New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-12
FROM TIE CHESAPEAKE nAY.
Corrsspond.ece af Tho y. Y. Tribune.

At Anchor, Hampton Road, July >, 1901.
We left our anchorage, Of the Battery nj New-York,
on S4tnIday June % and droppeddown TO the Quaran-
line grounds and there remained until the morning Of
Monday july !. At this time we hove up anchor and
headed for THE place, arriving here on Wednesday
afternoon lnsi. We found many old friends and &C.
ausinlanoes among the numerous officers OF the Min
nesoa, Cumberland, s,Dtee, Monticello, Mount Yer
non, Quaker Ci y, &C.. all Of whom, with the crews
Of tho respective We sells, were enjoying excellent
health. We steamed the whole distance, snd, con-
sdeing tho fact that tie journals Of tbs Por engine
became at times badly heated we think we 90, In in
very good tine.
The only one complaint that can Do hear' omong this
la-ge 9eet is, that both men and oficer are already
tired Of the state Of inactivity hey in, and they ad
vance many logical arguments aguins, this inaotion
and think that before many weeks the gentemen at
the head Of our affs will discern that they have,
with excellent intentions, probably committed very
great error. We are within gun.hot Of tho famed
S.wnlls Point and all our Office and desire u
that cireumsa would require 10 burn come u s.
rowder for the especial Amusement Of those that have
charge Of hat place.
Aswe approached the shore Of Virginia the day Of
our arrival precautionary were taken by the
officers TO load he two l0neh columbiais on the spar
deck forward and aft and have item in readiness for
any masked battery that might bc opened upon U.s.
We opine there would have been little work for
them had they been 80 heedleae.
Yesterday passed away quietly yet there were
many saiulea fired from the dieient yerse 5
now stationed hcre and for while il was rather diff
cult 10 SEQ any distance from the decks, owing 70 tie
dense smoke oceasoned By tie firing. glorious old
dinner in cur mess was the chief feature with your
correspondent together with several other officers and
nj QUO time we almost vowed that the champagne made
| "a much nCe as the reports OF Uncle Sans pill
bo,,les" Deluonico himself could not have surpassed
! that dinner ia fact il would have opened his eyes,
co1d he have been able to bsln i in all s elegance.
In tbs afternoon, ] ysited Old Point Cornlort, aud
eubrled the opportunity TO explore somewhat the sa-
cred soil of his STATE. / walked some seven miles,
half the distance 70 Newport News, passing over the
ground our Iotroatng iorss trod upOn AZ that great
/ bunder Great Bethel.
The Different ragmentl .encnmpc1 here present =
beautiful sight. and give one IN idea Of The kind OF
ma II " 0 have loit-many Of thenl-Plesslnt Tones,
10 fight their oouutry's ba,lcf Among them recog-
nized Duryocs Zoua,es Naval Brigade, National Hou-
AYES, BuGao AID Troy Regiment, beside tho Inrn'
ers from New.lorN Cty. During our march into Viz
gina We were e-coiied by fourteen OF Col. Dur
ee's Zounves, Otherwise called Red Devils, and Il
has become notorious fact Lereahout thr Whenever
ono Of lhcs chaps il found no trouble heed be aprc-
heulei from he Seceslcr-' hsye aaon Gen. But
Ter IN fol ,mlorn accompanied wih hld stri rocoa-
noerpg in virginia an ne LOOKS toe sane good sol
der ,id not.euan ~ we Thought bim 70 be-.
We have to-day been made The slpcf tbe block
adng squadfon ald We bear ths broad porurni a oar
millon, Commodore Pcudergrat commencing. We
sail tomorrow aud the proTamu.e laid down Is 10
proceed Ia Charleston thence TO New-Ofenns, AMI the
Wet In1ce anu where neat, il Is cur fortune not to
know.
The oicerB OF tlis vessel have been busted exces-
svely d.lirg g,cen crew, which M, ;oIy 70 admit
IA tho st-le in which tie mliuriiy Of orr men are.
trust We will XII them in ship-shape order ero long,
AZ we keep them constantly az work, getting the
hang # tho several boats, launches, Sc, and learn
| iny heir respective positions.
TIE FRANKFORT steamer Louisiana has Just arrived,
having Col. Bakers California Regiment for Fortress
Nome on bouri. They a hardy looking Get OF
men. and lhoy passed amid Tie hearty cleem Of oar
WHO crew who manned the rigging ~ welcome tiom.
IL was heartily returned.
| Two rifed cannon OF immeDfe size aud latest i'm
movements viii 10 talenon board to-day, and nounted
IN such mauntr that they Can be used IN the launches
| when required for accommodating duty.
! Toe health Of the crew il excellent We have hid
bu. ono or two cases OF siokneas aud they nothing
but slight attack Of diarrhea.
It may be matter Of considerable satisfaction "a
tboee who Lave tnis on boari his Vessel, 10 learn
,hsi the only sure way Of letter. papers, &e, reaching
them Is to tend them, ali expenses paid 70 the Nava
Lyceum, Brooklyn, L. I. TlNugh thie source they
viii ssfely reach their destination. | sha embrace
every opportunity to write you.
FROM PATTEasON's C0LUngN.