The New York herald., 1862-12-26
INTERESTING FROM NORTH CAROLINA.
I've Days Later NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
~ AAsirs Aftsr shs Recent Caapaign.
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Two Days Later Intslligenes-Cenaisa
~ AAsirs Aftsr the Recent Ce1pAlgn.
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TAe Pres~a Commandin0 0Nc1-7As NsrA Careliw6
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Conpsinsestsd on ~ Efficiency 0 TIE THIRD Nes York
Caval,y-Waen and WAers Csona Grey Received Hss
Death Wound-koney Around-kassacAusetts Us. South
Carolima, &C.. 6c
In the absence OF General Foster Fortress Nonroe
General vessels holds the chief command Of the forces in
this department and at Newbern.
This State has already turned TO the Confederate
States more than eighty thousand men II the oonscrips
tha, remain should also be enrolled and turned at
least ninety thousand will have been mustered into the
Confederate service.
The Raleigh Standard publishes the following:-"We
North Carona) acknowledge masters, either at
Washington or Richmond. We will control our own re-
sources in the last resort for the defence Of own
SOIL"
or course in giving an account Of campaign embracing
several engagements writer cannot, at first, give every
any portion Of the many interesting and peculiar
details incident OCCASION and hence it your cor
respondent compelled TO add the following facts
regarding the late movements OF General Foster
Captain Hail. with detachment Of the Third New York
cavalry and mountain howitzer belonging to the same
regiment. while making feint the 18th inst to the
right or the main column (he latter all the time advance
ing by circuitous route toward Knson). killed thirteen
rebels twenty three prisoners and returned with
loss Of only one man slightly wounded. aas4a
Major Ftzsimmcns, with force Of the same cavalry,
on the morning Of the 18th inst (the day after the
kinston ngh made an advance and fent upon the main
GodsborO road He did this in order to cover the move
ment OF the main column In crossing the yer also
to misead the enemy as to our design Hter proceed
Ing ak miles Major encountered the enemy toerabo
large force. fight ensued. In short Nno reinforce
ments arrived by railroad from Goldsboro but, after
Major Sen deemed i advisable to Join the main Column
Captain Cole. with q force Of the Third New York
cavalry was ordered to make reconnaissance down the
river on the Kinston side, on the night Of the 14th,
tine day Of the battle Of Kingston), and charged
into the rear Of battery dispensing the rebels and
capturing four pieces Of field artillery eight inch
lumbiad and two thirty two Founders He brought away
the four field pieces and spiked three Others While
bearing the guns 70 Newbern special convoy
took eight prisoners OF whom belonged 10 South
Carolina regiment.
Col. John Nix has been highly compmsnted for tho
gallant manner in which his regiment facilitated the
whole movement.
when Col Grey, Of the Ninety second New York, re-
ceived his mortal wound, he advancing the Arst
man to save the Kinson bridge. Lieut. Morrison, OF the
Ninety sixth New York, who was advancing with him at
In tho Eighty sixth Pennsylvania one Of the prvates
at the battle of Knson had pack Of playing cards in the
breast pocket Of his coat muske ball from the rebels
passed clear through the pack, hardly brusng the
skin. We have often heard the story regarding tho
bible; but now the question arises whether more
Perhaps would be well to carry both-one In each
breast This is hunbug story; your correspondent
saw the circumstance himself.
We have three army paymasters now here They will
get work tomorrow. On that occasion Major Riley
will pay OF the Ninth eW ysrsey and Twenty fourth inds
pendent New York battery, Major Jameson the SsSen
tsenth Massachusetts,. and Major Tasom the gwUBrD
fourth Massachusetts, and Third New York artillery.
At the battle OF whitehall the Twenty third rsg
mont Massachusetts, Volunteers captured sixty prisoners
Of the South Carolina Twenty third. II rather
amusing coincidence TO the two extremes Of opinions
meet thus 10 battle, with the md Bay state ahead
We have Information that the rebels In force the
line of the Kinston and Goldsboro Railroad four miles
above Core creek and that thsy viii attempts drive OF
our troops snd re.dessroy the track ReiBiorcementD
were sent out tonight. sii-