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The Daily Dispatch: December 18, 1862., [Electronic resource], From Fredericksburg — the movements of the enemy. (search)
From North Carolina--another "Change of Base." Goldsboro' Dec. 16.
--An artillery duel at White Hall, sixteen miles west of this point, on the Neuse, has been going on since this morning.
The firing ceased about 1 o'clock. The Abolitionists seem to have "changed their base." No casualties reported among the field officers in the battle of Sunday.
[second Dispatch.] Goldsboro', Dec. 16.--P. M.
--The Abolitionists have certainly "changed their base" to the south of the Neuse.
Their cavalry made a raid on Mount Olive depot, on the Wilmington Railroad, nine miles from this point, tearing up the road, burning bridges and depots, and cutting the telegraph wires.
The cannonading at White Hall resulted in a slight loss to the Confederates.
We had only two please engaged.
The principal fight was between infantry, separated by the river.
The Abolitionists fled from the field.
Their loss was evidently much greater than ours.
[We understand that the telegraph line
The Daily Dispatch: December 18, 1862., [Electronic resource], From Eastern North Carolina
From Eastern North Carolina.
Our Raleigh exchanges bring us few particulars of the fight at Kinston on Saturday and Sunday last.
A correspondent of the Journal writing from Goldsboro', under date of the 15th, says that the fighting on Sunday was very severe.
Our own forces numbered less than three thousand, whilst the enemy had, at the lowest estimate, twenty thousand.
In the fight of Saturday we lost one field piece.
The battle on Sunday was commenced about 9 o'clock in the morning and lasted until 5 in the afternoon.
Our men fought with excellent spirit, and did not retreat until flanked on both sides.
The only open road left was over the bridge across the Neuse.
After a portion of our forces had crossed an attempt was made to fire the bridge, but it failed, and the enemy succeeded in crossing under a heavy fire from our artillery.
A number of our men were cut off from crossing, and it is supposed were taken prisoners.
Our army has retired to Falling Creek, six miles f