The New York herald., 1863-05-28
IMPORTANT FROM NORTH CAROLINA.
Arrival or the Transport Steamer
Emile At Norfolk.
Brilliant Dash Upon the Rebels in Their
Intrencbments at Gum Swamp.
Capture Of Artillery, War Munitions and
Over Two Hundred Prisoners.
OBSTRUCTION Of The REBEL, WORKS.
The Enemy Are Dispersed, Union Forces
astirs, the Bsbsls Rally in Large Force, +.
and Pursue and MrasS Our Rear.
Colonel J. Richter Jones, Of the Flfty.eighth
Pennsylvania Volunteers, and Com
mander OF ihc Expedition, Killed.
List Of the Casualties ON Both
Sides,
&C.. &C.. 20.

or Mr.. samuel II. Glen.
NrvpERS ". c., May "a, 1863.
take advantage OF the departure Of United states
mail and transport steamer Emile, Captain Ashcroft, N
furnish you with particulars OF OF tho finest and
most successful affairs that has occurred in this depart
ment since the Kuston and Coldsboro nghts or last De
oember. Although 1t had a melancholy Termination In
the death OF .hc unrng and heroic leader OF the excd
ton and supposed capture Of some OF our men, yet
It's results must beneficial eject upon the cause OF
she country and tho credit Of Union In the De
parlment Of North Carolina.
ADVANCE
For some time past the city Of Newbcrn has boon
threatened with attacks from tho enemy, who had In
enchcd themselves at various points between tho city
and ihe village Kinstoa throwing out their ckc,s and
skirmishers aud destroying bridges and tearing up the
railroad a. they dared venture TO approach To
Colonel Richter Jones tho Fnsy eighth PcnnsyyaDia
Volunteers was entrusted the duty d keeping sharp
lockout for enemy and hrs regiment was placed In
his charge special and indepcudens command cs7
mel Jones had succcssfuI rkrmsfes against
the enemy and the 20th ult General Primer took out
brigade for the purpose sf dsIodgng the rebels from
some of their stronshods. Tie result VI that expedition
has alre,dy been reported In tho HERALD
Some dcpredatons Of the rebels haviog attracted
the attention Of Colonel Jones' he asked and obtained
leave from Major General Foster tc head brigade, and
pursue and punish the Inaraudsrs as he deemed nd
y.able subject f course, 10 the precautionary rcsric
tons which the Commanding General thought Dccessary
10 impose Another expedition was therefore planned,
and the Fifty eighth Pennsylvania, Lieutenant Colonel
Curtis IN immediate command the Twenty seventh Mas
saeLusettg. Lieutenant Col mel Lake Lyman c'mmaDd
ing the twenty a, Massachu, ets Col Josiah pickcli:
the forty sixth Massachusetts, Col William b. fhurtIeu
the Fifth Missachuseis, CoInc George H. P'ers ~ all
OF the second brigade Second dyr n and companies h,
Captain Jacobs Captain Pierce and w. Captain Pond,
Of the Third New York cavalry with three pieces 81 RIGS
battery, company H. of The New York ih'rd artillery,
under command of First Lieutenant Clark and second
Lieutenant fieh. we're selected Ms the orce 70 com
pose II -
The principal oh cct Colonel Jones had ~ view at The
star, The disodgment Of me enemy from the wo,ss
Kinrtop and Raleigh. and Afforded . refuge Tor us
enemy when approached by our tkfInshers. The only
assa se point supposed by the enemy 10 bo from
the front facing Cover road about eleven miles from
Cove creek The was protected by What they cen
long and undivided by road, or scarcely pathway of
any kind. Through this swamp, or 'pDcoson.n az u Is
clily called troops hal Ia march The route lay
through mud water, trailing briars, thorn shrubs with
occasional So 10 of dry Bi which the native pine
grows u er,s . eopess hs, eIaps ,ooo..a
10 lead two feg,mcnstbe NY egbtb Penn, ,ysana and
the twenty seventh Massachusetts, darkness and by
skng tho enemy their exposed and unprotected rear
while his other troops KEPT them amused IN trout, sue
oeed In capturing their whole ooe With a. little sacrt
nce Of lie possible II was tho coIcnes desire W cap
rary on The morning Of tn 2is, Crhursday) Nc ca
yary left Newbern under command e Captain J9cobs.
Al IL A. N tne Ffty eighth syiyania started from
their camp IcheIor creek VIA tne Neuse road until
its junction with the poyer road, three o"np.nies
balance II the regiment, under command u Lieutenant
Colonel Curtis started by the same road ~ eight the
Mas~achu-etta twenty seventh commenced marching
followed by the rxeuty NTH, nth and Forty SIXTH, aud
the artillery under Lieutenant Clark. -
After march Of twelve miles the fHty eEhth haltsh
near Cove creek The artillery parked and. the fh
Twenty Gfth aud oriy sixth having come by way u The
yous passed through the camp the Fy eighth
sundown and biyouaes,d nsas " no 70 owned by a
rebel named Mccoy 10 the lait q the road and neM he
place o. crossiug temporarily the beatquaries of
lieutenant coonsl Curtis, u the fiiy eighth Pennsy
yania AZ about four " ~ Colus Jones rode down the
road Inspected the work new brrse tcn beng ON
sructd across the erc,k ard gaye his hnal orders The
Fifty eighth aud Twenty feyeuth we're 20 ske byrs'h
lpto the swamp-w where probably slsu.s be
forc-apd pursuing crtan direction reach tho enetnys
wyks IN the rerr By dsyigh, The Dett 'srn,ns ihsse
the moon vert down, and they dii, led BY ,hs
veteran and gallant coIonci himself on foot hivng f.
horse 70 be aiken around 70 be 0nt ia charge q Ms
faithful orderly, Michael wcbbcr
M trnsT vHlss
Az midnight the sthef regiments started BY wsy Il
tho p0yer road. Pr,vioufy, boxescr, the ersmy had
become s~are q advance by this rad b. the pre-
snee q ssvsrs cur 'hsII.he 'sr. Sna ssey fs.,si
feuecs on Sandy Ridge az our Ehmsbers eaH'e iossfi
them.
.,s Sss,ah oSe( and conesa, X 20.
tsls benny. ~ The twenty hftb MaakaeLae it--Were
deploye u The rglt and encountered TIE 6fst Gre of Do
enemy A. the latter retfsatsd, tho Issnty hith al
yanoed IA iine hring rasi volleys The rrerny nrrt
fo1k fcf1ge M sore houses anf bfcf fgs SHIFTS Duf
retired A. the fBfh and Forty sntb ayprcahs1 having
already nad tAsie o. he qaany n tho twenty nful
~ hapsstsis oc,oek the forty rnth aere 10 gsiibn
each the read the fB,h the rairosd ne
lett And The Twetty nih 10 the ryh, wi,h 'h~ insfr
10 TIC rirb, IA of~m bsd, bat es1ees "A
from the crcmy ~ belts ~ rirs wrde vh,ch
hid their own s0fss ron virw Until cafrs a.
reetly urSn usn. jacobs cHyalry so,ne
distance the rear ready for orrgc a. he Iro.cr
ment
Tbe felcls having deserted al thsir places q rrs r,
until sisy reAcsd their intfcrc hnsuis canmsnc
blaytpg bit p1oriy directed hra ffnm tbsH aefe
ulcn - tbis time Couuei pessoa q fbe Fhfh
Massachusetts,, va 10 oompand q iiss force elE4.tng
the crapy 10 irs Of, srd tolk - hs bcfTi iefs th-
house q videw tanned bO4se, Wbo hai jsft rrceittd
intelilrsucs a The snnr n tro = bes sns n Te~'s
arns "a the HArlal.nna.s M fahaa lad .Inll.d A