New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-09
REBEL NEWS FROM TliE FLEET
TWO TRANSPORTS WRECKED
rs MEN TAKEN PRISONERS
L OSS OF RI 0 e S E s..
The Great Fleet at Port Royal
REBEL BATTERIES ENGAGED
A GUNBOAT DISABLED.
ANOTHER GUNBOAT AGROUND.
REBEL BATTERIES ENGAGED
A GUNBOAT DISABLED
ANOTHER GUNBOAT AGROUND.
The Great 2epublic not Lost
speeisl pisp,tch 70 The n. Y. TrIbuns.

Union, and sailing vessel, whose hame he
does not remember went ashore on Kill Devil
Shoal and Rogues Beach, on the coast OF
North Carolina.
The Union had horses on board, all but if-
teen of which were lost. Seyeuty-tbree mep
on board were taken prisoners, aud conveyed
TO Raleigh.
The other transport had ordnance stores.
The pentemao by whom this intelligence ia
brought feels bound in honor to commuplcaJe
nothing further.
l feel authorized in saying the above was
received at Norfolk on Tuesday, at which tune
The feet bad not londed, but was cOngregated
oh Port Royal Beaufort and was engaging
the batteries there; That one Of our gGnboats
bad been disabled by the Rebel guns, aud an
other was aground; that Commodore Tatnail,
the Rebel commander, was about TO take her.
II vas first reported that the Great Republic
had been lost, but it proved TO be Incorrect.
SPECIAL Dispatch to The n y Tribune.
wAsHiSaroN. Friday. Nov. o, 1851
The following dispatch was received tAIs
morning.
"uALTtxoEy, Fd5ay Nov Q, l3bL
&, T., bI, g. V Por A,iisianf Sreretary 9f me Ac,v.
a dispatch received from Norfolk announces a
bor,barimeut at Port Royal Entrance. There was
s,out resistance. The steamer Union and another
transport with horses were wrecked. The crew o;
seycntv-,hree are all prisoners at Raleigh
A later dispatch stated that released pris-
oper from Norfolk brought the news OF tho
Decentralization of the aeet, but had his lips
closed by lis parole Us TO oil The details Of the
suecess accomplished by the forces ashore and
the guus oi tle ships.
ibis was regarded in the Navy Department
A. evidence OF desire on the part OF the
ul,ar, authorities at Norfolk 10 conceal the
dshcas.enirg truth Of great di'sster to the
Rebel cause.
II was confirmed by dispatch received by
Secretary Welles that there was large
movement OF Rebel troops southwnrd from the
Potomac. Speculation IL rife as 10 the mean
ING of this word southwark" whether il is
Carolina.ward or only Potomac ward, down lie
right bank.
The two transports lost are small and cheap
vcsscls Ii these are oil the gale demanded,
the tribute paid by the great expedition was
small indeed.
The probabilities are, in tho opinion Of those
here best qualified to Judge, that the two small
forts on tue Headlands at Port Royal Entrance,
and third stl smaller and further from the
sea, have been demolished or caPturedi that 40
many Of the troops as it was intended to put
ashore at this place have been landed, aud the
heet is proceeding TO the second point OF at
tack-qute probably Brunswie&-it, indeed 1t
has not reached 1t.
Port ROYAL barbor can be entered in ordinary
tides by the largest vessels, and is spacious
enough for q navy.
Ii the second attack prove as successful as
the first has probably been, we shall have two
excellent cotton ports and naval harbors ln
convenient situations, and two excellent bases
for military operations.
Within ~ hours authentic news will proba-
bly, reach Annapolis by vessel detached ex-
preSsly from the fleet to bring it.
To tho Associated Pren
FoRrRKss MONROE, Thursday. Nov. Us p. m.
BY flag of truce just from Norfolk we have
news of tue fleet but provokiDgy meager, as the
only persou who came down was bound by parole TO
reveal no particulars.
The steamer Union, with cargo Of horses and
stores, and another transport, whose name is no.
given, were lost during the gale, one at hill Devil
Shoal and the other on Rogues Beach, on tho coast
of North Carolina. The crews Of both vessels, 73
in number, are now prisoners at Raleigh, n. q. 1t
is not known whether any were lost. Blu, 10 horses
were saved.
The Executive officer of the Minnesota states upon
information received by the flag, that the feet WA
bombarding Port Royal and meeting with a warm
reception, the Rebels having for somo time been pre-.
pairing for them.
The above reached Norfolk to-day by telegraph.
There are runners floating about here to tue effect
that our fleet encountered heavy storm, and that
number Of vessels were wrecked by it,
The ouly reliable facts aseertaued are that flag
of truce arrived here to-day and that intelligence was
received by it to the effect that the steamer Union
and another vessel were wrecked, and that the ene-
my, in consequence of the disaster, had taken IS
prisoners, who are at Raleigh, N. G. The Union had
on board horses ali of which, except l5 were said to
be lost. The other vessel had on board ordnance
stores and cartridges
Our feet was bombarding Port Royal, which was
said to be in critical condition, and just ready to
surrender.
The Rebel commander had small steamer undo'.
bis CONTROL and threatened to go out and seize one
the vessels Of the feet, which had been driven on
lee shore, with troops on board Of her. On the
WHOLE the news ia not regarded IA of an
character.
THIS intelligence copes through Source supposed