Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-01-08
From the New York Herald.
Banks Expedition.

The destination and objects of the expedition msy
be stated, when publication longer aid the
my. Its destination is New Orleans and one of its
objects is to put General Banks in command Of the De-
partmen of which that city is the headquarters and to
remove General Butler, who by various acts had
dered himself unpopular with msny of the citizens, and
had also created difficulties with the representative,
and subjects OF foreign governments General Banks
is statesman and of sound discretion, who will
not fall into the same errors.
Having established himself at New Orleans az q
CENTRE Gen. Banks will proceed at his leisure to cap
ture Mobile and establish communication between that
point and the Crescent City. he will command a
force of seventy thousand men, and make attacks in
various directions. main object of the expedition is
to counterfeit the supposed projects of the Emperor OF
the French in Mexico and the Southern States. By
recent from Europe learn that thirty thousand
men are being out by Napoleon to Mexico in ad
tracts have been made for supplies for these troops for
two years. All this force is not needed for the
quest OF Mexico.
Again. we are told by the Moneur, the organ of the
Emperor, that the French rigate La Guerrero, with
Admiral Remand On board, the corvette Catinat and
despatch boat Ronandin, have been hailed with lively
satisfaction by the population of New Orleans and the
French residents ell happy at this fresh proof of the
soctude of the Emperor government for the Interests
of French Subjects" The Paris correspondent of q
London journal explains that the presence of Admiral
Remand at New Orleans will appear to indicate de-
termination the part of France to seek opportu
nifty OF intervening IN some way In the American quar-
rel" The Normandie, powerful iron-clad frgate is
at Vera Cruz together with other French vesses.ot,
war. The Nornande is not needed for any operations
against Mexico, the principal seapors being already 10
possession of the French. It would seem, the efore
that the ron-clad is waiting of eveatuates at New
Orleans or elsewhere in the Cult. Certain it j. that
the land and naval forces set in motion against Mex
entirely dproporonate to the osensibe object and
there is too much to fear that their ultimate des
tina,ion is the IL issssipp.
To anticipate the movements of crafty Napoleon and
to hold him in check is the mission of GeD. Barks He
will occupy Texas with his troops, and prevent the i'm
proper shipment of cotton by the Rio Grande and
The time he will Of the supplies of provisions
and beef from Texas for the rebel armies of the South
west and Virginia. He will also probably isolate Flor.
ida from the domnions of JEFF. Davis but, above all
be will keep the French of the Mississippi and &C.
operate with the expedition descending from Cairo to
keep that great inland sea open from its head wa.
tes near the Canadian frontier its mouths in the
Gulf of Mexico. II the Emperor of the French has
any sinister designs in the Mississippi, he will thus be
checkmated by superior force already in possession
and the iron cads under the command of Admiral Far
ragut will give bis Normande Rtland Tor its Oliver
Let him, therefore, show his band fast as he
please. We ready for him. If the intentions OF
Napoleon misunderstood then the Union troops can
be turned to good account 10 the vast region which will
comprise the department of Gen. Banks.
to the Gulf and how criminal the conduct of those who
risked its destruction in rotten ships Let their pun
shment he In proportion to their crime.