New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-03
THE Reconnaissance OF TYDEE ISLAND
THE NAVAL ENoACEWeN'
TIE NEW SOUTHERN EXPEDITION
BEAUFORT TO BE OCCUPIED

HILTON HEAD. nov, n, lboi
Another expedition is fitting out, perhaps 1t Is
merely anew movement that is part OF our own
At all events, troops to be brought from New
York to this some other point on this coast and
Gen. Vieles brigade, now ON Bilton Head are sald
10 be under marching orders These expeditions are
dee,inedto be thorns in the flesh TO the dema-
gogues of Southern Secessonlsm. Properly d.
rocted, rebellion will be utterly unable to resist
them. The strength of the Seceseioniss is concern
trated around other points which were the recog'
sized seats of war; Although we came in sight OF
land here on Sabbath. the Sd, in the morning, and
the firing commenced on Monday evening, yet until
Thursday the 9TH, when the battle was fought, and
the island taken by our troops, not more than
900 recruits had been brought ON to assist the 1000
already here in resisting our forces. We were ex'
pecting from our long delay off the coast and in full
view of the enemy, that immense re-enforcements
would have been poured into these forts, and that
our landing would have been secured only with great
loss Of life on our part. And yet Charleston and
Savannah and their respective States could only fur
nish 900 troops in four days to keep the Yankees
from setting their polluting feet upon their sacred
soil. cannot account for il in any other way than
by concluding that they were too weak to do better
those neighboring cities.
Their fort here good one, and had an efi
cient battery Major Lee was the builder Of it, and
commander Of the forces here till Gen. Drayton ar
rived on Tuesday. So the negroes tell us. One of
these negroes reports that when Major Lee finished
the fort he said profanely, "The devil couldn't take
it,-God Almighty himself couldn't take it, On the
day of the battle, when his black bodyservant got
out his horse for him, and saw him mounted, and
they both ran together for their lives 10 get out Of
range of the merciless storm OF shot and shell falling
around them, the negro said, "Oh, massa, God
Almighty come, andde Yankees come widhim, SEEM
ing 10 imply that such union of forces had not been
contemplated when his master had concluded upon
the impregnabty,of his Notifications.
/ have no doubt there was such a union. Sam
,on" a black man, who told me his story here, told
me tina. when he heard the firing on the first day he
knew what il meant, though four miles away; and
added that he fell on his knees in the field and prayed
God to help the Yankees. "And God heard your
PRAYER. Samson,7 reyerently answered; and truly
do believe that this sable Samson, ike bis proio
type, was mighty that day. Not he alone; dear
Christian friends were praying for then in Wes-
ern Pennsylvania, NewYork, and New-Eneland,
and government, and justice. On theirs whatl The
demenism of Slavery. To-day guards morning
report of the Rebels, dated Nov. 4, was displayed a
our Colonels 14essure's) headquarters noticed
that the countersign was Liberty"
ApOstates and bypOcrites Liberty has come; bu
not till you had been vanqushed. Samson" know
it. / heard his tale of cruel wrongs, and saw hin
strive to repress the bitter tears that bust not whe
o1d ~, bar tbo
patty with his sou; but when he told me bow hi
son, who ran into the woods and refused to obey h,
orders Of cruel and exacling ovelseer was shipped
by the first TO Charleston to be sold to the
distant South, since wien parents, wife and children
have not heard one word Of him. Behold the cry Of
them that are oppressed goes up from this soil II
rings in the ears Of the Most High. II il miehdei
than your brayado. Samsons" prayer is stronger
than Lees basphemy.
Our troops are not idle here I do not know
what they are doing on the fort across the channe
on Jenkinss Island, the fort at the other end o
fhis island next Savannah, from which the enem,
decamped simultaneously with this, and where ",
now have possession; but dere our regiments, til,
Roundt cad among the rest taking their turf
working in the trenches. The old fort, which bore
the brunt Of our assault, il being rendered much
stronger than when Lee thought neither heaven mol
hell could take it. in addition, fine earth worn
is being made about mile back from the beach and
not far behind our encampment. You may be sure
Uncle Sam intends to hold this spot and by the helr
of God will do so; andNorthern enterprise and patri
0tism will develop the fine maritime advantages OF
these shores. This harbor is said TO be one of the
best the Atlantic coast North OF South. Icounted
on the I'd between 20 and 90 vessels lying in it.
They seemed 10 foretoken what it may hereafter be
IN times Of peace and in other hands than heretofore.
The universal Yankee win settle here, the far-seeing
New-Yorker and enterpnsing Pennsyivanian, aud
they will probably give the South a Southern trade
Of which she has talked so much and done 80 little
and which never will be done Til It is done for her.
Regarding the capabilities of this harbor, Capt
Godfrey, the fine old pilot Of our vessel the Ocean
Queen, Capt. Seaburyj, retained 70, the Govern.
men, here on account Of his intimate acquaintance
with these waters where for many years his vessel
was 4 carrier for tie planters informs me that the
entraree affords "a feet of water thus admitting ves-
sek Of the largest tusnage.
1t Is refreshing now zee the ctr Of busy life on
sne beaen-pers bnilt being built on which or On
The beach, IN launches AID surf boats che contents of
the ships are being unloaded-long warehouses put
up or IN process Of erection, by Massls Nilson IL
WIZ. Mcclellan OF New-York-goods bang stored
away Ia ihep, hauled in heavy Government wagons
or carried, % rolled, boxes and bsIrels-lorg detacl.
ments OF soldiers detailed for tbs business ID motion
under command u their oieen--sh porch Of Cen
eral Headquarters presenting groSts Of officers that
&c and come, with aids IL fuil cautes-these things
presume wond Etartle the former rebel o.yners and
inhsbtants Of theSe once quiet slIores could they