The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-10
GENERAL WOODS DIVISION.
OUR FORTRESS MONROE CORRESPONDENTS

OUh FOHIRlIoo MONhOE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
FORTRESS MONROE, Dec. 0, 1851.
Cqothisg for the Orion Prisoners in Riclmond-loawy
Martial Al Camp Haaiuon-Too Irira1s seatSscea 10
be Shot for Sleeping Fcke--Gen. Wool approves tho
Ssntence-General Order Re,cttn9 to he Burial Of Do
ceased Soldirs-Escape Of Member Of ae Fourth Ohio
Volunteers 7aken by The Rebels at Romney-Loc lie ~
fected His Escape and What He Sa,u--Cdpl s. Houeo
&C., DC, dc.
The flag Of truce sent to Norfolk yesterday by Major
General Wool carried large number Of letters addressed
TO our prisoners thirteen Of which contained money,
There also the following articles cases ads
dressed Lieutenant W. Hart Twentieth Indiana regis
ment53 woolen bloases SO caps SO blankets SO shirts
SO pairs trowser IS pairs drawers, IS pairs Shoes SO
pairs socks 81 great coats Also, nineteen boxes addi-
tiona, to First Lieutenant Charles L. Person, Adjue
tant Twentieth regiment Massachusetts, Volunteers,
a prisoner Of at Richmond, containing the fol-
lowing articles for distribution the prisoners of war Of
the Massachusetts troops35o blankets $50 overcoatsa
TOO shirts 700 pairs drawers 7oopas socks $50 towsers
pairs shoes 30l towels 10 hanikerchfs Capt JameD
Mward, Jr, Captain Of the Port, went in cha go Of
flag Of truce, and, owing the large Of freight
did not return here until nearly six O'Clock p NJ With
this boat Mr. John d. sauhorn agent the Express
Company also despatched freight for Tho prisoners
Of in Richmond other places this bong the re-.
gaar day for Seeding goods por express by the truce
boat.
The general Court Martial which had convened at Camp
Hamilton the 9th Of October pursuant to special or
ders No 49, and Of which Colonel j. W. Andrews of tho
First Delaware regiment tho President, has been
dissolved about two weeks, and its proceedings pub
lished. General Wool having approved the ind.
ings, two commissioned officers were
cashiered, severed privates Of regiments werc
sentenced to DO imprisoned the Rip Raps, be-
sides wearing ornamental bracelet their egs5
made iron having q cannon thereto
by way Of variety.
Patrick Farity, OF Company r, charged with
sleeping on his post while doing picket duty the 2d oa
October The charge proven, and The court senenc
ed him to be shot.
Private j. Dillon of Company Fl Sixteenth blassachu.
sets regiment, was tried on the same charge having
slept on his post while picket the 29 Of october,
between two and four O'Clock A. NJ and WAS also SEM
fenced to be shot.
One two cases adjudicated by this Court Mar, wero
disapproved by Major General Wool, and the remainder
In the cases of the two above mentioned soldiers Of tho
Sixteenth Massachusetts, Volunteers the General orders as
g. Tho proceedings and in the casos Of pri-
vato Patrick Farity, Of Company F. and private John
Dillon, OF Company II, Sixteenth regiment Massachusetts
Volunteers approved The dav and hour of the ex
ecuton Of the prisoners will be designated in fuurc
ders. -
Tie following general order was issued by General
Wool and promulgated to the various regiments in this
department..
GENERAL oRpERs-NO. A.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT VIRGINIA,
FORT MONROE, Nov. 30, 1861.
l. The attention OF officers coulnaHding regime and
detachments is called to the requirements of general
der No. 75 from the War Department, dated Adjutane
Generals Ouce Washington, September IL 1861 which,
provides that there she'll DO placed ut tho head Of each
soldier grave registered hcadboard which will lie fur.
nshed by tho Quartermas ers department. npon appca
ton, and record OF The KEEP, in tho company
| which the soldier belonged.
Commanding officers @I see that each grave which ID
unprovided with s1ch headboard bem edately urnish~
cd with and that hereafter when soldier buried
within this department one shalt be placed at the head
| OF the grave without unnecessary delay.
2. Commanding officers of regiments and detachmenS
will render TO these headquarters monthly return Of de-
ceased soldiers and state such return whether this
order bas been complied with They viii also transmit TO
the Adutant Generals Once through these headquar.
by regulations 463 The blanks for the latter wiz be
supplied application to the Assistant Adutant Gene
raj Of the department
BY command Of Major General WOOL.
WIZ. d. WHPPlE Assistant Adutant General.
On "Wednesday private named Go. W Qrimby, lately
attached to the Fourth Ohio Volunteers, who taken
prisoner by the rebels at Il nncy, while on ticket,
September rs, came into our ms At Newport News,
having made his escape from tho rebels 1t appears that,
after being taken prisoner hs was seat TO-
confined in tobacco ehouse. About two weeks ago
about six hundred OF the Union prisoners 10 be
transferred Tuscsoosa Ala. an Insane Asylum,
which the rebels said good enough and 1T place for
the cursed "Yankeosr While in the cars batween
Richmond and the aforementioned place, and while tho
train was passing over bridge near Smith.
field, DUMMY ju,nped through tho car, window,
and, notwithstanding the scntrics from tho train
fired on him, he managed TO effect his escape.
cuinby, travelling several days and nights, being
did suffer from hanger He aed himself in the
woods In the daytime and traveller ~ night. He finally
Smithfeld crossed james river Rock Wharf,
and landed little above the mouth Of Warwick river.
Here be ccecded in inducing egro take him across
pckets On his way he pass about 20 900 troops
building winter quarters When Quiinby lett Richmond
there were about 1000 Union prisoners there, oil Of
whom were to have been sent to 7 scaloosa, Ala
On his arrival here Captain Gfier Talnadge, United
States Quartermaster, kindly supplied tn, escaped prison.
with ratons and gave him transportation to Crmber
land where the Fourth Ohio regiment is supposed to be-
stationed.