The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-29
REBEL ACCOUNTS.
The Rebel Account Of the Capture OF
Plymouth.


Plymouth.
IRON the Petersburg Wa.) Express April 22l
We are still without full official Information Of the bril-
liant affair 1T Plymouth We learn, however, upon re-
liable authority that skrmishing commenced Sunday,
continued oriskly Monday and Tuesday and on wsdnes
gallant manner. The Yankee commander, Brgsdier
General vessels, as will be seen from Richmond tele
gram In another column. was twice summoned to sur
render but refusing to do the place stormed and
captured The number OF prisoners taken Is stated
to have been two Thousand Ave hundred besides the
Croes who were taken. The telegram states that
splendid two hundred FOUNDER gun was also amongst the
valSable articles captured
were engaged in the conflict and did splendid service We
regret however to learn that Colonel james b. Branch
legs broken and bruised by the fall OF his horse
The wounded have been mostly sent to Weldon, where
we doubt no, they will be well taken care or.
General Hoe has struck most effective blow for the
redemption OF his native State His command was com
posed North Caoiinans and they have noby and gall
lantly liberated most important part OF their State from
the invader We shall have aud get greater news
from this aud cooperating expeditions.
The cooperating naval expedition Is under the com
mand OF Commander X. +. Pukney. Commander J. W
Cooke commands the iron clad gunhoat Nbcmarle, in
Roanoke river. Lieutenant B. p. Loyal commands tho
tenant X. b. Minor commands noa OF cutters IN the
Chowan river.
the Roanoke iye and the country around s said TO DO
very rich and full OF supplies The two other places ned
ton the mouth or the Tar river and Newbern nt the
mouth OF the Neuse The latter is strongly garrisoned
mat the larger part OIL the forces
Washington have been moved up 70 Plymouth.
from she Richmond Examiner, April al
II was proper that theee brilliant affairs In The Wes,
os on y III a. n as Eai
has sormnR been the order OF tho day and success has
been as complete as at Fort Pillow Hitherto, though
have rarely called upon 70 assa permanent ortn
cations These two brilliant examples fully attest thor
striking superiority Of elan which most sisnay sevates
thom above the Yankee soldier Not an instance In the
DO mentioned Of the Yankees having driven our
men from intrenched positions.
These cheering victories coming In such rapid
sion from many different quarters, are suspicious OF
final success. They resemble those minor combats
which often. on the eve OF great battles,
have seemed 70 cast the shadow Of coming events
victory. While tho two erers armies are collecting
their strength and preparing for decisive spring. these
hopeful augures csnnps a 70 me one spd hso
been marked by series Of unbtoken trumphs for the
Confederate arms Should the stream continue TO set
little longer the direction 10 will sweep away all
tho napedmerts IN the course OF our youthful republic
The facility with which have achieved these triumphs
have weakened bis armies Of occupation in tho various
districts be His garrisons mixture OF
htss and blacks enough probably o. the former 70 pre-
and surrenderipg &C the first summons BY such dis
position thought that their ccnquests might be re-
aIned and the negro soery Be made 10 serve useful
purpose The event has disappointed these expectations
Trey have lost their hard oonquess and ~ yet have
Tor he sake q which they have wssfensd
themselves elsewhere
Tho details OF the arsr at plymouth ere no. ye. fully
asccrtaincd is however, safe TO pronounce one OF
the most brilliant affairs OF the Its immediate fruits
are important Those which may ultimately How from
the possession Of abundant country, and tho pos
sibe command OF the inland waters Of North Carolina
hough the subject " uncertain specuaton) may
we'll excite high hopes for the future.
General Hokc judging from the large number OF ns
prisoners does not 10 have mado such thorough
that by which Forrest has 70 shccked re tender
sorls and frozen the blood OF tire Yankees Inc
resistance he encountered was, probably not 50 despc
rate and the blood o the vctors noe heated though
IN eorcstiou carried BY storm the loss Of the garrison
must inevitably be large. - 49,
The strict laws OF civilized warfare acknowledge voc
rowcv OF the victor 70 put all 10 the sword IN such casos
hgvsvsr ssssra such example might ssen, weva