Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-02-16
THE NEwBERN EXPEDITION.
RY TYLER Il ALLEGRE.

NUN. sUSldlUlLS ltC HutG!sS VII -
Major General Pickett, in his ADVANCE upon
Ncw3e'H, there appears to have been
some fault o: omission somewhere, wlico
greatly diminished tlo rcsi'r' expected ir''''
that expedition.
As partial successes this @rr'r:: must not
~sutisfr orr Generals, wcLoie Il ~nr.t ii st-let
Investigation vii! &c Shown, and that censurc
vii, fall where ccr,:ure IL dHe, Tor Ill faults
and omissions.
The Wilmington, y. c., journal intro
daces an account Of General Martins co-"pe-
rating column il the late expedition with tho
following remarks. The Italics are ours:
"ScccssSruL MILITARY MOVEMENT IN EAST
rHS NORTH GARoASA.-We have Aecn favor
cl nth the following highly interesting az
rrn2: VI the movements Of the tnroe winch
ilG5 this rtncc under com,m1ud I! Br!gallcr
General Martin, 70 cooperate. III the recent
demonstration against Ncwhcrn. Il VIII H.:
s>en ,,a. ~ti,neral Martin, with the gallant
,aiccrs ..n! lnon under his command. accom-
rlish.; i! art more than had been assigned
ta them, au; that II H,mc a!ia,hrs annmhsre
for tie comparative .fd1Hf OF Ne ""mhia'd
myraai.stS. none Of that blame caQ attach I"
Gen. Martin or The hrAr" Hide army unicr
HI ,,nmand From Ill wa have l.ccn able
r, lawn f-,m J;,T.ranr sources. VIC are cons
vinced THAT Generals Clincman and ENkc also
perforated hrir part well and lrAvciy. Still,
We eaunOt dircst ourselves 81 the impression
that ~.'&o"cdo}y 0tnnte't"," although we are
in doubt whether any s'ou S'utt ne "cGo'".
nlishod by any i'rsheF rsm",ka .n:', we r1 mtsn-
Zee! "~'IoSed to mage, ann n.., no-'
i"Tth'F e'"hNsh'' 'r ~ :, h'l.. ~ .hn n-
h'ps ".F'Se''S'. " !, nar. ,.,,r.v
S,tt'r'. ''"' Sr''i'S =: c,ncr,i
ION: Hf"' 10 ia~'' = 's ~ u,a,.,,
,'aT''' WIS e!',:'''''S u.nIn -.
'Ae ''sHF>' circuit 'P0"
Docs blame attach anywhere Hho Is t'e
.S.mchoIy" thai .I!u.der"l? ," "Bnhenli-
.," q, ~. .ni.cat.b." after
49, ' 81 r.o,,.
-'''nE ~ account "a ~ "N''
says:
.ny-;rr I'll this brilliant little affair, only
.y, h~; I'D. wore eueartd General Barton,
,,.;.h "a, r.;,.ked troops ni the division, hid
L..,, e,o, =, Tho south side &c the Trent. ana
al. c..-,ach w. :olkcd Gr with great ankle
:, 10, Pickett listened alYioua!y EUr the
s.,,,d # nj. .rrs. EXPECTING every moment 70
h..r him oaon upon the town in the rear; BIZ!
r,r fny w,r. away and nothing was heard
;rI, tm' Evsnin, came on ana still NJ
news"
NJ, .,,f,o,
within tn.ir Gr;ifr,.ioas; hut still M news
FROM south Of The Trent. General ?. io9HS
more I,aEp!exe. ma! eEe', az. Tt2' III
-, p-,.snrlv ne disn0sss of the
,r,,rs far The night, AID surns away from the
t;aii. \; ne passes I'll: tired soldiers, who
i.Hve fought a! Gay; the! rife 10 greet nm
suits . !. u"7,y $500 ,hI s,ilnw jmt
We EHe" ma ,tcH'S' '..t" ~
io' IL" f''A'"'Sy - |
The DAYS :'git was ended: sun a" tue
Q!ylight itnGcTci. small han"S oi PE'S'HerS
woco bronSot II, untii he;"cra iSo ana ~
nni pee. Collected, am tae Wii"iS put Oh 'ne
route 70 ktcn;nHht. i'eS'Ve- Iif PFs'h'rs
Was sonc a~r:l}ioTy, Ne'cra' wagons an! d
qoan:.tyo OF siJraa, t~9,t:tAsT Witi s"nuEy Pl'cS
81 FF''n'e 2asn 'so' ;t"' 'uls al sh "
sho Trent | ITO not Know anu DO NOT care 10
go - '!3'" h'"r'1J' VI " 49,; Ivy ILL., onJ
ri;n,,,.n ,,.o, NV s,i;rc ,jm;r,t;on and |
think ali wiil concur rs FAR ~ affairs were
pushed. Tho loss was very small on our
SIC . 'n"" - nl.e" on ..ra;.u
Nv, y : Ln;ic-o - q nuIIubor which will cover
all casualties"
..po,oui,ru zoos net say wbe.her Gen.
p.u., ,r:.L .lo "r;c,, ;r,,, : e tho division"
,o-5 sror, on- rnro 5ur;nc the es-
.a,a;, ~. -, foot, th,, b, on,londs "hc