The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-04-25
xEIsuT IL NosTH CAROLINA.

r..ant svsaig
A FIGHT IN NosTH CAROLINA.
The Raleigh State Journal, Of the Dd, pub
fishes full, account, derived from eye-w!.-
nsssas, OF the nsh, a, 9illet's, in IN: lover
part Of Jones county, N. g.. between II de-
tnchmen. of ss~a!ry under Lieut..Gci. ". y.
kobias on, and r piiiag!ng party 81 the enemy
We copy the main portion:
On Sunday, tie 18th irst, Col. Robinson
set out in q eat OF the enemy, VINO, ne
LEANED, Yves psrpe rating The mcst van ton
AID Eeartless excuses In ones tau UHa. ~,
COMMITTEES His command consis FL OF the Io'
loving com paniss and parts OF computes
q %. BRYANT, 50 II Cd; CAPT. Strangs' ~ nen'
Capt Turner, 80 men; dsAc r " -
Coles, Is men, Lieut. King COM 49,
dsts chmsnt OF Uapt. Andeew NJ Gant
aIIisou commanding; q assachine OF tap.;
Thcmas's s2men, Orderly Sergeant "in>tsu
commanding, and f5ur Inen Oh Chpt neys
COMMUNICATIVE entire eoIa mano corc,sias VI
about TWO hundred ana s,- rn n rssd no hs
ditton start ed rom pOiAt Enicn h"ru no 10
nantioned and procs eded In tho diEoc'ioh
which promised the srsaLSst cef,aihty VI
N aetipg with the enemy. Wnea "a NOV 10y
nama unou his tracks 10 matter OF indHfr-
80 mt III 1se tree were MARKED vi n desc
Ito o. and terror, and theft, ard rsooery -
sli that was va uahls was packed III sI"ish
1saons which were drawn by s.Jisn horses
81 hnulsd away. Ladies dresses, Chi idren's
ahces p.ps sl,J .sadlss, WsTs deem 80 OF sniil-
.isrt 1.Ius.o .sErtitats 8 part OF hts booty.
On the Ca - has enso, having airstoy
learned pI,ttY accurately that the NUMBER OF
tha encm ti.t. .lot exceed two hundred; while
by xorne Il VI - estimated ct oGe huldred ana
Keio.n 5 ling, Col Eoblnson had secured
the SET, zee. AID Cooperation of IL prudent and
rsii:.fi, aide, who is as remarkable Ter Els
SOU. ;is retion and iLcorrupibie patriotism
as f. his Iuassuming vaior and SeAtigW NY
tap,r- ,ren.-we al Jude 10 lat. J Ohm Neshef-
of Ilppk Cnnlty. IL was no ~ Idtc,
ah1.:s III! :night--our cavalry drew ne4r 10
jon G,:iet's, and were met nJ q Htgto' WHO
tn..4;1ed uns1 lpat u . an KEGS hao III, Aitle
t., /. irons and, win MS family, aaa nm
e. 4 cd in = room up stairs ard begged TEEN
- y, TO MIS- relief TIE eaemy's f-rcs Wss
.,.S-not superior II equl 10 oar own -
IAe plan OF the house ana the efouhas wa
Gle ,rly asgertained from their ipisiligeE;
guide The house was si;us led In <quars
dsld, which wat enclosed by az orrlhtrJ
rail fence, parallel with which, along the main
road, ran Il broad md deep 0itcn, whlch was
considered impass;4oie as !ar IS IN avenue
ie .diDg 10 he house This Citth was cootin-
I'D beyond the avenue along the road, but
was not regarded De Offering any serious oo-
struction around the house aad enclosing
1T from the field was i patent plank renee -
T0e length OF the avenue from the mai'i 70 q
to the house our notes do not safe, and
whether il WIS fifty or on7 hundred 22d MY
yards as ioid us by Lieut. IseihsTeutt, We
cannot state with cSrtalntg.
CGi robinson now consulted MS ofncers,
and communicated MS pl IN OF attack. 1t had
beea asses tanned that l. seAtino! was posted
ut the mouth Of tse avenue whom - was re-
solved 10 cap.nre il possible without shooting
him or creating euy a. am; 1u3 at sii aVsh's
20 silence him. Two II CT were sent tor ward
for this pCrpoae, AID Hiding IL i'm possible 10
stcurs him otherwise ne US snoI 20 ~, AZ
he raport OF the .uu by which he sen t.nsi
WAS killed, Col. Robinson az Tho nefd OF MS
no-a caarg ii down the read in lines parallel
- me nous ..Ea teen up the aVrAce, Capts
Bryant RGd Goes squad chargnss up 10 inc
is1ce IN font, i.Id Col. Eontnson aashinG 20
the iStt aed calling on mis- man 20 loiio~ IL iin.
Hare Gaps. s+.yAa1's and Ooia'S men acrfo
with Ehc utmost coJines- 1liu bravery htiES
into the windows. yard, and "nerevsra an
ses coussi be seen. Lien Eiassin game. lIni
tltinE the bravery OF his gallant Captain, BY
mt, cnsered On his msI, ana acquitted LiAi-
self vaiiaptiy.
at this sage OF the action IL Wa Announced
lnht the Yankees ware running IoUards ID
syJAuiS =. and Col. 40 oi2ssn ord 81 ths ni'st
uearest him (toie's i9uddl TO cbtfgs down
ice road ana ihtsr2eP. ne fagslVes, ou- III
ztautly recalled them. lac emmy were IL"
pouring pretty net fire upon oar men ia
tee venus aId road, which produced tempo
ray con iu3iUE, ~ q thy n4sitatad tc cn@Tgs.
l. m iEstznE as Colonel was again among
Iii nul cheering nd ial}y.ng his InEn. ant.
:uttlns n.Inseif 81 tdsiT hsad, his wall k2ow@,
uoa.s voice rang Throughout tha Sins, "co.1"
or Il. y brave fellows, tDit0w me- On dashed
the Oolonsi, followed ~ men wac ware
x
snare the giorIes OF victory Ensy
hargei mp tina avenue, ard Around :he
house. 20 ths isS1 ard IGaf. Ih@ CoicLoi
.:it caeeCiLg IN ni,ren AID urging mem 10
LIE stfs,h, 1T ever GIeath assuring Il III
tina. ms victoIy Wss theirs, swept 20 tao pal
ia IS and sno. dowa M enemy. kn>hia5 sax
n 90, and Sill SuoQ-ing Wur- Of elc)ur-
ngpnen: il Ina ears OF IL wnp foil wed 1im,
he levaile1 his revolver at another Yankee,
bu, failed 10 XII him; aud wno, taxing Ill
vantage CT his position, shot the brav" t'o.o-
Eel, WHO, Wi Ii p,stOi leveliSd, aUd III N 3ut-
ing Follow me, my mea," fell from 81.
ho.sa. Words ars a0avA:iing. e Drawer man
.nsn ,'oi Robinson never ell IL battle " n"n
this sad less t,l! upon us. our troops, without
d leader, followed the senior CAPITA L, ktraEse,
from the field, who instantly ordered re-
treat.
In them can .ime when tho Colouei charged
around the house from TIE isf seeing .he
necessity OF surro uadius the house sn3
charging OF the light, thereby dis sraoi4g
the enemy and diyld,2g his tse, Ssfgaa.
Co.'s cried oaC tAar down the fence Oh the
right, which being done, he ieaped The di zen
and fou &C, calling on The men TO follow. and
charged the holSS on the right. hgFi &
charged near the house, he loOged back for
support, and saw only sssszs man following
him About his tina The toiOps, teil, our
forces broke on the lett and raer OF The house
and retrG.--Sd, when tnS enemy co2ceti tfa,sa
taeir whole fire on The ANAL squad or eight,
including Lies Is. Grahsm and III ocr7. Ot
theae, one is supposed 10 have been killed,
lndu not EAOWp,) one uau MS arm DiOkS
and mis- horse killed. ant u Ihlrd mad his Morse
killed under him. Among Others whose con-
duet mites ITEM to honorable me4ion. are
corporal Ozment, OF CAptii Coles company,
from l}ullford, and Priyatas " q La than
and James Bayne. TIE latter Oh arged around
the house with Col. Re- biLso and killed al
oftcer who was encouraging his men.
Oar loss Is one supposed TO he Eiilst and
eight or nius--eofn2 sGy thirteen or fourteen
wounded also, SIX or Eight horses killeJ OF
disabled. The loss OF the enemy could not be
uscertuinsd, bu- the officer who visited III
.1illet's house en- Monday, III search Il
u, Ioral Robinson, reports thG. ali the rooms
in the houss, except that Whe-Sin mr Gliiet
aud family were COL fined, we're covered wiz
blood, and the Yankees wero bCsliy occupied
ali night attenG,hs 10 the wounded.
In ano;hsr article, The Joaraa! nasratss shs
ars. ins .anc8 of Federal :ec-Gcy which we
renen Ger to have notiGod dar;sg the progress
OF the war:
4 Gag OF truce Was sent Gown - Eewhern
iasr "Wednesday to ascertain ,hs fa.a 0. Col
onel Robinson, who, Il was generally beIisv-
ed was Killed in Iii 10 skirIotsG OF The IL b wi
party OF the suemy at Oilers, jones CO.
The Il & Was Ic.ciiy admitted by The enenys
pickles, Who conducted the escort Lieu nant
Rryan, OF the Second Cavalry q the frs,
ColOaei'z IN pTae ut, where that OH cer rs
de,.inei, and wheoce tbs carriage Containing
the S!olouol's wife and a female friend who
&C -ompAnied her proceeded TO 1susrai Burn
side heat quarters, where they were received
with Eli IN. courtesy and coz sideration VT Ga
the true gentleman and Grave soldier ever &C.
cords 10 their Sax, but specially when ;hs
victims of sorrow and an elton. linn ediats
" On the rival Of Mrs II General Burn
side dispa icnsd boat 10 tJarcliun Uity or
Beaufort wn thsr Joion-l x. bad been carried
by his Cap>01s. 10 bring biU up to NeWSsrn,
where Ia arrived TAursi-y GigEt II nad
suffered much from exhauSiil uoi w&at OF
rest, not having aai any res .1f tour Nigh =.
He Lad received u severe Il ssh wound In tue
thigh, nut We ire happy - ie22a, o. rather to
infer, tina it Is not considered dangerous. He
Has kindly aiio wed by Genera! Burnside 10
select bi. OWE lodgings, and with his smiah,s
and devoted, but deeply c q tcted vile, wa.
stopping at Ms. Dumas, wasre rs VIII re-
ts;ve All tba attaaxtOn aus cara which tho