The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-08
AFFAIRS AT FORTRESS rA0NRCE.
UR FORTRESS MONROE CORRESPONDENCE.

OUR FORTRESS MONROE CORRESPONDENCE
FoRuEs MoNRoE, Va, Nov. 1, 1861.
| Eliminating Scenes Al Camp Hinl2a-CeieJlG0n o.
"iat.or lie By he Union Coat Guard, Col. Hdldiol-
style II Awusefa M Tadlige5 L,--7he Ups and Do.va
Of ne Rsyimcnt-Atase aaa Neglect iron, he Aaiaoyi
tes-Reiinn of Captain r. T. Darts Procoa Marshall
Ills Reception ty Gen. Wool--Anga.cr Rag Of Truce
VIII Ladies and Children for Dtrie---7he Poa 0G7ce
Department q, the Foyt--SmeAing AJ0u. he 4Adam IL,
press ComIIay--PdymeM Of the Toops--I.c Hageras
| Steamer, &C., dc.
Camp Hamilton las. evening was the scene OF great
| festiyity among the Union Coas. Guard-Col. d. w.
INDEPENDENTLY known tho Inflated Naval Brigade
Tho occasion OF the hiary the celebration Of tHal.
lgw Eve" an Institution observed with considerable
ceremony in England, Scotland and Ireland Indnpen
dent of the numerous camp fires burning, al the streets
Of the camp were Illuminated with magic and Chinese
haterls transparcncies OF all kinds abouEdei, and
general good time had all around. The devices On
the rauspnrences unique mirthful and sad. Tho
most popular Of the officers duly honored with hav
ing their counterfcits represented on canvass. All
the games incident TO .Iallow E7e celebrations were
gone through with such ''Duckips for Apples sng-
Ing Candles" "Nuts and Raisns,p &c. portion Of
Colonel Webcr's men--the Twentieth New York you,-
ecrs-came TO the camp Of the Coast Guard and
sang several SONGS, and the band Of Inc Forty nth
officers and also played several airs the enjoyment Of
the The in whsh tho poor fellows cnoycd
themselves was gratifying behold. Since their iirst
enlistment under Washington A. Bartlett, Of diamond
wedding notoriety, these men hive been kicked M Quilted
about, and not much @murnur csca,ou their
lips Even two weeks ago largo sortion Of the regiment
was working on bitches with nothitg except tl, very
poorest kind OF under clothing. Hwevcr, Colonel War
drop an energetic officer and Notwithstanding tho Coast
Gu nr ARE s deficient r, in n s0hh hats and
Max Wobers regiment, tho best comsand in charg. Of
General Mansfield.
It is high time that the War Department should kno7
ts best men, and provide for them Accordingly. Every
regiment on the Point is better provtsd for than ls
Coast Guard and because of the hnnders of Designing
men the poor devils composing the regiment must needs
be the sufferers. In the hilary OF the occasion last
evening Colonel Wardrop gave his men ire license, and
not the slightest excess was INDUCED in Everything
passed on very quietly and in proper season the
MES closed
illustrations Colonel p. ". Wardrop, a.or Gustav
b. Heleday Adutant J. franklin Bates ouar r.
f. Moves Surgeon johnson Clark Captain Richaa Nixon
Inlet (and who took the rebel Commodore Barron Sword
and turned the weapon over to General Butler), Captain
+. Clark OF Company G. Captain SIntire, of Cc-pany
u; Captain JAS H. Hart of Company +. and others 1t Is
TO be hoped that this regiment VIII NEE, with due stem
ton from the United States partr vent
inasnuch IL is glarng that the State of New
York has long ago discarded the and from the vcsd
go, has not done the lcas. thing for its welfare.
This morning Captain A. Davis the efficient Provost
Marshall returned, after furlnugh o. two weeks, in
which he somewhat recruited his health and reported
whether he was to resume his desaaain having learned
that Major Jones, of the Generals stair had administered
the position in his absence Tho General answered that
he had designed that Major shou occupy the
Office Of Provost permanently, and dssced Captain Davis
TO resume his duties and execute them atafuy hc
had done heretofore. Thus Captain Davis again took
formal possession Of his department, having improved
his health considerably since his absence. ka has been
Provost Marshal Of this department last July hay
been appointed by General Battle. and
General Wool. In Mr.. Andrew j. pnval Captain Davis
hnds able and energetic assistant,
u ~
Island, having board nineteen ladies, one
gentleman and eight children. Tho Tag Of truce went iii
charge Of Captain Elias b. Carln, United states artillery,
Aid de Camp to General Wool.
Among the institutions at this place tile most notewor-
thy those Of tho Post Occ and Ct The Adams Express
Company Both OF them occupy respective classmates,
in the unusually heavy amount &C business
ansactcda tho mails for tho division having pass
through this Office Especially during the congregation
the this point the nurnber cs letters
ceyed here for the soldiers and sailors Of the expedition
enormous. Mr.. Crane, the Postmaster, has intro
great discipline in his department. and business
transacted here with great rcghtlrity.
Tho Adams EXPRESS Company is also another famous
and much needed branch Of domestic jurisprudence.
Through facilities friends Of tho soldiers
enabled TO send many little iles and nck1acks to tho
camps at a comparatively low sum. The government
also avais itself OF these facilities and pa
tronzes tho express company To carry the bull
lion for the pay OF the troops. Tbs Adams
EXPRESS Company likewise the POST Office did an i'm
lnense deal Of traffic with tho aeot ans. pyior the
starting Of the expedition nearly $4,000 sent
through this channel by soldiers in the expedition The
superintendent at this point IL Ar. John D. sanborn an
energetic and faithful officer.
Tho pay rolls Of the troops comprising hc Department
of Virginia have been duly made OUT and In day or two
the troops expect to draw their pay for tho last two
months. The Adams Express will then have another
big thing in forwarding the money Of the soldiers to
their relatives The long expected hour for the sailing
Of the Hltteras has at last arrived The s. r.
Saauding left tho harbor last evening eleven O'Clock
heavily freighted with stores &C. for the troops in the
Old North State.
FORTRESS MoSroH Va, Nov. q 1861