New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-31

red lights by night several heavy draft vessels could
have been got over at each bigh tide
The 9Th New.York Volunteers GIawkinss
Zouaves) who have kept weary watch and ward in
these sand forts at the Inlet for months are to go
with ns. They were released to-day by the 9th New
Hampshre men, who were landed on the very beach
BIZ tie no-draft stern wheeler Union. This curious
- wheelbarrow' boat, which WAS dcspsed and spit
upon at Annapolis, is now in high favor throughout
tie feet, for at all hours she can be seen walking
over shoals and channels with equal IMMUNITY, and
Is doing valuable service. The men say she would
30 across country any morning after heavy dew.
The Hawkins regiment is nearly full, end IN good
physical end military condition. They are 10 10 dls'
,ribnted among the floating batteries aud gnnboats,
to Lelp to work the guus The 45th Pennsylvania,
now at Fort Clark and Camp Winfield, will probably
be relieved by the d 'Epneuil Zouaves (53d N ~,
who are on tire bark John Trucks but the mater ID
still undecided.
We have beard to-day Of tia creation of the new
Military DEPARTMENT OF North Carolina, and the az
siyn,nert of Gen. Burnside to the chief command.
The order was read at dress parade in the forts ana
camps last evening" and the title is prefxed to-day to
ali General Orders from the headquarters on tue
Guide. The large military force Of the Coast d.
vision is only nucleus of that with which Burn
sdes operations are to be conducted and our
regiments will be NJ distributed at the several points
captured as to support each other in case OF an I'M
portant attack by tue enemy, and when reinforced
according to the prearraDged plan to have each It's
distinct field of offensive operailons, and all con-
vergeul to the central point. When The proper time
comes, can give you the names and numbers OF the
regiments. and the names and armament Of the gun
boats, with which these things are to be accom-
phsLed. At prescat, am bound BY Obligations TO
reefesy. and only hint in u general way that our
naval force is certainly, aud our military force
probbly. enough 10 do oil that il laid out for MS.
rhose beet informed here cay you can count Nortn
Carolina az good rs restored 20 the Union; but after
our sad experience here after the Hateras affair." at
Port Roysl and else where ii is as well for us not to
wLisle before we get out Of the woods. Tie gun
boat fleet IL divided into attsckDg columns, the
fret Of which is under command Of Commander 5.
e. Hazard, L. ). ~, and the other under CON-
mauder Stephen c. Rowan, L. S. N. The entire
naval force is commanded by Flag-ofcer l.. NJ.
Goldsborough, Commanler-in-Chief,w hose staff is
composed as follows:
orsrs L. CASE Cbiefof SIT Ai.,su, ,srgron SAsrHL
T. Josgs Medical Oicer to sa; hsSkY 'As bECsT Sec
r.ar 20 ssy OHicer; h. g. b. snEH, Acting Sist OmeeEi
EDWARD - HATrra,s ISlzI. Jan. - 1852.
We are gamers end Gen. Sherman loser by the ar
tyl here Of three ght-dTait tug-steaners Gu route
f.r Port Royal. They we've compelled BY stress OF
weather to pm; into this anchorage. and now cannot
get awav for Burnside has pressed them into service
and is using them 10 help his feet out Of its desperate
difficulties They are doing the work that the Tenn
pest. Merchant, SusIuehanna, Robert motifs, ana
Iiouess did az Annapolis, and would have done here
if tLeir owners had not violated their Charters In
fact if we did not have them, it ia not easy 10 see
how we could have avoided detention on the wrong
s.ee Of the bulkLead until dispatch steamer could
have gone to rortgess Monroe or Baltimore and pro-
curcG OILERS.
We have been doing good business in getting
cnnboats over the BulAhead these four days past.
On Saturday tie Starr and stripes attempted the
rasage, lu, stuck midway, ard 90. over with the
food on Sunday. On Mondly tie Delaware, South
field. Lancer, and Vileite made the passage, the
later succeeding, after che had thrown overheard
200 tnns Of coal. Yesterday the Pioneer. Picket,
Recruit. snd Cossaok crossed and this noon the
RANGER. Husoar, and Sentinel joined the feet in the
Paualico Sound anchorage. Practical men say tho
channel is growing deeper and deeper as more Aees
are run over the bottom, and more wheels and screws
o.stuib The loose sands Of the banks and bed. Va
...1s philosophers in the fee. have suggested that
good dredging. or scns5blins macbiues, could be
used TO great advantage in opening the channel and
keeping 10 clear; but in view of the shifting nature
of the queksand bottom and the currents and couE-
ter-currcnts that in constant eb5 and Tow in these
waters, the proposed remedy is impractcabe. Pos
sibly the Connecticut River plan Of sinking loaded
scboonsn at both sides of the head Of the channel,
and siringug others along an the channel was washed
deeper by the rush o. The tide, until permanent
sluiee-way is opened, might be adopted with profit;
but this ia work Of too much time TO suit the pur-
poses Of an expedition ike this. With no artificial
help we are getting along very nicely, and in due
time will have sarmounted obstacles Of truly for.
nidabe character, aud begin our work.
Much anxiety is felt here for the arrival Of the
schooner Sstieree, having on board Lieut. Fricker
aud the whole Army Signal Corps. The c.ass Of
instruction WAS formed 70 short time before de-
parture from Annapolis, that il was thought hes,
keep together Ga one vessel, and practice tho code
Oh the way down. The schooner Left Annapolis on
the 10Th inst, but had not reported at o'clock this
morning. I. is possible that she may have been
driven 10 the southwark by the gale, put into Port
Roy al. and been detained. At all events, we shal
expect her until the moment Of our departure
Tue 9Th Rhode Island Battery Capt. Belgier, is to
be left 1T Fort Hateras for Tic present. The men,
horses and guns were PIT ashore on Suniay-the
men and guns by tug, and the horses by swimming.
Tic Coseack lay very near the steamer Peabody that