Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1862-02-05
IMPORTANT WAR NEWS.
INTEREsTING FROM PAMLIco souNn.


! last intelligence direct from the Burnside ex-
| pedition. Its destination appears to have
! been Pamlco Sound, North Carolina. The
expedition sailed from Hampton Roads on the
! 1lth and 18th of January and arrived at Hat
| teras between the 18th and 18th, having been
| greatly retarded by the severe storms and adj
verse winds which prevailed at that time.
After their arrival at Hatteras, for two days
| they had series of storms of unparalleled Sc
verify, SO that it was impossible to hold COM
mur ication between the several vessels. After
| the storm it was discovered that instead of
vessels drawing 81 fee. being able 10 go over
the Swash or bars no vessel drawing over
feet inches could pass the outside bar, unless
very skiifully pilotted--consequently the city
of New York struck and total loss, but
no lives were lost. The Pocahontas was
wrecked twelve miles north of Hatteras, and
is total loss--2o lives were lost. Three
other boats are said to have sunk. Col lien
of the 10Th New Jersey, his surgeon, and the
mate of a boat, were drowned in attempting
to reach the City of New York in a life boat,
it having been upset.
Dispatches from Gen. Burnside, dated at
Hatteras January Goth, have been received
in which the General says: Saturday, Jan,
lO--morning. We proceeded at once to sea.
but owing to fogS Oh Sunday and Sunday night
our progress was very slow. Monday, Jan.
18th. Weather cleared with heavy wind and
rough sea- which caused our vessels to labor
very heavily, and some were obliged to cut
loose from the vessels they were towing. Most
of them, however, passed the bar and
anchored inside the Ilarbor about noon, on the
10Th just in time to escape the severe gale of
Monday night and Tuesday. The propeller
City of NeS ork, ran to the bar at the
entrance to the harbor, and owing to the Sc
we're weather and want OF small boats, we cou Id
render her no assistance. She was laden with
stores and was lost. The General also says he
had been led to suppose that he would find
experienced pilots at Hatteras, but had great
difficulty in accomplishing his wish for want
OF proper accommodation. He adds, he would
commence that day to build wharf for landing
supplies. The men were cheerful and patient,
and he would proceed with confidence. An
accident occurred in an effort to relieve the
steamer New Y York by which boat was swamp
ed, and the lives of Col. Allen, 9th New Jer-
sey, his surgeon and the mate of the boat
were lost. After the arrival of the expe-
ditiOn at Ilatteras the enemy made their
appearance in one or two vessels on a recon
noitering expedition. 0ur boats gave chase
and drove them back. The transports and
vessels grounded viii be got off by aid of the
tug boats. Only one, the New York. was lost
and no lives, the three above referred to ex-
cepted.
Taking everything into consideration-the
large fleet, the character OF the vessels, the |
large force of men, and the strong gales en-
cOuntercd it must still be a source con- !
graduation that the loss was not greater, and |
that success has attended the expedition so |
far as TO enable Gen. Burnside to get all the |
the important vessels tor military operations |
into the Sound a correspondent remarks, |
s.tbat when once the fleet is the inside |
bar, Burnside'S blows will be quick and sharp |
upon the enemy, and that he viii not rest I'M |
til he has swept every rebel craft from the |
waters of both sounds, and every battery from |
the shores that he approaches" To which |
every loyal man will say, $50 mote it be-
The Henderson (Ky.) Mail learns from
gentleman direct from Simpson county. KY,
that the Confederate authorities have levied |
on every man who owns $500 worth of prop
erty for gun. He says advertisements were
posted all over the country, informing the
citizens that unless they furnished gun by
given day, or $50 to buy one, they would be
fined $50 each, and be imprisoned until paid.
This is one additional inducement to become !
a citizen of the Southern Confederacy. The
man worth $500 is taxed / per cent. on all he
is worth merely for arms.
SUCCESSFUL EXPEDITION Maj Halder-
man made a successful reconnaissance from
Lexington, Missouri; during which he cap
tured plumber of noted rebel desperadoes,
and large lot of horses, mules, wagons: COM
missary stores, etc, taken from Col. Mullgan's
command. Also lot OF boots and shoes, and
other articles taken from the steamer Sunshine,
q short time since.
A SKIRMIsH.--On the morning of the 2Sth
January, squad of rebels accompanied by
section of artillery, opened fire on company
Il of Col. Geary's regiment, miles above
Sandy Hook. Our Parrott gun and Enfield
rifles soon silenced the rebel battery, when
they fed.
FIaur AT BELMONT. On the 29th January,
so men of the n. FORK 37th surprised party
of Texan.Rangers at Mrs. Lees at the head of
Belmont or Ocquan Bay and killed OF the
Rangers, wounded a number and took one
prisoner. Our loss was one killed and four
wounded.
Colonel Harvey Brown, the gallant comman-
der at Fort Pickens, being sick with dropsy,
his second in command, Major Lewis 6. Ar
mold, of New Jersey, has been appointed and
confirmed \ brigadier general, for gallant SER
vices in the three fights at Pickens.
WITHDRAWAL OF REBEL TRooPs.-Advices
from Fort Pickens state that a.portion of the
rebel forces had been withdrawn and sent to
NJ Mobile, which they consider in special danger:
rhe rebel force now opposite Pickens is esti-
mated at about 5000.
Cor IN SAFE.-We see it stated that steam
er laden with salt was signaled near the rebel
when bound up the Potomac. She
sluded our gun boats and got safely into Ac-
luia creek which, no doubt, was source of
qualification to the rebels.
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