Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-09-10
The Aanlr RI Hatterns.

The Washington Star of Friday, says &:
"We are beginning to receive accounts of
StIinghsm's victory from SeCe5sia. They
all go to prove that the blow he struck was
of great Importance, indeed. Its first mill.
tary effect has been to put an instant stop
TO sending disunion re-enforcements from
North Carolina into Virginia Various
North Carolina regiments and independent
companies that were on their way there have
been recalled; as well as some of the North
Carolina troops that have been for some time
in Virginia. The North Carolina authorities
are now busy with devising means for tie
defense of their own low country and are
beseecbing the Davis po wers to weaken them
selves in Virginia for their safety.
1t is certainly true that all North Caro-
lina's means are now being directed to her
own defense; and no less true that those
means will not prove half sufficient to that
end, now that the United States have foot
hold inside Of her dangerous coast line. There
are Newbern, Washington, Edenton, and
Goldsboro'-all points and towns of first
Importance to her, within striking distance
! of the anchorage under the guns Of the re
| Gently captured fortress.
| In fortnight the United States may have
feet of light=draft transports and two or
| three light draft gun-boats, each armed with
one or two guns, in Pimlico Sound. With
these, and two thousand FIVE hundred land
| troops, it is doubtless true that the whole
lower tide water country of North CarolinG
may be devastated in another fortnight, i
such be the Governments policy in that
matter. The North Carolina authorities
could not commence to defend Eastern
North Carolina against such Union forct
as we describe with less than four times a
many men and four times as much artillery
Their privateers now inside, can not copt
| rp;t tha nj Sfafn IN in
slant, and their means of transporting troop
on the Sound will not convey more than two
thousand, if so many, at time. They car
not tell where the blows will be struck, and
OF course, will be taken every where unpre
pared.
The planting wealth of North Carolina il
confined to the region of the State thus q
the mercy of the United States, where tn
slave population greatly outnunbers tn
free. 1t is also the Secession portion of tn
State, of course. Already the Raleigh pa
pers are calling on the people there to rul
their negroes out of danger without furthe
delay. We take it, they will heed that ad
vice instantly; insomuch as they know wei
that their negroes will desert them, as hap
pened around Fortress Monroe, where
though the Union army does Lot hold ter
square miles Of territory, its presence ha!
cost Eastern Virginia the loss of two thou
sand slaves already.
We do not share the apprehension of somt
of the Northern papers that our small force
left in Fort Hatteras is in danger of being
overwhelmed 1t will be re-enforced ant
strengthened long before it can be danger
ously assaled. We know we'll the means al
| the command of the Secessionists of RssailinG
| it, and also that the Government here is pre-
pairing to make the most of their important
! success instantly.
If North Carolina can instantly send ter
| thousand soldiers and feet sufficient to de-
stIoy the PaaVnee and MoHhceIIo to Hattera:
! Inlet, she may retake the forts-nOt other
wise-as the Northern press will soon come
to comprehend.