The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-07

from the naval expedition later than that published in
TO days HERALD.
Official Dispatches to the Navy Depart.
ment.
Below will be found two despssches addressed 70 ee
Navy Department. announcing ehc safctyof tho lectaer
the recent storm had substcd and that il was chen
quietly pursuing It's way to srs destinatiea.
Cape Romain mentioned in the late OF these tso des
patches, is short thirty miles north q Chareston-
PmiApErHA, Nov. s. 1851.
To Hon GrpysN wflIHs Secretary of the Navy
TIE steamer Florida Of the expedition, has arrived
here, resucg repairs TO her machinery. She left the
expedt'oEr Cape Fear on the night Of Frid the lst
inst
BALTIMORE, Nc- s, 1861
Mr.. Fox, assistant 3 cretary OF the Navy
The Mstticelao arpved Fortress Monroe yesterday
Che reports that she passed the fleet of roat Romain
Saturday night.
The storm bad arated land the feet wass eerng sotes
ward The Bevidcrc (transporD has retarncd. slightly
damaged by thestorm
O~9 F05tPess Monroe Correspondence
FORTRESS MONROE, Va, Nov. a. 1861.
The Not and sacGaIe-No Official Int igence frose1s~
ArTral Of he Belviderc, dc. dc.
Tha report Of she destination & tho feet has hat
elective effect cpcn the people hcrclbous, The q Il
thing that wanting is TO hear of the Of the X
petition. SrSng fears, however, entertained III "
the 2srce storms Of last week may have had damae
efhc onthc expedition. Up 10 the hour Of mywr; Il
noh.ng Official has bccn heard relating to the fleet.
gunsat and thctteamcr Bcivdere have arrived bait u
lips O. these in authority sealed and being az NJ
Sdass 7 am rnabse 10 learn anything regarding it.
HIone Troops for the Naval Expcditt,s a.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov Q, aetil
Tbesr,atmore Nesos,Shee has statement from Il,
polls iat the II eco troops gathered there ase;i DO
foth when betranspors of the expedition rcs rn
[trom the Chicago Tribune Nov Al
Gen yurpsde OF Rhode Island, is collecting nJ
stead Il L. considerable force, which is said 10
tended tns naval expedition when it has ade
landilgqn the Southern coast This force is Tn
up in part or New England roops-the Firth New Ienp.
shire Txaaty third, ftventy hfth and Twcntys4venth
Massachusetts, and Tenth Connecticut Brgadier Gereral
John G. Fo1ser associated with Gen. Burnside h the
colection,cr these trooa and may expect in lecxt
ton days th many Zen thousand fresh ,-,iA be
under way for the South.
A Good Omen for the Great Expedition.
The following IS extrac. from letter writ,cn at
Annapolis after use sailing Of thc fleet
On the evcnsDg of the day that orders were
received for tho emparka,ion 0f tho fourteen reg
menls cncamped bore, Joined small party to
60 down through the Navy Yard TO a OF pier,
get better Wow Of tho interesting trans
prng the harbor An officer of the Acgany the re.
ceviag ship stationed lere observing us, Immediately
sent a boat TO row about the harbor Nothing could
be more anmating and impressive than the scene.
were scattered about the ha Dor lying in full
the oflng. The smaller passing and repnssng,
as they up the wharf to receive their living
freight and then steamed off to transfer their burden to
The larger ones The air was vocal with the frantic
cheers Of the soldiers an tho stirring strains q Hail
Columbia the Star Spanglcd Banncr' and good old
"Yankee Poodle nspringy played by the bands while
the gorgeous ensgn OF tho rcc noatcd from every mast
head.
Our attention was fer time fully occupied with
what tsanspirrg around that we had failed to
notice the magnii.cIce Of the heavens. The air was
warm as OF aJuy night The vault above us, blue and
calm, clouclcss, but the sun had gathered
cloud dense enough to conceal it but receiving from its
radiance a lining and outline Of molten gold. The form
OF this cloud was narvcllously like eagle, its
head turned the North and its wings spread TO Tie
SO that every little boat uttered an excla
nation OF Hrprsc they beheid it. As the sun sank
av,;v from beneath IT, the g majestic monarch of the
cloud seemed 70 mount hcaveawaId, TIL 1t was disspa
tee. and lost IN gnrgoo hacs cf the setting We
hailed il as Of good la bingcr Of victory. IS
the light failed, the evening starthe star o. hope
shane bright Gear while i'll h1 opposite quarter
of the heavens fall moon, rising IN uncolced spendor
we hope conquer. Against the western sky still faint
~ Illuminated, rose the dome Ct tie Old state
House. in whose Senate chamber Washington re-
signed his csxnmisson as Conn ander in Chet OF the
American forces. | could not dfvest mysclf
o th, feeling his spirit must lnger around the hal
lowed spot, and his blessing accompany Tie patriotic
who gong forth TO die u need be- for the IRE
scryation OF that Union he SO loved and cherished
Another look at the harbor, and what afhangel One
by one the transports have hung Their lights; the
buildings the Navy Yard illuminated; the light
reflected rcfn every window looks likewary bands Of
flame the ripphng wa.ers the labors OF the day
suspended the Blusu has ceased the tsred soldiers
have gone terTes to dream perchance g oved
far away and our softly dipping cars aone 5rcak iho
silence us we gecty ,gde homeward ferveally psaytng
s9r Gods blessing on the 'greatexpedition." VI.
PInLADELrHfA, E0v. .6, 1851.