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American Citizen
Canton, Madison County, Mississippi
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Reports from Richmond detail the Burnside Fleet's position off North Carolina coast with 175 vessels and 30,000 men, anticipating attacks on Roanoke, Edenton, Washington, and Newbern. Yankees lost vessels and men in storms; a regiment possibly missing.
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The Burnside Fleet off North Carolina Coast,
ATTACK ON VARIOUS POINTS ANTICIPATED.
Richmond, Jan. 29—Col. Singletary, commanding a reconnoitering expedition, informs the Newbern Progress that he arrived at Portsmouth, N. C., on Wednesday evening, after the storm commenced, rendering it impossible to make the observation himself, but that he saw reliable men who had been applied to by the directors of the fleet to act as pilots. They said there is a fleet at Hatteras numbering 175 vessels, and representing a force of 30,000 men.
One-third were in the Sound on Tuesday, one-third in the Roads, and one-third outside. They were busy in lightening their vessels over the Swash.
The Yankees are anxious to get pilots for the Core Sound and Neuse river, inducing the opinion that Roanoke, Edenton, Washington, and perhaps other places east of Newbern will be attacked.
It is rendered certain that Newbern will be visited, as the Yankee vessels were lightening, and it could not be to attack any other place.
These gentlemen also learned from the Yankees that they had lost three vessels and three men since reaching Hatteras; also that New Orleans is to be attacked simultaneously with the attack on the Sound.
The effect of the storm on Thursday and Friday upon the Yankees must have been very severe. Portsmouth was completely covered with water. Nothing relating to the condition of the Yankees has been learned later than Tuesday.
The Goldsborough Tribune, of Tuesday last, says: "A gentleman who left Portsmouth on Sunday morning, states that, the day previous, ninety-five vessels could be seen at Hatteras from the lighthouse. Ten or fifteen appeared to be aground, and some twenty vessels were in the Sound. Only one steamer had steam up, and she appeared to be trying to get a stranded vessel off."
Some pilots who were released, and left Hatteras on Tuesday, report that they were told that a Yankee regiment was missing, and they believed the regiment was lost.
A vessel, with 100 persons aboard, went ashore at Chicamacomico.
The Tribune says the Burnside fleet is now on our coast, and their object is to assail us, and thinks Newbern will be the first place attacked.
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North Carolina Coast
Event Date
Jan. 29
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yankees lost three vessels and three men; a regiment missing and believed lost; a vessel with 100 persons aboard went ashore at chicamacomico; ten or fifteen vessels aground.
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Col. Singletary's reconnoitering expedition reports a Yankee fleet of 175 vessels and 30,000 men at Hatteras, divided in the Sound, Roads, and outside, lightening vessels over the Swash. Anxious for pilots to Core Sound and Neuse River, anticipating attacks on Roanoke, Edenton, Washington, Newbern, and simultaneously New Orleans. Storm effects severe on Portsmouth and fleet.