New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-03

and launches for landing, and something over one
bundled men, including Col. Max Weber Of the 10Th
and Capt Jardns Of the 9th regiuent. Capt. LaIned
and Lsn,. LOder, Of the regulars had y effected
q landing when The wind freshened 40 much that, al
though about three hundred mOIe were on board huka
which, under the mos! favorable circumstances would
have been unsuited TO The purpose, the surf rendered
il wholly mpractcsble 10 attempt 10 place more men
OIL The shoro before the wind aud waves went down.
There being another and heavier battery yet 10
silence, the feet returned TO tho work, and the lining
was rapid and fine. Meantime, wha! to do with those
on board the halhs was question Of serious Practical
difficulty. Evidently some one Of The heads Of the
expedition entertained The idea that the men could be
landed inside tho inlet, or at Eome point hitherto
covered by tho siloncei battery and 30 for hours we
wero towed aJout by ting and steameT, pitching aud
tossing like cgg-shels, while the wind and waves
were oil tho time rising. say We, for it was the iucs
Of tho correspondent Of TIE TuBUsr, in lis efforts to
take observations in ibis highly interesting part Of the
world 20 get into ono Of hOso hulks, with about one
hundred and soyenty-Gyo others, where there was in
reality not room enough for fifty in any sort Of
comfort There was neither standing place or place TO
s and yet all had to stand, except such rs cTouehed
down regardless Of everything Perhaps at no tine is
the 9oldier tic best critic Of movements on lana OF
water, especially when conducted by Generals ana
Commoloresi and yet in congregation oil men such
as there wee on thoso hulks, and tbs ono whereon
bad tho felicity 20 take guch uncertain passage there
was quite certain TO be good aal OF common sense
tocching common things. At any rate tho
expedition, IN all ito parts was renewed IN
style that fully denoted the feelings Of tho
men. Of tho cruise Of the huks on HstteFas G
chapter worthy to appear in tho next edition Of
Fearful Taes at he Sea- might easily be made, but
omit all that is not legitimate 20 sketch Of t1e expe-
dtion. To get from tho steamer 20 the hulk was
feat, though how i, with many MORE accomplished It,
nevertheless never shall understand al remember
distinctly is that an indefinite number Of men shouted
jump" 'Now il your tims" "Wait, not now !"
Iremember that the hulk went up while The boat went
down, and that was only when the right instant came
that one taking counsel Of his own Judgment amid the
multitude of admoniti0ns oflere, and warnings could
make the leap and not break hs neck or land IN the
water The transit from the steamer TO the hulk WA
in all conscience bad enough but the proeess OF getting
back was far more difficult. AL remember abcuit lis
that with more recklessnsss than | supposed
could yield to, gave leap end landed partly on the
side Of and partly in whale boat which the Adelaide
had cent out; that in on instant more the boat was
tossed fifty feet away then abe nea?ed again, half
dozen others got aboard in the same wayi that tbs
men pulled Justify as the boat rode now on tho crest Of
q huge roller, now in The trough Of the sea with The
waves right over yoli that we near tho Adelaide
whero everybody shou;ed be careful" 4" keep her
or tina, some ono instructed nc todo something about
4" graphing rope" which thought at the time wes
feat in gymnagic5 that under ordinary circumstances
should never have aspred to; that neyerlcss fol-
lowed direcGons that did grasp ropei thai the boat
went out from undog me- that came the hand over
hand operation in q manner which I supposed e. the
time was qui,e Csedsable that strong hands seized mo-
and with an absence Of ceremony which, under almost
any other circumstances, would have been quite mex
cusable, was landed in the Adelaide. am certain
that never shall understand how all this was done,
and more especially how 80 men were taken from
tbs buksaad landed safely onihe Adelaide, the Has:
Lane, and tho SusquohsIna.
II was now near O'Clock in tho afternoon. Tor
hours the men who had landed 10 tue number Of nearly
or quite 200, wero drawn up the beach, waiting for
more 10 come. All tho bOatSthai had gone near the
beach had either been stove beGched IN the surf,
and Il was % evident 70 them an L was 10 those who
had failed 20 reinforce them thst they w0ld hsva 70
take thsir aAa-so. si.a.g. Ihe Monticello now went
up nearer than either OF vessels Lad ventuEed md
firing at the battery on the lower side Of
The inlet, whero che was BIZ twice. Sic WA joined ~
tho susquehsnna ct greater distance, ard the Harriet
Lane let ly q number Of shells. About this tmo Ito
Stars and Stripes wess 10 fos. from the senced
battery which indicated that our menhsd taken pos.
session Of the place. The Arny signal was also heard
but its meaning conld not be made ol. eoms Of the
shots from ships fell near them, and It was evident
that OR men had been mistaken FOR the Rebels.
Shortly afor they wero TO leave. Night clo'ed
down; tie feet withdrew 10 anchor for tho night; the
transports followed. What would be the fate Of the
men on sore no one could conjecture. One thing was
certain, they were wet, having been compelled to
wade and swim through the surf 10 reach tho LAID;
thoy wore without kngpsacks ra,ions, and perhaps
their ammunition wac wet. Ono Of theif howitserr
had he'd wheel broken in landings and taken all In al
there was good ground forths npprehensio that shoud
they be attacked by considerable force hsir situation
would DO one Of extreme danger. sh7lld have re-
marked that Just at ngtian rebel steamer towing
schooner, was seen making is way at TIE grestesi
speed up the sound aud their decks seened 70 be
erod by men, and the conjecture Was that tho rebel:
had withdrawn.
Thus closed tie day. A few things we've qaite plain
A mistake hsd been made il not regulating the move
msnts Of tie expedition, 50 ~ 10 meet at given time
mistake that lost az day admirably suited 70 the
purpose, and not hkSly TO OCCUR again perhaps ia
woekl. Another grave mistake was in not providing
enough launches 10 land tho entire force within az
hours tmoi whorsas, everything fayorins the means
provided would be able to land the troops In rOt les'
than four o. FIVE hours Bad as the weather WIS., he'd
there been the proper means for landing Tho whole
forco would have been plaood On shore and tie pain.
fu division Of cur mea Gyoidd. Either Of these