The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-28
NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
OUR FORTRESS MONROE CORRESPONDENCE


OUR FORTRESS MONROE CORRESPONDENCE.
For rerss Monroe .Hly -, 1861.
f,niy GETTING r,rg Boio- Shoosinq iirlel Hsa,i--
SoiL ETA Vermont Nslaer--CU Md q Co,olyyAI
rito Il Eoe t,ao5o"J- soi ,ttti,9,,j Van. II AHca
u Cart Noriid!, Dc,
fte carrir TO be greatly cnnodcncd hy mac
tyity, ana the. N sight Of orr Pockets and
sometimes cscaso shots, and then scamler Oh and
boy ona pursuit by any means 1T DISPOSAL in minute.
last nph, they came down within mile Of Hampton,
aud shot of pockets through the coat sleeve, for
una,ely not iarng his arm The Fellows thea re'seatcd
AMI il OF useless TO attempt pursuit While
destitute OF cavalry.
Again ths the clerk Of the Qarteriuastcr Of
the Vermont regiment. Dana A. Whitney, private, ron
Woodstock Ncrrott, went out for hccf by dret OF the
,ucIri tpsi4And.ng and his dead body brought in
.pou, neon. lie WINS shot the Hampton road about
four miles from Newport News THIS is the molc OF war
ia.c which meet with here and until WE get some
| Light cavalry il is useless TO attempt to stop it,
Nothing has heard since my last advises nG captain
! icikins Mr. ShurtliA who caplired by the
cncnl the other day. They probably in Yorktown
rhr bripmnc Herald, captured by the rigate 81, Law
reliue port She bound for EngtapH, and has
ya,na,e e:,sso Of avail stores
W. hcpat ~ be able play part in this national
drama before another ten days. and blow viii I've struck
,bat viii tell. The men are now We'll drilled aud prepared
Tor the active service, and, il mistake the in
dea.ils there VIII b. opportunity 10 show what
! can do before long.
A commission appointed by Gen. Butler consisting Of
col Dr. usscy, Chief nj the Engineers, Dr. Cuylcr Sur.
gcon CHIEF Of This Department, and Captain Taylor,
tnlss.r! has been in session to-day, examining the
fresh water apparatus recently erected by Mr. VAIN.
wright Of New York From the scientific ability of the
I ,ission a rpuul in
! gard 10 the machine.
negro came over to Newport News this morning He
came rom farm about three mics above Ply Point He
the statements made by ether from that
place regarding the great number OF sick tho rebel
camp and also reports great scarcity Of provisions at Pig
| Point. Al reports that have from The rebels tend
show the fact that they have withdrawn great PORTE
forces from the different batteries along the James
river, and have just left suiccnt force to work their
gug. II highly probable that hey have concentrated
| large iclca at Richmond
| fha court martini i'll the case Of Colonel William
H. ill,p, convened today at ten O'Clock a. NJ Colonel
| Allen presented the following objections to lcuonant
| Colonel Garrett Dycknan. First rrgmcnt:---iiirstv,
/ that said Garrct nyckm,r, being second comunm,
| OF tho iirst regiment. Of which am Colonel, is aie
r,ial - The result o ihY lrai; secondly ae,laru,op
rerar made by him 20 several officers Of said rpi-
mccs prciltcia and injurious TO myself thirdly, cx
ircne a.iut> for nay 'cmo"al -cd isl shown ~
hs ,he ipl.rr- niafc 1,y Nm, .lhli torapi Mon
4os.r rlHi.ndpi lhs res.nicat, tfal bs w9a.s
I'd faIea ..u l.t ap,'l ras.-a ~ tou4til, nDr
@Nsf aAif .t| .a',i.e ut INST tnitnci Aiitii;
I5e C1..t ,.lb ragged pSo,s so u ~.t oua, and se.
,.n.a t,sp, ..ua !aeusr.iit cosAS c'nan Nas o..
, tH'ti maze 70 fD"i"i \. ihfrT.t
uicllr rrorlis Yhich he Wls excused >sin
' fftt ~. itl"g Weir--'ri'.ss q inNiicr tnd ipst
t1Nr ~ dcno t!'u. f',' a'ut seetaiaaU ID cu
tHIr. aut 'Qnci .lAF . utS a-.itr cNCua.t. O..
NDf,l' .n nil.c to g.. HrsGt tnti.t NJrr Eiith
: hew o Is regiment, Ulol t1o grpncsD. hostile torii.g
toward Colonel Aleu-, aut al po,i,io.l "a tr yaue
I yegNs ~ WllD colonel Dnrrne wrMd naturally IN.
iceEco bis leciinGs III NE m&i'er. IN reply 10 the
/ OBJECTIONS OF Colonel Afcn Colonel Walf'n stated
that BE rd no feelings ct prejudice against Colonel Allen,
and had Expressed nunc He iid stated, however, that
he charges when he had heard made against Colonel
Allen true, that COZ Allen was not III ooccupy the
position which he holc IN the service lieutenant Colonel
Warren was requested I" put MS replies TO objections IN
writing which he did and stated, n addition to the above,
no def 20 s gpof ms iral Colonel Alien then stated
To The .o1ft ina ne hi ~ ms possession positive evi
dcnce Dal letters phbsncp III some OF ibc New YORK
curYs ~ Whch ms 'niracter i been Wiley and base
- asailed ana Said'rd it chihaed ffoi the camp
! OF the WIN re-Wnt S"w YORK volunteers. In reply
Lieut. nam Colonel warren stated ti no letters " cha
rDriiE it1'ciWg upon MN Noi"h} \ or any other Oh
Ger hta ever been wr'cn ~ nm ana hc ad u" know
ieqge waf'ver Ut any such etfets having been written
AFTER dchocrat Vot" wa iakch ny inc Court ana the
oni"c'ioh s"s'heu anu lieutenant Soohel warren rS-
sh1ea TOM sefvihs lnc .on'' "as tneh sWof ana me
Following officers composed 'nc BOARD OF Court Martial:
FfcsiaoH, t"ionei 'ohh rhcps fTst regiment yer
MONT '".v ',a ouone, ,i D. Narl' , :, re-
f f"uS fsgn New YORK vo t' ' Colonel on