The New York herald., 1862-12-20

tho battle field hundred prisoners, eleven pieces Of
artillery this side Of the bridge and three on tho other
making fourteen guns in all taken from them. large
number Of small arms, perhaps eight hundred, were
taken. Our loss was ono hundred aud sixty killed and
wounded That of the enemy about one hundred and
twenty-five, they protected. The only
officers killed side Colonel Gray OF the
Nincty-sxth New York Volunteers: Capt. Wells, and
Lieut.. Perkins of the Tenth Connecticut Wo cap
turcd lieutenant colonel Of O South Carolina
regiment, and several other officers. The Twenty
third Massachusetts, MAJOR Chambers comm ,nding,
captured seventy officers and Of the Twenty third
South Carolina regiment The mudss little ahead
Of the chivalry this tme.
Our forces the march, and halt behind TO
send OF this report You viii hear FRI again by tho
first conveyance. Our troops excellent spirits and
eager push forward and reap the fruits Of victory
You may rost assured that General Foster will follow up
his advantage TO q successful forgot mention
that Company X, Mxs Third New York cavalry, charged
and captured three pieces of artillery with casgons
horses and all, in the most gallant manner.
SCENE or THE DEATH OF COLONEL GRAy-cAvsE
OF HIS psATH-cAPruRH OF A REBEL FORT AND
ARrlLIxRY BY COMPANY x, NEW YORK TBlHD
CAyALRy-BRAvERy THE NEW JERSEY NINTH
AND coxSEc1Icur TENTH REGIMENTS, Erc.
NswBwwN, N. c., Dec. 10, 1852.
MnSs0Cnu6eUB,
turned from General Foster expedition and reports
successful capture Of the town of Knston by tho Union
troops their advance towards Gosboro the junction
Of the Atlantic aud North Carolina aud tho Wilmington
and Weldon railroads.
There lighting for three days-Fridsy Satur.
day and Sunday lsSt-the enemy dsputing advance
with pertnacity wherever the ground favored them
They reported 10 have mad force OF is 000 undor
command OF General Evans Of Balls Bluff fame. Their
loss heavy 10 killed, wounded and prisoners Ave hun
dred Of the latter having fallen into hands Our
is hundred and nifty 10 tive hundred and ATTY in
killed, wounded and missing.
rne principal fight few miles beyond Kinston,
where enemy had ntrenched themselves The Third
New York cavalry, Colonel Mix, had . hand to hand
conflict with the Second North Carolina cavalry. Tho
New Yorkers routed the North Caroians after hard
fight. All the Uricn troops reported 10 have be-
havcd well, exhibiting, in many instances, great
courage and fearless ess
Our wounded placed in unoscupied houEss in
Kinston, and the dead buried.
The advance continues towards Goldsboro but before
reaching that point shall have To further
and still stronger opposition With the large and well
disciplined forces OF Generals Foster and VESSEL every
obstruction will bo overcome, and the object sought at
tanned.
Twelve miles beyond Knston, at place called Mosely
Hail. the enemy have a battery OF ten heavy guns,
planted as to deal very destructive 6re upon an ad-
vaucing foe.
In the attack upon Lieutenant Colonel Manehester's
transports the Neuse river the rebels suffered severe
ly as reported by deserter this morning. The shells
from the Allison fell directly tho midst Of the battery,
killing aud woundng several, and for time dispersiug
the working force of the battery, together with nran-
try reserve Of some tive hundred meu, with two reei
ments at hand.
The Ocean Wave was fred upon from an open Geld by
o force Of one hundred and ten North Carolina rebel
troops commanded by Captain Whitfield.
The first brush with the enemy commenced about
eight O'Clock Friday morning, about twenty miles
from Newbern, on the main road TO Knson, little to
the right OF wuton when Company d, Captain Masche
Third New York artillery, encountered them.
The enemys force consisted OF company OF cavalry
and four companies Of infantry, Of Major Nerthercotes
North Carolina battalion. After briof skirmish dis.
persed the rebels, killing two, wounded and missing
amounting to fiy. Our loss was two wounded and four
missing. The advance then moved on, after crossing
bridge partly destroyed over creek and bong delayed
an hour 10 fixing the same. Capt. N. encamped the
same night within nine miles OF Kinstou.
On Saturday morning Company X, Captain Cole, Third
New York cavalry, took the advance, and while moving
forward captured two prisoners, belonging TO Neither
cotes battalion who gave some valuable In ormatlon.
Proceeded thence TO Southwest creek, about 6yc miles
from RInston. On Captain Coles approach the enemy
wero found engaged in endeavoring TO destroy the
bridge over tho creek. Captain G. dsmounted platoon
and fred volley upon tho enemy while they At
work The enemy then retreated, but after fred
from battery OF two six FOUNDER howzers upon ad
vance, woundng ono mana private named John Cos
tco-who was shot through the head. COL Hickman, Of
the Ninth New Jersey he advance guard Of the nian.
try here came forward and ordered the Ninth depoy
as skirmrhers This order was quickly executed, and
had tho effect OF partly dispensing the enemy; and
Schencks Third New York battery coming up nred about
q dozen Shells driving the enemy entirely away. On
the Ninth New Jersey crossing the BRIDGE four
OF the enemy wero found dead, tho wounded
being carried on with tho retreatng enemy Tho
Ninth succeeded in capturing one Of Their howtzers,
which was brought trophy into Newbern this
mg
As Captain Cole bad crossed the bridge follow
ing the New Jersey Ninth, be was ordered forward by
Colonel Hickman, ana his company directed TO act as
scouts to nd the position Of the enemy. They had pro.
ceedsd about eighty or one hundred rods beyond the
picke Of the Ninth when the advance guard Of Company
was fred upon from concealed body OF the enemy,
and private Chapman wounded in the thigh. Capt. Cole
ibsa halted, and Colonel Hickman s,Avrva pss " bs