The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-31


assigned b. Tho hrst brigade for transport service,
les than la were found, AFTER arriving here,
70 be Of sufhcien.ly light dram, when losded, - 60
over 1.-The swaAh" or bar which ol%trucb the pas
sage up Pamlioo Sound. Except Al = very high |
tee, " Vels drawing eight feet and oyer OF water
cannot cross H. THIS oJstructNS, and the |
want " sufficient means and facilities for over.
Suuing u, have lcen the main immeliate
,aIaee ~ the delay here u the feet, aud %
m.st Of IL disasters. Cu'ui the vessels have
entered the SiuLd readily and obtAinel
gid anchorage, The Sh,wnee and tIs LDIive
would e safe, AID the expedition wsild Dot De de-
piived At this Ioinrf the services 81 Large mum.
ber 81 the transputts la carrying ~ troops and
stores N The intended scene q " hrs, operations
You may any that the difhrilty should have Oe.n
f,rescen. and sufficient provisicn made Against H.
but IL probable that the yvernnent did the bet
II could W mAke such provision, and that ptrtS OF
I IT, ben plans have been frtistrated BY circum-
stances which !, coud nOl cDn,ra. II could NOT
/ control tho winds and weather about Cape HiteraA
deepen the Inlet widen the anchorage ground pro
v, nj the tide and from raising the bar between
Tie Inlet and the Jund, ~ itnproyse larye heet
81 steam aud sail vessels, all when lpsiei drawing
less than eight feet ~ water and sale u send IN
mdwintcr w. this coast, with human freight and
ptoPefiy % immense value. Ye1tsrday countel
ir, IN the dc'k Of the New unswick, % vessels II
al cA ~, In sight. About % VI them are prIpeL
Ell Wy steam. The ships, hris and barka number
10 ~ ~ there are four cana bOats " be utei As
RuhbontA and the rest are H'hUpners. l1glIIing
the g,inloats cnnN uctcd Tor the regular naval ser
vice. and the sseis yet D. arrive; tho tot, number
NJ Vessels belonging ~ che expedition, Is abjnt one
hundred.
Daring the lat two on throe days. experiments
have lesn made with several Of the steaine draw
ing from H. feet, by taking of tho soldiers aud
military stores, 10 zee how much that would reiuoe
their dram. A plan similar Ia principle u thb
sometimes used In raising sunken ysy'eS, Tor car
rying the steamers of deeper draft the bar,
has teen proposed AID discussed, but with the
3 means 1t haud II II scarcely ptarticaie. The
troops aud stores on bpard the steamers, which can
| be ightenei enough " get them over the bar viii
be transferred " g'hpIuers aud re-shippei ON the
/ other side TIE men are UNANIMOUS INV u get away
| fritn the ships, A they were b. break camp At An
| u,t1H and they enter tain the opinipl that wheu
they NEE, " John Se,e-h," ~ they cal the rcbe',
| since John Bull Tx their smst,ries, M,sln AMI
| Slidoli uuder his protection, they viii give him
| Rlf.i drIbhInR TN les, he dtIpIsIiut- them ~
prudent retreat, ~ Sill more prudent repentance
~ liA error, and wsc return o. his Ncfi uIre -
the Union. II Is very orni lanily antcip 'tei that
Hpfth Cro'int, . large majority ~ whose people
were, and doubt, 4tlll ave opp -od " disIni"n,
viii cast I'll. WIth VI 81 90, tie yoke ~ the h'h.
/ tnnnd drzInti.m, lust ~ +pIu ~ 'he has p'Ahrh
c,idcnccs that the f~iern Government has tue
power, well as the viii, o. rrtr't nor IN Nl?i'-
ing loyal course uf tctu1. II is, undoubtedly
one Of The main ulrcfb, NJ the Burn side Exposition
a. aHit and Afford tppJftuuit"~ u the l'ys' ctNf-
| cu4 Of North Gar,ltns give free expression ~
| t,.,r s.uttncnts ri attachment ~ the Union
And thoul,l, the Expedition has been SUBJECT H.
| difficulties aud DELAY, M uuc here whose heart ~
IN the cause, ontDrt uus the r,t doubt that viii
| perform nm Important part ir the accomplishment
Of The great end which a." rei r. ~ thr Nhth' IN
a their efforts and ciihc's have steadily IA uew
| the restoration ~ ueasU T. their country, and
the olu.n dat On ltho Rcpupir upon III" oh Con
rtltiiiu nnl basis ~ equal rights b"t~ tho state
and the ulcH, prptr ton q" al ~ citizens IA the
enjoyment of u"' "s.Ilat.i freedom which II Wv
the desire AMI aim Of the founders "i the k"Iol,
! T. rdtblisl tor ever upon this continent Whn'
% are ell the diihrulti,4i In way compared with
To- ! thnse which they encountered and uy"tcnue =
y mere tfci, barely Huih lent ~ make u, brAs our
, / acvo- more h.uly fpr tho accomplishment oi the
! work We have T., &c., ami impress Va with higher
| conceptions Of the value e that liberty and thOs'
v | rrivirSog which IN unnatural rrh".l"n'wth Woke
. | and fn,tr,idN hands, srek.t' de-truy.
10 jan. 22d..1he steamer u SpauldinR has lh7
q arrived from PIT KiyN, aud she may be permtte'
b., ~ take mail North. No movement Of note hh' ~
iceu made. A number of vessels have been y.
J. over the bar aud ID 1. prob allie that by the end
r, next week should the weatt er be favorable an ~
7 vlnHe In force o. capture and occupy k'h'R
Island will be- made. The island ~ said " be Hirpni
~ fortified, and have g,rrS'n NJ irpn two u thf'
V thousand men. X Inducements, however, ma
~ have been sent, the rebels are, doubtless ~"
well informed Of the purposes Of the expedition
- me II. -e,sin of Roanoke i,l,ni will open tho
4 into Ailematle \ lund and b. iripk In the rci
a Z but what the expedition will attempt alter ttkn
"A The Island IA not kunVn ~ outsiders.
" Yesterday We learned that the ste imJnN Pc
~ hnntts, carrying horses, WA driven ashore A1b'
We Cape II terhs, Ter mnCt merry having been disable
a. Z ia pnlc The crew were all saved aud nut Of /.
horses - were lost The WIubrat Grip"shu
" abandoned en- the ljtn, was found ashore by u
lg crew ~ the Pp,huutts and the corn aud hay W.T.
which she was lnadci' ahpriei i'rlnhH" prov
sion for the horses t,yei. Tue men and horses q
a. rived sn'cly nj our cnclmpnent two rrshnont~ "
ia ish Pennsylvania, and the ph New York N'u
NO. tcers NInwkn4 Ipuy~'g "c.upyius Halter
~, | Island before our arrival.
.cr The weather h. very yIitbe-in fact We gene
H. ally have four e. live changes day, and t'etlm
iy | more. We have had days since oar arrival, par
81 | uf whchhayr been favorable, hut the weather al
cl ed 81 the want of god anchorage i'r large Tie
,, and the -hurl uh-tritilus, has seriously impei
liz the exposition and embarrassed those charged vii
a., Ia direction. some of the vessels can bc gt oy
he the ''swl.i" only At high water, and others wh
"a | l-tl wind nud tide may favor them, lue sm
,r soluouers ui lusht dfut can he got over aim -
,,c any time, hut there is uu use In sending them
al until the steamers and larger We sells are work
m over and tn transfer soldiers and II Ires FROM the
'e that must be- lighteuod requires calm weather.
There u poor accommodations here for a lar
-, f,et and the vessels are either ~ closely crowd
n, that they are in dsugor ~ coming IN collision
"a every change OF tide or are obliged h anchor
me near tu shoals and sand liars that they run the n
A u getting aground should they drag their ancho
IA The captains and their crews are thus kept II
..I ceaseIess state of anxiety aud watchtiluess, a
mn. they tte heartily sick ~ H,tterS Inlet, Tome
il blows perfect gallo, but tomorrow We may h'
In llir weather.
IN Jan %, 10 A. M.-The storm continued
.,y night, Tut has abntei 4nmo shat ~ violence
,b, suwanee got aground during IN" gale last night
| e 81, N dor Dol "a m