The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-15
THE NEW YORK SUN.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JAM Is, 1862.



7 Now that the Expedition Is G,..the varioui
Journals, and their correspondents, are 40 fire.,
with random surmises at lie destination, that II
wore wonder indeed II the real point arrived
ct wsrs not speedily made known. While pru.
DENTAL reasons prevent our publication Of the ma
ture and place Of attack, we may say briefly thai
most Of the vessels will eatsr Albsmarlo SounC
thrcvgh the Currituck Inlet, which is abou
sixty miles below Cape Henry, at the entrance
Of the Chesapeake Bay.
The following spcculauons on the subject
from othcr sources, will 10 read with Interest,"
The NorrcJi, IA, Ddy Book, ph.-Infonu,,,or
reached THIS city last evening T. the effect thu 4
Union nect had made IT, appearance IN Ptmlico
Srunt Tue fleet consists OF twenty gunhuats,
drawing trum.h ~ feet Of water, and carrying
syme cl them. Eve guns. They were FIRST discover.
ed by Captain Hunter, who, while accommodating,
was sho, At by them. On his return g. the island,
he reported the fact and our forces prccei ted It
at once 10 place themselves In state 81 rehdue ~
tlr an attack.
This Is Supposed h. bc portion o. the Burnside
expedition, and II is thought by s,rne that ~ object
l. T. prepare for ava attack upon Norfolk from the
rear.
The Va.1jng,on star Yesterday we hoard
through a,e II truce frm Norfolk that half dozen
Uuhci Ststes ctuhsats he'd Just entered II ttert-
Inlet. Tthat hc true, 1t Is highly probable that
petition, snd that Il Is des ue ~ strike either mp
Psmlcc Sound dire, irr the rear ~ Norfolk, " t.
land At Washington and SrwbetiI, and maxi direct
fr Raleigh via Guldslurough.
This il but q speculation 81 mine, which, think,
the sisus Justify"
Tie Prcridence Journal The nature 81 the
hAills IA such, We oil know. that would MT be
safe g. send u around CsIc llitcras, cNpp~sl, ~
u wpuli bc, g. the heavy gales which prevail there
during the winter months. TIE iu'orpn e, there
frfe, IA that % u1t destined .or thu Ppm,c 10 iz in
tended g. enter Puu.ico or A,hcmrre sound,
Through which - larry portion % the coast Of
North CA'olins c,u 10 rts.lci. By A'hemarle
Sound ,u. Cb1wau river, which rmptir- iufl IT, q
I'nt quite near g. Norfolk may Pee reached with the
siual rIait o. the expedition, 81, as o. invest that
place IN the rear At The sumo time unr forces could
push o. weldon, Who're TIE railroads nr Norfolk,
Richmond, RdeIgh and W lmiu 'tou - Char,e,tpn
form Junct'u. This uctiou is b. freely huy
miles ir,m Tue niyiratle waters Of Albcmtrlc
Souni.
An 'thcf Pl1n riay be - pas. up Ptu,.irr s,"ui
"nd the Ncv-' river - Newton: hpie tHilt''n
Couuec,- viii G.li-bur, s-uui an miles di'ttHt'
usi Tie wilmington rod. H. either cts' the cNpe-
ton VII completely 'cury the inlud waters ~
North 4 ar,liua and have chance f't q brush with
tle enemy vessels numbers ui which II rs known
are there.
Tls Tr'buns Tho expedition vii rendezvous
Il Hstieras lu.rt, and P,Iulop and Alnemlrle
Sounds VII. te the immediate h.li of operations.
az 49, operations 90 detail Il is not ptlpcr %
sleal, any further than that 1t IL understood that
the ''rce. WHOM ftllg lf Il ga the waters pi Pam.
to- s'usd. AL address .t-s.f ~ Banrk" Il'n',
whtch - str,u-ly fortified. This h. a." KEY q A.
osnisio Sound. itrnp-h CIrrituus, alj 1t h sup
issi tha' the position b. iu''lir ~ .r'u AnDD ."
500 meh. Tie take. 'n" q The faults ill1wiug
The taking % Halter SOAR Hr five months ago, N'rn
ege th'nssud n en- IA q have don" tae same thing
VIZ have hcsn retrieved.
Tts FTp-e"-ouce 90 Ah,ru,rc ; uui. IL
ra-cl " ~ miles from nlyi-,l.. waters would pat
within 1'f couuH,rd weldon, Y, C., one ~ the
most important rliro,I point. 80 tho whole 'uth,
tclst-e Il j. Tie i',f- .' A' TIE southern cost