The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-09
MPORTANTFRON SOUTH CAROLINA
Arrival Of the Great Naval and Military
Expedition at Port Royal Island.
THE Effect IN THE GALE.
Total Loss Of the Transport Ocean
Express and Steamer Union.
Opening Bombardment
of Beaufort.
Probable Capture Of the Rebel
Batteries.
Two Union Gunboats Re-
ported Disabled
Commodore Tatnau in Conn.,
mand of the Rebels.
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SKETCH OF PORT ROYAL AND BEAUFORT,
&C., &C., &c.
SKETCH OF PORT ROYAL AND BEAUFORT,
&C., &C., &C.

FORTRESS MoNRos, NOV 7, 1901.
Ilearn that physician Of the United States Navy who
was sent 70 norfolk Monday with flag Of truce. by
Gen. WOOL on business Of his own brought back
shis afternoon by rebel flag Of truce.
He reports that telegaphic dispatches received
today at Norfolk that feet was thenthe 7th inst
bombarding Port Royal c.. and the work both sides
was very sharp and hot.
Two Of the transportsone supposed to be the Ocean
Express having ammunition board, and the Union.
carrying horses-went ashore during the gale.
The Union wrecked on Rogue's Beach, and out O
eighty horses fifteen saved
Tho Ocean Express went ashore at XIII Devi Shoals.
Both vessels had crews Of seventy three men all Of
whom saved taken prisoners and sent to Raleigh
NC.
learn that tho telegraph at Norfolk s In constant
operation bringing from the scene Of operations de-
spatches.
The widest excitement exists among the rebels In Nor
folk, also among the people At this point
The Union q vessel, built in Now York, and
intended for the Of the Quartermasers Depart
here, but transferred TO Captain Saxton, ar
termaster to General Sherman. She q very fast
saer and proposed be the vessel to bring the
news Of tho result.
During last evening numerous rockets and other rc-
works displayed from Norfolk, from New
port News It probably owing to tho election held in
tho Confederate States the 9Th inst The suppostion
p that Port Royal is reduced and that troops had
effected landing by this time.
Tomorrow we expect full particulars, a. . vessel is
hourly expected.
The Baltimore boat detained having run on the bar
end viii not get or until ten O'Clock.
FORTRESS AoSRos, Nov. Z, 1851.
Tho R. Spauldng left for Hatteras Inlet last evening
with cargo of commssary stores. 1t is more than
probable that Of the troops will return in her
It is understood at Old Point that Hatteras Inlet Is
place Of too much importance to be abandoned Should
the Twentieth Indiana regiment return Old Point ts
place will be Immediately supplied by large force
BY . flag Of truce just from Norfolk have OF
tho feet, but provokingy meagre, the only person
who came down bound by parole to reveal no par
ticulars.
Our feet was bombardng Port Royal which was said
70 be in critical condition. and just ready surrender
The steamer Union with cargo Of horses and stores
aAdanother transport, whose namo is not given were
lost during the gale at Kill Devil Shoals and the
other at Rogues Beach the coast Of North Carolina.
The crews Of both vesses-seventy three In number
are now prisoners ut Raleigh, N. c. 1t is known
whether any were lost but fifteen horses saved.
The executive officer OF the Minnesota states upon in
formation received by the flag that the fleet was bom
harding Port Royal and meeting with reception,
the reDelS having been preparing Tor them.
The above reached Norfolk to-day by telegraph
The reported resignation Of General Wool Is news at
Old Point!
The United States gunboa Monticello will leave for the
blockade OF Wilmington in couple of days.
General Phelps states that the rebels bolder and
more numerous than ever near Newport News.
FoRrREss MONROE, Nov. Z, 1851.
gentleman, by Gag OF truce from Norfolk brings the
Intelligence that during the gale two transports of the
pedition-the Union and sailing vessel whose he
does not remember-went ashore Kill Devil Shoals and
Rogue's beach. on the coast Of North Carolina.
The Union had horses board all but fifteen Of which
were lost Seventy three meA board were taken pri
sOners and conveyed to Raleigh.
Tho other transport had ordnance stores.
The gentleman by whom this intelligence Is brought
Feels bound in honor to communicate nothing further
feel authorized in saying the above received At
Norfolk on Tuesday, at which timc the feet had not
handed but was congregated or Port Royal Beaufort
engaging the batteries there; that OF our gun
boats had been disabled by the rebel guns and another
was aground; that Commodore Tatnal, the robel com
mander was about TO take her.
first reported that the Great Republic had been
lost, but it proved TO be incorrect.
The rebel commander had a small steamer under his
CONTROL threatened TO 60 seize one Of the yes
VI U
with troops board Of her. On the whole the news ia
not regarded Of an unfavorabe character.
This intelligence comes through supposed 70
sympathize with the rebels and claimed derived
from one Of General Huger's aids
BALTIMORE, Nov. 8, 1861.
The gentleman who under the Gag OF truce from
Norfolk yesterday, says he brought all that is known
with regard to the aeet and the stories aoat attributed
20 him are false All be knows is that despatch had
bsen received at Norfolk that of our vessels
disabled by the rebels batteries and another
was aground near Port Royal. Two vessels had been
wrecked the North Carolina coast; one, the Union,
the other unknown Seventy three prisoners were
taken Raleigh and fifteen horses saved from the Union
He begs that the press generally viii make him say
anything else.
THE EXPEDITION.