The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-06-04


Tho Washington RpuSica~ of yesterdsy
"It Ia reported from Fortress Monroe that
gangs Of fugitive slaves, in parties Of twenty or
thirty, arc constantly arriving there ovor one
hundred having reached thar On Monday.
Some Of them said they were about bsing sent
South, ard others alleged that they came In to
get Eoi. They complained that whilst they
were koSt at work IN the sandhills the sci
aiers ate up ali ,hs iosd Some of thom were
free neeroes Who hal been compelled to work
upon the csemy's fortifcAtions In and near
Norfolk"
yhe ssutbers blockade.
Tho Now Orleans Picayuno Of the 2i,h ult.
tas tho following additional particulars Of tho
d.s,ruetion u the ubHnishei fertilization %
Ship lslsnd:
BuoS, Miss, wednesday, Nay ~.
Our village 70 .Il excitement n the supposed do
sruotltp Of fot Ship lsieud. The fost u located
.rs bun ting nom the dire tion Of the fors, and all
cope 70 the co$ousios ths the quarters Ia the 0rt
are tsipg dsssroysd 90 Of the ci,zsiAa, With tos
aid a. fins nsteNescop., says h' Discern. . large ship
TItp ars ore or s~o small vssc els now in sight,
ssscnng for Biloxi, supposed - DO The nshiaouss
boat.
Ansxtrs o. the Handsboro' (siiss.) Democrat
dated May ~, says;
1--WE have jusa resolved iafor,nstisu ftom num-
Ter Of sye witnesses tnAt the uah h,ishsd fortih
ton on saip Island has bssu leysisd 70 the ground
prisinS al.Iss dwelling and various houses, have
tsea So on hre, the smoke OF which can plainly b
seen hsm the beach.
Pni. interesting specimen OF vandalism is sns
v'rk ofp.rsies landing from . ship tr.nkse, Of
uir+) enc nored In the harbor, who, havtag duly
""tpp,ished their yiilanous work, with sh-ir
un,i s,c''tY sctsksd otrt psrts unk n ,wn Tbs
81" sizing u. sh.y m'y resurA and destroy the
We IN coAss"
A LITER g. ON Galvsstou, Texas, dated Nay
~. ,ay':-
L sri I'd ytrsrdsy shss al our ports ars block
"a T.s Govsrnmsss vessels arsd inso a,a
op j couple OF sVsthtm vesssls, and O,n
T" 81 thrors are .. tot - fire about L. We
tay. o' two forts OF the bsach, buih Of sand-b q
a,d barrels, and seven or sight pieces Of artlls y.
A Nan Bonn Again n Ca,np.-A clergyman
from Tr@son aid hs had l94 addsd 70 his church
within the psh three months, and ths revival wss
ps,m Al higher poins shAn now. In shs .iiA Of
thess trying times.
Some Of his own Fsrishioners had gone 70 the
army IN "a unoonyer,ed nate. Ons Of these msn
hsd II sa born again IN camp, and he had received
one o! shs nnoss glorious lssters from him, ever
~risssD describing the graz change in al his hopS
and joys.
Consecratirg a Flag. ladiss Of a New
Epgl ad town had made ard presented beautiful
'Flss Of our Union 70 new regiment. The pro.
.entsion speech had ben delivered. Tee officer In
rmmand had accepted n In . handsome address
which be had made on behalf Of the regiment
All seemed now TO be over, when the COLONEL
lies. ed his hands sossshAr, AID In presence OF the
.sdi.s presenting, and ,hs men accepting the A.g,
Icss sTnsst and affecting prayer, c,nAecrA.od
,he GAx w the God Of battles aud the cause Of the
loun,ry.
Conse, ruiiny Cdmp.-The Same regiment
went into thsir hr,s new camp the same evening,
,hs same ofiosr In opmmAud. wnsa all was clear
I'd s.sy and they were ready TO pitch their tents,
the mn awaiting the word, an officer, who w.s
nc< . C-risdsu, said to the otiiesrs around him,
hsn ss ma eorssera.s shis camp, Forthwith .
the ofhss 81 I'D In pisyus, In sach Of which that
eau y was oopsecratsd ~ Jesus Christ
MR. RICHARD FAIRCHILD, . BitiAh' sub
isct, lately residing in New Orleans, has just
brought interesting details Of information from
the rebelHon In that quarter. OF the soldiery
he says;
Compared with the troops whom he saw ., Cairo.
81. Louis, PeusYlvsnis and Now York, the L1u,s-
ianis are much inferior In powers OF endurance,
discipline, mAraal sppsasHsos, and srms and squ p
mA,is.
AZ class tts soldiers srs insfhcens, eIesp, those
- NV 0hssn,, who are largely composed Of
m sn'ct and ~orkir men But the troops frsm
$40 anss r,'.sn: :,a 'pssS 's f Is'y %
rear In ihd0isnnn, onso disip~tsd and pAysic~l >
r.. tumb~r Of nb.l ,rrop- In Lruis'sra. Nj
,'n mII sssinsss u 10 oo9. Tnjs Is bassd upon
tbs ssn ss,ops Il lsAains seesssionlss, sad Is
prpNsOy tICt ssive
a nov,i ssurs iS,hs military novsmeats o II 4
ao-i, .rd were daily d iliss in NV o leans. :
The non oommissloDsd ON 'srs were s,so'sd from
she nsaraea, ou' thss ware commSadsd by whtts
Slaves, toe, were be- ng armed, In many cases
ys' many fears xp'esssd " ths resuls upon
'hs slave ihsnsslyss. IaribsrdinAuon was OF ire
qusut ooomreace, and insolence was hssrd from
dawes such as noDs would have bssn gulsy Of ss
months since. The impression sIisssd among
than that some action had besn taken BY shs Gan
sral Govsrnm snt by which thsy freed from Nh,
oonuol Of their Masters, who we're now with th'
locsl authorities sndss yoring " ssl hold them II
subj bjsction- An old sad trusted servant, In pre-
senGs Of Mr. FAiRuu.D, sAld thAt his msster bad
put guns inSo lheL hands, bus he WA sfpid q
would take more than one man 70 get 'ham away
again.
Ia aAtcipston OF che blockade, three acres o
oorn wsr nJw planted 10 one OF previous s,'s,n.
and thfre was sye prospeos OF an an Ias,t yisd
| From his business rs'stioss with merchants, NJ
?. is certain that . large m.jo.ay are UAioa ma
nov 90 thsy have always been As late - che 2e'
OF FskruAIy last kI. p. saw raised on tho levss
large American fsg Ths ssosssionsss Procosdss
In booy 10 the Loves wilh the paTp 70 OF taking
down. Thy found, however, some huadreAs 9
dssanned msn surrounding the h,gstAh, a
smoA, sId many wi.h Iia>s, aud with ths Is1~e-
pu, Dose Of keeping the old flag fying on the bth
day u toe F.sher Of his C,9otry. They ws., uu
| dissArb-d. Bu low . tsrIibls despJSsa rules ,h
sass. To atvr ssnt,nis lts f-vo able " Gs Unite
B4s.es 9ovorumsst is oartAin ruin, II no, daath
bs silsns n 70 lay ones sslf lAbls 90 be called .
AbDlitioD,st, Thousands are In dss psir thst tbs
| cAnro' Ace from tbs tsTror thAs surrounda tam
Mr. FAn,HuD has himself 90 ~ two Insn hu9g
| msb violence, botn because thry wsrs sIcyssd
bsing AboliGenisA. Ho hA, no d -sbt ia .. sush Il