Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-01-16
FGST&R'g oFfIrHE. REPORT
MORE MASKED BATrERIEs,


MORE ASKED BATTERIES.
Foster, in HE official Tspor, of tho tight at
Kinston, n. O., says
advanced without Opposition To within
three and hslf miles Of Whitehall when
halted Tor the night. sent Major Gar
ra.a, with three companies Of cavalry, to
| make Reconnaissance ~ Whitehall. !io
found one regiment aud touC guns on our
side Of the Neuse; but they quickly -etreetsd
Mt ais approach: firing the bridge etTcctusliy.
The ne~t morning itGtai ordered Ma ior
Gar7srd, with i've companies :!'aird NeH
! trk cavalry, and one fecn3n q; artillery,
tfWanly-thiri New @sh. t" frGScei 20 ut.
Olive, = sta.iar Oh the Wilm!n..o.: sind Wei.
don Hailrnad, fourteen miles LeImw Coda
horn' liz passing Whlsehal!, ri 1Gins fc7
Mount Olive. bis command Hsa fired upon
| from the opposite stiie ri tins ri7sr he placed
his guns in position and returned the fire ill
TIE main column arrived, WREN he iimbered
up and proceeded towards Mount Olive which
point 10 reached without opposition. Here
he destroyed the railroad tract. ior about a
ri!c. "a :hen Froceed0:! a:ung :he line cf the
railroad for suur niles, end aest-oTed toe
bridge over Gc5!ac1 SgsTp. us t.ccL be-
tween Mount 0l;-e sS1 tho Goshen SwsmD
bridge vas 1o-r up and buried in Eve places
The column having arrived az T hi!ehalI.
aud finding the bridge burned and tia enc
ne in some force. With ;riautry End a7til'a-
~ On the other sile, and ibis being thu III
rect road to GcI6s5oro, deteririHsd &c make
4 strong fsint, al if &c .Ent8ila a2d CROSS
The Ninth New jersey and Colonel Amory'a
brigade were l.; At fnrwSsd and posted on the
bank cf the river to engage tie enemy.
then ordered Up several batteries and posted
them CT hill overlooking tho enemy . i'll
lrc:,.!. ,ueate. They opsn-d, ami sloncc;;
AFTER 81 hours firing, the ene'nys guns
The oneny STILL maintained their adtnirk-
bic position with "hsrpihoct-.a; hut. deern-
ing my ohiect accomplished, /! moved The
command sirHart 20 yards GG!aShr. having
si,arpshoorefR in soar To continue The fight
We bivouacEsd that night eight miles from
! Goldsborn CT ,orntsriuS To furiier ipD0sI-
tiou.
On The Glerning of IL. l,ih. a,lvsuced on
! t7olJsbnru. [ ordeFad MsioT F:i2siInmons,
with .w0 Companies .! csTsiry, 10 make 4
| ieint in the direction 81 Dl,iey'a Staten and
| i..7eTetsSyii!e- They scattered small force
CT tho enemy th-re III every direction. burned
.wo trcStlswnril cllyorts, destroyed = trsir
Of four -ai,roai arg, Irhrer statio7. depot.
. &C., as well ss s"!.e small arms which they
! Tare &c. eble co carry nff, s.ci suptuf ed u
, Ia. Of the aneG,y !k.- than -etuInea D. :
! short cut - Tho ,aSin caluDn. 1!ro ordered
! nsi. Gerard. viii. four companies Of :cssc,,1J
! aud ons sectinr OF artillery, 10 n,aLo f-in:
, IL TIC direction OF : bri3sa &C: the -;s"s ,
CT OR risl,t, caAad Thompson Hlage. Tic
foga;; ;aaa sEeTy IL !lrfa, ouHp2sst 10 ,o oca
| regiment OF infantry and ir::i pieces Of ar
tiilerv, End ;ne bridge al-c-dy burned. ;.3sr
| dlSec.ed, IN crder 10 make 10 Ie;ni 1r.io
complete aad to further distTac; ;5o epenT,
ono regiment Forty third Massachusetts, and
| Angels battery Third iioE York artillery
to the support of the cavalry aud to engage
tho cnunr, which tuey did, S.iencing, alter
sn hour brisk sngsgs,sert, ths enesuy'a
! FIRE.
/ uuionel jss = hvissds +as "a .GTs.sca i>hs
mail, 1olurn0. and la.lr uPnIl '!ls eiany il
small force or ;ins o,iEo o! u,+ wGada lining
the railroad Track, Riggs ta;;arF Third
New I1Ek a.t!!!s:yj va7 plsr*1 ia rn-ition
apd opened upon theus: = oea 81 enalay r..
tired.
TIE Snltt Nov Jc7Ssy go oriersd 10
/ strike the railroad track AMI fGllow j. ZIP
direct to the bridge. which hey were to-
burn. Three regiments Of Colonel Less
brigade vera ordered to their support i.be
| TSuutY-fiflh, Twenty seventh and Third
! Massschnsctts.j Til. acknowledgements IVns
; tt-cw:. on Us left TO protect hu: ianS in
! tbet .;lsEiar General Frss,lts' brigade
! was advanced and formed CD te Hi o-cr
|; looking the track. Sc. Three regiments we're
thrown iG tie left End The TenaiEiTg regi-
usnts l.. liza to be available aearJ pciat.-
My srr;l3er7 YVES brought for sEs1u snd pisced
in position, firing to the foot ed left, pTinci
paly at the bridge The onsuT replied with
artillery from the other side CT the river.
Colonel Hickman advanced seadily up the
track, fighting the enemy "a infst-y posted st
tbs bridge, and receiving a lire !ToIG the ar
tillerr in a Monitor car, on thetcacli Of the
OF tho bridge. Af.ar NV" hnuB he reached
the bridge, and under heavy ne, Lieutenant
Grshan. twenty ;nird fjew Hri hs,,er-:,
acting es aid-6e-cnmp - Eoloti Hickman,
fred the pridgs. Ali who i:adat:cmp:eG it
we're oicked oil. as Was Sn,i1dedLie;:t- g. =.
Mann, Seventeenth hISss.cS3ssls, Sho &C
compsnsd hi,i,
brought iii ..g artillery to ::ar to pre-
vent anT .i!pit hi save tho hridg ard whsn
the fire was daing lis H-ori: oTatei aoun
tsrmsrcIi iar t;o@,:sin, larTlngtci. Loe to
form :hs rear guard Col. Lac ss iorlI0g
his briseis to ies7e tbs fe s5a,ir:s lhs
fghr ovcr. " hcn three roeinaat5l clos .r=1o
seen across lie railroad .:ecE, = men pre-
tccted ~ tho emoeni,Clont on ~hica line
track v;.i lsii. rc!. leo placed ;lorriso:'s
battery IN position and recalled Z: regiment
il lice. The enemy advanced Ntb cheers
scross ,hs r.ilrcsi' steadily in iinupon Col
Lees brigade. 2ior7ison's hatteryo2encd cn
It's advancing line ,.i,h spherical ass, whict,
lid gond effect; hrt thsy aH-anca ttcsaiJ
unit! within three hundred yat1s ( the bat
ter5, " here, unable % eta1d TINS t7f:l l0'i
they we're sustaining from the ba;e:y, th=J
expGctenly Covered by e maaked artery in
| the woods On our left. HoIge.: ESede
Islaui batter, wh i.:h mad been brontt hack.
opened in serly to the battery and d :~n re-
glmeHts whicE came IN v.ev RupportNg tneir
guns. Riggs battery, Tcird New trk ar
tilerE, vas placed Gil a, einine::seon ou-
left and in line witE the enemy ; tneshring-
ing cross fire 10 near, they wcre ':orehy
forced 81 rstnrI. rs niaa g rssim antH the
Enods OR n,n riE&t, CoiS:si Lcss!arirg
orders &c! - S:'n'.ipt Az IHf.'1iiu"Se;
sgsiu icr;asa.his trigShs s!.d hsttorE and
proc,slati t. jim the co!auin ~ii;4 had
halted on hearing tie firing from lloTel
{ Leo,
Il This was bold attempt &c the sHuy tc
!. sn..ap and secure Colonel Lees briggs and
horrison's battery. Owing t2 ;ho cheney
Of Colonel Les and aior-isou'a 5s;t:Ts yves
dissai7ou fsiiurv.
With strong csvsiy rea7 guard, Linen
started o. r. return o. the '!:rsot 7cad.aoi
and transported .ny s:c.; cnd wouDd.tacn
from Whitehall and N!rst"n. Hr;HginEneU.
Il! sais!y TO this point,
"a the 18th f.ct c: .'itall h1at;icir
NswAecn arGer Commander Murray. Eltc6