New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-13
TIE VICTORY In TIE SOUTH.

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We have more glorious news from Beaufort
and the Great Expedition. The evidence OF our
success comes from the Rebels themselves, and
il is so plainly evidence against interest as the
law has the phrase, that we may multiply by
ten every encouraging item. So far from
taking their favorable statements with grain
of salt. we may add as much seasoning as we
choose.
The Rebels, having had information OF the
approach of an expedition, had made such
preparations as they were able to make to re-
sist its attack. At the mouth of Port Royal
they had erected two batteries, and mounted
an old fort with heavy guns. South Carolina
regiments and some reeniorcements from Rich.
mOud were on the spot there and at Beaufort
itself. The Rebel feet, under Commodore Tat
nAll, o contemplate affair, but the best the
traitors could muster, was in the waters abOu.
Port Royal, and everything was in readiness
to annibilate the Yankees"
On the morning of Thursday, our immense
feet appeared of the polt, and shortly opened
with its guns upon the rebel batteries, boldly
pressing through the answering fire toward the
Town Of Beaufort. Steadily and brayely they
went on, and the National flag cleaned inside
the liae of shot and shell thrown out to pre-
vent its passage. No Union vessel was sunk,
and only one was destroyed by fire; this, a
gunboat, falling prey to the flames, sent its
last missiles Of destruction for upon the enemy's
land--a type of the pluck which fights to
( the end.
The passage of the feet occupied from
in the morning till in tho alter
noon; but hours before the last bad
passed the Rebel batteries, the foremost bad
blockaded the mouths of the numerous inlets
which lead from the Broad River Of Port
Royal, thus preventing the escape Of the Rebel
fleet, the vessels composing which had early IN the
day, after firing few Intellectual shots, dis
persed and clawed away as early as possible,
some going on shore, others making for the in
lets alluded 70. IL was properly named the
- Musketo" fleet; for it was irritating, though
by no mesus dangerous-bloodthirSt. but fee
bIe-impudcnt, but easily frightened
At the time the Rebel source OF our present
intelligence was choked up by the disheartened
traitors who have .endeayored to suppress, the
news OF their dreadful discontinue, those
vessels Of our feet which were not engaged in
bloekading the inlets were approaching the
town, and the capture Of that undoubtedly
followed very shortly; but we have, as yet, no
details OF its fall.
We have DO means Of learning the extent OF
the Union loss, but the Rebels say that their
own guns were 30 badly managed, 80 badly
mounted, and so defective in various ways that
little damage was done BY themi on this point
they appear to be very sore aud are waxing
cross among themselves. A dispatch TO The
Charleston Mtrcary of the 9Th says that the
Rebel lines OF communication are completely
cut oil, and that they will remain 50 unless
artillery and cavalry come 10 their assistance.
The CONSERVATION which the blow thus
struck has sent into the heart Of the Rebel
country must be terrible for the traitors in its
effects. Every word which comes from them
clearly shows this. Equally great will be the
Joy which this encouraging success Of the
National arms must spread throughout the
North. Now, indeed, the dawn seems to be
breaking, and the cloudless day will surely
soon open.
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