The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-03-20

DETAILS oF TiiE iNNuIN0 AVp ItGIr-
TIIE sEyE,Lsr CoNtlIDr % Tux FNrlui-
1ION--NEuEL ENIIuNCuNEN1s TAhFN AZ
TAX rutNr Or TIiE HANuNT1--A CoMrLL Il
AND CUEpirAnLE VICTORY.
MISE RIVER, March 18th 1869.
Yesterday We lco our au,.u So CO Roanoke
IslauI, and this evening at hnli-pyt eight O..
dock We came TO aurfor in tho Neuse River,
aUou; ten m.lrs troI1 Ncwlcrn. Tho trip was
almost devoid of .n.dcnr and So mach nagnil-
oqucnce hat been '.yliycd in scrihirg tic
magnil'ently grand army OF the Burnside TX.
uoditl rs u uVSei up p.nliuo sound 10 The
scene OF is first triumph, that il Is enough now
to any tlAt It moved down lsIihcu Sound.
pretty much Ia the same manner ,lat 4 moved
up a little more thsu q month 80. The ,iu-
boats tuth the lead, sui tri hgrH si4r-wheal
stc mcri followed each having arec or four
schooner. heavily laden, N tow. The prpprl-
lrrs err o.. troops, am suIu' Ut them 'H,I., a
tow, bro. up ih' rear. AuuUf O.. A. NJ.
lf tho llth, our tott F',s"d on If jtuauu
Sound through he Mlr-N.s 'Lauucl, and many
Il ~ bGie a " Hing go"-hvc 10 o. a. Roanoke
Island. The moaning: Was .o,i on. h.gy, and
threatened ruu b",ur- unon b.W,vrr, the
wctu 20 cio,r.' ir. and We l 90 q - sunny u'.
tOuuun. W continued out ruur,n, urt.cr, iu.,
bot slowly iu r..."guorrt A.. Nr l'.Ny '..s.
AMI 90 t.y T.. s... Wtc.Ino fo .u.hur ju.. u' Sc
us liatr-s 'saasl.' Lore t.c o... .....1
wa IriD.. ,.. los ,Hu ld" ..l. of .iu 4ri..ID...
Fem. n.. a. fr...r ttu.us Iis % -.. and ...r.-
eI ~ thu E,u." River "a, g. 4. ". iAe W,..a-
er W.. '"..'.l cHlm ,"I SUNNY.
td many remarked On a., c,lf a.,
v.ch IL Urc,ed TO our rr.,,uus cv-
UrlrU.e. Tho gum uas .''n lD rI'n,.t ru
u'io tie, 1ut the transports. with their tow,
t,I'wcd Doc similar orI"r. Thu, the t.ct ioa.l
lu" c'c't 60 ten m...s ig length. About hu.f.
past l.. W, "" entered .he mouth ui thu N,u.e
"a "a ~ tH.r D.. ..|..t It
horn Ogr approach s"c,.is 10 lave huyn ,c'c-
lralHod aluu thr coast ly mv.us ul ..u.i ur.,.
~ wherever thr Goa ~ ', lu ylvw We could soc
dense massct %. smoke sing nj interval. and
su-sgs,ug the i,t tl.t U.'y were GcS t.rod to
inform tho ernWv oi tic ,rugr-ss uuu direction
Of ,ho Expedition. The banks Of the Mouse
River are tui,h'y WOO l.l, Hni m, scenery plo..-
ing Nor it, mouth the river Is about mI'ps
y ide iut n uurryws towards NrWbern. until its
' iith l. about a uiiie and a-lnif. Ihrfe tho
cunmv hai -.ub yoe,ols, and Driven 81, cyl r..r.
o piles J' uu.t-uct tire C' .tUp anil erected hat-
t'ri.s or rhr south shore 40 command lhe pas
n"c, ~. n our -unaoHls Iuuii attempt a. fr,e
IT, Gen. Burnside, however, has pretty a.. mr.
H,r Information regarding The r'ucl dy.tarr.. and
srliDg,d uis plans ac, or'ugdy. As We were
{ ming up the river, two Silhotts were ou-
Served standing in -hure. The Picket ~ MT u
clifa, aud aitcr hriur n couple of shots. hr.p-ht
DC of thcm to. Tho oturr ESCAPED into "a little
'r'k. Tho clp'Iicd boat contained several
men, ard useful information may he obtained
nom tlom, rs y was evident from their uoye-
D 'cnts that tncy were not very UNIV ilils 10 be |
.aken.
The Anohorage ground tonight cf the tran |
iports H. AZ have said, ~ a point about ton |
l les below Nowben. Opposite on tLe north
nile Is Goose Greek, and on the south 4. 10. Slo-
'nn Creek. a. the latter Crek, The landing |
' lhs troops VIII probably, ba ellcuted--tle Dltn
"a understood, being to push forward force 10 |
'ize tho railroad between Beaufort and NV
,orn, and at the same time advance with the
main bod, towards Ncwbcrn, and cooperate
'ith tho SGntOats in the capture ol tna river
attsries.
LANDING or TITE TRooPs-THH Attack
coNHEN,Ep.
.M1Tch 1871, lS62.-1hs moulipg VIZ, cpl,n
mn slightly harry amoypherr. ALnut
VIZ 0.lo.A, NC signal to prrno for
he order and plan Of lpn5in, wcro "T
ims as at Roanoke Island, eycert tb,I
cn. Keno. 2 brigade Was allowed t. lead N nj,
ance, and the 2ith Massachusetts. In ,nn.,-
uenGc T Their appointment in not R,rfing
p IN time ior the Roanoke battle, were Vi,lird
"a rif.t VI the lst br ,ade by tl'ir brother. or
IL -'th, a little after eight O'Clock, the Aide
!l,c, IHJt BOY, laiuScnt and Union crow 81
i'b troops, aud NO small sioam-tugs, with
nI trains nG small boats, h' ed with sollir,g.
al'"d Tor The shore. The sc,.Ie ss gr.rd md
,.itins. Cheer after cheer NGs given ~ the
ldiers in the boats aud wore IS heartily an
7'red by those still On ths Il nspous. Tie
e'' ~ was hcp, up until lhs shore .,al reach
!, ~ tAe meantime, IT, gunloats bad run ia
'l'n snort range, and connnturui slcriur tho
'o's' to drEc back any enemy thar miiIt bs (
hr'a'ed In them, 10 oppose 'Ee lnnJi,', NJ. :
'I.B "97 made NJ SlOctm's CrcoL o,.,,g. ,t
pan m whic.-ihe width being less ,I,sr s0S +,
.'-. ih' enemy had driven a row Of piles Br, !
q h'iu'lon was easily removed, and tbs
'Ne ttro entering hrsl, ran up tho eroek a G
NJ: i,st,uc', ana landed her loops So greaI
H the giN Dry wnoug tus 10 10 =, lie 9
Il - lona. t.pt rome OF 'Lrp. ,.d into ths n
l''' i'nwrt Da.H tlcp. a. q We tw IN !
:. IN t4sir haste, got on 'h'. w "a. Of ,E,
',, AMI ys,o obE ,el tot..' he bat ay,iu p
4 cIuas oyc, iha boat. -eu'aed e. saur g
'd. and by . Y. ~. n'ary I'D the uDops hAd p
ar - At 'c'''' Lorse, and ar
j. > ~ ...' q. ..---.-' un... .-,aa. .-l' =
D akl- commenced 10 rail- ouj i' ra.usi l.
4 t., At 'in"s, daring IT, oS, cC GIa lay, | =
AsJ dwHA Tue it'. Ylsr Sc g.1hose