Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-02-04
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ASO BES EXPEDITION 0RGASIztSa.-The Il lion Head
CORE p lens Of the New York World slys:
The psratOa for movements long contempt ted are
roa u,ary completed snl the mOnotoaOus mac WHY
0. q tOCp-, Wao obliged to watch the grl0d
coveted prize OF Charles from OF the barren sand
il and lea- H. will BE- superseded b. a fiery engage
no1t not iess important tran which have occurred
on The Nj sissppi o. tho Peninsula Although an in
meuee fore lad and naval 70 participate IN III 5
ming clldi & have re.sCn 10 bell v, that the prin-
cipl reliance IS 20 be rcpoed in the route which has
been chosen, and The tacic3 be used l. s perhaps
nec-l IS 90 stse that much depends secrecy. The
an Grraned publCatcl Ut sOns facts connected With
the expedition 70 which sLuie. led 10 its temporary
abandonment weeks since. Fo5 that shall
be careful IN what transmit 10 you
IL Il not, hoWsy r., breach OF pudence to stale,
What is already known 10 the euCmv, that for tine
pas troops have arrived Lege rom Folly island, o the
purpose ct joining en- expedition which has been Or
es5iEsd The soldiers gladly f Their unvhO esome
quarters rendered occasionally peculiarly uncomfortable
by the lear descent Of shot and SHE'LL TO which they
could net even reply. small force, however, rema u
o. Folly and Norris islands sufficient for tie purposes
OF defence, aud 70 work the guns on tie latter.
Tbs expedition promises 10 be one o. vast gltude,
a1d July eQnsl IL 40 ulloIso event should rto vene
70 the grea task is is designed TO lmpsa. Many OF
TIE vessels here CT Ugh drAugl, aud this c.roum-
stance has led to believe that portion Of the
feet viii sa 40 the SiYa7nsh rver Tas seems to be
the impression Of the fenei1 VINO DaYS lereas-d TIE
number Of their batteries at Fer. Jackson, aud other
pcirts near SavanDah.S
Il il evident, However, that the enemy do not know
the pCcss dsst nation Of the expedition, % at leas,
thai they dsusl the' speculative theories abou;
l. They believe the most Vulnerable portion OF rebel.
dem will BE- selected and from prisoner who re-
Gently captured Fort Pulaski lave learned that
she chvsry expect General GlmoEe will make grand
attack Charlss,on the rear, aDd that the move
men will be preceded by expedition to lie line of
the Charleston ard Savannah rail o,d 10 ca. Of ali
caOa and rem orcemeGts between those cities -
Tie statement has been coHobfsed by the fact that
confederate ssniiDes nov guard the portions of tho
read shete the et ack is 2u:i5i; a'ed
TIE third theory OF his expedition is thatit il tend
Ell Tor NOZZLE Tat il is 10 be bomsa:dei BY tie land
and naval iorceshl; is, by he ct Of the haIbor and
the AMY which is 10 march overland from Pensacola
distance some fory miies Those better informed in
military circles ,6plde this speculation aud prcess 70
bore bei,ye that tie capture or des ruetion Of
Charleston Savannah arc intended by this move
me Oae important fca connected viii it which
shcu not DC overlooked is thu; large negro force is
to accompany The expedition, which l. be landed al
various points where they make occasional raids
aid brng their rauks tho slaves who lsrgey abound
ia tbs interior"