The New York herald., 1863-03-20
IMPORTANT FROM NORTH CAROLINA.
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Affair at Deep Gully Between the
Unio n and Rebel Forces.
SEVERAL MILITARY EXPEDITIONS.
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SURPRISE OF THE REBELS.
Names Of Some Of the Killed
and Wounded.
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REBE Ell COU NTS,
&e., &c., &c.
SEVERAL MILITARY EXPEDITIONS.
SURPRISE OF THE REBELS.
REBEL ACCOUNTS.

&C.. &c., &c.
Our Newbern Correspondence.
NEwngRy, N. c., March IL 1868
Important Erpeditisns 70 le Insrior-Their SuccesTe
Expedition 10 Hyis Couny, 6c.
Tho past has been week OF activity, anxiety and OK
ctemcnt 10 us, and frough with groat consequences
and pleased to record the fact for no other reason
than inform tho world that Goneral Foster and his
command sl live and soon determined 10 ic"our crrng
Southern brethrenn understard that we can "kndef
como 'round" in awhile upon their rear notwith'
standing lttls army has been 80 weakened by tho
bull headed strategy of somebodynot resident hero
within the last DAYS less than four important ex
petitions have left this place, and all have been sgny
successful attaining tho objects at which 'hoy wero
aimed and though each Was perfect In itsef opne
that all were prcud.s TO load 70 some greater and
important manifestation Of armys activity but
what manifestation msy be, ts nature ! ID aim OF
what consisting, what IL Is expected to effect, duo
regard pse DIRT OF lending war spirits at far ca
Washington precludca my saying, even know 80 after
reading has been done your patrons must guess for
themselves your correspondent receives no additional
| pay cmouments for surmsing
BY far tho largest and results are concerned
tho most important tho expeditions referred to above
was that under the command of General Prince which
left this place Friday morning last The command con
Of the spnola legion and Jourdan's brigade, two
fun batteries of artillery and eight companies OF savay
| which diyiscned and olcerod as foIlows:-
GENERAL Pasu's sTAT.
Captain y. w. Wadron Chief oI stan, Assstant AdJn-
| Lieutenant Francis U. Farquhar, Chief Engineer,
| Eighteenth army corps
| Lieutenant Albert ordway, Aid. de Camp.
l Lieutenant l.. 4. Haskell, Aid-de Camp
| Captain Geo. ". Bradley Assistant Quartermastcr
Captain jas II. Comwell, acting Assistant commssny
MAJOR stone, Chief or Artillery.
DR.. r. b. Rice, Medical Director.
nosf DIVISION rri,T
Brigadicr General y. D. spuoa's.
Lieutenant Colonel G. Chapman, AID. de-Canp-
Lieutenant q. >. williams, Acting Assistant AdJutant
General.
l Lieutenant w. N. Cole, Aid de Camp
Lieutenant J. II. Cornwsi, Assistant ComrniSsary OF
Subsistence.
INIT DIVISION sIAu
Colonel James Jourdan Commanding Brigade.
Lieutenant Peach, Acting Asss,ant Ad,ntant Genara
1 Iieutsnant Churchill Aid de uamp.
i Lieutenant Victor stxer, Acting Quartermaster.
Lieutenant King, Acting commissary u Subsistence.
| The expedition tot Newborn al daylight tho 5th
instant marched tho south side Of tho Iron, river
10 McDaDeps plantation tho Trenton roai, distance OF
twonty miles, where encampcd Tor tho night. may
here say that ght miles further on Trenton hal
learned that brigade of robeh had been posted, and
our roois naniiehied a strong desire 10 push or afor
dark for purpose of "gaDblng" tho bni general
deemed that march u exnt miles addei 70 one of
sweny would ny prepare our boys 70 night ircsn
force, so aid by until daylight, while tho cavalry
4 wefo pushed forward TO sccur the country. At
/ daylight were again on tho msrch, and had pro
oeedoi six miles towards Trenton when word
came back from tho cavalry advance that Trenton
ours tho rebels having taken French leave the day
were halted aud marched back 10 the Mcdaniel pi,nts
ton, thence " Young's Cross Roads, eighteen miles,
where they oarnpcd for tho night, who the cavalry
pressed tho eneniy's 70 within few moi "
knston returning 10 camp late AT nigh. Sunday came.
meadow IN the direction os swanssoroagh Here we en-
camped and Monday after dcsaiching ths cavalry 70
reeoDnoIe The ,ouhty a. Tar ~ smansborcugh the Gc
In crossing the Will Oak river boyond yoangs sroSs
Roads. We encountered tho enemys plckcs bot a. the
bridge was gn" they escaped ~ though w ran on u
them iew mi'eS fnrIhcr on aIf succesded IN taking
/ eight y them prisnio = among whom sas lieuie1aht
wlnzms, of the Frst North Carolina cavalry, two SER
| gean,s and Nv. prvatos.
1 We encountered nothing the march oct back
whicn led 10 any mshap our prt ard rca' bed New
bern on IHe.,ay night with goodIy array prsoncrs
having succeeded ~ driving away ~ rebel forces from
vicinity aud asoaraing that there vas no armed
4 force than knston
On sunday. March y an expedition consisting Of Com.
pany o., First North Carolina ,nnn Voen,sefs, iica.
tenant JOY battery Lieutenant Burk and Company ",
4 Third New York cavalry Captain Kichardson left New
bern for Hyde county on the steamer fscort. accom-
under command Of Captain Richardson landed Al l,~s
hay Bridge on Monday Afternoon, at two O'Clock, and
Pekcts consisnty being driven m bui nothing of
particular interest occurred mtl wedDesdsy morn.
| lake Andug, xhrn Tho forces nfed upon
| from the woods, near psce called "skoct"
woods While the battery proceesi throw she'll
10 the woods completely routing and dnp~rsing them.
Ihs rally then being sounded ..e rgis 70
and quarter OF the latter place the advance (cayzryl
fired upon from the woods akipg tbo road, where
the guerl1s stationed In great force The infantry
mnsd siely depoyed nto the woods, tbs battery
ed sre and r about twenty minutes The battle very
Lively The first voey iran The rebels killed three q hs
cavalry outright and wounded twelve u the After
short stand the rebeb gave way aud ned leaving @oms
thirty of their nufnber dead and wounded on tho ground
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