New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-11
THE WAR FOR THE UNION.
Esom FORTREss nONHOE.
psa.sinvsi.hc. visiteSs-Repsr's frcH" W"sh'
imsten-Brig.-GeH. Reynolds for Hai-
hsras-The Importance Of esovernnenrs
Aesicn-Rsrt macoH-A Teiegrarhie
Ieke-Humered Death OF Isn. DaVis.


S,oro (nr Stecsl Correspondent
FonTRpss MONROE, Old Point Comfort, Sept 8, 1851.
The boat this morning brought us several dis
fiIguished visitors. among them Secretary smith
ef the Interior and lady; Mr.. Hodges, Deputy
Secretary do; Mr.. Seaton of The iatettigeHoer;
Mr.. Kennedy of the Census Bureau and lady;
MAJOR Miller and lady Of the Quarter Masters
Department; Col. Falls Of Baltimore, ana o''
Rtear of Old Point. They are the euesS Vi
Gen. Wool and will return by the boat ths
evening. The success which attended tne reoen'
e,p4ditjon that sailed from the Roads, ana "De
,,,sssn.e nc On distinguished a commander az
Gen. Wool has had the effect 10 RESTORE '"''
cont 70 its former acknowledged importance
The day is unpleasant on account o' tne i"H
which keeus everybody indoors. Mr.. secretary
eo;,h brinss the report that Gen. beauregard
a,s commenced 10 fall back with his army,
-.,;ob ;f trne. is equal to defeat and will
have a disastrous effect on the rebel cause.
There il another report, from well-niormed
ousrter Of an opposite character, and that Beau
..cara will give Mcclellan battle, if not to-day,
u;,hju the next three days at furthest.
II gives me great pleasure to be able to state
that Brig Gen. John P. Reynolds will take COM
,oand at Fort Hstteras. This is a judicious aud
,p every respect excellent appointment. Gen.
REYNOLDS is @ thorough military man, having
si,en from the Sd Artillery Of the regular army.
He is Pennsylvania by birth, was educated
NJ West Point, and served with distinction in
Mexico and on the Pacific. l understand that
The portion of the 20tb Regiment (Col. Max
Weber) now at Hatteras, will be withdrawn
and the remainder of the 9TH (COl. Hawkins)
sent down, which with the forces now there
will constitute the permanent garrison OF the
rost. The steamer Spaulding has been charter
cd Tor purchased) to make regular trips between
the Fortress and Fort Hatteras. She will be
armed and commanded by an officer OF the navy
A large quantity Of ammunition will be shipped
by the first boat and Quartermaster Tallmadge
and Commissary Taylor are preparing to meet
every contingency.
The Importance Of Hatterss 10 now aeknowl'
edged on all hands, and General Wool and Com
nodore Stringham only await the sanction and
.oooperatjop of the Government to follow up the
blow inflicted by its capture BY others that VIII
tAl even more disastrOusly on the rebellion. IL
il apparent that much depends on the CELEBRITY
with which movements are made and blows
struck: it 10 therefore to be hoped that the
covsrnmeut will. with as little delay as possible,
provide the means required by the experienced
commanders who stand ready ana waning
The West India squadron having been broken
nm 10 cooperate in carrying on the blockade,
.naerstard that Commodore Pendregrast, on bis
,o,n,n u;I retire from active service. This is
Generally regretted here, for few men are more
thnronOhly in the work, OF capable Of dealing
hsavv blows 10 rebellion than the gallant old
Commodore.
Fort Macon, now an object of considerable in.
terest. is situated 80 as to command the entrance
IN the Beaufort Bay, and communicates with the
main land. 1t was constructed several years
400. and 10 a work of third magnitude, though q
fne work of its description. i am unable to
settle the point satisfactorily, whether it 10 case
mated or not, though it probably has one tier OF
easemates on the water side, the rest Of the
ruDs being en- b0rJeae. Col Totten remarked a
few days ago that it could sustain siege about
one week. Like all our forts, it 10 weak on the
land side.
We have telegraph from the fortress to
regard to which the chief trouble has been to
keep the wire from being Snt and cOmmunca.
tiOn interrupted. Lately there have been fre-
,quent interruptions, and in, view Of the fact,
Gen. Wool was particular 10 insist that Gen.
Phelps should more carefully guard the line, and
the citizens in the neighborbood of Newmarket
Bridge were notified that if there was any fur
ther interruption they would be held responsible.
A few days ago there was a sudden interruption,
and party started from Newport News to sx-
anime the line, in the expectation, of course, of
fixing the act of cutting the wire on the sus-
pected inhabitants near Newmarket Bridge.
Every inch, mile for mile, was examined, from
Newport News to Newmarket Bridge, and no
break found. The search was continued to
Hampton, and continuity was still perfect, even
up to the walls of the fortress. Still the wires
would give no utterance. Great was the won
der. There was some mystery in the case. Of
trateS inside the iortress-the vigilance that
would hold the suspected inhabitants of New
market Bridge to account could not be- at fault;
the difficulty could not be right under the nose
and ewes of Gen. Wool and Col. Dlmmick Yet
there could be no harm in looking. And the
men all the way from Newport News did look,
and, strange to say, within almost stones
throw of Gen. WOols headquarters yard Of
the wire was found taken Out-a gap across
which the dispatches could scarcely be expected
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