New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-13
FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
Railroad Opening-PesfiIencc in Kichmo""
More Vigilance Needed nf N'''o'A
idle Negroes to DC Employed
Yrou Our Special Corcsp ondeu,.

From Our Special Corcsp ondent
FosrKsss MONROE Aug o. 1867.
The gauge Of the Norfolk and Pe'oiso"is han'oAu
As fla as Suffolk has been changed from I'VE iee' 70
four feet eight ana half inebes-the game aS the
Seaboard and Roanoke road The Inc between
Norfolk aud Suffolk, bv the frT', is - niles be-
tween Portsmouth aud Suffolk, by tie second IL
Mills Roth roads are nearly Level, and on little
hess than an airline
Tbe work hsving been completed, the cars were
mn through yesteIdaythe first time, and the occasion
vVes nr,cerly comuemorated by party Invited by
Onarterrpagters Tamtdee and Ludlow 10 accompany
,bom. Leaving Norfolk at about II a. H., we
whirled alois al rapid rate. Bes.le the officials
named, were Mr. Alex. Wore now Superintendent
of the Seabosr1 ard Roanoke, and formerly con-
neeted with these and other roads in the South bolI
rs engineer ard Superintendent; MI Wen'z, the
present Superintendent Of the Norfolk and Peters
burg road, representatives, of the Press military
officers, and several citzsns.
The route to Suffolk lies through perfectly level.
piDey country, ndiierenty cultivated ana VIII lew
ATTRACTIONS. About halfway 10 Suffolk II crosest he
Albeuari aHd Chesapeake Canal, conception oil
Wishing 1on and q work of much Importance, and
4 short distance beyond Suffolk the Dismal Swamp
Canal IS crossed. Though beyond our outer pickets,
the party proceeded 10 the pont OF crossing, Lid
then returned TO Sui: Tx.
lie Viii &c - faltcr nieasdu WAN OtnSTNltt,
though with lev positive ATTRACTIONS. Formerly, the
population was l believe, shout 5000, and tni-
braoed a good G@hl ot wealth and Virginia sristoc-
racy. When Norfolk was given up, most OF the
population hej and but ior Gen. Mansfield com
nand being III the immediate nclghbOrhOod, and the
Quarles OF many of the officers in the village, Sui
folk would be, III fact, deserted village.
Our stay here was proracted 10 .Onger than to
pariake of suudry good and refreshing tungs which.
Nsitu most exc, ent iortthought the part OF
A., I mad hoe
which We were joined by Capt. Howard and other
officers of ire army, ami TO make calls on Gems.
Mansfield and Woter. Leaving The train we had
come down on, which / ought 10 have said was
drawn by the powerful locomotive Mcclellan, bear
ing the tender, in large letters, II. ) Govern
meut," We went across the village and embarked
on tue SeabCard and Roanoke train tor Portsmouth,
drawn by the Col. McCallnm. stopping at the
somewhat celebrated place known AS MAGNOLIA
Springs, COntl hug OF a hotel and lew dwellings,
long eDOu- Il 20 take drink OF It's highly lmrleg-
mated waters, we whiiled on 10 Porsmouth, sven
teen miles IN almost as many minutes, III time Tor
those from OLD Point to arrive back just "a, the close
OF ole Of tie hottest, though an exceedingly agieea
bic day.
The change Of the gauge OF the Norfolk and Pc
tersburg Oad which, with Characteristic cTeihought,
Was determined on by Quarermaster IsimGdse at
early oay, has thrown the Rebels III and a0out
Norfolk iuIO most decided state Of horrors, aud
they dii not h. .iaie TO visit their spite Ire
wOrkmen. ANY little arrangement like through
rad from Petersburg Ivy rail 10, unlucklly for item,
bau kcs, ana tLat Is where The SHOE piuch-s. 10
M WorIel and Mr.. Vent special credit is due for
the energy they have shown In bringing the roads
mentioned into coudit on. Quartermnster Ludlow,
under whose eye this work has been done, bar shown
himself TO be a very capable and efficient officer
not only IN this rsiect, but III the manner III wlcl
be performs i,l his duties.
have II The best OF authority, that the Rebels
beIegbOut III possession OF Intelligence that
great CONSERVATION prevails in Richmond III conse-
tf fIssI AT IL
3 plague III that city. Large plumbers ole caliy. Al
first, 1t supposed 10 be the flames River fever,
but much III excess OF pfevlour experience ore me
deaths. that it IL now believed 10 be something more
terrible. Those DO can, are leaving The city, when
bios fair TO be deyopusied.
When we first occul led Norfolk, there wa scarce
ly "a young man % lie en-. Now they are shout IN
cons numbers, and they appear 10 be lucear-
ing IL is said tha1 they have deserted IRON the
Rebel army. Probably some are dss,rters, wh le
others have been discharged But how did they get
back Tear tLat Gen. Nieles adunistra'ion touch
Ing intercourse with Richmond i iess perfect IMAM II
should be. Why GAyoOdy should be allowed 10 20
TO Richmond is hot 10 clear. Tnat there should be u
con tant tide Of persoLs going is remarkable, and
more remarkable sIill th1t retired Rebel officer
should b. atle ~ have iudueuce enough at IA adj
quarters procure passes, or have any Influence at
headQ uar,eis. Bounty on Loyalty ana tue discount
on dlslOyalty, not sufficiently indicated by Gen.
Viele's administration and while " more vigo Gus
policy is the csy elsewhere, LET II be mabiiested
here.
The budget Of complaints, which is growing con-
tinually must, after all, come back 10 Gen. DIX
tboneh 10 one DOUBTS that with reference TO them
all bis heart in the night place. and his head EEL
don wrJul. IL has been between four and Ave
months eince We occupied Norfolk ano there nave
been 100 few good resu ts, too le progress In the
right direction establish the wisdom q tie adnn.-
trsiou OF ail4i e. II 1t Ii not Gen. Nieles fault
whose IS II
Up"ard Of two thousand negroes have been sent
TO Gen. McC lelaI from this quarter, and the de-
maDd for more is urgent Tie following not &c was
some DAYS since issued in Norfolk:
Al idle negroes in Norfolk and portsmouth will a.
once hnd eupoyltut report befeyesi tie Provost
Marshal All negroes found hereafter without evidence OF
snpoynent viii sent To the Provost AeTshsis
Ohce.
By Of BIZ sadier General end M,ary Governor,
T. l.. NIiLs.
H. IlsBgsAu A,s Aduian,. Gen and Provost MARSHAL.
Private adVices from UarrisOns Landing, repre-
sent that tine army ID in constant expectation OF
active service and hat the men are required 10 have
three days IaiiOns on hand. lar,e number OF
Transports are kept there, but for no apparent
reason.
IC 10 reported tha, Gen. Mcclellan took measures
10 arm the 4 900 returned prisoners from ldchnoud,
wbo are able 10 70 the field and these viii,
therefore nor get faf away from the place o. their
late Incarceration. c. D. ~
EROpY NORTH CAROLINA.