The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-02-05
HATTERAs AND THE FLEET

AMI THE
From the Newbern Progress Jan. 81.
The latest news we have from Burnside and his
expedition was received here early yesterday
morning BY the arrival of the Albeuarle from
Portsmouth
The news has nothing new but is a confirmation
merely of the news heretofore received, to wit:
THAT q very large feet is there. The number of
vessels in the Sound, however, has been increased
from twenty to thirty-six.
The statement published the other day that
three hundred men had been lost by the wrecking
of barque on the bar, which come to the
Ocracoke people through Yankee who professed
to have deserted and was seeking conveyance to
this place, has been contradicted BY five other
Yankees who visited Ocracoke subsequently, who
say that only three persons were lost. Heavy fir
jng has been going occasionally at Hatteras for
. few days. the object of which is not fully defined,
supposed however, to be target practice
Since, through the indoEltable energy of Col.
Singletary we have got boat placed upon our
river and regular line of communication estab-
lished, comparatively easy here, being in a
condition to watch the movements of the enemy.
Whenever an advance movement is made will
be as likely TO know it here the people at any
other point, and shall continue to give whatever
information can that we know to come from
"reliable gentlemen"
From the Raleigh Journal, Of Saturday.
BURNsIDE's FLEET.-In another column, we
have referred to terrible disaster which is repor-
ted to have befallen the Burnside expedition, at
Hatteras. We have since seen a letter. dated at
Newbern, 28th inst and addressed to gentle
man of this city, which goes to confirm the wei
come news. We give the substance of the letter:
A man whom Colonel Singletary had left be-
hind for the purpose of accommodating returned to
last nityht lie lpav no
Hatteras on Sunday, where he on the beach,
an immense quantity of barrels of stores of every
kind, and large number of dead horses. He also
saw . number of pilots who refused to be hired or
pressed into the Yankee service telling their tor
mentors they would suffer to be shot in their
tracks rather than consent to pilot the Yankees
into any OF our waters, whereupon they were re-
leased. These pilots say there are some ninety
vessels at Hatteras, and fourteen of them inside
the sYash, and that the Yankees were having great
difficulty in getting the vessels over. Several Of
the Yankee officers had said in presence of these
pilots, that they had lost over 1000 men since
they started, and feared they had lost many
more, as several vessels had not been heard FROM
The Yankee officers made many inquiries about
Albemarle and Pamlico sounds, but none about
Newbern.
RAISING THE WIND-The Yankee fleets seem
to be gifted with the capacity Of raising the wind
Boon as the Port Royal Expedition put to sea, the
storms arose, and how many of the ships went to
the bottom has never yet been known. The Burn
side feet had not got outside of the Capes, when
the same tempestuous elements greeted them, and
it is not unreasonable to hope that the bulk of
them have found watery grave
MIsTAKEN.-Tne Yankees expected great re-
suits from this Burnside expedition. The New
York Commercial of late date saws:
"We believe that Cen Burnside is already
approaching the heart of North Carolina, with
swift but sure strides. The telegraph will proba-
bly, announce the result in few days at most,
and while Gen. Grant is out-fanking on the right
wing, the left wing will be theoretically en-
ploYed."