The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-12

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From various sources the news of the capture of
Beaufort by our great naval expedition is con-
tirmed, although no Official news Of the event has
yet reached the government by special despatch
5oat From Hatteras, Fortress Monroe Norfolk,
and even from the distant Western point Of Memphis
Tenn, the intelligence reaches US that the landing
Of our troops and the capture Of the batteries and
town of Beaufort has been successfully accom-
plished. rumor was prevalent yesterday that
one of the vessels Of the squadron was seen
at anchor off the Capes at the mouth of
the Chesapeake, and was presumed to be
the Vanderbilt, bound for Annapolis, with
official reports from Port Royal but it is not very
probable that the Vanderbilt, or any other vesset,
freighted with such important news, would stop at
any point short of Annapolis While the arrival
OF some boat from the squadron was anxiously ex.
pected at Washington yesterday, her non-arriva
was accounted for by the fact taat General SHEER.
man would probably not forward any official re.
porto the government until the whole object Of
the expedition had been accomplished However.
1t may be that q boat would arrive at any moment
with the desired intelligence
Several exaggerated reports, rather of the sen.
sational order have been circulated from Fortress
Monroe among them that two fishing smacks.
which had taken shelter under the guns of the
Cumberland reported that they had been fishing
in the James river, supplying fish to the rebels, and
that when they left the report was current that
Charleston had been attacked by the Union forces,
and that on Friday last the peninsula between the
hines AID York rivers had been wholly abandoned,
nd the rebel troops occupying that post had been
INT South. 1t may be that some portion of the
toops were withdrawn, but we doubt that this
4.ninsula, forming as it does the road to Richmond,
has been abandoned by the rebels With regard
to the attack Charleston, is highly improbable
that General Sherman would leave his base of
operations at Port Royal Island exposed to attack
by such movement, as he has not sufficient force
to accomplish the capture of Charleston and pre-
serve the safe occupation of his present position at
Beaufort Nor is it at all likely that an attack on
Charleston, or any other large city, was contem.
plated by the expedition, considering that their
landing point is some sixty or seventy miles, by
land, from Charleston 1t is far more probable
that the intention of landing at Beaufort was to es
'ablish secure rendezvous for our feet, and COM
Portable winter quarters for the men, until future
plans of action are maturcd. The rumors circu-
lated yesterday b, Il down town paper, equally re-
markable for its pety and obscurty, about the
attack On Charleston, are therefore absurd.
The report that the Union troops at Beau
fort had taken possession of the Charleston
railroad is also doubtless somewhat exaggerated.
1t may be that they have destroyed some bridges,
or broken up portion of the road, but even these
facts are not confirmed by any reliable authority
The success of our feet, however, in landing and
obtaining possession of Port Royal Island and the
town OF Beaufort is established beyond doubt, and
that is most satisfactory result at the outset of
the expedition.
The wreck Of the transport Union, one of the
squadron, at Bogue Inlet, az before reported, is
confirmed by the arrival Of the gunboat AIbatross
at Fortress Monroe, which reports having seen her
90 ashore at that point and break to pieces on Fri
day, the LIST inst. Her crew were taken by the
rebels to Fort Macon and Raleigh, N. c.
The steamer s. r. spauding. which arrived at
Fortress Monroe from Hatteras, reports that on
Wednesday the French frjgate Cantelabria, $500
Tons bnrthcn, went ashore near Beaufort, in the
gale. The commander and crew got safe ashore
and the vessel was afterwards blown up by de-
tachment sent from shore by the commanding Off
GER The loss of the French man-of-war Prony, at
ocracoke creek, is also reported, and there seems
to be some slight conflict in the information, as to
"he1hef 1t was she or the Canteabria which
"as down up, but it is evident that both
vessels suffered the penalty of their rash.
ncss, in endoavoring to infringe the block.
ade. The French war vessel pronv maae
one Of the first division Of the imperial feet
dcspatched to the North American waters by The
Emperor Immediately after the breaking out Of the
rebellion in the United States. There were sopr
ships sent out under the flag of Admiral Remand
of Halifax. The Prony was screw propeller.
and her armament was variousiy stated in the
English papers at thrty-one and forty guns.
We publish map to-day Of the rebel capital,
Richmond. and it's Notifications and military de.
Dnoes. In addition to them, our map will be Oh.