The New York herald., 1863-03-20
PRICE THREE CENTS

Foster. who ordered General Palmer with Coone Lees
brigade, consisting o. tho Finh. twenty nfh and Forty
third regiments Volunteers, To tho scsns Of
action beigers and Riggs batteries were also ssns
forward and just before ught upon tho nj, anco
OF the enemy at place called Deep Gully. two miles
beyond the camp Of the Twenty -afth Massachusetts,
regiment Hero tho Ihird New York cavalry, wlo had
gone forward at tho first alarm under Lieutenant Colonel
Lewis, were found company with a battalion OF tho
Twenty nfth Massachusetts Volunteers, skirm hing with
the enemy tho creek but night coming on, and
the Of ac,ion bcinE in dense wood, oar artillery
unable 10 render much assistance; So Of urHe, all
that done had with tho infantry and
airy and they attempted nothing but what they accom-
pshed, and that To hold tho enemy In check. So,
with picket hring and ny range skirmshns, tho nghs
wore away the rebss evidently considering not best
10 advance, ard forces making tho best show OF
strength posbe In order to deter them from doing so'
should thu, conclusion have entered their programme Of
arrangements Daylight this found forces in
their position Of the night before the enemy evidently
ARRANGING for an advance. But ons man upon our aldo
known ~ BIO killed during the night and ono o Com
dany g; Twcnty nltn Massachusetts taken fris 'ner
At daylight this morning ths camp ol tho Ninety-
second New Yolk regiment the torh blak of thc
Nense river, opposite aud half nla above Ina town,
mmonod ~ surrender by IA - force OF III rcbi
arm. The oncor IN command, Lieutenant folo 81 An
Immediately communicated with General NJ s,.r,
aud Instructed 10 hold his po,ton AZ all hazards.
Tho gunb0ats up tbs scinity tho laco
about sunrise. aud then mmencc canno,adng,
which nued thrl ughod the y. thr bats shel-
ling tho woods back Of and to the rsht ard ic o tho
ca0p and the rehcl- ering Win I'D pive.s ~ inter
vas ! earn tha, a reg mcnt u Gas to
infoce place mud, asiie from good deal of uDcef
tain hrng the contest m that quarter has anluntsd %
nothing 10 day.
About eleven A NJ. ramor was rite that larre body
of tho enemy ong upon the fuo lille road
on The south side Of The Trent river ana haa Io-,sd
tlcmse on -- creek, four mites abive town, hnt
O'Clock night learned that tho pictarc ~aa
oyerdrawn.
tt., Tr,p al
but hear of yihSg doinlie from hat quarter
Frm Captain j. W. Dcnuy tho senior officer ~ c m
ol this companies oI tho Twc ~ f,h regiment
Massachusetts Volunteers, shlch sustained Tho shock o.
the In company with the cavalry, learn tho
particulars of the attack on friday.
cAiTAn DENgYs Aoo'rr.
About hal past two clo.k On the at rnoon OF Fdly
the 18Th met AZ our infantry packet, Win .'s cavalry
vdete, we're stationed Just beyond e out ost al Ieop
Gully, small body ol rebel cavalry canc down upon
them va N. trent road soon after a1osher BODY %
AIS down a charge and nr.d un tho inian
try pekat stationed tho rife pats Al "ho Gully" Tho
hre was brneiy returned, when Tho enemy iat Win
me wounded The main . ckot cam wAs netlh.d OF
the attack, aud Company \ oi the Twenty nth Mas
sachnsetts. was sent ilrwafd 10 sLe oa,pos,, ana
| Captain Chamberlain, ~ Company A, Third Ncw
| York cavalry, moved hts comm,nd 10 tho front,
and. disrno'.ntng hs men. attacked tho enersy.
the outpost, Capt Chamberlain. after having 'ct tho
eneInys poaiilcn and strength retired and apt cnuy
| A and o. OF the twenty nrh nassachisrt voun-
teerpacing them 10 tho most adyantagcus rosi'ions
70 repel any attack Company beng stationed 70 tho
four pieces Of artillery, throwing shas, sa~ cannssr
and solid enct directly into tho works AID amang our
troops. Al tLs point LeutsnAnt tuhnei Lewis. Of tho
Third New York cavalry, arrived from NOW bern and
snmod command, and nndng tho position unenabe.
dcred tho bravo retire Ia ordor. which Vas done
without losing man.
bcirg reinforced by ZONE companies a tho
Third New York cavalry aud small howityer took
position about hundred yards bark oil tho iine pts
| al the "guiy,D npd opened nIon tho eisemy heavy
nre. The rebels thsn attempted 10 Hank our psits.n,
| when Colonel Le~ IL ordered . retreat winch msis
in good order the enemy following utpn Charge, wan
aar,ng ,hs re,peat William wss~s os COMPANY a. Who
was probably tkcn prleonor Our FORCES sh.h took r~i-
ton AZ theGraprvne House, three iou'hs .! milo thus
side q the guiy which poA thsy hed until ,oossi
| Lees brigade arrived, at nishuaii
The troops laid upon their during tho night ruf
| fering severely frum ths W. AID tho next m"nng
movei forward 10 attack tho enemy. General raimar
having arrived To take the command. Company ~As
thrown into the woods tho rant. ald bsa severe
skirrnsh Of With tho essmys advances sDd
suoooedcd "a driving tho rebe.s be souir as'anos
News arriving q tho attack pom tho emp u the Sissy-
| werc orderd back " t1wn, ereed tLe Twenty hftn
etts under ooral llcke, and caNtain ksgs'
battery who LETT with orders 10 keep back the ID
vancing enemy. III. rebels shsiIsd tho ~ ds, slowly
adyanc ng un,il noon but our infantry AMI artillery kept
thom pretty ccrtaaiy checked. ani ab ~ pce "cl ca
IA the Afternoon u ~nn discovered N. thsJ hid ehea
behind the gully" a, nsht The twenty hfth sS ~.
svoi By the Forty thrd ana f0ry sitih rs.mctsis ~
Massachusetts Volunteers. they holding tie or'soJ pas
ton nod BY our trots 10 tho morning ass Ia adyane"
miraby conducted from the nH and oinsiiefng that
has 6een asoer,Aned thai the rebels bal very largo
force 10 the action too much praise ca to besto~ cd
upon thn~c who " yalan,y con -s,si them.
&Trscn rng sHErr sTfUsD nDsisssf
Was n much more formIdabs than al nrst sup
posed Rs by dcserrrs learn that N. rrbc force oon-
sisted of no less than rcg-u,s ~ uianuy seven
pieces ~ artillery and regiment cavalry under
command e General feitigrow
~ dAylgbt General rsttgrow snmmonsd tho siDaiy
second " ,nfrender and At the tins lad h's ariley
pianiad the skirt of thc wo about ave hun red yads
~ The works he demand Nm srat.e ana cob bel
Andorrnns reply NJ scouic and decisive, bong simp'y-
~ dou - u Ia that sht"
Then the artillery and infantry opepsd upon our vorts
and replied u ygor0gsy Tbs tents and bus IN ds
te works rdsIed ~iih shot and sbsil bat vs last
but four wounded 10 the shos Affair
Tho rebel fofcs on the frelt foai oonsNtef ~ fonr
brigade. u infantry and two regmon,s = ca, a. under
8r gadies oenrrh ianlcs lie had also i've batteries "
artillery NJ learn from prisoners AMI dsserisrs
ErrpAY, March i3-koon.
Tho rebels have retired 0w1da kinstan, and al ~
Tho whole arAr has been sup~fb failure. The
steamer Ia sbsulns her last sbrss and musi cinss