Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-07
Gslassnl hss aef ssea quarters are on 5nard the
steameF Atlantic, which carries over l 200 troops
BoATs ron LANDING.

steamer Atlantic. which carries over l 200 troops
besides her own crew.
BOATs FOR LANDING.
i Several months ago the Government began to
4 provide itself with surf boats. We may say that
the expedition carries with il n less than five hun.
\ dred Of these needed helps for landing troops-suf-
deieri 10 effect simultaneous landing of great
numher Of rlen Besides these surf boats the Gov
lennn5e'st purchased eeseral fry boats. These
boats V ere strengIh.d Uy irOa bnlWaTks, and will
also doubtless be used for landing troops for which
service they well fitted. zach boat being capa-
ole OF transporting At least nine hundred map at 3
tripi anu their peculiar build making It much easier
TO land troops from them than from steamboats, Of
the usual form.
~ ss S1RF BoArEEs
Is kuown that seamen, though able bo3tmen,
are nos always acquainted with the management Of
surf bOats or with the landing Of men through .
heavy surf. To prevent accidents, the Navy De-
partment some months ago sent trusty sgents to
the shores Of New Jersy and Long Island and Sc
teuR the services of sufficient number of the har-
dg WreckeFs of those coasts men who play ed in the
surf when they were children and who have work
I'd in il every since. These brave and skillul men
viii guide the boats in which our troops land at
the point Of attack. In addition, the Navy Depart
ment recruited further among the skilled and pa--
triotic seamen Of Cspe Cod and Cape Ann. numbers
of whom earg Fly volunteered for work for which
BY long experience they are peculiarly fitted They
will not only assist in working the bosts BY which
the army vii be land d, bat will remain as part Of
the land force afterwards.
suPPLHs. El5.ss
The material outfit Of the expedition includes
vast variety Of objects, which when enumerated
prove what knowledge and careful fo-etnOughtis
needed in those Whosuperintendedt Interpretations Il
may be- said that it contains almost every thing
| which community would gather ami take along If
| it were about to found colony in some deserted
islan1 Of the ocean. First ami most necessary comes
food. Besides the ratons provided for the troops
I Ill IL Kill. -
bear at least hree and half months supplies Of
food Of every kind for the great army which is to
be landed. One ship carries out cargo of water
aud the department has already chartered and
laden other vessels to send down further supplies
of live stock and other nesded provision.
E8oDE ENTRENCHNG and OTHER TOOLS
The Ocean Queen and ether steamers take ont.
besides troops, such articles shoyels picks hoes,
two wheel carts brick, cement, grindstones, lum-
Der, prepared frames Of houses and barracks ready
to be set up, cross cut SAWS immense Quantities Of
sand bags, beams, &c, &c. RES,
49, 52EEEE3 GnBMT1oS
An immense store of shot and shell is on board;
as also many huge columbiads. mostly the vast teu
inch guns which do such fearful execution. The
Atlantic and Baltic cary most Of them bat more are
understood 70 be placed on other vessels as we'll
Mhere also quantities of gun carriages and light
guns for field Operations. of these many are Par
rot guns, and all are completely fitted ready for
sons fsrges and large quantities of grape canister
shot, ard she'll being with each battery sufficient
one would think, for eampsigu in the interior.
s.s-Flls u 1a3s ,-s1 WAGONS SILT ~
A great number Of army transportation WAGONS
are provided. over and above those which belong to
them. Extra camp equippage Of every description !
is also provided, and great number Of extra arms
and infantry equipments. .t-
To drive the extra transport wagons the Govern |
ment enlisted in this city nearly two hundred |
professional stage drivers These Jehus will bs K
most serviceable on the Southern road where. as
Mr.. Olmstead relates in mis- journey through the 1
South, Northern stage drivers are found the only
competent men 70 take charge Of stages in the vsr
Gus interior lines.
@ ---------- Pilots.
We may add here that all the best pilots belong |
ing to this city have gone down with the exOedi-
ton They were chosen because they are familiar |
with every point on the Southern coast from the !
Chesapeake o the Texas shore Besides these pi |
lots number of ski lful ami trussy coastisZ Can /
tains were engaged from Cape Cod. These men |
knUw every I0ch of the coast; have sailed into
every harbour and inlet with their craft and will |
be sble 70 carry the ships into any port great or
small, on the Atlantic or in the Gulf, where the sx-
petition may be ordered to land.
ze-c er1 ARTIFICERs
A number of carpenters. m4sous, and other arti
dcersf3 N part Of the mlterlSl Of the expedition
so that ia setting up barracks and for other work
skilled labor viii be always at hand.
ssCRETART CANEROA's ORDER CONCERNING sLAvE DE /
g E1a sIELsLlL1 .stRrERs,
The following order was sent out with the COM
manders of the forces accompanying the great ex
petition:
~ 1s WAR DErAETNENT, Oct a. 1851.
SIR: In conducting military operations within
States declared by the proclamation Of the President
to be in state Of Instruction, yoa will govern
yourself so far persons held service under the
laws OF such stes concerned by the PRINCIPLES
Of the letters addressed by M to Maj Gen. Butler
on the Both of May and the 8.h of August copies of
which are here With furnished 10 you. As special
direct ns adapted to special circumstances cannot
be given, much must be referred TO your own dis
erection. as Com handing GsnsEal Of the expedition.
You will, however in general. avail yourself of the
services Of any persons. whether fugitiyes from Ia
Dor or not who mS fer theun to the national Gov
ernmenf; you will employ such persons ia such ser
vices as they may be fitted for, either as ordinary
employees, or, if spscial circum-ts1c s. seem to
require it, in any other capacity, with such orQspi
cation, in squads companies, Or Otherwise as you
deem most beneficial to the service. This how c
ever, not to ,nean general armng of them 70 '
military service. You viii assure au loyal mas ! {
ers that Congress will provide Just compe nsston
to them for the loss of the services of the persons
10 employed Itis believed that the course thus a
indicated will best secure the substantial rights of
OF al masters, and the benefit to the Udlted States
II the services of all disposed to support the Gov
sFnineht white II aFOlds al interference With B
he social systems of local institutions of every
state beyond that which Instruction makes una,
TOdable and which restoration of peaceful rela,
ions to the Union, under the Constitution will i'm
nediately remove n
=r--- Respectfully,
49,. - - SIMEN CANER1N
Secretary of War
Brig. Gen T.W. ShernlIl, comm s11ing expedition q
to the Southern coast c
l--y OBJECTS OF tbs EXPEDITION.
-tu Prom the EsH York Herald, OF 90 n
The last Of the great naval expedition which has a
,een IN course Of preparation at the principal c
snrthern ports for the last two or three months 8
Weighed anchor and stood out to sea on Saturday n
md Sunday last "a little premature) and by yester~
lay were on their way TO their destinat on Ia O
ew days we expect to hear Of Its earliest opera
ions on some portion of the Southern coast As il
allied under sealed orders, the partiS lar point of
IS destination is, of course unknown to the public
,la nki.n.. $1,000 ~. - =. -