New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-31
LIST OF THE WAR VESSELS,
They Are Now Beyond Harm from the Rebels
FOE THE ATTACK,

(Or correspondents detailed account OF the struggles Of thu
feet viththe storm viii be fo,rd on the 9Th Page.
WARRINGTON Thursday. Jan. 30, 1862.
Com. GoldsbOrough's Dispatch dated United
States flag steamer Philadelphia, Hatteras In.
let, Jan. 90 and 26, did not reach the Navy
Department till to-day. He says that he ar
rived in The transport Span dng on the morn
ing Of the 18th inst, Just at the commence
men; of strong northeast ga lie of wind, which
lasted until the morning of .ht' 18th. He con.
tinucs.
Inen, for the first moment. we were enabled to
commence moving our naval vcEei to a position III
the Sound, over and beyond the iiulkhead, where
seventeen OF them now lie and have been lying Tor
several days, under immediate con- mand OF Com
mandor Rowan, 10 full readiness 10 operations OF
any fort. With tie exception Of the Whitehall and
Conn., Barney, I'LL She ycsseig lnteHd, d TO serve on
The Expedition Nave safely arrived. n Wbitehfll,
in trying get here, became 70 seot ely disabled
tina. shc WIS compelled 10 put back I;h.o llampscn
Roads, whence Lordercd her to N-wpor News.
Owing 10 very serious difficulties, t was not n
Gen. Burnsides power, before yesterday, to maIss
any rapid progIess in getting bis yesseh over the
bhlkhead. Some Of she diticut'lep, J fear, may
prove insuperable, but many Of them will be sur.
mounted III day or two. Then we shall al once
move together TO our destined point OF attack The
Gad tortuont-under the most favoraSle cireum-
stances, scarce an inch more than seven end half
fee. OF water be found in it, 1t vas cDly by the
greatest eXertions ard perseverance the part Of
my officers and men, and by turning oyery possible
eXi edient TO prompt account, thai our vessels
OF she beavies. dranght-sOme OF them draw
ing eight ieci-were worried through this
perplsxiBg gut, and it was in con.endlng
with this difficult passage, With our vessels
struggling along unavodaby one by one that iirst
expected opposition from the enemy, but nothing Of
tue sort occurred. Until quite recently be was ia
the habit Of visiting His neighborhood weekly, and
smusing himself by keeping just out Of bafms way,
aud expending ammunition from rided gus ut the
vessels in this harbor la no Instance, however, did
any prOecile of Ills ever reach any one OF them.
| had occasion to send out "A steamer day before
yesterday to ascertain if a certain buoy in the sound
was till IN it, place, and while engaged upon this
service she discovered two rebel steamers IN the
distance On the fact being communicated to Con-.
Rowan, 10 instantly pnt after them with several Of
our steaEera, but they at once took 20 Sight, and
were 100 far of TO be overhaued. Any daaided ap-
pIOach to this quarter on the part OF the enemy
with all the force he can muster would, 10 moral
certainty result in biz speedy capture or destruction
Flag officer Goldsborough sppends the fol.
lowing list of bis feet of seventeen vessels over
the bukhead
Star. and Stripes Lieut. Commanding Vordeu ainch 20
FOUNDER faTEotI
Loni.ians. Lieut. Commanding Murray, SThShf "
youudrgs.
Hsi1s Lieut., Commanding Davenport sinth, / 90
pourder nh.d.
Underwr,sr Lsnt Commanding Jeser, sirch ofo1 ewt,
FOUNDER naed u founder hed, " poandrs smooth
49,.
Drlsw,rr Lieut. Commanding Quackenbush 9iash. 81
FOUNDER of 81 cvt.. | lAp0under riAsl
Valley CIV Commanding Chaplin, p FOUNDERS Of
q c~i, ~ FOUNDER ied -
sonhGeld Acting Volunteer Lieut. Benin, 9inch 100
FOUNDER rihed
Hanchbsck, Acting Volunteer Lieut.. CalSOnn, 9inch
100 FOUNDER rifed
Morse Acting Master Hays 9inch
Whitehead acting Master French. siuch
Seymour Acting Master Wells 70 pUunder rifei, II
Founder rifed
shswshren Acting Master Woodward IN ponndeIs red
Lockwood Acting Master GIsyrs 20 pou der Tl.ed IL
FOUNDER rned L. FOUNDER smoo,hhore.
Ceres Acting Master Macdil mid 81 FOUNDER Of 80 cEt
Putuau Actin. Master Hotchks y FOUNDER OF - ewt.
Brnchcr Acting master Giddings. Ju-poundcr rf,d.
The above force exhibits as follows: II guns
Of 9.inch, guns of 100 pounds, riiled, guns
of 90 pounds, rfed, . gus Of 5-inch, G3 cwt.,
guns of s.inch, 50 cw,., guns of % pounds,
81 cwt., guns of % pounds, ~ cwt., guns
of - pounds, 30 cwt., 3 guns of 80 pounds
rided, 4 guns of 20 pounds, rifed, guns of u
pounds, riAed, , guns Of ~ pounds smooth
Lore As in all.