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Recapture of Negroes and Cattle.--The
Kinston correspondent of the
Raleigh State Journal writes, July 21st, as follows:
‘
The last of the
Yankee marauders have disappeared for the present.
They took their final exit on yesterday, by way of
Swift creek, but we may look for them again and that very soon,
for they are certainly coming. ’
Our forces pursued them on their retreat as far as Street's Ferry, within ten miles of Newborn, continually harassing their rear with cavalry, artillery and infantry.
They did not even pause for a moment to return the fire, but fled in dismay and confusion, throwing away every encumbrance as they went that seem to impede their flight the least, until they reached the ferry, where they took shelter under the cover of their gunboats that came up the Noose on night before last, to their rescue.
Had it not have been for the enemy's gunboats in the river the entire expedition would have been captured.
There was no earthly chance whatever at one time for their escape, with the river in their front, with no possible means of crossing, and our troops completely encompassing them in their rear.
But, unfortunately for our side, owing to the situation of affairs, we were compelled to abandon our position and fall back on this place, and let the
Yankees make their flight good.
We have here this morning one hundred and sixty head of negroes, twenty Yankees, fifty head of horses and mules, wagons, carts, arms of all sorts and sizes, clothing of various kinds and colors, tobacco, brandy and money, and many other articles too numerous to mention to-day — all captured from the enemy on their retreat on yesterday and day before — to say nothing of the
Yankees and negroes that our folks killed and wounded.
