Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-19
BY THE LATFsT NAILS.

Ahnlrs Mt Fortress monrOe-A CbHnae in
the Prosramme-Anairs Mt Hatterss.
The Fortress Monroe correspondent OF the
New York Times, writing under date ofSep-
tember IA, rays:
A somewhat sudden change appears to
have taken place in the programme. Brig
er-General Reynolds, who arrived here a
few days since post haste for HatterHs, and
who still came 80 late as to be thought al
most day or two behind his time, Instead
OF proceeding TO the newly acquired Inlet,
received new orders from Washington this
morning, and in obedience thereto, rights
about face, and left in the Spduliino to day,
taking with him four companies of artillery
from the regular garrison of the fortress,
/ which nobody ever dreamed could be spared
on any account, and steamed up the Ohesa-
peake. General rumor Gays the destination
is Washington by the way Of Baltimore.
There must be some particular urgency in
the case or the Sp dutdiHg, which was about
to leave for Hatteras, would not have been
started off in another direction at one o clock
P. NJ, when the adelaide might have taken
the troops at six p. M.-that is, in case their
destination is what rumor says it is. 1t is
not impossible that Fort McHenry is their
destination. The troops are mostly expe-
rienced artillerists, probably as much so as
any in the service, and it may be that some.
thing is in the wind that makes their services
at that particular point needed Just at pres
ent. AT any rate, something has come up
that, for the moment, at least, overtops Hat.
teras, where it was supposed that General
Reyholos's presence was matter of prime
necessity.
AT Hatteras, until superior officer ap-
pears, Colonel Hawkins, of the Ninth New
! York Volunteers, will be in command. The
! Colonel is thoroughly enlisted in the work
! of UniouiziDg North Carolina, and does not
for moment doubt that with prudence and
| energy, 1t may be done. He has already &C.
| quired the confidence and support of the in
| habitants of the island bounded by Hatteras
and Oregon Inlets, and, not waiting for any
circumlocution policy, took steps to commu-
niCate with the loyal citizens on the main
| shore of the State, and acquire information
concerning the real state of things, with ref
erence to the lOdgment which the Federal
troops had made at the inlet.
Though ouI troops, have occupied the
place but two weeks, they have in that time
made themselves masters Of the position
and, what is more, they have done whai
armies seldom do paid expenses The
prizes they have taken will quite do that
But the most valuable of all is the chain o
evidence obtained, going to establish the
fact that certain commercial houses in New
York are engaged in supplying the rebel:
with much'needed goods, by the way oi
! Halifax.
1t is not unlikely that certain dealers who,
while they have professed their loyalty
! loudly, have been making a decidedly :" big
thing" out Of the rebellion. The manner d
doing it is to ship goods to Halifax, place
them in North Carolina or other Southern
vessels provided with British register anC
a new name and convenient consignment
and under the British flag, so as to eludC
American cruisers, start for Hatteras Inlet
which, therefore, was of prime importance
to the. rebels, and the loss of which ha!
knocked up very complete arrangement
Three vessels from ST. Martins came into the
Inlet not dreaming that the rebels had been
driven out. A fourth, from Halifax, after
lowering about, but with the same intention
was induced to show her colors, which were
rebel, and Lieutenant Crosby, with his little
Fanny kindly took the modest stranger in
tow, brought him in, and then communi.
Gated the interesting fact of the changed
state of things in that immediate locality
that he was prisoner and his vessel prize
The cargo consisted of shoes, clothing, an(
other army supplies, which the rebels arr
known to stand much in need Of Othe,
vessels are known to be on the way, anC
will probably fall into the same trap.
These facts only show how important wa
the capture Of Hatteras. With that in theil
possession, the rebels could afford to have
Charleston and the other ports blockaded
IL was the gateway to hundreds of miles o
coast, stretching from Virginia to the lowe
border of North Carolina, communicatin
with railways leading to the interior and tn
whole South, and, more important than al
the Chesapeake and Albemarle coas
through which Norfolk and Virginia had
direct outlet to the sea.
When we perceive how easily an army O
ten thousand men might have marche,
through North Carolina, cut off communica
tion by railroad between Virginia and tn
South, at Goldsborough, or Welden, or evel
, Petersburg, and thereby take positio
directly in the rear of the rebel army, it is t
be regretted that this expedition was nc
planned on larger scale.
1t will be remembered that the originf
intention was to close the Inlet by sinkin
vessels, blow up the forts, and come away
and it was in disregard of orders to th
effect that the place was held. Had one
half been known when the expedition VIZ
, planned, that is known now, we might Il
day hold the principal points in North Ca
olina, and be firmly established on the fan
of Beauregard, with our faces turned tC
ward East Tennessee. 1t is not too lat
now. Nor can we afford to wait till Geners
Butler raises his six thousand land an
, water men in New England. 1t will TAX
? two months to do it. In that time much
: the work should and may be accomplishe
: Besides, like all movements into the enemy
!; cou ntry, there should be no risk run, eth