Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-11-11
The Great Naval Expedition!
REPORTED GOOD NEWS.
THE TROOPS LANDED AND BEAUFORT
CAPTURED.
Special Dispatch TO I'll. Secretary Of War.

The TROOPS LANDED AMI bEAUfohl
CAPTURED.
Special Dispatch 10 til. SECRETARY Of War.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 10, 1s61.-Passengers by the
steamer Just arrived from Fortress Monroe state
that the Richmond Euquirer Of Friday contains a
dispatch from Charleston, dated Wednesday, an
nouncing that the Federal troops had landed at
two points, and were marching inland. The dis.
patch does not say at what point the landings
were made.
The officers of the boat from Norfolk to Fortress
Monroe with the flag Of truce refused to give any
information, but the wheelman told slilor that
Beaufort was in possession Of the Federals, and
the Union Dag was flying from the court house.
From tAe Reporter Of fhs Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 10.-Tbe steamer from Old
Point has arrived, but reports that the flag Of
truce brought news The wheelman of the
Confederate steamer, however, said to one of the
hands Of the Federal steamer that Beaufort had
been taken by our forces.
An arrival from the fleet is hourly expected
The ferry boat Commodore Perry arrived yes
terday morning from the great expedition She
lost sight OF the feet on Friday evening, the LIST
inst. about thirty miles of Bulbs Bay. The feet
was benring toward Port Royal.
The Captain of the Commodore Perry knows
nothing about the reported loss of the Union and
another transport His own boat became so dis
abled that be could proceed no further, and he
The Mayfower was some distance behind the
fleet with signal Of distress, and the captain
thinks she could not have reached her destna-
ton.
The Commodore Perry lay several hours near
Cape Fear, and finally made Hatteras Inlet
Since the above was pre- pared IL has certainly
been ascertained that the flag Of truce brought
not word Of news from Norfolk concerning The
expedition.
Latsr.-Some few items have been obtained
from passengers by the Old Point steamer, which
are to the effect that the Richmond Enquirer Of
Friday contains dispatches from Charleston, dated
wednesday, simply announcing that the Federal
troops had landed at two points and were march
ing inland.
The officers Of the Confederate flag Of truce re-
fused to give any information.
The remark OF the wheelmsn above referred to
Is repeated by the passengers with the addition
that the Federal flag was flying from the court
hourse at Beaufort.
The 10Th Indiana regiment will return to Old
Point from Cape I1atteras.
The Baltimore American Of TO day, saws:
The steamer Adelaide. Capt James Cannon
got into port Yesterday morning about O'Clock
having left Old Point late on the previous even
Ing. On Saturday nag officer Goldsborough dis
patched q small steamer bearing Gag of truce TO
point near Craney Island, for the purpose of
sending South a bundle Of letters and two pas-
sengers, one Catholic priest, Of the diocese of
LOUISIANA: who has been waiting long time for
an opportunity to go South, and young lady,
who also resides in that state Preyiously the
steamers bearing flags of truce have not ventured
much nearer Norfolk than SeweI's Point, but
ted TO approach Craney Island. Lieut. Wien was
In command on Saturday, aud lust before the
boat stopped Tremendous shell came whzzing
through the air and fell in the water not fftv
yards distant from the boat.
On Saturday afternoon the steamer Red Rover
came into Hampton Reads from the south and
anchofed on the Fortress The captain reports
having seen part of the feet near the south Car
ollna coast, and states that during the late gale
which prevailed the large steamer Governor was
disabled to such an extent as to be obliged to
transfer all her marines to the U 3 sailing frgste
Sabine, They numbered about 700 and were
under the command of Mai REYNOLDS Soon as
they were transferred the frgate started direct for
Fort Royal. The Adelaide brought up a small
mum per OF and part Of her freight con-
sisted Of nine large Columbiads, each weighing
about I'D coo pounds, and all intended for the forti
cations of Potter's Hill.
1t seems that strict orders have been given to
tnose on board both boats to hold no communica-
ton with each other. but II Is almost impossi bic
TO carry them into effect On Saturday the pilot,
S watching an opportunity, told gentleman on
Doafd the Federal tug that news had been re-
ceived In Norfolk by telegraph 10 the effect that
the Federal fleet had succeeded In effectipq a
landing both at Beaufort and Port Royal The
I'm az, Tug nad crew OF about dozen per-
sons, all OF whom, except the officer In command,
presented very seedy appearance There was
not, 1t Is said, single newspaper on board.
The steamer Vanderbilt Is expected 10 arrive at
annapolis to-day, and she may have reached Old
Point yesterday, direct from the feet, with di,
patches for Government, Il having been arranged
that she was to be dispatched SO soon a, landing
with tue deepest interest by the whole country.
THE SITUATION AT BEAUFORT.
A correspondent Of the Baltimore SYN fof anna.
rent secesh sympathies, however SAYS:
GO Beaufort, South Carolina, is vilIaoe n, abo,,
eighty or a hundred houses. Ii 10 the common
resort OF many rich families, and its inha bitants
are among the most Intellectual and refined cit
zens OF the South, most Of them having been edu
Gated, and many having travelled In Europe
four paper and others speak Of important forth
hcations defending the village, which must be en-
ands,'') shall have been reduced All this 4. an
entire mistake. The writer of this communica
ton was In Beaufort a few months since, and
knoWs tnat there Were then no sort of ramparts
ABOUT the village. When he was there IL was in
tended to throw up field works at "Port ROYAL
en'rance"-this being the estuary through which
Br % river empties itself into the sea.
rms estuary 10 five or six miles across On one
side Is Hilton Head beach, on the o. her Bav Point
beach But II Is absurd to suppose that any works
had been built on these sounds to resist such a
Ioice az mas oeen sent there. single frigate
ought In two hours to demolish any earth.works
capable "'e
When the writer was South not an inch Of sand
nad YET been broken for the erection of forts II
Is impossible that since then anv serion. VOL
could have been achieved; % that III any fybt has
Deen made, IL must have been between three n,
Iont hundred men with six or eight common can.
non, on two open beaches, with the frailest
ofeastworks OF dirt, and navy armed with a
most terrlnc battery Of four hundred guns of the
most destructive power
ought to add, too, that any md emban kments
at Port Royal would be almost az open to the sea
as those on Hatteras, and must have suffered
greatly from the late storm
beaufort river is branch Of Broad river. nor
can vessels OF much draught ascend it father
than four miles The village 10 situated on the
river, ABOUT thirteen miles from Port ROYAL
har6or. IL is, as 1 said, summer resort. and Is
by THIS time quite deserted. the citizens repairing
Tor the winter to their country seats Re
louf correspondent may be mistaken in the
NUMBER OF men engaged In the contest on the
confederate side, as 1t 10 understood that CON
feraole force had been collected at several
PAGES In Georgia and South Carolina, with a
coast at which the expedition may make demon.
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