The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-04
THE GREAT BALD IN NORTH
CAROLINA.
Properly Estimated worth Eve
Millions DestrOs ed.
Correspondence Philadelphia lnquirer
NEwBERN, N. c., July 20, 1868.

Correspondence Philadelphia inquirer
NEwBERN, N. c., July 20, 1868.
THE AMOUNT OF FORCE.
Twelve companies of the Sd New York
cavalry, under command of Lieutenant
Colcnel Lewis, Lieutenant Nourse acting
Adjutant.
One company Cd North Carolina
Union cavalry, Lieutenant Graham com
handing.
Three companies 6. B. and F) 18th
New York cavalry, Major Clarkson com
handing.
Two companies "a. and b. Of what
is called Mix's new York regiment.
Four mountain howitzers, commanded
by Lieutenants Aliis and Clark.
The Cavalry force was divided into
three detachments. The first detaoh-
ment was under command of Major Cole,
Of the 3D.; the second under Major
Olarkson, of the 18th; and the third
under Major Jacobs of the Sd; the whole
under Lieutenant Colonel Lewis, with
Gen. Potter as chief.
About half past eleven o'clock on the
morning Of the 18th, the cavalry moved
forward in splendid order, in the direc-
tion of Swift Creek.
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THE DESTRUCTION IN ROCKY MOUNT.
With a dash and daring uneclipsed by
any cavalry raid directed for similar
purpose against the enemy during the
war, Msior Jacobs destroyed and laid
in ruins the costly structure known as
the Rocky Mount Railroad Bridge, over
Tar river, on the line of the Wilmington
and Weldon Railroad, and the connect
ing link, by this route, of Richmond with
Wilmington and the far South. The
bridge was the most expensive to con-
struct in the State, and was over four
hundred feet long. 1t will take weeks,
perhaps months, to reconstruct and re-
build the trestle- work, also destroyed.
The demolition of this bridge has long
been an object kept in view by the Gen
eral commanding the department, aud
now that il has been accomplished, a
much coveted desideratum has been
reached.
Major Jacobs destroyed the finest cot
ton-mill in the State-one used for the
manufacture Of rebel aBmy cloth, and
employing some two hundred hands,
mostly girls. About five hundred bales
Of cotton were also destroyed.
He destroyed a rebel Quartermasters'
train, containing a large amount of
stores for the rebel army. When Major
Jacobs destroyed the cotton factory, he
said TO the girls who had been employed
in il, "Girls, l AN sorry TO throw you
out of work but" he continued, point-
ing to a rich stOra of rebel provisions,
ego there and help yourselves" The
suggestion was Immediately improved
by many. Major Jacobs destroyed a
railroad train of thirty cars, all loaded
with ammunition, &c. The train had
just been sent up from Tarboro for safe
ty, and was in motion, backing out,
when Jacobs ordered its capture. Pri-
vate White, of Company A, Sd New
York Cavalry, deserves credit for its
capture. Riding up 10 the locomotive,
he discharged his pistol 1t the engineer,
who instantly dropped. The train was
then backing at the rate of about five
miles an hour, having not yet got under
full head or backway. White imme-
diately dismounted, sprang upon the To-
conceive, reversed the engine and
brought tho train TO a point where il
and its freight-except some rebel Off
GERS on boArd-eould be destroyed. The
ammunition was efiectually destroyed,
and the locomotive essentially smashed.
They also captured q rebel Paymaster,
with all his funds, some $4,000 in North
Carolina and South Carolina notes.
The QusrtermAster's train captured
consisted Of eighteen six mule teams,
we'll loaded with stores and stuff, which,
with the teams, were destroyed. The
mules were taken, and negroes, who were
ready and willing, standing by grinning,
were given a chance for a free ride,
The Paymaster referred to was captured
in the road, while on a tour distributing
to families the allotment money appto-
priated by the State for their support.
The money was placed in the hands OF
Lieut.. Gardner, of the Sd Cavalry, who
acted as Provost Marshal of the expedi
ton.
THE DESTRUCTION IN T%ARBoRo'.
Without proceeding to give in detail
the mode and manner by which the reb-
oil property in TarbOro' was destroyed,
il may suffice TO say that the amount
was immense, and consisted OF -
/. Two steamboats,, one a very fine
one.
2. The framework Of an iron-clRdr
which has been in the course Of construc-
tion for several months.
3. A number of iron rams, or rebel
devils.
4. Four cannon, with oaissOns aud am
munition, which were thrown into the
river.
8. A large building, two stories high
! and and one hundred and fifty feet long,