The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-13
GENERAL WOODS DIVISION,
OUR FORTRESS MONROE CORRESPONDENCE.
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OUR FORTRESS MONROE CORRESPONDENCE
FORTRESS MONROE, Dec. Q, 1851.
Detention Of the Boat from Entertainment BY
the Sixeesh Massachusetts Volunteers to the Line Officers
fMs TDentiah Nesu York Volunteers and Union Coast
Guard-Bri0dde Drill at Camp Hansilton-Deash Of Dr.
johnson Clark Of the Union Coast Guard-A Flag of
Truce to Norfolk, with Released Prisoners from ths
North, de-, dc.
great panic existed yesterday q. this point and vi
cinsy owing to the narrivai of the Baltimore boat
Ruors OF all kinds rife to her detention some
suggesting that she was towing schooners (Chief
Quartermaster Tallmadge expecting large Ior, others
that the rebels had out and captured her and not
until O'Clock NJ, when the whistle OF the ouis
ana Capt Porter heard the fears Of timd as to
her safety alayed The Of her detention was
the intense fog prevailing at Baltimore whence she did
not leave until hafpast I'VE O'Clock yesterday morning
very large and extensive freight of lumber Was un
loaded in short time and the boat despatched again
early this morning. The newspapers tina, came by the
boat bought up with great avidty aud tho supply
was not half enough to satisfy the demand
On Saturday evening the line ocArs Of tho Sixteenth
Massachusetts Volunteers Colonel Wyman, prepared
festival for their brother officers Of the Twentieth Now
York Volunteers and the Union Coast Guard rccipro.
cato tho kind and disnterested in which those
two regiments supplied the Massachusetts, volunteers
with every requisite demanded by regiment on the
arrival a this place OF the latter Captain James oHara
was chairman OF the committee and him ana his
follow officers Of the committee due the merit OF having
made the OF great hiary. Among the gen
slsmsn present noticed Captains 0Iara and Donovan
Of tho Sixteenth Massachusetts, who the CON-
pany with lively and witty speeches Assistant AAuant
General Captain hiram Stevens also made few appro-
pirate remarks, rs well numerous other officers
Captain Donovan sang parody The Fine Old English
Gentleman" entitled :" The Fine Plum Pudding which
elected roars of laughter Captain Beucker, Of the
Twentieth regiment Colonel Max Weber, assisted by
Orderly sergeant Charles Keusag Of Company r. Tween
tish regiment, sang beautiful duet which was loudly
] appauded Among the great assembly Captains
] Lee, Quariermastor 4. II. Noyes, and Iisutsn.
] ant Gage, Quartsrnssisr Of For. calhoun, Of tho
] Union Coast Guard; Captains Otto Hoym, Mysr and
aud Kluckepher, Captain Fritz Beucker, Qusrtermastsr
Drinxestedt Adytant Charles Lorch, Lieutenant Geo.
Mnch, and others OF the Twentieth regiment N Y. ",
and the entire line officers Of she Sixteenth Massa-
chussetts Adutant Merriam OF the latter regiment by
the way, one u the most attentive officers 70 the
guests The entertainment all that could be wished,
and labor expense WAS saved to make the
of merry Toasts speeches and songs wore the order
Of the evening. Captain T. j. Porter, Wagon Master
Old Point Comfort, and Mr. Voorhees, Unjust not be lot
gotten ss being guests 1t the festival OF the SAeech
| Massachusetts, regiment. s
The regiment OF which the officers have evlhoGo suSn
spr, Of gratitude towards those that assisted tnem on
thar arrival here IN tine organization wen o'o,lo
and appointed proficient In drill ceanly ~ tne,t naoies
and consisting Of good MATERIAL bids TAT 70 % ono VI
| our beat regiments IN the service ~,
| This afternoon Acting BrgadieF oenefa NsS "eosF