Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-02-09
t,,TE>r FROM TIE UNITED STATES

Tho Philadelphia "lEqnircr" lublishos O
lengthy account Of the recon. aif.ir at Smith.
field. TIE expedition was under command Of
Brigadicr General Graham. and WAS composed
of ths army gunbo,ss Smith Briggs, Flora
Temple, General Jessnp, and the transport
Lon, Branch, with lctaolin,nnts Of men to the
number of one huTdred aua Iilty from the ID
Pennsylvania Artillery, 2Aih New YORK Cav
alry, ooh New York na3 DIST Connoc;icnt
Infantry.
Aftor detailing til, capsuru Of tho Briggs,
in which tho usual cxasr5ratim Of "dcspcrata
resistance to ovcrpoworing numbers" occurs,
the account goes on to Say
- Captain Lee, O Psmuakey Indian pilot, and
George Smith, {. volunteer plot, with two
other men, ere the only oucs nut OF the whole
party,swhich in tho aggregate amounted to
nearly one hundred and fifty, that escaped,
axacft two others, whow sent out the light
before IN Il slua!! boat to report the pcrilcus
STATION vc the force under Captain Lee
These men were picked up near the mouth OF
the James river, aud tnkcn on board tho flag
ship ofthc navy that ia stationed there. Their
mission Nv:.s to 20 W. Inc Nansemond rivnr tn
ra3art 4, General Graham Tor rrn!Orccmon.s.
BIZ hcirs detained wc.s! did not reach him ~
spoG, is the cx!gancy o; the case required.
Capt,in Lee and those who escaped with
him, five in ALL walked about seven miles,
wien they fell in with the gMnboats Of Gen
c,al Graham going TO their relief. They were
taken on board of one Of the boats, aud reach
I'd Fort Monroe last nj yht about cigh clock.
Ii is surmised that thcusi the rebels were
finally victorious, they last tx least three tn
our one in killed and wouulei. The rebels
greatly oulnumhered us.
Durius the fiercest part of tho shelling, two
small navy boats came M. and were npra>
rcn.lv about tn render assistaHno to the array
cunhrat, Smith Briggs, when their eOmmaud.
ing officer was shn. through Inc breAet. They
then Immediately retired. IL iliair officer wad
evidently badly wounded.
north CAROLINA MATTERs.
The Yankee Ger. Palmer, commanding at
N.nhern, North C;;roiml, furnishes his G''r
ornmcnt with tho annexed account of the re
cent brillan. affair at Kinston:
NEwEsRN. n G.. Feb. l. 5 o'clock =. NJ,
ria Frar MONROE, Feb. a. Early this morn
ing our ontposts at Bachelors Creek wcr"
attacked hv tho enemy represented to hr IN
forcc about Is 900 s;rang, consisting af Ilrrc's
| brigade and pickct.'s entire division. 1t b..
ing imrracsicable TO make adequate defence,
arr fnrac relI back il good order alter destroy
; ing their camps and ajandoaing but few
stores, with loss of fifty to one hussrti
men ana ono section &C Iis,. artillery Orr
fnrces are now SO arr,nccl thai We arc coGf
dent OF q successful resistance. Almost mu..
tannously With this attaclasthr enemy aG-
! vanccd on the south side Of the Trcnt river.
with what force il il dlh.nlt to estimate, hu.
| ''e} "e'c ha'''e"''t iei','''o ~
.'ra onar tsS ,,;'r,a; w.., H. ,y;aor+
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S,,,S,rt ,; ;r r .ho .;,.,r;ou o,rI iii
,,sn srnr, na,r, a. -n,. a.. Jesr-ne,;,n &c
-. $780,, r. W p,,vrn RI. C;.n
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LATER.
The section Of artillery enp25scd to have
been ca:tured is ct Beech Greek. and may be
preserved.
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FROM TIE WILMINGTON BLOCKADE.
WAsurYcTo., February "a private Letter
| from the Wilmington blockade, dated EAST
ern Entrance" January 23I, says: "1here
b,a b..n ma craot ,f;r,n,rs.o,a for some Gme
yoSt Ma rob.,s boweu,.r continue
s.r,,.ybrn ,bp;r ni;stino. and Tho writer saw
,,or oan NJ" 10 .enn ynrtins at snn,o Of thc tor;s
,,nL;n, r.n,n :, i; .t,cc, Iii,c . yvarm or heat.
rnr,i,w,rks snr;ry ,ro suddenly along tho
r,,st thew must work Tx, bees, ron, when
tbrr s, ,t i.
.nr ,.r,,,vr 80, ann, ro,D
N",' a'' "' ''''>" =, ;, :, -.
In roSAr" t" tue re;c''' fa'a Oh The hi't'-
more and Olio Railroad, tho "American" OF
TIE 4,h saws:
r, t,,o .,;,ok y, tho ri a. the hr;dac nj
D.. ttoroor,u Croct , vnir;toJ r,s;sto ncc WAS
F.; IN v;';,.,, +uo IF o,,r mnn werc kiilcd
,nJ tSn w"nn5ad TLc ,rea+er mart nf the corn !.
! @ nnnv were en- antnred After firing the bridge
iho rcbcJs hastily left. in the direction of Rom.
nov Win tbc;r nr;soner. Tho emnlovees
| .,c.c.,,I in sarinr, the bridoc with only nar
! tini damage. General AyeriIl, with nearly
two t,ousnnd caraIrv. pursued aud overlook
tn, ,ch,ls near Snrinsfeld where severe on
o, ,,n,c,t cnsn.d Yesterday moynino. .'Thc
ssabcl. ,gsro 3oCa,tai and dr;von hpvond Par
| lin,ton. Many of the rebels were killed and
/ wounded, and our captures sra large, intin-
us .ne feom.uFS TT u. out u nniin ;S
treating, pursued hy General Averill. The
iusendc! raid on New Greek has been thwartcd,