New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-13


~ .ots and send Departing victims 10
he bottom Of the ocean, that eohhOeneo "@
succeeded by an almost hopeless 'iA''y
no, ut all lessened by boats that reluihcu
N condition that went far to confirm the 'Se 'o'o
of tho fierce storm. The question was, simply, whal
vas the extent of the disaster which was pehe'ed
have oyertaken the expedition. Then we had ru' |
mors of wrecks exaggerated and flightfal. Bu' the
fret certain news, ii it TO some extent confirms
those Iumors, at the same time assures us that wm'e
the expedition, though somewhat crippled, was
nevertheless at It's destination and work-ioloweu
closely by further intelligence that was still confirm
atory of losses at sea- nevertheless gave ne the glad
tidngs that the work had been done, and that oug
ment had been made on the rebelious coil OF SCUM
Carolina and that the finest harbor on the Southern
coast was in our possession.
H And now, with scarcely less anxiety than 'hs'
which rendered previous suspense almost unendurs-
Bile. we wait for details Before this sheet lie lled'
they may come. They may be g'oriousi ana 100
we may have our hopes dashed, and see the clouds
that hang in too many quarters, grow many snau's
darker.
Asyet. we have no positive intelligence OF the loss
of a single lfe though there is too much reason ior
believing that one or more of the ferry boats nave
gone down, probably with their cTeWe. III the
ssnch steamer Union could lot outve the gaze, II Is
scarcely possible that the two ferryboats that len
Uatteras Inlet on Thursday afternoon, and were
consequently not far from the same latitude, could
escape destruction. The fret rmorr Of the loss o.
\ the steamer Ocean Express, though generally
H doubted are not yet cleared up In fact, we have
Il nothing further on the subject. She was deeply
laden with most valuable cargo, consisting IN part
of 900 barrels of powder, large number OF Sineh
| guns, and projectiles for the same
III Three O'Clock .. MI have Just returned from
/ long pull down the Bay in search OF news Anu
/ here want to thank Lieat. Milward, Harbor-nas-
ter for the facilities he has 20 obigngly FURNISHED
me in common with the representatives oi Tie press
| and on this occasion in particular. The search was
fruess though when We Get out we felt certain thh'
al least one Of the two steamers coming up from TIE
Cap9 was a Dispatch boat from the fleet The one
was the Connecticut, the other the gunboat Dawn
t, from the Potomac. On Saturday night she ran the
uprer blockade, and on Sunday at 5 o'clock p. NJ,
encountered new battery, which opened on her, To-
Gated in Boyds Hole on Maryland Point, and has two
smooth. bore and ono rihed gun. The Dawn received
the compliments Of twenty shots none Of which
struck her. fragment was found in her aide after
{ arrival here She returned the compliment vigor-
onsly, and stood on her way down the river, being
the fret and last to the blockade. The officers
of the Dawn report that the steamer Page has not
escaped, but is sll cooped up where che was quite
at the will of our boats and batteries.
The officers and crew Of the Prony who arrived
/ today by dag Of truce from Norfolk, gre as
taciturn as you could imagine Now II may as well
be known that the corvette Prony has been for some
time, In the parlance Of others speaking Of her,
sticking her nose into things along the coast and
Il and particularly smelling round Haiteras. The
d officers Of our navy have made repeated ai'enps TO
9 exchange civilities aud the oourtesies Of Wits, but
q have in every instance been repeled in manner
II little less than rude Such things usually do not
II breed good feeling, and believe the
4 present case does not afford an exception Of
y the rule. When the Frenchman got aground, which
was ON the breakers, where her prying nquisitive-
\ uess only could have led Der, Lieut. Lowry Of the
blockadina Squadron went to her relief but was un-
able to rescue her, Afterward the whole lgbt-drai.
boss came To kor rescue. The rebels got her guns.
;" " neither Lieut. Worden Of the Stars and Stripes,
4 and Fla9-0ftcer of the station, did all be could or
a whether he might not have done all tina. the rebels
.; did do not know, nor will stop to repeat the
\ opinions Of others on the subject. don't believe
there was much sympathy Lost on either eide nor do
N TIE FIenchmen appear to be smable to-day.
y Nobody was lost from her and the men appear 10
! have saved good many or the whole Of their per-
sonal effects.
There is still another Freedman on the Hatteras
coast, with no visible business, and not more civil
than her unfortunate consort
The fact that no dispatch boat Las como from
the feet, is considered remarkable. The arrange
ment was that Commodore Dupont would dispatch
boat to Commodore Goldsborough, at the earliest
moment This Is the thirteenth day since the Ex-
petition sailed and the fifth or sixth since entered
Port Royal.
The rebel officers Of the boat that met the flag Of
truce to-day, were silent the grave, which is
considered a favorable sign; and NO doubt 1t is
lBy Telegftphl
WRECK OF THE FRENCH CORvETTE-ARRIyAL
or HER OFFICERS AND CREw-TilEY con-
FIRM TIE CAPTURE OF THE PORT ROYAL
FORTs-BURNING OF THE NORFOLK Gus
TOM.HOUsE-RUMOR OF MUTINY IL THE
/ REBEL ARMY.
Special Dispeteh to The n y Tribune
4 FoRTKsss MONROE Nov. IL, 1851
Via BALTISoRY, Tuesday, Nov. H. J
! The officers and men of the French corvette
Pronna came by flag of truce from Norfolk
to-day, but communicated little information.
The Rebels rescued them, and got the Pronna's
guns.
The taking Of the Beaufort batteries is con.
firned.
Contrary to expectation, no boat has arrived