The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-30
IMPORTANT FROM tAsT1Rn VIRGINIA.
Additional Particulars Of Gen. Buffers occupa-
tion of Newport News-Arrival Of the Empire
City from Fortress Monroe Movements of
the Rebel Forces-rhe Slaves Fleeing
From their Masters Operations
in the Potomac,
&C., &C., &c.
ToRrR.ss MosRos, Nay 27-Eyen,rr.

FoRTRsss MONROE, May 27-Evenrg
A force OF txo thousand i've hundred men, en- brac-
ing Vermont the Fourth Massachusetts, regmens
and tie steuben Guard, Of New York. with few regu
lars AID four pieces Of artillery, formed today
trenched camp at Newport News the mouth Of the
Jsmes river and about miles from Fortress Monroe
The steuben Guard did not land at the fortress The
rebel battery fired four shots at the Empire City and Qua
ker City when of Sewaps Point though at distance
Of over three miles the shot fell but te short ndicat
that the Of the rebel battery OF the hesyiest
calibre. The point OF Newport News like Sewaus Point
s n plain sight from the ramparts OF Fortress Monroe
The roaostead here is about three miles wide One OBJ
ject OF the ntrenched camp is to command the sand
Island which is about midway between, and completely
guar de the enrsnce 10 James river General WAS
fearful that the rebels would take possession isand
Newport News aho commands, to q great extent the
peninsula between the James and York rivers large
force is to be assenbei there, important move
ment is likely to meet opposition Only two three
persons seen at the point On OF high
wind IL Empire City could not land the Guard
There WAS evidently great activity 5ewalrs Point
last night Hampton nearly deserted The long bridge
there was burned on Saturday
About hundred fugitives in this morning. They
were provided with ratons and net work services
being greatly needed. They represent that they were
teries. The famous HygeiA Hotel ia being converted
into hospital. The weather la intensely hot. The
troops in ex ellent health and spirits.
On saturday night Professor Grants calcium light
Illuminated the distant reaches Of Hampton Roads
BALTIMORE Nay 20, 1891.
The Georsiana from Fortress Monroe, has ar
rived here She left last evening at six O'Clock,
when small stesmer from Norfolk under flag of truce
had just put over one hundred refugees on the Gum
berlsnd They were mostly the wives and children of
the sborers in the Navy Yard. The intelligent OF
them state that there from nine thousand
troops Norfolk and Portsmouth General Besureeard
had not arrived.
The louisiana and the Georgia troops were the best
accoutred and disciplined.
Butter SO cents and ham Is cents per pound
other pr visions were high In proportion
Sixty seven Union votes cast at Portsmouth and
over twenty Norfolk feeling of gloom and terror
pervaded The community.
Several batteries have been erected between Fortress
Monroe and Norfolk; ,ha. upon Craney Island midway
between and commanding the approach to Norfolk and
Portsmouth hae embrasures for forty guns.
The encampment at Newport News Point has thus far
been undsturbed.
The steuben rinsmen this morning landed and went
into encampmept.
No immediate attack on sewalps Point or Norfolk need
valuable lives for point little strategic mpo lance
compared with others at haud.
The irregularities Of the Troy regiment, OF New York.
are greatly complained Of
The Qusker City Is again cruising of the Capes
gentleman from Norfolk says that General Beaure-
gard expected there .uesdsy night The whole
number Of troops and about Norfolk does not exceed
1000, though large accessions daily expected from
i the Gulf States.
i IT, Ca pctct
the Montcellos guns but large force engaged 70
pairing II. 1t ID anticipated that General Butler vii,
land his forces at Ocean View, the roads, about s,x
miles from Sewsl's Point and ten miles from Norfolk
Three hundred negroes from Tennessee had been sent
oul 70 throw up enrenchmens on the roads leading to
Ocean vew The troops said TO be badly disciplined
though badly armed.
In Portsmouth, seventy Of the eighty votes cast ass,net
secession, were by rife company, who were inue.
dately dsarmed aud disbanded.
General Huger 10 in command at Norfolk. They have
but rihed cannon which ID at Seweps Point
The truckmen are powing in their pea vnes 70 plan,
corn
ARRIVAL OF THE EMPIRE CITY FROM FOR
TRESS MONROE AND NEWPORT NEWS.
THE LANDING OF THE TRooPs-THg TRIP AND n
TURN-CoMPLIMKNTARY RESOLUTIONS TO CAPTAINS
BROWN, OF THE EXPIRE CITY, AND sCHxNCK OF
THE ALABAMA, ETC., ETC.
The United States transport steamer Empire City (Cap
tain Brown arrived yesterday afternoon from Fortress
Monroe The Empire City left New York last Saturday
oath ins with the Seventh Steuben regiment Of yo
lunteers, Colonel Bendix commanding. The regiment
gafey landed al Fortress Monroe On the passage
they encountered a series Of severe ram squalls.
The men were completely wetted through, but bore
their dscomforts with the greatest patience and good
nature. Captain Brown says that he saw a fner
body OF Many OF the officers have service In
Europe.
or Cape Henry the Harriet lane was spoken she had
in the schooners Catherine, Of Ncwbern N O. and
IIr Of Baltimore, both laden with naval stores from
North Carolina and seized about seven miles south Of the
Cape.
The Empire City arrived OF Fortress Monroe Sunday
neon, and landed her troops. At eight O'Clock Monday
morning she ordered 10 Newport News, In company
with two steamers having on board the Vermont ami
Massachusetts regiments Of volunteers The gunboas
star, Quaker City ard Harriet Lane acted a convoys
The battery at sewslls PoDt-nne guns-opened Are
shot and shell upon the vessels they parsed All
The balls el short however, the nearest coming about
not been 70 much elevated they would ubtedIy have
bee n effective, as they fired excellent line shots
At Newport Newe some ten miles from Fortress Non.
roe-the hltls town OF Hampton lying beween-swenty
iour hundred troops were disembarked. and mmedi-
ately began t. fortfy the camp. All anxious for
brush with the enemy and the 5seuben regiment though
unfried IN the manual OF arms were all ready and walt
On ncr return Empire City was expected to fall in
with gunboats Jamestown and Yorktown, which
wsrt reprted heavily armed and awaiting chance OF
at * tho EmDire City had hundred and forty
men epDg their aruls all night but they were not
g. 4 led vito sight Of The enemy. Tho Empire City
ftt iorftfs Monroe at four A. NJ, Tuesday, the 2sth
Int
Cgyrti9yNrARY REVOLUTIONS TO CAPTAIN BROWN
Az a specsl meeting Of all the officers Of the Seventh
(teuben) rec ent New York state volunteers, called
by Colonel joan Bendix, on Sunday morning. Nay 2s
1901 board the steamship Empire City, the following
r,tOrutons unanimously adopted
Resoved. I'm. cur sincere thanks due 10 Captain
W. Brown, well TO the other officers OF said steam
shp, ir both their efficiency and untring the
Of their duties and for their kind and gentle
nsn c5nduct towards the officers and other members OF
orr regiment, whilst on their journey from New York
city 70 Fortress Monroe.
Resolved That copy OF this resolution DO handed 70
Captain w. Brown and that the New York city news
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