, 1861-11-09

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| G1EEe 96e901DE Unte1nbles.De-
Hass.e Ha.ao Cohafa"n Of the 2Oth In
correspondence OF the N. T, Tsibune.1
| .8AT7KRAs INLET, Nov. = 1861.
The land forces ut this point arc nov in tha
m1oe1 OF smother engagement, which Ia Of n
more serious character than any, of the con-
4lcls thAs nave Jet taken place on ttfs coasl
~ . contest with the elements. A great
oe1uRe Is upon us. Last evening = gale eorano
up, which continued to increase In fury eYer2
! Homent until morning, when it assumed fhs
tt1M Of perfect whirlWind, accompanied
| WITH rain, which ut times fell in toTrenfa.
| Aoont So,c.ock thus morning, thewaves from
aml'e wide into the Sound, and before d.1
!lgat these two bodies Of water were united;
/ Not spot Of land was to be eeen. AMI II.
1oHer portion ef the island, where Forts Hst-
nnaer 1ssae Tater sna ea56 and are .nd Xa.
nlpneaSirg tlao az ard 20 violent the storm.
the morning Light came. It Wae utteris
1amposslp1e ior any assistance to reach them
ato ato,a ouf neet. 50 te11ihle was this Hstteraa
sto1m. AND 1t was not until breaker sWept
acfofs the island, Carrying men. tente. shss.
t1ee, a1d every creeping thing with n. f6st t5a
saolo1ets were aware Of the presence Of = ereat
ao9o' Aen were suddenly washed out Of their
be be9s, sna found all their clothes (what few
9o eao 9ndIteseo) borne BY the water to the
Sound. LIVE stock, such as pigs, chickans.
nofeee, cattle, dogs, cats, and cooking uten.
e1ls, lumber, dfiftWood, boxes, barrels, tranks.
etanties, were carried forward, together Witk
na1 mtn on taem @ and IN them, come jumping out
tee 1oot, Others Jumping off into the wst=r-
Hh1ch, IN many places, WAS over their heads
IN depth, and making for boz or barreI in
order to reach the roof Of shanty still stand
1n&. Othcefs On hcrses were riding or swim
ming through this moving mass, giving orders
TO tt ls Heating army Of men, who, with gun
II one baud, and with the other hanging on to
sone Find OF an object kept themss Ives above
Water Ihe most mou1nful sight of all, how
eser, was TO witness the moving Of the sick,
some ss OF EAom we're in dying condition be-
lore ihe storm came. They we're carried on
cets rom place to place on the ehoul-
Gers OF men who were wadtng through water
1eafiy neck deep. It wss also sad sight to
M1tness snca destruction Of property. At
Inc Nnaii ~here aN the Government property
place. Provisions Of every kind were soon
aheas-barre!s Of crackers, bread, sugar, pork.
bsei, molaeees, beans, potatoes, fish. boxes Of |
candiee, soap, clothing, and in fact everything |
IsqGlfeo 1or an army was eeen to 60 with the |
flood, Eith the buildings containing them in a
vey dilapidated condition. The stsamboat |
sphuld1Dg arrived the evening before with q |
large lead Of provisions, clothing, lumber. sc,
s1d IS good luck would have it, she was una
nlc to land but = email portion Of her cargo
-sA~ A.6A% 1AAN &aAuE liz t0lVltuQAE3lF There |
Hae. 9ewever, some clothing landed for the !
naked 2otb Indiana regiment. Nearly half of |
LIES muca'Dee6ed freight Was placed on the |
Pisr, and went With the waves Of the ocean |
within yieM Of the soldiers, WHO, with fearful
the most melancholy sight Of ali. About si7 |
o'c!eck this mcaing, the food Nas at its hight. !
srd for tWo hcurs Colonel Brown Of the 30th
Indiana Regiment and officers were in Rreat
suspense. 1t Hss very evident that new in
1e- below Ftrt Clark had been made during
the hight, which entirely cut of their escape:
AID as the waves we're rushing into Fort C;ark
~ SIX In the mo1alDg, 1t Was apparent that all |
mIst meet with HAtery grave if the water |
continued to rise at the same rate for tgo |
icu1s 10 come Fortunately. the country was
spared from hearing such horrible tidings as I
.ss m1menta1ily threatening the lives Of |
;1cse loyal soldiers. The storm began to
aba1e by 4 Il. this morning, AMI av 9 O'clock |
ala11eE ridge OF sand-beach va, discovered |
abtVe tcrt Cls1k, which Was hailed with Wild |
de}'eht BY the soldiers OF the 30.h Indiana
1t gluent, "ho, but few minutes before,
We're making preparations to save themselves,
II Iossltle, trCIn fearful fate. B7 noon tht,
i3de LAD gone down. and left quite little spot
1cr tie half-dGoEDed and exhausted men 10 |
walk upon and build some camp fires, which
enabled item to cook scanty meal from
what ttw fragments Of provisions had been |
rfcuee from the water. What sight to be. |
hold! AL was devastation and ruin the en-
tire eamp vas made deeolate. Several feet Of |
SAND are taken from the surface Of the island,
leaving it in sucha condition that it is sure to
be nRdtr water as often as the tide comes up
Between Fort Clark and Hatteras, new
l1iet, some six feet deep, Was formed during
the hight, and now it is vast sheet Of water
between the two forts. Fort Hstteras nov
stands isolated from the land, and viii be
swept entirely away II the next severe storm,
its sandy wallE havirg already commenced to
cfumble. In fact it il thought that the next
Ereat storm Nbich ls liasleto visit this region |
sry day will level both forts, Clark and Hat
teIae. understand that the Confsderate4 I
OILY built them for summer use, expecting
they would be swept way before spring, which |
accounts for using the cheap mAtcriaI fsand |
and tu1t) with which these forts are con |
etlneted: This sweeping food makee good |
ihe predictions Of tae Confederates when we
ferrous peninsula. They said We would be |
GLAD to abandon Hstteras Island when the |
winter stc1ms came It hss been said all along |
By our most experienced military men, that = |
lanc 1ofce on HRt;eras Island was entirely un- |
necessary, that small fleet would effect1lly |
guard the inlet.
Camp Wool, (wtere the 9th NV. are
quartered) scms three miles above Fcrt Hat
ttras, was also much 1amaged By this storm.
Their ls1ge hosRita', so some sixty By forty feet,
saved. They losl nearly al their provisions,
snd many other stores. Camp Bailey, seven !
miles up the if1and, where Capt Bailey, with |
po1ticE OF the Indiana regiment, is station. |
ed7 has, learn, escaped with but little loss. |
they bling on higher point of land, which |
is'etIoDR1y fortified. SiI companies of thia |
regiE Eent left Fort Clark today tor Camp Bal |
ley, leaving only three companies at Fort |
Clark, who, learn, will ais abandon this d. |
lapidated and crumblipg fortihca.ioD on the |
mo,ro~, SID doubtless ;ht : will be followed |
focn by ti;a regulars Row stationed at Fort |
Hatte1as. Cxmp Bailey, Or Fort Bailey, ID the |
best place On The island to make stand aud |
resist an attack from the enemy, which is now |
momentA11y expectep.
4 Confederate fleet Of fmallgun boat, seven !
In En1nber, made their appearance st noon to- |
Gay, doubtless With the intention Of watching |
cur movements. One OF the number cam. |
within three miles Of Fo:t Hatteras, aud sent |
two shells In the direction oI our feet, and |
hen !. fl on quick time. This is an everyday |
O. Gu renee on the psrt Of the rebel bcats, who |
are d.ohtiees watching their opportunity to !
strike. I have taken refuge on board the |
schooner Bell, in order to write this letter, |
desiring a more steady position than a floating
shsniy can afford. The 20ih IadianA regiment
will ill be locsted at Fort Bailey by the 4th |
list, where it is thought the Water frem the |
ocean cannot disturb them. No lives
Eave been Lost by this flood, though thou
sands wsre threatened.
From Springfield, Dlino1s.
SFR1SeFlKLD, ILL.,, Nov. &.
BANKS wcCND Ur IN COURT,
AZ ftA 1aaf f. rm n rrr C:~o,;k ro~srA 1,zi1.