The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-29
S HE EFT,
New York, Tuesday, October 30, 1861.
THE SITUATION.

The last OF the great naval expedition, which
has been in course of preparation at the principal
Northern ports for the last two or three months,
weighed anchor and stood out to sea on Saturday
and Sunday last and by yesterday were on their
way to their destination. In few DAYS we may
expect to hear of its earliest operations on some
portion of the Southern coast. AS it sailed under
sealed orders, the particular point of its destina-
ton is of course unknown to the public The OBJ
jects expected to be realized from it are fo1rfold
First. To carry the war into the cotton States,
which are chiefly responsible for the rebellion,
and, by doing so, to produce the Reorganization
and dispersion of the immense rebel army now
collected in Virginia.
Second. To secure winter quarters for our
troops, and harbors of refuge for our naval and
mercantile marine
Third. To open one or more Southern ports to
commerce, and thus satisfy all demands and oh.
waite all difficulties about the supply of cotton
and the efficacy of the blockade; and
Fourth. To form nuclei in those rebel States
near which the long suppressed loyalty and good
sense of the people may find safe and appropriate
expression, and to encourage and stimulate this
reactionary feeling of which we have seen such
remarkable and encouraging manifestation in
North Carolina. We devote large amount OF our
space to-day to o detailed description of the ex.
petition.
We give to-day map Of the coast and land line
OF the rebel States, showing the position of our
blockading vessels the Atlantic and Gulf coasts,
and combining the rebel forts on the Southern sea
line, and the rebel batteries on the Mississippi,
comprising in an perfect typographical picture
Of the entire theatre Of war by land and sea.
General Mcclellan had a magnificent review YES.
terday Of General Casey's division. Eleven regi.
ments were in line and it is said looked and moved
splendidly.
The Union troops on the Maryland side opposite
Aqua Creek are throwing up Notifications Scout.
Ing parties from General Smiths division went out
yesterday as far as Vienna, and fell in with no
rebel pickets.
Some refugees, recently arrived at Fortress Mon
roe from Yorktown, report that the rebels are
concentrated in large force in that vicinity, and
are in daily expectation of an attack from the
Union forces.
General Fremont and staff had reached Bolivar
on Saturday evening. He was to leave on Sunday
morning, together with General Seges division
for Springfield, towards which Generals Pope
Hunter and McKinstry, were also moving. From
all information gathered from the rebel Genera,
Prices vicinity, it seems likely that he will fall
back into Arkansas, and refuse to give General
Fremont battle.
small party Of the Illinois Twenty-eighth while
scouting in Kentucky, on Saturday, about thirteen
miles below Cairo, encountered body of rebels
and after brisk skirmsh routed them, killing two
officers and woundng several. Another party of
Union troops belonging to the Illinois Ninth at
tackled band Of rebel cavalry, one hundred strong
near Saratoga, on the Cumberland river, on the
same day, and dispersed them, taking all their
camp equipage and nfty.two horses killing thir
teen and capturing twenty-five.