The North-Carolinian., 1855-09-15
The Committee from HaE,:ton in Behalf Of the
yellow Fever Sufferers!

w AsHINGToN, Sept. 5.-In response to the
Committee from Hampton, who waited on
President Pierce yesterday afternoon to soic-
it the use of Fortress Monroe and the aid of
the Federal Government in removing the sick
of Norfolk and Portsmouth to that place. the
President replies that it is rot in his power to
grant the prayer of the Committee and deeply
regrets that it is not.
After consultation with the Cabinet he had
caused order to be issued to the Commall-
dant of the Gosport Navy Yard, giving him
discretion to advance a months pay to all cnl-
ployees who may wish to leave, and also to
close the yard if necessary; at the same time
directing the commandantS of all other yards to
employ the refugees from Gosport.
1t is probably that other suggestions will be
made by President Pierce to-day.
lie assigns as his reason for being compel
led to decline the request of the Committee,
that no suitable place could be procured to
which the troops and occupants, (ffteen hum
drcd in all, J could be removed, and if this diff
ficulty did not present itself, the time required
for preparations and removal, would be so
great, that the Fever, would in the meantime
be well nigh spent.
The President says the subject of relief for
the sufferers in the unfortunate Cities the
principal cause of his early return from the
Virginia Springs. Several cabinet meetings
have been held since his arrival to consider the
subject. He gave the Committee behalf Of
his Cabinet $3.50, and stated that his pri-
vate purse at their disposal,
The Hampton Committee afterwards met at
Browns Hotel, and appointed ii subcommittee
to request the Howard Association of Nor
folk aud the Mayor OF Portsmouth, to meet
them at Hampton on Friday next, and see if
other means could not be devised for tie re-
moval of the unfortunate sufferers
ss8-The Washington correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun, writing under date Of the 9th,
says:
4 Subcommittee of the Norfolk and Ports
mouth refugees was down here again to-day
/ from your city, and made a most earnest, and,
it seems, Irresistible appeal to the President to
afford them such privileges at the fortress at
Old Point as Will admit of the accommodation
there of portion of the afflicted citizens while
the yellow fever shall continue to prevail.
The President evinced the utmost concern on
the subject, he has from the first, and it was
evident he felt the embarrassment Of his position
under the constitution and laws keenly, coming
in conflict as they do with the promptinys of
his humanity
The President, willing to do ALL however,
that he could to afford relief, finally consented
| to remove the troops from Fort Monroe as
| soon as it can be conveniently done and quar-
| ters found for them at other stations. This is,
of course, the extent of the Presidents power,
but with the troops will most likely go others,
the families of such of the soldiers who are
| thus blessed or burdened, as the case may be,
generally going with them from one point to
the other. Thus goodly number of the afiiict-
ed citizens may be accommodated at healthy
| and clcanly spot, while others may be taken
away to other accessible points, and encampec
! or otherwise accommodated.
We sect stated thatP Portsmouth has decided
against the removal of its inhabitants.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
| INTERCHANGE OF CouRTEsIEs.-During the
| funeral of Lord Raglan not Russian gun was
| fred In return, SO soon as the church bells
began toling, announcing the interment OF Ad
miral Nachmoff, all the batteries were silenced