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om North Carolina, General Hill describes the objects of his attack on Washington: For the last four weeks I have been around Washington and New Bern with three objects in view—to harass the Yankees, to get our supplies from the low country, and to make a diversion in your favor. . . . Washington was closely besieged for sixteen days, but they succeeded in getting two supply boats into town, furnishing about twenty days rations to the garrison. I then withdrew. Rebellion Records, XVIII, 1007. This was done in accordance with his instructions from General Longstreet. Longstreet states these instructions as follows: General Hill is ordered and urged to be prompt in his operations. If he finds that too much time will be consumed in reducing the garrison at any point, he is to draw off as soon as he gets out the supplies from the eastern counties. Rebellion Records, XVIII, 959. The reason for these instructions was, that now as the spring was fairly opening there were loud