New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-02
The WAR FOR THE UNION.
PROM PoRTREss MONROE.

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Mile from Camp-Nnval Movements
Various HteIss.
From Our Special Correspondent.
FORTREss MONROE Old Point Comfort Sept 20, lSoi'
The storm and tempest of Friday have been sue
eeeded by cold snap. In future, till well INTO De-
cember, we are promised season oil matcness
westher-the golden season of the year IN this iau-
tude. The hot days over with us, ana the period
for commencing the Fall campaign has set IN IL
NAV he regarded as not little remarkable that the
mean temperature of the season that has just eolsed
has been 70. While the direct rays of the sun ex-
coed anything felt north of us, the ever-present
breeze from the water tempers the days, and the
nights especially, so that real sweltering sight has
not been known throughout the season. In fact
can say that though all my Summers have been spent
as far north as New-York, have never known one
90 comfortable, 80 far as depended on the tempera-
ture, as the past, at Old Point to which can now
understand why "Comfort" was added 1t has a
/, real significance.
The troops begin TO put on their Overcoats and use
their blankets. fear that the Indiana Regiment, in
their Summer kersey, and with no overeOats, will
feel the need of seasonable suits. The cutting
winds that come across the ocean and sweep the
barren sand heaps of Hatteras will impose some u-
pleasant experiences on the men Of the West, who
seem to have entered the field with less thought Of
their own comfort than to put down the traitors.
dc not know to whom the business OF resulting
these brave, self-sacEfciDg men from Indiana be-
longs. BE that it may it should not be long post
poned. They are far away from home-probably
further than any other regiment in tho field and have
strong claims on the attention of the Government.
Upward Of fifteen schoOners will depart to-day for
the Hatteras coast. They have been purchased by
Capt StllwageD of the Navy; ard with reference to
the service for which they are destined think that
the fact that the captains requisition on Quarter
master Tallmadge includes several augers of large
dimensions, has some significance. If Ocracoke and
Oregon Tor New Inlets not closed at an early
day, and efcctuay, shall regard as not little
remarkable.
gentleman lately from Norfolk reports that
the Rebels are busy on their battery at Sewalls
Point--that facing the roads and bearing Oh our
shipping. He says further that they are engaged in
initiating the Sawyer shell, with the view of return
ing the four-mile range compliment Gen. Huger is
familiar with the Sawyer projectile as it was when
he was loyal. Since then the improvements have
been made which give it its superiority. Those i'm
provements involve some nice points of mechanism
and science as well as the rihng Of the gun. When
they shall have succeeded in initiating the SHE'LL they
viii be far from attaining the object as when they
began as the shell will fit gun except IT has been
riRed to fit. If the Rebels succeed IN obtaining all
these points, they viii doubt be able to clear the
Roads and give much annoyance TO the fortress-for
the SAWYER gun now on the Rip Raps placed
.seUalps Point could plant shell every fifteen
uinutes in the fortress. Being able to do that,
it could of course clear the Roads. Such thing
L. If thoO tho
closing of the Potomac, nor after less warning.
Yesterday Vim. Mcdonald Of the Coast Guard
was drowned in the harbor. On the same day
smother member of the corps whose name
have not ascertained fell from tree, andwas badly
injured that he died soon after. A private Of the
Goth Regiment (Col. Weber, while on picket duty
about one mile from Camp Hamilton was shot in
the leg to-day badly that his case is critical. 1t
seems that two of our pckets were together on the
Fox Hill road when five rebels approached and
- fred with the above result, and then fed Subse
quently patrol was sent out after the rebels and
although on their return they came upon the five,
they managed TO escape. There is conceded TO have
been good deal Of stupidity on the part of our men,
and an equal amount Of daring on the part Of the
rebels to approach within a mile Of our camp, and
within less than two miles of the fortress.
The tug Young America, now in the service, with
one gun Of long range, returned last evening from
al" eastern shore Of the Chesapeake with two prize
y.Ioo,or, =, tow. In consequence Of having been
-. so,oe,vbat ove, nnr time, some anxiety began
to be fell. for her; but she cvise sn Heh''
having been highly successful on her FIST cruise.
Capt. Lardner is here awaiting the arrival of the
Susquehanna He will relieve Capt. Chauneey as
commander of that fine figate. The Roanoke left
yesterday, for New-York, it is said.
Quartermaster Tamadge will soon commence
erecting barracks as Winter quarters for troops quite
q body Of whom will necessarily be kept here andat
Newport News. Advices from the other side are to
the effect that the rebels have recently considerably
increased their force at Yorktown The Richmond
papers Of the 9th print from The TRIBuSE an ed
itorial announcing the intended expeditions to the
Southern coast. A gentleman, who was there when
che intelligence arrived, informs me that it caused
great excitement, and the Cabinet had an exraordi
mary session Immediately.
The sailing Of the late Hatteras expedition Mon
day noon was telegraphed by Gen. Huger, so that
she Governor of North Carolina received the intelli
gence on Tuesday morning.
II Is understood that important seizures have been
made on the part Of the Government of percussion
caps pistols quinne, and other articles Of which the
Rebels stood much in need concealed in the holds of
the craft Of Jews who under tie pretext Of filling
contracts fog forage with our Government, were
about TO 60 up the Potomac and fall into the hands
of the Rebels. The scheme was discovered just in