The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-11
NEWs FROM GEN. Wool's DIVISION.

OUR FORTRESS MONROE CORRESPOND DENCE.
onrRrss MoSnoR, Va. Nov. s, 1861.
ImreaotaG ora ir.trpont AtasneDt ef General IVoops
Bfcisio,'- misa A,t3 d he Tcrntteh Regtaseas
(cdyonea Teier) Htsesa BY the Gcnodi--Nmes Of
LxertoT trora ~ tiny Of Tal Deaoft,aent- Things
a. NasfDS ,4,ees - tocost Aarshoi Daris--TAs
Wse,deS, de-, dc. Mz y. lts
a4a uader ne trpressqn that few days will do.
vejopc soino very itatsatitstares tho occupation
o. Oh poit conici. ihave 70 ,ia, move
rncnt Of some sort o. or part hope viii then be
made and yod my .sed that Generi Wool is not
the to risk baltc pa.ess is morally sure OF
winning TIC Nhen where and how derived tho
knowledge 9. the .bsyo facts not 1T bery to mem
tion, but It is ;on naoabcd source, nay
ped on.
Yesterday a.,cJIocp General WOOL accompanied by his
staff eorsistag o. assistant dutant G acra William D.
Wh!pile, ch6fo; tie stal ibsacccr General colcEd T.
j. Gam, Ttlos aphcl Engineers Aa,or RaIon wegesacE,
MAJOR le GIid CasIon aad Captain William Jay, Aid 40
Camp, rode to Camp Hamilton tour .. rspec
ticn. on arriving Tic Geld used for division asades
the Twentieth regiment, Colonel Max Weber was engaged
IN battalion drii The General being very fond Of tho
skrmish exercise cocnci Weber gave command 10 de-
ploy as skirmisherR, and shus mannuvred his
rnand for some time In all the varous movements
Of that peculiar exercise The commands of Colonel
Weber arc rsaed 20 the chief bugler, and ho
again in turn imparts the same in sbril blnsts
to the company bt gers Coloael Weber is the only ON
IN General Woor5 department who has adopted tho
bugIc FOR field commands. i
The General renamed on the field for about helr an
hour, witnessing the precise movements Of this noble
regiment and expressed himself highly pleased with the
precision Of the movements Of this efficient command
few days ago special order issued TO the com.
nauders Of regiments Ia this department for report on
the condition and the strength Of their commands also
to how many have deserted. This morning Assistant
Adjutant General Whippic received the last, from which
IL appears that in the entire department commanded by
General Wool there only three deserters BY special
request publish their names, as warning 70 Others
/ which are @M. FYsn tHN& va Na Nst
George T. Blake, Company H, Tenth regiment, N.
Wv. #t
William H. Gregsson, Company H, Tenth regiment
| NV. ~
! william, Mann, Grst sergeant Fro Zouaves
The first named broke his furough and tho second ID
supposed have gone vessel connected with tho
great naval expedition. The third absence not
accounted for All the regiments In the department arc
in good condition. and the above returns speak volumes
for the morale OF those comprising the Department Of V
/ gnia.
from woodng party having been captured by the
rebels since nv last letter. Whether General Phelps
win send out another expedition after wood Monday
his wont 70 do overy first day Of the week ana
unable say but sure as he does, and limits the
cort Of the wagon 10 only company may EXPECT
20 hear Of afew Yankees being captured by tho
Wool las taken notice Of lie fact and win issue general
| order the subject. Major William r. jones' Aidde-
camp TO General Wool is A. present in New York city
furough, where nc will probably remain for couple Of
weeks. Captain p A. Davis, OF the Massachusetts bat
TALON detailed for the heavy artillery the fort Of
ncicnt Provost Marshal hns entirely his health
and is conducting his department with great deal Of
energy and industry His labors not conned tho
fort only. but extend to Camp Hamilton. Ncwport
! News and 70 all distances inside Of tho Union
| pickets. He has even been compelled TO 60
/ outaNie Of the lines 10 arrest some rebels.
The Massachusetts battalion aud that the fort 70 b.
consolidated aud transformed into regiment two moro
companies 70 be recruited at Boston to make the rc-
| quisite number complete
Indian SIMMER has at last made its appearance ana We
experiencing the most delightful wcathe ,inagl-
| nable The mornings pretty clear, tho ar parc-
ing and the evenings somewhat similar 70 tnc mornings
In middle OF tho day however the sun shines bright
W. and the balmy breeze waiting over the Oay .empS
the atmosphere 10 such an extent as 70 make this gie
| rious abiding place.