The New York herald., 1862-05-08
OUR PRISONERS IN RICHMOND.

Our Fortress Monroe Correspondcnce
FORTRESS MONROE, May 8, 1862
!duent,ass on Board Flag of Truce Boat-Jeg. Dars
Naval;P Poice--Non Arrival of Union friSoners-7n
Yorktown and Jamesto,cn Gone 10 Norfol; 10 Ron III
Me,rimac, dc.
On tho &c INST General Wool received Information from
the rebsl General Huger commanding tho DEPARTMENT.
Norfolk, that on Monday, tho Sh inst, 400 release
Union prisoners would come tho James river from
Richmond. Accordingly General Wool despatched ha
OF truce boat Yesterday ake the expected prisoner
aboard and bring thom TO Old Point Captain Jane
Mlward, Jr Harbor Master. went in charge Of the s
or truce on board Of the East river boat New Haven
Captain David LAmphan, which had just come into th
Roads laden with army stores for General Mcclellan
Captain William Jay and Lieutenant Septimus Carncross
OF General woos stair, accompanied tho nag OF trucs
The Now Haven proceeded UP the James Ever aud cam
to an anchorage opposite Days Point. She had bee
thero scarcely hour before v'ainors looking tue
boat carrying hor bow an eighty Dahgron gun
made her appearance having white flag hostsd on he
fore, and run alongside Of our hagboat. Her dec
swarmed with men, and more via:nous crew OF cut
throats 1t was never my luck TO behold Tho fondss
mag gnation OF Marryatt and other "sca tac writer's
could not conjure up more fcroccus and blood thirst
villains than manned tho rebel craft, pufp1rting 70
one Of Jef. Davis police boat.
Among tho whole OF that crowd ceuld zee bat
in upiform He elderly looking Iersonage clad
gray coat, slouchsd hat and India rubber icggngf
The only insignia Of officer were pair Of greasy red car
tain n shoulder strans. As the rebel craft
made fast TO boat tho captain just described said
Captain Mward, That Is the captain OF the boat,"s
the same time pointing small sized man, in citizen
dress sporting glazed cap but reeling undr the effect
OF bad whskey. Tho captain asked why wo were here
which demand requic cd considerable energy his par
to articulaie. Captain Mlward informed him in fey
words OF the message by General Hugcr, and tn
rebels werc evidently satisfied. Tho crow, however
dressed in every imaginable fashion-ciyilian, hal
soldier and sailor, of them wearing foz caps,
armed with sabre bayouets, rusty cutasss rsvolvss
Bowie knives and other weapons-stood in position
,sboarders ready to spring board Of vessel
TO demolish everything coming within their grasp tn
commissioned ocer was seemingly as deaf as an ndder
and had TO hayo the conversation between Captain Mill
ward and the drunk atan OF the rebol craft inss
caneerr showed aud stored towards Ncwports News
but returned In about half hour Afterwards passngu
on her way towards Mulberry Island. That the las
we saw OF the rebel steamboat ght grew withou
on board OF the New Haven were compelled to make %
night Of isn In the James river. Captain Lamphan, o
the New Haven, was very hoepitabc to us, and db
everything in his power 10 make us comfortable.
about o'clock this morning the rebel steamers York
town and jamestown passed by ussilcnt AZ DEATH
not a gmmering OF light to be seen on their way
Norfolk probably. 10 Join tho Msrrmac on another fora
eu Hampton Roads
Yesterday was q decidedly disagreesblc day. rainy
misty, and wi,hai very chilly. Towards morning
great spendor. The sun shining very brilliantly, an
up 10 this moment (ten O'Clock A. N. no rebel 0a
OF truce having board the released prisoners ha
appeared.
run 70 Nswports News aud telegraph to General wooio
orders few minutes after an answer was reccivsde
return 10 the fort whore arrived a one O'Clock, Wild
out having accomplished our mission.