New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-20
Arrival Of Gen. wooi-Ekis Reception and
Departure for Newpsrt News-Iis Re
cep,ion and Alarm in the Campfire
Nufinous IteSimcnts-The Cause Sail
with Flag Of Truce Whnt was seen
that Mny be Teid-sanday Matters md
Rain.
from Our speolal Correspondent
FoRTnK.s MONROE, OLD PoIST CoxFoET,)


FoRrhKss MONROE, OLD PoIyT CoEyoEr)
Aug. II, 1857. )
The event of the day has been the a rival Of
Mai. Gen. Wool. He was met at the Fort By
Gen. Butler, Col. Dmmlck, and several Of Gen.
B.'s staff. They breakfastrd together on board.
When Gen. Wool came ashore tue Fortress fred
u salate. Proceeding to Gen. Buffers headquar
ter., no remained for 0 short time, and received
n few calls md then proceeded by steamer 10
Newport News accompanied by Gen. Butler.
When the boat reached the wharf, the battery
fred salute. The party had scarcely landed,
when a report was brought into camp that large
body of Rebel, were advancing Oh the place,
aud the long roll was beat, and the entire force
placed in the attitude Of defense. IL seemed as
though Gen. Wool was going to have serious
work at once. The artillery was advanced some
half a mile, and scouts went out, who returned
without verifying tho report, but stated that
s,raggling parties were to be seen. II was finally
Concluded that like others, the alarm was ground.
less, aud after passing some time III receiving calls
from the officers, Gen. Wool and his party re-
turned.
Last evening another batch Of the I'd Regi-
ment was brought down in custody of guard
to the Rip Reps, where nearly one-half the regi.
ment is now quartered. This regiment is from
Gen. Wool's city aud immediate neighborhoOd,
and it is probable that be will have 10 difficulty
IN restoring obedience and good feeling. There
has been some miscarriage about the pay-rOll',
which is being looked into. IL IL said however,
that everything has been rightly done, and that
the blame is elsewhere.
Very much of the mutinous spirit among the
men has been engenlered by articles in certain
Journals, and especially one in Tie ". Y. Times,
wherein it was argued and finally proclaimed
that tho men had enlisted for only three months,
and lot for two years. as everybody supposed
II was on this that the men stacked their arms
and refused to serve longer. Had JEFF. Davis
spent a year in deyising a way TO demOrllze
the New-York troops ho could not have been
half "a successful ns the journals have been in
arguing against the two-yenrs' law. Ii will re-
ouire oil the rgor Of discipline which command
ING officers eau summon to undo the mischief
done. A regiment once reyolted is forever
damaged. Years OF jealous efforts by tie
Journals that have been preaching the three
months idea, cannot atone Tor the injury done
To the cause by their unwise aud unsound ill.,
depreciation of the law. At Fort hcllenry,
Gen. Dix had 10 adopt the most rigorous meas
ures to suppress the mutiny in the Albany
regiment, and the insuborlination bids fair to
run through the whole of tho New-York regi-
inents.
To-day two ladies and five children went to
Norfolk; and l accompanied the little steamer,
that, with a flag OF truce ron up iuto the jaws
wheroln the Rebels have act 80 many huge teeth.
We went no further than abreast Of Craney
Island, where We were met BY q smal boat,
which took "a our passengers. A We saw no
thing not seen on our usual trips to Newport
News, presume twill not be considered as al
abuse of privilege to speak Of what ras seen.
Passing near the Sewall Point battery, Its
twelve embrasures could DO distinctly counted.
The camp is near BY, aud not numerous. Ihe
Tauper Greek battery, couple Of miles above,