New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-03-18
FROM NORTH CAROLINA.
Scouting Expeditions to the 1nserior-Hew
the Coptrubands are Employed.
Of The Boston Transcript.
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On the Let inst Company +, Sd Now.York Cav
airy, aud one Company Of the North Carolina Union
yolun,eer, left on board a smsmseamer for a scout
ng expedition in HYDE County, aboul sixty TO
evenly miles, according TO the State map, from
NewberD.
Nothing important intervening, / pass TO the
morning OF the 9th lost, when considerable force
Of our tToopr left the city, by different routes with.
1, is said orders 10 rendezvous NJ Trenton, prepare
tory TO going somew hero else This expedition seems
I, have be- planned somewhat hurriodly. March
ING orders were issued to the different regiments
only at late hour the day previous. They take
along with them eight days ratIOns. Guesses arc
numerous that kinston IL the destination. Recent
Rebel deseflers report that place again strongly
fortified. and several regiments OF troops .here
posted. Nothing, that / am aware Of has been heard
from the expedition at tho present time OF writing
l0th nst.l nave that few prisoners have been bebt
in captured a short distance ont.
Iu lie Afternoon Of the same day, the cavalry and
infantry returned from their scouting trip 10 Hyde
County and brough, ia quite a number Of pris
oners-among them one dressed IN women clothes,
who bore upon bis back when marched through The
streets u large pacard inscribed " Guerrilla caught
lighting in women'b clothing, aud protected by Gov
auley." The story runs that this individual, VINO
wa, Initiating tho "Frcnch lady," with humber
pretensions, Lad in his possession when taken pro-
lection from Gov. Stanley and 10 his house WAS
found "a Rebel lentenants commission. The troops
report having been fired upon by "A party OF about
two hundred guerrillas In ambush, by which Tie
cavalry lost three sergeans and CORPORAL killed,
and several prIvates wounded. The Union Volun-
tsers had one wounded. They claim 10 have repaid
their loss with interest, no account placing the Rebel
dead LETT on tho ground at less than twenty. A
force of cavalry, two regiments OF infsBtry, and a
hatiery have since been sent TO the county with "
Diet minaton OF clearing out tho tratorous ueut.
Though what have written above may perhaps
be considered comparatively unmportant In view Of
what people read papers for now a-days, the hope
Of intelligence OF big victories, still 1t Ii all have
TO offer. The rainy season Is now upon US In full
force and extensive operations are out OF the ques'
tioo. Gen. Foster appears to be doing all he can,
by sending ont small forces, and worrying the Rebels
al their own game OF raids
Newbern is undergoing general cleaniDg.up,
under direction OF Capt. Bumslead Of the 4otb, who
has been appointed Street Inspector and has charge
of the Internal Health Department OF the city.
There have been no deaths since last wrote The
regiment il in fair state OF health. The prevailing
type OF disease at this time Is fever oil which these
are some severe cases. but none, as understand. ut
present considered dangerous.
Since INV previous letter hayo vsited some OF the
black settlements across the Trent, OF which, that
cal,ty there are number. La one l was told there
are between 900 aud 900 Inhabitants, and there are
several others large larger, all formerly slaves
here people live IN huts built oil spht PLe bheAtb-
ing with round timber frame; the chimney con-
no,ed of narrow sticks laid c0b-fashion and then
nlastered with clay-rude but comfortable struc-
lures. They build for themselves and each other
under government direction, preserving considerable
uniformity OF style and method in laying out Streets
&c In these colonies may DO found all ages from
the wee toddlng infant TO the old and dscrepit who
are sure they " lust be dan hundred, Ma.sa."
Mott Of the able bodied employed by the Gov
erprent, the sick and iniirm are burden borne by
the same There are many OF these latter from
the fact that when the Sccesrionsis ind II necessary,
from the proximity 10 our troops, to retire toward
the interior, they leave tat class, and the women
and children if hurried, behind.
Ia one of the huis "a school was in progress, Kept
BY a black man. lie had thirty scholars, whom he
tod mo were learning quite fast. lilo himself had
"A very fair average sducationi could read wiite,
and cipher. lie had learned all this. while slave,
from a sehool-boy. / said, IL thought II was Tor
hidden to teach slaves" he replied that " 1t was,
but after tie South got tho law 30 that they could
cl aim Il slave, no mater where he went Tho masters
didn't care 80 much If The slaves did learn to read
So, to 90 back to past thing, the Inference would
seem that the Fugitive Slave bill had home-pur-
pose to serve, III making the slaves believe that 1t
wse OF no use for them 10 run away, ~ we'll as Tor
il, enforcement ut the North.
Every day remain in the service strengthens mo
in tus conviction that shall never regret enlist
ment if for no other reason than for the opportunity
il has Afforded from rucb pictures as the negro set-