New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-09

Much Of this lost ground Gen. Mansfield may No
gain. An eDterprising man, could he have bad the
support he might reasonably have asked, immedi
ateiy following the capture Of Hatterss, would have
had complete possession Of Pamlico and Albenarie
Sounds and all the Rebel craft that have taken shell
ter there the entire line Of coast of North Carolina
would have been in our hands, sad to-day the Old
North Stat. would, by the action Of the people and
Legislature, have been back into the Union from
which she never really seeded. All this Gen. Mems
field can scarcely hope to accoSpiish now
There arrived here last evening" and left in the Bal
tinore boat gentleman representing himself to be
the Colonel of the Eleventh OHIO Regiment. He
stated that ho was taken prisoner in Western Viz
ginia and taken TO Richmond; that he escaped and
made bis way down the south side of the James
River to Nsnsemond River, nearly opposite to New
port News, which he swan over and proceeded to
Norfolk under an assumed name, where he hired out
to blacksmith, and that becoming poor in health he
obtained permission to proceed North. lie had with
Lin what purpoed to DO the original roll Of his regi
ment, some Of the signatures to which CAPT Whip
pie identified as genuine. He did not say how in
swimming he preserved tie muster roll, ncr was
there time TO make much inquiry into his cass. If
he did not nisrepresont himself be will doubtless
port himself at Washington as he said he intended to
do, and we shall hear more Of lis story.
Tie truce boat, which arrived just before the he.
parture of the Baltimore boat, brought between
thirty and forty persons principally women, some
Of whom brought away, il nothing more, plenty OF
bad manners, which they eyinced by unnecessary
manifestations of their rebeous sentiments against
the flag whose protection they sought. Ii occurred
to more than one that if flags Of truce must be emf
poyed for the benefit Of such persons they had bet
ter DO suspended altogether.
Without violating any rule that Gen. Mcclellan
woad have observed viii say, in reference to the
alleged Southern expedition about to SAIL that there
arc now three bloekading squadrons, to wits the
North Atlantic, Commodore Goldsbororghi the South
Atlantic, Commodore Dupont; the Gulf, Commodore
Kearney. The dividing lines are the boundary OF
North and South Cirolina and Key Wcst. OF the
first the Minnesota !. the flagship, now in the Roads
of the second the Wabash, soon to arrive, if not now
at New-York; of tie third, the Niagara, now in the
Gulf IL is presumed that it viii not be giving in
formation to the enemy, for it is what everybody
knows, TO state that Commodore Goldsborough
squadron is now, with the exception Of the Mining
sofa, Cumberland, and Congress, on the coast; and
that if there an expedition the taps no part of
IL will sail from Hampton Roads nor to any part Of
the North Atlantic division. On the contrary, we
know this: the Wabash visits New-York to he joined
by Commodore Dupont, where he viii hoist bis pen
uant over her splendid deck that not only are the
Vanderbilt, the Collins, and other steam and sail
traneports fitting olt a large scale at Hew-York,
but we know that an extensive feet OF gunboat- IL
be part Of his squadron are constructing, fitting
ont, and concentrating there; and, lastly, we know
tina, the troops required for the expedition are in the
neghborhood Of New York, where the distinguished
officer, WHOM runor mas designated to command
them, now is conclude therefore, that If there is
really an expedition to SAIL those who keep sharp
lookout down a, tao Narrows may one Of tbese ine
mornings have the pleasure Of sceingt pa's out to
ses, led by Commodore Dupopt's splendid lag ship
sharp Get for the South Atlantic Coast.