Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-11-13

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Winfield Scott,
SAILING VESSELS.
Tonnage. Tonnage
Great Republic, 1856 Zenas Coffin, SO.
Ocean Express, 1857 Golden Eagle, II2
Courier, - Gem of the Seas
All of the transports are fully armed
and have a crew on board to work tn
guns. Several transports were added t
the fleet at Fortress Monroe, and the en-
tire Atlantic squadron will cooperate will
the expedition.
The expedition consists. in all, of eigh.
ty vessels. Of these, three are steam frig
ates, six others are sailing men-of-w
tHenty-six are gunboats, twelve ferry boats
and thirty steam and six sailing trans,
ports.
TROOPS.
These vessels carry, besides their full
crew, force of between 10000 and 40,-
600 picked soldiers, half of them the best
trained troops of Gen. McClellan's CON-
mand. The cry that the army Of McClel-
Ian needed more men, which has for 50
many weeks vexed impatient souls. is now
explained. 1t was not our land forces,
but eur naval expedition, that needed more
men. When troops went on to Washing
ton, it was only that others, better drilled
and more experienced. might be sent to An
napolis in readiness to embark In the ships
of the expedition. Thus. from time to
time, by the patriotic readiness of the peo-
pie to respond to call, the precise pur-
port of which they did not quite compre-
hend, our gallant General was enabled to
detach from our vast army large force of
the best soldiers he had .-....
We need not say that these troops are
well armed and ably oficered Neither
care nor expense have been spared to make
their outfit complete, in arms of all kinds,
in great guns, shot, shell, ammunition, and
all the paraphernalia of war
BOATS FOR LANDING.
Several months ago the Government be-
gan to provide itself with surf boats. We
may say that the expedition carries with
it not less than FIVE hundred of these need
ed helps for landing troops-suficient to
effect Simultaneous landing of a great
number Of men. Besides these surf boats
the Government purchased several ferry
boats, their peculiar build making it much
easier to land troops from them than from
steamboats, of the usual form.
SUPPLIES.
First, and most necessary. comes food.
Besides the rations provided for the troops
while they shall remain Oh board, the
transports bear at least three and a half
months supplies of food of every kind for
the great army which is to be landed.
The Ocean Queen and other steamers
take out, besides troops, such articles as
shOvels, picks, hoes, two wheeled carts,
brick, cement. grindstones, lumber, prepar-
ed frames of houses and barracks, ready
to be Get up, cross cut saws, immense
quantities of sand bags, beams, &C., &c.
AM,IUNITIoX.
An immense store of shot and shell is
on board; as also many huge columbiads,
mostly the vast ten-inch guns which do
such fearful execution. The Atlantic and
Baltic carry the most of these, but more
are understood to be placed on other YES
sells as well. /
There are also quantities of gun car
riages and light guns for field operations.
Of these many are Parrot guns, and all
are completely fitted, ready for the artil-
lerists' hands when they are landed
forges, and large quantities of
grape, canister, shot and shell being with /
each battery-sufhcient, one would think, I
for campaign in the interior.
.- WAGONS.
A great number of army transportation
wagons are provided, over and above those
which belong to each regiment, and which 1
he troops took away with them. Extra
amp cquipage of every description is also
provided, and great number of extra
rms and infantry equipments.
E t.". FIIOrs. rI-T
We may add here that all the best pilots
belonging to New York have gone down
With the expedition. They were chosen
because they are familiar with every point
m the Southern coast from the Chesapeak
% the Texas shore. BESIDES these lots,
number of sEillful and trusty cOasting
,aptalns were engaged from Cape Cod
These men know every inch of the coast !
lave sailed into every harbor and inlet with
heir craft, and will be able to carry the
hips into any port, great or small on the
atlantic or in the Gulf where the expedi-
ion may be ordered to land, T.