New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-02

10 visit bis friends in Western New.York, sni hs
should be taken by the hand by all who meet bin.
Years ago with eompendable zeal be entered the
unfruitfnl spiritual vineyard OF Beaufort, and
worked with such will, that he created 8 congre-
cation and huilt him neat little chapel. For bis
support he depended upon the 1.-THE offerings VI bic
people, and eked out bis s;anty income by teaching
school. Long alter the State seeded ne clung TO
lie Cnionisni, and was denounced for II by Rebel
papers, who wished him handed owe. to The tender
Inercies OF g mob. When the first two companies
of the ih Rhode leland captured Beaufort, he was
among the first 10 welcome them, and that Sunday
LIE prayed for the esdent and Congress with such
JUNCTION AZ parson hardly ever prayed before. When
things seenied TO have got their worst under Rebel
rule Mr.. Van Antwerp invested bis little all in TIVE
bales Of cotton, and laid them BY for rainy day.
aud there by Gen. Psrkes permission, be has taken
on with EIm 10 raise money enough TO meet hs pres.
ent necessities. ] wish ! knew his Northern i'd
dress, for /; Is pity that some rectoriess pansh
might not pers 1ade him to cut loose from these en-
tang ling Southern alliances. / presume that DO
could be reached through Tie Church Journal.
The 4,h and stu Rhode Island regiments are IN
excellent health The former Ii under command Of
Lieutenant Col George w. Tew, capable ohicsr,
Christian gentleman, and brave soldier. Brgadier-
Gen. RodEian, late Colonel Of the sth,. went home
sick 80 weeks ago. but from recent adyices, il ex-
pected TO return soon and take command Oh the lss
Brigade OF Gen. Parke's division.
The cargo Of ice sent as q present from Rhode
lbldnutIS 10 tuo hnOOS lris.nu rofItucute anu VIC
Beaufort General Hospital, came safely TO hand and
has done much good About twenty tuns OF II arc
stored in one Of the casemates at Fort Macon for the
convenience Of Major Wight's ba tslion, which 10
encamp9d under its walls the balance ID in large
ice-house at Beaufort.
The grnboats Daylight and Chippewa ere 81
anchor ia Beaufort Harbor. The latter, just or.
rived from the blocksdng station oil Wilmington,
reports all Quiet since the recent skrmish with the
batteries On that OCCASION the Chippewa stood IN
and pitched some of her famous l-inch shells into
the Batteries, the barracks, and officers quarters,
Terrifying the garrison to ouch an extent that they
ran for the woods en- mssee. After satisfying him
self as to the range of bis guns Capt BIyson bauied
ss If nothing unusual had happened. The officers OF
the Chippewa are gallant set of men, and will give
a good account of themselves at Wilmington yet.
1t is to be hoped that the Lighthouse Board Will
lose no time in lighting the lamps on the North Car
olina coast. IL would If time enough had
elapsed since the StriDgham Butler expedition for
IIatteras Light to have been replaced. And although
il is quite two months since Gen. Parker took Fort
Macon. the agent of the Lighthouse Board had just
made bis appearance in the vicinity OF Cape LOOK
out.
An expedition comprising portions OF the 18th ara
9th Massachusetts, and detachment from the ma
rine Ar;.ilery-the whole under command OF Col.
Howard LEFT here last evening on the WheelbarroW
and the eunboat Picket for Swift Creek, where
Rebel block .bouse is to be destroyed. One or beth
of the vessels grounded some four Or five miles up
the river and were lying there late this morning.
II Is possible that they may abandon the expedition,
rs its nature mus. have been Inferred by scouts on
the river bank but, the other hand IT probable
that il will not be abandoned, for when Howard
puts his hand TO the pow he s not apt to turn oaes.