The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-11-16

THE LATEST NEWS.
BY TBLBoRAPH TO THE A. =. SUN
NEWS FROM THE FLEET.
Capture Of Beaufort Confirmed.
Three Forts Taken.
GREAT LOSS OF Tde REBELS.
REPORTED ATTACK ON CHARLESTON.
Three Forts Taken.
GREAT LOSS OF Tae REBELS.
REPORTED ATTACK ON CrARLEsro,
Seizure Of the Railroad.
7UREE fADhRiL rLSSELS ASH0RE.
TWO FRENCH WAR VESSELS LOST.

fortrc" Nonroe, Nor. 1O-Tho steamship Il.
81 aiding arrived from lIattcras Inlet this morn
ing with the Twentieth Iniilna regiment.
dcscrter who reached the Inlet in q small
boat, stated that news had been received on
main land Of the taking Of two Of tic robcl forts
at Port Royal, aud the landing of a largo Fed
| cral force.
Beaufort has also been taken by our troops.
From the same source we have n rumor, that
the railroad above Beaufort has fallen into the
| possession Of our troops, with aa immense guam
tty Of stores
Five disorders, who reached Newport News
| this morning, state that the rebels up James
river are in CONSERVATION, nnl also bring tho
improbable rumor that our troops advanced up
| tho railroad a. far a. Charleston.
Tho French rrigale Calabria was burned to the
waters edge on Friday sh', ofT Ilalt"cls. Al
hands were saved.
| REPORTED BrRNEG or rHNUPonr.
Bdtfmorc, Mr.. ll.--An officer Of the 2Olh
| Indiana regiment, who came from llittcrns la
let, arrived here in the Old Point boat. lie sly.
| that he hal long conversation with the party
who brought the news 10 lattcrls Inlet.
This party was not dcsertcr hut a private
citizcn-n man Of considerable intelligence, who
had crossed the sound at tn, risk Of bis life TO
bring news to the federal troops.
The officer reports that his conversation cor
responds prccScly with what has already been
tran. mit,d over the wires.
Outside Of this statement there is a report thu,
in taking Beaufort large part of tho town was
burnt.
W.roErTD ATTACK on CHARLESTON.
49, od ipiid, Nor IA special dispatch to
| S-sr.. dated Fortress Monroe, SAYS that
,~o " c.pin, .,'n- VA. 81 J. - N. rn,
Of the Cumberland. The captains were B,lt-
| morihns.
They reported they had been fishing IN Jarn,s
| river, supplying the rcLcl troops. when they
| left the report was current that Charleston Ind
been attacked, and they state that on Friday
| last several rebel regiments were sent South
| from the James aud York iiyors.
| The embarkation took place in great haste
| The shorcs Of the James river were almost 10
| serted.
ANOTHER DISPATCH.
I FUtircsi NtBro,, Nor. ION, ria B1!'imorc,
Nor. 1lh.-Tho gunboat Albaross, from tho
blockade on tho North Carolina coast, which
arrived last evening, reports ,hA' on wedncs-
day, the 9th, she sighted a wreck about cigh.
( miles north Of Eoguc's Inlet, North Carolina,
but the sea was 50 high she could not make her
| olt, though flag VI truc' was hpistod on
] shr'.
NJ. 80 stool In again. when another
flag was hoistod. On communicating, sh, elui-
| I'd that the wreck was the United States steam
transport Union, belonging to the fleet, loaded
| with horses ani provisions, AMI that sho vert
ashore on the night of Friday, the 1st instant.
| All hands were saved.
When she struck ehe was badly stove with
| four feet water in her holl. Sh, was run square
on shore, and broke in two abaft the smoke
stack. Captain Garyin and eighty others were
| divided in two parties, and sent to Fort Macon
| aud RALEIGH.
The beach was strcwn with the cargo and dead
| horses. She had siSiy-scvcn, all but fifteen of
which were killed before going ashore.
The rebel officers informed the officers of the
Ahatross that Capt. Garvin hal said he feared
the Winfield Scott, with two regiments, had
ioundcred AMI gone down, because she was in
company shortly before the Union struck, anil
suddenly disappeared.
1t was at night, and this conclusion Is much
doubted. The rebels reported also that two ycs-
sells Of the fleet were ashore near Charleston, and
others below IIattcras Nothing was heard of
the Occan Express or tho names OF any of tho
others alleged TO be lost.
The Spaulling has arrived from Hlltcras.
Lieutenant Lowry reports that on Wednesday
morning lat heavy firing was heard south Of
that place, and news was received that the
French war steamer Pronni was on Ocracoke
Be.ch. Lieutenant Lowry, with tho gunboat
Underwater, was despatched to her.
The sea was very high, AMI We could not get
nearer than three miles. L1y there all nj ,ht
making signals. III the morning, finding
the Underwater In a Damaged condition,
returned 10 llattcrls. At II o'clock the same
day, the French steamer was seen to blow W,
with loud explosion and dense smoke.
1t was supposed she had been abandoned aad
blown up. This aud another French war
steamer have been in the ncighbo~hool some
time, but have rcpellgl all intercourse with our
ships,
H'iorc the Spauliing left, General Williams
received Intelligence from the main shore that
the expedition had entered Port Royal and cap
tured the batteries and Beaufort. 1t was re-
ported through the same source that the May
flower and another ship belonging to the fleet
were wrecked,
LATER.
Coiro, NoU 1l,-Memph's papers received
to-day contain dispatches from Savannah, fully
confirming the landing of the naval expedition
nj Beaufort, and capture OF three forts at Port
Royal, Hilton Head and Bay Point. The Fed
cral forces hal possession Of the town OF Beau
tort. Tho rebels acknowledge their loss very
| large.
New Orleans papers also received to-day speak
Of an immense fleet on Ship leland.
Affairs nj IIaItCrH1.