The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-07
New York, Thursday, November =. 1861.
THE SITUATION.

NO further intelligence concerning the great
naval and military expedition than that which an.
peared in our columns yesterday, had been re.
'ceived up to late hour last night. That they
escaped the dangers of thegalc and made good
harborage in secure Position is, however, IN
questionable.
The lines Of our army on the Potomac were I'm
disturbed yesterday.
new rebel battery at Aqua creek was opened
yesterday, a few hundred yards north Of the old
one, from which some shells were thrown with the
Intention Of trying the range. Great activity was
also observable at Matthias Point. II is said that
the rebels have between thirty and forty thousand
men at Shipping Point.
From Fortress Monroe the news is that the
steamer S. n Spaulding has just returned from
Hatteras Inlet bringing Colonel Hawkins who
proceeds 10 Washington in special boat upon
business connected with his post. The storm at
Hatteras Inlet was very severe, and the recent
high tides have completely overflown the space
outside the fort and, as new channel is forming
become untenabie. About quarter OF the cloth
ing for the Twentieth Indiana regiment had been
landed from the S. r. Spauldng on Friday night,
when the gale came on with tremendous severity
and it was washed away, together with some other
stores. Five rebel gunboats came near the Inlet
on Sunday, but retired after firing couple of
guns.
1t is presumed that they thought the Delviderc,
which just then hove in sight on her return from
the naval expedition, was the advance Of the hos
tile fleet.
Col. Hawkins, who commands at IIatteras, ar
rived in Washington yesterday, and represented
the necessity Of either protecting their position
from such heavy gales that of Friday and Satur-
day, or removing the troops to Fortress Monroe.
1t appears that in addition to the destruction Of
government stores above mentioned, four stntries
Of the Twentieth Indiana regiment were drowned
In the breakers during the gale. We learn on tht
snthority of Baltimore paper that eleven thou
Band troops are to be sent South from Annapolis
when the transports of the naval expedition re
I turn.
-Four news from Missouri states that anothe
! battle on the site of the Wilson's creek affair i
Imminent 1t was said on good authority tina
General Price, with % ,ooo rebels, at Cassyill
on Thursday last, and that General McCul!och
with 10000 men, was at point ten miles il
advance of him. Both Of them were SUP
posed to be marching on Springfield. Larg
feinforcements from the neighboring coui
ties of Jasper and Green reported to
Soning the rebel army. General Sturgis, Gener
Pope and General Lane with their Union force
had reached Springfield, and General McKinstl
was preparing to advance with a body of cayal
to make reconnaissance.
General Fremont and staff left that place for s
Louis on Monday last His body guard accol
panied him. Before leaving he had long int
view with General Hunter, and explained to him
be knew Of the position Of the enemy and the pl
Of battle agreed upon by him and his generals
division in council Of war the night previor
Many Of Fremont's staff remained to participate
The approaching battle.