Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-05-30
Mr.. ChurchilI OF Milton. in behaIf OF Ii,
Return OF the Pembroke to IsOstOn-Inter-
estIng News from Fortress Monroe.

estIng News from Fortress Monroe.
From the Boston Traveller, 2gth.
Edward l.. Pierce, Esq, Of the Suffolk bar,
private in Col. Wardrop's regiment, arrived
in the Pembroke this morning with dispatches
from Gen. Butler TO Gov. Andrew, having
been detailed at the governors request. lie
will return as soon as he can be renewed from
duty here-probabIy in the Pembroke's next
trip. We derive from Mr.. Pierce the follow
ing information from Fort Monroe. The 4th
regiment, under Col. Packard, probably with
some other regiments, was to make an advance
movement on Monday morning at Z O'Clock.
Their destination was not known, but it was
probably some point between the Games and
York rivers, not yet occupied by any cOnsid-
cradle body OF secession troops, where they
would entrench themselves. On Saturday
evening there was IL thorough inspection of
| the equipments Of this regiment 1t was
thought best that all the troops should be
supplied with the last improved musket, and
as there were some privaies in each company
who had an older pattern, those OF company b,
OF Easton, were taken TO supply the detlcien'
| cy and accordingly that company was TO re"
| main at the fort
| The It'll New York regiment of volunteers
| German not the National Guards arrived at
Fort Monroe in the Crescent City on Sunday
morning. This makes six regiments of volun-
teers now at the tort-two from Massachusetts.
W. 'fO4N9ht : -" 1ufK are, TIE I'll from Troy,
the 9th (Zouaves,) and the It'll German, jim
all, including those from Massachusetts ard
Vermont, not far from 5000 troops, and these
not including the force on the war vessels before
the fort.
AS the Pembroke left, eight negroes, who had
fled to the fort from their masterS, were stand.
ing before Gen. Buffers headquarters. They
were being examined by him, separately. In
respect TO them, it is quite likely that Virginia
claiming to be foreign state, will be taken at
her word so lar as fugitive slaves are con-
cerned, and rendition refused. This is the
second case OF fugitive slaves with which
Gen. Butler has been required to deal since lie
arrived at the tort.
The Pembroke brought from the fort two
more eXiles. They are Franklin West, for
merly OF East Boston, who had been in Vir-
ginia two years and eight months, and An.
drew j. Berry, formerly of Topsham, Maine,
who has resided in Virginia seven months.
They were the employees OF VIM. ID. Macy,
formerly Of Nantucket, who LETT Virginia i'm
medlately upon the secession of that state.
Mr.. Macy carried on the business Of manutac.
turing ship plank in Warwick county, on the
James River, about 20 miles from Fort Mon
roe. The plank was shipped TO New York,
building is carried on. Mr.. West was assured
by committee of citizens at the time the Sc
cession ordinance passed, that he would not be
disturbed. On the 10Th, he was, however, re-
CURED 10 take the oath of allegiance to Viz.
ginia, or leave the state in five days, and re-
iusing to take the oath, was put under guard
of twelve men. Some leading citizens, how
ever, intertered and gave Mr.. West a pass
requesting the officers OF the secession guard
DIT Hampton to allow him and his family to 90
to the fort, where he arrived with his wife and
niece on Saturday forenoon.
Mr. Berry was required also in a similar
manner to join the secessionists and bear
arms, or leave the state. He was also allowed
to pass to the fort with Mr. West To the
best OF Mr.. Vests Information, there were no
troops of the secessionists concentrated in con
siderable bodies back of the fort and between
the James and York rivers, until you reach
Yorktown IN one direction, and Williamsburgh
in the other, and less than one thousand at
each point. There was a great deficiency of
small arms among these troops-almost none
to be had
The Pembroke left Fort Monroe on Sunday
at 7. NJ, and arrived at Commercial wharf
at 6 this morning. The captain reports that
his passengers who were refugees from Vir-
ginia, were obliged to leave behind most of
their property Some invaded soldiers were
passengers in the Pembroke. The Mass, 9Th
was hourly expected. The news of Colonel
Ellsworth's death cast a deep gloom over the
fort, and if his assassination is not terribly
avenged, it will be for lack of opportunity.
The officers of the Pembroke speak in the
highest terms of the behavior of the troops
during her passage out and, in fact, Massa-
chusetts boys are well spoken Of everywhere.
DIsAFFEcTIoN AT RIcHMoND.-A cores
pendent OF the Philadelphia Press says:
Late information from Richmond assures me
that, owing 10 the ygor with which the block
ade is maintained, the utmost distress and dis.
satisfaction prevail among the people and
troops at that point. There is no money and
no confidence nothing but general alarm.
The stock Of food is large, but every day the
citizens are started with every imaginable
rumor as to the approach of the federal troops.
The leaders suspect each other. The Wise
faction, who hate Gov. Letcher so busily, ac-
cuse the latter of Discrimination, while in
many quarters, the Letcher men do not hest
tate to say that all the calamities which have
betalleD, and are about to befall poor old Vir.
ginia, may be directly traced TO the intemper.
ate and insane counsels of that pesiferous
malignant who dates his letters from Olney,
near Ononcock."
While the eighth Ohio regiment was going
from Cleveland to Camp Denuison, Captain
Buckingham supposed the train would stop at
Crestine, and notified his wife. Unfortunate.
ly, the orders were 10 pass through Crestne
with stopping. The train, however, checked
up little, but the rate Of speed was still high
The gallant captain saw his wife on the plat
form, made desperate spring, clasped her in
his arms, kissed her quickly, and under ire
mpulOus auniausp frnfn his pomro,lne an boar1