, 1862-02-11

tbsniselp Knotcn to the Re6as in Advdnce-
From Roanoke Iaand-Ek- Cor. Wis on
hand, dc.
Especial Correspondence OF the Chicago Tribune.l
OK BOARD L. S. STEAMER CossAcK.
PAA1Ico SOUND, Feb. 4, 1862. !
The hour Of departure having at last arrived,
I take occasion to write up one or two Items
set remaining in my note book. they being
the entire concentration Of everything inter-
csting that hns transpired for at least one week.
The vessels composing the Burnside Expedi-
ton arc ut last all over the "swash,'' p save
eight or ten large sailing troop ships, which 1t
was ncrcr designed to bring over. Their
troops have been distributed around among
the ferry boats and gunboats Of the fleet, 80
that the whole division is now substantially
upon the inland waters Of North Carolina, no
more to be troubled, we trust, with sTashes,
delays and nlishaps.
The total number Of vessels in the Sound is
fully seyenty-Hve, and is likely to be consider
ably increased, as the coal, wnter and store
ships arrive. This puts the entire inland va
tiers Of the State, as well as the whole eastern
portion Of it, virtually into the bands Of our
Government. This result is none too great
for tic vast expenditure Of money, and time
more precious than money, Which ithas already
cost. The enemy is yet to be attacked and
dcfeated. but sooner or later he must yield,
fur it is not within the power Of the rebels to
Withstand the army and navy force which VIII
be brought against them. If there is not
strength enough here now to effect the desired
object, it will be doubled, and, if necessary,
trebled. The Government has faithfully PROM
iscd this much support to the Commander Of
this Department
Among the feats accomplished in getting
large vessels, drawing eight to nine feet Of
water, over the swash where there is but six to
seven feet, except with very favorable winds
and tides, is the transferring Of the large and
handsome ocean steamship s. E. SpauldinGgs
which has been the regular boat between Hat.
teras and Old Point since September las,, and
has now been taken by Gen. Burnside IS lis
| tlag slip. The vessel was lishtcncd up to 4
draft Of Beyen feet ten inches, her huge wheclE
barely dipping the water enough TO give hel
! momentum. Capt. Howes did not call fol
any help from The Navy Department, hut trust
| ing to himself and to his able assistants, Ut
cracked on steam, and the Spauldlng plowei
her way through the sand and mud, and bu
for a brig aground in the channel, would hayl
crossed without stopping Or losing tide. A.
il was, he lost but one tide, and came owe
service Of sEaEh pilot. Had the Governmen
employed dozen Captains from the 1nerchan
marine such as Capt Howes, and ft1rnishe,
them with Only q pair Of powerful screw stear
tugs, it could have given them $200, 600 70
their services, and saved as much more, com
pared With the cost Of the delay that has actu
ally been experienced
will clear my decks for the action that
to come by giving you briefly the intercstin!
eto1y of five descrttrs from the reDel army o
the other side Of the Sound, who stole q WOO
schooner, and came into the feet yesterda,
| provided for in the forccastle Of the flagship
, | which they pronounced far superior to an
. | rebel officers quarters they had seen du1in
their six months service Their names Al
TRIAL Stiles, Of New Jersey, five years at I'll
r South; Thomas Blakely, Lewis LoneTgon an
! and from nine months to two years ut Il
| South; Peter New, Davis, native Of Beaufo
j., | county, North Carolina Bu1ger is an Irisl
I man, has served ten years in the I'd artille1
: aud U. s. marine corps He went to Cl,arle
). ton, after his discharge from the latter, lit
less than year ago, 10 enlist under Maj. Al
derson in Fort Sumter, which he was preyen
5 cd from doing by the rebels, sent to Stono i
c let, and kept prisoner two months. Here
= found Loner:son, and they escaped and can
to North Carolina, hoping to get home, III
}. finally enlisted, partly from necessity and
l. the hope Of escaping sooner or later.
These men belonged to the Beaufort Cou
ty Plow Boys, company in the It'll Nor
b Carolina regiment state troops, commando
at present BY Major Hall, and stationed
A sevcnty-fve houses, about TWENTY-FIVE mil
e directly west of Hattcras Inlet. There We
- n.ne companies in the regiment, nun1bcrl
: six hundred men in tho aggregate, Of viii
Il two hundred are in the hospital Only f
J. bare uniforms, Of faded, yellowish gray sho
and pork, without salt, which is twenty d
lars per sack. Neither ten nor cof1ce arc
:, be had. The chief beverage Of both troo
III and Inhabitants is tea made from s'Yopol
a 1eavcs, a plant growing p1cntlu1ly i'll Il
- tea, and arc said to be nutIitious-about
~ much so, one Of the men remarked, rs
to from dried oak lcayeE would be. They L
&C. been paid only once since their el'listmc
nj from 50 to sH each, in jeff. Dayi
py These men tell very straightforward a
consistcn: story regarding tho present con
tion OF things in North Carolina. They
in that il is next to impossible to augment
to rebel forces by voluntary enlistment Sil
" it has been known that this State was to
TO the sccnc of the operations Of this expedite
lie the system Of drafting has been resorted
ill and no able-bodicd man can escape being
hc pressed, save by fleeing and hiding in
~ swamps and forests. Tic most intense ter
prevails, and between the lorrid service in
Tcbcl army, and the terrible brutality wh
Ter the leaders assert that the coming Y:nk
at ! will practice toward all, the poor, simple p
,re pie are in a state Of agony and despair vi,
~ renders their condition sad and deplorablc
" most beyond human conception 4 capt
4T4oft tn1
nst to Washington on Mond2y last, eth u1t., Ct
W. mittcd suicide by Deliberately shooting h
nv self, raihcr than submit to such dcgradat
and suffering as awaited him in the IT
service.
ms An amusing incident is told by the mel
OF regard to Major Hall, the rebel commando
nc Middleton, who is represented to be a sp
A men Of the most rcpulsive and blatant Of
Ids Southern c1iva1ry. On the Goth ult., he t
t q Il esilboat and vent ont eight or ten miles
ps the Sound, until he could, with strong 81
distinguish the masts Of the fleet here ,atl
cd. He returned in great excitement, repol
-. the expedition to consist Of one hundred
W fifty vessels, and forty thousand men, VII
his upon lie sent to Swan Quarten, the cou
as seat of Hyde county for a reinforcement
=, | two companies! He thus Increased his Fl
VI" from 450 to 600 men.
orc The most interesting fact which gath
LIN from these 1nen, during an hours question
is one which proves positively an asser
that made in a letter from Old Point, if
Lys: deed, the statement needed any proof at
-. / asked them if the reht}s knew at n
l.u' point or points this expedition intcndc.
bite STRIKE They promptly replied, "Ycs.
zed, r.body knows that you are going to at
49,, Jour places on the Sounds;'' and they
'oo- proceeded to name the points, which, ayr
esa- S1cfty toikh the intetio,s and designs Of tie
dition. The man who docs not believe
this information was as systematically
ing promptly communicated to the rebels, thrt
anu .e - - =. ~ -ecnouS 4 az
800 sci nm as y snecirnen Of incrsdulitY, canal
'ary. doubling even the inbecility Of James
ladc. / chanan. There is no controyerting the
above stated. The proof is as positive
the fact that the expedition still lives.
.4 We have reports from tho rebels at
eos points, Of an interesting nature They
and reinforced on Roanoke Island, until they
lroy number from 5000 to 1000 men. Gen. B.
mn. Hill is in command. It is also very rel
rcea les como down from Virginia, and with
men is at Nagg's Head, point on the Il:
neck Of land between the ocean and Roa
,ture Sound, aud opposite in an eastcrly dire
and to Roanoke Island. Should the cx- Gov
: ~. fail to retrieve his m1sfortuncs in We
eue Virginia, the boiling surf Of tho ocean,
&C to rtn beach is close at hand, in which l
re is drown his griet and shame, if not the me
Of his past misdeeds and TREASON. The
Of John Brown awaits to bear witness a!
hot n him in another land.
VIC are of GRApEsH
Mrs GartbaIdf Mt Caprera.
n;tea A Turin letter Of January s, gives int
ing news Of Ga1iba1d by friend just II
ed from visit to Caprera:
narnn / tlWn fnurd hin, ,,Jn%};,,rr E,r k-no.