The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-04-14
INTERESTING FROM NORTH CAROLINA.
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PerilOus Position Of General Foster
at Washington.
BOnBARDMENT OF THB REBEL WORKS.
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Attempt to Reinforce General
Foster.
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xhs Union forces Compelled 70
Return to I6ewbern.
THE ENEMY'S NEW POSITION,
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Iue esea 0ship Dudley BUCK, Captain SmNn uob Now
bern, y. c. on the oth inst arrived al this rort yester
day morning.
General Foster, with force Of 200 men, was yet al
washington, NJ c. and surrounded by the rebels II
expected be would have surrender for the want OF pro-
visions.
The transport Northerner left Newbern the 1th with
800 men Of spmolas Brigade his assistance by way Of
Tar river, and, meeting number Of rebel batteries on
the river forced TO return. She had hurt.
On the 9Th force OF 5000 left Newbern Sy way
Of the Neuse reinforce General Foster but
ing superior number Of rebels also returned New
born 70 protect that place. the rebels marching
on Il. The expedition in command OF Gen French.
Our PamIico Correspondence.
PAsnoo RivrR, TwnyE MILES B1ow WASHINGTON, n. C.
ON BOARD Tnl EscoRT April Do a. H. !
A Storm TIE Paml,co-7he Fleet--7h, BombardHsent-
The Resa werks-B6sct Of the Missaes from tie Gun
I6an-7he Ceres R,aaning ne Blockade- -Igdioidudl
Branyy- Running the Batteriss, de-, DC
shortly after twelve O'Clock Friday morning terri
BILE storm Of wind and set in from the northwest
which rendered extremely hazardous for vessels Of any
kind TO navigate the waters upon the coast and as
sequence had remain aau quo during the greater
portion Of the day About halpast two in tho afternoon
three additional gunboats arrived here from Plymouth,
headed by the southhed Captain Beh and after in
company with the gunboats Lockwood Ceres and gun
soop Grantee took position in front OF the lower battery
Our naval forces below the battery at this time were
Steam gunboat South1eld, six guns, Captain Benin.
Steam gunboa Lockwood, three guns, Captain Graves.
steam gunb0at Ceres, three guns, Captain dcDermot.
Steam gunboat seymour three guns Captain -.
steam gunboat Whitehead, three guns Captain French
Steam gunboat Allison, three guns, Captain Field.
Schooner A. N. Edwards. threc guns, Capt. Hemps0n.
Sloop Granite, one gun, Captain Boomer.
The AIison was being used at the time as tho head.
quarters Of General spmola, and did not enter
the contest. The remainder or the fleet com
mencsd firing upon the fort at three o'clock, and
until i've p. NJ kept up incessant and terrible bonn
bardment. Our vessels were within half mile OF the
battery during the entire action and shots struck the
embankmsnt nearly every discharge. The great
hundred psunder shells from the scu,h6cd could be dis
tinctIy seen 70 burst within the rebel nrenchmens
Immediately behind them the rebel camps where tho
destruction must have been fearful. But the rebels
maintaised perfect silence until feet stopped firing
when they wheeled small guns into position and
bazcd sway just ~ TO us that they had no de'
of igivirg up so Their first shot struck the
about nifty yards inside the Southned and ricochetcs
clearly The vessel ana sunk In the nifty yard
this side. The firing from the Runboats most admi
rable but the nature Of the works shore such tha
We could produce but littecGec unless pcrcance sbo
shonld penetrate of the portfolios and there explode
] got very good description of the works from
q negro who came on to night before last, who
had been employed in Its construction. The blum
which forms the work is yellow clay bank, very soId
about forty high and shaped like the ba u egg
with the large end towards the The entertainments
are not thrown up, but are formed by digging away a
ditch about thirty feet In width, entirely the
mound parallel It's general with tue river, and
about feet In depth The bank between the ditch
and tho river perforated by three porthoes in which
are located the small wnitworth guns which have been
used against The two diagrams below will give you
an idea Of the whole contrivance-