New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-10
THE WAR FOR The UNION.
pnom PoRrREss MONROE.

Arrival 81 North CaroIina Fssitivee-The
EfSees Of GhO Esssseras VsctoTy-Ene
Unicm Feeling im the ssato-PFusiens ana
Energetic Measures Necessary Arri'3i
Of Commodore ssringhaEn Gnd CSnicr-
.nee with Geo. Wees Roth for E"e"
Setic Measures.
ssOra UuI Special Correspondent ,es,
FoaTHEss MoERoR old Point Comfort espS . ioO''
The steambost Peabody arr,4ed last evening
fscm Hatteras, which place she 'eit hiDeen nOua'
before. When near Oregon lnlef q reOei pi'.
yateer in the sound kept abreast ei Def' Ou'
she wnter in the Inle. was too low to ano" nei
20 oon.a ont. In case she bad done so' the
Peabody would have fallen an eary prile'
On the Peabody there came Randolph MOUNT,
s,rmsrv Of New-York, Cbalkiey Good ara
Alexander Rogers, OF Philadelphia, ana sneh
faw,hss all Union men, and exdes from North
s,o,o;na. Mr.. Mount hved at Woodstock,
esau,ort County, on PungO RIVER, where ne
owned and ran steam sawmIi, and where ne
had lived about two years. Mr.. Good and Mr.
Rogers lived Of Sladesyille, across the PuDgO
River, in Hyde County. Mr.. g. is tho owner
of a large estate including grain and lumber
mills and store, all of which, as well as
seventy acres of corn, and farm impe-
mentp, he left behind. Mr.. Mount left his mills
and aourishing business behind. Mr.. Rogers
worhed for Mr.. Good. When the news Of the
sapture Of Hatteras reached the western shore
of Psmlico Sound, intense excitement prevailed,
business was suspended, and stores closed. A
meeting was held at Washington, situated on
PamheO River, which wac addressed by VIM.
b. Rodman. and il was proposed and carried,
that Mulre PoiDt, sOme ten miles below, should
be fortified. There were six iron 6-pOunders
and ak barrels OF powder in the town.
In addition TO this everybody was recommended
10 take fowhng-pieceB and staten themselves
slong the shore, 20 oppose the Federal gun
Aeats which were expected to appear every hour.
This las. proposition was generally regarded as
she resdiest means Of Opposing the Yankees
The women and children were generally removed
20 the interior or to the woods for security. On
Friday morning three steamers arrived with troops,
tn,hAino the re-enfuroeineDts that had been sent
20 pstteras. and winch came near about the
sme of the surrender, and the forces that
evacuated Ocracoke after spikiDg their guns, on
hearing of the surrender Of Hattsras. Their a.
rival increased the excitement on both sides Of
Pamlco River, and nc ono doubted that the
Eedarsl forces would soon follow. Every maD
between the ages Of 16 and 60 was required to
,ain the Home Guard. VIM. Jarvis commanded
AZ sladepy,lIe, and Capt. Cooley at Woodstock.
A reausiton was dispatched 10 JEFF. Davis at
R,chmopd for 10, GOO men TO defend North Caro-
hoa from the impending invasion. Vigilance
Committees were raised, who impressed into the
service all capable of bearing arms, and Sys-
tam of terrorism prevailed. g. o. Beers, for.
merly of New-York, and James H. Sturgess
from Pennsylvania, at Wade's Point, have been
compelled to take the oath of allegiance or
abandon large property.
On Sunday afternoon Mr.. Mount went across the
river TO Mr. Goods with reference TO leaving.
Steps were taken TO remove the wearing ap-
yarel of the family and q few provisions and
personal effects TO q small schooner owned by
MIR. c., while be entertained portion Of the
Vigilance COMMITTEE who had paid bin q visit
at bis store. Under the preteDse Of going to
the village Of Washington on business, he left
Shis store without even taking the contents Of the
ma, ~ drawer, and abandoned everything and
ssu, ah. ~ard the schooner, where his family and
NJ. ssllovv. .f,o 'tiyes were. They made their way
.o H0,ts-,s Ubs~e they arrived twenty.fOur
hou,. sf.r having sa.- --s6ced everything 10 their
Union sentiments.
II ia the testimony Of the fG.Sitives, who are
intelligent and observing persons, th& within the
alrcle of their acquaintance at least '%o-snirds
os the ueope are at heart for the UniOn, and
vonla 40 declare themselves if they dated hat
she Federal forces and gunboats would bo well
somed as delyerers, and that their appearance
.,d the assurance Of protection would DC 'ilSS@ed
BY general hocking Of the people to the stand
ard of the Union. The politicians are the Seces-
sion leaders, aud haSe succeeded in overawiDg
the people, who are generally in moderate cir.
enmstances. The fogitiyes have not heard Of any
election of Members OF Congress or Of Union
leagues, though the mass Of the people are for
the Union. The rebels supposed that Hatteras
was impregpable, and the capture Of the forts
has struck them with terror and shaken their
faith immensely.
The village Of Washington is one of the prin-
cpsl places on the east coast of the State and can
be approached by vessels drawing eight feet, as
can nearly all the other places along the Sound
and rivers. A fne side-whee steamer, called the
Post Boy, runs from Washington to Beaufort and
other places, and the stern-wheel boat Gov.
Morehead runs up to GreenvilIe, on Tar River,
q distance Of about twenty-four miles. There is
5 one iron 2OO-tan propeller, carrying two rifed
guns, which cruises on the Sound, and puts in