Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-10-28
The areat Naval Expealtlon.

The Great Naval Expedition.
The expedition which has been for many
weeks in preparation, sailed from Annapolis
on Monday last. The military arm OF the ex.
petition numbers 10 900 men, under the COM
mand of that veteran and accomplished sol
der, Brigadier General Thomas w. Sherman.
The division is divided into three brigades,
commanded by Brigadier Generals L. l.. Viele,
Isaac l. Stevens, and Il. G. Wright, all edu-
Gated officers. The regiments and companies
composing the expedition are the following
Third New Hampshire, Col. Fellows.
Forty.sixth New ork, Col Rosa
Forty-seyenth New York, Col. Moore
Forty-eighth New York, Col. Perry.
Eighth Maine, Col. Strickland.
"Boundhead' regiment, Pa, Col Leisure,
Fiticth Pennsy wanna, Col Christs.
Eighth Michigan, Col. EentOn.
Seventy -niLth New ork, Col. --.
Fourth New Hampshire, Col. Whipple.
Sixth Connecticut. Col. Chathed.
Seventh Connecticut, Col. Terry.
Ninth Maine Col. Rich.
Hamiltons Battery, formerly Sherman's,) six
pieces,
In addition to the above, number OF heavy
seige guns are taken, a corps OF sappers and
engineers belonging to the regular army, large
supplies OF camp equipage, body OF masons
and carpenters, quantities OF brick, mortar,
and large stones, and in tact a complete fitting
out Tor an expedition about 10 land on a hostile
coast, in the face, perhaps, Of powerful batter,
les, and to entrench itself on that coast with
view to making its lodgment the base of i'm
portant and future operations. The negroes
are principally for digging entertainments, and
will, for the first time, constitute an important
arm Of offence III the hands of a national army.
The correspondent of the New York Times,
writing on board the fleet, under date OF the
22d inst. says -
"On Tuesday morning nearly all the vessels
arrived at Hampton Roads, but the strong
wind continued, and it was impossible to do
anything in the way Of coaling and refilling
water casks, which all the vessels must do,
before we depart on our mission This unto
ward circumstance was deeply regretted by US
all, especially by Gen. Sherman, commanding
the military arm, who thinks that the uufortu-
nate delay which has marked the undertaking
from its inception, taken in connection with
the fact that more publicity has been given to
the matter than was at all desirable, will mill
tate much against the objects sought to be ac.
con,pshed. There is no doubt that every
days detention is of incaiCuabe service to the
feDSls, WHO must now De Iully aware OF our
coming, and have made preparations tie give
us warm reception. To-day the weather
has cleared, the sea is smooth, and the coal,
water and ordnance stores will be shipped
without difficulty. Even now tugs and flat
boats are passing rapidly about the Roads, dis
charging cargOes upon the steamboats,, and the
soldiers on board render ready H'nOt willing
service in h0istng the material. Should no
more unhappy circumstances interpose we will
surely leave to morrow. Expect TO hear good
news from us soon, as the opportunity is al
forded.'
The naval branch Of the expedition is in
command of Commodore S. f. Dupont of New
Jersey, who sailed in the flagship Wabash.
The transport fleet consists OF the following
steamships, some of them the finest afloat:-
Baltic, Daniel Webster,
ocean Queen, Coatzacocos
Vanderbilt, Roanoke,
Star of the South, Oriental,
Marion, Potomac,
! ParkeTsburg, Locust Point,
| Matansas, Winfield Scott,
Cahawba, Spaldng,
Empire City, Atlantic,
Ariel, Ben Deford.
Belyidere
| together with four sailing vessels and six ferry
| boats. The whole number are heavily armed
| and carryS ordnance anu QuartefmaSter
stores, two houses in frame work, bricks in
! large quantity, about 1900 shovels, the same
| number of picks, sand bags, horses, boats fol
landing men and guns through the surf, and
every other article likely to be required for q
campaign. The gunboat fleet numbers some
twenty Or more vessels in addition to the
above, carrying an armament OF 400 guns
| The New York Evening Post says - These
vessels carry besides their full crews, a force
of between 10000 aud 10000 picked soldiers
halt of them the best trained troops of Gen
McCiellan's command. The cry that the army
of Mcclellan needed more men, which has iol
so many weeks weed inpatient souls, is now
explained. 1t was not our land forces, bu
our naval expedition, that needed more men
When troops went on to Washington, it wal
only that others, better drilled and more ex
perienced, might be sent to Annapolis in read
mess to embark in the slips OF the expedition
Thus, from time to time, by the patriot,
readiness OF the people to respond 10 a call
the precise purport of which they did no
quite comprehend, our gallant general was en-
abled to detach from his vast army a larg
force OF the best soldiers he had. We nee
not say that these troops are well armed am
ably differed. Neither care nor expens
have been spared to- make their outfit con
plete, in arms of all kinds, in great guns, sho
she'll ammunition, and all the paraphernala
war.
Henry j. Pierce and Ebenezer Eaton hav
been nominated for representatives by "cit
zens" caucus in Dorchester.