| From the Richmond Dispatch |
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| April 19, 1862 |
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| From the North |
| Atlantic & North Carolina Railroad |
| After the rout of the rebels at Newbern,
they took away with them all the locomotives and cars of the Atlantic
& North Carolina railroad (except a few platform and hand-cars) to
Kinston
and Goldsborough, and burned one bridge between Newbern and
Kinston
, besides the long bridge at Newbern. In addition to the rolling
stock left by them, there are also some hand-cars, brought from
the North by Gen. Burnside, all of which are found very useful in
transporting army stores and material. A locomotive and additional rolling
stock will also soon be here from the North, which will very
largely increase the usefulness to the army of this road. It is
occupied and guarded between Newbern and
Moorhead
City
by the
Rhode Island
5th.
Havelock
Station is in charge of Capt. Arnold's company, and at present is of
considerable importance. |
| The bridge over the river at
Newport
City
was burned by a detachment from
fort
Macon
on Tuesday, the 18th--four days after the battle at Newbern--and
almost entirely destroyed. The bridge was 180 feet long, and very
substantial and well built. |
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