Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-11-16

/ The National Estsllgeneer of the 29th ult, gives
the following full account of the magnitude of the
naval expedition which has made successful attack
at Port Royal. When we consider its material. no
one can be surprised at its temporary success. The
article will be read with interest by our country
readers, who have access to the daily journals
The expedition is on a scale more vast than any
thing Of the kind heretofore attempted on this con-
tnent, at least and that from the completeness of
its outfit and the skill of the men to whom the CON-
mand is entrusted. may hope for severe blow
at the insurgents in their weakest spot Where the
blow is TO fall is known only to the Government
and to the Commander-in- Chief of the expedition.
1t was unknown to every one but General Sherman,
the captains Of the different ships sailing with seal
ed orders which not to be opened till they got
into certain latitude and longitude We give be-
low an interesting account of the expedition, care
fully collected by our reporters, who have watched
every step OF the preparation and gathered as many
details possible with the restricted privileges
| granted to the press.
THE EXPEDITION.
The expedition is the joint work of the Navy and
Wa" Departments. 1t was meant to have been
ready by the middle of September; and the Navy
| Department had its vessels ready then. 1t was,
however, impossible to get ready the immense ma
terial Of the expedition by that time; and though
everybody concerned worked most diligently it was
only on October 18th that the transports laden
and the final shipment Of troops ready to be begun
The expedition consists of the following vessels:
| WAR VESSELS.
Flagship Wabash, SO guns, Commander, Rodgers
ship Minnesota. 81, L. n. Goldsboro; ship Roam
oke, 81, John Mars:on.
| SAILING VESSELS
| Frigate St Lawrence, 30 guns. Commander, b.
I. Purviance; sioopof war Vandalia, 90, s. P. Lee
slooP ofwar jamestown, %, j. F. Greene; sloopof.
war Cumberland, "a, ---; sloop-ofwar Ssvan.
nah, "a, -; sloop ofwar Dale, 16,
| GUNBoATs.
Albatross, Commander -; Alabama, E.
Lanier; Augusta, E. G. Parrott; Curlew, j. II.
Watmough; Dale, ---; Florida, j. r. Colds
borough; Harriet Lane -; Iroquois. -;
Isaac Smith, j. w. A. Nicholson; James Adger, j.
b. Marshand; Mohican, --; Noun: Vernon,
| -; New London, --; Ottowa Thos.
H. Stevens; Pawnee, X II. Wyman; Peubina, j.
?. Bankhesd; PENGUIN, Budd; POcahontas. P.
Drayton; Quaker City, -; R B. Forbes,
II. s. Newcomb; Seminole, s. P. Gillies; Seneca,
Daniel Amnen; Unadilla, N. Collins; Yankee, -;
| Young America, -.
green forward, and are armed besides with one riAed
gun and from TWO to four twenty four Founders.
FERRY BOATS ..a,-
The ferryboats are capable of carrying from five
hundred to nine hundred men, and are generally
armed with six guns each The following is the
list Of those sent with the expedition:
Baltimore, Commodore Perry, Eagle, Ellen Ethan
Allen Mayhower, Philadelphia, P0cahontas Star,
Stepping Stone, and Whitehall.
Ariel, 1896 tons, Commander, Terry; Atlantic,
| 2S45, -; Alabama, 1881 -; Baltic
272s, ------; Belvidere, 1000, Phillips; Ben De
ford, 1850, -; Champion -, Ca
hawba, 1913, Baker; CoatzacoalcOs, 1900, Bocock
Daniel Webster, 1895, johnson; De Soto, 1915
-; Empire City, 1851, Baxter; Ericsson
Rathburn; Locus Point, 462, French; Marion, 800
Philips; Mstanzas, $50, Leesburg; Merceda, 1910
-; Ocean Queen, 1902, Seabury; Oriental
1000, Tuzo; Pa kersburg, us. -; Philadel
phia, 1888, Barton; Potomac, 44s. Hiliard; Santa
Star of the South 96O, Kearnley; Vanderbilt 1850
| La Fevre; Winfield Scott, -, s-
SAILING VESSELS. .
Great Republic, Tonnage, 1856; Ocean Express
Tonnage, 1897; Courier, Tonnage, -; Zenas COT
fin, Tonnage, $685.; Golden Eagle, Tonnage, 1928
Gem Of the Seas, Tonnage, =. -.
All the transports are fully armed, and have
crew on board to work the guns. Several trans
ports were added to the feet at Fortress Monroe
and the entire Atlantic squadron will cooperate
with the expedition.
The expedition consists in all. of eighty vessels
OF these three steam figateS, six others are sail
| ing men-of.war, tweuty-six are gunboats, tweiy
|
ports -.. -=E
| LIST OF OFFICERS.
Brigadier-General Thomas w. Sherman, Com
manding. -.~t i~.5- -.s
| DIVISION STAFF. -r.- -. ~
Captain Louis II. Pelouze, U. s. A., Acting As
sistant Adjutant General .-.
Lieut. George Murrill u. s. Volunteers, Abide
Camp.
Lieut. james Magner, Twenty eight Massachusett
! Volunteers, Aid-ds-Camp. -
Capt Rufus Saxton, u. s. Al Chief Quarte1
. master. - $3.50 ls-t -
Capt Herbert A. Hascall, o. $. A.. Assistan,
Quartermaster. u- q s-e's, - -
Capt Charles e. Fuller, q. Ia, Asst. Quarter
MASTER e.5s.1 80
Capt. Michael Morgan, ASS. Com. Sab, o. s. A
4 Chief Commissary. s
Capt Quincy 4. Gilmore, .. S. Engineers, Chi
! Lieut. P. n oRorks, o. s. Eusiusers, Assiatar
: Engineer. eeNsSsa -