Daily national Democrat., 1861-10-12
Dailp Natlonall Democrat.
Naval Expeditions against the Southern
Coast.


Coast.
The New York Herald recently put forth
the following speculations in regard to sun
dry Naval movements of the Government:
1t has been recently stated that those Il IN
ster steamships-the Atlantic, the Baltic and
the Vanderblt-had been chartered by th.
Government for some secret naval service at
the same time that other transports, previous
~ engaged, had come to this city for the same
purpose. The transports rave suddenly
disappeared, aud with them as suddenly sev-
eral regiments encamped on Long Island at
Scarsdale, at Camp Winfield Scott. Hemp
stead, at Fort Hamilton and other points. -
The New Hampshire regiment which was
missed from its camp on Sunday was seen to
take the cars of the Long Island r ilroad
early ia the morning, and it is ascertaned
that it proceeded to the terminus of the road,
at the other eLd of the island. Everybody
who witnessed this movement felt astonished
WHAT, it was asked, can troops be waited
for in that region? But the appearance of
the Atlantic off Greenport soon solved the
mystery. The troops were taken on board
and the ship steered in a southwark direc-
tiCn.
Of the precise destination of these troops
and of the other regiments-in all from six
to ten thousand men-we cannot inform our
readers; it is a Government secret But we
may state generally that it is undoubtedly
the Southern coast. There are at least three
naval expeditions on foot, and all the avail
able troops on the Northern coast will be
sent in one or the other of them Gen. But
Ter went to Boston to send forward troops
from that direction, and he is to command
one of the expeditions himself. In the course
of three weeks perhaps sixty thousand men
will have been landed at different points on
the Southern coast, where they will act in
co-operation to the same end, aud penetrate
to the very heart of the cotton region. such
is the VigOr with which the Navy and War
Departments are being conducted since the
Government obtained the new loan.
What will be the effect Of these expedi-
tions,,on the Confed crate army now in front
of Washington? 1t will be to break up and
scatter those forces without wasting q shot
upon. them. From the recent news from the
South, which we have published it appears
that the Confederate army is most impatient
to fight, and is in imminent peril of being
demoralized from inaction But the gener-
ais are not ready and they are holding back
their army till they have the railroad finished
from Winchester to Srasburg-a distance of
about eighteen miles which will thus com
plete continuous line from lIarper's Ferry
to Rich@ond, enabling the rebel generals not
o0l Y te transport large quantities of provis-
ions and munitions of wrr TO Maryland by
way of the upper Potomac, but to eoncen-
trate rapidly large force at any desired
point of their defensive line. The ten miles
of rails and the locomotives and ears of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad whick they re-
certly seized at Mar,insburg, are now being
applied to the completion Of their road and
the rolling stock
When this is accomplished they will then
be ready for action. But meantime the ma
val expedition will pounce upon the South
ern ceast As soon as the Intelligence reach
es the army of the Potomac, it will spread
terrer and alarm throughout its ranks The
troops ofSouth Carolina Georgia, Florida,
Ainbama, Mississippi aud Louisiana, dccima-
ted from the effects of change of climate.
from infectious mortal diseases and filthy
camps, will insist OF going home to defend
their native States, and let Virginia defend
herself. The Generalization already begun
will soon be completed, and instead of fin
ishing the railroad from Winchester to Stras4
burg. Ia invade Maryland and capture Bal
tin ore and invest Washington the troops of
the ,eetteu Ststee Will hurry southwark by
the most direct railroads already finished to
defend all they hold dear at home The
operations of Roscncranz in Western Virgin
ia, threat eniug the rear OF the rebel force in
Eastern Virginia, aud the cutting oil of its
retreat 10y crossing the Blue Ridge and seiz-
ing the Tennessee and Virginia rairoad as
well as the expcdi;iou of Fremont down the
Mississippi, will hn,ten the cousump,alion;
and before the end of winter the insureou,
armv now mau~uydrmg from OccoQ tan
Geek to Leesburg. will melt away like last
years snow. and the place that knew it shall
know it no more If that array 90 to pieces,
as it must the rebel leaders wiA neger be
able to organize another and Leiore the list
of May. peace will be restored to our uhhap-
ny y'ceaatry.