Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-08-27

fore IL O'Clock last night the whz of the first shell
cd US that tie ball had opcned.
WE have zee i've from friend statement in regard to
doings pending the lite raid OF the Yankees In which
they burned the ~ w R. Bridge over the Tar RyeS
above Rocky Mount and did other things This statement
although it sh something to hsve been wrong some
where and may thereby hurt somebody's to
well authenticate led do not think would be
justified in suqpressng After reference to article in
the Richmond Enquirer, signed 'One of tie Cavalry
prang Regimen, the following detail of acts
is given -
The facts given to US The Yankees Tar
boro, about 10 o'clock Monday, July ooh. They drove
pickes ross the bridge almost miles to an
buscade prepared b. Maj KENNEDY with two companies
Ca cavalry whose forces attacked them XII ing and
woundng 81 taking prisoners and driving
confusion the when they fired the BRIDGE reveH
ing the crossing of toops The brdge much dam
aged but fortunately not destroyed. The conduct of Me
KBNNEDY's c. mmand Monday, and during the subse.
q1ent pur uits highly commended.
On Monday evening the Yankees left Tarboro On Tues
day, at Offers Creek ford Col CLA1BoRNss regiment
drawn in ambuscade, and the enemy approachng
the conformation Of the country being such to form
valley just in front of C.s Reg ment into which, if the
had onlered they would have completely in the
power of troops. When, however, they approached
within AGO 300 yards (too far to suffer damage the
regiment fred them, at which notice they lrned and
took another road.
Snow Hill in Green county, they stopped to Craze their
horses and While in this condition. tLer
scouts rode up and reported tina. Col. Cs regiment
draw up Church, and that KENNEDY pressing
ia the Immc dilely everything in the utmost
confusion. cA puLd8r thrown away and al mount
ed in hot haste. Gen POTTER rode up aid ordered olo
mel teke the prisoners and dash BY During this time
the Yankees calling all the field, s. Played
cut " played out, "payed ou!' The colonel started
saying to he Prs that forces drawn III
line OF bat le ported, surrender must foil W. Away
they went aid PASSED the Church. without seeing per-
-tleA followed tide of thirteen miles in hour to
scct3ton On enquiry made subse quently was found
that Col E&s regiment drawn the Church
Is nlnut S b. fore the Yankees passed.
Just efOre the ke reached the fork Ct the road
leading 10 Steets fery their scouts reported regiment
with tteIy of lery. at he fork Again they
greatly agatt and Leiug Inry exhausted conclc led
they tagged As they approached the fork howev-
err, troops Che 50th 1eeiment with battery with
dew dom the shortest road TO the Ferry Gen.
POTTER ordered advance down the longest road and
thereby ecapd forces booming in the but
not shot reaching the guard, until the enemy
reared liver, when the 50h, with the battery
off, reporting hat The had reached tho shelter of
their gunboats hen point Of fact the Yankees
di 2poined not meeting their gunboats and had to
main dey at he mercy of men, if they had only
chosen to advance and take them.
After the raid the citizens OF Edgecombe fol owed the
doned iii their ght When they with CAIBoHNBs
regiment hay informed that ncthirg could be taken
until the OF the regiment satisfied that the reg
lad frightened the enemy, thereby causing them to
leave their plumber AID the should have whatever they
wished btf tie should be allowed their
rights.
Now, Tics: facts require comnent and we give The N
precisely they given he authority eye
witnesses and Witnesses and such witnesses neither
We por any ne else car gaiasay. doubt for
men II they do not show something wrong somewhere,
at ioss to know what they 10 show. The history
of facts cted with the raid in the direction of
KenansVlle and Magnolia and especially the escape OF
the enemy much carvassed and be
Will be, if tbs details be Obtained
saHal ana evidenced by the class of authority as
that upon Which the statements above given No
wonder that raids successful therefore popular
among the Yankees if the history their escape
boro be specm of how things managed in that
section.
ANOTHER "Rl1D.''--I would that the blockadels
active along shore Sunday Ii addition
their attack the party In charge of the Hebe learn
that they gent boat party small lying at
in New Topsa Iolet some twenty miles from here. The
schooner in cha Sc OF guard from DAMS Light Bat
terry We think they made prisoners OF three PERSONS to
wit Lieut. LATHAM, Orderly sergt. Fed and private
soldier. The two FIRST somehow ped. They burned
the schooner
We ao informed that they destroyed the Works
in that vicinity The Salt Works belonging D. MCM1L
Ian, Esq, mentioned positively, and presume
others may be included, although have been able
to obtain particulars
From information obtained pretty dire ely by under
ground railroad from Beaufort, learn that Yankees
here openly their determination destroy all salt
works the different Sounds. We think they will be apt
attempt it, at any rate. Perhaps this ;saa Topsai
nay mark tho Inauguration of this policy at any we
expect of these raids by boating parties
frequently than before. AS after another ports
port sler ced the Yankee Navy can he the better
concentrated the few ponts still holding out end
Will have time for maraudng and plundeIng exped
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