The New York herald., 1863-05-06
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INTERESTING FROM NORTH CAROLINA.
Return Of General Palmer, After .
Brilliant and Successful Recon-
noiSsaRce Near Kinstcn.
The Enemy Driven from Their lnircnch-
mentS at the Point VI tho Bayonea.
Gallant Conduct Of Massachusetts and
pcnnsy,vanSa Troops.
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dtrts Styma0 81 az saasses Lo',9 Jshsd. ~. dc.a
iDp aoio wri,ten.a Ir,or ise sailIog Of tho
~ Escort, last We nssday,J Informed yoy briefly
Of tho result The troops rndcr
t,cn Palmer. had with ,ehels 'ose.see Tho par
cuias Interesting, and VIII pee.e4 to !rpsh thcm
- wnA5 rnR s,Vrs E,,I,,T rSsssvly4N,A ND, -
On Tuesday AprD g. co. g. ..b'er Jones Of the Fif
%y,ei htb Pennsylvania vohInesrs-s ,eSimcnt and a
Sommam have been he of no rebels
toward Knsson for past, having had to
perform picket duty far IN njvacs Of lnes--movcd
from Cove cvcek the Doser road, The prpose Of
sir,viD2 in tho rickes OF the enemy who lad sho
themselves in the vicn''y;n co' lcabio numbers He
advanced cautiously toward tho raraI hpcton point
al which he supposed ne msh be oinea by sono OF the
that had gone vp BY the railroad truck Feeling
pretty bis he left companies in the rear and
had advanced within seventy ards of the Junction
when he met by murdcrovs OF musk ery, which
killed one Of his men {psisaie Van Tyne, company HI
wounded several ouhsrs. st supposing they might
he friends Colonel Jones cavary bring np
one OF their gui"ns and wI,e II, in order that If the
airing frem party OF s'enas they ooha DO unde
ccfved rhe waving OF The iIag with response in
the shape Of another hciry ,elny a,med particularly At
the lcrsop q the bearer OF the ,,udon. Being now
sat,slcd that they enemies, ,oonei Jones
depoyoj tbnso Of his wbo were present as
skjrmshers, and sent orders bring up the
mmand After ascertairing whore h,s supports by
way the railroad wero three companies eployed
20 The .rh and three TO ,hc le The purpose flank
ing tho enemy's w,,sks. AbopL the Time tho Forty
9th Seventeenth Massachusetts Nnnpteefs arrived
o. ,bo ground. opened t:e enemy ,be left
sharp lgtt bere crsied y With cssaips cn our
part. the rebels al ts'ng '.h rbe yes,t was the
capture Of tho wosks ani tie pseeipain If the
eDeny. 1be rNs,t, Of tho ,ebeis strong and
msht havo been held aeass. ,h'ee Times he eumber
that assaied it. rbc enemy had regiment in the
works, and brigade (Ransoms b Bells nat'ery, y in
reserve two miles in tho Tcrr Five OF TIE enemy were
fond dead tho fedeya troops os;ered works bat
the wotndeo had bsun-carres - M dead wore buried
With CHRISTIAN rites by order cf coonci Jones' the ser
vices being perfcrDed BY his asLt.ng chaplain REV Mr.
Lytie. a4 ~
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Captain Pond, o.: Company n, faird New York cavalry,
ordered she 9Th Apsir IN rspsrt With his CON
psny v Colonel Jones' Of she Fifty eighth srnsylvsnia
Volunteers. IN command bacheor's cveeA. Ca,tain
Pond arrived there At six O'Clock the same day
and eft st sevss O'Clock marching far Cove creek
by way Of Dcver road. Arrived thcre nj midnight
encampcd, and the next morning lett with the FEty
eighth Psupsyvsns for wi-e lsrks railroad crossing
No enemy was met until arriving this point The arst
indication Of the presence Of ibe enemy wss
q volley fired from their bieastworks upon the
skirmisbsrs Of the Fifty eighth and par Of Captain
company.
~ Cooke and Hesry n Hall, Of Captain Ponds com.
pAny, and woundsd Lieutenant Hamilton and Captain Ps
orderly sergeant Harry King, and Killed one horse
Sergeant whiteman and - and five wounded.
Colonel dcplOyed hc mpsniss the right and lsfs
works Companies K Z, aud K Of the Fifty eighth.
accomplished this duty brilliant manner amid mur.
derous Ere from the enemy The fight lasted three
quarters of hour and terrible sxecuiu perpetrat
cd upon the enemy Sax Of the latter were killed. and
" ourf tordo IN nv nr
Wright, Of the Fifty eighth and assistants. ~r =.
The breastworks being carried. and the enemy being
Inc returned Cove creek where they sncampsd
for the night. The next day, Captain Pond having
Moee'ey's creek about six miles this side OF Kinston
General Palmer ordered him proceed that direction
Of the ensmys ptrsuchmen,s al ibs creek about one
O'Clock p ~ lie found the works deserted appearances
in catng that the rebels bad fed haste for they LETT
considerable property, such arme, CARTS forage
for horses blankets, &c All OF these we're de-
stroyed but the works were left uumoestsd for the
want OF implements 10 destroy thcm. Captain Pond
canght prisoners belonging to Capt Conyer's com
pany Of The Forty ninth Carolina troops No further
bis company the camp and came back to Ncwbern on
An xrrnwrrxc NcupxSr
During the Grst days nght the cOemy found 70
have sharpshocters in the trees. rebel lieutenant
among the msrksmen. He had already shot one msn
espisd by corporal icoson OF the fy eighth Penn
syivana), who w@ alongside The man who was killed.
through the heart lie ell from The tree 70 the grornd
dead. His arms were tAkcu By 'hs corporal
Az IBkv ALwAfs Dc.
The New York cavalry sshavsa IN ths most gallant
manner. fhcre were many INSTANCES haii breadth
ss. ~ sss q: ses. y sss Ss .sS:
We have mentioned Captain Pond bad. with ,he Fity-
eighth Pennsylvania insury 10 contend for time with
brigade Of the enemy VINO protected by their in
uenchmests: but their dcie-ces svasd them bat little
against the dashng charges Of the cavalry and the mpe
tuoas courage OF The infsntry.
IN A GALLANT ,psti .i>..
The chaplain OF Colonel Jones' regiment hUnors tor
his raaniry in the charge upon the enemy works He
drew his sword and went in pei nell with the Third
New York and assisted by bis pruwces In dislodrng the
enemy. He belongs 20 the Methodist persuasion
fosry.FUrv sAssAptssus Ssn IHs ArrssH rros rHs
SIpkNt avKNls.
IN copsecuepcs OF the Illness Of conel Amory. Colonel
Goldman o. tbe Port. nth Massachusetts vol,ln eers,
assumed command the brigade, insisting Of his
aud Seventeenth Sassacbrsetis regiment. Al four
=. NJ the 18th Colonel Goldman arrived a. the junction
cf road with the alfold. having encountered
and driven 10 the enemy pic.er oh the way Company
y captain naisnd was oftiered relieve Company IN
The advance am, The column pisbed forward.
pay cf the Seven renfh N'ssa bs-'r "ens cfi ai the
orossrcsd D
Colonel esbsdy In charge o ths asya -, sent
thai ,ncrc was an essshw = asrs the rsl,oad
halt hrrc craefed ant ic iinris sance made.
! u was r,nu. tn.s th. eresstw'3l had ditch "a
froat, fran which 't vas il ct-cd tho enemy mad
% ar.lliers they nirhi have used 4, with
ersct hef.se ts,s tim. 40 lreiits
the enemy ned ,oi.., ir,as ,hcn b.c s,Nnrs
uyor tbr savsp.- - i"h"o lnu-s IA, cihti pcrsyl
vsra, VIII b1n rosetcl n, ,.Ie ibo,cr read M. ne
WIS inia,ediasei, tatune., And 1sons Ce,nan ,u.u.
dispositions FOR ~. 'srt ii' hss4 ~ wa ,iresn
% acrpss The tacs aud extent des d.sslgn TO or
left 1. sion ihe rrp ~ q, sin tie DO, a rvad
tnp us'sna ofder,i D. psii NJ wish hi, iu~u,
ststri.f cr ths mat Il 'ti.h,.i a. skrsgleIE ot
tho right ant efi lls. viael rs tal ver, tx.
fuusiy. The ccni NC. % 'rp M-ts ~ and ,an. *,
mans ~ oi thu Forty 1ft thst .bbcq a,'iy tvn ,4n,
tame ~ IN. >e,n.stsh Nsss1chs-ets wcr. o,no, c,l
sk ni,he nn th- zen 90 i.s' si.ldu si.h r,de fn
advanc, hriQ( The ARM rand aud en.ri.ii. sua
,la. ~ ~. rrem,. whia - snarp 10, ,iip. ssll
els tenrs 'lsvor"hh yi'i'1nti Wa tnc, p'ese'i'd
,iia ~ ard y rishi '"s pp ctchinp
! ssfN lie dc tbs a!fs nuoipsns = tss'i-
benny, ~ the iofty hih, hs,I ine ~ the r-si-
ert bar been he'll i reserve. ssi we're or'eF~a "
fx bsyprc,s ant ,acj@rt y, rl Efcr fney fainr ~
CALAMITY aynA the railroad H. cs M 81 paioons sup
pcri-d b. nsmp1ry of the Sst entecoth and - ihy -
proachsr wofk ibt uTSi plsisss nrcd vrey and,
Then tpaplng tnwn, lho sseond hre" oNef pe heads "
the cs, rla com pany lbsr rnshed osward Win ths
,e,,s.i The whos ine ~ ~ imisie~ chAfng at the