Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-01-25
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From the Wilmington Journal, 2OthJ
On Saturday night we received a Geographic
dispatch from GoldsbOro, stating that q report
had been received from Major Han, commanding
lin Hyde county, said report being dated mus
dav. the 10Th instant, and stating that ct that
time There were twenty-four small steamers and
| sixteen sailing vessels inside the bar, and seven
laroe steamers outside the bar at Hatteras,
/ Others are reported to be in Pamlieo sound.
This confirms the news published N this paper
on Saturday last, with the addition Of being
more explicit and giving more definite paTticu-
lars.
We cut out from a correspondence of the New
York Herald a list of the vessels said to com
pose the expedition in question. Their number
is sixiy-three, and their class goes far to show
that the information Of the Norfolk DGg Book is
correct in saying that the expedition was origin
ally fitted out for North Carolina, TO operate in
the shallow waters of Pamlico and AlbemaTls
sounds or the rivers making into them. The
same would measurably, no doubt, apply to this
section of the State. but not to the same extent.
We have not one word of definite information
from our northern sounds later than that con-
tanned IN the report of Major Hall above alluded
to, and dated on the 10th. Major Hall is at a
point where he is enabled TO observe the motions
Of the enemy and his report, being founded on
no mere rumoT, may therefore be implicitly re-
led upon.
Wtst course the Lincolnites have adopted
since Thursday we are unable to say. The Nor
folk Dan Book asserts, as though with knowl-
edge. that they are destined for Elizabeth City.
Probably this point is suggested or indicated as
being al or near the southern teTmini Of the two
lines of water communication between Abe
marie Sound and Norfolk HsTbor-the Dismal
Swamp Canal and the Chesapeake Spd Abe
marie Canal The number OF canal boats
would appear TO give some shadow Of plausible
itv 10 this. 1t might be an object to seal up the
navigation through these works and thus cut of
two important lines of transport and commune
cation between our forces at Norfolk and those
on our northern coast it would be madness for
any " expedition to attempt TO force its way to
Norfolk through either of these canals.
Very naturally the people On Pamlico sound
are seriously alarmed Some injury, serious in
indeed, might be done to the jewellers in
HYDE, Beaufort, Craven and Jones counties by
marauding expeditions, but no stragetic advan-
tages could be secured to the enemy BY any such
course and, If report speaks truth, Gen. Burn
side is not a man Ike Butler and others who de-
light in rapine without a military object Of
course we speak now of the country, aud our
will not apply to Newbern and Wash
or to an attempt to seize upon some
point on the Atlantic and North Carolina rail-
road with the view Of obtaining control OF that
work, either for the purpose OF isolating Fort
Macon or Of advancing into the interior. These
things are only c0njectural, but as they are
neither impossible nor improbable, they nstu-
rally create no small anxiety in the minds OF the
people Of Newbern, Washington and Beaufort
Beaufort incidentally