New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-25

number OF Massachusetts, soldiers, however, stood
sentres over the white duck, Gen. Butler having dis
covered already, that sailors are not peculiarly
adapted to keeping the peace in villsge populations
any than they suited TO horseback evoiuliohs
in crowded cities. TGeir sometime COMMANDER ,'oou
leaning on the paiinys, and looking sadly a. them
suggesting by lis prOstraied fortunes, the diahonu
contrast OF his danghters wedding.
A few Steps more brongnt to the Provost Mar.
shafs door, lie of the braided jacket led us IN, ana
presently We confronted with sotierly-looking
gentleman, who proved to be Of the regular army:
He listened to our names, and then grayely assel
what we wanted tberei Our answer was, I" to Visit
Fortress Monroe ana 10 call MajorGeDeral Bntier'
We were then duly sworn as to our good intentions;
after which, passes were given with all the proper
speed of pen aud ink. hos, itare barbershop, re-
Gently improvised by, gave shelter to our carpet
bags, and we soon marching toward the fortre-s
gate Early IL was, the SOLDIERS, several oil ths
were fishing from the port-holes u ne moat, ana 4
could that the waters TINS tea Oh LOT
rich IN iish, by the cumps OF oysters eiinsng
against the stone facing of the basln near wser-mark.
We passed on the bridge bel cath the ponuer1us
arch Of the main gateway, but the senoy nn'A I
sunk before our paper order, and went IN oh all
sides eolders were guard, but no troops Were on
parade. Snch were in fight, were ionpgipg IN
groups upon convenient spots of shade, while otnere
risky, were either wrestling on the so, gree.
sward, or hopping the guns that lay abou', as
they chased In playful races. None ventufed out INTO
the open lawn where the morning son was already III
full tide We however, with spirit worthy oil graz
things, disdaiued by protected by,Psths, ana
footsteps, diameter which might have given space 10
six or seven regiments on parade Iese saciihees
brought all the sooner 10 the Generals quarters anu
forced march resulted in an early rrst hrst uul
his broad porch, and next upon the comfortable nohS
of biz nicely -darkened anteobsmter IL was
well-buil, broad bIik mansion, with tasteful gardens
and dependencies such could not bn be agreea1eo
the astuious Southern noble OF Tie Rnssei pat
i sl ffnnf.A do
President himself. II stood 10 the center OF the or-
tress grounds within the walls, aud its slated peak
lifted 10 the view Of the cannons OF the bay; IL eh-
Joys this eminenee securely now; but should an ~
vader brush away feet, get within range OF le
stronghold, tie General wonld have TO take reef 10
the upper story Of bis dwelling pull down the strue
tnre altogether At present, however, there u NOV
much Danger that he ana bis family VIII be driven 70
the casemates for though the fores IL alreadyinv sed
by the enemy almost every side it is still open to
tie sea, where cOamsnd Is absolute. Nevertne-
ess Gen Butler with eye u the possibility OF Ing
sh danger is actively engaged 10 boring an artesan
the sole supply Of establishment built 10 afford shell
ter TO thousand men, and grIiSoned by three
but the Generals engineers are already ole hundred
and twenty feet below the surface OF she earth with
their augeIs find truer vein. II must answer to
bis probe and then his castles streD 9Th will laugh
siege to soor,." Is strange that base OF ,per-
ATOMS which is broad, and on which we rtly so
largely for the vigorous prosecution Of the war a.
he 30 nearly invested by the foe. But such 10 actually
The case and il does credit 10 Gen. Buffers forecast
that he eary providing against the small cloud IN
the East. Though now no larger tftt1 man maud,
it may bend over till II touch horizon and then
and then--end then-at any rate we viii have plenty
OF water and beef and pork at Fortress Monroe
Around the door Of the Generals Office grouped
the morning nstallnent OF negro fugitiyes-seclrcu
laIing "coptraband who had lost the charm Of
carry Inc back to old Wigginny,' and were seeking
"a new deal in the game OF hie Within our INES
Here xere seven Of them. fine boxing fellows, who
stood with their backs planted against the sidewall
ike ~ many Egyptian coumns, WAITING 70 unders and
their fate When the -de-Canp OF the General
appeared and glanced his eye RAPIDLY over the lot,
each owed bis worries In broad g4in, and two or
three Of them chuckled alond, MS if their exploit was
really too good to keep. They were duly entered on
the hsts and going of with increasing Rrins and
cbuckes and reverenal touches Of the they
were led to work. Some seven or eight hundred Of
these voluntary bondsmen have come IN, and al OF
them are made contribute 10 the defenses of the
places The soldiers thus spared much Of the low
er drudeery OF the works, while the negroes make
ample COM ensaion for their food Many OF them are
aud children, but almost All are put to use.
The females serve for c0OAs and waSherwOinen, and
the bows sDd more S-.2pely Of tie men answer for
body servants. Nearly every stai-oicer has two or
three Of these handy genii and the tax OF many
mounted trooper even Aid-de-Camp, is superseded
by some sht negro errandboy The highest service
they have thus far rendered has been scouts and
sries. They crawl through the nnd,rbrush at night
like OF the 81 III Prtn about
the field in the day time in old plantation dress sell
dom arouse srs iciOn Their knowledge of the coun-
try helps them much In ills respect and their expert
III its customs proves oftimes OF the create Il
value. lazy came TO the Fortress no, long ago aud
reported Eve thousand Of the ENEMY encaimped
within q certain disilhce Of our lines. She de-
scribed the ground and boundaries which
their tents were fixed. One OF the negro scouts
thereupon gave the in the field and pencil and
eato reduced the bostile ~ twelve hundred
men. Another informant brought news of tie close
approach of regimeat Of cavalry lie could not be
mistaken; he had their footprints in the road
A negro boy who had been over the same ground at
the sane time, dissipated the illusion by stating that
the Footprints were unshod. Instead, therefore, OF
regiment Of hore, the cayacsde merely drove Of
green bor.es and mules. The General told that
ueary oil lniormants exaggerated nlmbes 10 a most
Astounding extent bot thai he usually arrived at bis
conclusions through trfes upon winch they laid but
little stres. One intelligent person once brought him
q report that he Ind seen what could not have been
less than five thousand rNen drawn NJ in ote loDg
double ine under review. He was ssked the extent
of ground they stretched nc ros as he bad seeu u
all ut glance Of the Eye he uight be exIected to
give correct idea Alter much re!ec,ioD, and with
an evident desire TO be true, lie agreed the line must
have been foil half mile long. Now, as each man
standing shoulder 10 shouder, ia the way described
would ordinarily require over two feet Of space II i.
evident that five thousand men in single column woud
stretch nearly three miles, and in double hoe would
reach considerably over one IL was clear, therefore,
that the number reported not over two Thousand
and probably less mention these instances with
the moro particularly because they furnish good les
sons for the numerous raw captains who have just
CONN enced dealing IN the lives Of soldiers.
Having spent an interesting hour at the Fortress
Which by tie by, do not intend TO describe further
than to say that IS F6Jtress and strong one too;
nay the largest and strongest on the eontinent-we
returned to the outer settlements and got breakfast in
q fragment OF tn hotel which known 10 the
Corinthian world as willards Three-fourths of the
sucture had been appropriated by the GoverD