Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-02-12
GenernI Foster,s ExpeditIon.
Correspondence Of the n. Y. Tribune
PoRT RoYAL HARBoR, /
Wednesday,. Feb. 3. ls62.

PoRT RoTAL HARBoR,
Wednesday, Feb. 3, 1853.
After q pleasant voyHge of something
over forty hours, the flagship Cahawbs
arrived at this port on the morning Of
Saturday. the 31st Of January, and in the
course Of the day the remaining steam
vessels of the feet came in, with the ex-
ception Of the S. R. Spaulding, Gen. Fosters
flagship, and a few others, which did not
leave Beaufort with the bulk of the expedi-
ton, but remained until the following day
before crossing the bar. These arrived
here this morning. The sailing vessels
are slss fast coming in, and tonight all,
or nearly all, will be safe at anchor in this
fine harbor.
Upon the arrival of Gen. Naglee he was
met by Gen. Hunter, who was congratulate
ing himself that the heavily laden trans
ports coming into the harbor, were bring
ing the reinforcements which he had been
expecting. In this he was mistaken,
and Gen. Foster, who to-day has been in
conference with him, has doubtless by
this time brought about q mutual under
standing. As to the further destination
of the expedition, for it evidently is not
intended to stop here any length of time,
there are many conjeetures but l refrain
from giving currency to any of them, pre-
ferring to let the expedition itself tell
what it is to do. To-day portion Of the
troops are disembarking to stretch them
selves after their confinement get a breath
Of fresh air, and afford opportunity for the
cleaning Of the ships. l am able to say
confidently that the troops we bring are
not treinforcements for this Department,
but we have special object in view, which
they will accomplish, it may be with the
aid Of some Of the forces already here, but
more likely without such aid that they
viii have the cooperation ofthe navy, and
especially of the Monitors, in any attack
they may make, and that it is the hope
and intention of those who have originat-
ed the expedition to speedily set about the
imDOFtsnt work they have in hand.
Yet Another Movement on the Potomac :
This time also, il is stopped by the Wealth
Correspondence of the Cincinnati Gazette.l
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.
Never was there an army so morciless-
ly pursued by the fates as that of the Poto-
mac.
Once again have the storms Of Heaven
interposed to produce those chronic delays
which for SO wesrily long time had no
cause save the weakness and indecision
of men.
It has been well understood-no one
who knew the nature of the man could
fail to understandable at the very first
possibility of moving General Hooker
meant to fight.
Three days ago such a possibility had
come. The roads were frozen hard and
firm as a floor; the weather was clear,
crisp and bracing, it was the very hour
for fight. Hooker instantly began his
preparations. Precisely IOhat he meant to
do, precisely hoa0 he meant to move no one
can tell, but everybody knows that in for
ty-eight hours more he would have struck
the enemy somewhere, and struck him
with the whole force of an army that no
enemy however powerful, can yet afford to
despise.
But Fate is Fate says the Mussul-
mans prophet One short day of glorious
Winter we had in the evening snow
fakes were clouding the air, and by morn
ing our streets we're filed with nasty
slimy slush. The bottom was again odt of
all the roads, and the movement was once
more impossible.
And so once more the fated Army of the
Potomac lspses into the chill stagnation
of winter inaction without winter quar-
ters.