The national Republican., 1862-09-30
From Fortress Monroe.

FoRTREsa MoNWoE, Sept 2S The steamer
Guide from Newbern, N: e., put in here this
morning. and left al noon Tor New York. Sic
brings no news.
The Hygeia Hotel closes this evening. II Is
understood that this and many other wooden
buildings ut Old Point Comfort are 10 be pulled
down during this week.
Everything is very quiet at Suffolk aud
Norfolk.
The flag of truce boat John A. Warner, from
Akens Landing, arrived here this morning,
bringing down only two families from Rich
mond'on their way North.
The Richmond Dispatch OF September 27th
says:
About two weeks ago. FIVE men were ar.
rested from q boat, in Mobile bay, on suspicion
that they were attempting to escape to New
Orleans. They were Imprisoned in Mobile. In
their possession were found charts and plans
OF the defences Of Mobile. One of them, DR..
Marius Louis Rossvallsy, of New Orleans,
(where he had q wife and children,) has been
hanged, but whether by military or civil au-
thority In not ascertained."
"A train Of cars last evening brought into
Richmond four hundred wounded soldiers
"The army is daily increasing by accessions
of stragglers and conscripts Whatever is the
intended movements Of General Lee he is sue
cessfnl in keeping them concealed. What ia
concealed from our people finds little chance
at making its way to the enemy"
"Up to Tuesday our pickets extended to The
neighborhood of larper'5 Ferry. 1t is no;
probable the Fedoras will attempt to cross
again at present Romney, Va is occupied by
our rangers"
"Five hundred Yankees (many Of them
wouuded) are expected to arrive to day from
Gordonsville. II they arrivo 10 season, they
may be included 10 the number leaving for
Aiken's Landing"
"On Thursday nigh sixty seven Yankee
prisoners arrived here from Gordonsvils in.
cnding several surgeons and nurses also the
following commissioned officers Colonel f,
F. Brown, Twenty-eighth New York Captain
O. A. Luckenback, Forty fourth Pennsylvania
Captain J. II. Chapman, Fifth Connecticut
Captain b. F. Clayton, One Hundred.and-Sec-
ond New York Lieutenant ". P. Warren,
Twenty eighth New York Lieutenant Th ,mas
Matthews, Forty sixth Pennsylvania.
"Col. Brown Is accompanied by his wife. The
whole party will be sent home in few days
with fifty other Yankee citizens and soldiers.
"Twenty one Yankee prisoners, captured in
North Carolina, were received AT Libby prison
yesterday"
The same paper advises the appointment Of t
reliable brigade n the service to the duty Of
preventing struggling from the rebel army.
The Dispatch also mentions the fact of Prss
| ident Liucoln's emancipation proclamation
without making comment.
1t further says that Yankee cavalry force
visited Warrenton Junction on Thursday last,
where there are q number Of wounded, Wlo
| were left there after the Manassas battle
It Is corjsctured that they Intended q raid on
that place to take prisoners thoss who are un-
able to defend themselves.
The same paper calls for legislation to pro-
i a, Tnp thn Of fro, A.
Gus places to place of safety in the interior.
| 1t also contains an item, copied from Texas
paper of September Sd, which says Gen Hous-
ton is alive and well, and living on his old
homestead.
The Richmond Examiner, September 27,
says; -
"fhe public highways in the Valley of Vir.
ginia, from Winchester to Staunton, Ia crowded
with suffering wounded soldlers-poor fellows
who were in the terrible fights of Sunday, Mon
! day, and Tuesday, and especially the terrible