The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-21
The Expedition 70 Open the Mis-
aissippi.

The following account Of Che projected
expedition 20 open the Mississippi river
will be read with great interest. We can
nor forbesr asking in this connection, how
il happens that come editors, cOrrespon-
dents, and telegraph SCENTS are allowed
to publish copious details of intended
expeditions, giving minute information
respecting Che command, strength, and
destination Of our forces, while, iu other
quarters, che publication of the most
meagre military information is prohibit
tedg Is there any general regulation on
the subject? If there is why is IL not
uniformly enforced? But 90 the expe-
dilion rf
The feet of boats which carried the
9th and 99lh Indiana regiments to CO.
lnmbus, KY, returned on Monday. From
officers of these boats the New Albany
Ledger gathers the following information
with reference to Gen. Netherlands
Mississippi river expedition: The ex-
petition is being organized on a gigantic
scale-COlumbu being the point of rem
devious. Major General McClcrnand is
now there, giving his personal superin-
tendence TO the armament and equipment
of the forces, and taking all the neces-
sary steps 20 insure the success of the
expedition. His cops d'ormee will con-
sist entirely OF Western and North
western regiments. II will embrace ten
regiments from Indiana, twelve regiments
from Illinois, four regiments from Iowa,
| four regiments from Wisconsin, two regi-
ments from Minnesota, and some ten
thousand troops, infantry, cavalry, and
artillery, from the army now in Kentucky,
prOpably portion of Gen. G.. w. Nor
gan's command and portion Of the late
command of Gen. Granger The cavalry
and artillery force will be ample for any
emergency. In addition to this force, the
gunboat feet under Commodore Porter
will cooperate with tho expedition
| The fleet Of Commodore Porter consists
of the following vessels: Benton dag
ship, Capt Gwinn, l6 guns; PASSPORT
Capt. Phelps, Is guns; Carondelet, Capt
Wilkes, 10 guns; Cincinnati, Capt Stem
1 BILE, 13 guns; Cairo, Capt Bryant il
guns; Mound City, Capt Wilson, II
guns Louisville, Capt. Meade, Is guns
Baron DeKalb Formerly st. Louis), Capt
WinsIow, 13 guns; Essex, Capt. Porter
7 guns; Lexington, Capt. Shirk, guns
making a total of ten gunbOAts and one
hundred and twenty-one guns. The
first great obstacle for the expedition &c
overcome will be the formidable forti6ca-
lions at Vicksburg But when it is re-
membered that Commodore Parragut
with his feet of gunbOAts and mortar
boats, is below these works, and car
easily cooperate with the fleet from
above, il will be seen what an Overpow.
ering force will be brought 20 bear foi
the reduction of the rebel stronghold a
Vicksburg.
The attack upon Vicksburg last sum
mer failed for want Of q cooperating
land force on our part. MCClernand'i
expedition will obviato this want in thu
future, and when Vicksburg is again at
tackled il will be taken by storm by Nc
! Clernands troops. Vicksburg captured
and the way is comparatively clear to New
Orleans.
The expedition of Gen McClernsnt
will be ready TO move by the 10th 0
December, at farthest, perhaps earlier. l
will DO followed by the gunboAts Of Gen
Elicit, who will have large force of in
fantry, Gayalry, and artillery, to keep tn
river clesEofguerrillas and rebel batteries
Gen. Elletts command will be quarteret
upon armed transports so that it can b
moved rapidly to any point where it
presence may be required; and it vii
have, in conjunction with the gunboat
complete surveillance of the lower Mis-
sissippi aud it's nAVigable tributaries, $
that when tho river is oEpe opened 1t wi
remain open, and it's navigation becom
entirely sAtS TO steamers.
II tHeyer was a truth more fully statet