Newbern weekly progress., 1861-11-12

The Charleston d5exesra of Wednesday has
the following coneerni.G tie Great Aamada' of
Linco.n;
TIE E.EET HEARD FRoM-THeY ATTACK Hi
TON fiEAD.- dispatch received 1t Htaiqn.arte
JesjerdFy, sa-s: : Fhe ehesnS-s Heet eiiss'sg7''
onf Batteries foc :ort, i've minutes At ebJ tide
1t ~. aud they have gre ont IF range. Oue
steamer hit with bss3l and io~>ed off An
other large steamer is aground siGce yesterday.
Thirty three pesse.s are now III sight.
The Savann#h, News of vests rday, speaking
tof the Yankee ileet says:
/ Oui latest accounts from the coast represent
The LinCGiH ftet, between twenty 6Ec and thirty
~ail, as asst n.bling of Port Roy al Inlet The5
are probably collecting after tie dispersion by
the late gale heir point Of fatjask is we have
reason to believe. Port Royal II Is probable
they may make tei.lts our island batteries
10 divert attention their real point of attack
atsd ~ shall not be surprised to hear # q detn
oII=tratlaE our coast. But graf frd to-
know that fhry will be wei accommodated III
any point. end shat should they attempt land
ing "F oar coast, they will tind warm reception
fsn sEl< season. Fry hat point they may on this
coast, they will find soun Carolina and GeorG a
5! ,a}tt-r 10 shoulder to Lid tieal defiance and
give tsem defeat.
The same paper contains the following con-
Cerning the wrecl, of one Of the steamers:
Loss OF. TIE I.sScor.S TRANSPORT OscEoLA--
Capt. Morrill,, OF the Yankee transport steam
J
George own, S. &. III charge OF Captains p mex
ney ;iud Mazyek, and WAS taken 10 thc Guard
House, at " h:c1 place We say him; when, IN
answer 10 alies. ions, he made the following
Statements: The Oaceo}a sailed from New
Iurk On Thursday, October q, for Hampton
Roads, with cargo consishngu ut 5O head oi teei
cattle 800 barrels potatoes and SH' dries. AZ
rived ii Fortress Monroe October z, where
eleven head oi ca tie were landed, leaving 81
on the veSs>h 1t New York sc We're ordered
to take on board water AMI provisions ior only
Is DAYS, which made It evident We were not
to proceed south Of the coast OF Georgia, as
such supply would rot have answered for a
rip to the Gulf Remained III Hampton Roads
unli Tuesday, October 20, nhcn The entlre
ieet sailed consisting OF from fifty to SlHiy sail
vessels Of all classes from the powerful steam
ships Vandcr5Gt Bujtic', U'u6tsh, Minnesota
dnd RoahoEe, to the ordinary sized tug boat.
On Wednesday 1t blew heavy from the south
west, lasting twelve h0ur6, when the wind
changed to the northwest, and continued
stormy; but the smaller vessels were some
what protected from lis force by keeping close
under the shore. Early on Friday (Nov. lst,J
the wind shifted oSoutl.ea<t, and increased 10 a
most severe gale, ID which the squadron gnl
separated. While keeping close IN shore,
early on Saturday, Say bet%csn and ?. ~,
I jhe CYcaoja got ashore on the Dry Drcaker, OF
North Island, near Georgetown, and in TWO
hours the steamer hi]Scd, the cattle soon tax
iug 10 the water, and many Of them rctchu g
! shore The vessel having itecome wreck, the
officers and crew, twenty IN number, to"h to
the,r boats, in wich they reached North Island,
and taken prisoners
Capt. Morrill, describes Ihe gale as very Sc
vere and thinks that many O. the fleet must
have bccolne disabled or lost, some Of them
icing CID ana by 10 means capable OF going
through such weather. lie had inslrnc
tiou& directing him where To proceed his only
orders being 10 follow the large ships; and
other csptti!sS, g.hoo he questioned III .egsFd
10 thejr destination, had only been directed in
lhe same way. The Oaco2{lt Wa, owned IN
NeT York, and has been engaged in trading
| rom tue Coast Of Cuba to Honduras. Uyr
,lunase vas III. Capt. II. informs Us taat
come OF the large ste@m transports whieh LETT
New Work, took on board troops tlat place,
but lie was not i4liormed as 10 their number,
and huI 10 correct idea. The wreck OF the
t*ceots as bv'lt!ed on Monday u the boats
oi a olock@d]"a steamer,