New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-28
HOW ABOUT FORTRESS MONROE?

A conespondentof TIE 7iaes hints that tie Seces-
.onsts design to attack Fort Monroe, and making
extensive preparations FIR tie work. He says:
Ever .iGce the NavyYGrd fell into the hands Of the
Seeessonisis, the little steamer Coffee, that plies be-
tween Ha,nrton and NOffik has been making her tsips
reulsflv without examination and is stated by men
q, Fort Monroe that last light she made four trips be-
tween Norfolk and Hampton. This is inIossioie the
could not make so many iIs. But there Is ore oIher
steamer the West Point, az Norfolk. beside two tug
boats and two or more siesm ferTyboas. II Is rot II
al III likely that four Of these steamb were engaged
1st night ia bringing heavy Dallgren guns and CO..
lembiGds, nor,ars powder, shot, and shell from Nor
felix TO Hampton.
From Hampton these guns can be advanced easily 70
within one mile of the western wall Uf Fort Monroe,
cutie near enough TO breach Ii and on this sde which
tie land eide Of the Fo't, here are no easements
and besegiEg cannon can only be replied 10 by guns
e. Jarbctte. There arc $50 guns at The Navy arc
and with all the Norfolk steam craft quietly at Work
cf nights, how long will it require TO transfer rci
Gent number Of guns 10 Hampton 10 invest Monroe as
completely as Sumter was invested The rided can.
ron used 30 .eftec lively Of Charleston, Can, within
three days. be also in position n asssl Monroe on ls
weakest tide, If this stuyenc0Us ftly Of the Govern
reu be not ended The Cumberland should be ordered
% lie up in front Of Hampton, and rae 1t 10 tie
ground if every gun ALREADY taken there be not IN
,tantly surrendered and removed TO Fort Monroe. -,
one other fact OF some moment let D.e ucnucn Inc
Urht-bouses on Cares Henry and Charles have been
ont two lights and hast light tie ght-bCa; stationed
Jltween tie eapes and Fort Monroe was abandoned by
tie ehtkeeper, oil the OIL on board naNlS Oteh hfs'
roured out. 4 boat cent down from tie Cu1nhcr
4ud 10 know why the light not burning, and found
things in this condition. Two seaTers, vi h IooFs on
board were detained al night Outside the bar ty tese
erfereDces with the lights. Now for the not Iaess
Ehtkeepers obtain their appointments At Washington,
AID the lighthouse al Fort Monroe Is IN the hands Of
Mls. Devices, STAKEHOLDER, whore two sons, ~ho
, erntend the lights ere OF the most violent Sc
cossionists have in the South. convesed tns
morning with Of them who gioated on tie resPeet
If seeing honroe battered down, and swore that he
would be ono Of tie st 10 scale its accursed walls
lie lie fed by Federal bounty.
1t is Of the utmost importance that every precauoa
should be taken TO preserve Fort Monroe intat l. IF
tie kew Of the whole controversy with Maryland and
Virginia. If Virginia had forty Washington Cues
captured by ar2s size icoed gs0f item an %, eTch9Hef
jor Forf Monroe. And yet reschery is hatched nader
lis walls, and creeps through lie gates, aid il5 IT.
lighthouses, and turns night into day with nactira-
lions within reach of its guns, to secure ioood Tor
i distraction. Ger. WEES presence here az tfS time
has moTc reference 10 Fort MoT0e than 10 aHy othtr
3stJect n Secession adventure.