The New York herald., 1862-04-26


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OPERATIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA.
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Our Beaufort Correspondence.
BEAUFORT, April II, lS62
Continued Skir1nishng bc,oeen tie Pic1es7hs Rebels Con
s,7ctng Rife Pits--Addttiona, Guns Fort Macon
Capture of Rebel Capa,ry-A Short Tour around the
Country, dc.
The receipt of the OF the victory al Cornth has
elaed the troops this Vicinity we obtained papers
with the Intelligence By the steamer Rhode Island which
arrived Sunday, with provisions and supplies for the
hiockading Heot Small boats in through the surf,
with papers for Gen. Parko and from tho island the news
spread throughout our lines.
On Monday last three more Of our men (be,ongng to
the Eighth Conneccut) were wounded in an encounter
with the enemys pckets outside Of the FORT The robes
did escape unharmed however they observed
TO bear of several men Of whom II is thought
dead
On Tuesday morning Lieutenant Andrews, the signal
officer Of this station with his usual watchfuness dis
covered that tho rebels had night constructed rife
pits nes which they attempted to conceal with
little bushes of shrubbery. He Immediately sent word
around to the island via Carolina City, and gavo
men timely warning Of tho trap.
The rebels in the fort have been busy during the past
position Of forces the spit," the narrow
strip Of land known Pogus Island ia famlarly
called. Those who will follow up the history Of
operations about Fort Macon would do well to remember
this name, it WILL doubt, hereafter frequently ap
pear in the accounts from this point Tho hoistng a
paraus, DERRICK plainly visible on tho ramparts
and is conjecturcd that additional gun has been
placed in position.
Yesterday morning they fred two guns at an els
vatsd angle If to test their range preparatory to
tho coming bombardment. The shells burst at o
height of about Eve hundred feet in the ar-one at
| distance Of q mile and the other two miles from
the FORT Iu the afternoon the fort fired three or four
more shells at troops among the sandhills whose
proximity still continues to annoy them very much.
our pcTsts between here and NewSsrn
captured near Newport by we'll contrived ambush
which had been sst for them. The OF the capture
has just reached US, and am unable to give fuller de-
In company With Acting Assistant Surgeon Waterman,
Of the Fourth Rhode Island, made short tour d the
| country about here yesterday. Major Allen, Military
Governor Of Beaufort and vicinity kindly furnished the
necessary horsstssh Leaving the city and Its suburbs
of struggling cottages and swamps, struck tho old
post road which leads TO Newbern and following il out
distance encountered tho picket who permitted
pass after the exhibition of the requisite documents
We were without lines though the fact occa-
but little apprehension as II Was known that the
the only danger to be feared was from hot headed
and rash secession farmer or rustic who might be In
clned to take sly pop A. the two SOLITARY horssmen
However TO allsy all fears which this recital may
concerning the safety OF your nobody did
FIRE at us. The road--whieh we were surprised to
slightly undulAng stretch OF country through groves
and woods Of r and pine. The sweet smelling blossoms
Of the poIson vine other plants filed the air with
delicious fragrance, and began to think that North
Carolina had been drsadfuly slandered But II may be
that the loamy swampy ground In this particular part
Of tho State has made u exception TO the rest in the
way Of richness and fertility Judging from the ap
pcaranee OF the soil in and about Beaufort Lwss not
| prepared 10 meet with such an oasis outside the city
did out TO give you lecture on North CaroL
agriculture, SO lei me resume our journey finger
board At fork OF the road indicated the direction OF
the right hand road for variety. Some mischis-
vous ~ individuals reversed the board when tho
rebel troops in Beaufort, and while remained
SO 1t was the OF no little mistakes. The farm
houses either sde Of the road now grew more and
distant from each other, and we frequently stop
ped a. thom under the pretence Of taking drink Of
milk or water for the purpose Of satisfying our curiosity
desola,iou Of war apparent Two or three families were
generally huddlod into house, the extra occupants
being fugtvss from that part Of the State where the
were unsown and The people now scanty livel-
hood by the sale OF eggs vegetables and poultry which
larry indignant at tho awless conduct Of the rebel
troops. Our ride terminated at cotton plantation OF
seven hundred acres upon which we found three
son. The three slaves all that were left Of some
fifteen who had worked the plantation in good times.
the cottIe bin empty No cotton seed was in the ground
| the propritors son and the help were poughing the
ground pre- aratory to OF potatoes and wheat and
hs whole place tssmsd with weeds wild grass and stub.
blo After the inspection we turned back 10 Beaufort
BsAvFoEr, y. c., April 20, 1862.
| Suspicious Craft OF ne Har1orShs is Chased BY One
| of the Biockadin9 Plses-Gcneral Burnside a, Carolina
CtyTae Rebels Open Fire HIS Ayrtpal--S Suspicious
Doings Amor1 Rebels Who Had "Taksn ne oata,' dc.
little incident has occurred within the past few days
which served 10 break in upon the monotony OF affairs
here for monotony IL is and will be until the lombard
mont commence On Thursday last suspicious looking
steamer supposed by some TO bo the Nashville, made
her appearance Of the the harbor and after
dalying about little while, sailed away in southeast
ery direction OF course Of tho bockadng feet went
In pursu and both disappeared from our sight
about four o'clock 10 the afternoon Now speculation
universal as 10 who she and what her object
some think that she the Nashville but as tho sus-
picous craft painted yellow brown color and
the Nashville is black the suppostion liz hardly correct
Others again, think that her object was 10 run
the blockade and reinforce the garrison in
Fort Macon with men and supplies sufficient 70
withstand the siege This latter conjecture seems TO be
sent from the vicinity OF Wilmington 10 reconnoitro
the position of things and ascertain tho fate OF Fort
Macon. Still another surmse 10, that she was bound in
from some fore gn port and frightened away by the
presence Of so many blockaders The whole matter is
perfect puzzle myatery 70 u.s. and until the pursu
ing returns shall bo unable TO solve or pene
trats IL. -. .,..
fore last and yesterday went over to Bogus Island,
where he inspected the progress OF the works now going
on for the reduction OF the fort lie was received by the
dsrent regiments stationed there with many haterng
sxbibtons of their esteem for and devotion 10 their
ndinoJ During bis the tort 0poned