The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-04-16
IEWs FhoM IORfH CAROLINA
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Accounts Of the Fights at Blounfs
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and Ruff's Mills. "a
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STATE OF AFFAIRS AT WASHINGTON
General Foster Able to HoT1
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NBwsxRx, N. g., April IL, 1855
Txs Ovsriand RApedtnos--fhs F~s Days Ma~oA-4
SzsswisA Al Blss~es Aat-fhs Avtil,e.r Ficht a. ~
Kiu-OS~ Loses, a.
Our sxpsdltioa IN Fort Anderson, ~ Neuss rvs
Opposite Newtsea, - thsss p. Il o. wednesday. a
inst. sss ~ pssposs 4 sse!eYtg wssaaagtoa, " 3
ovsrlaaA rosas. W nArsesa = Aas ssdsr thas afs~sa
- fx y NV zops eohoo houss. o. shs road sowGa
Swift creek, whsre part Of he command, through
mistake Of orders snoanpsd for ths night, white The
ysnos pushed - IAtsis sw creek Dur miles beyet
From thas point our osvaisy wsat 70 within . nile
Great Swift creek where shsy asssrtainsd that tho
had destroyed Tire bridge and barroadsd the roads
would b impessbis 70 proceed. fhsy also lsarusl f
pssfecsy reliable sAai ~ saemy were enOa
thsr4, 656st Hhs6S thousand stroag with batssriss
ranged 70 command the roads approaching Ia evssy I
rsctson. This precisely what expected TO nnd. q
had learned ~ much before leaving Nswburn iron I
talk Of tho ssoesh there. Y
Finding impossibls 70 proceed By this route ~
attempted 70 gain tho other side Of NE swamp By 81
route Of Blounss Min. But here again doomsI
70 0t8appolnym0oS. W0 NOW NOW 0OlD OOSnofv -
nne O'Clock on Thursday morning, and came upon n
rebels at Blounts bridge where we had brisk Aghs q
over an hour. losing about dosen mon wounded.
rebels mad hero also superior force q infantry anl
tilIery had cut away The bridge over the creek end
%sSdca every approach We could only, ss q
whereabouts Of tho enemy By me flashes Of their 81
and the smoke (as they were msskedl. While thsy
paetc'y
At two O'Clock news came back 10 The General that
cavalry had come upon the rebel pickss about anal
this side Of Rufus Mills. Immediately the linz v,
put 10 motion. and We marched q brisk Psoe % pef
company OF cavalry and tho Seventeenth MAssachuee
Volunteers were sent forward v Isecppcitre hey
been s afssc sn y ;ss .AsS We hss
having come upon . line OF cavalry, dressed n tI
common blue uniforms Of QYr sodisr, whom hs = Al
10 to within hi rev yards q them. When they opSs
. murderous are and fed. Captain Pond immsdiateI
depioyed hs company toel g. stirmishss., and %
e." . no % g ssss man
wounded and horse killed 1hs rebels resroaasI
the re string pecss Of the bridge and sought
piled vi small cavairy howssIr. M two thsr>1&
osition upoa rhs brow sythe h rust abcvs ths irdg
and Within three hundred yards q lbs RID wors. II
eclSns e .ssnssy xss ...0 9sys4 soxs iais =
cotton Il Vas ssoa ibsn1 that - thirty ls1Gs Ia
euciens amnuuitiou 70 last thsm threuGh lsnG aoo
s ss.Ss S ssss ia Jn
"a the midst q is nss vssaAing H. CsUeain ssd g
SShs snd Tor On hour shs cssssssS;x 8 - go -
terrible. But We laboFsd under great dsadvansses. {
The thick woods upon con sdes pfsveaee1 Cur g.
q rsndon q ths woods On our sds and - SossaSly .
tain q doing ~ some damage -
our crossing % vsry siin, csssT;, spaoh ordered
oonnasd 2 t..i pask e Ns. asss sss eur issc ~
Few shells into e Mn ~ s1Ssr pii:s. "a VI.
lon they were n . 1ne blase. 49, - 81 -.
l. very light isissd, ooasidsr % q srvsnsassos-
Captain Bslgss, fitss NOD 1sAs1 Assissy wsun1oI
i . ). a. ssss.ss. O. q. ssvs.As.sA 49,
ssrSsssi q g. kosss. Co. ,. seventeenth laaasasA.sss
eorporIs. v. Rssa. o. 4. ssvs.sssssA na.asA.ssss
VIM as.sA. o. ,. Third New Yoss ArsaIssy. ssv~s,1
Ps.rick Doaevaa, @. Q. Seventeenth x.ssasA.ssssu
4. W, Barrett, o.. .. Seventeenth ns.ashssssss q
II Rivers, Co. Z, Seventeenth Massachusetts,, ssbs,y.
Thomas Murray %. y. esvsntsenth xassachusseis|
jo:sra rl.hssr, Cor, Third New York Arsinsry, 81
verely IN back.
Hope where We canpsd for the nght and yesterday u
came into Newborn. shall have something 70 ssy n
regard 70 this expedition and the conduct q tie sati
campaign In my next letter bat here let ny -
whoever may blame General spinola any oesr Of ~
command for the failure ~ relieve Washington, kuovG
nothing Of the circumstances q the Criticism
however, would b out Of place just now II would b
giving aid and no small degree Of comfort 70 tho eDemy
when the secret history Of this sha Be written as1
the faults DO ascrbed and shown and proven upon
who the really culpablc ones Il viii bat illustrate III
the map what this campaign shows In the innnitosims
and n will BE- written.
We have tonight news from Warrington. General Foe
ter still holds out, but We have no details.
Aceoants via Boston.
BosroE, April rs, 1854
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