Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-02-08
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From Eewbern.


bern letter says: ~, IN
|. Our pickets were driven in on Sunday
night at Bach lder's Greek, Deep Gully and
Briar's Creek,
Lieut.. Col. Fellows, of the 18th Massa-
onnSetts, With l16 men and detachment
.ot the 9th New York, with section OF
yRpt. ChurchilPs battery, went out on the
washington road this a. NJ, and another.
section went out on Trent road and was
captured entirei only so out of the l15 of
tue 1Ih Massachusetts came back. The
enemy came on them in overwhelming
n gu oeFs, but our troops held them in check
W the baggage and camp equippAee could
be removed or burned.
Col. Fellows, Surgeon Galaupe, Captain
Loyal. Lieuts. Dairy, Simms, Hilland Mann
are missing. =.
LIT. Cauu with q detachment of the 18th.
aaassaehpsetts, got to the camp of Colonel.
Clossen With some of the l32d New York,
at Bachelders Creek in time 70 help burn
ths camp and hospital stores.
1t. Cam saved the garrison flag which
in the confusion had been left flying.
The. enemy followed our men closely un-
I'll Shey under the guns of the fort
our total loss will probably be about 20
or 30 killed aud wounded, and probably
4OQ captured. The enemy's loss is suppos.
ed to be 10 or IL killed aud 40 or SO wound.
FoRTREss MoNRoB, Feb 6.-The steamer
Washington living arrived last evening
from NeWoern with dispatches to General
Butler, and by her We received the follow.
ing highly important intelligence for the
Associated Press:
On the evening of the lst inst, before.
the break of day, the rebels, consisting of
Ricketts, division from Kingston, N. g..
and Hasse's brigade from Gen. Lees army,
made an assault on the outposts at Bach
eldor's Greek, 8 miles from Newbern, which
after desperate struggle, they carried,
capturing 20 OF our men and officers. One
company of the I'd North Carolina white
volunteers, of G. h. Fosters command,
with detachment of Angelic battery and
attachments of other companies, in all
q ABOUT 3OO or 400 men, are reported to be
IN possession of Blockade House, 8 miles
rom NeWperh, surrounded by the enemy,
ana holding their ground against vastly
superior numbers. They will.sit is stated
%! aole to hold out for several days.
force OF our cavalry started out this morn.
ing to their relief, but were repulsed in
signt OF Fort Totten and driven back.
me rebels are in sight of the city and
can be seen from Fort Totten mauoeuyer-
ing their troops. "a
Our forces are resting on their arms day
and night waiting for the assault on the
city. Five companies, together with the
white and black citizens are also under
arms awaiting the approach of the rebels.
Fort Castor, on the soute side of the
river Trent, still holds out.
The rebels have established a picket
station at the Poor House, within rife shot
Of Fort Totten, and within hailipg distance
Of the city. s.,,.ssz.'-
Thtslmoruiug at 3, O'Clock, Tuesday Cd.
the enemy in barges boarded the Runboat
Underwater, which covered portion of
our forces between Fort Anderson and Fort
Stevens, and after . terrible struggle she
vas captured With her officers and a large
humber of her crew. f
Fortunately the Underwater was hard
aground and this alone saved her from
being carried off by the rebels. The rebels
who boarded the Underwater consisted of
some $50 officers and sailors from Sayan-
yah, Ca, from whence they brought their
barges by railroad.
The rebels being unable to move the
Underwater from her position set her on
ere and the flames communicating to her
magazine she was blown into Fragments.