The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1862-04-09

of the Second Division of this army, and
Heintzleman is in command of the three
Divisions.
We have heard from eye-witnesses full
accounts of the late naval fight, the most
singular and one of the most terrific on
record; but it takes darkey to put on
the flourishes. When the magazine of
the Congress blew up the buildings
near Hampton were Jared as by the shock
of an earthquake. believe that God
Almighty cares for the nation now as He
did in the great struggle for independence,
and it seems as though the invention of
the Monitor is mark of His providence.
We hear that another boat, sister to the
Monitor, the Mystic, has arrived. She
is said to be swifter and stronger.
This morning Porter's Division passed
us, and are marching on in advance. We
expect every moment to hear the boom of
cannon. Tomorrow we march. Rest as
sured that we will not retrograde, and
none will do and dare more cheerfclly than
the Michigan Third. Our Colonel is at
present under the care of the surgeons,
but we trust he will be well in day or
two.
Three deserters from an Alabama Reg
iment came in on Sunday. They say
they were compelled to enlist, and that
over two hundred of the Regiment would
desert if they could. The officers are so
strict and suspicious of their men that
they will not give "pass" even to
Yorktown, not two miles from their camp.
These men found skif, and, taking
advantage of the night, which was dark
and stormy, and having no oars, padded
their craft down the river 10 our lines with
their hands.
A dozen contrabands came into our
camp this morning. Nearly twice that
number started from Secessia, but these
twelve were all that succeeded in running
the gauntlet, and one of them died since
arriving. They were very hungry when
they came in, and the boys will have il
that "deceased came to his death by eat
ing too many hard crackers"
Michigan is well represented in Heint-
zleman's army. The 1st, I'd, Sd, 4th
5th, 9th and Stockton's Independent Reg
iments are here-although there is but The
I'd, Sd and 5th in this Division. Michigan
will compare well with the Regiments
from any other States.
Berdan's Sharp Shooters were bivou
aced near us last night, but have marched
on to-day in the advance with Fitz Por
ter's Division. They have just been fur
nished with Colts Revolving Rifles, bu
the men don't seem to like them. They
prefer Sharp's Rifles, or their own rifles
But it seems to me that thes are bu
half armed without the bayonet, whicl
Colts Rifles have. Some of them hav,
rifles weighing over thirty pounds. Un
Gle Abe tried his hand with one and mad,
first class shot, hitting the mark.
On Saturday Don and l went down Il
the Fortress, and through it. We saw tn
Big Union Gun, and the Lincoln Gem
which carries ball weighing over fou
hundred and thirty pounds The Uniol
Gun is rihed, and weighs forty-nine thou
sand and odd pounds. The Union GU
is mounted, and the Lincoln Gem is be
ing mounted, on the beach, and bearing ol
Sewal's Point.
Within the Fortress are houses wit
gardens to them, used as officers quarters
and long rows of buildings, for commissa
ry stores and soldiers quarters. Their
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are rows of beautiful live oak shading th
carriage ways, which are graveled nice an
smooth, the sidewalks are paved wit
brick, and the unoccupied space betwee
the drives is covered with greenswarc
Everything is kept neat and clean, an
looks more like snug little village, bu
for the piles of "Union pills" and artille
cry laying around, aud the big guns frowr
ing outward that rest upon the summit {
the green slopes.
The boys are now luxuriating in tn
good things of this life-oysters aud otI
er shell fish, such as muscles and clam!
The oysters are the largest and finest tbs
, I ever saw-aud we know they are fresl