Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-09-24


| General Perhaps the most remarkable fact Of the
history Of his brief career In command Of troops,
was the character Of the accounts for the subsist
ence Of bis command, while according to his
printed representations, they were for the most
part living upon dead mule fare These accounts,
over which the Government had much subse-
quent trouble, 1t will be remembered, footed up
about an average cost Of beef per man per diem
The Army Of the United States did not contain
an officer when he left 1t, who failed to realize
that be was utterly unsuited for military COM
maod-worse than useless In the field, and az I'M
comfortable by his superors, as unsuited to man.
age his Interiors in the service, for the public
good.
We submit that his current utter failure as
military man In Missouri, is but the quod srat
den1OHstrandHm of the history Of his previous
command In the Army Of the United States.
NAVY YARD.
ArrfrdI from old Point.
This morning, the steamer Mt Vernon, Capt
Mitchell, arrived from Fortress onroe, reporting
all quiet at that point and along the bay and Po-
tomac. The Roanoke, Minnesota and Cumber-
land were stationed In the Roads. When the
steamer left flag CT truce had gone out from the
Fortress to meet one from the rebels, but Its pur-
port was not known
The steam transport Sachem from PHILADELPHIA
came around this morning from Georgetown,
where she has been discharging portion Of her
cargo, and landed a number Of shells and rfed
cannon at the Navy Yard and Arsenal
The Pensacola Is taking on her nine-inc shell
guns, and rapidly completing her armament
INTERESTING FROM HATrERAs ISLEr-AN BxPE-
DIrloN TO OCRACOKE INLET.
Especial correspondence Of The Star
HATIRRAs INLET, N. C, Sept 2O.-Editor Star 4:
We have just returned from a successful expedi-
ton to Ocracoke Inlet twenty miles to the west
ward. The forts were deserted soon after the
occupation of this place; and the Susquehanna
went down to investigate the condition of things,
but was unable to communicate with the shore
on account OF the surf on the bar. On Monday
last, 10th, Lieuts Maxwell and Eastman, with
ninety men from the Pawnee and the Naval Bril-
gade, went down Pamlico Sound in the Fanny
(steamtug) and the Pawnee's launch. They
found Fort Ocrscoke, on Beacon Island, deser ted
eighteen dimantled guns were left-navy Sc and
52-pounders-most Of them spiked, and plenty Of
shot and shell were lying about, but there was
no powder In the magazine. The fort Is an octa.
gon, one-third larger than Fort Hatteras and was
Quilt with great care Of sand and turf There are
Tour shell proofs on the sides, about twenty five
teet square, and large bomb proof, one hundred
feet square, in the centre, containing the maya
Zine These were built Of heavy pine timbers
covered with several feet Of sand and turf. Ac-
cording to the pilots living at Portsmouth villape
near, the works cost 5000 GOO The guns were
disabled by knocking of their trunnions The
platforms and carriages had been burned when
the place was evacuated. All the timber and $50
wheelbarrows left there, were collected In and
about the bomb proofs and set on fire. and the
fort, except Its turf embankments, was DESTROYED
Lieut.. Eastman cd tn Do
light side of the Inlet, and found four Founders
landed to be mounted in battery there He dis
abled them by knocking of their cascabels and
leaving them In the salt water on the beach.
The residents at Portsmouth and Ocrac oke (some
100 fed when we attacked this place on August
the 2'th, but are slowly returning. They are pi-
loS ana fishermen, with their families and gen
orally express great satisfaction at the success OF
The Government troops. They were assured Of
protection In resuming their usual occupations
One OF them, just from Beaufort, reports that
there are IL, 600 troops at Beaufort and Newbern,
and that they were about 10 return to Fort Ocra-
coke, and proposed with assis ance from Norfolk
to retake this place. Ii can be done with 10 600
men, for we have but one regiment Of troops and
one snip but there will be somebody hurt" on
both sides before the flag comes down again.
The expedition encountered no opposition, and
capped prisoner from Newbern, who was captured
In The schooner Chase by privateer, some weeks
since.
The panic caused by our attack here has SUBJ
sided since the squadron has been withdrawn
and the cities Of Newbern, w ashi nyton, Edenton,
&C, have been fortified and reinforced Three
weeks ago, S OO0men could have marched throup
North Carolina
The guns at Ocracoke were DESTROYED because
there were no facilities for transporting them.
They were taken from Norfolk Navy Yard, after
the place was burned in April last TO the great
regret OF the Navy. Wherever a battery has been
erected, from Manassas and Aqua Greek TO PEN
sacola, there are guns and munitions Of war from
the great artillery parks at Norfolk, the accumu-
lation Of years.
Information has been received here that the
rebels are terrifying Roanoke Island, which com.
mands the strait between Albemarle and Pamlico
Sounds. Il we can only get the light DAFT tugs
Of the Yankee and Freedom class to pass over the
bulkheads into Pamlico sound as recommend
by Com Rowan, this may be prevented, and such
hotilla can keep the entire Sound coast In state
OF Irritation very unhealthy for secession.
III the Union lovers on the waters be not soon
protected they will be severely dealt with by the
secessi0Hi.s for exhibiting too freely their salts
iaChon al our recent success.
AFFAIRS y Rhode ISLAND
PROv!DRScE, X l., Sept 81, 1861 Editor Sta,
The State which Roger Williams founded has
ELECTED no small share Of the praise which has
been bestowed upon the loyal and brave. During
the past two years her political attitude has been
theme Of absorbing interest. During that time,
IL we may believe the "tpss dizitn OF the inimical
press, she hiss been under the thraldom Of cor
rupt democracy-her chief magistracy, a. well a.
all other Offices within the gft Of the people, open
TO the highest bidder, and her now honored chief
magistrate hostile TO the incoming Administ alton.
How their speech has been verified let gratefu
country answer. As party was never more belied
SO its vindication was never more complete y
: The last regiment which went from Rhode Isl
and might vie In character, In many respects, with
the New York Firemen or Elsworths Zouaves
The Fourth Regiment was forming at the same
time with the Third; and two liquids without
afanity for each other never found an equilibrium
sooner than new recruits their proper position In
either regiment-the one thoroug bly, disci plined
well behaved, feeling an honest pride In It's repu.
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