New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-11
FEOM FORTRESS MONDCE.
FaysS Repor,s-RCportea Resignation o.
Gen. Wo0i-Exchauge Of FfisoneFs-
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FoprRKss MoNHoE, Old Point Comfort, Nov. q 1901:
The report sent forward by telegraph that 'he
rebels were Withdrawn from Big Bethel, fofKto"n'
and Norfolk which information is said TO have been
obtained from negroes lately arrived WITHIN our
lines. has not the semblanee Of truth about 1t. The
opposite ia the fact deserter from the rebel camp
in the neighborhood of Yorktown and Bethel, gives
the number of troops at both places, and 30 lar iron
Withdrawing any, Gen. Nagruder Is IN continual e&'
pectatioa of an attack by Gen. Wool's forces The
same is true of Gen. Huger, at Norfolk. had sup
posed that the telegraphing Of negro etatements ~
regard TO important matters had ceased. 1he BAN
more american, few days since, gave column "
sensation stuff, communicated by person who pre-
tended to have reached Old Point through the rebel
lines via Bethel, from Richmond, where he dined
with Beaurepard Davis, and the rest. The whole
thing was deliberate sell by a chap who successfully
PLAYED Oh our Baltimore friends the part oi
reliable gentleman by the Old Point boat, WHO
figures so conspicuously andirequently IN the columns
of the press of that city.
The report telegraphed rom Washington that Gen
Wool had resigned has no foundation In truth. &C
not think that certain changes, incident TO the with
drawal of Lieut.. Gen. Scott will be suffered TO u
unnoticed by Gen. Wool, but he has not the least
idea of resigniDg. Without doubt the General II
one of tic most remarkable men, in rome respects
the country has produced. lie has labored hard al
his lifetime, undergone fahgues of extraordinary
campaigns several months in duraton-One Of hi
marches being one of the most remarkable record
and he is now, though advanced N years. apparently
as capable of labor both in the saddle and at hii
headquarters as ever Neither his body nor minc
fails him. and with buoyaney Of spirits and energy
of will that render him eager for more active opera
tions, he is to-day the man the country would b
glad TO see at the head of an army in the field, pro
ducing the results which are much desired, ant
which he would be certain to lay at the feet Of I
people who have poured out their money and mel
with an unparalleled devotion.
! During the last twenty-four hours a strong Of
shore wind has prevailed, consequently no sail vet
sells have arrived, nor has there been an arriva
from the South of any kind since the Monticello.
1t is understood that exchange Of prisoners vii
soon take place, and army officers are expecting
soon 10 see their fellow officers who were so unfor
tn,ate as 10 fall into the hands OF the Rebels nj
Bnll Run. The exchange will be made via Old
Point and Norfolk. The transmission of sums OF
money generally small) to prisoners on both sides
by their friends, and the accompanying open letters,
form an interesting feature in the correspondence
kept up through the medium which the flag of truce
here opens between the loyal and revoted States
! The Richmond Examiner mentions that, willie
the fleet was lying here, Mr. Hale, Pnrer on one
OF the ships, while attempting to 60 TO the shore IN
small boat dlited 60 near the Pig Point battery as
to be made prisoner. If Mr. Hale s at Richmond,
it is hardly possible that he went by way of Pie's
Point MOI a ship of the feet was nearer than ten
miles to Pigs Point besides, it is not the cusom Of
officers of ships to row themselves ashore. II Mr
Hale If that is his name did no, leave clandos-
timely, then all appearances in bis case against
him. While few will be inclined TO believe that be
accidentally fell into the hands Of the Rebels no
acquainted with the Roads can believe the story,
it is told in the Richmond paper, beyond the fact
that Mr.. Hale left his ship and TUNED up among he
Rebels.