, 1862-02-03
MORE ABOUT THE BURNSIDE ExpE-
): pITl0N.
They are Kos Beyond EARN from the
:: Rebels.


WAsHl1GToS. Thursday, Jan. 81, 1a57-
Com. Gola=borough' dispatch, dated United |
States flag steamer Philadelphia, Hlttera; In
let, January 26, did not reach the Navy De- |
partmcnt till to-day. He says that he arrived |
in the transport apauldlng on the morning Of |
the 18th inst, Just at the commencement Of |
strong northeast gale Of wind, which lasted |
until tlle morning Of the 15tl- He continues:
Then, for tho first moment, we were enabled |
to commence moving our naval vessels to L |
position in the Sound, over and beyond the
Bn1khead, where seventeen Of them ROW lie
immediate command OF Commander Rowan,
III full readiness for operations OF any sort
With tic exception of the Whitehall and Com
Barney, all the vessels intended to serve on
the Expedition h9Te safely arrived. The
seriously disablea that she was compelled to
put back into Hampton Roads, whence I.or-
flercd her to Newport News,
Owing to very serious difficulties, it was
not in Gen BurnE1de's power, before ye5ter-
his vessels over tie bnlkhead. Some Of the
difficulties, I fear, may prove lnsuperablc, but
many Of them Will be sllrnlounted in day Or
two Then we shall at once move together
to our destined point Of attack The chanEel
way Of this bnlkhea1 is shallow, narrow and
toTtuous-under:tE most favorable circnn-
stances, scarcely an inch more than seven aud
baIf feet Of water can be found init. 1t WAS
only By the greatest cxertions and pcrsevcr-~
;,nce on the part Of my officers and men, and
by turning every possible expedient to
prompt account, that our vessels Of the keay-
lest dr:aus1it-so'ne Of them drawing eight
fect-wcrc worried through this perp1cxing
cut, and it was in contcnding with this ditii~
cult },assage, witt. our vessels struggling along
u1,avoilablv one by one, that first expected
opposition from the enemy, but nothing Of
tic sort occurred Until quite recently he
yfSffinfr file
weekly, and amusing himself by keeping just
out Of harms way, and expenliu@ :.tniunai-
lion from, rified guns at the vessels in this har
'or. In no instance, however. did any pro-
jertiIc Of his ever reach any one Of them.
had occasion, 10 send out Il steamer day be-
fore yesterday to ascertain If i certain buoy
in tlic sound was 4til1 in its place, and while
engaged upon tic service she discovered two
rebel steamers III the distance. On the fact
being communicated TO Com. Rowan, tic i.l~
s.:,rt1y put after them with several Of Cur
steamers. hut they at once took to flight, and
were tuo lar oil to he oyerhauicd. Any de-
citlcd approach now to this quarter oil the part
; If the enemy with I'LL the force lie could mns-
| ter would, 10 i, moral certainty, result in his
| speedy capture or destruction.
Flag Officer Gcld5borough states that lie
has got seventeen o&his war vessels over the
I; SwosA.
! DIFFICULTY OF GETTING PILOTS
Much uf the time OF Flag Officer Colds
| borough has been consumed in tho cxallli1l;l-
| lion of natives, with: tl:e view Of obtaining
rllcts. The duty Of obtaining pilots Was
$elnc time since committed to lands tb:it
little less flEltl neglected. it altogether. Culsc
t}1,clIily it lad 10 DC done almost wholly :ttel
t,t.r arrival here. Scouts Vrerc sent to ChicAtIl
acolnicD. ~ miles aboEe, and to Oeracokc, l:
l.iles t'clow, to bring III tic natives, nearly Ill
vi whom, had the rrpa1:sion of being mare OF
lt:s 1allti!iaT with the sounds and tlacir estu
aries. But few woEla confess to any knoEl
edge, par; ic,ilarly O: GIatan Sound, Of WlGcl
information WAS most dcsircd-a fact 1Fhic1
they well understand. Most Of them knc1
something Of almost every other locality, bu
III this little or nothing The apprehension
| OF Lciur Required to 20 where there Was dun
ger appeared te*S;.ock whatever they l:new Q
The Sound out Of thclr leaas. But tie 5r;ise
of these pcvIlr Were easily penetrated, ;ln'
they stood o!.vct, Ct {5ity more tlrln OF cc,a
sure for the Lies. iAcE4tUld- Not 50. Of all
however, fcE there T1:le some who. pursue
TaE 1:ssr Itzssr i Is =s<,::uno BEN: -
Among those w1so presented themselves
fay officer Goldsboretifa1 to give intclligenc
| aud make themselves useful, vas {. negr
',.1ned Ben. Hc~as llo coniulGc nlan, wl.ct.
tr yuu considered him rs while 1r black: bG
,,afiycly considerable above tbs average in il
tc1liyelicc and s1raiEht-torwarlness in COLI
1:unicatius wIa1 lle knew By ill odds ":
le tho best specimen Of Il ma1, If the 10 or {
WIN th.t day wc1c questioned on the sun
subjects and it was the opinion OF those wh
Witnessed the scene (which, by the way, woul.
. ln the hands Of an artist, make one Of Il
liyeljest pictures i'naginasie), that Ben WIS
Fact one of the most considerable men r,
: found in this Part Of Nc.th Carolina. Whc
/, Hatteras was taken, Beii was employed on Il
! island near Chic;lnacE-lieo, but tue slaves
/ rrfnr 3f,-n1 1c7, J,n
irg mostly dccampel, he was taken ho1a
. Subsequently, with s. dozen others, hc escape
!, / TO Fort Hattcrls IN an open boat. IIe III
1,l:sde occasional secret TisitS to RoanoEe, II
:, managed to bring away eighteen OF his INN
dlatc re1ativcs. He and two brothers will 70
!, tinuc with Flag Officer GoldsboruugG throus
; the camiaiyn.
G They mount IS guns, many Of tie heavie
i calibrc and nearly ill rifled.
:, EXTENT OF DAMAGE EY STORM.
6 With I'll our disasters and troubles Of +
: fortnight past, the actual loss is cou,pul
O lively SHALL, certainly not serious enough
| prove any hat crial injury to the Expedite
4 The stores On the City Of New York were $
: pcrnumcriry, and the vessel herself Of |
|, value in the shallow waters where Burnside
n to operate. 4 few horses were lost On t
It ! focal1on,as, but there will be little change
c l,sr hurscs or Land transportation for sos
,t time to conc. The floating battery Gr;,pesh
1t was cut adritt TCapc Hattefas. One schol
Le er laden with coal, and one with forage, VI
i sunk. The eunboat Zonaye bilgcd and SUI
d l;,t VIC have plenty more Of the same sc
r the large fleet, the character Of the vcsse
Il the large force OF men, the strong gale (
q. couNttrcd by the way, and the abonlin1ble
Ii turc of the harbor i'll which the fleet has be
:, lying, the Government may congratulate its
D. will the success which has thus far attend
of f.cn R3.r1,sffprc E9Tndstieu Tho h1fc m
L, depend upon it that when the fleet is or
re- safely over the Bnlkhcaa into Pamlico Sou
II. and this is merely matter of Eme--Bu1
IN sidefs blows on the enemy will be quick a
ot sharp, and he will not rest until he las swt
he every rebel craft from the waters Of bt
II, sounds, and every battery from the shores II
H. he approaches.
Or Gen. Burnside was full Of hope, anticipate
u the most complete success. In convcrsati
st he remarked s.that he had seen darker 4:
as than this, u and that no disaster which =.
OF feet bad yet experienced disheartcned him
Of thu least. Tie soldiers place the utmost Ct
" fdencc i'll Lis Judgment and abilities as a G.
H. cral, and wherever he will lead they are rea
C. and eager TO follow.
n SOMETHING ABoCT TIE ENEMY.
,r But little is known in regard the cneu
- further than that, according to rumor, Il
al a,e prepared to defend Roanoke Island Wig
-. | ouslY. According TO sthc best informal
IL possessed, they have :, 800 .mcn> princip9
"a Gcorgians, and four battcries-onc on
ho ] island and two on The main shore. The III
~ htr Of guns is not known. Our forces ,
,ts make a combined attack, and, if the pla1
|nr carried out, the more rebels there arc on
m | island, the more We shall hag.
LOSS OF THE STEAMER NEW foRK-
Id 1t was the prevailing opinion at Hatte
Ter that the City Of New 7 ork was lost thro,
,ur The treachery Of the pilot Commodore Go
on borough declared to Mr.. Flanders that, II