New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-07

-. .', ,',,ro1 bo,k a. Welden and Petersburg, and
their trans Al doy with troops were d'i a.e'su run
Richmond for the purpose Of pro'ec"Dg "oI" O"'o
l;o from tho iupe1ding INVASION and also, as was
freely asserted in that ciy, to Ttthe fow h"'.eisS
,,J GIo,k These alarms Of the enemy plainy lD1l
,o,o ou,bt 70 be our policy, and point ous the
eo where series Of vigorous blows should be struck.
II was ne remark Of an officer who, from nativity and
personal intercourse, is wei acquainted With tbe
s,ntbern country, that with Hatlerss taken by the
Federal fcrces and landing Effected on the coast
within one week, there would not remain 500 North
Carolinian's in Beauiegards column. They woold all
fee homeward, in obedience 10 The iayori,e State
Rights doctrine, 10 defend their SSn State. S1ch also
would be the case as other States were invaded or
menaced, mill the Grand Army now in the ncghbor'
hood Of Washington would be s5ri.usy weakened,
and the oneness Of the Rebel Chief destroyed. This
argument of FIRE in the rcDr has been fully proved and
it is 10 be hoped that tho Government VIII adopt q
vigorous policy in accordance with il.
Gen. Wool has enforced his We've IN repeated dig-
patcues AMI he oaly wants troops to deal series Of
blows that viii saggor the Rebellion.
II is due to truh that, with reference TO the late
glorious achievement on the North Carolina coast that
credit should be given where il belongs. The atten-
ton Of the Department was long since called TO the
fact that PamIico and Albcmarle Sounds were but
pirates caves where the rebels took their prizes and
through which, in connection with the Chesapeake
and AbemaIle Canal, Norfolk and Virginia found an
outlet TO the sea. In a word il was the back door Of
the Rebellion. Some time elapsed before attention was
paid to the subject when the Navy Department entered
| into communication with Commodore Stfinglam and
other Naval ofcars which resulted in the expedition;
not however before Gen. Wool had succeeded 70 the
| command Of this Department. Gen. Wool and Com.
modore StriDgham arranged tho details Of the eXpedi-
ton and Gen. Butler volunteered TO take command Of
! the land forccs and necessarily some Of the minor
details ell to him. Though land forces stood ready
10 do everything necessary, the victory almost wholly
due 70 the Navy. II became the duty of troops 10
hold and strengthen the important positions captured
duty that viii impose many hardshps severely try
ing to the sodiera share in the victory, though ess
brilliant, yet hardly less important than thai borne by
the Navy.
At Richmond three days ago It was freely asserted
that in less than two weeks Forts Hateras and Clark
would be recaptured. No doubt the purpose exists.
Tue threat ut least indicates the OF the loss the
rebels have sustained in The defeat think may say
that our troops will be at any time glad TO have the
rebels undertake to Iecapture the forts, or TO show
themselves in that neighborhood. We have good
troops there and plenty Of them, beside several gun
boats with heavy armaments. From the moment our
forces occupied the forts commenced The work
OF strengthening them with the view of permanent oc.
cupation More aud heavier pieces have by this time
been mounted The rebels appToeh the place only
by boats on the Sound and on the narrow strip Of land
between the Sound and the open sea- while the gum
boats would be able 10 take of any naval force on
the Sound osay uolhiDg Of tho guns Of the forts which
bear directly that sde forces would be glad to
see TIE rebels in any number approaching the
row sand spit In fact the guns Of the forts and boats
woud be equally available for defense, whether as-
sailed by land OF water or both. 1t may be true that
no part Of the feet at times lag outside
of the gaes but ships outside will not be necessary for
the defense Of the position, when the forts shall have
/ been strengthened, which viii be within few days,
| if such is not the case now. All the rebels say
OF lack Of water musketoes, feas, gales, and sand
| clouds is uuquestinnably They conid did
supply their troops with good water have already
done go, as we'll as provisions in abundance. They
could or did not give ther troops Sufficient tents or COW
erng Of any kind. We have done or will soon do 20.
If tie rebels without these things could construct the
| forts, our men can hold them.
The ornaments Of Forts Hatteras and Clark were
not on n s,ole of the work themselyes. There was
one 1O-rch columbiad which was not mounted the
rest being 32poundeIs, which ought TO have done
| better service than they did The shells were not
loaded save with eaud, ana we're used as solid shot
The rebels appear to have had no fuses whatever and
there ia reason 70 believe that this is q serious and
general drawback with them. IL viii be recOllccted
that they made extraordinary exerops obtain fuses
| in Eew-Yoik and elsewhere at an early day. Their
powder was very poor, though it bore the Dupont
| brand. The inference is, that the large supply Of
columbiads and heavy guns which the rebels stole
| from the Norfolk Navy-Yard has been exhausted
that they are short Of powder andare actually without
fuses aud therefore FIRE their shells filled with sand as
! solid shot TIE single colunbiad was cast at the
Tredegar worke which proves that tho Norfolk supply
| was gone before NoTtL Cardinals turn came.
0eracoke Inlet, eight miles below, formerly Of
more importance than Hatters because it had deeper
water. Now it has most seven feet, while Hateras
has from twelve 10 fifteen feet though the bars change
frequently which s the with all the inles the
coast. At 0cracoke there are defensive works. and
some cOlumbiads are said to be mounted j am not
prepared ut present TO dsclose what eouse viii be
taken in regard to this point but the rebels there rs
well as elsewhere who stand guard over this Pirates
Cove may rest assured that they wnot be overlooked.
The next inlet, and the most important Of all, is
at Cape Lookout leading to Beaufort Bay where ves-
sells of the deepest draft may lie, and where Pamlico
Sound terminates. This ia guarded by Fort Macon,
which is a work of good deal Of strength, having
number Of heavy guns Without we have gunbcats
enough Oh Panlico Sound to intercept yessels, the
taking Of Fort Macon becomes important. Ii, how
ever, gunboafs enough placed on tie Sound 10
force the inside blockade the fort becomes Of Little inn
DOltaucp and will coat Tho rcbos mare IN lceD H. than