New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-06
The shirn,ish near Newbcrn-peta'ls Of
Our Destruction Of our Gum

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Correspondence of The N. Y Tribune
NEwBRRN n. c.. Feb /. 1854.
For several days rumors have been going the
rounds that large Rebel force was gathering at kins
ton near here and contemplated an attack Last rieht
Sunday little after midnight the pekets were driven
;u at Baohedore Creek and at Deep Guey the west
and at Briefs Greek the South. The alarm WAS
.oon communicated 70 Newbern from the front which
IA somo 10 or 70 miles out and The long roll sounded at
sa m. this morning Some six companies Of the 18th
New.York Cavalry, Col. Savage we're stationed near
Deep Gully Col Classon with the l32d New York In
faptry was stationed at Bacholdore Greek. some eight
miles ont from Newborn on the railroad. An iron cei
called the Monitor mounting two guns, also assisted
,he dsfense. Lieut.. Col. Fellows Of the 17;h Mass.
with detachment Of rs men, and detachment OF the
Seth New-Yolk, accompanied BY section OF Capt
Churcbil's battery Sd New YOik, went out on the
Washington road. between 5 and this morning. An.
other section Of the battery went out Oh the Trent
reed and was captured entire. The enemy come IN on
all points at the front in overwhelming numbers. Our
troops held them in cheek till the baggage and camp
equippage could be removed or burned.
The loss is heavy for the force employed. Ont Of lis
men OF the nth Massachusetts. OILY 20 came back
Most Of the men captured. Out OF a3 officers OF
The 18th Massachusetts that went out only seven came
back Lieut.-COl j. +. Fellows, Surgeon lsaao u.
Gslsupe Capt j. H. Lloyd Of Boston, Leut. Joseph w.
Dsvy Of Brackford, Lieut.. l.. b. Comens of Jamaica
Plains Lieut. John T. Bin Of HOWELL and Lieut..
~. NJ.
Cheeyer Adiutant was mortaly wounded by a Ionsset
shot in the side and has since died. DIT GaiaUpe was
dressing lis wound when he was captured; Capt:
Lord lost leg by shell All the other Objects aIe
supposed to be alive.
detachment ~ the lTth Massachusetts,, under Lent
Conn reach Col Classons camp jas as the Rebels drove
chem 10 the cars and helped burn the camp and hos
pitsl stores. In the confusion the garrison rag had
been left flying and Lieut. Conn made dash for IT, and
saved from the es TnS 5 SSPs ors s IN the
number OF killed and wounded and missing Probably
not more than 90 80 killed and wounded and pet-
haps 100 captured.
ihe enemy followed our men closely snd. kept mp 3
running fire upon us from the cavalry iii our Hoors
came under the guns Of the forts -
The attack is under the Rebel General Pckets. The
force is estimated ut from 900 10 1900 Ther
sCme II pieces of artillery. Al this wiring thc's
piekets are within about mile OF Fort Ioten Our
pickes are theirs The attack Is from thr1 points,
and ia made with great determination. our men at
the guns and all are in tie best OF spirits All avail
able contrabands of the Tfeplts, 10 do what they
can. This afternoon a train Of ambulances went out
bearing flag Of truce to obtain our dead anu wounded
sad captured together With the surgeon eccon''
panying it. .,
Sisson Of the 5th X. l. Heavy Artillery is in command
of six Of the forts defending Newbern-Forts Ste
yenson. Roman. Iotten. Goston. Amory and sIinola
We are patiently waiting for the morrow. That the
enemy seriously expects reduce these works With nDl
guns that can Be transported by land seems almost IN
credible The stores here are probably tie prize lie
p. SCI learn that Col Clssson, l32d New.Yors,
lost three commissioned officers His Acting Quarter
master was shot dead. and the others are MORALLY
wounded Seventy Of his men are missing. but it Is
supposed that not more than ten or twelve are kies
end forty or fifty captured
TUESDAY MORNING.. Feb. 2-i0 a. m.-Lasf night,
some time after midnight several boat loads Of Rebels
came quietly down the Seuse River and captured the
sunboat Underwater. They quietly boarded her and
the sailors jumped into the water and swan ashoI e.
Shs was burned at once Her magazines blew up sbont
o'clock this morning The gunboet lay between two
forts one each side Of Neuse River. The fu details
are not yet known.
The firing this morning ha been light end II looks a.
though the Rebels were going. They have made a
sharp and successful move. They have captured and
killed about u commissioned officers and about 200
one section Of battery complete burned forced
20 burn all the camps at the front and destroy fine
Hunboat. For the force We have VIC feel that tine
thing has been done by Save the battery be obtained
nothing as all the camps and stores not removed
burned. The day is fDe after heavy rain last night.
and from present appearance fighting is over. The
band at Fort Totten playing National sfs and al are
as poy and cheerful as sOss.bo.