New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-08

back INTO the Union. Hereupon SIDES were takeh
and blows were struck. The Secessionists had all
the arms, and they of course had the upper hand.
One man declared " He wos Union man. and ~
ashamed to confess it." At this expression he was
taken into q shop, his nose put into vice, and
screwed nearly out Of his head; and the lips which
uttered the continent were treated in the same way
and both nearly pulled ont of their face. A lady
just from Washington, N. c.. tells me that about
the same time q company Of men were assembled
in store and extoling the Secession flag, when
an cid Revolutionary soldier Qhe only one known
to be living in North CaroIna) interfered, and
asked the secessionis,s If they knew how much the
old Stars and Stripes cost He said he did, for he
fought under them, and saw them when first raised
and tba. he would never recognize another. AT
this be was taken, bis head half shaved, plaster
put on, and the plaster covered with tar, and the
tar with feathers and then he was hurled into the
street Who would think that soldier Of Wash
ingon would ever be subjected to such treatment in
the layd where Washington himself was once
almost worshiped as if he were agod How long will
Americans allow such things TO boz
| These arc but samples of serins of barbaroue
acts which to mention them separately would fill a
dozen pages and only make ones blood cnIdle in his
veins to think Of them
There are five hundred men in Fort Macon and
about hundred guns mounted. The bomb-proof is
covered with railroad iron aud the center Of the fort
ia filed with water intended to prevent bombs from
bursting. There are three thousand men about four
miles from Beaufort, and thousand men have been
sent into this Hyde) county 50 that as soon as we
enter the main hand we may expect some hot work.
These men inform us that when the news came
into North Carolina that we had taken these forts,
JEFF. Davis, when be heard it, telegaphed back
that the forts should be rctaken if il cost him the
lives Of ten thousand By the way, it VIII not
he amis, perhaps, 20 inform jeff that he must make
calculations to ose quite that number and even MORE
should be ever try TO recapture this point No doubt
il Is a serious drawback 10 the Confederacy TO have
this inlet for prizes under Uncle Sans csrei for it
was through this inlet that most Of the Northern
vessels wore taken by JeA's pnyateers.
We bad great gale here yesterday. The ocean
cast itself upon the beach with almost the noise Of
seven thunders The land was partly overfowed,
and some Of the tents were carried about by the
winds. As the breakers hurled Themselves upon the
beach, they carried with them hundreds of fine fish,
which lay upon the beach to the ntense gratiiica-
ton oil our ZouaNes, VINO were WatHB ~ oc re-
leyed from 3" salt junk" Two different coDgrega-
ton. have, at two different times, invited Mr. Con-
way, Chaplain Of IIaw kiDss Zouayes, to preach for
them, which be has done. lie finds the people up
the country some sixteen miles favorable TO our
csuse and NJ sincerely Union as they are down here
The health Of our troops is good, notwithstanding
the bad water We drink, and the exposure which we
are subjected TO fever and ague. Col. Hawkins ia
anxious to be ordered with efficient force over into
the main land, where we may share the glory Of
vieit from North to South Carolna-a place where
our boys are going 10 do thing or two.
POSTSCRIPT.
H,T1ERAs, \. c.. Sept %, ls6i
TO ns Clilor Of The Y. TrituHe
SIR; As the people here have been unable to raise
any provisions on these sand banks, they have ussl
provided Themselves with them from the main land
across the Sound, a distance Of some IS miles, and
Rs that means Of procuring any means of subsistence
il now cut OF by their declaring their allegiance TO
the Union, they Of necessity are on the verge OF
great suffering, and already it has commenced, for
to-day saw whole family destitute Of shoes, and
with no provisions but n few green fgs aud a small
amount Of corn. This state Of things scan only be
remedied by our speedy occupation Of point on tie
main land.