New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-08
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
The Storm at Hatteras-The Fleet and
the GaIe-Bsii's nsy the place Of Land

Ersv nuTA AVyrn
The steamer spaudipg which arrived from Hat
teras last night, which place she lst on mouday NJ
10 o'clock q. n., brings important intelligence con-
cerning the effects of the gale at that place Between
Forts Clark and Hatteras the sea made q new chan
mel the forls were more or lees undermined and the
nation il rendered untensbie for troops Letters
from Gen. Williams do not hesitate 70 express this
opinion, and Gen. Williams ,ays that had be trans
portation he would at up the beach to the
Light. House. In such case the possession Of Pam
leo Sound, which 10 now held completely by the
Rebel steamers, would be necessary. So sudden
and 10 such an extent did the sea make over the
beach that some twenty-five boxes oi valusole
clothing which a second time was sent 10 the Ind.
ana regiment, were swept away and lost, together
with stores and other articles. There was bat q
single spot, only few hundred yards in circuIner-
ence, that the sea did not overflow. Near Fort
CLARK, where at evening 3 row Of tents, in the
morning was q channel, through which the tide was
rushing, ak feet deep. Much company and
private property was lost. For time the
safety OF the troops was threstened. The gale
and nundstion were similar to those In 1916,
when Hatteras Inlet was cut through. The char.
transformed. As q military post it will now have 10
be recognized il for other reason than to order 1t
abandoned by the Government. though, since Com
modore Sringhsm laid Il at the feet Of the Admins
tration et Washington three four months ago,
trophy rich in actual value and richer still in pros,
pectiye importance, no attention has been given TO
it, notwithstanding Gen. Wool has done bis utmost.
Had steps been taken to secure the cosrol Of Pam.
leo Sound, the sweeping away Of Hsttsrss would
be Of comparatively small importance. But the
rebels have the Sound, though when HatteIas was
captured q single gunboat and twenty-five hundred
mon wonld have been enough TO have given us both
Psnlico snd Albemsrls Sounds, as well ~ the main
shore OF North Carolina. The persistent disregard
Of the field which opened 90 promisngly aud glo-
riously has resulted in giving the rebels foothold
from which it will bs difficult 10 disodge them;
where has not this been so1 Seeing that this 10
The principle on which the war is conducted every.
where, there probably is no special reason for cou
planning How long, q how lorg, shslithe patience
Of the people be sbusedi
The Spauldng brings nothing further from the
feet beyond the fact that two coal scboones, the
Salisbury and another came into the Inlet on Sunday
for hxrbor in lsaky condition. One would soon
,ink Ii was sscertaned that up To Saturday after.
noon the hoet was somewhat scattered and weather..
ing the gale in groups 1t different places along the
,oast below HaHsras, though the larger proportion
sss believed TO be on the South Carolina coast,
rbeye tho Monticello spoke them. So severe was
he yale ths. it s believed some Of the transports,
whose un.esworthy character have already spoken
Of, and the cbarterng Of which 90 much astonisbed
every one, must have been lost, Thsig loss, sad ~
/. would be, would not, IL Is believed, defeat the
objects Of tho Expedition though the delay, both in
consequences Of the gale aud resulting from the mis-
at the barry stages of the Expedition.
may have t<own serious obstacles In the way Of &C.
complsufhg Its original objects.
The facs tha, no more Of ths heet had sought q
hsrbora. Hstteras, and, moro significant still, the
fss that though time enough has elapsed aimee the
gale spznt ise but one boa, lhe Belvidere) has re-
tnrn,A IA almost certain evidence that the ExPedi'
too was no. broksn up but proceeded 10 its dss-
t'nstion.
: Tsce,sc o'cieck, n.-f have had Q conversation
with Cart. Howes, and Mr.. Bsynoro, pilot Of that
steamer, one Of the old navigator on the coast
From them learn thet the ferry boats Commodore
Perry and Mayaower, and tug, pm. in 81 Haaeras
for hsrbcr. and put cut again Thursday afternoon
befrs the hardest gnle. The gale must have esnsh'
them or Frying Pan Saoal. abreast OF wilmington,
N. c.. and It Ia the opinion Of both Capt. Howes ana
Mr.. Bsymors that thcy could not hAvc lived CUT
but were wrecked. These gentlemen are quite con-
fdsnt the entire expedition, barring these and poss
bly, some few other unfortunate exceptions, reached u.
destination in Bulls Bay, and that the landing to0'
place yesterday (MOndsy|. II may have taken place
on Sunday afternoon, when, as was tho case yss'er
day. the weather was line. The gale broke hero An'