The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-21
THE BURNSIDE ExPEDITION.
ARRIVAL OF GEN. BURNSIDE.
illumination or the Vessels and their
Appsaya1ce.

Illumination Or the Vessels and their
Appsayaace.
EXCITEMENT AT FORTRESS MONROE.
&c. &c. &c.
From the New York Hralds For rtress Mon.
roe correspondence we gather the following
very interesting par icalars relrtive to the
burnside expedition ....-,--,
FoRTskss MoxaoB, Va, Jan. IL.
u Inc great hon OF the day is Gen. Ambrose
b: burnside and his gisan tic expedition,
wnlcn has collected here entire since this
morning. During the entire afternoon Of
Yesterday the fleet came into the Roads. con-
nnulns tn M TO arrive until this morning, when
dlate stan ON board. bfeught- mp the rear
Hampton Roads has only witnessed one such
spectacle az the one presented Al present, and
that was during the latter period of October
when Gen. Sherman's Port Royal armada
congregated here. The scene preaen ted By
the HumerOus vessels composing this exp~-
didon Is very animSting. Daring the even-
ing of yesterday all The vessels were iIiumj-
mated, aud Lb. music of the numerous hands
with the regtHents On the vessels Was oul-
stirring in the extreme. The calm, placid
water and the bright silyery moon added ad-
ditional splendOr to the occasion
Long after retreat was beaten did the SOL
diers of the Tenth regiment New York Vol.
unteers line the ramparts, aud cheer npon
cheer reeounded through the "stilly night"
Brigadier General Reno and sfaff. accompa-
MED by Lieuten ant Colonel Modge, of the
Twenty first Massachusetts volunfnsre. paid
their respects to Major General Wool, and at
ten O'Clock Chief Qulrsermaster Captain
Grier Talmadge. haa one Of his boats the
Rancocas, in readiness to take the distin-
guished visitors on board of the steamer
Northern~r. A sail in the harbor under sueh
auspices, on brigh. moonlight night with
the thermometer at sixty degrees, is a pleas
ure which cannot very conveniently he in.
dulged in north of 'Dixie's land.'
General Burnside, on arriving at Old Point
this morning. waited on General Wool and
held lengthy consultation with the veteran
hero commanding this department Volumi-
nous dispatches from Washington to Gene.
raj Wool by this mornings mail undoub ubted.
ly had considerable bearing upon tho part
which the department Of Virginia will sus.
tain in the anticipated assault by General
Burnsides exreditionary corps
Oar neighbors, the rebels, are Of course on
the qni rire, and it must have been CALLING to
them to listen to the delightful strains Of Gil.
more's and other bands that are CONSTANTLY
performing national airs on board OF the vss-
sels The Sound of the music is heard at
sewers Point IS plainly as 1t Is ut the for1
and already has a rebel nag of truce come ur
on ffimsy pretext to spy out the strength Of
the expedition, &c.
There is nothing new to record in this de-
y,
are very anxious to participate in the coming
struggle Of the expedition. Time will tell
whether their services will be brought into
requisition.
THE SUDDEN DEPARTURE OF THE EXPEDITION
FORTRESS MONROE, Jan. II, 1862
The extensive armada of Gen. Ambrose l..
Burnside weighei anchor at ~ O'Clock last
night, and left the harbOF, no one excepting
the guards and lo0kours being ay.r.s Of he
fac act Dfil iS M no ffuu{ ;.i
and ny the time this reaches You the blow
will already have been struck / have no
doubt that the expedition, which in imitation
Of the Port Royal wing of opera ton has
been planned with great secrecy, will De sue
cessful, and it will asain become our task to
record another brilliant achievement of the
Union troops.
Although General Burnside aud his sur.
rounding officers have visited the fort while
IN the har6or, and pressed on all sides to re-.
veal the destination of the fleet, siill the
place Of attack remains a secret those that
are in the secret pretending not to know or
are unwilling to tell As matter of course
there are great many wiseaefes, who boldly
assert that one or the other plac. will be
bombarded; but, my word on 1t, the proper
estimation is only known to the Depart
ment, General Bui side, and probably Gen.
Wool. .---...
When the fleet com menced to coaeregate
in the harbor, the division of General Wool
fully expected to be catlad upon TO partici.
pate in the impending strife; but the ex pedi.
ton having sailed and no orders having
been issued TO that feet, disnppoin tment has
taken possession OF most OF the troops both
here and at Camp Hamilton. The weather
is prosperous and fair, promising to continue
thu for some time to come. This probably
accounts for the sudden departure of the
fleet, which was expected to rendezvous here
at least Il week.
The details OF the expedition you have al.
ready received from your correspondent is &C.
companying the expedition. 1t will there
fore become needless toy me to say any more
than that the array of sails and steam ers
composing the armada looked very formida-
BILE, and by no means to he despised
The armament of ths gun.bOats fitted ont
in this harbor is of the heaviest calibre, loo
pound Iified Parrot, and nine.irch rified
Uahlgren guns forming the chief por ton OF
ordnance carried by the gun boats.
AmmunitioA st1res. Nc, have been sup
piled the fleet In great abundance prior to
touching here, and only the gun. boats that
were fitted out in these Roads received their
guns and ammunition from Captain Poor.
the Naval Ordnance Officer Of Hampton
Roads.
VESSELS REPORTED FOR THE BURNSIDE ExpEpI.
TIoH AT FORTRESS MONROE, JANUARY II AND IL,
1862.
Burnside and stan.
United States steamer Young Rover, from
Annapolis. 4@
Steamer Union-stores.
S3tcAUcI ocutucls IIoIu huudIOlIS.
Steamer Eastern State, from Annapolis,
Steamer Cossack from Annapolis
Steamer HuZZar, from Annapolis.
Steamer Nor lherner, from Annapolis
| Steamer Zouave, from Annapolis
Steamer Wyandotte, from Annapolis
Steamer hanger, from Annapolis
Steamer Eastern Queen, from Annapolis.
Steamer Pioneer, from Annapolis
Steamer ADMIRAL, from Annapolis
Steamer New York, from Annapolis.
Steamer Louisiana from Annapolis.
| Steamer New Brunswick from ANNAPOLIS.
Steamer Chasseur from Annapolis.
Steamer q. Peabody frcm Annapolis.
| Steamer COrdeiia, barges, Philadelphie.
Brig Dragon from Annapolis
Schooner Skirmisher from Annapolis.
Schooner Highlander from Annapolis
Schooner H. T.. Rrow wn from Anna polls
| Schooner T W. Brady from Annapolis.
/ Bark Kate Sim pson from Annapolis.
| Bark Huarrilla from ANNAPOLIS.
| Ship African rom Annapolis.
Ship A. J.. Thompson from Annapolis
ship Qreenlcaf from Annapolis.
Canal beat Ranger.
Canal boat Rocket.
| Canal boat Boz, bsheN.
| Canal beat Graleshot.
| Canal boat Rover.
LIST OF VESSELS REroRrgD At PoETREss MONROE
FOB The BURNSIDE xxpEDITIox.
Name Of Vsssel. Repov.ed