, 1862-04-17
THE vIcIoMY AZ NEWnERN.


ing the capture Of Newbern, n. c., we find in
the San Francisco Bulletin Of the 29th ult: =
The sudden disappearance Oi the enemy from
their late lines south Of the Potomac led many
though tul readers Of the news To suspect that,
Whlle enough would stand about Kiehlnoud to
defend that centre and capital Of the COnledcracy
for a lit season, the rest Of their army would
hasten down to tue rear Of Norfolk, and desper-
ately essay TO drive Burnside Outuf tLe ChOwan,
the Roanoke, and the waters Of AlOerInArIe
Sound. THIS the deuOraIZrd troops mIgnI ac'
cept US compromise between their clsm0F "
return each Regiment to It's own wounded SLate
anu the I'M teriOus demand VI Richmond that tu,
stay aud ngnt for Virginia " the last. BuriIsIuc
seems ~ have suspected THIS intention, and rest
ing from his endcaVOrs 70 cut thv great railroads
Al " edon and Castor, deLeFInIueu " give them
MI Ample held " operate On-UO leIigI then the
line VI attack ITUIn CurrItuck Sound " tue mouth
Vi the NeuSe, ~ that IrOn iulI half the Ssab0aru
trout Of North CarOIina they might reasonably
expect ali attack, the hour that Iliey rested Oh
tneIr arms, anu irOm every creek have tO swsep
guDOOat Or leave hIm victor. SuddvIIiy, then,
alter bGIng heard 81 last at Edsnt0II, he appears
Oh NewbcFn, and his tTOOpS Win another gIOTiOus
victory. Al the Teg,uIeIIs with hIIn 10 Inis nv
blv work will mIscrIOe " New Oern" Oh their ban.
ller., and IN that sign, conquer"
Nswbern " y port VI entry, and, while North
CaTOllhA was province, u was It's capital. Il
IL situated OIL Tie Mouse river, (wlncn elDpIlys
into tho southern end If PaInIIcO SOunul ~
nnIes from lis mouth aud just above tie pO,l,I
where the river frsnt euIpties into It. At TINS
point the Neuss Is \ mils wide. lhs Atlantic
aud North CurOIina railroad, which at GO,ds-
UOTo crosscs Dsary a. right angles the Wiinrng-
ton aud WedOn railroad, (tile Vnly TAiirOad EIaI
cruSSsS the entire State nUrth aud sOutt) runs
through Newborn aud thence aiOIg the nguI
bank Vi the river uHtIl, wHen the Nclss beII.ls
uOrt''er,y, Il Keeps sIrAight Un toward Beauf8FL
BURNSIDE anued his three OrIgaues, IOO patIgnt
" Sat IUr TUE VOaas W come " Iand On Thursday
evening" March l4th hI two hUurs Ulile, twelve
lures OelON NewOsrn, OH tuIs IIght bank Of THE
Neuse. A dense f'g hung over the water 1t TIE
Tune, so tIIck lhat uutll SATURDAY morning the
fieet could take no hand 90 tl1e heavy WORK That
eDsued. EArIy friday mvrniIg IhslnarclI Oegan.
Ehe sOidisTs draggsd their nOwiIzsTs by hand
A'Ong the sgampy road that lies parallel % tine
raj riad, and dFenrIud with y nsavy rain. After
two hOnIs tnArch they came npOn IItserIed camp
~ hr,B still burning and breakfast unIasted NJ
the Kettles. Passing on until within tEO (Oue
nceOuut says Slx) ihiIus Of New bern, lhsy IUlnd
an rarthwOrk dvIynas slFslching irOIn the rives
two nlllsH AcrOss 10 LIE SNanip the south, ali1
made stronger BY an abaIils 0l 6el I'd trssA lIIe
rs0rls who had resFeatrd lF0m tine camp below,
here bad taken their stand, aud, with ahe force
already beauid u, were supposed 70 count lO,UU6
InuiA The line 0i battle WAS IJrlnsd u overcome
this iorunldablo obstacle 1he tirsl bngade--ail
Massachusetts boys rushed In upon the ieft,
iTsnty-gun battsgy Tulnlhg upon them gFalIs,
cannistsr and shell, and III infantry huraslng
them with an incesaanl hre. The second brigad.,
made W Uf New Ymk, New Jersey, MusssclIu
ssth aud Pennsylvania troops, engagud the Tlgnl,
wlllg ihs third lbugudU bors np ateadily aeuinsl
the ccntre. Our ammunition iaiiing, tlls order
vas gwen 70 chAlse OayonstA 1bsn our men
poured over The lclled lrera over thu eaTtnworls
into the enlTbnchmrnls, irarless of dgatll, anu
winning Il Dr iauie nt every step. u Wus ! des,
purate assault that the rebels cared not 70 pro
tract mors than four hours They then ticditke
frightened rhgep tQaard the city. 60mo had
prrsenco pi mind enough 10 burn the bridges q
the creeks thai inlsrrupted the ruad behind them
Many took the cars that were q hand, aud alhFtld
Olf 70 Goldharsagh. buulingths bddges thai tssy
unnssd. Many wuru made pFisonsrkh hta, kse
But Newborn Vas not YET taken. On SatuF.
day morning the gnnb0nts under OvmmoaoFr
tiywan started ~ tns river They easily worked
past the vessels that had been sunk In the ciiuIp
nel, engaged and sisncpd The batteries on M
north uids e the river, and, when lhe thirk IUs
u Sunday morning (the l6tn) liIlud, stcamsi ul
nlougaide Of and slsnred fort Thompson, Whicil
sporlud two columbiads, and then 70 Fort Ellis,
gllich, nilor bfisk hght tney captured. Forl
Love gaa all thatwas now lsll 10 llio rebels o.
/ tle river below NeWbrru.s Hurs the enemy hn,i
prepared lot Of aeows, I6llrd with po,in ana
tgpeBtine, intending 10 tow them into thestisa
aid 81 IRE % Them But ths ssbhs stuckintst
mod. ard The illumination was not Vouchsulsd
rhs Fort Lovers iAintly opposed the new suiiors
iur their position, and nnrcumbed A lsw shells
hIIa.
brought out The ahile Gags that the Yinsincihlei
rebels had IN ready reserve, and NewheIn u.uS
onEa Ths rebels lhonglIl tadgualzs their llishl
~ hnruing the city, but 10 that The citErns AID
nav, and only Z few " whisky and turlentihe d ,
liileriear were consumed There wure 10, lucki,.r
Uuiunisns 70 greet ~ ns on that Sunday afternoon
opr troops mprched into NcRbsrn.l l69i ~ liiis
Our Losses N ginning this victory are grrut-s
% killed. aid llr0ln 800 70 40 sounded But L
wns blood well spilled. Cor i all Ross 10 cemaM
perpefually tlic Union, and the brave men w.so
shrd Il died Is their eomradrs would Win u dsi
The snemy's loss Is not stated. 70 & gns nst
grratef than ours the more shame on thenl In
sgant losses tarnisb the honor Of lhe defender
y ~ and epirynchmgnis e defeats alone cana
Burnside dosi hot re-. ,ur On kis l;ur.la on
Monday, alter Nrwbgm, frli, he passsd sonihrass
tfiy % Beaufort and took H. Rort Nacon. on
The point Opposite the town, washloWn up bY liz
rebels and evacuated Tie pfitaiuur Snnferis
said 20 bs locked mie 10 that same larbr. Il
p, hyE last days q pFiFsleeF ars already uuip-
iliiI ixigs.I u y y altsI ~ q ghas1 y
A New Orleans correspondent 81 4 lCharlpnion
paper, under date Of Feb. lnih. anye W. have
story n giTvulstipn, and Il saenE % be pretty
wsn authenticated that lhFpe officers of The gni,n
lierf paid our city clandckline wish, disguised