The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-02

stopped - the irmhouses adjacent 10 tie wood and
,ues the people who 10 bat lai ed
10 click any important information. Al one place the
people so~ ed themselves TO be decidedly Of the secesh
haTacer making curt and short answers 20 all qu'sohs
them, and display ing strong desire 70 be as non
'omnitL-l as possible. AT another place they pfofes
Eenseves 10 be strong Union people sali they 90
lad us had long expected u.s. and would do @sIs
hing that laid IN their power 70 help az a'p s~SlPf,
hey mai aged 70 have very htte q say on sh'
Gets, and failed ~ NM Aea any tbiug S~ So
IA fact, these peppe salnNwlai ast2hls ,,.s - a-s
yith the prosuse,.ess tlvir u an ,' ~ w.
ASKED in regar d 10 their political sen Z - =,
he house said he was'.r h. smart =. go 'iie :,
glid tlereupon 10 order TO disNe -. - - ~ - ~,
ana hospitality, urev'@el Tor stb nr oaieefs ,d mea
in abundance vf ----- Wa ~ 49, ,t - -. -
Stunts, : Ia inion FsJilney, and alleged them-
While Others showed az =, - 49, 80 - -,
ae.or and s.tste 4 llofr yenleats ana language
- ,hcr On VIC then occupied Ircnon Mas situat
reach wei .d Is ass over s9mewh Il EXTENDED bridge
; psnnlns sc river. Now, 1t WAS dosmei advisable That
ss uN 4ge should be taken possession Of by our iurces
nsyie tire rebels had time q ca sc us destruction.
W.T. this o5ect IN view, ior Lewis authorized by
Ne Les 10 MAKE dash Of Two miles Ia length with the
cavalry. 3his plan ne immediately executed which had
the eject ~ driving ia with greas haste tie enems's all
vance, and which advance at the time OF the cavalry
charge, found 10 be on fall and rapid retreat On
arriving IN Close roAnity 10 The bridge halt became
necessary, in eonseq enee OF the enemy having made
ana taken up position the lreaton said
70 di-uoun ana proceed under the OF some trees
towards tho bride ami there pick n The enemy by the
aid OF their REMOVING rites. This they did, forcing the
rebels 10 take shelter behind some small Buildings fences
aDd trees, but still leaving them in such position TO
command their side VI The bridge.
For tme ths sort OF hghng continued, our dis
mounted srmising cavalry men all the while approach
ing nearer and pea OF 70 the desired object.
BUgNfSG o. BRIDGE
After the lapse Of short period Of tne ard while the
hring was bong continued somewhat brsky on potn
sides, de volumes OF smoke commenced TO ascend,
thus notifying that the bridge mad been set on
tire Our simishers then determined on an attempt to
save II at al lazarus and thereupon swiftly marched
down. under the protection of trees anu other things
along tie way, and hnally made bod dash for the
bridge whereupon what remained OF The rebel forces
took t. their horses abandoning their work OF destruc
ton without waiting to protect 10 complete success
on coming M to that porti bridge where the ire
was helping the rebels object, our men found
that they could not cross except on foot anu not even
then without srea, rsA and dilhcuty and hence it
that remaining portion Of the enemy esG ed. Soon
the VII 10 Of advance reached the vicinity Of the
bridge aud about with grea expedition in subduins
the flames and extingGhng the entire lire. Some went
beaing and slnotherng 1t with green boughs, cut
with their sabes from adjoining trees; others brought
handouts aud capius Of sand aud more articles OF non
comDustib character all Of winch operated adyan
tageousiy 10 desire. One crossed amidst the
flames, short distance up into the town, to a
workshop near by, procured small keg
at that place. returned, walked into the river, ard by
dn Of perseverance and the exsrtion OF much muscular
strength succeeded in throwing up the wafer from the
river, and thus electualy putting out the fire. On ex-
animation ii found that the rebels had placed
barrel Of upentne on The bridge but that after blazing
time, il had burned hole IN the idge and thus
slipped through the same OF its own weight we supss-
auently learned that rebels would have blown the
bridge up they didn't have enough powder to spare
to do H. &C. All this was done in very short space OF
time or in five minutes the whole of lie fire had
put out, and nothing remained but to extirsush the
cinder-like smoking embers Ibis was quickly done.
We then waited until the VIII lie OF the command came
up. II arrived whereupon there was general con-
sultstion among the higher officers, for the nlan
other generalities incident TO campaign of the kind.
While this progressing our officers got TO work to de-
the ways and means TO the Of the bridge
Some small sheds and low houses to be seen ia close
proximity TO tho Trenton sue 81 the bridge orders
gwen to detachment Of man TO proceed to these
places tear of the boards and place them the
uncovered timbers Of the bridge Another force de-
tailed to catch floating panks On the river, while
10 arrange the laying Of the paaks, so to
up the holes For time quite an active scene OF
carpentry was presented view and certainly in
instances it was Of the most unique character scarcely
half hour bad elapsed from the time Of The commence
Of such operations before the bridge Was put in
condition ct for the crossing OF horsemen and seon
after this for that Of heavy wagons and artillery.
TRENTON
town. and discovered what we thought TO BE- small force
Of rebels contemplating movements from very far
prise when this imaginary torcs turned out to be nothing
but pigs and conrabands. You can well i'm
ssne the Of sha,S: o. sn ssv.
very few people in Trenton, and learned that
they had by means or other become ssesssd Of
the information that it the design tho Yankees to
make u DEMONSTRATION against this place. The rebel
couers had gone about the country rocaimng that the
Ysakees coming, and warning oil TO fee from such
,nurcbins danger On the day previous arrival
tx sbe decided to svscuae Trenton and. with this
oh ect in view royed the greater portion o. their forces
20 p,acs cal.d kins.n. and the next mornng-which
was he dav of onr coming n-iQsl s OF the remain
der few only were lett 10 burn the D. ..,,.a
Al some OF the houses where woma" 30 rer-'osq.
treated with marked degree u consideration.
One lady provided milk and some ncc eatabes tor our
officers, while others did as well they could In the
same way. riding past house observed through
the open windows, some of officers enjoying them
selves In the most shomely" manner such az reclining
a, l length on the sofas in parlor drinking
II ccnlnr audc cor W
much yiyaciy and ree-and essness, !. 90
Que lady Win whom 81 into conversation spoke
secesh right out, ard said she didn't whether the
Yankees took her away prisoner or not. she highly
euog1ed the patriotism Of the North Carolina troops in
southern point OF view, and as regards Tire conscrpts,
said there only from that county, every ndi
vdusl within the prescribed ages ha ing volunteered aud
gone Richmond She did not deny that her people bo
loved we would coon take Richmond; and, IN the
o. such course Of action she held that North Carolina
would stand ont sglnst the re establishment OF the
Unon and said that some Of the hardest battles would
yet have be fought in this state The reason she
signed for such that could not bring
gunboats-of which she expressed great fear-advan-
tageousy into operation against them in the interior.
At Ave p. everything having been prepared and got
regular order the remaining portion OF the column
formed and marched out OF Trenton on new road to-
ward Poocksvilis order TO make junction with the
forces under the command Of Colonel Fellows As we ex
ecuted this the Inhabitants must have been
greatly surprised, for they had all received the impress
sion thai the intention u the Yankees 20 occupy
their town. BY O'Clock not Union soldier remained
In Trenton whether the Confeaeratos returned not TO
burn the bridge we do not know, do care; the
object Of the expedition-which was reconnaissance
with q view 70 asafetyn aciion-bsing fully accom-
plshed
on 10 PorLoCxsvfILE.
As we proceeded our course We noticed that this
portion Of the country was In remarkable state or cu
iyatop In ,sct there was less WOODLAND hsre thar had
been observed any where else. Those OF the plantations
that were this under cultivation gene
rally had corn Them A few had cabbag5s
and potatoes but many OF them were entirely covered
with weeds. At enc plantation which passed we
could see the amasfases and "mssesses'' viewing us
be
s'iittle peopiep Of cOntrabands perchod upon logs
fcrces, outhogse. AID other "sgh, seengn positions
81 eagerly gazing On the Yankees "agoin" not now
"acnmin'
by questioning u the inhabitants learned that
OF the cnemy's forces bad Teen FOR several
hours which they had passed through the county
nos ing tho pc plc Of approaching danger, and
ing them 70 Gee from being murdered ana robbed
some 81 the residents In this section OF North Carolina
maniiestcd moderate degree of pleasure At seeing us
hut IN majority u instances they showed themselves
both BY action and language 70 be decided sccesscuists