Newbern weekly progress., 1862-03-11
'Gen Pillows Ecp0rI or the Eigut
al EOrI Bcnei,on.

-Naa- ahsNNa HA-N EsDiA Va AA-S - ~
III EOrI DcBesoB.
Gen. Fill0E hss prepared and published the
GLOWING report which will be read with iatcr-
est throughout tie community:
G6lp4aus, TRSS, Feb. IS, lsGs.
Capt. Clarence Derrick, Assistant Adjuiant
Generals
On the Sth inst. Gen. 4. s. johnson order.
cd NE TO proceed 10 FUfi Donaldson aud take
command Of that post. On tie 9Th inst AZ.
rived -fiiatzFiseC9 lfIirtH'if~g the optra.'
lions Of the forces uBder my command at
For l-sNl77ert, itsleNIEppeT to.state the candi-
ion Of that work, saBd'o the forces cons'iu.
ting is Esirtylps=tf her, arrived found thu
work on tfit river Fatefy unfinished 2hnd
wtITfiy mn weHE tn rrSsr rtr frTrr nj iirv-4vvare
tiIlerN.I iaupll a-tel,-i4alr eelgnibiai and ttr.
! ty-two pound rIHa gun had'not been mounted
Deep glnnm was hanging over the c1mmara,
ard The troops were greatly deFFe>sed-aH1
sIIra. ali. A. lay the clrcumstanccs attending
/ ghe sur, nder Of Fort Henry and The manner
toG retiring from that place Ny first attention
fwas givvn TO the RecessilY Of strengthening
( ttiS wQEk, and mounting the two heavy guns
and 10 lhs cnhs motion Gf dglGnSiHg works 10
protect the rear nf the river Llltery. Impair
led 10 the work, all the energy which il was
possible to 70, labdring Jay midnight with the
/ E4ho.e command. The battery was without a
I.cDmpetunt number Of artiller Sts, and those
that were there We're not well instructed in
ithe,use Of their guns. To provide for, this
2 wantI PLACED the arlillcry companies under
active eugSu ef instruction IN tic use of thrir
ssllaS.--I lsH@4lzd I AlaHl Ross -wilh AlscoLn=
Z p4"y Of ar'illtrsts 10 the ,c4gfaanl Of one al
The RIVER batteries. These heavy guns being
y mQuutcd aud provision made for working
frtiran, aud progyrsapPly ofam2mHdn hag-
s,ilIg been procured by any orders tIom Nash
I vile, feltmyseH prepared totest the aN-ct
OF the FIRE Of The heavy metal against the enc
4 my 'sgun6uats Trough thcwaikk WAS in need
/ oi more heavy PIECES '..
'ibceariaamtn' Of the batteries consisted Of
cight % roupdcrs, three 32 pourd carrom.
ados, ont ~ jnln eoluntad, ani one riAle Of
/ 81 pound caI,ber. The selection Of the site
for the work was an uniortunUt1one. While
/ ltE commaud of the river was favorable, the
t sit: waS Commanded by the heiglFs above and
below on IL: river, andR continuous range o.
! hills all around the word 10 its rear.
A field work Of very contracted dimensions
had been cnnstrGc cd for the garrison to PRO
= tgGr the brtftr9r7 bat tbs aell prl cont
manded by the hills alrla ~ referred 10, and
lay open, to a fire Of artillery from every di
trec'iop c&crp-irom tac hills belaw. To guarG
a ansrllr Effects Of fire Of artillery from thest
; heights j Inc nf dcfn.e works consisting o
; rifle Iiils an,l ahafts Tor infantry detached OF
= oar I Iht, l7li continuous on orr left, with de
i icnsc, for cur light artillery, were laid of by
4 NJ ID. Gitmur-EHtnelr ui G.n. A. ). JUhnSoaI
S sat, but tgn ddIy With ne aithe f#st-arouni
c the rear 6f the satl2ry aud on the hcighu
s. Gsm &tieA artillery -cagll rlGch our batter,
and inner Gvll work, enyeloPltS the innc
work and the town of Doylr, wkere our -prn
l cfpal supplies erq, artcr and colnmis:ary store
were ~ deposit.
TIlcSe, works, pushed with tn
" utmost possible Energy were no
! quite completed, nor my troops all il
, position, though r.y so when Brig. Ter
. Floyd, my senior cIliclr, reached that Station
Tie works were laid OF with Judgment an
skill by Maj GiImor, were well executed an
designed for tie defense of th
rear of the work, the only oijeetis
y being TO the length Of the line, which
= however from the surroundings, was uaavotr
y able. lhe length OF the ne, and the inad'
Z quAcy Of the force for It's deleGsc, was SOU {
. VI AhlHAll AHNAlNll s'I'ut llAI ~ " ~
:, (which subsequently enSugd in the defense
! the position. go.
had placed Brig. Gen. BncEncr in con
\ uAnd Of the right wing, and Big. Gen. Johr
o. SON in cummaud of the lct. By extfaordinar
:. " Efforts We had barly got the works m a.dtfeI
Z ,,blg condition whcd ,hc enemy hIldc an al
?" vance IN force around aii a. ainst the cnlil
~ lne Of Tie outer works. =
n. InE Hattie OF TgE TRENCHES.
Of The first assault vas colt.sHencud by Il
=. cuculy'S trlil.Iy against the centre of our le
lr wing which was promptly responded 20 i
ret Capt GrcrR's battery oi tild artillery, Ant
10 several hours Of huug between the artillery
.. the'two armies. tIe enemy, infantry Giyauce
h. % thr conflict al along The Inc, which Vi
& -lCpt Up. and increased IN volume rom one CT
Of tar line q the other fJr several hOurs, wht
rf 'ht last the cncmy mul, a Vigorous HSstu
hi u.1irst tr rigirt-1f rJTr -.he plsilil
m asslul'el bcing hight cnmmaadsl by G.
be iiL1.al AID -dTieldcd 6y fis brigade, Gems
tmg of tl.e luHl Tennessee, under command
Ic Lieut. Gul Mctaycck, Cot. VOORHEES, Irnne
H. see, Col. iughps' Alabama, and Col Head
,r. ri,uHr,sec r,EmrirlN Of yUluutceis, and Cal
"a, Nancy field battery.
al. lm.a,.nut was vigorously mad,, and t
A. position q, vigorously dpIrQdld, aud result
M a thc rrpulse al Tie oncmy tvrr. a"S eve
ay xbere arnaHd. tie lirr fhe result Of
y. ltl5 = york pretty wclt tested the sl'cng'h
a. uyr dpignslre hnr. aud rstaITsh. a., b.yat
i- gfuIpou, the galWry o! the e6trG congEap
.aI II IT T'rdnT t5rrrrwrli-Ht eTuryr f-siois-
al the line. The loss sustained ly our forces
lie tn, Cuglrtmeul wns not lCrgc, ar men bet
-r. mnsily under the Shelter ol the rilie pits /
q! We, nevertheless, had quite u pumber MI
,rr aud wounded. but owing 10 tlR conilnu
i've Gsh,ing which followed It vas impossible
.yn ggt4ny official report Of the casualties Of
day, On the ssme day our battery On
nr river was engaged with ore of ,hc cnein
nT luuluars, v-hion oecasonpd qaile lively g
n. u1mriiug inr moro rrsn an hour. in wh,crr 1
OF al.lrut Captain hXod, oi the Ens,nycy cor
.a,----s-kllll- Instantly az, the -bauefy. Il
officer had been on duty for some months
tacy.sr, aad had sh we'd graf energy q
professional sh;fl and, Wy lis gallant h'hr,
ru. uu that urc..siun, Nhr directing thc oprrati,