The national Republican., 1861-10-28

Captain L. NJ. Goldsborougb, who Is in com
mand Of the northern half of the Atlantic block
aiding squadron, will also take an active part
In siding the expedition. He was born In The
District Of Columbia, and entered the service
from Maryland, of which State he is citizen.
In 1872.
LAND FORCES.
OF the army forces we can give no complete
account. A portion of the troops were detailed
from General McClellan's army, but other reg
iments sailed directly from New York, more
from Boston, and n few, we understand, from
other points between those cities. The regi-
ments, so far as we have been able TO ascertain
are given below. but as the whole expedition
was prepared with the utmost secrecy and
many Of the regiments kept in northern camps
IN the last moment. our list Is necesrarily in
complete.
THE COMMANDERS.
The land forces are under command of Gen
eral Thomas W. sherman, an able and distin.
guished officer, who entered West Point In 1882
was second lieutenant of the Third Artillery 10
| 1885, assistant commissary of subsistence in
1897 first lieutenant In 1888, aud captain In
May, 1916, He is distinguished as On artillery
officer, Sherman's battery baviug gained fame
in the Mexican war; He Is native Of Rhode
Island.
Gen. Shermans headquarters are on board
the steamer Atlantic. which carries over 200
| troops besides her own crew.
Tbree brigsdes OF the Ian force are com.
| manded by Generals Viele, Stevens and Wright.
THE TRooP-snlPs.
General Vieles brigade consists of the New
Hampshire Third Colonel f. d. Fellows, on
the Atlantic; the New York Forty-sixth, Colo
mel Rosa, on the Daniel Webster; the New
York Forty seventh, Coloael Moore, on the
| d., IL, H., Ear n;,,ht NnlDpat
Perry, on the Empire City; and the Maine
Eighth, Colonel Lee Strickland, on the Ariel.
| The brigade Of Colonel Stevens consists Of
the Pennsylvania Fitteh, Colonel Benz. Christy,
| five companies on the Ocean Queen and five
on the Vanderbili: the Michigan Eighth, Colo
mel VIM. NJ. Fenton and the New York Seven
ty-ninh on the Vanderbilt; and the Rnundhead
Pennsylvania, Colonel Dan. Leasurc, (riles,) 10
the Ocean Queen.
| General Wrights brigade consists Of the
New Hampshire Fourth, Colonel Thos. Whip
pie, on the Baltic Connecticut Sixth, Colonel
John l.. Chatfeld, on the Marion and Parkers.
burgh; Connecticut Seventh. Colonel A. H
| Ferry, on the Illinois: and the Maine Ninth,
Colonel Rutherford Rich, on the Coatzacoalcos
Besides these regiments, whose location 10
the fleet we are able to give, there are several
of whom we can only Say that they form a
part Of the expedition. These are the Seventh
and Eighth Wisconsin,, an engineer battalion
five hundred strong. commanded by Lieutenant
| Colonel Serrel the Massachusetts Twenty.
| First, Colonel Augustus Morse, and the famous
| light battery known as Sherman's. This is now
commanded by Captain Hamilton. Besides
these and other regiments, of whom We have
not been able TO keep count, the expedition
takes one thousand stout negroes as laborers
on the Notifications, which will be thrown up
as soon as the troops land. These are contra.
bands who have come in from Virginia at dit
| ierent times.
| 1t is supposed that only about one half the
troops are mentioned above.
We hear that about as many more have beef
quietly shipped to Annapolis and Fort Monroe
from the North, East, and West.
We are indebted to Mr.. G.. W. Blunt for til,
following accurate table OF distances in nauti
cal miles, from Hampton Roads to difteren
points, from some one of which interesting in
telligencc may be expected in the course of ;
few days.