The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-03-23
Our Ktnston Correspondence.
KINsToy. N. c., March II, 1868

Our Ktnst0n Correspondence.
KIssTos N c., March II, 1865
PARTICULARS OF THE OCCUPATION KNsToN
Succeeding the hard fight of Friday, the 10TH on
troops occupied their old position Southwest creek
recaperang and making their time useful by picking up
and capturing many sragglers from the rebel army.
Tuesday morning at eight o'clock the entire
force was on the march. moving by the flank.
Colonel A. G. Aaloys brigade Of General Carer's divi
sion being in advance OF the whole force. Colonel
Haloy with his command within three-q quarters
Of mile Of the Neuse river opposite Kinston when,
meeting the rebel skrmishers he Immediately deployed
administers, formed in line Of battle and moved the
enemy.
| ENEMY wrrupRAws ACROSS NEusE RIVER
The rebel administers retired the Neuse river
and for half an hour their sharpshooers kept heavy
fire upon skirmshers the end OF which time they
fell back. U .w
OCCUPATION OF TIE TOWN
The First battalion, Major Hammil Of Colonel NAL
oys brigade crossed the river Of
town Tho Mayor and ]. some influential citizens
OF Kinston came out and made . formal sur
render OF the place, the enemy having evacuated.
On the morning OF Wednesday the 18TH the remainder
Of the forces crossed the river pontoons took position
around the city, and Immediately went to work Terrifying
the place.
STRENGTH GrY
On both sides Of the river the enemy had Of the
during the war; being that it was absolutely
impossible to do them damage from any quarter
On the Kinston side they abandoned two thirty 1.-TWO
Founders and magazine containing two thousand
rounds Of fixed ammunition. Ten thirtytwo Founders
they threw into the river
DESTRUCTION RAM
The ram Neusew destroyed by nre and sunk. Her
smokestack can be still standing She must
have been formidable craft Her crew, exclusive Of
officers, numbering ninety, surrendered themselves
prisoners. On the ram twenty. one Theoretically
sealed cans OF powder, two hundred pounds each and
two sixty eight Founders, ri1ed guns-al Of which at
quietly in the bosom Of the Neuse The
rebels had fixed a train OF powder running from the
magazine, two inches deep, four inches wide and two
hundred yards long. AT the entrance Of the magazine
percussion shells were placed end covered with about
bushel of POWDER which would have raised the whole
to the heavens Capt Haskns Of the Thirteenth
Iowa, detached and cut OF this train before anything
could be done, he, in company with other officers
preceded the troops in crossing the river
ToRPEpoEs
The rebels before they left set orpedoes all around
the towntbat is, and all the roads leading out
Of it. Last night exploded, killing two cavalry
horses. Efforts are being made to remove them.
Most of the citizens remain. However, there few
maies One box the only rolling stock captured
xNsros s
The city pleasant and healthy In appearance and the
residences very neat and handsome. ridge Of hills
forms semi-circle running from the river side
TO the the other thus completely surrounding
the place with water and hills making It, Of course,
strong position naturally
Both the railroad and wagon bridges destroyed
detail Of one thousand men made from the Tween
ythrd corps to assist in building the railroad Trains
will be running 10 this place in . few days.
Sherman Is not far on and will be heard from in few
days
Contrabands are coming IN by hundreds Deserters
and Union who have escaped from the enemy report
that they have rereated beyond Goldsbor evacuatng
the latter place and falling back TO Raleigh. ~
WOUNDED BATTLE KIysrox.
telegraphic operator who surrendered himself here
reports that the enemy transported from this place two
thousand Of their who had been wounded during the
fight aud skirmish in front of Knston. sNf
All citizens and deserters say that Bragg confessed that
he suffered terrible defeat Wise's Forks the 10th
Of March.
About one hundred prisoners captured here
have just ascerained th the railroad bridge Klnston
burncd about the time Ncwbcrn taken, and has
sir &c been wholly rebuilt. 1t burned
ports say by man named Thompson who said
be doing bushes of the North Carolina
held by our forces
KiSsroN N. G., March is, 1866