The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-22
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,.,esraph IL still reporting the move.
-. 49,. Of the Darnaids expedition. but mp
~. time OF the writing Of this has not
q. movements . definite conclusion.- -
s,rdav It wss reported there were one
W .ared sail Of the enemy inside Of Hattsras
,venty ave large steamers outside OF
s.,. 1, was conjsc,ared. according to
telegraph. that IL was designed to
" , combined attack en- Kswbsrn and
h,,s Islaad is At the mouth OF Abe
N,. sound, and 10 the boundary line BE-
that and Pami.co Sound, which the
SHIFT enter upon crossing the bar ~
.,., Pamlico Sound 10 . shallow body
-,ter only navigabis by light draft yes.
." {, miles long, and from S to 50 miles
w., xsr~ra,ed from the Atlantic by low
80 islands. scarcely mile wide, covered
%, ,u.hss Pamlico Sound receives Nsuse.
49, and psmlico rivers. Newbsrn is on the
,an,s At the junction Of Trent river with il
-. Trent bel ne a sort Of estuary Of Pam
a., sound 1t is not without pro lection; bu.
81. unnecessary TO say what.
u.saiagi ou II on the Tar river, at it's en- .
range into Pamlico river. at the head OF
a,v,sstion FOR sea.going craft, and forty
lies from the Sound. No large vessel can
.,u rssch It, the water not being sufficiently
dssP.
dis the nor III Pamlico connects with Al
,.msrle Souad. which is sixty miles long
I'm east TO west, and from four to fifteen
liz. wide. II receives che waters OF Roam
land Uhowan rivers, and comm nicates
a,h the Chesapeake bay by the Dismal
swamp canal.
,d.nton Is situated near the mouth Of
,Aowsn river, ON Hdenton bay, which sets
IN from tbs Aloemarle Sound. 1t is sixty
,,1mile irom Norfolk.
rheU An river is formed by the union
c,tesN way and Meherrin rivers, which
-,.a - Virginia and units above Winton,
\ j and flowing 5. 5. h., il enters Able.
mp.s S,und by a wide estuary little south
4 me mouth Of the Roa 1t 10 naviga-
ME for sIu AL III vessels 10 Murfree borough
nc The Mrnerrin branch, about IS milss from
ths OCEAN
Elizabeth City, North Carolina, is on the
Pugao;anx river, twenty miles from its Ell
.r.loe INTO Albenarle Sound. forty miles ).
: Y. 0! Norfolk. Vessels drawing seven
,,., @, water come up 10 Elisabeth City,
sA,ta communicates with Norfolk with wa
ter ,ia the Dismal swamp Canal.
Thereafter pereeives the extent Of water
Communication the enemy will command
should s- set possession OF the two Sounds,
with essts OF light draft. Roanoke Island
eommaIds the entrance TO Albem arle Sound.
TA.re is 8 force there. how large. or how de-
.,sded, We are unable to say, but we imagine
uyi.l have to abandon the place should the
.nsuy make a demonstration upon 1t with
he lsTss naval force. General Wise has been
.pyo!nied 10 com mand that place and all
hOr,A Of it and South Of Norfolk. He has
been only recently appointed. and has not
re, left this ciIy. General Branch, OF North
u.roliaa, commands the district next below
Absnarls Sound, including Panlico. He
Il, been, it is said, taking the most vigilant
MEASURES for the defence OF tho towns and
cast IL his district.
auch apprehension exists in the towns
reached by the Sounds. We have brief dis
p.;eh from Murtreesborough, which states
,aa; the militia OF the county (Hertford) had
ben called out In consequence OF the appear.
l:s Of the Burnside expedi ton on the coast.
Estates that the notorious u. H. Foster was
guiding the iieet.
Ths occupation of Roanoke Island by the
esmy, will very much interrupt the trans
Irritation Of supplies to Norfolk. But there
Han he no danger Of an attack upon Norfolk
from that direction. we imagine.
It's 70 be hoped that IL the now famous
Burnside, who, Ike all expeditionary Yam
sss Generals, is reported to be irresistible
before he sets sail, really intends to beat MP
the quarters Of the North State, that he will
: have courage aud pluck to leave his ships
aid give our soldiers a fair shake. Nothing
would be more agreeable. With such an ex-
'sht Of frontier, and no navy, 1t would be
NY 10 expect or hope that no landing could
sstected by our cxecrable invaders. But
wen they do land, all that We ask is that
'aH msy penetrate into the country, and
' Is see what stuff they are made of. An
s'.iins army should do no less than this,
md TO do less betrays either want Of conf.
desce In themselves or q dread OF our soldiers.
SPECULATION as 10 the purpose of Burnside
vii no doubt soon be ended by the fact OF
proceedings.