The New York Herald Newspaper, December 20, 1862, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. ees WHOLE NO. 9594. = eS - HAPORTANT UNION VICTORY. ARPA RRA IN Successial Advance of General Foster’s | “Expedition in North Carolina. CO ae neal Three Days Pighting aud Skir- mishing with the Rebels. WINSTON CAPTURED AND PARTLY BURNED Two Hundred and Fifty Rebels Killed and Wounded. fue TAKEN PRISONERS. Phe Union Treeps Capture Eleven Pieces of Artillery. UNION LOSS ABOUT TWO HUNDRED, Schenck’s and Janey's batteries wer @ prought into play, from different and the best availe pio positions on either Bide of the road. The engagem yng haying become more general, Brigadier General We ggoli’s brigade was orde-ed up, It comprised the Eightyggrin, Oue Hundred and First and One JTundred and Th) yale aud the Eighty- oighth, Ninety-seoond ? aa Winety-aixth Now York. After the Forty-fifth; Seve"steenth and Twenty-third Massachu- setis reginenis hag been ordored wp Geucral Wessel, who ‘was on the Dold, ordered the execution of # flank move mentonthe ¢nemy’s battery. S it was that while small portfow of this force operated to the left, the re” mainder moved through a woods to the right, also flanking aswamp, and gota position on the line of an open field that onabled our mep to play upon the enemy With intense effect and remarkable exceution, The Ninth New Jersey, after sustaining 8 terrific fire from the enemy, obtained position close to the bridge, being handsomély supported by the Scventeenth Massachusetts, and then it was that we found ourselvs almost on the bank of the Neuse river, with a long fortification on the opposite side, This fortification, one hundred and seventy -fiveree! long, thoroughly commanded all the approaches to tho dridge. In it and supporting it wero three companies o light artillery, four companies of heavy artillery, two North Cayolina regiments, the Second, Seventeenth, Eighteenth and Twenty-third South Carolina regiments, a portion of the Third North Carolina eavalry, part of Major Nethercote’s battalion, and the Raleigh detachment, under command of Colonel Molett, who was wounded in the log— in all about six thousand strong. ‘Tho Forty-fifth and Twenty-third Massachusetts regi’ ‘Tents advanced to the right and helped te exesute tho flank movement. While the above was being done, Captain Jacobs, with bis company of the Third New York cavalry and somo light (Third New York) artillery, advanced on another road, to tho right of the main column, and attracted as wellag distracted the attention of the enemy. Captain Jacobs came upon a regiment of rebel infantry, engaged them, drove them off with the artillery, and then charged 1 hie men across, thereby saving quite an important bridge. ~Golone) Gray, of the Ninety-sixth New York Begiment, Killed SHE FRIGHT OF THE REBELS. ADVANCE OW GOLDSBORO, dey um, &, Ovr special despatches from North Carolina @ame in last night, and put, we are happy to pay, an entirely different face on affairs in that vegion, They show the rebel General Evans to Be an arrant falsifier of facts. Our troops have gained a splendid victory. See details as de eribed by our correspondents on the spot. IMPORTANT UNION VICTORY. @ur Special Expeditionary Correspon- dence, OF KINSTON, N. C., BY GENERAL FOSTER— HOUR HUNDRED PRISONERS AND ELEVEN PIECES @P ARTILLERY TAKEN—ADVANCB OF THE UNION FORCES UFON GOLDSBORO, ETC. Ly 1H Fixtp, Firreay MiLes FROM NEWDERN, Dec. 11, 1862. ‘Major General J. G. Foster commenced a movement of thls army from Newbern this morning. At threo P.M. w® @ame upon the enemy’s pickets (noar our present camp, Mag ground), when three prisoners were taken by the ad mance guard of the Third New York cavalry, In at. ‘empting to press forward we found the road densely ‘Bieckaded by felled trees, this blockade extending for @everal bundred yards, being situated in the midst of a Swamp possessing an abundance of creeks. Owing to this Petruction it bocame absolutely necessary to hait here for Me night. During the same time the wood was cleared mad with great expedition, too, by pioneers from soveral ‘Segiments and a strong force of ‘' pioueer contrabands’— ‘Me latter under the direction of the civi) engineer of this W. Wi « | depertment, Henry goa, Deo. 18, 1968: During the past night the Ninth New Jersey tufantry, ‘wader command of Colonel Hickman, advanced through ‘We swamp and took up ® position withia three miles of ‘Trenton, engaging the enemy successfully for a short time. At balf-past nine o'clock to-day we camo upon @ body of rebel cavalry and an ambush of rebel fefentry. Captain Machelle, with Company B, of the Zbird New York cavalry, charged the enemy's gavalry, driving him ahead, taking seven prisoners and ‘wounding or killing the captain of the company, besides Billing and wounding a few others. In this charge we Jost four men, who were taken prisoners; also Franklin Kiagsley, who was wounded in the leg, and Augustus G. Batier, who was wounded in tho side, We bad other Wight skirmishing during the day; also took afew more Dao. 18, 1862. ‘We advanced at daylight, making severe! feints on va- Pious roads, but always finding the enemy posted in such ‘& manner as to be able to destroy the bridges and other- ‘wise retard our movements. About nine o’cloek, Company K, Captain Cole, of the Third New York cavalry, came upon ‘Be enemy at a place called Southeast Creek, The rebels had an earthwork thrown up directly across the road. ‘Bebind it they bad posted four guns, Captain Cole at- Sempted to charge acrogs the bridge, bat found it par- Mally destroyed. He thon retired a short distance, after Baving John Costello wounded in the face, when the rebels pened fire with their artillery and small arme, We re- Surned the fire with carbines, driving the enemy for seve- val minutes from a piece of his artillery, which wa, posted at the other ond of the bridge. About this time Lieutenant Colonel) Mix arrived, with a force of cavalry ‘and a section of the Third New York artillery, under G@ommand of Lieutenant Day, This section oponed fre ‘with shell and go effect. Near ten o'clock the Ninth New Jorse y infantry was Drought into action; also Morrison's battery, of the Third New York artillery, By the aid of both these the enemy was soon driven from his position, As foon as the battery ceased fring, the Ninth New Jersey forded the creek and charged upon the battery. The bat- Sery was taken, theold flag of the Union waved over it ‘and cheers were given and an tuteresting scene enacted. While the bridge was being rebuilt, and while the “cpiack pioneer brigade”? was again making itscif omi- Bently useful, Colonel Hickman pushed forward with the Ninth New Jersey, again engaging the enemy, capturing ® Rodman gun, killing three of tho enemy aud taking o few more priseners, Colonel H. was soon after supported by Brigadier Geue- Tal Wessell’s brigaie, Just ag the sun was sinking In the west we came upon ‘Swo regiments of rebel infantry and two of their pieces of artillery, posted ome rise of ground behind a denro woods: ‘The Ninth New Jerrey once more advanced end drove the @nemy back upon their guns after a rapid and sharp fro» hon Captain Morrison’s battery, of the Third New York Srtillory, forced him to retire from his position, ceasing Bis Gro altogether, Before the Ninth New Jersey got en- Baged, Captain Colo, with Company K, of tho Third New Fork cavalry, charged the enomy, clearing the road and Griving the robels to the woods. In this chargo Frank" Jin Chapman was wounded in tho leg. Night having Met in, we encamped about three and a half or four miles from Kinston, In tho evening affair our lesa was:— = Clifford, of the Ninth Now Jersoy, jaw broken, and xm Noucommer, of the same regiment, taken prisonor, Dro, 14, 1869, Almost Immediately after commencing anew our ad, }, We came upon # force of the ememy, entering into skirmish and then a genoral engagement, Ninth Now Jersey advanced slowly down the road then into the woods on eithet sido, These skirmishers gto0d their ground until their entire stock of ammunition a Another diversion was created by Major Garrard, who wag sent on another road with a portion of his battalion of the Third New York cavalry, one ploce of Allie’ flying artillery and two or three other light field pieces. ‘the gunboats, under command of Captain Murray, of the aavy, and Lieutenant Colonel Manchester, advanced up to the blockade and kept up a heavy firing. By this means General Evane was so mystified regard- ing our order of movements that he could not brivg the entire foree under his command into operation in such a manner ag to unitedly affect our main column, After a sharp engagement for over three hours, we drove the enemy from bis intrenchments and got posser. sion of the bridge. The latter was fired in three places; ‘but the Ninth Now Jersey, a few of the Third Now York artillery, and the Proyost Marshal; Major Frank- lin, advanced in haste and put out the flames before the fire had done any material injury. Immediately our ad" vance rezimente crested, when the Tenth Connecticut ad” vanced upon the enemy and drove him over the fields’ forcing is *¥. to retroat to the further end of the town. insten N. C., Doe. 14—Afternoon. ‘Your correspoucont crossed with the Kighteenth regi” ment, and the Ninth New Jersey, and found lying on th® bridge three or four men, who had been shot down’ smothered by the smoke, and burned by the flames; also an abundance of arms. Soon after we found that we had captuyad eleven pieces of artijlery, taken 400 prisoners (all of whom were paroled by the Provost Marshal), 1,000 rounds of heavy ammunition, 500 etand of arms, a dozen corso gun carriages, anda large quanity of commissary and quartermaster stores. These latter were solely saved throngh the exertions of Major Franklin, who found them in flames at the storehouses, Wefound the rail” road dopot in flames, and that was also saved, ~ ‘On looking around the town we found every evidenco ‘of our largo aud einall shot having taken excellent effect. By the time two or three of our regiments had crossed’ Major Gencral Foster despatched Col. Potter, under a flag Of tryce,to communicate with Gen. Evans, and to de mand a surrender of his forces. The flag was recognized. We found the rebel regiments retreating up the railroad ‘and on the road and in various ways, straggling and otherwige, toward Goldsboro. Gen. Evans refused to comply, om high military greunds, &c. Soon after ovr artillery commenced anew to shell the rebels across tho town, firing flow—in fact so low that some of the shells swept very closely over our heads, Gen, Evans then sent, by a flag of truce, his compli- ments, &c., t0 Gen. Foster, and requested a place of safety for the women and children, as he intended to re- turn the fire from his artillery. Our artillery ceased firing, and the women and children that could be found ‘were conducted to a place of safety, when, we found, on preparing again for action, that the bird bad flown; that Gen. Evans had succeeded during the flag of truce opera- tions in safely conducting off what remained of his entire command. We then advanced « short distance and encamped for the night. Our logs in wounded is between 100 and 120. Our to. tal logs in killed, wounded and missing will not exceed 160. Col. Gray, of the Ninety-sixth New York, was killed, Two or three other officers were wounded. We cannot at thie time ascertain the names of these, All the combinations worked well, and General Foster deserves great credit for not only his pian of operations but also the effective manner in which he carried them out. General Foster will recommend Colonel Hickman, of the Ninth New Jersey, for a brigadier generalship. Golo- nel Hunt, of the Ninety-second New York, made two splendid charges with his regiment, and will also be re- commended for a brigadier generalship. The Tenth Connec- ticut lost heavily. They fought until they used up all their ammunition, and then advanced with the bayonet. General Foster highly commends Colonel Ledley, act- ing brigadier general of artillery, for the energetic and skilful mauner in which he operated a portion of bi pieces, or those brought into action. During the engagement Captain Cole, with Company K, of the Third New York cavalry, was in position in the nearest open ficld, ready for a charge, if such a thing was possible, notwithstanding the gsbot and shell fell around the company on all sides, During the whole affair all the troops engaged behaved with great courage, and promptiy executed the orders of the commanding gene We advance for Goldsboro at daylight to-morrow. On the road, just after crossing the bridge, we found the following letter (it evidently had been dropped during the course of the enemy's hasty retreat):— Gornsnono, Dec. 14, 1362, Gawerat Evaxs—All the men I havo here have been sent to you, You received thom last night, Rogers is nearly With you, four hun‘red strong. I understand | from rumor that three other regiments are on their wa; | here from Petersburg. J. A. J. BRADFORD, Wo learned that the Rogers force arrived just in time to retreat, The rebels dertroyed some eighty or ninety bales of cotton. This we found burning as we entered the town Most of it belonged to a Seotchman named Nicolo, During the evening a house accidentaliy got on fire. when the dames eornmunteated to threo or four others, all being destroyed, Energetic meneures wero taken to subdue the Homes. Tho provost guard arrangement works admirably, Little or no damage is being done, The good conduct of the troops is remarkable. BRILLIANT CONDUCT OF THE UNION TROOPS—DEFEA? O¥ THE REBELS, AFTER A FOUR novRS’ FiGnT— CAPTURE OF FOUR HUNDRED PRISONERS, ELEVEN PIRCKS OF ARTILLERY AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF STORES AND AMMUNITION—THE UNION LOss—COr, GRAY, OF THE NINETY-SIXTH NEW YORK VO! TRERS, KILLED—THE UNION TROOPS TO ADVANCE UPON GOLDSBORO, ETC, Kieron, N. C., Deo. 16, 1862. An important moyoment has long been on foot looking towards the capture of Goldsboro and Weldon, and the severance of one rebel railroad line of communication connecting the cotton States with the capital of the co called confederacy. Preparations have for some timo ‘been carried on to enable the force which was to engage . im tho attempt to push it to a successful iseue, The time {hak now come when tho object and the means of execution SB this movement may bo safely revealed, Tho objooy of tho expodition was to capture Kinston, and then to take Goldsboro, thereby cutting the Wilmington and Wol- don Railroad, which would isolate Wilmington and e(fec. tually cut off {te supplies and reinforcements, That, 1 beliovo, wae the object of the expedition. ‘The first por. tion of the work has been accomplished—the capture of Kinegm; and the other portion is in #falr way of boing rei HARON bo Ue lett¢e, NEW YORK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1862. Map Showing the Scene of General Foster’s Splendid Operations on the Neuse River. VICTORY IN NORTH CAROLINA. FAISONS¢ , a oat A) Ente TARBOROAZ ons VOINZA MOUNT. OLIVER a co 7 a ZN suiaid WILLIAMS Oe VOR igh: hy J | ee ke pee t The forces under Genoral Foster left Newbern on Thursday, the 1ith, and moved up the Tront road, along tho Trent river, about ten miles, when the division halted for the night. On Friday tho march was resumed at sunrise, the Ninth New Jergey having the extreme advance, followed by Wessell’s brigade, 000 of Genera) Pock’s brigade, recently sent, from Su(folK, with Company B, Third New York artillery, Captain Morr]- son, Then followed the brigado. of Acting Brigadier General Amory, consisting of four Massachnsetts regi ments, Acting Brigadier General Leo’s brigade came next, also of Magsachusotts regiments. Col. Stevenson's brigade brovight up the rear, with four regiments. Acting Brigadier General Lediie, of the Third Now York artil- lory, had command of the artitlory, consieting of the Third New York artillery and Belger’s battery, First Rhode Isiand artillery, Colonel Mix’s Third New York cayairy, Lieutenant Colouc) Mix in command, were em- ployed as scouts on the advance and ou the sides of the line of march, and as provost guards to protect houses along the road, On Friday night the.column halted within eleven miles of Kinston, and encamped {n line of battle, no fires be- ing allowed and all unugual noises probibited. The troops dior get in camp until nine o'clock, Skirmishing con- tinned all day between cavalry of the rebels and Mix’s cavalry, inwhich we lest two men prisoners and one wounded. We captured fifteen or sixteen of the rebel cavalry, and killed and wounded several. On Seturday morning at seven o’clock the line of march wos resumed towards Kinston at a slow pace, as the enemy were beginning to appear in some force in front, toa point where the Whitehall and'main Kineton Toads unite, about seven miles from Kinston. This point ‘was reached at about cloven o’clock on Saturday morn* ing, and then it was that it was expected that the rebels would offer battle, as it was a strong position. Our troops were formed in line of battle in an open field on the left of the road which ran to Whitehall, in front of a wood, which it was supposed covered the enemy’s main force. Asmall creek ran across the road five hundred yards to the right and front of our line of Dattle, over which was & bridge, which the robels had destroyed, and out of the debris of which they had erected a breastwoik and plant- ed two eix-pounders, rifled, sweeping the road. Morrison’s battery was put forward to the right of the road, and’ taking a position on a small bill two hundred and fifty yards from the rebel battery, opened fire. The enemy hotly replied with grape and canniater, sweeping the road, but doing no damage. Morrison contioued to shell the battery and the woods on either side for nearly an hour, when the enemy began to retire, Just as the enemy were about retiring the Ninth New Jer- sey were deployed as skirmishers to the left of the road, and, sdvavcing under fire, they crossed the creek on a mill dam, flanked the rebel battery, and taking it by storm, captured a rifled six-pounder and several prisoners. Tho rebels retreated hastily aud succeeded in saying the other six-pounder, bat lef, six killed aud wounded, Three hours were coneumed in the reconstruction of the bridge. When completed the infantry and {artillery crossed and marched towards Kin. ston, about three anda half miles,and holted for the night, in Ino of battle, with strong pickets out. The enemy made but feeble resistance to the advance of our forces, Mix’s cavalry driving them like chaff before them. ‘The night passed quietly, a little affair between pickets? without result, breaking the monotony of the night. Ou Sunday morning at daybreak, Mix’s cavalry and Wessella’ brigade began to advance, feeling their way cautiously up the road about two miles, wheu the enemy's pickets were met and driven baek through a piece of woods about three-quarters of a mile, when they retired upon the main body of the enemy, six thousand strong, under the command of Brigadier General Evans, of Ball's Bluff notoriety. His force consisted of threg regiments of South Carolina lofantry ; the balance of artillery, caval- ry and infantry was made up of North Carolina troops’ lore our advance halted, and the artillery was ordered to the front, and at baif-past ten the artillery opened on the enomy. The rebels were found to be drawn up in line of battle on @ ground partially wooded and covered with a denee underbrush, with their artillery in the centre and on either flank, They formed their line neariy in the shape of a triangle, with the base toward our forces, Our line was formed with the Ninth New Jer- sey on tho right, Weesell’s brigade in the centre and left. Bebiod, in a second line, was the Twenty-third Musea- chusetts regiment, on the right the Forty-fourth and Forty. f/th Maseachueetts regiments, and other regiments of Emory’s brigade, Stoyenaon’s and Lee's brigades being beld in roserve. Our artillery was placed in position on the right, centre and left of the line. Tho battle was begun by the artillery at balf-past ten, and continued upinterruptediy until about half-past one o’clock, when the enemy commenced toretreat, Buta short time elapsed after the artiliery duel had begun before the infantry got to work in carnest, and the musketry became very rapid and hot. The fiebt ‘was quite lively until one o'clock, but not at vory close quarters, when the rebels began to fall back, and the Ninth New Jersey wero thrown out as skirmishers, and Wee. soll’s brigade pushed forward in pursuit, Our batteries ‘wero then thrown around to the right of tho road, and fired upon the retreating rebela, but with little effect. The onemy fell back hastily nearly a mile, and crossed tho bridge leading into Kinston, the Ninth Now Jersey fol- lowing closely in pursuit, As the last rebel regiment crossed the (bridge, the rebels applied the match to it, and, ag it had beon prepared for the purpose, the fre soon gained some headway; but the Ninth New Jersey came up in time to extinguish the fire before it had done much damage. After crossing the bridgo one rebel brigade retreated in the direction of Goldsboro and the other in the direction of Snow Hill, on the road to Weldon. General Evans, with bis South Carolina troops, retreated towards Golda. poro, our artillery throwing shells on the retreating columns. Our division immediately crossed the bridge and o¢cu- pied Kinston, the rebels on their retreat burning a quan tity of cotton, ® locometive and some cars. Our troops held the town until yesterday morning, when thoy left the town ‘and moved forward in @ northerly direction, after burn ing the bridge over the Nous river, We captured the battle fleld four hundred prisoners, eleven pirces of art Mery on this side of the bridge and three on tho other, making fourteen guns in all taken from them. A large number of small arms, perbaps eight hundred, were taken,’ Our loss was one hundred and sixty killed and wounded, Thatof the enemy about one hundred and twenty-iive, as they were more protected. Tho only officers killed on our side wero Colonel Gray; of tho Ninoty-sixth New York Volontcers; Capt. Wells, and Lieut, Perkins, of the Tenth Connecticut, Wo cap. @ lientenamt colonel of a South Carolina | regiment, and several other officers. The Twonty third Massachusetis, Major Chambers comm«nding, tured eeventy oficers and men of the Twenty-third South Cavolina regiment, The mudsilis aro a little abead of the chivalry this time, Our foreos are now on the march, and I halt behind to send off this report. You will hear from me again by tho first conveyance. Our troops are in excellent spirits and oager ta push forward and reap tho fruits of our victory. You may rost assured that General Toster will follow up his adyantage to a successful issue. I forgot to mention that Company K, Mix’s Third Now York cavalry, charged and. captared three pieces of artillery, with caiszons horses and all, in the most gallant manuer, SCENE OF THR DEATH OF COLONRL GRAY—CAUSR OF Hi PZATH—CAPTURR OP A REBEL FORT AND ARTILIMRY BY COMPANY K, NEW YORK THIKD CAVALRY—BHAVBRY OF THB NEW JERSEY NINTH AND CONNECTICUT TENTH REGIMKNTS, ETC, vt Newnenw, NvC., Deo. 16, 2862. Col, Boler, of the Forty-sixth Massachusetts, has re- turned from General Foster’s expedition, aud reports the successful capture of the town of Kinston by the Unien troops, aud their advance towards Gol'tsboro, the junction of the Atlantic and North Carolina aud tho Wilmington and Weldon railroads. There wan some fighting for three days—Friday, Satur- day and Snnday last—the enemy disputing our advance with pertinacity wherever the ground favored them. They are reported to have had a force of 16,000, under command of General Evans, of Buil’a Bluff fame, Their Joss is heavy io killed, wounded and prisoners, five hun dred of the latter having failen into our hands. Our lose is one hundred and fifty to twe hundred and afty in killed, wounded and missing. Tne principal fight was a few miles beyond Kinston, where the enemy had intrenched themselves. The Third New York cavalry, Colonel Mix, had @ hand to bund conflict with the Second North Carolina cavalry. The New Yorkers routed the North Caroli:jans after a hard fight. All the Uvion troops are reported to have be- haved well, exbibiting, in many justances, great courage and fearl-ee: ens. Oar wounded were placed in unogcupied houses in Kinston, and the dead buried. The advance continues towards Goldsboro; but before reaching that point wo shall have to encounter further and still stronger opposition, With the large and well disciplined foros of Genet ‘oster and Wessell, every obstruction will be overcome, and the object sought at- tained. Twelve miles beyond Kinston, at a place called Mosely Hall, the enemy have a battery of ten heavy guns, so Planted as to deal a véry destructive Gre upon an ad- vanctug foe, In the attack upon Liectenant Colonel Manchester's transports in the Nouse river the rebels suffered severo- ly, a8 reported by adeserter this morning. The shells from the Allison fell directly in the midst of the battory, killing and wounding several,and fora time dispersing the working force of the battery, together with an ivfai try regerve of some twe huaered men, with two regi ments at hand. ‘The Ocean Wayo was fired upon from an open field by ® force of one hundred aod tea North Carolina rebel troops, commanded by Captain Whitfe'd, The firet brush with the enemy commenced about eight o’clock on Friday morning, about twenty miles from Newbern, on the maio road to Kinston, a littie to the right of Winton, when Compaoy B, Captain Maschell, Third New York artillery, encountered them. ‘Tho evemy’s force consisted of one company, of cavalry find four companies of infantry, of Major Nerthercote’s North Carolina battalion, After a briof skirmish we dis- persed the rebels, killing two, wounded and miesiog amounting to fifty. Our lors was two wounded and four mizsing. The advance then moved on, after croesiug a bridge, partly destroyed, over a creek, and boing d ed an bour in fixing the same. Capt. N. encamped the game bight within nine miles of Kineton. On Saturday morning Company K, Captain Cole, Third New York cavalry, took tue advance, and whlie moving forward captured two prisoners, belovging to Netber- cote’s battalion, who gave some valuable in ormation. Proceeded thence to Southwest creek, about five miles from Kinston, On Captain Cole’s approach, the onemy were found ongaged in endeavoring to destroy the bridgo over the creek. Captain C, mounted a platoon and fired @ yolley upon the enemy while they were at work, The enemy then retreated, but soon after fired from a battery of two six-pounder howitzers upon our ad- vance, wounding ono man—a privato, named Jobn Cos” tello—who was shot through the head. Col. Hickman, of the Nioth New Jersey (the advance guard of the jnfan. try), here came forward and ordered the Ninth to deploy as skirmirhers, This order wag quickly executed, and | had the effect of partly dispersing the enemy; and | Schenck’s Third New York battery coming up, fred about dozen shells, driving the enemy entirely away, On the Ninth New Jersey crossing the bridge, four of the enemy wero fonnd dead, tho wounded being carried on with tho retreating enemy. Tho Ninth succeeded in capturing one of their howitzers, which was brought as a trophy into Newbera this morn- As 800m as Captain Cole bad crossed the bridge, follow, ing the New Jorsoy Ninth, bo was ordered forward by Colonel Hickman, and his company directed to act ag scouts to find the position of the enemy, They had pro- ceeded about eighty or one bundred rods beyond the pickets of the Ninth when the advance guard of Company K was fired upon from a concealed body of the enemy, and private Chapman wounded in the thigh. Capt, bbea halted, ad Colong) Hickman ordered a part of the Ninth New Jersey forward to skirmish through the woods. ‘The enemy were found jn the edge of the woos: when a lively fire commenced between our skirmishers nd the foo, ‘The entire Ninth was then ordered forward, and the rebels commonced fring sharply from ® baitery of . three howitzers, wih grape and canister, A section of two pieces of Schenck's battery waa now ordered up, and returned the enemy’s grape and canigter with twelve-pound shells. Tho gallant Jerseymen kept advancing steadily upon the enemy, committing great havoc ip their ranks Dy thetr unerring aim, until finally the rebels wore driven from the woods, and wore obliged to fall back about half @ mile to an open field, skirted by woode, The fight onded about dark, wifén our advance gnard encamped upon the scene of battle. It isa singular fact that, notwithstand Ing the conspicuous part taken and galantry displayed in this skirmish by the Ninth Now Jersey in their advancing Movements, but one man was wounded in the whole regiment. But they suffered severely subsequently. The number of the enemy killed and wounded is unknown, ‘Dut suppore! to be heavy. Tho advance laid poe the field all night with- ‘ont molestation, On the following morning (Sunday), about half-past seven, the first gun was fired upon tno enemy by one of Capt. Oole’s piekets, and the report spread that the rebels wero approaching in force. Col. Hickman had the brigade of which he is acting eom- mander immediately drawn up in line of battle, with the intrepid Niath etill in advance. After waiting about haif an hour, and finding the encmy did not approach, the Ninth was ordered forward, with skirmishers to the right aul Ieft, the maja body being in the Kiveton road. ‘They were then within about three mile from Kinston, and while moving were occasionally saluted with a shot from the enemy’s skirmishers. In @ short time the firing became more general, and ag the Jerseyman went on, cloacly followed by the brave boys wapsaM S Chay, of Company K of the New York cavalry, they returned the c YN, fire briskly. After reaching a point bordering ona pieco + \2 NAG Of woods, the rebels commenced ‘firing artillery, nearly 4, eS a raking the road on which our troops were advancing. " a They then fired to the right and left, to prevent a flank 2X FEACHEYS4S mevoment, which was attempted by Colonel Hickman, eecsRursa ‘The fight began now in earnest, and as our infantry and artillery were ordered up, regiment, by regiment, Gen, WasHin) rou Weesoll rode forward, immediately ‘ followed by Gen, Foster; and while the fighting in front ByRcaw was going on the maneuvering of our forces is 80 as to outflank theenemy was begun. Gen, Foster or dered Col, Hickman to take bis brigade to the right, by the river road, and attack the enemy on their left flank, the artillery, consisting of the Third New York artillery Belger’s Rhode Island battory, Schenek’s battery, an two or three others, closely following the infantry. After getting into position a terrific fire waa opesed upon the enemy from the front and flank. This was withstood with great fortitnde and bravery by the enemy for about four hours, when a dashing charge, made by eeveral ef our regiments, canged the rebels to break and retreat tn confusion across the bridge, over the Neuze, clear to and through the villige of Kinston and beyond. Some plices they croseed in thelr flight up the river to the left the water was go daop that it reached the bellies of our cavalry horees while in purauit. The Nouse river bridge had been satursted with turpentine fn places, and ag the ene- my retired in thoir great haste they imperfectly set fire to it; but the fire was casily extinguished by the nid of tho artillery buckets, used for watering the horses, It was here we met our saddest loss, almost, ag it were, by accideat. Colonel Gray, of the Ninety-sixth New Yori, wis at work with bis regiment, endeavoring to put out tho fle, when a loaded musket, thrown away by a flying rebel, caught fire and exploded, the charge entering the body of the Colonel, and inflicting » wound which caused instant death. His body was brought to Newbern by Company K, and will be sent to New York. "The bridge was soon in condition to permit the infantry tocrors with perfect safety, our artillery having in the meantime apened from the bridge upon the enemy, who had been rallied and was again formed in line of battle about a mile beyond the village of Kinston, The enemy made no reply but withartillery, but fell back behind « high hill out of sight. About two P, M. General Foster ordered our troops to enter the towh, when it was occu. nied, and three brigades sent about two miles beyond. Sev- en or eight bouses were burned in Kinston, some say by accident and some by design, after our men got in. The rebels burned a great amount of corn and cotton before leaving the place. The Ninth New Jersey, taking the ad- vances again, forced the rebels from behind the hill where they had made a stand, to @ point about three miles from, Kinston, when the troops encamped for the night (Sunday). After reaching the town, Captain Cole, of Company K, Third New York cavalry, was ordered to proceed down the river to the blockade, and where a battery had been crected to play upon our gunboate if they attompted to ascend the river. Captain Oole, on arriving at the place—a sort of half circular fort, with breastworks a mile and a half long—ascertained froma negro that the rebels had moved six brass pieces about six hours before hereacived there; that they had more guns there, aud that a guard had been left to protect them until they could be secured, the rebels not having horses enough to get them allaway. Captain Cole attempted to surround the fort aud capture what thore was remaining in it? when the guard discovered bis force and decamped for the woods without firing @ shot. Company K charged on the fort and took possession thereof, capturing everything in it, The armament remaining was found to consist of seven guns, including one eight-inch oolumbiad, two (hirty-two-pounder iron 'guns, and four six-pounder fron guns. The four latter were found to be loaded, primed and ready to be fired; but the brisk movements of Cap tain Cole and his daring company prevented the execution of the latier Ceadly operation. Company K and its com mander have beon highly complimented by the Command- ing General tor their gallantry on this occasion. A small ameunt of provisions, clothing, &c., was found im tho fort, which was left, The four six-pounders were brought away; the columbiad and the thirly.twos, being too heavy } to be removed,were spiked and the carriages burned. Capt, Cole reached Kinston bout midnight with the tro phies. The next morning at five o'clock he received orders from General Foster to reurn to Newbern with the seven piecee—two brass and five iron—capturod, with other trophies, Tho two brass pieces wero the same capture from us at Little Washington about three months ago. Captain . also brings the remains of Colonel Gray, of tho Ninety-sixth New York, killed on Neuse bridgd, On bis way dowo Captam C, captured eight rebels and brought them into Newbera, Three belonged to South Caroliua aud four to Georgia, The New Jersey Ninth captored the regimental flag og & South Carolina regiment before crossing the Neuse bridge, and pow carry it asa trophy of their gallantry, Most of the five hundred rebels captured and paroled by General Foster belonged to South Carolina and Georgia: ‘The conduct of the Teuth Counecticut regiment is spo’ ken of in the highest terms. They, with the New Jersey Ninth, were particularly distioguished for their bravery» and suffered tho most. THE GUNBOATS IN THE BATTLE, OUR NEWBERN CORRESPONDENCE. THE EXPEDITION UP THE NEUSE RIVER—COMBINED OPEWATIONS OF NAVAL AND MARINE ARTILLERY PORCKS—THE GUNBOATS GET AGKOUND AND MA- RINK ARTILLERY FLOTILLA PUSH AMEAD—AN ELBVEN-INCH GUN BATIKRY OPENS ON THEM WITHIN TWO MILES OF KINSTON—PRRILOUS POSI- TION OF THE ALLISON—THS FLOTILLA RETIRES— BUSHWHACKING—COL, MANCHESTER, ETC., ETC. Newneny, N. Deo. 16, 1862. Av oxpedition, consisting of the gunboats Delawai Seymour and Shawsheen, of the navy, under the command of Commanéer Murray, United States Navy, aud the steamboats Ocean Wave, Allison, North State, Port Royal | and Wilson, manned by the Marine Artillery and com- manded by Col. Manchester, left this poiot on Thursday lust, the 11th inat., to proceed up the Neuse river to co. oper with the laud forces under Gen. Foster tn bis ad* vance towards Kinston, or, more properly, to effect a diver- sion in Gen. Foster's favor. Owing'to the lack of water the gunboats were unable to proceed up the river moro than fifteon or eighteen miles, and wore there compelled to stop and allow the affair to be carried on by the Marine Artile” ry flotitia alone. Colonel Manchester assumed command of the expedition from (hat point, and resolutely pushed up towards Kinston, determined to reach the village and participate io its capture. ‘The low state of tho wate? alone prevented Commander Murray from carrying bis heavy gunboats to tho town, Manchester met but little resistance going up, [CONTINVED ON BIGHTE PAGE) PRICE THREE CENTS. ARRIVAL OF THE SCOTIA. ern ONE WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE. Chancellor Gladstone’s Position To- wards America, British Opinion of the Prospects of the War. THE COTTON FAMINE IN FRANCE, Queen Isabella of Spain on Her Me- lations with America. The Greeks Demand Prinee Alfred as King. Russia Objects Under the Treaty of 1830. &e., &e., ae.) ‘The Cunard steamship Scotia, Captain Judkine, whie® left Liverpool at nine o’clock on the morning of the 6th, and Queenstown on tho afternoon of the 7th instast, arrived at this port at an carly hour yesterday morning Her nows is a woek later than that brought by the Arabia, The Nova Scotian arrived at Londonderry om tb6@ night of the 4th instant. The steamer New York, from New York, arrived a} Southampton on the morning of the, 4th instant. It was rumored that French police agents had been sen$ to Turin to watcb the movements of suspected persons there. : The Paris Bourse on the bth instant was heavy. Rentes, 70.60. < ‘The steamship City of Bakimore, from New York, at» rived at Liverpool on the 3d instant, THE AMERICAN QUESTION. ‘The British newspaper comments on American affair® are without apy political significance, ‘ube London Globe thinks that the situation in America promises to soon yield striking results of some kind, The London Times editorially argues that the success 0 the democratic party at the eleetions has rendered the goverpment desperate, wstead of daunting it, and ig looks upon the ligt news from America as the worst thag yet been received, as it jndicates that the match hag at fist been put to the combustible materials which lie strewn over the whole of the Southern States, and that the President has resolyed upon the propagation of a ser- vile war. ‘The Louden Times hopes there will yet be @ pause before the warring factions are actually committed to some terrible act of outrage and reprisal. MR. GLADSTONE DEFINES HIS POITION. The following letter from Hon. W.E, Gladstone, Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, to Professor Newman, je puby lished in the London Star;— No. 11 Carurow House Tanrsce, Dee. Peas tly & My Dear Sik—Lam sureyou will receive indy comment I bave to make Ou @ statement in @ recent letter on American affairs, published in the Star, touching on a. matter bot ol opinion, but of facts. [have got, to my knowledge, expressed sym| y with the Southern cause in any speech, jewcustle or elsewhere, nor have 1 passed any eulogium on President Davis. In dealings, whether with South or North, ] have thought it out of my provivee to touch ip any way the complies et question of praie or blame. Perhaps I should end here; bus 1 cannot avoid adding that I think nes much better friend ta: the North Americang—if \t i¢ not presut a the phrase—tbun those hg ere’ faithfully youre, ‘To Professor Neway. Professor Newman replies to Mr. Gladstone, anus that the policy of the English government appeard to the encouragement of rebellion and to foster a Ly of ineurgents without moral claima; aud ne says that all the world inevitably believes that England has actuated by an intense desire to nec the destruction of tho Union, and that every other pretext is hypocrisy. The presence of Admiral Reuaud’s squadrou a, New Orieaus is mentioned in the Paris Monit-wr in a quass otticial form, and the presence of his ships is represented tu have elated the disa‘lected population. ‘The Louden News of the 6th instant replies to the 2imes on the horrors cf Lincoln's emancipation scheme, quotes evidence to show that the predicted horrors are purely imaginary, and that the slaves will make better use of their freedom, * THE QUEEN OF SPAIN AND THE UNION. ‘The text of the Queen of Spain's speech on the opening of the Cortes follows :—In presenting & communica- tion resect we events on the coast of Cuba, she said she felt confident that those events would not change the cacel/ent relations majutaived with the United States government. THE COTTON FAMINE IN FRANCE. The Pi correspondent o: the London Times writes that “the distress resulting from the cott n famine be- gius to be most severely felt in the manufacturing din. tricts of France. The sufferings of the working clacses are daily on the increase. Sowe of the principal manuface turers and mercbants state, in an address, that ‘in the department of the Lower Seine one hundred thousand workinen are now destitute, and to-morrow there will be ove hundred aud fifty thousand.’ From every quarter, town and village, as weli as from the rural districts, we get the most melaueboly accounts. The communes have echauited their very last resources. The retail trader bas no longer mouey or credit. Tbe manuiacturer bas po longer the means of emplo bis workmen, We are happy to testify that each one does his duty nobly. The sacri of the master are numerous and incessant, the resigna- tion of the workingman dignified and calm; but, destitute ashe is, be can no longer wait Subscription liste are now opened. ‘The late cotton crop in Algeria had not been as produe- tive as was expected. The English company, which had proposed to cultivate cotton in that country, bad with. drawn. The Queen of Spain on the Union. We take the following paragraphs from a full report of the speech of Queen Isabella, of Spain, at the opening of the: ortes:— My relations with foreiga Powers continue to be friendly.’ Thope for a satis'actory couclusivm of the aim. cuities that the disagreement of the pleuipotentiaries in Mexco has or posed to the execution of the Treaty of Lon- don. ‘Tbe unexpected obstacles which have vented that execution have not chanyed the desire I fee for the ac omplithment of it and the realization of the idea upon which it was based, At the proper time it wili_ also pre« gent (o you the communicatious respecting the grave events which have happened on the coast of Cuba; and 1 feel confident (hat those events will mt change the excellent reations which 2 maintain with the United Stales gow ernment, Our colonies are every day becoming more flous ishing tn spite of the injury that the American war in. ficts upon (heir commerce a their produiine. Their ‘distance from the peninsula increases my #.) itude in their bobalf, In their government and administration reforms are waited, destined, in accordance with the ex- ample of my august ancestors, to make one nation of ali SS, drsiards in every country inthe world, The French War Ships at New Orleans, From tho Paris Moviteur, Dee. 4. ‘Admiral Reynaud, commanding the station of the An tilles and the A an , arrived at New Urieaos 00 tue 26th of October, on board the frigate La Guerriere. ibe frigate was joived next morning by the despatch boat Renaudin and the corvette Catinat. The presence of these three veseols was hutled with lively eat factin by Oe ulation of New Orleans; and the French residents felt jonny ‘at this fresh proof of the solicitude of the Empe ror's government for the interests of Freucb subjects. Paris (Dee. 6) correspondence of Loudon Times. Tuat toe pronense of French ships of war bas projeces bet satisfaction” among the people of New Orleans who have recorded their Ruelity (0 the federal govirn and General But! id but the anuow ment of ~y fact in ay 0 anything but “iv milowed Ly @ demand for may be Sipasnington ‘The presence of Admiral Rey- hacd at Now Orloans will appear to tudicate a de Patmination ob tho part of France fo geek on imening in some way th the American quarrel; other. aioe ig asked, why is it seb forth in & oftic! (orm' that a disaffected population is elated at the presen tr French ships of-war, coinciding, as it dues, with t note of the French government inviting mediation? At miral Reynaud was not long ago at Washington, and red ai first to have shown no great inclination to pro- coed to New Orleans, thinking, perhaps, that miesion was more of @ dij ic kind than otherw! a ever objections he may have ad were removed 2m wm structions given to Ramm oy Mi, Mercier ees the pes fore M. nyn de ya appeared, fone: iuween the governments were 206 oe cordial kd; and the next advices may !aform (Aad Thave does not tetoy' xt iy