Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-10-10
tn. plan OF the Campaign.

7.,er's Weekly published in New York, gives the fol
ng the pan of the Autumn and Winter campaign OF
TIE believe we may say that plan of the Autumn and
campaign has been determined, and that TIE ieaong
onerstons Of so excessive character "a 10 be
,bont parae in hstory, and to be moly cSr'ah u e
ctBg their ohject-the suppression o' '"0 ie'n" "e
T Nan presumes that the rebels will remain inactive a.
lnpas.nt position. Should Gen. Beauregard attack
heT p+oa change in the programme might be the re-
va II il confidently anticipated that ne would meet
L or oyerE heImnS defeat which would proDapiy pre-
We matters gain should Cen Johnston undertake
C~1sss1ve movement agsnst Carlo, tie MISSISSIPPI e&
nedsn might proceed to Work more ith f ths
attended. It is GOT believed however, ina @ 90 Cri &c
nntinyoneies will occur At Washington rs ~ salio al
stacking force would fight at suoh an ems" IN
tsre that it is not supposed the TT s S5
Sol armv vould wsntouly run the rIsk OF forward
movement ..1o rahels Dnrsue the visest course
sun ~. he STACKED their enfrenchments we have
esson to believe that in me nst OF second "eeh OF co
Der tne IN he vicinity of Fortress Monroe. at Manassas
Hers Ferry, in Kentucky, on the Mississippi, and IN
~ M I'm norton of Missouri
the ?eve hst three nsval expeditions being fitted
t 9 New England and New York. The camps at Hemp
tead and scarsdale are to furnish men for two OF them
o third will recruit 10000 volunteers in New England
We presume shall not be far wrong if predict that
ese expeditions will be commanded by General Butler
RnrDgide Ian Ter Two of them will probably operate
On different points of the Southern cOast with view Of dis
ctng the attention Of the from the line of the PO
omac-one, instance may effact landing at
port Royal South Carolina while the other reinforced By
the garrison at Fort Pickeus may the excellent ha
hour Of Pensacola TO the commerce Of the world.
likely that the third, which will consist of at least
n 6OO men and will be commanded by Gen Burnside will
operate in the Chesapeake landing side to
flank the rebel army the Potomac while the other
IKE Norfolk in the rear in case the rebels should fall
from Manassas. All of these expeditions will he provided
with ample artillery, and the landings will be effected under
of heavy naval batteries Ships steamers, gunboats
and launches are, we believe being actively prepared fer
this service.
simultaneously with the departure of these expeditions
look for forward movement the part Of Gen. Banks
A glance at the map will show how GeR. Mcclellan will co.
operate with him. If the enemy resist him in force Nc
ollyo
on without opposition the attack will he deferred until he
IL in position take part in it by fankng the enemy
We have an ntimation that simultaneously with Gen
Banks movement, Gen. sickes will the Potomac
twenty miles below Washington, with view to gain 6
position between Manassas and Richmond These details
however, Of yet undetermined ard the init
nation is merely shrewd guess. The nam point-tha
be threatened three sides simultaneously
while column under Gen Burnside advances to cut of the
Of the be regarded pretty certain.
Meanwhile, further West, Gen Anderson may be exneCt
ed 10th October TO lave raised such army Ken
tuckans and East Tennesseeans keep Tennessee
fcuay in check and to cooperate efficiently with Gen
Fremont "no 10y that Tune, VIII probably have nusterfE
amy sufficient to beat the rebels in the negbbcrhOod
Springfield Missouri and to powerful expedition fol
tie descent of the Mississippi We do not look for
operations of the first Importance on the Mississippi Th
fortified points that river will naturally be assaie h,
land Corps drmee will converge upon them from ethe
reduce them as HateTas reducs4 or, whe
the hing Is practicable, with the nayonef Inc guno9At
will be useful as auXlares and the NV Will prove yalu"
bile for the transportation Of supplies Bot the lighting
the West will be done on land.
If the campaign IN that region Is to keep pace with tina
the East, the rebel forces under Pr McCuloch
whoever has Ceeded them, which in pcssess
Of Springfield Missouri and the ity must be defeated
aud drive into kansas scattered altogether befOr
October 10, Whether tEis he achieved depeEds upO
considerations which only known to Major General Ere
mont.
thus if information be correct, the battle will hav
begun along the whole line from the Atlantic to Kansas
mdd of October and at least two points the
will be either in possession of bOmbardment b
orr forces it is believed that the whole force will not
less than 80" OOU men, exclusive of and HON
hen ucky Maryland and MIS- uri; that at eve
IS point attacked shall prObab outnumoer the enemy
l. ia not
the Gulf States wi remain patiently der in Viz
gua, while their homes are being assaed from the NorIE