The New York herald., 1862-10-28
NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE


Yerktown ~ the Head or Twenty Thou.
sand Rebels.
Fortress MoNaos, Oct. 26, 1864
Gsaera Henry A. Wise, with twenty thousand men, ls
advancing on Yorktown. He has reached New Kent
Court House.
The dag Of truce boat John A. Warner brought here
day, from Aikens Landing seventy eight released prison
rs OF war and sxyfve prisoners OF State charge OF
Mayor r. W. schenck, OF the One Hundred and Thirty.
nnh Pennsylvania regiment.
Major Schenck informs tha: Mr. Wood, the Union
Commissioner is actively and vigorously prosecuting the
object Of his mission and in several instances has sue
eeded in wedding and rejecting, among others active
Aens who have been secretly serving the of Jener
hon Davis uader the undsguSed aid and sympathy Of the
foreign consus and British authorities resident Rebel
aom and who claim, at times the protection flag
that they may the more successfully carry out th
sonable designs against government II pertinent
question Of debate with Mr. Wood and rebel authori
ties whether alien, claiming the protection Of 60
vernment, is proper and legitimate subject for ex'
change.
Mr.. Wood expects to finish his mission aud be 10 Wash.
anston by the close Of Doxt week
Sixty.fve horses ana ten mules were sold a. public
auction to-day the government stables at Camp Ham.
ton, Virginia They were government property sold
a. prices ranging from five 10 twenty-five dollars
- piece.
Ous Fortress Monroe Correspondence.
FosTREss Mosaos, Oct 23, 1882
1s< Trsde Regulations uish Norfolk and this IL. .sMtms,-
A'rry and Nary Troubles Settled Lieutenant Foar-
'optdin Ludio,o, dc.
The vexstious and Interesting question: about Tia. ,ra nc
with NORFOLK has been finally settled, and Major General
DIX q the cny authorized party whose recommenda
sson permits to ship goods are issued by the Treasury
Department But in order 10 obtain the endorsement Of
General Dix General velc Military Governor OF Norfolk,
@ast also sign the application. 70 which should be At
eacsedas nyoce Of the goods destined trade in Nor
retk. This Is as t should be- General visIe, under
whose supervision all goods sold able TO dncrmi
sss 80 70 who s entitled to carry business and whe
Thor tesisinats When goods thus brought here
whsther by express otherwise copy Of the invoice
ase b sfs with Captain Mward, captaia Of the port
tn order shat the government may know, ~ any tins
what soods and 70 what amount have been allowed to
enter the port. There many thousand dollars worth
~ prcpsrty stored ~ The warehouse Of the Adams Ex
pres Company In baltimore, awaiting the permission Of
General DIX and the Treasury Dspartmsat forward.
-. Applications daily made to Mr. e. Brewer, the
egeat q tho express company 70 the sdus sperdndi
ne CAbue Il wasningvs decided hs above to be the
eny proper way Of settling this vexed question and very
lDlk
10 rotation 70 exports, the Commanding Gessra also has
e authority TO give cearances tO vessels coastwse oaiy
shus gvug opportunity to merchants carrying
sasss At Nerfok-wbe are csmPslsd 10 tsks virginia
Aots fer their wares-to invest the funds ths products
q The surrounding country thereby sustaining lively
sFsde and The vitality OF the country Under the cid
se no vessel could enter or leave shs port Of Norfolk
uust, however not Do understood that the port Of
Norfolk has boen opened 10 the wsrd The sniy rsiaxa
ttoo Of the rnes governing Ne blockade Of this city
Suly far relates 70 the wants Of shs army and the
1Dyai people resident there
few days ago the splendid North river steamer City
~ Hudsoa Captain Samuel Martin, was placed on the
route between here and the city OF Norfolk The Hudson
we adaFtsd FOR this route. nasmuch a. she makes her
ksuai trips in fsrsy Avo mnutss-dstancs, fifteen miles
Amos r. Foster, commanding the gunboat Delaware,
late sstng master has lately been promoted 70 acting
volunteer lieutenant, fer "galant and meritorious
duct Lieutenant Foster i native OF Brookiyn and
distinguished himself ut Quauco crock, where he burned
che rebel schooner Echo, under the rebel batteries
Captain Edwin Ludlow, Assistant Quartermaster OF the
United States Army at Norfolk, at this point this
morning ccnferring with Major General DIX dinerent
business. Capt Ludlow has prescnt fifteen
lred csntrshsnds provd for besides taking OF
large shipyard. splendid boat which the robes
their evacuation left the stocks half completed has
been finished by Capt. Ludlow and will be launched next
week The manner In which Capt. l.. has transacted
his business Norfolk and the importance cf his poet
eou have called forth the eucomums OF the department
aSwashugton. and II s understood that he shortly ~
pe promoted to a majority.