The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1861-11-20
THE WAR NEWs.
The Great Naval Expedition, Particulars Of
the Fieet,-fhs Victory al Beaufort.

lhe steamer oteRNHle bds Just ditFcd dt
Old Point from the great expedition. She
Iefs Port Royal on Sunday morning, and
brings cheering intelligence. She proceeds
al once to New York where she will be due
To- morrew evening.
Capt Sleedman, however left her at this
place and proceeds direct 10 Washington,
with despaiches and trophies ut victory
TWO brass cannon and a renei h,5s
He reports the gale sencoEnIered by the
fleet 10 have been very severe The steam
ers Union and Osceola went ashore aud
were lost as previously reported.
The steamer Governor foundered at sea,
but the Isaac 7. Stnlth succeeded IN saving
all her crew with the exception Of a Jew ma
riues-
The fleet arrived at Port RoyaIn on Monday
the Alb inst. On Tuesday the smaller gun
boats srundsd ard ouoyed out the channel
u,sder fire irom The forts which did no
dasaase.
o. VI ednes,lay the weather prevented
acsiveeeps ra,tons, but on Thursday morn
isu the 9Th inst. the men Of war and gun
boats advanced 10 the attack
Tre acfian commenced al 10 O'Clock A
A. and was holly carried on upon both
sides and lasted ieur hours at the eud uf
WHICH time the rebels were compelled by
the shower OF shells 10 abandon their works
and Deal nasty retreat
Our loss ssssas only eight men andone officer
the chief engineer OF The Nohican. About
twenty men were wounded.
The rebel loss IL unknown. FffjY-iwo
bodies were ound Sy our men, and buried.
Ali ihelr wounded, except TWO were carried
of.
Two forts wers captnred-Fort Walker
on Hilton Head incoming % guns, and Fort
Beauregard, on Bay Point mounting 10
cnns- The guns were of heavy calibre,-
They W ere beth new. aid splendid -arih-
works OF great strength CONSTRUCTED in The
highest style oil military science, and pro.
noauced hy our engineers as impreguabie
against any assault oy lard ioFces.
The final retreat OF the rebels was per
feel rouI They leil every hing ,arms, ,equ,p
'rneni of all kinds,even 10 The oTficers>woTis
aud commissions. All the lei ers and pa
pers, both pubic and private. order books,
and documents of all kinds, were lett in
their fight, and tell into our hands. .aifording
our offirefs much valuable Information.
Among The pagers was a telegram from
jeff Davis 10 thescommander OF the post, III
forming hin OF The saiiug o: the fleet, and
that he knew Ihelr destination 20 be "Port
Rsyai.1
sTQusry. WHO was lie irAiior11
The whole surrounding country was seiz-
sd wI5f a perfect panic. The day alter the
fiskr the Seneca and two other gnnboais un
def the comaandof Eieat Ammen proceed
ed GO 10 Beaufort, aud fouud bal one man
.in-gTsss town aud ne was drunk.
All the plama 1ons up the river seemed
10 be deserted, except by the negroes, who
were seen ia great numbers, and who
the boats passed, came down TO the shore
with .Eeir bundles IN their hands as il ex-
-,t.f.iifU IN be taken uf.
All the letters in lhs Beaufort post Office
were setzed
Alter the capture Of the forts, the whole
army about Is, 600 strong, were safely e.
,seilsh1d on the sacred soiP' OF South Car
olna-
The forts were but lltlle injured, bui the
rebels could not stand the explosion OF our
big shells.
The iorce OF the enemy, as asceriaiued By
their papers, was from O0U To 1000 men
under Gen. Drayion, OF South Carolina
J. 5. Bradford. of the Coast Survey,
bearer OF dispatches, and Lieut.. X. H,
Wynsn, com ID anding the PaDmes, also arm.
ved ia the B,eapiHe, and lake lhe boat to
n;ghE Tor Bainmore-
The h1ais from the Habash were The first
20 land alter the fight, and Capt john Ros-
ers was the irsi man on shore.
The boats returned loaded with valuable
trophies OF ali kiads. One OF our officers
found valuable cavalry sword with solid
silver scab5ard.
Swords, pistols, &C., &c, were scattered
about in every direction. and IN ssy qnautl
~. But tour priscners were toHnc, Two OF
them being wounded
All hands CONNECTED with the feet are
fepresenie,I as acting IN The most gallant
manner
The repi,rrers, who accompanied the ex-
pedi.ion, r,sturued 10 New York ia the Bten-
piile, with IuI details
A ilag OF truce was sent 10 Norfolk yes
iefday. but It's understood TO have brought
no additional inlellsssnce.
Further Particulars.
BaLTAoks, Nov. i3s- From an officer
who came n2.on the Old Point boat ihis
tnefnIng We galherlhe following additional
particulars
Nous OF osf vessels were sunk
Ihs United States steamer Paigaee lost six
killed and TWO wounded. This vessel SUI
iersd more injury than any OF the feet, but
was mol disabled.
The irigale Wabash had her mainmast
bselS wounded, ), as her sailors say, with a
fonrd shot
Ths steamer Posahonfas had but one man
injured.
The cbieE engineer Of :he gunboat Mokie-
cea sas killed and an assistant eaginer was
badly wounded, BAT his name conld not be
asceriained.
When our troops took possession of the
foris fhsy found the rebel flag flying al HIl-
ton Head. The rebels had mined lhe works
& lixsd iIe halyards of the flag 50 that when
i6s f1se vas hauled down By our troops the
nine would b sprung. Bat n this the re-
bsls were Disappointed Fhe haiyards
sp<anz mine II the house used by the
o<I<esfe, bHl Il did sefY little damage, aud