The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-11
Commander Poor to be Court Martialled
for Negligence in Regard to the
Escape Of the privateer Sumter.
INTERESTING FROM THE LOWER POTOMAC
Details of the Battle at
Belmont, Mo-,
Ae.. Re-. &c.
NEWS FROM the GREAT EXPEDITION.
THE RETURN OF THE coMMopoRE PERRY

THE RETURN OF THE COMMODORE PERRY.
M 4& 8 FoRrngss MoNroE. Nov. 9)
Via BALTIMORE, Nov 10, 1861. !
The ferry boat Commodore Perry Capt i. J. Thomas,
which left with the expedition, and went far Bulls
Bay, returned this morning disabled condition. Her
guards badly soye Of the knees of the engine
frame split, the upper works much wrecked, and with
the side open, through which the water flooded
her hold. ,Rn@t&At&&
The captain reports that leaving the Roads, the
tire expedition followed the Wabash into the Gulf
Stream, while, tho evening" gac from the south
west encountered Tho Perry stood it as long as
possible headed FOR land, lost sight Of the fleet,
made Hateras Wednesday but being unable to enter
anchored under the lee Of the lard with tho schooners
conveyed BY tho vandaia
On Thursday morning, with the Mercury and May
Aowcr, she entered Hateras. Leaving at one P. NJ,
passed Cape Lockout samo night, blowing heavy, at
eght O'Clock Friday morning sighted the feet the
south Of Cape Fear Counted forty sail steering south
west, wind blowing gale. Stood for the feet with sig
nalof disress the nlayfower did the same No notice
taken, the gnle heavy. Made for tho land,
and parted with the feet and Maynowcr Friday,
three M have neither sinceS On the same even
ing fell in with one Of the new gunboats, under close
recfcd canvass, and the r. b. Forbes The former
disabled and had been towed by the latter The Forbes
took the hawser Of the Perry which parted in ten min
ntes. stood or or land again. Tha. night walowed in
the sea, with str gale, being nearly abreast Of Baps
Bay. s t ~
On Saturday morning sighted the gurboat Mercury
twenty miles from land, at anchor in eleven fahoms
Asked him to 60 in Shore he replied that he dared not
that he feared swamping. The sea was running very
heavy. Lett him for the land and met sIoopofw war
who offered assistance The gale continuing, and being
N damaged condition and short OF coal stood for the
mouth OF Cape Fear river and anchored that night within
two miles Of Fort Caswen, which bnrned blue lights and
sent up Signals Left before daybrcak steamer
coming down the river. Continued northward, and on
Monday made Hatteras Inlet, where wc remained till
Friday A. II. at
On Wednesday the gunboats Petit, Underwater Put
nam, Ellen and Ceres went out FOR the South but on
Thursday morning all Of them were back again on account
Il the stress Of weather.
yhe Ferry came the whole distance up the coast from
Bulls Bay, within distance not exceeding Ave miles
from shore, but neither heard OF wrecks, and
the captain ia much inclined doubt the statement that
tho Union another transport had been lost on the
North Carolina coast He fears however, that tho other
ferry boat is lost.
The Young Rover from the Southern coast reports that
On Sunday morning she spoke the Governor with four
hundred marines on board Her smokestack was gone,
her machinery broken down, and her rudder gone In
shs condition was fast nearing her fate The Rover
down to the Sabine, miles distant, which
,he rescue and took the Governor in tow.
FIVE p MA Gag Of truce went to Norfolk to-day. Al
though the rebels strict silence and declared
1hsy had news, am able TO that despatch
received in Norfolk that tho expedition had bombarded
and taken two forts At the mouth Of Port Royal.
The Twentieth Indiana regiment will return to Old
Point.
Report says that the wheeman Of the rebel steamer
sad 70 one Of the hands o the Union steamer that Beau
fort had been taken
Passengers by the Old Point boat say that the Rich
Aosd Enquirer Of Friday, Nov. 8, contains despatch