Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-05
From cha View Yox Til one. October 70.
TIE NAVAL EXPEDITION.

Its OF course to be regretted the pub ca loo OF the
Character # great naval kpedon, which has Tar;ed
rom Old Point Comfort shall prove TO be mature as
the Importance OF the movement Ia only 70 be measured
by lis magnitude II, however, the story be true that
the private Secretary OF the Commodore commanding
has eoped With the sealed despi chfs the charts ara
other papers relating the expedition, suy publication
Ia regard 10 the matter will prove altogether harmef
Toe Secretary il he has committed any such ec OF IT. a.
son. has done 40, no doub 10 crown by such ueaohtiy
any weeks Of vlaDy and sEcspes now 70 put himsel
in plpoe Of safety He takes with hun soma trophies
of vic ory rather than any useful Information Tor the
enemy TIE whole story hope, and are rather inclined
bseve is lis but whether il Is or not Is OF ise
Of lie consequence except as tho evidence OF previous
trescbery.
NJf Davis did not know, before any information
rom such source could reach him, the destr Ion OF
the armada, then be is welcome to the Knowledge. We
believe the ,et will have reached lie destined haven and
have accomplished It's purpose In such measure that the
rest Of L. will be eeey long before B,auregsrd could
reach the same point let alone Beaur' CARDS army. II
he waited for New York paper Of Saturday, or even
the arrival Of any traitor from the feet 10 tell him what
point BIO must make for then the spies OF the Conede-
ratsswe wish we could doubt their xistencehave not
kept if Davis advised OF tho progress and purposes Of
this CT pedtOn il the nsurgent troops, which we have
ben told for the last foItlgh have gone away somewher
from the peighborhood Of Washington, are lot a..
ready the proposed point OF attack 10 prevent tbe
lsudrg Of the troops uader General Sherman, and II
through Richmond some days sgo, are not alrcs In
position 81 the precise spot where, above all Others, We
wsh they may not he; then We may be quite sure
that any information the Comic deraes may have acquired
within the last FIVE days viii avail them nothing, AID the
winds and the permitting We nay hope 10 hear
OF b iiant Inauguration of s,uttern campaign We
know the rsk attenoi sll naval expeditions; know
that thsy have much oitener failed than suceedee but
we will keep in sight the facts that this oIe has bsen
great while in preparation sni therefore ought 10 be
.kas h.a nn1H
lively few hours sail reach its destination; and that
Il Is 10 DO hop cs secret has been well kept, aud
therefore will neet With 10 opposition; We may trust
therefore that IL mar prove brilliant exception ~
h4tory NAV cover our erms ab glory and be she Ger
tain beginning Of the ex ermhaion Of the rebellion
Ia precet ng column from which we take the ABOVE,
the edlog of the "Tribune" Gays;
Oae OF our correspondents With the Great NaI Expo
dion writes fr N u ,ppoOn Roads, Oh Frd1y evening
Iss that be had been informed, upon good author-
g. tbss the Pvae Secretary TO Commodore Dcpont the
commander OF the Rse bad absconded, carrying With
hin the maps end eh,rs and the sealed orders Of
ID, Comm iore We do not youch fcE the ruth oil the
p,rt bu for the fast, that the writer Is ooe wor-
ny Of credenoe II would consiuy not be surprslrg,
con sdering the amount treason which has sts oe'
the NOV OF forcel hehrr,o should ano ner
oouf Ienda servant Of the Government prove 70 have
been trsor. We bOp- however, 20 bear that the re-
port "a erroneous.
UNTRUE DorprlEss
has been telegraph b,Te the: she New York I'd.
buue" Of this morn.og contains statement that the
private secretary Of Capt Dupont has absoonASd wl:h
the maps char; secret irs REACTIONS, ETC. Of be naval
exp .d ion but up 10 noo1 tod day, tho N'vy Depart.
had the Of reasons TO bteys ths report untrue
ii, Department we may add, have edvic,i from Com.
mod Dupont Ep 10 the moment Of thu saliag OF the
las, Baltimore steamer foss fortress Monroe. These
make 10 mention Of this a6iir wt,cver.
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
PoRrxEss NoSRos, 0ck So the expedition sill In
gers here but Il Ia nov understood that General
has ord red the Get 70 sa at daylight 10 morrow Oae
hrudred thou,sad faions have been disrbu,-d among
the resI nents this aernoon preparatory TO their depart
iure The captains Of the various transports reoeivei
sealed orders day ii reported lou doubtless ]! h
only baseess rnmor) that Of The pans had oPsn.
cd bis orders snd divulscd the destination OF The
teet
rho men aud tosse on board the various Transports
have suffered greatly during tae gale Of The tRo last
days.