The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-08
NEWS FROM GrN. W,l.IAMs' ulyls;cv.
OUR HATTERAs coRREspoNDENcE.

| OUR HATTERAS CORRESPONDENT.
| FORT Clark, HArIERAs INLET Oct. 90 1861.
C1ndAen q @e 7oors-Dead Bodies Of The Eiemy Drift
ing ashore Ddhy--fb'theations inaeasiag-toresyoad
enee Bei'es'n coona Ha,ctts and General Vooi-C,p-
tan Barnard Ordered 10 Report FIR DUTY 10 Brgc'icy
General Wtltams--Rtbl s-samc. Firing Tb,oards Tbt
Haeras-Soce res'cls Supposed to Belong 10 the Erpeli
ton Sen 10 Pass Tort Hatteaas-Arrirai Of The Spaud
/ in9--lae Effects Of Tie Late Gate, DC, DEC.
| Anticipating tho arrival of tho steamer s. r
! spaniding from Fortress Monroe, 7 'sdrop neo
from TINS deso'ate sand bank, where tho Of the
hungry sea, the bowling OF tho infuiatc winds and tho
'cussng Of soldiers at the clements the climate the
neglect or ineiciency Of Uncle Sam keep up perpetual
| iargon. For three days we have been treated to a
snorther, and If army were half so Efficient at in
dieting discomfort and disease upon the enemy this
tnorhcr has proved in relation to our half clad house.
less, blankeess troops the campaign would end
This is great place for harmonizlng opinions or least
hushmg dissensons Of all kinds except such relate
| the neglect aforesaid
OF local news there is but little of Importance to report
at this time. The enemy continue to reconnotre the
sound with their saucy feet OF steamers always sending
the Fanny in advance II to boast Of their late victory
which if all accounts to be trusted, very dear
ono TO them The ISLANDERS from Chieamacomico report
dead bodies of tho enemy reaching shore from time to
time yet and the brave Boosters havo been very shy Of
and ever since Under General Williams energetic rle
tho irtNeaNns are daily Increasing at Fort Clark, but
| we have gunbopts vet which contest the sound
with the foe. There must be object IN keeping land
forces here Other than fer bockadng pup ses as ono
| steamer of the size Of tho Monticello would be as
| eiioctual in holding the post and the inlet
all of put together II the object ia to discipline
raw troops, and MAZE soldiers out Of mobs, 1t Is bad
place, unless thoy could be promptly clothed and
better protected from the tcmpeas, which prevents them
| from drilling or labor more than half the time. The
wisdom Of great minds mus, be called upon cIplaia
tho precise object Of keepig these regiments of infantry
hero. am not posted, and am incompetent TO discover
| i Of my own acpmen General Williams works as in
dustriolsy, and with as earnest air Il tbs ontire
campaign were dependent uA his action, aud lattelas
were TIE cnmiaaing Point at which final victory should
proceed. This il comnendablc anil bespeats the soldier
f volunteer forces, officers and mon could be educated
into TINS spirit Of doing dGty without 'aguinsN the
why's and whereiofes, which belong TO and repese pro
foundy with superior officers there woad reselt
much efficiency strength and less dssa siaction
and foolish grumblng, bordering insubordinat ion,
! than now characIerise the volunteer army The DIT
of tho day here s the arre Of Colonel Rush G. Hawkins
OF the Ninth New YORK Volunteers for dlsJbeieDco OF
orders This is which cannot fail to attract much
attention in military circles and in which your readers
will be more or less interested. Colonel Hawkins is much
better known TO your Now York readers thnn to your
| correspondent; but this matter Will have to turn
OF tho parties implicated Tie history Of the case
| Is simply this:Captain Barnard, Of tho New York
First, was transferred ly Governor Morgan (now Ma
jor GeneraD from the First regiment to the Ninth with
out consent Of Colonel Hawkins, anybody eiso far
asny knowledge extends, and, in Colonel Hawkins Cpl
Mon in direct yolat of the army regulations which
specify that snch transfer shall only be made with the
consent Of the commanders Of the regiments from and TO
| which tho transfer ia made Captain Barnard, having
been transferred by Major General Governor Morgan
proceeded TO Fortress Monroe, ami was sent by General
Wool to Iattcras under orders to report TO Colonel
Hawkins, there In command Colonel HAWKINS feeling
that the transfer 70 command in mis- regiment was too
great an Insult 70 be nlocsly borne also bcying him.
self sustained by the "reguatione refused to recognise
Captain b., and returned the following letter to General
| WOOL
| ToRr CLARK, IIArrERAs IsIyr, Oct 8, 1861.
Con. JorS r. WooL ConlnaIucr Department Of Virginia,
Fort Monroe, VAT
SRI do not acknowledge the right fGov. Morgan to
appoint and transfer officers my head into regi
mont without my consent, and will resist the appoint
en and transfer of Captain Barnard, even though it cost
| me my commission,
II, in the end, Capt D. should succeed in obtaining
company my regiment, shah then, If Lot dismissed
| beforehand, resign my command. With very great
''Si'''' 'N'' '''' 'N''' 80 re HAWKINS.
Capt barnard vert back TO Fort Monroe. Gen. Wool
ordered him remain until no could hear from Governor
Morgan and the 18th inst rctgrrei the captain to
! lIsApQuAR,i.,s DEPARTMENT viEeSA,o
FoIsr MONROE, Oct. tS, 1861. I
SPECIAL oprER--No. ".
Capt. Leon Barnard, Ninth regiment New York volun
will proceed Hatteras Inlet and report to Bga
der General Williams for duty Py command Of !,,,
| Major General WOOL
| ". D. wnrrrE, Asst A. A. Gen.
| Capt. LEON BARSARD, Ninth
Capt Barnard arrived Hattcras The god October
and reported to Gen. Williams, who MT once, in COM
piance with Cen woos order, assigned tho Captain to
duty with his regiment, ordering him to report
| to Colonel Hawkins, whereGpon to make short
story shorter Colonel Hawkins again refused to recognise
him as captain of company in the Ninth regiment,
and was accordingly ordered under arrest by Gen VIII
| 1ams. So stands the matter now. Whatever may be
said OF the WISDOM policy sodiery conduct Of Col
Iaw kns in this matter thing is certain h. hiss the
entire sympathy Of the officers ard men Of his
mand, and all outsiders 50 far heard from" 1t is
not necessary TO detail tho which render
Captain b. offensive TO Colonel Hawkins and his
regiment They arc familiar to your readers, who reco
ect The affair OF his shooting Of his in the
Tist New YORK last spring, nj Newport News, rendering
it nprscticabe for him 10 resume command in that re-
other where his lie wond b. Ar matter
Of course there two sides 70 this Tie Captain
undoubtedly has defence, but hs cnnce 70 tlc com
pany and regiment 10 which u. has been assigned is none
the less il likely 20 become After the arrest Of
| Colonel Hawkins, the command deyo,sng upon Lieut.
tenant Colonel Belts tho order &c Gen Williams was com
piled with and Capt Barnard, so far permitted by
circumstances not Necessary 10 ment;n Is in command
Of hs company If Col Hawkins is not protected by the
law in his position and he must b. liz lissad RON the
service for tbs oitnce, Of course j. VIII be call light,
but holcss dssraceul TO the parties who have
| nellci the necessity.
While writing the above the sound of cannon in
the Distance, answered from Fort lnteras, created
some stir in camp, and quite en- interesting spec
taclc occurred in view 6 the "lanks,' although,
| as il resulted entirely inncccnt nature. sen
saton correspondents would call it naval engagement
aud the telegraph would blazon IL all til country
ending however, with the significant paragraph, "Ihe
loss the enemy not ascertared but supposed to be
severe. Oar loss none Tho affair was, simply a
rebel IN the distance, on the SOUND distant
that coD,d only see her smoke stack with the naked
eye fred half dozen Shots supposed TO be directed
|
the smoke the horizon; then, after ten fifteen
| onls tho report wclll reach us BIT which way tho
| balls vent could only guess, as they did not
near enough to demonstrate tho point The stars and
Stripes splendid gunboat lying in the Inlet fred
raj return shots supposed to be aimed at the sound OF
the enemy gun, and equally effective ard interesting
shps Of all kinds and shapes and sizes have been pass
ms rs to-day bound South, supposed TO be Part Of the
great naval expedition talked ofor some wcesplst You
will hear from il perhaps before We do.
Nov 3. 1861.
The Spaulding arrived on Friday afternoon tho 1st
inst laden with lumber provisions and clothing for the
Twentieth Indiana regiment. sho cnoadcd par, Of her
cargo when the wind which is always fresh' here, in
creased, blowing from the southeast Before midnight it
terrible tempest AT day hroa! the had broken
all barriers and made its way to the sound covering
the sand bar for tbroe miles. Our sand and sod orlca
tons dissolved the rushed in fearful tor
rents across camp, compelling to resort TO the
main fort the highest point Of land for security The
parapct Of the fort attacked by the food and had
the tide been at flow for hour longer, there would
have been nothing left Of the celebrated sham, Fort
Clark. The point was passed, however; the tide
| rceeded and the wind changed point, that
Saturday night and this morning. although the
water runs over the "Banks," there Is i'm
mediate danger. The clothing and provisions landed
from the spanding carried out into the sound and
lost in the nient with the exception Of few boxes Of
| eboo, blanetc ter