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The Great Naval Expedition

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Parent Issue
Day
1
Month
November
Year
1861
Copyright
Public Domain
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The N. Y. Times of Saturday contains a very interesting account of the great Naval Expcditiou, which Las at last lcft AnDapolis, and is on its way to some part of the Southern coast. lts destination reinains, as yet, a profound secret, and probably will so remain until it is revcaled by the the blow which it proposes to strixe. Thcre are in the expedition thirty one large transport vessels, convcying over 12,000 troops, with all their arms, provisions, &c, and sixtccn stcam gun-boats, with oight or ten vessels of war, carrying in all about 400 guns. It is in every respect a most powerful and admirably organized expedition, and, but foraccidents which canuot be foroseen, it it will unquestiouably rendcr very essential service to the Union cause. It is under the command of able and experienced officers, and the troops embarked are among the best in the volunteer army One feature of this expedition is, thnt about a thousand negroes aecompany it, being mainly those who have como into Fortress Monroe from the neighboring districts of Virginia. They are to be employed mainly in throwing up intrenchments. This is the first instance in ■which this class of peoplo have forined any part of an operativo forcé. L Anatomists say tbat maft changes eveiy seven yeara. Therefore say, Jones, my tailor should not remind me of the bilí I oontracted in 1854 - 1 aia't the man ?

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Michigan Argus