The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-25
NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
FORTRESS MONROE, August 20, I
Via BALTIMORE, August "a, 1851.

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Generals Wool and Butler have spent part Of to-day
at the Rip Raps experimenting with sawyer's gun. The
second shell thrown burst In tho rebel camp at Sewas
Peint which broke down the flagstaff and scattered the
rebels like chaf propeller, which was landing troops
at the Point put back towards Norfolk The whole affair
was witnessed from the Newport News steamer
Grand reviews have been held to-day at Newport News
and Camp Hamilton.
Colonel Wardrop has taken command Of the Naval
Brigade.
The gunboat Seminole has arrived from the blockade
off Charleston. Tho Seminole brought up as prize the
schooner Albion, formerly Wilmington pilot boat from
Cardenas with cargo Of sugar Coffee fruits and segas
When taken she under English colors The captain
and nearly all hands drunk She had the block
ado off Wilmington.
The Seminole has Also oyerhauIed several vessels show
ing English coors She spoke the Dale last night She
will coal and undergo repairs at Cid Point.
The bockadng SQUADRON or Charleston consists Of the
Roanoke and yandaa The recent gale on the coast was
terribly severe.
The rebel prisoners who arrived here this mornngfrom
Baltimore will be sent to Norfolk in few days
The propeller New York sailed day with nine prison
ors for New York
POPULAR OUTBREAKS IN CONNECTICUT.
PEACE FLAG TORN TO PIECES AT sTEPNEY.
BRlpGEroRr, August "a, 1861.
hosted at stepney miles north Of Bridgeport Conn.,
this afternoon at two O'Clock. According previous
announcement meeting to have been addressed by
schnabe, politician from Pennsylvania; also by expost
master Goodsell, Of Bridgeport, and one Belden, a
lawyer from Newtown, Conn, but before Of
these had time to open his mouth procession Of
carriages appeared, containing one hundred Of the
citizens Of bridgeport. and twenty-five Of tho
turned volunteers In less than forty seconds the
sion flag trailing in the DUST and twenty seconds
more it torn in five hundred pieces Several pistols
and gun taken from the secessonsts who drew
but dare not fire them.
Union meeting then organized, Of which Elas
Howe, Jr., pointed President ard P. 7. Barnun
Secretary soac glorious Union resolutions, denouncing
peace secessit n meetings, were passed.
The volunteers determined TO sack the Fhrmer
Office, at Bridgeport tonight, but citizens are cndea.
voring have them tho action of the proper au
thorities.
HA1F-rAsr EIGHT, P. NJ
The secession Farmer Office has just been Quilted by the
volunteers, in presence Of 5000 to 5000 citizens The
windows were smashed, the type all thrown into the
streets and the presses destroyed.
RAISING OF FLAG AT NEW FAIRFIELD, CONN.
DANBuRY, Conn.,, August q, 1861.
AT the raising Of peace flag at New Fairfield day
about four hundred persons present An attompto
haul down the peace flag and up the Stars Stripes
in its place successfully resisted and resulted In
serious fight. Two peace men, Messrs. Wildman and
Gorham, were seriously wounded, Of them, 1t is
thought, fatally. No firearms used. Shoves, pick
axes stones freely used. But about seventy
Unionists present The peace flag is still flying
Great excitement exists.
DANBuBY-10P. NJ.
The two wounded peace men were alive at half past
five o'clock this evening. There only about three
hundred people at the meeting.
The peace flag is still flying No fighting antici-
pated No Of the dsturbers Of the meeting have
as yet been made.