEFAscsy,
cavalry and wagon train, Wefa caarcIea sfbal
,lis point across the country to Washington;
bsfeade, Col Stevenson, and The talrd brigade,
Col, Lee, we're embarked On tfaraEntt3.
and landed at Washington, where satS were
Joined by Col. AmorY' command on Saturday
evt ping, the % inst.
On Sunday, tile Sd, all the forces, istclnaing
artillery, LETT Washington under my com-
mand, FOR Williamson. Gu tie evening OF the
same day we encountered this enemy, posted
in stscpg position at q snaall Creek called
Little Greek. 1iMmedfataly ordered Culonei
Stevenson, commanding the second brlgace,
who was then in the advance, to make All
bzEtc in driving them from the opposite side
Of the creek, ana push on at once. The eE-
s,BEtment 1asted one hour, Wsen the enemy
being driven from ih+ir ritle pits hy the elttc-
tive IRE OF BelRer's Rhode Island batte1j, re-
tirl d to Rawlt'6 Mills, one uila further On.
r~he1e they ulhde another stsnd 10 & recently
constructed aeld-work. Bslger's battery
md Two batteries sf the sd New YORK
ss:illery were immediately ordered into
position, and alter spirited engage-
fnent OF half an hour succeeded In driving the
eue,uy from their works, and across bridge,
which they burned. That night, while the
pioneers built tie burnt hridgs, the forces
birouacked On tic field sud proceeded The
next morning to Williamson, whsre We ar-
rived about noon. We started from there
alter short rest, In puranit OF tho ene,Dg,
hivcuacking about five mites FROM that place.
On this following day we reached and occupled
:he tc1tifcation6 1t Rainbow Banks. thrsc
csiles below Hamilton. and then pushed
on TO Hamilton There We expected
process IT construction ut Hamilton, but dis
covered nothing Of the KIDD. On The 9TH We
lett Hamilton, III pursuit Of the eutnY to-
wa.ds TarhpEo, and encamped on the same
iIEht WithfC ten miles OF taat place. Il was
my intention to pulsue the euemy towsrd
IaSb0rD, but The exhausted condition 1f my
men, most OF vho;u had been sick during toe
last two montls and had not yet recovered
their strength. and the PROVISIONS being e1.
1irely exbalsted, 20 that + had to eabsist the
co1uIllaud hr toraeing, Oh we'll R5 the fact hat
The enemy we're bc.ng largely reinforced by
rail-, changed 1ny plans, and on the yolio*iog
morning, the Tth Instant. counter1norched
,be column, making Hamilton the sams light,
~htEe We remained till the next morning,
wien We rafched for v yinlamson in tie midst
of eere.t epow storm. At Williamson we
remained day, In order to give the men ~
opportunity to rest. At Daylight the next
tlf, the 10Th instant, we etar1ed foe Plymouth,
etese wc arrived that night TIE following
daY the troops were all sc.embazked for Ns~-
beIr.
During the trgag. 11ent st Rawlc's Mills and
at Hsrn;fsnn = - cs1,,,r71 frs. rr1snnrrl whc