New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-31
The WAR FOR The UNION.
FROM FORTRESS MONROE,
COntrabaRd SlaTes Coming Inc
ADVANCING UP JAMES RIVER.
FORTIFYING NEWp0RTS NEWS.
Manners and Spirit Of the Zouaves.
GEN. BUTLER RECoMNoITERING.
Manners and Spirit Of the Zouaves'
GEN. BUTLER ACCOMMODATING
More FugitiyeS Fleeing NCrthward'
SAD CONDITION OF CID VIRGINIA.
POSITION OF CUR NEW ENCAMPMENT.
A HeconncIsance-Disn OF the People
More nusitive Negroes.
TarTrrss Mosnos, ON polSr Conyonr,

FORTRESS Mosnux, ON PolEr CoMFoRT,
Sunday May Is, 1851.
Last evening Gen. Bu,ler took trip of observation
h the Star up tie bay, within ienso able a'stSce
Of the rebel batteries the month oil INES RIVER ana
On the n.iel. Jug points Nothing OF s, cls interest
occurred on tie uip and the General returned w'tn as
good An idea Ca lie location Of tie rebels as couid DC
obtaioed from ,uch reo0Dno's''i'e'
Ia,sl ni,st about IL O'Clock, there was genera
alarm In the camp on the Hampton siie. One OF inc
gusrd detected Lalf Dozen rebels shnilng III ne
thcket, aud fred on them. Soon tue alarm spread
throughout IN. CAMP Tne lcng-Iol Wac Deal ana Tue
.tree regiments Were soon under arns Inc alarm eA-
tended TO TIE garrison ia tie Fortress, but tbe men
we're not calico oGt. The rebels TED When the sentry
dred Oh them md after scene OF pdes'rioaoie huo
bub for an hour. tbe camp relapsed into lis usuai
quist Such alarms bid fair to be frequent, not Only
from lnarsuding parties of rebels but IRON MISTAKES
., a; ,entiuels The record of such mistsEes Is both
Amusing and eventfuI as such not unfiequenty,
"a the confusion consequent thereon result IN serious
consequences.
Srwslls Point remains silent and updisturbed. Moth
hp is known concerning future movements upon the
rebel batteries located tie e. Tie prevalent expeca-
non that an early movement will take place against
,hem lends q glow of interest TO the current move
mens of camp and garrison Or course, all SORTS OF
and coIecinres are continually Ahoat most VI
them without The least foundation The troops are oi
aonrs- anxious for the movement 10 take place. Last
evening" Col. Packsrds Mass.l Regiment were ordered
10 hold themselves in readiness march at An early
hour this morning, aid the vert in high state OF
sxpec atom At evening parade they turned out I'M
usually strong and the regiment never appeared Better
A vet. however they have been ordered to move
Al G info ION M
may not be- the yeTy beet. will venture the opinion,
nevertheless that M important MOI ement will take
place immediately. Ii the Rebels III Hampton and in
the peighborhood of the eGcamTments become at all
Troublesome they Will be taken care Of Formidable
rs Cer Buffers command unquestlonably Is, aud MT
withs,,ndiug its Numbers will be mere than doubled
within the ten days t1e time will not coon ar
rive for any very imrcr'ant movement They WHOM
inaent a, delay and expect great thugs to be done
In DIV and night, know lutte OF the magnitude OF
the task OF completing the arrangements fr iorm'ca-
BILE undertaking. Our army Is composed OF Volup-
teers Something more than numbers is necessary.
Discipline and drill always the fret rudinents OF
the soldiers edueaton-or the soldier must he educated
n well us The mechanic. 1t serious 10 suppose
that u m IN with uuske ct in his hand lie necessarily
colder any more than with hand-saw, without
previous education, 10 Il wsgon'maker. l do not be-
heye that Gen But err Distinguish be is for dash,
will attempt to do anything before he gets ready.
There is no particular call for him to extraoIdi-
GARY sks and he affJrd-nor does the country
expect that be will make mistake 1t will take time
to get all things ready for IN advance moyelnens from
shs point though people may rest satisfied tai no OPP
pornnty will b. thrown away.
Tue presence of the large and daily -increasng force
here has struck terr,r into the rebels fo7 great
distance around. Yesterday Mr.. Franklin West, with
bis wife, niece, and brother, reached here, fugives
from Warwick, about eighteen miles from Hampton.
NJ. West had been in the employment Of Mr.. w. ID.
Macy Of Boston, who owed saw-uiill at Warwick,
and who was doing fine lumber business. Mr. Macy
left for Boston several weeks ago, threats having been
made against him. Mr. West, who acted ms engineer
Of the MILL and who bad taken no part Iii tue troubles
Of the day, but who known to be Massachusetts
msn, warned by the rebels that he must either en-
bet in the Secession army or leave in FIVE days. lie
and bis brother subsequently, arrested and kept in
duress for nearly Two days. friend procured their
discharge and another freod furnished him with two
mules and vehicle with which TO fee TO Old Point
lie started with his family ut o'clock in the morning,
and reached the loyal camp AZ an early btur in the day,
sincerely thankful, although they were compelled TO
leave everything behind except two trunks with wear
ing apparel to receive the protection Of the stars and
stripes. On arriving within tie eucampmeDt, they were
treated with tie greatest friendship. Fortunately for
them the Pembroke about toleave for Boston, Gen.
Butler gave tie free pass the steamer, and
have Jast seen them aboard and bid them hearty God
speed TO the Old Bay State From Mr.. West learn
that all through that section OF the State there " the
greatest ALARM He states that between Hampton and
Warwick there troops; that at York they clidm
70 have 1900, but he did not believe there were 30
many. There was great scarcity Of arms and tie
troops % far Us lie had seen, but mob drunken
and desperate
To-day five more negroes came 10 the fortress for
protection, which they received; but they viii be
restored promptly 10y Gen. Butler, according TO the
code established yesterday 10 wit; the claimant most
arst make out bis case and then take the oath Of ale
glance TO the United States Of America.
Within the last few days large shipments OF supplies
have been received Horses are much needed but a
supply is expected within few days, purchases having
been made in Pennsy lvnia The deficiency III rans-
20, tation has been "a embarrassment increased by
the arrival of each regiment The APP ointinents of
> large encanpmeui, such &c Ia proposed here, arc
Etle understood by those who taye bad no experience,
and Judge tiem a distant stand point.
When the fsws Of Col Eilsworths assassination was
received befe il produced sensation, especially among
ihe Zouave regiment The will recoiI 4erribly
the heads OF the rtes aud no; in Alexandria alone.
The village u Hampton and ali the adjacent country
has been pretty thoroughly evacuated by tie presence
Of 80 large body OF troops 10 the immediate vicinity
The people or as many Of them IA could 10, bsye left
for other parts. sogekeegeis and tradesinen have |
packed up their gocd andtjpped taem away. Women |