New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-03

body 10 0ppose tl.m. but % cnt off their retreat
Another -peeuation iudlcaIes Roaboke I-land m
the point "a wlIch an attack il immediately ex,
ptcted. Til ,lud is sitni-d in tie channel Ia.
tween pamllco aud Albenarle Sounds and l. must Ia
captured by the enemy before they can adva "a
tteir expedition into Alec uarle Sound Tie fs,if.
cations tie island are qni'e extensive, and oug ii
by d is tine TO aLle TO esst formidable assault
Should The Yankees succecd in capturing Roanoke
Island, tiey wunlI then have free access 10 Abe.
marie Sound, and number OF II lie villages on i,s
b"rdrrs, as well "a on The ChOwan River, which,
piyiul into the SOlud, wOn'i be at their mercy.
Tm., however, would b. the extent Of the harm
they could i Il c., unless they shoald propose the
Wild eX lott If attempting, by hand mar through
swamps, Without artillery, AID with supplies ana re-
treat alike ca; oil, 10 Outiians Gen. Hnger, co..
ogeratns with the "On to Ricbmoad' movement
ot Nc ~le.i "a 10 f,un.
u 10 SAID that there are two or three passages
where guDbods might run within few miles II
Portsmouth, bud one--ihe Albemarle Cautl-yyhefs
they cJyld, II 10 obstruci'ns We're thrown ia Their
way, ran drought TO Norfolk. OF eourse. however,
il woul he very ile trouble 10 make these pssages
20 that they could not ue naygated by any descfp-
tioa Of lauk.e craff.
FIRM, ties.ms popo Jan. %.
Nothing would aiOrd us more pleasure AT this par.
tioular time than be aCi. gave strictly correct
account OF TIE strength aud condition of the Bura-
sile exreJiriJD. We dJubted some days ago
whether lhere really lad ever oeen such thing 10
existence, and began 10 think II was all Yankee
lie; bat aOle receotly We have become convinced
that there such thing, and that what is LEFT Of il
Is actually 81 Iiaurrls.
Tie unity i, 80 ,uatcd about flatteras that Is
diff ,ult 10 let doe euoogh TO tie enemy to tsEs
satisfactory cbsery tnus without being observed.
We raw however, abd eonversed with gentlenan
vest. rd. erect from Portsmouth, ing lett TIA
lace % Sat rday, aud arrived here on sunday
hi,sit who went % UrracOke before leaving toOka
hy,se and rode down lbe bank As near 10 tue enemy
as was eae, within ten or eleven miles, aud took 10
GOOD hn observation us he could WITH gliss. lio
va h. 60 fled SO vrsseF about twO-'hiFds Of Which
we're st.an-rr al inside the bar and about - inside
the sou,s ADD pus down he number at AZ least TO-
Ipo-e in The rOdud lyiag al anchor and the Que
on eide appeared 10 Dc Il r. mln-oi-wir, and he
sup, SD u TO be he rrg'iir bio X ding sAp.
We iuicrfO a'ed hin particularly a. 10 the rfages
Of tie Orn and he all Jaut 81 caulnge done 10 ne
fleet, AID lie informed Us That lie could moi satisfy
himself on that point. lie however, was conAdeut
that { dstinc ~ -.sw the wreck OF what be took
10 lie a LARGE fi gate The bar outs dc and several
vessels aground inside aud gives II bis opinion,
tuat uot les tnan from 10 20 10 vessels have beea
lot inside the bsr in tie recent Z 10.
Ihe.t. observations were ls.sen sunday morn
ing aud have L.ea reported Here by "a nan who R
said TO Je every way Trustworthy, ana Is We lated
tlat we have from TIE . gr AZ eAfedi' ION.
The saue g-nileman iDiUrnls lie that eight o. tbe
Ocr,coke u.en bad been npresse ~ iOls, bu, have
subsequently I'll bern rclr4-et-haylS reiusel 70
setye IN that oalauty, eyen az the nsk oi her
hyes
The above Information has teen furnished og
apeciI sgcut who WAS left BY Oh lDgie.aIy "aen
lie lett Portsmouth To- tue special work anc may 20
relied uu as being VA honest report.
Col L. II. Cr0.sOn, WHO rs are happy 70 learn
has been appointed ia command o. artillery d. this
port with tie rahk 0t Lieutenant Col'uei wen.
down Sunday morniuy.iu command OF ihe Abe
marie as for ~ the mouth OF Plml go hiSel, and
seeing nothing, returu.d yesterday morning.
We are fuliy appii-,d OF tire anxiety ielt by per"
IONS At q distance particularly those 81 our licJos
who have lately lett their pleasant homes TO AVOID
contact with vulgar laukeee, TO hear Tue ia'ess
new. and be npprlfed oI all tue movements ~ no
enemy and W. shall spare 10 pains IN our eiiofis 20
grltiiy their desue., but sl.l etreDuousiy Gyyt
,,teet Iumors or anything that does nos bear ugoa
il lace very strong 5emhian.e OF irlin.
Ii l.. not believed that the feet wil be sOe 10 iec-
tiv the brea made by tie elt storm, get iLrDuh
ligh,emrg tleir vessels over tie sw...h, AM se-
here for seyeGi days-pe-laps week or ,w'-ols
lha, they intend eouiug seems 70 be pretty gen ally
Fyor TIE Yer5,,n Progrsss jan. 20
We have received mott ln- further nom m. BAruH
side 4. et that we COZ sid-r r6le. The stsgeaiver
FROM Washiugto lst Ignt reported that some pure
lies Nho lud arrived NJ Washington Just Uei9,e no
lett from tue mel !hOOrhood p X atoar, -isif tlst
tLe Iurleyg had beru down near tie enemy, cod I'd
cen cl,-el BAGS by one OF Tie 1ots an0 siso
stated that bet few ,essels were visible about iios-
teras.
STILL LATER.
The Alternate le't here on Monday evenins iot
Portsmouth aud returned nst might afler dash, aud
r..ssuoera hy her rel OFT that tue OlrucOke rtOle
bad learned through Yaokre. " o came ny 10 mt
flace Il, GET conveyance 10 Newbern, that q fessei
had go 70 tie, es tle bar and 800 men "a OF > y
aboard were lost, snd ihat eeblren vsss D. IA III
have gone ashore siuce tItif arrival AZ Hatltr1s,
Also that there are abOot no vessels tuere, made
the bar
Heavy firing has been beard 20 Hattera,s To- the
last TWO DAYS supposed To have been dOue 90 ..ise
the deaf bodies OF those thar have been drown II 70
the surface, 80 as 70 pr.enre thou 10 inlermen,.
FINN me WaH.ag,sr Joa5sai.
SuEtgING 4 WOLF.
There are no. wanting those W DO think hat Ia
Burnside eXpedit on was intended for Wilmington,
and may Yet Vny thls eetion OF our coas' % ,i,if.
We tnilk hat ii the eNpedilion was not intended
for Pamlico Sound or Beaufort rarhor, i Ms To-
iouded .or he Gaze Fear but = il was 70 was ve.y
loOlsn inieuiOn. With sufficient force, military
meu ~, that any Il.se can be taken, aud so niG'S
WILMINGTON. Wen, we once knew 3 Alsg wDo
worked several days and made or worked oat cuo.sh
gold to make a ring not heavier than gold d'i.i,.
We saw tnat Man the Last time we Ted orr edloFift
cBvit. That don't pay aud the siispp. t"taAs
Wilmington wouldn't lHy by considerable IN,
yeuly, By upward Of n d-ciied sight. Ihe Lar 81
the wolf would not pay for shearing him.
!, wouid appear that the vessels OF the Blns
feet have leil the waters Of Pamlioo Sound, and
,bi. o.. % il would appear that they must have nsn
destined Tor some other point. What poini TIA
seems 10 be tie question. lf-And Ye mnsi iefs-
ana euiphasise the - ii ii the deet IL under ~
command oi Commodore GodsboroOgb, and On.
naval command extends only TO be lou bern hna \
North Carolina aud ii the expedition Ii not n''i1te
for PAmlico Sound Beaufort harbor, II mos .cr.
AMY Is intended for the Cape Bear--that p, " y
the whole intention Of tie se hss not been defeated,
which We think il has been for lie inns behg cn'
ONLY for short time Tor is certain that iht Ah-
COLI authorities will push ,he Thing n once OF not'