The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-11-08
THREE BRIGADEs IN THE EXPEDITION
HOW THE THING Is TO BE DONE.

the feet, dated on board the steamer At
lanta, Oct. %, says the expedition under
the command of Commodore Dupont is
intended to make a descent upon the en-
emy's coast and will probably, under the
circumstances, demand the utmost vigil
ance, GOODNESS and intrepidity on the part
of every man in the expedition.
The surf boats and other means Of dis
embarkaton are believed to be capable Of
landing at once from three to four thou
sand men. Some of the surf boats carry
one hundred men.
The expedition consists Of three bri
gades, commanded respectively by Gems
Wright Stevens and Viele-each sup
piled with artillery.
Full orders are given as to the mode Of
landing. They have to conquer the
ground, and are directed not to 20 beyond
supporting distance from shore.
DEPARTURE OF THE FLEET.
Fortress MONROE, Oct. 28.-The feet
sails tomorrow. One hundred thousand
rations have been distributed among the
fleet, and sealed orders given TO the cap
tains of several transports.
The men and horses on board the vari-
Gus transports have suffered greatly du-
ring the gale Of the past few days.
THE OBJECTS OF THE EXPEDITION.
The New York Herald, ofthe Goth, says
that the objects of the grand expedition
will be fully realized. These objects are
list, to carry the war into the Cotton
States, which are chiefly responsible for
the rebellion, and produce disorganiza
ton of the immense Confederate. army in
Virginia. Cd, to secure quarters for the
Federal troops and harbor range for the
mercantile and naval marine; 3D., to open
one or more Southern ports, and thus sat-
isfy all demands and obviate all difficult
ties about the supply of cotton, and the
efficiency of the blockade 4th to form a
nucleus in the Confederate States, near
which the long supposed loyalty and good
sense of the people may find safe and APP
propriate expression, and encourage and
stimulate this reactory feeling, Of which
we have seen such remarkable and en-
couraging manifestations in North Caro-
lima.
Simon Cameron, in letter to the com
mander of the expedition gives him au-
thority to employ negroes, but assures all
loyal masters that Congress will provide a
lust compensation for loss and those who
survive pensions.
The Mobile Evening Ne,os accompanies
the above with the following comments;
LNCoLN's ARNADA.-The telegraph tells
us of the three brigades which have sailed
for somewhere in the vessels of Lincoln''
grand armada. We are not without in
formation as to the troops which consti
tute these three fated brigades. On th'
22d there sailed from Annapolis the fol
lowing vessels with the three brigades;
First Brigade-Gen. Viele commanding
New Hampshire Third, on the At'anf:
New York Forty-sixth on the. Daniel WsJ
ster; New York Forty-seventh on th
Roanoke; New York Forty-eighth on tn,
Empire CITY; Maine Eighth on the Arisl
Second Brigade-General Stevens com
handing. Roundhead Pennsylvania, fiv
companies, Pennsylvania Fiftieth on th
Ocean Queen; five companies Pennsylva
MIA Fiftieth, Michigan Eighth, New Yorl
Seventy-ninth on the Vanderbilt.
Third Brigade-Gen. II. Wright com
handing. New Hampshire Fourth on tn
D Baltic; Connecticut Sixth on the Maria
, and ParkSsJurg; Connecticut Seventh OIL
r the Illinois Maine Ninth on the Coatso
r coalcos; Division and Staff on the Alanf,
+ Where they are to strike no one outsid
knows.
Thus these three brigades compris
II twelve regiments and parts of two reg
e ments. Averaging the regiments at min
o hundred men each, and reckoning th
companies at nine hundred men,
IS total Of eleven thousand seven hundre
t. men is indicated. Whether artillery an
cavalry are additional to this force is nc
known, but it is probable that they ar
This would swell the total to some e
teen thousand men Of all arms, beside
such as might be spared from the war We
!. sells for land operations camp defenc
&c. Thus the force is just about suficer
= to give US creditable victory in defea
ing it, wherever it lands. 1t is but Ii
II tie stronger in numbers than the BIRTHS
army of veterans that Jacksons thrC
:, thousand almost annihilated. This inv
- ding army is chiefly made up, too, Of ju
=. such fellows as we want to catch out he
:. men from the Eastern States, who a
most to be blamed for this war and wi
are our bittsrest enemies.