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take the place Of the 21st Massachusetts,. and
garrison this post, occupying the Naval Acad-

lake tic place o. the list Massachusetts,, and
garrison this post, occupying the Naval Acad-
envy.
In addition to those above enumerated, |
happen to know that three regiments, at and |
near Baltifnore-the1 LIST New York, 10th Maine |
and l7th Massachusetts, Saturday evening
received rec o. orders to march, and u they do not
turn up hero within two or three days, then |
siaH have missed 4 confident guess. To be |
added to all these Ia Col. ". A. Howards bat
TALON OF marine artilerists, about 700 strong, |
who are expected to man the guns on tho |
troop-ships and mortar boats, as we'll as those |
Of the enemy when We have taken them |
There will certainly be three and possibly |
four brigadc6. Three Brigadiers arc now here, |
hut theft commands are not yet definitely set |
tied Their names arc as follows:
Gen. JoHN 6. FOSTER, regular army, and !
from Fort Sumter.
Gen. JESSE L. Reno, g. S. Epginecrscrgice. |
Gen. JOHN L. PAnKE, regular army.
These officers are all men Of experience, have
seen much service, and will do much toward
of.setting the greenness cf the troops, some
Of whom have not been six weeks in camp.
And word just here rs to this. Can you or
any one else tell why Gen. Burnside is put off
with the rawest troops that can be found, while
such regiments as Duryea's Zouayes and
months in service, are left to the irksome duty
Of garrisoning Baltimore? Could not green
regiment perform that duty, and learn drln
and discipline at the same time? Or is it in
tended tiat after the navy has played its part
IN this expedition, the troops are to land, sit
down as they did at Port Royal, aud wait to
become soldiers before they move again?
If this is the intention Of the Departmental
gentlemen think they Will be disappointed,
for if there is one thing that Gen. Burnside
the enemy without any delay, and if his means
are not adequate to the desired end, It will not
be his fault He is 8 minute naan, Of the lire,
Western kind, who was the first to move at
the outbreak Of the var, and who has no con-
scientious seruples about touching the rebels
in their tender spots, in their cotton andt
Capt. Biggs, Division Quarter1nastcr, has:
| not yet arrived, but is expected tomorrow:
He has been detained in New T ForR, auditing
| tion, and the bills for everything but vessel
| hire pass through his hands in advance Of the
| departure. He is good dnaucial witch dog,
| as several gentlemen in New York who
| charged the Government twice what they did
| otlieF customers, have abundant reason to
| know.
I The point Of attack is the subject of many
theories and speculations. The "Feportorial
league'' have set it down that it was originally
| intended to ascend the Rappahannock river,
| in the rear Of the rebels on the lower Poto~
| mac, but that in consequence Of the extensive
preparations made by the rebels there, 4 change
| In the plan has been found necessary. But
| when it is all cyphered down, the only con-
el1sjon we come to is that we don't know any
thing about it. There are certain indications
which give strong evidence that the fleet will
| not ross outside Cape Henry, and presuming
| such to be the probable fact, I would ask the
reader to take bis map, examine the eligible
points Of attack, and decide for himself where
the blow will be struck.
First, there is the lower Potomac. Second,
there is the Rappahannock, with batteries on
either side, supposed to be as formidable as
those on thu Potomac, and with sufficient
depth Of water to allow vessels drawing sever
feet to 80 up as far as Fredericksburg, which
| is Immediately south Of Aqua Creek. Third
there is The York river, wide and with geot
| channel, admitting vessels drawing ten feet te
the wharf ct West Point, which is the terIni
nus of the railroad to Richmond, only-mile:
distant. As Gen. Wool can threaten yorktown
in front, while Gen. Burnside assails it in tht
rear, and as both movements combined
would make formidable threat on the rebc
!, Capital, this point has many advocates
There is news here this evening that Magru
| | der anticipates an attack on Yorktown, an
) has ordered away his sick, preparatory to re
i ceiving US. What horrid thing it would b
| if be should be caught in the midst Of one g
: his elaborate toilets? The fourth point men
: toned is James River, the direct water aTenu
t to Richmond, admitting vessels DRAWN
: twelve feet clear up to the city, with no dill
t Guilty at all. It is asserted that the gu
$ bouts would successfully clear the shor
i, Of rebel batteries, and that there would be n
4 formidable land forces to encounter unit
c reaching Richmond. But Gen Wool coul
4 Iot so readily support q movement Of th
s kind. and unless Magrnder tell back from 7 orf
/ town, panic-stricken, it would leave stron
6 force OF the enemy in the rear. So VIC don
count much on that Norfolk is also freel
!, spoken OF, but no one can discover the utl1it
t Of capturing that point, which would be doub
# full if attempted, unless it is desired to dispo
e sess the rebels Of the property Of the Unite
d States, which they have used SO long again
f. us, Besides, it is not believed that the exp
dition will be formidable enough to make Il
+ attempt.
G Srraws show which way the wind blow
T. and am more than ever convinced that II
It army Of the Potomac will cooperate with Bur
4 side. Happening to spend yesterday in D:
II timore, learned that orders llad been receive
t, by Gen. Dix TO grant no more furloughs
j. leaves Tor i longer period than forty-elg
,e hours, and then only to go to Washingto
1T and after the 5th Of January tGgront none at
i One Of Gen. Mcclellan S staff, Col sackc
rs who was here on Friday, inspecting the trooI
IN spccting the army Of the Potomac, and ha
p pen to know personally, that on Frid
er | last about thirty applications for passes a
furlougbs from officers and men in Gen. e.
cocks Brigade, were returned from his off1'
with the statement that lie could not endol
them. as they would not, in any erent,
= granted.
Of Of reporters misery, can tell them that
consists in waiting in such place as this
, two or three lor;g weeks, with your lips sea,
e] as to The only object Of interest, and not d S
gle item Transporting outside worthy Of a al
rk Of ink. The place is antiquated in the extrer
~ most of the houses having been built bef
the revolution, and the people mostly
an se1nble the num1nics Of Egypt i'll appcaran
are activity and intelligence. The occasional
ant tings Of the Legislature family illuminate
-. socfa1 and mental horizon, but when they {
pe- appear, everything Of that nature disappe
On, with them. The removal Of the naval sch
,ns and the departure Of this expedition viii le
erv the place so quiet, TINT it will take keen
1's tectiVe to find live person in it.
no In one OF the buildings composing the (
for Hotel,--a fair specimen Of the stupid, sh
aye 1ess, extortlonatc character Of Southern ho
Gen. Washington is said to have made
~ home when he visited the place.
Eill Gov. Bradford ia to be in1uguratel here Z
few week, and il the members Of the "Ieagt
all | arc so unfortunate as to be here, they
bound to uncarth "thc beauty and the f
oe ion - Of the place, or else seal its history
red, hand it down to posterity as a specimen OF
: Of handiwork Of the system Of human slaT
that bllghts every good and perfect thing.
uJ' The readers Of the TRIBUNE have my Y
ing that will stick By this expedition, and =
e an the fight begins they will promptly
a1se I from it.