Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-07-10


WASHINGTON, July 9.-The following has
been received at the headquarters of the army
here:
NewJera, NJ g., July I, via Fortress Mon
roe, July SO Mai. gen. II. ". H1Heck.
GeHerGt-in Chief, Washington Il have the
honor to report that the cavalry sent from here
July Sd, under Col. Lewis Of the Sd New York
cavalry, have safely returned, having sue
ceSsfully accomplished their mission, and
without loss. They destroyed, twisting rails,
etc, by Gen Haupts plan, two miles of the
railroad at Warsaw, also destroying for five
miles more the culverts as well as the tele
graph. AT kenlnsviile an armory was des-
trOyed. Large quantities of small arms and
quantities of CommiSSary and quartermaster's
stores were burnt. About $50 animals and
some 80 prisoners were captured by them, and
some 100 men and about 800 negro women
and children followed them in.
(Signed) j. q. FOSTER,
Maj. Gen. Comd'g.
FORTRESS MONROE, July S.-The follow
ing has been received from the Associated
Press correspondent at Newbern, dated July
9th -
Lieut. Col. Lewis of the Sd New York cav.
airy is in command of the cavalry force now
penetrating the interior of this state, which is
part OF the expedition which left here on the
morning of the 4th inst Gen. Hickman, who
is very superior officer, is in command OF
the other portion OF the expedition He will
doubtless give the enemy battle near Kinston,
where he will compel him to remain, so that
Col. Lewis may be able to carry OH his opera
tiOns at pleasure, who will have Travelled sew
eral hundred miles into the enemys country
and accomplished his mission before this dis
patch will reach its destination. Gen. Foster
expected to accompany the expedition in per-
son. but was unable to do so, having received
intelligence from fortress Monroe, soon after
leaving, which caused his return to Newbern.
The expedition cannot be otherwise than
grand success. Major Cole OF the Sd New
York cavalry, the hero Of the cavalry fight at
Kinston, accompanies Col. Lewis.
NEwBERN. N. c., July "a picked force
of infantry, artillery and cavalry moved in
land from this point on the night Of the Sd
inst, led by Maj. Gen. Foster in person, who
is confident of accomplishing all he has un-
dertaken. If the enemy attempt to obstruct
his advance an important engagement will
doubtless take place tomorrow. The 23d
Massachusetts arrived here in time from
Morehead City to accompany the expedition,
under command of Lieut.. Col. Chambers
The North Carolina Union cavalry, and also
portion of the Sd and 18th New York cav
airy rendezvoused here prior to this advance.
Gen. Wilde, of the African brigade, is left
in command here, during General Fosters
absence. The National Guards, Colonel
Wright commanding, composed of the most
substantial citizens OF Newbern, received their
arms and equipments on the Sd inst, and are
now doing garrison duty in this city.
The LIST North Carolina Union volunteers,
Col. McChesney, have returned from an expe-
dition up the Pungo river, where the regiment
captured two large schooners, heavily laden
with rebel supplies, large numbers of prison
ers, horses, cattle, and negroes, and several
thousand bushels of corn. This famous regi-
ment effected landing near Wade's Point,
and moved with great celebrity at midnight,
taking the enemy by surprise, who was pur-
sued forty miles. Several thousand dollars
worth of rebel commiSsary stores were also
destroyed.
-Four companies of the LIST North Carolina
Union artillery are already enrolled North
Carolina will soon have grand Union army
in the field. DR.. j. NJ. Davis, a revolutionary
hospital reformer, and one of the most syste-
matte and successful surgeons in the depart
ment, who is now acting us post surgeon in
Newbern, is bringing about desirable change
in the sanitary condition of this city. All the
sick in the hospitals at Newbern are soon to
be transferred to the SeaShore hospitals
which, with the change now in progress, will
ensure the good health of the department
through the summer months.