The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-08-06
INTERESTING FROM NORTH CAROLINA
The Recent Effective Cavalry
Operations.
Surprise OF General RanSon's Rebel Forces
by Colonel Spear,
MIR. Edwin +. DE Nyse's Despatch.
PoRTsxorTa. August 4, 1858.

MIR. Edwin +. DE Nyse's Despatch.
PORTSMOUTH,. August 4, 1858.
from this point and through North Carolina was
severe fright damaging blow the section or the
state which visited.
THE START OF OUR CAVALRY
made very quietly at three O'Clock on Saturday
morning the 18th Of july There haste whatever
in the movement and reached Suffolk at twelve
O'Clock and passed through town. which presented
quite gloomy appearance. Ten mile swamp reached
At six O'Clock P. NJ and a halt was ordered On Sunday
Gatosvlc was reached and troops halted for the
might. The advance guard however, consisting OF
company, kept on, and reached wnton On tho Chowan
river, at about midnight. The whole force up at
nine O'Clock M. on Monday morning. Here we met
the steamers Utica Escort, Convoy Peconc Mystic and
Colonel Rucker. These vessels had board the
operating force Of infantry from Newbern, with which It
had been agreed we should make junction
UNDER GENERAL HICKMAN
was made up part OF the Ninth New Jersey, Seven
teenth Massachusetts, Eighty first New York. Twenty.
Arth Massachusetts,, Twenty third Massachusetts, and
Bcgers battery. General Hickman commanded this
force, but the whole affair under the immediate
the TRANSPORTS to rendezvous the Chowan
river There however, our gunboats Whitehead and
Valley City had met and poted them up tho Ch0wan,
covering their landing at Winton
COLONEL SPEAR,
with MS cavalry force OF two regiments and Howard's
battery ID, Fourth regular artillery.
later and still thing seemed favorable our
cess Our pontoon train which had started from Newben
IN advance OF the troops owed by the Freoborn broke
loose In storm and entirely lost In consequence
Of this inishsp some little delay was occnsioned The
cavalry fcrred across however by tho TRANSPORTS
and soon all safe and sound In
THE TOWN wINToN,
which In finely situated county seat, and undOubt
eddy time Of the prettest little the
South; but now there Is scarcely complete building
standing 10 justify title it bears It will be rcmem
ber nv Ih,rna in ria
North Carolina campaign
rHE ADVANCE
from Wnton begun by cavalry at half past seven
O'Clock p N. Monday bnt did not reach Mur.
ireesboro until two A. NJ. Tuesday. the 9th.
and after very brief delay the forward movement
commenced AFTER q march Of twenty ono miles our
advance dashed into and through the town OF Jackson
close on the heels Of the rebel General Ransom Who
wholly unsuspcous Of the close proximity OF forces
bad be IN dining in town with some of his friends. HIS
escape was very narrow indeed eager troops
were close his bees His exceedingly lively retreat
alone saved him Our rear guard was fred on at Martins
Cross Roads, between Murfreesboro and Jackson, by
force Of rebel cavalry. Word Immediately sent to
the front, and
MAJOR uaTrroy
with his battalion OF renen was ordered back
toc lean out the injected region They could only nd
OF the enemy's cavaryuen in sight these were charged
upon, but they deserted their and pens and
took 10 the woods, leaving the animals in our hands
Ono Of their party OF euerias was oand dead however,
On the woods Owing 10 this stutary lesson doubtless
the enemy did not think proper u repeat the demonsra
ton.
was manifested at Jackson which had reached
O'Clock the afternoon Tuesday our forces moved
an admirably selected point in the road rebel
were met with There "A stream TO cross and the
bridge. distant about ATTY feet from tho rebel position,
mad been taken up " COURSE under tho OF
enemy. It was next to An mpossbility TO repair Il.
TIE ESEAy's Shells
gave our forces immotiate notice Of his 40
Colonel Spear, observing ono the position aud com
pretending the difficulty OF accomplishing any thDg by
dash ordered Companies and OF the New York Mount,
HID II uDk hoe fnr tna
injury done the bridge positive from the Coone's
predictions, that there would have been general chrge
ordered. as done month ago by the ON.
GER on tho South Anna and the enemys position carried
was totally untitled for tho operations o, cavalry.
but our meu did tho very best that could
have been done under their great Disadvantages
nothing could be done, determined to withdraw
our gallant little force which calmly awaited It's orders
either tothc front or TO the
AHRRImE THUNDER
overlook the column as reached jackson It's retire
mcnt and that night through mad and rain and dark
tho march WINS continued until miles
nearer Murfreeboro. when halt ordered and tho
moa were allowed to rest.
"WEDNESDAY, Tux 20rn,
the column was again put In molten, and after march
OF lew miles, an attempt made 70 take
WHtoD In order tn pick up pnnder in the shape
OF horses mules, forage. &c than could be with
tho old road. which. the reader may readily sup
pose had been retty we'll exhausted OF ANYTHING vaua
able contrabsnd during shc advance. The whole
column therefore, at this point dvcrged the
road but ~hen the Eleventh Pennsylvania cavalry form
called by the unique OF Partcasa creek they
tnattwo bridges Of fty and tho other hundred
feet in length, had been burned by the enemy. The
stream sounded FOR ford but in this
inspection disappointed for the found
about face and to the old route which done
When Murfreesboro the day cavalry found
quito quantity OF cotton, which they destroyed.
DURING
our troops met with large bridge ravne be-
tween winton aud Murfreesboro This had not been
destroyed by tho enemy, but sufficient planks been
torn up either end render passage by cavalry
matter Of mpossbiisy 20 our men were forced 70 pick
an way through the itself. On the re-
turn however this structurs which was q great length
and good build, Wa summariy burned
from wInton. which may have been but
OF the position and designs or ths enemy for aught
know 70 the contrary, was composed exclusively OF
Colonel Opdsrdouks TirstAew York Mounted Rifles &C.
cosapaned BY Battery d, Fourth regulars.
forgot to mention engaged the enemy calamity in their
strong position, ncar Jackson and received credit
Tor having done all that possible in the emergency
PIE KxExys ARrLLERr PRAcuuI
splendid. and made . position near any one Of
Howard. guns deoIdediy uncomfortable. Their rsnss
passed. two :. .Ssye s q guns .sS ,Ss oooS
went struck the ground rchesd and barst In the
wore spss, bcfor. they rsachsd Their oSsscs AZ wss
the shot the thick saddle Of
she battery horses and assd great humps % their Sides
Tho whsksy Destroyed a jackson II beyond eli CON-
pusttou. Secseh mbbsrs have suffered 10 this matter
s.gebbied up" By cavalry In sbundanos There
. perfect giu q hams In the military market thus
temporarily established. Horse6esh and wagons os aI
kinds also sdjudged contraband, and borne
OF triumph BY the scores The injury done the rebels
in this way Ii pcalcula
ovERAnons ov the INFANTRY roarW
who ls behind at winton none the Isas sue
ocssfui than the more dsshing movements Of their
mounted brethren. After thew arrival saturday After
noon previous 10 the arrival 81 the cavalry
force they had Organized minor expedition their
ami succeeded ~ the suddeunsss OF ths i'd
vance, capturing number Of the enemys psckes asd
scouts, and . large number Of citizens aad negroes
These who caught sunday had been 10 church,
OF their holiday attire These citizens kept until
finally evacuated wnton whes they set
free. The negroes, however. carried on. In this
expedition there sio largo addition made 10
stock OF horses, mules and bugsses.
No regiment wasecnt twenty milsa down the river
for the pursd~s destroying rebel government
stores which said TO be In that vicinity Tneee
were not be found. but succeedcd In burning
quantity of cotton. bringing OF IN them some ten