The Actual Strength Of The Burnside Expedition

Tho Ercrtivg Past eloseS an elabórate artiole relativa to the toreo eonstitui ing the Buroéide axpedition with the ioilowing sumrnai y : The total land forces of división rnay bo sun.meJ up ss follows: Fifteen full regiment and one bnttaliou of J infaotry ; one biittory of six pieues of c field artilWy; foity-five riflucl gans, distributed through Ihe fleut, or a total ol fifty-one guriB ut lile disposal of tho ! land ('orcos. The reginionts are, with two or three ezceptioos, up to tho standard of' 1,000 rr.et) ; and, ndding tho!' gutiners in charge of the lleot, the total fighting force amoiuits to lully 10 000 men, aside frohl tho naval vossels. The total manber of véêsela of all kind.s, asido fcoiii the nava! forcé, is forty-five, and are divided as fOllowe : Nino steamers, nine propellers or gunboute, four ships,tivo barks, one brig, seventoen BObooneie and fivo tloating batteries. These stuamers are all uuariued, and are inteDded exclnsively for carrying troops. 'iheir oapacity ranges l'roin five Lundred to one thousand men eah, the Nórtbener being tho largest and the Suwaneo lh xmullcst of the mnnbor. Tho gun-boata will both carry troops and astust in the attack. CiiAiu.Esrox Haüuou. - It is stated that tho stonc fleet sunk in the main sliip chantiel of Charleston accompli.shed its purpose. Allhough tho npper works of the hulks havo in a mfiasure dicappeared, the stern and tho largor part of the hulks retnain, nml the tidal flow of the sea has wnshed to that point ïmmeose quantlties of sand, whioh has formed a bar across the channel at that point nnd offectually eloflèd it lor at least twenty yearp to con:e.