, 1861-11-14

IGLAQtSt kliAL las hHEpt our cCa5L L11S SEASuQ. |
It visited the region Of the Chesapeake On Fri
day. New York On Saturday and New Eng
laed on Sunday, raging with fearful violence
from fourteen to twenty hours. The Eloomi-
est appreheusions were awakened throughout
the country for the safety Of the expedition |
believed to have been exposed off Hatteras.
It appears that the fleet encountered heavy |
gale coon after leaving Hampton Roads, which |
died out On Wednesday. On Thursday 1t re-
vi7ed with Increased severity from the south-
east; and had scarcely subsided on Saturday |
night. The weather must, therefore, haya
been unususny stormy during the whole OF
tbs passage And yet with all the exposure
the loss and damsge was comparatively light.
TteUuion aid Osceola, transports went ashore,
The Governor fouudered at sea, her crew with
the exception Of seven marines, having been
taken of. The Belridere put back to Hsnp-
ton Roads disabled.
From the time OF the sailing OF the feet, up
to yesterday, period Of two weeks, We aavs
been left to learn from rebel sources, tidings
of the fret, and its operations. The same
gale had prostrated the telegraph wires along
the coast, and this, doubtless, delayed Bome
days the transmission of news; but al: too
early for the rebel leaders md all Dixie, the
news must have found PRONUNCIATION that the
blow had been struck. We are at least in po-
session Of official information which shows
how rel grounded are the fears that have
ehaken eecessia for the past week, even from
where Besuregard's forces lie in wait at Man
aseas, to where the redoubtable Ho1lins lies
On his own liberal scale at the Ba!ize. Lst us
take = glance At the point where the blow has
fallen.
PORT ROYAL AND. BEAUFORT.
An amphibious region Is that where the
coast Of South Cxrolina is fringed With Islands
| aud sand spits, kind Of defensive out work
for the land.
Port Royal is an inlet from the Atlantic, in
! latitude 50 deg. s min n, fifty miles south
| west Of Charleston, and fifteen miles northeast
Of Tybee Inlet, the entrance Of sayannah River.
| The opening from the Atlantic, the best shlp
! channel through the bars in the whole range
| of ports below Norfolk, is between Eddfng
! Island and Hilton Head Island, and at that
point is about three miles wide. The prolon-
cation inward Of Port Royal Entrance Is called
Broad River and Port Royal River. Running
up this for about twenty-five miles, bending
OIL eastward tn.ongn me coosa" hlFef, ana
coming cut to the Atlantic again, through st
| aelena SOUND, you nave an irregular area OF
49, 80 nsW, 80. 4auee ~ useo
.ot' 4'osA 1st@nu y - soooI t"else ani1es 1"ns
'AAe e.A "4ue' w LUG eass state u t1e llAao'
ena aooa1 "io"ay, 6sanos tae toRa OF oeaa
1elt' ou oeau1ols hlser, tae appro2en OF WHICH
y -
| Goes not aon1t seese1e OF over eleFen 1ees
d1atf- beaufort Is shout ten miles from the
ees. and sixteen mfles from the char1esfon md
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saFannan Rauroad, anu tots nnrortant line Il
| itself directly approachah1e by vater thronof
! p-, D.- 9. r.1.- 1-e
broao River ana 81. Helena Sound and CON
tahee River. A. force norinK ND the rive,
| 60. p..-c.L 49,: n.-e- T-,
rom bean1of1, Ssa beaaiort and CoosaT and
Port ROYAL Rivers, would strike The Charles
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