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The Daily Dispatch: April 17, 1863., [Electronic resource], Yankee Account of the Siege of Washington, N. C. (search)
Yankee Account of the Siege of Washington, N. C. The New York Herald publishes a couple of columns of correspondence about the position of affairs at Washington, N. C. The correspondent commences his letter by saying that he wishes he was "to home," as he can't see exactly how the Federal are to get out of the scrape. It appears that at the first appearance of Gen. Hill, Foster, the Yankee General commanding at Washington, sent to Newbern for General Spinola's brigade, to be sent to his Washington, N. C. The correspondent commences his letter by saying that he wishes he was "to home," as he can't see exactly how the Federal are to get out of the scrape. It appears that at the first appearance of Gen. Hill, Foster, the Yankee General commanding at Washington, sent to Newbern for General Spinola's brigade, to be sent to his assistance by water. It was sent on steamers but could not get by the batteries. A gunboat was sent for to "remove the obstructions," and came but couldn't succeed in removing them, and the brigade did not get to the town. The correspondent says that Gen. Foster refused to received Gen. Hill's flag of truce, calling for the removal of the women and children, because Gen. H. refused to receive flags of truce from Newbern. The letter, which is dated on board of one of the steamers attempting