The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-25
THE RESURRECTION.

LIE NOONnGNuu0
OUR FORTRESS MONROE CORRESPONDENCE
FoErREss MONROE, Va May e. 1851.
Arrival Of General BGGer-RsreS Ct the Third kGssachu.
sss Ryimsns-Too Companies Recommending The Seces
siorsixs Camp the Besch-Cslum5iads Poining At the
Rsbai-Fyyeen Secessionisa Killed At SewsVs Point
Baaoy-Si1 SA01 in the Hull of the Star-Anosher A.
tack cipased-Reiwforceme at the Frtre1 DC dc
Major General Benjamin +. Butler, comm Anding this
department, arrived this morning at halfpas nine,
ctmpanied by Captain Haggety Quartermaster and Cap
tain Fay Aid de Camp members OF his staff and others
whose positions I'D not learn. he met At the
wharf by Colonel Dimmck and Adjutant Hanes, Of the
post and escorted to his quarters, which viii be for the
present special invitation at Colonel Dmmcks resi-
dence The moment General Butler touched the wharf,
salute Of twelve guns fred from the water battery
whih sent their deep reports believing tbs Roads,
echo.ng from the rocky Rip Raps and dying away on
the sold Virginia shore" On entering the sally
port the guard turned out and presented arms which
was acknowledged by the General
During the the Third Massachusetts, regm ,ut
drawn up In line, under command Of Col Woodrop,
and reviewed by Cen Butler and COL Dimmick The ap-
pear Of the regiment WAS very ane indeed evncng
oioers Like the Fourth Massachusetts regiment here
their general fne appearance This regiment numbers
nearly eight hundred men, with the recruits recently
rived In the Cambridge from Boston.
With General Buffers future projects not faui.
liar but none Of US doubt that he will be energetic and
able IN conducting the campaign Is ne has shown himself
all In the post have come to the opinion that there will be
work laid out for them by the ndefgsbe General before
long, which win be carried out to the letter. II know the
temper Of the garrison But await the Development
Of hn plan, hardly venturinga conjecture as 70 its chs
racter.
Two companies Of the Fourth regiment have been sent
up the beach, under the command Of Major Whssemore
u ascertain the business OF number OF seoessonsts
who have been observed in the edge Of thu WOODS by
PICKET guard the rebels have stationed sentines
near our picket they win be removed by force their
mitted.
no collision is expected to occur with the secessioais,s
until after the election TO when the Nrgntans
the ample force General Satlers command great
apprehension 10 felt on our side Of the result
The parapets looking to the dTard now well arm
ed with columbads or the heaviest caibre and the
completely bombproof Other defensive preparations
rapidly approaching completion, such ~ the ulng Of
the barbeite guns to protect the gunners from an
flsdng fire, and the guns from berg dsmounted But
. into 20 @ he VIII
From reliable reports received here from Norfolk we
learn that the rebels suffered Ices OF dteen twenty
killed and wounded In the battery during the attack
made upon IL by the gunboat star on Sunday last rhs
battery, mounting three guns, was destroyed and s
eight hundred and fifty yards OF the redoubt received
six shots in her hull, and her sides were bsterea
with musket balls, which showered upon them at
early stage the engagement The FIRE from the sar
hot that the eney muskeeers soon ceased nrng
and evacuated the redoubt
II is expected that the Cumberland supported By the
star and a gunboat, which arrived this morning, viii
rot demolished viii make elective blockade between
the James and Elizabeth rivers almost Impossible rae
officers Of the navy express no doubts Q. ,nsr a0y
The Catalina, which brought General Butler and san,
had b,ard guard, detachment OF the thirteenth
New York regiment Companies and d. aud portion
OF Captain varians troop Of the New York Eighth resi
ment six FOUNDERS the entire force under the
command Of Captain David s. Jones the threeuth re-
yiment The steamer returns TO Annapolis to night.
Two three additional regiments OF Massachusetts
nrtilIery under the command OF Major Cook now sts.
STONED at the Relay House The New YORK regiments are
xousy looked for shall then have aforce large
In spite Of ali the assevsratiors to the contrary, is
evident that the secessionsts have succeeded 10
erecting batteries the Potomac as well as
the James and York rivers. Those on the Potomac
have been erected under the immediate direction Of Cen
locke and the guns have been mounted aud placed In
POSITION BY experienced engineer oncer5 The guns
ousy Batteries have been erected at two
commanding that stream have spoSen former letter
the batteries James andYcr rivers Gen Gwynn 70
su ped 70 chmond yesterday having spent several days
Son at Gosport aud Portsmouth He says that they are
amply sufctent for the purpose for which they were
ercc,ed and that he Ia prepared for visit from Gen
Butler. The same system OF tcegraphng by signals
which b n At Hsrpers Ferry also ussd to oonvey
Intelligence from all OF these soAcoast deences TO Rich
These batteries constitute the outer works for til. de
rond is attacked the attack win oe made by troop,
}anoed ut tho York or james river glance a. the
1nEp VIII show how ueefr IN eucn al event, THESE pat
teries win the yirginAns aud how annoying TO the
1nvsoing force. There known to be than two
thousand pieces OF cannon IN these batteries Az OF them
az largo calbre. They are well supplied with Ammu-
milton.
The present number OF troops In and Richmond,
and ready for Its defence, Ia distributed folowsA
Richmond, 10000 men at Lynchburg, fredericksburg
and Petersburg, 900 each At Norfolk, Gosport and
river 600 men; at those York river 1000 men
soal, say 40 900 An attack Richmond IL regard
I'd as certain unable 10 ascertain whether the Viz
rnape OK oect TO be able to repulse the attack but
RAID that they declare they will lay the city In ashes
before II shall be polluted by the Northern hordes,