The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1864-186?, 1864-05-10

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THE sEccsD ATTACK
w As. madstby thc eneng on all of our forts sur
rcundin. tc town almest simultaneously, and-in
every assault he driven back with terrific
siaugh hter. = But the rebels seem determined, and
renewed attacks werc made and ch scked, each
stiit attended with tn. most dreadful carnage.
From this time until half past 0 clock W cd
ncsday morning tn. lighting almost uniatcr-
rupted. On Tuesday orders were issued for
> THE EyAcUATIoS FORT wxssELis,
Better kno4n the Eight, ifth regiment redoubt
situated Short distance from Mill creek. Cap
tain Chaplin, the commandant OF the fort, had been
killed, although the stock of ammunition on hand
was growing small by degrees aud beautifully
esq" still the heOric little band Kept up inces
SAINT firing on the enemy, every shot telling with
fearful effect. Upon the reception of TIL, order
the survivors OF the gari ison awaited the coming
OF the night, and under its protecting shade sclent
" withdrew to the town, having first, however,
disabled the-guns OF the fort.
TIE UNION FORCES CONCENTRATED,
On the evacuation of Fort Vessels, in Forts Will
iams, Comfort and redoubt facing the Roanoke
ccsaantly. The forces Of General Vessels, thus
being nassed and able to handle their artillery
more effectively, keptup aregular, steady and gal
ing fire on the rebels. The enemy used tairty-
FOUNDER ParrOtt guns and other artillery OF about
imilar calibre.
FORT WILLIAMS sToRMzD.
AT nine o'clock ON the Goth instant mostsim-
petuous assault was mate by the rebss Fort
F." HtiaihS. Our 'iaVe boys hooiy stood oy their
enter the fortihca ion In splendid order did the
rebel column advance to the assault. General
w essels allowed him time to come within easy
range of his guns and then gave the order to Are.
Every discharge moved down th, reb 1 troopab by
platoeas. Stall the gaps wero instantly filled up
and thcat renewed. In this manner the enc
my received several severe. shocks, ard, after a
last and still more lnpetuous charge, which like
wise resulted disas .rousiy to him, hs withdrew,
evidently to repair damage and make ready for
another attack.
ON wEssF1Is cAprrUI.rEn
b.,f.nast Tan an III, u,.,;n,rof,h. 2oth ;,sts~t
Wednesday, an hour and half att.r tn, repulsc
at Fort iiilamS. At the Aoar above mentioned
the Union tag va hauled down on r o. Is w iiirams
and Comfort well as the Mill creek rodeubt.
The rebsia had been heavily reinforced during
Tuesday night, and the overwhelming forces hurled
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ooR LOSSES
\ estimated at about ne hundred killed and
wound.d t,antain tIhapin was Killed at Fort Yves
sells. and CAPTAIN Horace j Hodges, Depot Quar-
+.,na.,,r yn;,. in ~. act nj ,on,run,catinn with
The ,yna,n.t M,.mi ,n a canoe which he carried ii,
:, ~ ~, 80, plynortb tn tou,.sbv creek ;n or
der 10 ,lude ti,,: rebel iron-cIxd was upset .ri
drowned Th. loss oi this oiicer will b. severely
I,lr ,od r.orntt.d nv all ,xno knev him I hay
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TWO cITlzESs ESCAPED
From Plymouth, after the rebels had taken pos
session CT the town. Their names " III At
Slhsoh ana - Mitcheii' 10Y al lne"' ~ VINO c''ii;o
wagon, and, after getting clear OF the town, they
took 20 the swamp and during the night the ylman-
AGED to oLr1in a rowboat moved up 70 the uio n h
oi the river when they were picked up py one OF
the Union eunboats patroliin. tue sound Before
leaving Plymouth these gentlemen met CAPITA ain
Bowers OF a Georgia regiment, a sort OF milk and
water officer who " as very fierce on MON people
They conversed with him for time, Il
cry was raised that "a Yankee monitor and several
transports with troops were coming, whe.eupon
the rebel captain skeuadded, and III the sion
Atkinson and Mitchell made their escape from the
town.
THE REBEL LOSSES
Are, beyond the slightest doubt, immensely heavy.
,.l y, .,vh - - :. .,'d ., thrao -, o - - So ~
aach ss.n,, rcnmlsad Win gr,at laughte,. Resides
nour;no hroadp;ds attsr hs oai i'd. i1tn ,he ,ehe
80, th. M;am and So'rhfald tha oau.I
t;es au,ong tho roboI tro,ns ,nust b,v h.en nor-
nous .bel surgeon was h ard TO .ay that 1T he
damned a.k,rs had killed and xonnded onc-tbi,d
OF their Whole force, and lie hoped that no mercy
woulo De SHOWN 70 thc cursed ankees' Inc gun
a0aG &c. !" hi.eheao "sht on a reconnaissance on
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.ns on.els "nu Gre" ooserseu va. 'nIee hanoreo
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