New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-15

men ever obeyed more promptly.
Now there il halt. The haze which FOR tie Lest
hour las been gathering renders it almos, impossible
TO make out the signals. Finally one from the flag
ship Is made and repeated through the feet. "Cou6
70 anchor il three oolumns.r Meanwhile the Ceres
and Putnam have returned from the reconnaissance
mp Croatan, ard report n clear passage az far az
Wers Point, which makes out f.om the UPPER end
Of the Island about seven mile from tue lighthouse
us' below which tie leot now lice. The recoanois-
SINCE was carried ilin three miles Of this Point,
where fifteen steamers acd ten sai'ng-vesses were
counted, anchored close in to the shore and stretch
ing nile down tie breast Of the island, below
tho Point, tie upper end of the column crcling some
distance into Croa'an Sound and across the narrow
passage. 1t is supposed thai there are other team
crs ard sang-craii which were Ogcured b. the fog.
ON tie Point itself and near the center Of tie feet,
s believed the Rebes have teis only battery. II
here that they Lave concentrated their forces and
Will make desperate stand. The Ceres and Put
nam made their reconnaissance with delberation,
took soudiugs II the channel, which they found to
nave not less than ten feet on the buslead bat ca
.remey narrow for some distance.
On the rcceip, Of this information, Flag-Oflcer
G0ldibOrough summoned Gems. Burnside, Foster,
Reno, and Parks for consultation on the SoutLGeld.
II ID the naval feet been able to make ont the sig
rlls Of the Flag-0lIcer before coming to anchor,
md come up rs be intended to have them, into
dose order, he would have at once made dash up
he Sound aud engaged the Rebel feet and battery.
Tue reconnaissance having shown hat Ashbys Ilsr-
Dor and Sat Point the most favorable localities for
lsuding Gen. Bdrnsides forces-and grievously bad
iudeed-were moi defended, it was agreed that both
squidrous, which mad come TO anchor from bali Il
mile to three miles from tie Marsh Lighthouse.
should - remain all the fg rose and our definite
arrangements were completed for transferring the
troops from the armed army transports, 50 that the
entire available force could DO brought 10 bear and
to prepare for landing the troops when the proper
tine and place should be reached
Meanwhile the storm set in-such q ono as the re-
zion Of Ha'terls alone can boast-ani the weather
became so thick at oJserya ious could be made for
only . short distance 1t vas evident that the day
must 20 by wi bout finding our position being mate
iidly changed. Toward tie middle Of The afternoon,
tho wind having changed to the southwest, and tie
log having Hired little, two Rebel steamers were
observed coming down the Sound, probably 70 o.
serve our movements. Tie Army Squadron was
sigralcd TO be on iienler. They Did not, however,
a loo 81 ua as We lay stretched in a ,em.cirele Of
halt dozen miller. ]. is not likely That what they
saw increased their confidence.
BY night the troops have been removed from five
ARMED Iropellers which take t1eir stations with the
Naval Squadron, aud tie entire expedition ancLon
for the night where the iog found ua III the morning
THursdag F,i.7.-An overcast sky, with heavy
banks Of f,e, cas-, grave doubts over tie weather
rr,sYects lor the day, though patches Of blue sLy
row and then, and strcaks Of clear sun here ara
there teryo "a grounds OF hope TO those who predict
a ilir ony after al.
Ato o'clock the fog f. 20 dense az 10 obscure OBJ
j-c,s Two nile, ahead and Tie signal for moving,
which o'lefwi,e would have been made al az early
hour. +. deferred till ID ms.
oo.o.et 80 Standardization Golisbuourh
.i-.4- f--- 49, s--.Ass'd' " s''P.f'o f' sa Under
re,." This being The signal for which all eyes
have for some time been looking, it il immedi-
ately responded to. The tx hna materially lifed,
the sun shines ont brightly, and there 10 good pros-
I Get Of fair day.
g:s5..-Now comes the neceEsary successor 20 the
rrevious signal "GET UNDER Way" In the next
I've uinutcs u G flagship leads or the fleet in their
q tire, columns r. in motion. At 1918 FlagOaicor
hos,s this signal: "TnE ooUsTRY *.
rrcrs ryrRr NhS TO 10 MS DUTY" IL j. answered
8, ,t, the wioes, cheers from the feet. The Ceres
and lie Lo,Lnor rtrke out IN adyan,e. and for haIi
800 ho4r we file awsyfhrougi the narrow channel
Ieaiug cat Of Paml,o into Croatan Sound, the fleet
chewing the signals with admirable alacr.ty. TIE
Putnam and Louisiara ground for a few moments,
but % on are ahoai again.
Pa.sing through Ibis narrow channel in single Gle
our line stretches ont at least eight mixes the army
souadron being in the rear. Tire Rebel steamers are
10 be reen BY tho naked eye. Several sail craft dot
lie waters Of The Croaian, and shot from Rebel
steamer j. fred apparently ~ warning Of our ap-
proach. The Cers ia now considerably ahead
sausily daring the Rebels to the CONDUIT. Twenty
five glnboats have now entered Croaiau Sound, and
the flagship signals them TO keep in close order and
u.e inch shells, and, by way Of example, lets ~
one At long range TO what appears 10 be "a Robe
steamer under Ire shore-tLen another, and another
The armada now moves or in real majesiy. II u O
moment OF deepe,i interest. On We 10, compact and
,te4dy. The conflict must soon begin.
Friday Eremug, Feb. IL write this chapter Of
experience in ihe pact tense having been too deeply
irtere,ied in Observing the scenes that have t9'ns
rred for the las; eight hours to note item in the
present
Before proceeding with the narrative, for the bet
t.r understanding Of the reader, especially II he ha'
"A map Of ihis now famous locality, will state that
the movements Of tie morning developed the tact
tlst the Rebels had employed tie three weeks delay
1, which the Expedition was subjected at Hait'rr.
m prc,arng 10 receive us On Park Point about
midway tle SQUAD, a battery Of probably 10. lcs'
tsan tn guns, some Of them Of Aeayy cliiber, ha'