The Daily Dispatch: October 1, 1864., [Electronic resource]

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Daring circuit around Newbern.

--The Raleigh Confederate says that Major Whitford made a circuit around Newbern, North Carolina, with a detachment, of forty men of the Sixty-seventh regiment, and has returned safe in camp. On approaching the railroad, eleven miles below Newbern, at seven o'clock on the morning of the 26th ultimo, he tore up the railroad and waited for the approach of the train from Morehead city, which was to arrive at that point at half-past 9 o'clock. He had only been there a few moments when four negroes came down the road on a hand-car to see if the road was all right. The hand-car was captured with the negroes. This was in sight of a camp of Yankee cavalry and one company of Yankee infantry, at Creation station. The road was torn up one mile below. The alarm was given, and the Yankees advanced down in such force that Major Whitford had to retire. He made his way out through swamps and creeks. The Yankees were sure they would capture the whole party, but they have all arrived safe in our lines again. The road was tern up in two places. The cars came up at the usual hour in fast speed, and not watching well below where the alarm was given, they ran off, crushed up the cars and killed several soldiers on board, The route going and coming, was a rough one, and circled all around the Yankee army at Newbern. The Yankee general sent out eight hundred men to capture Major Whitford and his party, but he retired in time. The tramp around was two hundred and fifteen miles, and was made in six days.