The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-01-31
Or BoARp Steamer CoNsrIrurIos. I

fcctive Poetal lArrsnGeme nts-A Gun from
Sewall'- PoInt-sa,llns Of the Pensacola
Henry Ward Beecher's Son.
ON BOARD STEAMER CoNsrrrurIosl
Fortress Monroe, Jan. %. 1862.
In my last mentioned briefly the high tide
which Submerged our oncampment last Friday
The surf first reached the tents OF the Maine
18th, dashing against them and sp,tterins the
'oam for yards, compelling them to strike their
tents and aeon steady line OF men carrying
tents huns over poles, knapsacks, blankets,
ptms, csrp utonsi,s, &C., pasaed from the
roe wan the msin land, toward the higher
gtoubd lying north east Of the fortrose
on which Is the soldiers burial ground.
Soon tie water began 10 reach the civslry who
weie stationed iartbset from the fortress, and
tho teuts Of the lst Division OF Capt. Roads NJ.
H. Rangers were, IN f,s mo monte, standing
In channel of water which deep ,nod overy
moment, compelling thom to withdraw. Tho
"A DIV Il u OF the ltugsrN trigd ~ hoop back
hs wASes b, u,oSns Of 81 kos hurro'l7 thrown
up, an "a tho t,s.lt ptuNud, ccllt hlyo 10
mated, rut ot Csuts, hal to rboy Vt iOtJ Wi'h
tho -. Ier'a wHlci C)uli me- 80 rsiiil,
,itthci were csrricd 90 ,rd hill. 4 ma, ant
LET, ull mn1 ins. Sn, htns .,r' ht, 60 riidc
tho various comps les from pOtt 10 pbllt,
the tents were pl'clel in the Eriseytid ami hy
about pino o'clock 10 the evening all tls camp
fires were blazing and mos; OF tho troop, pre-
pairing for rect. Simc OF the ton + Of the NJ ,inc
troops rtogd in two fsct Of water when thoy
commenced the removal and tho "a male =
complete brusch over he land IN soycrI pltccI
forming channels through which it hIsed for
Vo,no time.
Nearly hht a mN. above tho c,rp,. on the
sca.horc, stands one u tito o,A .f,-uonod
twu-story Virginia dsellings occupiei nos Wv
lr.,Hn nn mako A nal
coils provisions, &c to the soliiors Ga that
night ho had visit from some twenty-five
or thirty sttagglgfs from tho camps, aud waa
kept busy till aoout midnight dealing OUT hot
tea halter cakes, fiiod ham, etc, TO the cold
ard hungry mon, and sllowed thom to roll up
in their il, kcR and Slecp in tho house all
Light--moat d them, ] am giat to aay,
paid for tho comforts thus afforded. Tho
next morning the winds dioI assay, the tOa
boc ime AIN, and orders csms tO remove back
to the former locations. Daylight aud energy,
soon enable the men Ia occupy thoir old posi-
tioi g. where thsy were made as ca nturtah
as possible by tho various q isrtormsstors and
con idering tho exposure and fatigue TO which
the men were A. uot Np"ctedly subjected TOO the
numpo Oh the sick lit ia comparatively small,
hut ] am { II that many arc suffering who yct
manage 10 perform thor duties A. the mo-
ment while | write, tho camps AMI their ar
rangcments arc in bcttor condition than a. any
.
ade duly attended to.
! find that the postal arran lemeu's somewhor'
are not very complete, a' letters and newspa
pcrs have gone to Washington intended for thi'
Division.
Today tho ll,; of truce boat, Wheeling, came
down James River, and our tug started
NJ to most her-Hhsn pissiulg N'"ol' q
Point, a gun wss frod ffom tho COlf9d
craze hi'toics, seemingly in a mTc sp'il
&C brtva ~ IA tho shot ii 'prhs,ci nvri
thJ water very wide Of no mark A den
cloud Of whto smoke appeAfsd IN tho direc ion
Of Norfolk, giving ti-o To the supp,s tion tht,
The burnside Expedition was st work in tha'
DIR, ,c,i,n. The atmosphere hh b9en 40 ,o,'
that We could ses the c,mp,, and troops dill!
| inF on Crs cy Islud very pliliy, also men
wilking on tho b.G.h a. Sow 'alnl W llnu ;h-
! bv uinta.
Ito steam war ve.scl Pensacola ,hlei ths
| hltetroon fit Fort ~ sous a1I ctrr,'d ~tfh h'.
several p,yma''crr TITO Richardson Light In
ftntry are now doing garriaon duty in thu
| fottr'ss They have In th"r bsttory tho gun
/ thai licu,cu,n, Cradle wis sighting When
/ kicd at Big B,th'l, ami tho maxi Of his
/ blood and brains are siill visible on the Timber.
| Rev. Henry Ward Borcher has son M ia,
/ Fortress, second Lieutenant Of llJwUls hit
| tory. IRI-.