The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-11-05

Armada OF Phlllp Ii. An ldea OF the cNar-
acter Of tie expedition will be derived
fom a list OF The vessels comprising it.
We give the list as We find it in the New
York TljJune
ARMED VESSELS.
Flag Ship Wabash Unadilh,
Seminole, Ottawa,
Florida Seneca,
PJclh0Atls, Pawnae,
James Adgtr, Pembina,
Augusta, Isaac Smith,
Alabama, Il r. Forbes,
Curiew, Pilgrim,
Mohican, Sabine,
Susquehanna, Flag,
Savannah, St. Lawrence,
Dale, Vandalia,
Penguin.
Transient STEAMERS
Atlantic, Ocean Queen,
Baltic, Governor,
Vanderbilt, Illinois,
S'ar Of the South, Marion.
Parkersburgh, Alatanzas.
Cahawba, Empire City,
Ariel, Daniel Webster,
Coatzocoalcos, Roanoke,
Erickson, Oriental
Potomac, Locust Point,
Philadelphia, Winfield Scott
Bclvidere, Ben Deford.
FERRY BOATS.
Mayflower, Eagle
Philadelphia, Star,
Baltimore, Commodore Perry,
SAILING VESSELS.
Great Republic, Ocean Express,
Zenas Coffin, Golden Eagle,
Pocahontas
The vessels are heavily laden with
men, guns, horses, hay, grain, large
quantities of lumber and brick, wheel
barrows, spades shoyel5 and ordinance
stores. The lading shows that il is The
intention Of the expedition to land, and
10 entrench after they are landed, wheth-
er for temporary protection, or with a
view to permanent base of operations,
remains 10 be seen. The orders Of Gen.
SHERMAN 20 The troops would seem to in
dictate that he was going to point where
they would find an enemy, and where, in
order TO land, fighting would have TO be
done. He says: " Ii i. probable that
the first line will have to conquer the
ground on which TO establish Itself" Ii
therefore seems that the expedition Is
bound TO some point on the coast now
protected by troops, and that resistance
is to be met and overcome. With the
first news Of The landing, therefore, we
are to expect the news of passage a
arms.
One Of The most important and stri
king features connected with this expe-
dillon, however, is the letter of nstruc-
tons from Secretary CAMERON TO Gen.
SHERMAN. This shows that the admin
istration is not ayerse, under certain cir
cumstances, to taking even a more ad-
vanced position relative to slavery than
that taken by Gen. FREMoNr The Sec
rotary hasn't yet caught FRGM pSr's
planness Of speech, SO that he can say
slave when he means slave, but he never
theless has caught liule Of the nspira
lion Of FREMoHT's acts. He tells Gen.
SHERMAN to avail himself Of the services
OF all persons held to service who may
offer themselves, whether fueitiyes from
labor or not, and TO employ them in such
capacity as be may deem proper, either
Is ordinary employees, or IN any other
capacity, with such organization, in
squads, companies, or otherwise, as may
be deemed beneficial 10 the service. And
The General IS TO assure all loyal master S
that Congress will provide jast compen-
salon 10 t!iom Tor the loss Of services oil
sach persons 80 employed. Now if Gen.
SHERMAN should deem il for The interest
.! The service to induce the slaves Of The
rebels to offer him their services he may |
accept those services, and in whatever
capacity lie pleases, whether in an or
gained or unorganized form. In fact,
although the Secretary says he is not TO
arm them generally for military service,
yet he is evidently privledged to arm
item TO a qualified extent. lie is, too,
TO assure compensation 10 loyal masters
IA proviso dropped in, evidently. by !
the Secretary. as f" pleasant attempt at
righteousness. The Secretary doubtless
felt well assured that the claims Of loyal
masters would never increase the indebt-
odness Of the government picayune.
But rebel masters are to have no COM
pensalon. nor is anything said about re-
turning their slaves after The needed SER
vice is rendered In fact tits FREMlNr's
eonfscalion proclamation given in more
terms, with the additional
latitude. however, Of allowing the con.