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June 1861

them clear into Hampton. The road strewed with arms, Haversacks &c thrown away in their flight.

          a North Carolinian 

Our loss is One Man ^ Mortally wounded. One badly

                        left us

(a Howitzer) & four sligtly-^ Give thanks to God !!! for such a result at so small a cost could not have occured without his divine interposition.

Wednesday 12 Wind NE Clear. Ploughing & Hilling Corn. Warner came from York Town this Evening. Our victory was more signal that we supposed. The Yankees admit a loss of 528 in Killed wounded and missing and of course it was more. They sent in a Flag of Truce

                                              prisoners 

for exchange of prisoners, but I understand their ^ are not belligerents but Citizens of Elizabeth City County captured at

         many of

their homes ^ whose house they burnt. [..The Vandals..][double underlined]

Thursday 13 Wind WS Clear. Ploughing & Hilling Corn. I went over to Guinea in Ev.g. to organize a River Guard to prevent negroes from running away. I Jarvis of Mathews lost six & a Mr Western Tow on Sunday night & John Perrin one Tuesday night

          there 

while there ^ was a report that the Yankees were landing form the steamer in York River. [It was false.][underlined] It scared the Women & children awfully. I hope not the men also.