New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-10

or upxrmed vessels which they nay have 10 co.
or er,e ith Il cir batteries Gil fAr Trey to our
ouuboats il they stand their ground long enough to
To taken. Here, you see. 10 avery pretty and very
plausible plan of operations ready made in advance.
Let us see how near correc, IL will he. We are NJ,
likely to lie idl. ct Roanoke after the capture. for
Burnside's csmpxien will undoubtedly embrace y
series Of sharp skirmisbss, forced narcbss and sur
prises.
PAnL.co SouSp. xHAs FArrsxn,
sunday. Feb ioSi
Through much tribulafiou, in = sense more literal
than the reader csn conceive. the expedition which
has 20 long been prominent before the country IL
about 10 proc~ed on Ito mission. Without any me-
disaser since my last, tie work Of taking tho army
vessels Into tie Sound prosecuted only vt the most
favorsbs stags Of the tide from two 70 four hours Ia
twenty f ,ur) las proceeded with Geady success 90
that of Gen. Burllsdes feet about fifty. or nearly a'i
Immediately waited, are now in Psmllco Sound.
The Spsuldng and the New.York were tie lat TO 9"
over, feat which tho forn or accomplished Ia" fren
ing, after IN effort OF twenty.'ou ana the isi'er
fty-eiv!it hours. What remain OF G-D burnside
vessels are principally stors -shifs, which, Is ri''
can be brought over 30 they are wanted. Rag
Officer Goldsboroughs fleet has been read, since the
18th. Such Of bis boats a did not draw too much
water have been engaged good deal Of the time III
assisting Gen. Durnsides vessels to psss tue Bulk
head.
Tho movement against Roanoke Island. where
Gov. Wise 10 said to have force Of ubont 3,cOo,
and ut Mage Heed 5000 which has cen from time
To- time po.rpon~d to enable Gen. Burnside 10 m"ke
his arrangements more complete, will in ell pr bsbll-
ny 10 made on Monday, md the stirek on Tuesday,
or 40 soon as circumstances will permit.
The weather il favorable. Tie feat Of working
tho BURNSIDE fleet into lie Sound 10 the result Of al'
most incredible exerons 10 the face Of obstacles and
announcement. that would have dsbeaiiened 'tleT
men than Gems. Burnside, Foster Reno, md Parks
send you extracts from my daily journal ofevenrs
Sunday eren,ng, Jan. 90, lS62.-The sifo'ts OF the
dry in the matter Of working army vessels into the
Sound, have been attended with measure OF sue
c~ss In tho highest degree encouraging Tonight
feet from forty to fifty, q all sors, ride ut anchor
forming an imposing temicircle IN the wst." OF
Panilico. A Ieriect calm bus SUI ce~d-d the gale
the sky ia cloudes all the htas that ever stone are
ont. shining never before So brightly; tbs music Of
numeous bands oxts over the gassy surfarce Of Tie
waters the lights of the fleet srt oil tie reene The
,illnets OF which, between the nterv IL Of tie mn
sic is broken only by 'be sou OF Oars OF boats thai
gice from rhip 10 ship with messengers with orders
relating 10 the business Of the morrow. OD tie hak
sLp are copgrega,eo naval oficers-conmand. o
divisions rid columns, who trace MAPS, compare
no,e, dscu pr, baliies touching local tie, on 10
become scenes Of bloody contest. The Flag.Otlcer
il positive, indicating just enough II well-dges,ed
plans to answer bis pufpo'es All are conhden' ahd
ejoice thai, though tie delay has teen great and
ycxstious the hour il near M band when their nn e
will come 10 strike blow aud do their share II TIC
work hich the armies Of The nation. all keeping
a. ep 10 the music Of the Union, arc prosecuting I'D
encouraging success.
Monday, Jan. .7.-Gep. Burnside Las done little
more to-day ,hhn trspsfer II body Of ir'oIs to hh
.tsauers in the Sound preparatory " The Rounohe
movement, aud The day has passed with scarcely
Nh occurrence 10 record. the movement Which wa'
| TO have been made Tomorrow has been r's'poned
and the Intention now is that Tburstay sba see The
fleet moving up the Sound There will bc no rurprst
should n further OIL ponement take p'a~. Vain AR
all the fair promises Of the weather ut hattrra'
Throughout the day porih.esster has been brew
INK; And This evening they who are skilled IN suei
/
days of foul weather. Rain in the evening isvo''
the "a ediction and word. rful amount Of phiioso
ply 10 necessary to preserve state OF toe'abI.
equanImity NJ the prospect.
| 7x.sday, jan 2s.-The sixteenth day since ou'
arrival finds the expedition in u tcerabl. state Of for
wsrdness, and fair approach " the starting point Of
readiness. The movement, which Wac TO hay,
lsken place this morning. for which Flsg-Onic.I
Godsboruugh hiss been ready more than ten ia, .
and which three days $50 was fixed for to-day, tbei
for Tomorrow stands this bour again postponed Il,
The resuI, Of the causes heretofore detailed especially
the swinds perpetrated by the two-sud a-Lslf PEI
cent in psIining of boats Of eight and ten f.,
TX and seven feet drsugbt. But the cloa IT, thana,
TO the tIeless energy Of General Burnside and his
associates, And tne invaluable cooperation Of the
Navy, are dspersiig. General Burnside, thong
not ready yet. soon will be, and the blow hicb 9th
erwise would have been struck two weeks sgo. not.
withsiandng the delay and difficulties seriously
menacing success when success should have heel
least doubtful, will be struck with no ess emery, nor
with less success than though neither delay no.
difficulties had been encountered. Poriions f the
brigades Of Generals Foster, Reno, and Parks will
constitute the for Of General Burnside in the move
ment sgain.t Roanoke Island. The Eastern Queen,
now in the Sound, TO be followed BY tie spauding,
will give him sufficient sportstion. in most
respects the Roanoke expedition will be complete.
That it may be so, the delay is borne with reasona-
be cheeriuIness. Since the two rebel steamer. s-ep
in the Sound week ago nothing has been seen OF
beard OF tho enemy; yet II 10 not to be presumed
that the commanders Of our forces will move ID en.
Tire ignorance OF their position or numbers. Iute,d
may say with confidence that every proper precsu-
ton Oh that score Las been taken, sad
assume that within the nexl twenty -four hnuIa