Newbern progress., 1863-02-04


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Il E1efl OH the SHORE.
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iight g Daiih gaiiaii.iy euafgeu ehe i'nS @ pts.
killed one man at least, los. none, anu TOOK
lWenty prisoners. Inc ssnai loss % lnJ con.
leueTales isuIe 70 the aes ,iias t,en .ie ea 80
was mace, the fi1emen uroppeo theif arms
land incontfnentiy skedaddied. as usuai IN
such cases, the widest OF stories r'went 10 the
rear, and for while It was reported lhat every
one Oh the snarpsnooters IN tne PTS had oeen
Ieayoneted put tney iost very htsle, anu GER Ger.
Italnly lost no time IN skedaddilng. $.
la On the lett bank OF the bayou the operations
were more Important. As soon as 'ne cotton
came IN sight the line OF battle was formed
the Seventy fifth New York on the right, the.
One Hundred and Sixtieth New York IN the
center. and the Twelfth Connecticut on the
left, with the Sixth Michigan and Twenty -first
IIndiana regiments in reserve The Seventy
fifth New York threw out sixty skirmlshers.
six men volunteering from each company and
these, under the command OF capt Henry p p.
Fitch, were from eighty to one hundred PAGES
| in advance of the line. The line was supported
BY the Fourth and Sixth Massachusetts BATES
res, ana the regniars orougns TWO neiu pieces
on the road aoJoining the bayou. -
nile the Cotton was engaging the gunDosass
the artillery on shore fired at her repeatedly,
ana Mosn she oegan E 10 retreat up 'hs oayou