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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-13
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
The burnside E.pedition-It Begins TO
Move.

From Our Special Correspondent
FoRrRx., MONROE. Old Point Comfort, Jan. 3 1862.
Throughout the day yesterday transports, gunboats
and other craft constituting the principal portion ofthe
burnside Expedition, Were passing through the Chesa
peake in sight Of the Fortress their way to their
piece Of rendezvous In tho afternoon, the fleet Of
gunboats that have rendezvoufed here for some time
also commenced leaving, aud by sundown all but
two or three which are TO net in the double capacity
Of gunboats and transports, such M the Hunchback
and Southield, were showing their heels IN the
waters of the Chesapeake. But n small number OF
vessels will here the final arrangements OF the
Expedition having been nearly perfected at An
uapolis
Flag Officer Gold, borough will be chief officer in
command Of the expediton-of the land rs well as
the naval forces Experience has proved lie mpraci-
cability of a dual command-nominally united, 6nt
really "A divided one. Hence Flag Officer Colds
borough IA the senior officer with the rank OF Major
General a. well as Commodore, will bcsupremc, aud
direct the entire forces understand that hs has the
entire approval Of Gen. Burnside who enjoys to the
fullest tine confidence Of the Flag Officer, and who,
only in tho event of an extreme contingency. Will be
abridged Of any of his powers commander OF tho
hand forces.
Where ID the Expedition going1 Before THIS gets
into print the question is likely to be answered to
every body that cares TO know. Notwithstanding the
movements have just spoken OF, very few here even
suspect The place of Destination, or the field OF opera
tons. | will not give direction TO speculation on
THE point though il IL not likely long TO be at fault
The Flag Officer will join the fleet in three days.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-13

with tie prospect Of being only opposed by lew
thousand raw milltsmen.
The opinion is entertained by our Generals tna'
the fortunes Of war will be decided in this state 10
comparatively short time. In four weeks at iur'es''
after beginning operations, they expect not only 70
have swept the last vestige Of secession out OF hen-
lucky. east Of the Tennessee River, but also 10 DC
opposite Nashville. They believe that but one great
battle will be fought When it will take ? ACE de-
pends, of course, upon the moves with when tne
rebels will respond to those of our forces But Gen
Bael, after receiving the signal to move from wash
ngton, will operate bis columns with the utmost
vgor and CELEBRITY, and force decisive encoun'
ter upon the enemy. One thing deem certain;
the fighting that is to come will be the seyerest on
our side performed since the outbreak OF the great
instruction. Thee Western soldiers will make
short but bloody work.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-13
ArrivnI Of "a portion Of the burnside Fleet.
Special Correspondence Of The y. Y Tribune
FoSrssss MosRoE,

Special Correspondence Of The =. Y Tribune.
Fokrskss MONROE, !
OLD PoiSr COMFORT Jan 10, l'oS
The Baltimore boat, which AT u la'e hour this
morning, made her way through the thick fog to her
dock reforted that the Chesapeake full Of the
Burnside Expedition" The fog being too thick TO
run the vessels had TO generally come anchor; and
well might the conclusion be arrived at that the bay
was full of them for, whenever the Adelaide
whistled there was always some one of the expedi-
ton near 10 answer At about 10 o'clock a. m, the
fox began TO lift, and then we realized the actual
presence Of the expedition for soon transports, gun
boats and all sors Of craft began 10 enter the Roads,
and come TO anchor under tue walls of the Fortress.
The transport steamers were black with troops, who
cheered vociferously, and were answered by every
body on all tides, while the bands played the Star
Spangled Banner. Up 10 O'Clock p NJ, the Eastern
CITY, with Gen. Burnside, had not arrived. Gen.
Foster came the New-Brunswick, and lost no
time in paying his respects to Gen. Wool He speaks
in the highest terms Of Lis Brigade, and does not
doubt that bis troops will follow him anywhere.
IL is not possible to say how long the portion OF
the expedition that has entered the roads will larry
Probably not more than two days if for 30 long a
time. News has been received that the gunboats
that left the roads twenty-tour hours ago duly
arrived at the point of their final rendezvous. Where
is that In due time it will be made known. Thus
far the secret has been we'll kept, and in the face OF
movements, too, that tell it as plainly as the sun.
cannot hope, however, that the secret will be kept
out Of print I'LL this gets in.
1t il understood that Flag-06icer Goldsborouei
will hoist his pennant over the deck of the steamer
Spauldng and proceed TO the place of final rem
devious tomorrow. A steamer more worthy OF the
distinction could not have been chosen. Both are
honored by il. II is understood that when the TX
pcdion shall have entered the waters that are TO b'
the scene of It's operations, the Philadelphia will be
the flagship.
The expedition is very complete in all its appoint
ments. which have been perfected With the creates
care and skil What is wanting Will be abundantly
supplied by Quarternaster Tsllmadge and Commis
3ary TAYLOR acting under the orders Of Gen. Wool
who takes deep interest in the success of the OK
pedltion, and will do any thing in his power to pro
mote il.
Tie weather is extremely promising, being M mile
IA May, and everything seems to be favorable. OF
fcers and men in high spirits confident that they
are about to contribute very much TO the crushing o
the rebellion.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-13

boat from Roanoke Island IS conrabands. o. the
day before the Sparkling left five slaves arrived
from Plymouth who had been five days On the
voyage. They say that they were fired at as they
passed Roanoke Is sand. They also report much pri-
walton among tie people. Christmas and New.
Years day were celebrated in appropriate manner.
and the 9Th of January was sisnazed By general
display Of bunting.
Tie soldiers at Hatteras are conducting an adult
school for the instruction Of negroes II is under
charge of Patrick Kelly of Company G, United
States Artillery, a man deeply interested in the
scheme, and in every way qualified for his difficult
task.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-13
lBy Telegraph. |
F6KrnEss MosRoE, Friday. Jan.
Via BALTINORE. Jau. III. 10!

NiABNrlNoRE Jau. IL. lt6s.
The s. Il. spaulding srriyed from lialIeras Inlet
This morning. She brings no news OF particular III
tered.
The enemy have not made their appearance sinee
Dec. >.
The schooner F.. II. Atwood, Capt Smith, 81 days
from Malaga, with fruit and wine, put mo ha'
terss on tho 9Th inst. short Of provisions She was
supplied, and was to sail for New-York on the lith
On the 9th of December there arrived IN an open
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-13
FROM OLD POINT,

BALTIMORE Saturday. JAN ii, 1861
The boat from Old Point has arrived, but brings no
news
The French steamer Catinet had gone to Norfolk,
under flag of truce, with dispatches for the French
Consul.
Great preparations were being made at Norfolk in
anticipation Of an attack by Gen. Burnside.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-13


Making an aggregate OF about 100 600 infantry,
II 600 cavalry and 5000 arteIsts, with over 100
guns.
OF these lli,00O men, about $4,000 have been
pronounced 1T for the field and formed into brgades
and divisions including about % 600 infantry, 5000
cavalry, and 800 artersts. OF the remaining
80 OOO probably 5000 will yet be added to one or
more Of the divisions and the balance form
to be partly kept in a camp of instruction, and partly
employed in guarding railroad bridges and crossings
preventing the rising of Secessonsts in dislOya
ties conveying trains, etc. The will include
about one-thiId Of the Kentucky contingent, nearly
half of the cavalry, some raw artillery, and the most
recently -reoruited regiments from Ohio and Indiana
1t appears from the above that the cavalry arm is
not proportionately represented among the forces
u at are TO take the field. The truth is, that for
want Of arms and proficiency in drill, one OF the
Ohio the Indiana, and The two Pennsy lyania regi-
ments, will prove dead expense 10 the Govern
ment. The brunt Of the war will be over before
they will be fit for field duty, and tie beet the War
Department could do would be 70 transform them into
infantry regiments.
OF the infantry selected for active work, about
one-half Is effective, the other only tolerabIy TO-
The best regiments ere the Cth 10Th, 32d, and 9Th
Indiana tie lst 3D. G9th, 10Th, 9th, and lst Ohio
LIT Wisconsin, 18th and 9th Illinois, I'd Minnesota,
and 9Th Michigan. The cavalry will Prove only
moderately eeryceable. OF the artillery, about ten
batteries are likely to perform their part Of the
campaign ered.ttLly. The remainder viii be more
apt to scare than to Kill the rebels. The infantry
and artillery gre spienddly armed. Of the cavalry
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-13
THE WAR FOR The UNION.
TIE UNION ARMY In KENTUCKY.

GRADUAL FORMATION OF TIE ARMY
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-13

Union division 10 Scotsville IL is only day.
march from this place to tie direct railroad from
Bowling Green to Nashville, the posse,son of which
would at once deprive the rebels Of their principal
means Of communication with and retreat 10 Northern
Tennessee. While this movement upon the right
flank and to the rear Of Hardees army in being exc
cuted, two divisions Gen. McCooks and Gen. Mitch
ellis, presumed may advance from the south bank Of
Green River over the turnpike from Muuiordsyille
10 Bowling Green, and after clearing il OF tie barr
cades Of felled trees erected by the enemy, drive
back the rebel advance Of two briRades now holding
position Cave City, and then threaten Ilardee
with an attack in front
simultaneously Gen. Crit,enden's division is likely
to move across Green River from represent position
ind advance upon Hopkinsyille, thereby aankng the
rebels on the left and menacing their retreat over
the Memphis branch of the Louisyie and Nashville
Railroad. Cfi,ienden's force will be strong enough
10 drive the rebel brigade out Of HopkiDsyille and
hold it in the main army Of the enemy shall not
Try 10 fall back to the same point
Should theee two thanking movements on the
enemy right and left by Gems. Nelson and Critten.
den, and the demonstration in his front by McCook
cations at Bowling Green, for direct assault upon
which 10y troops there is not tie slightest neces
sity, the Union divisions will be- able to draw cir
Gle around him. which will leave the Rebel General
no other alternative than to fight Lin way out or sur
render. As he will not DO allowed u TALL upon one
of our divisions without being attacked by the others
he will not be npt to escape by fighting. The belief
here s that lie viii adopt The safer and easier couf.e
OF a timely retreat into Tennessee. In that event
it il presumed be will either attempt TO make au-
other stand at Clarhsyile supported by the extensive
utrenchnents now constructing there move south
ward in the direction OF Nashville, this side Of which
he will be morally and strategicaly obliged 10
oller resistance Union INVASION Should he retreat
10 Clarkeye, ihe Union iOrces on MS left and in bis
front will probably follow and o1er him battle, while
the division in bis rear may march on Nashville
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-13

THE DIFFICULTY OF TIE WORK.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-08-29
Not Yet liumauigcd.

A few prisoners, who have es-
capped from the rebels or been releas'
ed, have reported being kindly
treated. From their representations
it Was hoped more Christian i'm
iulses had entered the hearts Of the
traitors, but later developments show
that nothing is more tallacious than
a belief in any humanity or justice in
the breasts Of the conspiratora. The
officers who have ust arrived from
the prisons OF SanTsbury aul Rich.
mond, tell fearful stories of their
treatment. A correspondent saye:
The returned officers represent
that they were treated horribly in
Richmond, having even less room
than at Saulebury, and were fed on
sour bread and water, with spoiled
bacon. They were permitted to
buy tea at s. 90 an ounce, pota,Oes
ht IS w per bushel, AMI matches Rt
IS cents per box Of eighty, which
they used only as luxuries.
Lieut.. Ii. G. Spencer, OF the 81
Wisconsin, captured ut Winches.
ter, died because the rebels would
not permit him to have medicines
A committee OF his fcllow-prisoners
solicited from the officer in charge
the privilege Of purchasing a coffin
and giving the deceased a decent
burial. He replied that the man
was an enemy and should never
have a funeral.
The corpse was taken out by a ne
gro " who was sent Tor it. and buried
10 tho yard. Lieut.. Col. Stone, Of
the 9Th Connecticut, is at Salisbury,
North Carolina, not expected to
live. having lost a leg aud an arm
al SlGughtes's Mountain.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-08-29
Volume 9.--Number 8;

~ overthrown by force, for there is
no other possible mode Of getting
rid Of the Republican President and
Congress. Representative Voorhees,
favored the withholding OF taxes,
which OF course could not bs done
without disabling the government
from carrying on tho war, and in.
snring the triumph Of the rebellion.
Now IL the mildest sort Of Justice
were done these men, they would,
one and oil, be arrested and cent
over to the rebel lines with q plehi-
bition from returning nnder the &c.
verest penalty. lfthey insist upon
serving the enemy, they should do
it under his own colors. The over
element disposition Of the govern,
ment they are soeking to destroy,
will spare them any such fate. But
public opinion should have no such
mercy. 1t ought to brand them
with its deepest stigma. Rebel at
heart" should be printed on their
brow, 80 that they should be known
OF al men for just what they are. Ii
will not do for the people to be tol.
Grant OF such characters. We are
all engaged in life or death strugs
glo. Our brothers and sons on the
field are pouring out their blood like
water to sustain the government, and
it is our duty here at homo to take
care within our sphere, that the
government is sustained. We have
no more right to listen with com.
posure to the diatribes OF these un-
armed enemies, than our soldiers
have to take In quiet the fusilades
Of our armed enemies - no moro
right to be Indifferent to hostile pO-
litical Vaccinations, than our sol-
diers have to be Indifferent 10 hostile
military movements. Every true
man, wherever he is, whether in the
army or out OF il, will stand firmly
hy tho sa~.rnmvus, oud rofuso To
tolerate any form Of enmity against
it. The rebels chow themselves iu
dead earnest in their civil 40 we'll 40
their military life, and loyal men
have got to come up to some such
mark, or betrsy their sacred cause.
L Nes1 York World.
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-08-29
Cotton and Free Labor.

Hon. Robert +. Walker, formerly
a conspicuous Democaat Of Missis-
ippi, and whose letters in favor of
tho annexation OF Trxas contributed
greatly to influence Npfthern opin-
ION in favor Of that measure, ia
writing series Of able letters to
lhe Washington Star, in favor oi
compensated gradual emancipation
In HE second letter he states as fol
lowe:
IL know il is asked. how shall
we then cultivate the cotton lands
of the South without slsvesl This
does not apply to the border States;
but before closing these letters |
will prove couclusively, by the cen.
aus and other statistics, what, from
long residence in the South, and
from having traversed every South
ern State, know 10 be true, that
cotton is now raised there most ex
tensiyely and profiably by non
5lavholicrs, and upon farms using
exclusively white labor. In Texas
especially. this ia great truth. nor
is there joubt that skilled, edu
Gated, persevering and energetic free
labor, engaged voluntarily for wages
or its own use, would, in time, es-
'pecialiy when aided by improved
culture aud machinery, produce
lunch larger crops and better cotton
than now raised by the forced anc
ignorant labor of slaves, and at a
much cheaper rate, at = far greater
profit, than any crop now produced
in the North, and in a more salubri
Gus climate, as shown by tho cen
sns."
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-08-29
Letters from Volunteers
From the 2lst and 49th!
2lsT o. V. l.. ATHENS, Ala,,t
August 9th, 1862 J


EDnoH J EFEERs0NIAN:--ln In looking
over u file oi papers received from
Findlay, the other day, noticed in
the Courier OF the 26,h ult., a com
munication purporting to be from q
member ol company q, Of the 2lst
y. V. l., in which The writer cn
deayUred to convey the idea that
The meu OF the 2lst 0ro not In favor
ol condscsting the rebels property e,
and especially the precious nigger."
Now, ! have had but very little ex
perience ~ II letter writer, especial.
ly for the newspapers, but | simply
wish to atate 10 you the real facts OF
the case. They arc as iollows:--
There ID not ono man out Of one
hundred in the regiment that advo
Gates any such policy or will hear oi
it. ] know men in the regiment,
that, @hen they camo into the service
were as strong pro slavery men as
you generally find in the North, and
what are they nowa They have
found out that slavery ia the one
thing that sustLiDs tho South in the
present crisis. They have found
that il We take the slaves from the
rebels we will have but little more tO
10. Such is tho love Of the South
"rners for their slaves, that take
them away from thsm and their vi
tality i'd gone. And what do they
say nowi One aud all sre nnani
nous in the opinion that the sooner
the war is over the better the soon
er the negroes and rebel property i.
contiechtei the sooner the war will
he wouud up. And they therefor,
say "if i, il to be the Union we vii
have Union, and slavery may 80 t.
sticha. We have slrealy cvucedrd
zoo much to the rebels - have al
ready sacrificed too much, aud now
we are tired Of it, although it may
sweep the peculiar institution fron
the face OF the earth, yet it must be
done.
can hardly believe that that vii,
piece Of profanity and Vallsndig
hamism ever emauatcd from tn,
21st. Queryp How much die
Glcsener ay?-Greenbacks Or Ten
ncasee scrip, confederate bonds. o
what did he pay9 Vnl.andighau
should be e,ernally grateful to Giles
for thut splendid effort of eenius.
We heard the other day that tn
heroic Wall. had been "contsc.tcd.
II there was not rejoicing in the 2la
! lever saw one. A few moro lik
him and things will go on mucI
faster.
The boys are all well and in goo'
spirits. Nothing any importanc
has occurred, only, that we dom
guard any "secesh" any more. w
can't see it. Yours truly,
| Hu.rEyl
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Our Iron Cfud Navy.

So rapidly are iron clad gunboats
turned out from our navy yards and
the construction docks of contractors,
that it is difficult to keep pace with
our naval achievements, and know
what the sizc OF our fleet really is
The New York Tribune publishcs "a
complete list OF the work which hus
been and is icing done in iron clads.
The summary OF this statement is as
follows:
2 irigates ahoat.
l Monitor, afoat.
. gunboats, ahoat (Galena and
Naugatuck)
7 gunboats on Western rivers,
afloat.
4gunbosts on Western rivera, pur-
chased and mailed.
. Monitors, for California, build.
ing.
10 gnnboats for tho protection of
| Ohio and Indiana.
3 Mississippi gnnhoa,s.
] tremendous ram, to be plated
with 6.inch iron.
1 guhbJat to be built at the Navy
Yard.
gunboat ut Dry Dock.
! gunboat at Now York. (Thr.
teenih s,rcet.)
gunboat ut Boston
1gunhoat at Greenpoint.
gunbUat at Philadolphia.
vessel supposed to be building
secretly by Mr.. Ericsson.
2now Ericsson vessels. ali0.
Four Of theee, AT least-one build.
ing at Philadelphia, one at Green.
point aud two at the Navy Yard -
are to bo exclusively ot iron.
| The following ia the actual force
of our iron fleet float at present:
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-08-29

AN lstALLIBlE rrsr. tn. New
York Tribune, in the following par
agraph, makes point which admits
of no evasion:
II there be single person who
honestly doubts that an open, bold,
vigorous, deiian. Emancipation pol.
icy would tend to strengthen the
Union, LEI him test the point by an
iniaNible ordeal. llJ can hardly
iail to snow some one who sylnpa
thizes, moro or less thoroughly, with
the rebels. Lettim inquire and as-
certain whether >this sympathiHer
with red-hanIod treason favols al
Emancipation policy And wishes to
see it adopted. II itl4 calculated to
strengthen the Rebellion, he vii
want 1t adopted, il not, not Read,
er, il yor have u shadow ol doubt il
the premises, be/good enough To ap
lply tho touchStonc!
The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-08-29
I,s,a,. .-s1oas. Officers & M,n. CO

The two irigates ahnat are the
lronsides aud the Roanoke. The
latter which is the old irinate
oi that name RACED and heavily
plated--is not ready for service, aud
will not be tor six weeks. She will
be a formidable monster when com
pletei. having three Immense revolv
inp gun turreta On deck, aud pow
erinl beak or rain at her bow.
o! the nine new Monitors build
ing. three are at Greonpoint, two at
Boston. one at Wilmington, Dela.
ware; two nt Chester, Pennsylvania;
aud one At Jersey City. These will
be I'll perfectly alike. The Caiior.
MIA Monitor ia building a, Jersey
City. She is the first OF II feet to be
constituted for the Pacific coast
The Tremendous ram,' spoken
OF is being constructed for the Cow
crnment by Mr.. Webb, at New
York. She is expected to eclipse
in eiza and destructive powers every.
Thing altuat in the waters of the
United Sta'es. She will coat over a
million of money ($l,l?5 000) and
he plated with iron no lees than slN
inchcs thick. She will have two re-
voivirg tnrrets, and oC the bow there
will be q cover Of twelve inch iron
A solid projecting ram will protrudt
from the bow.
The new Ericsson vessels are tc
hc iron plated shipa of remarkable
speed and s,rength. Ono will be 32C
icot long, the other, $40. These, II
will be seen. will be by lar the long
est mailed vessels in the Navy
They will also have moro powerful
engines than any now afoat. The
,urrets will be strong enough tc
withstand the ehock Of the. Az
FOUNDERS. The armament will con
sist OF Is inch gurs, bnt the exsc
number is not yet decided on.
That this Navy cannot he lightly
estimated by foreign nations III ap
parent. A year ago the London
Times reproached US for not thinking
of building iron clad vessels, Now
the Thunderer will ieel more lik'
reproaching us for having dared tt
eclipse "the mistress OF the seas
in our iron fleet. England intend
to have "by the end o. 1862" iiiteel
n-plated vessels, all or nearly al
Of which will require 2J feet dept
of water. At the Same time tn
United States will have 80 irol
crafts, large proportion OF which
instead OF presenting to the enem,
so huge target as the Warrior wi
r afford, cah disappear to the yer.
surface OF the water, il necessary
leaving only an invulnerable turr.
, exposed to the fire of nn enemy
guns. We cannot now bO nols sste
or menaced with impunity. I