The New York herald., 1862-12-25

firing Although his cavalry force Was In apositon
great exposure under heavy Gre for quite while stih
the loss was quite trlfpg.
TIM cAvAixY DAns-HorSr elIvR.
Under cover Of action both sides Major
Garrard, with his command, pressed past White.
han, snd made a rapid march q distance
Of over twenty mies) 10 Meunt Olive sta
top a Email place situated on tho line OF she
wilmington and 0odsooro Railroad who Major Gsrrsrd
was away in order TO cover opsaoas. General Fss
ter entered into regular engagement at whitehall
REsz1e' LABOR LosF.
The enemy having destroyed the bridge over the river
showed that he ssored under the impression that we
would attempt cross at this point; whereas be had
not have been quite fast be would have discovered
tina. was our intention burn the bridge the
ans 1SGAGkxISy A wnrmAH
lasted FOR three hours The enemy operated agsind
az with force os about Eve Or six Thousand nfsDtry and
three batteries OF artillery. The Ninth New Jersey
Volunteers General vessels brigade, and couple az
Massachusetts, resuents were engaged in the dght
oxtAsr regiments brought under Are; and AZ they
lost sw men, Isupposc they clat being In the fight
sss Ny sccounts1f the killed and wounded will explain
the engagements which the regiments partIoipatsd
Neither In the battles az KDsson whitehall was over
half our force engaged At time, especially no IN tho
latter.
The better TO deceive she spemy General Foster made
feint Of rebuilding ths bridge under Gre fent was
sse made 10 cross the river; and few Of Of our
Massachusetts, regbmsntS, not knowing that they we're
only 10 make felnt scsesy across the river and
sos On the opposite bank OF they ordered
back Under the direction tVCoi Ledsy tAciiug Brigsder
scners,l, our artillery wasAso admirably pos.ed and
ssan.ly worked that we sRcneed the enemy's re and
drove him. infantry artillery ,snd ell, away far back
from tho river bank. After ,h We could Of cosrss'
n,t tha acrdo
pssns te,doa stn more 10 deceive the enemy. Under
csvor Of infantry 0rng and the wofkins efswo sections
Of artillery we passed ons without further noestaion'
and wen, into camp the night several moa the other
eide ps Whitehall.
Mousr oIrr STATION, DISC. 10, 1862.
yrr ARuv1, At xorSr OLIVE srAnoS--A suxyRnS.
on leaving the main column pressed rapidly on On
rslar sna by roads until reached swamp zcrewo
strsc tuspsntne path and after full ssilop Of dis
tace on over fsr. miles, out at this station Al hrso
O'Clock r. NJ Ths action was perfect surprise 20 the
people Of the lvses Tho ticket agent se.Dg tickets
passengers weYe\ iocrns around waiting for the oars,
the mail for wilmington laid ready tho pls,fm, and
few poroloa prso Vsss readiness 10 90 % wa
mngton, probably tssht again. As ms,ior Of cosuse
for tho time being M$Os GarHd put everybody untsr
arrest The telegraph wire was immediately and aftSf.
wards srsc,uslIy cut desro.se BY Captain wilson, of
the Third New York csvsvy, Mount Olive is seventeen
mes from Galdsboro, aDdNes have speeised before,
immediately on 'A' line Of M od'S'r' and winning
ton Railroad.
ov eo rur c.v,tsy--.essure woHxsnD pknHoTEp.
Captains wilson ana PondS With their re-
spsc,,ve commands Of the rhheefsw York CAV.
airy were sent seven mss W khe droclion
Of Wilmington, to destroy extensive Nsdse sas 1sse
work This thoy accomplished with graN labor, sftssa
rev minutes skrmish, aud jelsd our n\sh force BY
dusk 10 connecon with tho destruction Of Vsss bS,desh
insy siso destroyed tho track and 50, Ore n ties
u several places
.xorapr cAv4lay oSxHAJIoy-a lNAig srloKp swt
ruEnp BACK.
whfe this boins done Captain Jacohs with c2g.
psny Of the Th!rd Nsw York cavalry and Qua pecs "
Als rly,ng artillery, was san, tirec and la miles
the direction of etldsbcro, sp We ie he rslrcsa,
70 desroy ths tracs SOME eaSWts ed bridge Jnss
ps Captain Jaosts fsacsed tpe styse and bali rild |
pom, ibo NAH wsn afom aolbb0yo cau,s Mtiiins
down The engineer % the wsiA, b 0snins afhuadt
Nary ssra. observed shsla nsavs sgt stsss sE6 ]