The national Republican., 1861-11-09
BY TELEGRAPH.
From Fortress M OnrOe.
NEWS OF THE NAVAL EXPEDITION.
WRECK OF TWO TRANSPORTS ON THE
COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA.
The Fleet Bombarding Port
Royal.

FOrtresS Monroe, November T. 1S6l.-By 4
flag of truce, just arrived from Norfolk, we
accounts are provokingly meagre, as the only
person who came down was. bound, by his pa.
role, to reveal no particulars.
The steamer Union, with II cargo of horses
aud stores, and another transport, whose name
is not given, were lost, during the gale, one on
kill.Devil Shoal, and the other on Rugues' Beach,
on the coast of North Carolina. The crews Of
both vessels, seventy.thfee in number, were
made prisoners, and had arrived at Raleigh
North Carolina. II Is not known whether any
were lost But fifteen horses we're saved.
The executive officer Of the Minnesota states,
upon information received by the flag that the
fleet was bombarding Port Royal, and that they y
were meeting with warm reception, the reb.
els having, for some time, been preparing for
them. The above news reached Norfolk, to-
day, by telegraph.
The steamer Spaulding left last evening for
Haueras Inlet, with u cargo of commissary
stores. 1t is probable that more of the troops
there will return in her. 1t is understood here
that Hatteras Inlet is deemed of too much i'm.
portance to be abandoned, and should any OF
the troops there return, the post will be ocou-
pied by larger force.
The reported resignation of General Wool is
news at Old Point.
The guuboat Monticello will leave for the
blockade off Wilmington in few days.
General Phelps states that the rebels are
holder and more numerous than ever near
Newport News.
FURTHER FROM THE FLEET.
Passengers by the steamer from Fortress
Monroe state that the gentleman who came un
der the flag Oftruce from Norfolk represent tho
greatest excitement to be prevailing through.
out the South In relation to the expedition The
reports and rumors were very contradictory
but were not deemed favorable by the Conled.
crates. A dispatch had been received at Nor.
folk II short time prior TO his departure, to the
effect that Commodore Tatnall was in command
of the rebel defences at Port Royal and tha,
the Federal vessels had made an entrance and
had landed troops at Beaufort.
The bombardment between the Federal yes
sells and the land detences WAS progressing with
great vigor, but with no dennite result. One
OF the Federal vessels had been disabled and
had drawn off, when another Immediately took
its place.
Beaufort, at which the landing Is said to have
taken place, is fourteen miles from the en-.
trance of the harbor, and is apprOachable by
inland streams in various directions by light
draught vessels.
The authorities at Norfolk were very anxious
that little or nothing should be disclosed of the
rumors a1oat, which may be regarded rs a
favorable MITIGATION of the character of the
information they had received.
The vessels wrecked on the North Carulin,
coast are said TO be the Union and the Express
| both small transports, principally laden win
horses and forage. From the fact that the
| fleet had commenced operations, it is evident
that it was not crippled by the storm to any
| considerable extent,