, 1862-02-01

Ing The Government and imposing upon ten.
crime is committed, which in its
completely If they lad been permitted to send
I hundred unmolested spies right in our midst.
N Mcn who will do this thing should be sum-
mari1y hung, and the emp1oye Of the Govern
lnent whose stupidity and carclessness permit
ted il to be done, should be-lung too. They
arc responsible for this delay, and the blood
of every man who is sacrificed in consequence
Of il, will be upon their heads
4 new department. has been created, called
the department Of North Carolina,'s and
of course, is necessary as a preliminary step
toward giving him the entire control Of aE-
fairs here, and it further shows that alI his op-
erations arc to be in this so-callcd Department.
An expedition Of seyenty-fye vessels and
twenty thousand men has been organized and
be used in this vicinity. Plans arc being made
for the possession Of certain points, aud poll
cies laid down.
have learned something of what is intend
cd to be done in this Department; and unless
treason and incolnpetency combined thwart
energetic Generals in the country, what Estate
1ciN be speedily accomplished. At some other
time may have something to say upon the
actual value Of this labor to the nation in it's
direct effect upon the rebellion.
And now this is what is going to be done
Gen. Burnsidc,s ayowcd policy is to work as
fast as he can in these Sounds; to tonch up
Norfolk in the rear BY cutting oft ship canal,
source Of many OF its supplies; previous to
that, to occupy Roanoke Island, now fortified
by the rebels, Which commands the passage be-
tween Albcnlarle and Pamlico Sounds to seize
hold several important towns in thcint criora and
aud perhaps sooner or later to take Relei.5h
itself; at any rate, to fully test the loyalty Of
the people Of North Carolina, and give them
a1nplc opportunity to return to their ale
n
this expedition, this expenditure Of money,
this pcriliny Of life, have been incurred.
paida visit to the Co1nmodore's flagship
to-day, and obtained some information and
was somewhat amused. The Commodore and
the General were buslly engaged in mapping
out the locality Of our first operations, and in
obtaining guides and pilots from allon. the
loyal natives who inhabit the coast now under
the protection Of the L. s. forces. They had
about dozen Of these chaps in the lower cab
in, and called them up one after the other and
disposed Of them. They were decidedly the
hardest looking set Of men ever saw. There
was not as much intelligence in the whole
crowd as there was in the bright mulatto boy
who waited Oh the Commodore. Their con
ycrsation Was VERY amusing. They were Ill
strong Union men, but none Of them were
willing to enter the service. Ono incident I
will relate: i fellow was called up who lad
been recommended for lis knowledge of Croa-
tan Sound, when the following conversation
occurred:
Ct,aModer.-" Well, sir, they say you know
something about this Sound
~ zfh cdro7"ian:- Well, yes, nlel,bc fonr
or five years ago I had 4 smart knowledge Of
that strip OF water, sir.''
Com" How m.r.l water is there on this
sEoal ::"-pointing to the chart.
NJ c. Wal, I reckon there's a right smart
chance of wafer there, sir-'
Com.-" Did you pilot boats up aud down
tllc Sound 81
y. C-sWa yes; reckon I'vc driy few
iiat-boats up thar, sr.''
c"n.-" Can you give lis assistance in point
lng out the safest way to get up thtrc,'
II. c." Wal, reckon could help yoM a
right snail chance, sir
Ctm.-t' Well, then, we want you.''
A c. But, your honor, I r.tller wouldn't,
Conn.," What! Don't soa w#ll's to serve
your countrv:''
". c." Wal, yes; but 1l:r old woman and
Young 'uns ilsse got powerful little to live Oh,
Cm.-" But NC will par you good wares "
II. ca I hav'nt anything but these
ragged, weller old Sou'-Westers, sir,'--point-
ing 10 his clothes
Com And will give you good clotles.''
a. c." B-bb-but-''
Com-ss But what, sir ~
a. G-"Wa1, you sec, your honor, you sec,
that n,cbbc cf you shouldn't get up thar, them
arc i, eeeeshoners would use"mc powerful &ead,
The t'dcyotcd Union mani WIS dismissed,
with orders to hold himself ready to lend 4
fright smart chance'' Of aid to the cxpedi-
tion: Probably he would much prefer to pick
up the expedition in pieces on the coast, as
that is the chitf business Of himself and CO.
loyalists.
We have tonight reports from the rebels on
Roanoke Island, per coutrabands, who have
recently come i'll: They s;ry .lat thr rebe1s
were much III doubt as to whether Tc we're i'll
tending an attack upon that point until Sun
lay list, when they saw our aect coming
| down ard making for Hattcras Inlet. At thai
time they had on the Island, at the lower end,
| one battery, or fort, aud two regiments. Find,
ing our coming to be positive, they have
erected another battery this week, Oh the cen.
tre Of the Island, and lave been considerably
reinforced. # we wait another week the,
will have four batteries, L force equal to ours
I and bc next to imprc gnable. II is further
reported TINT Mugrrdcr, finding VIC did moi
pitch into Yorktown, Aas sent part Of hi:
force down here to oppose Us. OF course, i
would be highly improper for us to attack tht
rebels unless the odds were in their favor
! Then We could have tie glory Of sheddiu!
| much precious blood to gain victory whicl
is worth little or nothing after it is won.
1t is not yet known when VIC move. No
before the middle Of next week, I think-a
least q weck later than NC should have moved
# We ever get over this internal bar, Burn
side will never come buck without doing some
| thing. But it will be close on to the first q
February before you hear the result Of th
first attack, which will be on Roanoke Island
STILL LATER.
UATTERAs INLET, y. C., Jan. 70, 1862.
The first mail since We arrived is going Ii
10 Fortress Monroe this afternoon, per steam
ship Spaldipg, and will briefly bring do*
my narrative of events to tho present hou
that you may l.ave 4 complete and collnccte
story, us far as it goes.
The fatality attending the operations Of til
division has not yet entirely deserted i
though casualties are becoming encouraging
unfrcqucnt. have only to add one more
the wrrck Of the steamer Pocahontas. It
steamer left Fortress Monroe Oh the 1Gtl
laden with the horses Of tue e5th Massaeha
sctts aud It'll Rhode Island regiments, 106
humber. The weather was mild, but the re
sci was rotten and unseaworthy, and began
break up almost before she got to sea. Ad
to this, her Captain, whose name is Mort
WIGS beautifully drunk all the way, bcir
picked up off the cabin floor by the rasse
gers, when the vessel struck, Which w;as {
ETitEtA n15Al, e1c 1fln, ou L1lLlc-hluC-he
/ Shoals, 12 miles north Of Hntteras Light. tt
: pilot then ran the vessel ashore to save IL
lives Of those on board, 1ifty-six in numbe
soldiers, sailors, mechanics, &C., who 10
everything but their lives. Only thirtet
: horses were saved, The steamer was thirt
three years old, owned in Baltimore, q.
chartered, so the passengers say. at $500 p
day. If SO, q most atrocious swind1e.
The condition Of affairs with regard to Il
Expedition has been very encouraging un
to-day. The great delay caused By the alulo
f impossibility Of getting the vessels into t!
: Sound, over the bulk-head, filed eve
, heart with sorrow, and depressed soldi
/ and commander alike. The losses and Ct
j ualtics had assumed such fearful prope
!. tions that We feared we should be defeated
t the elements, if not By the rebels. All t
: consolation nc have, is that the delay, aft
j. VIC got here, was unavoidable, and that t
f commander Of this division is doing his I
5 most to ex1ricate it from its dilemma
0 would ike to say that he is being co-operat
b with vigorously by the navy commanders, b
), that would be departure from the truth. 7
n transferring Of the vessels over the bu]
head is proceeding, but at pace consiste
l. with the prosecution Of the war thus far 81
11rn $t1fr oT,I fo1r,