The national Republican., 1861-11-12
The Federal Troops .adcasettss 6
on ChNrIesfOts
GREAT CONSIDERATION AND ACTIvIT
AMONG THE REBEL TROOPS
The French Frigate Cleopatra burned of the
Coast Of North Carolina!
Beauregard Gone to Charleston

glorious victory. All doubts as to the truth
of previous reports touching the entr ance Of
our fee, into Port Royal harbor, and the sub
,quent capture Of Beaufort, are now dispelird
The news OF this gratifying success comes to
us from variety OF sources, but mainly from
our enemies, who are forced to admit their
defeat, but are careful to keep back details.
The following dispatch from Baltimore
reached the Navy Department yesterday morn.
ing, uia Fortress Monroe and Baltimore:
Baltimore, Nov. l0-News has been received
| at Hatteras Inlet, through deserters, OF the
taking of two Confederate forts at Port Royal
aud the landing Of large Union force at Beau
fort
From Norfolk We have similar ,idings, with
accounts Of intense excitement there. The
railroad near Beaufort, with large amount Of
stores, has fallen into the hanls Of the Union
forces.
Deserters coming into Newport News report
| that the Union troops were be ieved to be ad-
yancing OH Charleston. and that intense excite
ment prevails in the South on account OF the
operations, SO far. of the combined fleet and
| army.
Only single vessel was wrecked on the
North Carolina coast, the Union. The Winfield
scott is, however. supposed to be lost also.
The French irigate Cleopatra burned to the
waters edge, oh Hatteras, but all on board OF
| her were saved.
| Passengers on board the Old Point boat re-
port that the most intense excitement prevailed
ia Norfolk Richmt nd aud Charleston and
that rebel troops w,re being moved southwark
us rapidly as the means Of transportation
would allow, large drafts for that purpose hav.
ing been made upon the army of the Potomac
aud upon General Magruder's division. All
of the troops congregated around Richmond
had been dispatched TO Charleston.
Great fears, It Is said, were entertained
throughout the South for the safety of Charles
ton and Savannah, which were totally unpre
pared to resist an iuland attack by the invading
force.
Beauregard. 1t was reported, had left Ma
nassas for Charleston. to take command of the
rebel troops.
The Navy Department is momentarily ex-
pecring the arrival of steamer from Old Point
with full particulars Of the operations OF the
; army and navy at Port Royal.
q, 1t is thought there that the steamer Rhode
Island, reguarnaval supply shaeP has been
detained by Commodore Dupont off that en
, trance to perform that service She was on
= her way up the coaet fir IN further south.
At late hour last night, we received dis
patch from Cairo, ILL.,, dated yesterday, which
says that Memphis papers, just received, con
, tain dispatches from Savannah, fully confirm
ing the landing Of the forces Of the naval ex
, petition at Beaufort, and the capture of thre'
forts at Port Royal, Hilton Head, and Ba.
Point The Federal forces bad possession o
i the town Of Beaufort. The rebels acknowledg
that their loss Was large.
Other Southern uewspa ers, received at tn
d same time, speak Of the immense feet off Shi
" Island.
y In defence of Port Royal, the rebels ha
erected battery at Hilton Head, which is OF
# the point of that island, which is bounded ol
e one side by Port Royal Sound. The feet en-
= countered this battery first, aud after slencinl
: il, proceeded to enter the bay, where the
We're attacked by another battery at the Ell
e trance. This, aud the battery at Bay Poin
- yielded TO the superiority of our arms, an
to make the victory complete, a portion of th
expedition passed up Beaufort river, and, aite
Il strugglr, took possession of the city, an
: raised the glorious old flag once more upo
q the CourtHouse.
y We shall probably be able to furnish ou
4 readers with full details of this affair, durin
the day, as a boat from the feet was to b
'r dispatched to Annapolis, with the doipgs (
1t the expedition, at the earliest possible momen
and she is now hourly expected.
Our telegraphic dispatches furnish son
" further particulars.