The New York herald., 1862-12-21
Tho Naval Part Of the Expedition.

the 4th Of December another aee also sailed from
Hampton Roads the day, at about eleven O'Clock
the The hast feet sisted Of the following
fourteen vessels the convoy Of the Unitod States
gunboat Augusta:
Steamship Baltic, flagship. Propeller Matanzas
Propeller George Green. Steamship y Il. 5paulding.
Propeller City Of Bath. Steamship Arsgo
Steamship Atlantic Propeller Thames.
Propeller Kew West Proaeler United States.
Propeller Curiew. Steamship Ericsson.
Propeller Thorn. Gunboat Augusta.
In all fourteen transports and the convoy.
There were in this part of tho expedition about ten thou
troops The Atlantic to lead and the transports
IN 20 keep about cables apart, the Baltic and
her l.ne TO keep one-third Of q mile out
This section Of expedition kept In sight OF each
other until Friday morning. tho 5th inst but about noon
great change in tho weather took place. bringing On fog
and beaviness the atmosphere and under this cloud
tho vessels parted company. AL the vessels sailed under
sealed orders opened unless Of sight Of the
flagship for several hours but IL is known that the
rendezvous was Ship Island, Mississippi Sound.
Among those which let this port we have the
Steamship North Star, tag Steamship Chas. osgosd
rhip Steamship Sheiucket.
Steamship Haze. Steamship Albany
Steamship Northern Light steamship Jersey Blue.
Steamship Eastern Queen. Steamship New Brunswick.
Steamship Quincy. steamship Illinois.
Steamship Moses Taylor. Steamship J. s. Green.
Steamship Suwanoe. Steamship Salvor
Steamship NJ. Sanford Steamship Niagara
Steamship Decatur. Steamship Saxon.
An laden with troops and subsistence storea.
General hanks was board the North Star, tho aaS
ship OF the feet.
WHAT RAvE lEAr.Y HEARD rLxrrp
OF when expedition Of such magnitude this
sails under scaled ordsro and upon SERVICE
rumors of all kinds win ret sholt. The feet was
seen here. there and everywhoro the time
persoas positively assorted that had been entering
Cape Fear river, Pamlico Sound, and numerous other
waters Of North Carolina without for moment consider
ing whether these inets harbors shallow rot
Several OF the vessels however passed by various
coastng craft and reported calling duo eouth
heading about TO enter tho Gulf but the posi-.
two information from the arrival Of six vessels at
Hilton Head of which put into that port In Distress
ord some for coaling purposes
RorrR vEssEls.
among those that put into Port Eoya In distress was
the Thames, which In such unseaworthy condon
thai she had be condemned at once Tho steamship
Ericsson towed Der into port in fcarfully disabled
condition. She had board at the time hundred
OF the Hundred and Fourteenth regiment Of New
York Volunteers who sailed from Monroe the
sh The nexs day, the 9th, the Thames hois,od
signal Of distress. Az It blowing gale, it ex-
pec,ed tho vessel would founder go pieces, and
would doubtless hsve Gone had II not been for the
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risk Of his life oonveyeda hsvser tho Thames,
| aud SO connected her with the Ericsson.
The rlskng a the lives of four hundred tnep in q
like the Thames outrage which calls for
the lsudes condeunster board Of survey appointed
by General Ersnnar tasde cKaIninafio G the vessel
reported her 70 be utterly unsesworthy. Her sides
are constructed o plro ana rai as % be possiyc,y
unsaie sAe buili ei FOR service In emocsh water
Ir, vtaa is likely no bring rsoney sscess
! OF her e~nrvs ~ Aer sa,,rto the ecvernmeni
Another d.ssrscclci sesiT that a The Niagara,
which PAT Philists tho isth inst IN leal,
Condition. se asdfaea from New York with Eve csm-
,anieg OF tho Finish renent Of Massachusetts, vouu
bosrd, IL u reported that the trocps oeu
y@lcd the shef sailing 6fcs< 20 the vescl into Phls
aelphis they woch not cndsnger their ves beard
OF rSs sesHr Gad 70 be- carefully inspected
y lpr @t wvsI 0oer5 appointed by the authorities
Easni.aos, inspect allves.es Tor this oxredoo
.ua no dcleaivcnrss visible, sut mus; have bcen
csre;giy c.sy...ii The vsssel reported 10 TIE
t,n..aaurns Gcnarl re.dT % Icssiye troo~ and
yorilon of the Fg, N7Sacse;is &c rncu; sns Placed
q. board. Aver cnhals5s cO..rany vss ci-ctn
harkea BY General Andrew, ufior 10 insure iacrc
room comjert those Remaining She saci for the
SOUTH and the first days experience with smooth ssa
gave evidence .lby the rppinc w Of deck planllngs
showing rotten dock tmbers) u her uoseawo-tna
added " which rcporte1 that the and po.,
together with the eafaring in the regimest, pro
nounccd uaat 10 safely transport troops the
ocean But what ars the other facts OF the csscs aud
they mus, or should have been known Inspectors Of
the vessels.
The old steamboat Nagara was an old lake Ontario
condemned steamer built eighteen ycars ago She was
purchased for nine thoussud dollars In tho early part of
last summer and placed the routs between nis city
and Orient Long leland but shs codeTcd unsafe
70 navigate the sound the summer, and being
hardly able AZ the term Is "to got OF her own wxy"
she was not patronz az market beat 10 auy
greet extent aud WAS hauled Of Ber average spoed was
cot over Eve miles hour ard she would have been
consdered safe 10 20 the Fishing Banks she had been
ouco driven ashore the lake. aud laid high and dry
ak weeks before she got of and although repaired
wa subsequently laid up for tao years on Charlotte In
the river where her New York purchasers found
her. WsN88.
The Rochester Union srS Advertiser Of the i.th gives
The following particulars concerning this vessel which
win be interesting those who wsuis know what kind OF
vcayols are chartered % the governrncnts-
Pie Niagara is An old lake steamboat, built In fs4f
lelchtccn year, ago) al Clayton the st. lawrence
RIVER for the American Steamboat Company, aud rst
the Ontario and 81 lawrence lnc calling at Rochester
She IL only fo.r hundred tors bGrthe in April 1ssS,
she osi her rud,r ia gale, few .os from Rochester
rno tAeu her chimney Was rriod away, end she
driven esrc twu lbs west ~ tho river where
,c remained Tor before she could be removed
Ts accident seriously injured bcr but she repaired
and rssrmed her place tie Lake Ontario route.
Larger beats superseded her and cr time sh: IN
sas line b.tueep lorcitc Reshezies and Uiseso. 4,