New-York daily tribune., 1863-09-02
FROM NORTH CAROLINA.
The Wcnthcr-ATrivni Of Gen. Pceh-Hiii'
tRry Arrnngcmcnfs-Sorth Gnrefinn
Cnvnlry t:ucrriiins-A
Captured Lctfcr-Young Boys Forced
into the Rebel Army, Ac.

From Cor Special CorTe' 'pondcn,
NKwBERS y. C.. Aug "a. lst1.
send you few items by the steamer Lancer
which va leave here for New York this eycning W.
have had IA month Of uninterrupted. excessively hot
weather Tie mcrcnry during The heated period ln'
frequently reached iu5 in the shade Tie nights. too
have been nearly hot the day fine breeze ba'
At length spfung up from the seward, the effects o
which are being appreciated by ouT Northern so!dier'
here The oldest Of the few remaining native inAab
tants 81 this sect<n declares tha, he present month o
Au,usi. thur far has given out greater amount o
heai than has been experienced in this latitude for years
The general hcal,h 81 the troop no~ thsAndine " ~
compare fayUraDly with that during the midsummer
months Of last year.
Mai Gen John j. Peek and Staff arrived here on the
steamer & W / 1homas from Fortress Monroe. on The
18th having been assigned By Gen. Foster 10 The CON
rnaud of tie 18th Army Corps. Gen Peck Teie' ~
Brig Gen lnnis y. Palmer who was ieit IN c.ihnaho
b en Foster when the latter proceeded io Fortress
Monroe to take command oi the Department OF virginia
and North Carolina. Since Gen. Foster n.sunicd com
mand Fortress Monroe. the an Army corps qOrmeil
Dxs command) has been discontinued by orders ron
the War Department. The headquarters OF the Iru
Array Corrs wi therefore hereafter be ht FORTRESS
M,uioc and the forces Of North Carolina viii be In
oludod ia H. which viii Leave Gen Peck in command o
The forces IN this State 20 he known Us The DAtfct o
North Carolina.
Rtig. Gen. Hickman has been assigned TO the com
nand a. Fort Macon and Beauiort, and leit here viii
bis s;a on Monday a, for his new field Of operations
The cavalry forces Of North Carolina have been con
solidnied aud placed in command 81 Col. ;. II. MIX
who has been appointed Chief of Cavalry for The !ih
tricts Col. MHs old regiment. the sd New York Cav
airy is COMMANDED by MAJOR GhriMu, ihc sehlo!
Major Oi the regiment: c,-e
scouting parry Of the sd New York Cavalry was fred
upon by body OF guerrilas IN ambush near tie Deep
Gully few DAYS since. Two horses were shot, which
was The extent Of the damage done. The gucrrlinh.
Who were of NethercutA gang, ;icd precipitnieiy
through the woods into swamp and escaped One Of
the number lieutenant In his haste LEFT behind him hih
coat pocket Of which Was found The following letter
from bis Cher - -
HEADQUARTERS EIGHTH BATTALION. July 81. 1863
IIItT > :. iARIHE-LtepfeHani' received your
note Of Yesterday and hasten 10 reply There Is no un
derstandimg between Lieut. Toy and the Angth. OF the
Andrews nor between myself and theip for them 10 -
anywhere do anything for u.s. and II you can INA out
for certain that they uny of them pahs 10 the Gully
try and find ihe path and get as near the Guy a you
can safely and ssooi them wheD they pass. Tell Ieuts
Cherry and Kinney ~ suief no man to bkuik around
their picket posts ",
kce or two think you can get or two if not more
4 am eYer yours, &C., y. H. NLihLECuTi
Major eth Bait uliOn.
The Gully spoken Of By the guerrilla Major is at our
out post on the Trent River. The people he desires "a
have shot aIe old inhrn and inOllcnhyo inhabIaDts
capable OF doing neither cause any good or HARM Oid
ars has never been secure from Rebel vengeance and
early boyhOod now falls prey 10 Rebel press gangs
During the present week. at swift Creek, eight hes
from Newbern lust outside the Union lines across the
Nesc River The BOYS Of IL years and over have all been
gathered and dragged away 10 fill up tie ranks o the
Rebel army.
lina. present he IL in command OF thc iOrccSnhd
dcicnscs OF Newbcrn."
The news OF TIC capture OF Fort Sumter by our forces
has produced great enthusiasm leIe.