The New York herald., 1862-10-30
INTERESTING FROM NORTH CAROLINA.

Our Beaufort IN. C.) Correspondence.
BEAUFORT, N. c., Oct 20, 1852.
Leciency Of the Wilmington Blochode--Rebel Steamer
Kate in Vieo Of the Biochading Squadron 0unboa,
Marotansa Fired Upon BY Rebel Baaeries--noo Men
Killed and Sir Wounded-SrengA Of the Rebel Fort!f-
cations o., Federal Point and Zeekes Island, de-
late visit the blocxadiug feet of Wilmington NJ
c., has convinced Of the facilities the rebels in this
State possess Of acquiring OF and other
necessaries from the peutrals.
found side Of Cape Fear tho State Of Georgia
Cambridge and Mystic. On the other side the Maraanza
Penobscot and Monticello. The FIRST three
twenty miles TO guard and the last three about the
distance Placing these vessels equal distance they
must be i've miles apart and guard the shsre
time.
My attention called to this in particular
from having The rebel steamer Kate lying in plain
sight of these fleets protected by the rebel batteries
The scers felt much chagrncd seeing ber there but
the doors LETT vide open that for one
prsed TO close them with such small and inefn
cient force is impossible Inefficient this small force is
because it lacks that great deseratum, speed
two Of these blockaders average miles an
bour.
Where feet gunboats7 Certainly the Navy
Department viii oud more Chippewas, Pcmbinas
Huros Sebagoss and Mahaskas, when such vessels as
the United states and Mount Vernon carry
dred pound PARROT and al the same time make their
eeven knobs miles per hour and in all weather be
able to light their batteries.
Later accounts from this blockade inform Of the Ma
being fired from the rebel batteries being
hit, two<eicers being killed and six wounded Why
IL bis feet small be unable protect itself
20 guard the entrance had IL been sufficiently large
No Whitworth gun cond have produced this sad
the Maralanza who thep responsible for the loss
OF these and who is censarable for permitting this
Kate make SUCH regular trips 10 Nassau and back
because
vste! this place, and secondly,
re arded the statements or representations OF these in
command the blockade To be admiral is great
thiu To act well The part eote that position
Still 10 be related the RS OF present Cabinet
altogether the only necessary quality TO insure conrm
ton'by Congress II does not behoove whose repua
tion for sssacy and good limited TO admonish
;ncr country some GOOD service Nothing can be more
absurd Had Admiral Ice acted well hs part he would
have vstsd.,h port Of Wilmington and Judged Of the
importance Of beying vessels to guard the wide
mosihea entrances But no: he prefers remaining ~
James river and debating orders and admonoas, though
ever pleased hear that by capture entitled
bis cool thousand viii only say, in Justice those
commanding under Acting Admiral Lee, that no hncr
Sraver more efficient officers adorn the navy.
discovered that the rebels have. since last March
made great additions for their defence. Federal Pon,
possesses much strength aud fear have tesn unable
20 see ball Of IT, Sofne thirty pieces, however,
could count sEs some few casemites I'VE are informed
BY prisoners) cover the barbete Zcekcs Island is
projected by battery o. 1--we pieces, and both places
by sSkstieTy the biu For distance of ten miles
tile north o Federal Point he is guarded by
guns every two miles These protect The
small schooners that try the blockade al eight
under cover ~ the land
These batteries said 10 be small rieed guns They
have annyed bockadcrs somewhat from their great
range and their cepceamcnt behind the land humocks
Fsrt Caswe the other side of Cape Fear, similar
70 Fort Sacsn The fort possesses forty guns
bette.
Tho rebee have pronted by the fall OF Macon, sso.
thai they have left those detepces
ths, forces Beaufort possessed themselves Of IN
taking place They have eveled the for three
miles TO the souih ci Caswe and planted placing
batteries this svelled ground. II from ~
thsse that the Nsratanza fred ! informed
that il was whnworih solid shot that struck her
which u ha not been broken by striking iron boat
dsvA Hrst would have entered her boilers II the
fragments OF this that killed the Had entered
boilers the It's of life would have been much greater
while vessel would not have been abe
The IRE cf the guns-anOther prosf that such
vessels suited DR. purposes possessing nei.
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