The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-26
Sergeants-Mnrray and Darwin.
Cormrals--Black and Oquin.
GEN. WILLIAMS DIVISION.

OUR FORT HATTERAS CORRESPONDENCE.
HArrERas Inlet, Nov. is, 1861.
Appearcnce of the Place-7hc Demand for Newspapers
and Especially the Herald-Gen Williams and Ills
.S1t-Fost Carh-7he Fbrty- eighth Regimen. Pennsyl-
'von,a Volunteers and Col. Hdwkins' Zoudpes, &c.
arrived hero by the paulding, OF the fastest and
most scryiccabe steamers in the service Of the
mcnt and oIiccred by gentlemen whose agreeable man
ners and conversation added to tho pleasure Of the
down" Of sixteen hours by moonlight
is We rounded The sand spit and came up to the old
wreck dubbed the wharf, the soldiers hucked down and
gazed open mouhed like the Indians the ships
OF discovering Columbus. Then came the scramble for
newspapers each Of the fortunatcs being instantly
rounded by dozen importuna,os for news. Others
stand on the little dry hocks Of sand zy sing out
TO US for the latest intelligence Tho inquiries for the
various papers are very peculiar. Though the
mon hail from several different States, the New
York dailics tho only papers thought
Of and the HERALD is Of the favorite
ssGot u HERALpf' you hear every minute ono, but
here's a TriJune.n "Don't want that" they answer;
atoo much Of the damned niger in IL for Pd just
lief have 'em all freed but don't want to read nothin
else III the paper" "Wclt here's Times" .sOh, tha,
behind tines, is facetousy replied and the punstar
goes % with chuckic at his orgiDal wittcism, little
dreaming that the Joke is Of aaiy per pt alton Tho
toytu they have fsw OF thom heard ol
The Illustrated papers in great demand, but costing
ten cents, one copy is made to answer Ter company
Jlvn auciuR proceeded to tho little uctlgUi,ai Fort
Hate the OF which were Knocked away 10 the
depth o. fve :c,t by tho last storm and which will bo
caire away bodily by the next soutLeaster. it appears
TO uae that coupe Of gunooats aud lew light draft
would be much eiicient to mold this sandsi and
guard the important inet than the regiments OF
tcrs who buried alive tho viste OF SAM utterly
ide the SANDS and lcksanas prevent all drilling and
where o. the poor fellows told me, they had
s.noihing lo but shiver and freeze and dc.
Having examined the tort and marked the effect
of the hexvy firing OF our mca-oa war tnoir
attack | proc cedci To pay my respects 10
General Thomas Williams iate Major o the Third artil
lrry and now command Of the iepa tfnent OF North
Carolina had letter Of Introduction To Inn, but Lc
received with much kindness aad courtesy. lie Il
ta soldierly looking mus, with Oia'k hlr and bcari
well spnkl witu gray, very reserved, almost severe
in manner anu Genc al Niliianaa siad
consists u FIRST Lieutenant Hook o. tho Fourth artillery
Acting Assistant Al utant beucfa--o worry goDi o.cur
FIRST eutenan George iic ISay, dIshng young o.cer
as sia ac-canp. F.rst Lieutenant Bidik wei known
citizen ii fhlla eihia.
Leaving the fort proceeded TO For Clark about half
me II, lic beach. eie eucalnpcl the rDrty cis hh
ppnnsy yaia Volunteers. / was cordially recry,a py
the,r oonei Mage, who the three months srr.
vie uiie Patterson about whose coujSct the officers
speak very freely.
Fort Cer4l il being rendered much moro Gorrnida
be than when our gallant navy shech it out. 1t was
thcn however very indifferent work. not worthy of tb,
name OF t0rt
impression very general that they would 20 up TO
York Germany regiment, now at Newport News.
Beyond Fort Clark il an elevation OF tho sandy beach
and heavy growth Of the scrub oak. Here il is pro.
peed construct largo barracks for the oops where
there viii be shelter from one side Al least from the
terrific gales Hatteras From this polS we visited
several Of he natives, Of whom there are not over
Two hundred and ty three hundred oil told and they
are just as well oil rs they ever were.