The New York herald., 1862-02-25


credit OF saving his life.
The health Of the Twelfth Maine regiment and the
Sec nd regiment New England division with the excep
tion OF the men who taken sick before we 81. for
tress Monroe is good There not the least nuoas an
Of smallpox, and all fear OF that disease has r
On Thursday, the aSth inst James H. Andrews o eap.
Winters company (D) Twelfth Maine regiment ana geo.
A. Grant, of Captain Fessendens company ~, uco "
consecutive PM umonia and were buried win approe
pirate services y hapan Colby the burial ground at
Ship Island. Both priyaies, ana MT Soioy spess
warmly Of their exemplary Christian character. Mr.
Andrews was from Franki Plantation Name, and M
Grant from Greenvie, Maine. On Friday - kicnard-
son, private who came out with Colonel French reg
ment 20 on the Fourth Massachusetts, battery dieo of
pnennaona and buried at Ship Island, the service
being periermed by Chaplain Babbage, of the Twenty
sixth Massachusetts regiment
dreadful accident hapI Friday, the pier at
the end Of the island The running very
high at the time. and some three hundred men were
drawing the Lewis the shore The hawser
OF the Lewis passed around the bows Of schooner
lying next the pier, and as the large number OF men
pulled the il slipped from the bows and tghtenet
up quickly and rigdy to knock down some fifty Of
the men. Among them private III Capt. t.Fessendens
company N, Twelfth Maine regiment named Lewis b.
Hopkins, from Bangor, Me- Several OF the men fell
heavily upon him, and he was thrown violently against
pile OF bricks and lumber. Two Of his ribs were
broken and his skull fractured at the base of the
brain DIs Thompson and Black think his chance OF 10
covery very slight There were two other mel (sngu
larly enough also in the Maine regiment though The
pulling the hawser were from boz the regiments
recently arrved pTeIly badly but not seriously IN
ured by the accident On saturday morning A. W: VIII
hams Of Captain Reads Mounted Rifle Rangers, died o
pneumonia, and was buried at the island.
The record of the Of death in these two reg
for the last month is sad nGeed but trust that
the "grm nsteg' viii grant at least temporary
pite from his agones There but thirty cases
in the Twelfth Maine spital and but six III the Second
regiment hospital and the most gray ing hopes Tor ther
recovery are entertained
On Thursday General Phelps ordered the three compa
MES Of cavalry that out attached TO Colonel Freac
regiment to be det ced from that regiment and assigned
the command to the senior captain Tyler Read who by
this order is Acting Major. Captain Read recently
passed successful examination at Washington Tor
ship, aud will probably soon receive his commits
for that position
Tie cavalry comp panies have been particularly unfor
the transportation vf their horses AL Of their
horses died the passa-e and uness their places are
supplied by Others the cavalry will be obliged TO or
ganize s'foot gers" Tie manner in which the
this depat se.t out Is outrageous
Out Of four hundred and fifty horses from B
hundred and fifty perished at died on the
island from their suer IS on the transports and there
hardly horse here bat what is more or less badly
bruised.
has been intention, think, to the horses in
Captain Mannings Fourth Massachusetts battery but
Captain Rea making effort to have them tran erred
TO his squadron Of cavalry he argues that the Sand Is
deep aud soft that the guns aud riages cannot be
used readily as TO be Of any advantage in the drill OF
the battery while would be nothing in the nature
OF the soil prevent The most thorough exercise in Ca
valry The island has been good deal improved
since first arrival Of troops here Under the super
vision Of Captain butler Post Commissary, and Major
Sawtele, Of the twenty sixth Massachusetts eglment,
frame houses have been erected and good substantial
| pier and an excellent bakery have been blilt.
MONDAY, Feb II, 1852
The Constitution his discharged he troops ana freight,
but Captain Fetchr ordered to take in coal hc in
stead Of going Havana for it, Owing to severe sto
which has prevailed silce last Frday morning, the
schooners been able liz alongside the ship
only part OF the time, consequently tho Constitution
will be obliged to remain here one or two days longer
II this point is be made the base Of naval operations
think it will be found that great mistake has been made
coalng the Consun hero instead Of allow ing her to
go Havana. If cet sail from Ship lsia1d 70
operate against New Orleans aIy other cy this
neighbo hood coal will be worth its weight in gold.
am grat,icd 10 be aoe to report m irked improve
mani In fha cOnh az " a
badly injured by the accident At the pier Friday The
feel quite encouraged and regard his case as de-
Colones Shepey and French have addressed letter
Frederick Law Onistead, Esq, the Sec etary of the
United states sanitary Commission, expressig their
deep Of gratitude for the benefit their regiments
have received from the noble and humane enterprise Of
which he is prominent member, and speaking in tue
of the zeal and efficiency Of Dr. George A.
Blake the special agent Of the on Col. Shepey
says lie award high praise Of tbs Doctors
ardous Efforts in behalf OF the patients in hospital. Is
no sma piece OF good fortune for the New England
division that DR.. Bake is TO remain at ship Island
After having been Tor three months so closely conn,cted
guest with the steamship Constitution, caunot bi
farewell to the nobe ship without expressing aplre
caton Of the unaggng courtesy and kindness OF Cay
tain Fletcher Mr.. James s. Pohemus. the Purser, ir
Ed n Perkins. ships Surgen and al the officers Of this
monster transport. Nor can ia TO notice the
skill OF the Chief Engineer Mr.. W. W. Vanderbilt. an
Mr. Daniel Cia k first oincer TO both Of whom much
due for the ety with which four thousand souls have
been conveyed over so vast an extent Of sacoast at
dangerous Of the year. OF "eyerybotys friend,
Capt d. 6. Jackson it is pleasant task tospek Having
made his a. trip from New York to New Orleans ia
1921 he has Piled the waters between those pots for
over forty yelrs, and his perfect knowledge tn,
Atlnntc and Gulf coasts is invaluabls a. pilot for
such entopris the attempt provision Fort sumter
and This expedition. His kindly, chee fu iace and jolly
laugh will nyer long In the remembrance Of the hosts of
friends he has mao during the two trips o the Const
tuition 10 Ship Island
singular circumstance occurred last night and has
given RE great Geal OF speculation Tie Quarter
Sergeant OF Catan Reads squadron cavalry is
a named T. p. Van Benthuy sen. lie Is from New
Orleans, and Claims to be nephew OF Jen. Davis lie
evidently a man Of good character. and by hrs inteli
gence and correct the confidence of his
officers a great extent. About eli ht O'Clock yesterday
evening lie and Ayah Hurter and - Clf rd, priva.es
in the cavay squadron started In beat from the Con-
sttution 20 to the island and have not been heard
Of since. Van Benthuysen has been corresponding
with the New York Sun, and tha; has been
permitted quarter in the sooon with the commss
officers Ii Is believed by many that he availed himself
Of the opportunity OF collecting the Information which
association with the officers furnished him for the
two accomplices and escabed the mainland of
Mississippi There was st.ong wind. eoEins oil the
Is9s shEa ss Gga and II lssss quite as that
were drifted of to Cat lsauo perhaps away
the Chandeeurs If the men do not return within day
or two the theory Of ceserton will look reasonable bat
until there is better evidence for the belief think the
character the entities them to tho benefit Of
very strong doubt The probability is that but for the
claimed relationship TO Jer Davis by Van lenthuysen
and his hailing from New Orleans, the would have
been supposed to have drifted away.
The steam gun beat Kanawha left the Roads this
ing probably for the Passes.
The following officers of the New England division have
resigned their commissions and gone home
Captain A. Blood Co. II Twenty sixth Massachusetts,
Lieutenant Clancy, Co ID, Ninth Connecticut.
Lieutenant Shaw Co. G, Ninth Connecticut.
Lieutenant Iawler. Co. II, Ninth Connecticut.
Lieutenant X sala of the Fourth Massachusetts bat
terry returns the Constitution leave Of absence.
lie goes Boston, personal business connected with
his position in the battery and is ordered report
Major General Butler.
Tuesday, Feb. IS, 1882.
heavy fog hangs the Roads and detans the Con-
s,itution. she will sail as 1t lifts. The ladies'
who stayed by the Constitution through all the
couragng delays will return in her TO New York. The
party consists Of Miss shepey daughter Of the Colonel or
the Maine Twelfth Colonel Frenchs wife and tie wife of
Captain Thornton, OF the Maine Twelfth.
The three men who escaped in the boat night before
last have returned yet and the conviction settling
upon every here that they have deserted
enemy. This is the unfortunate, Van benthuy
sen has obtained minute account OF details, and has
been making sketches Of all points OF interest here and
at Fortress Monroe He probsby knows nothing of the
plans Of the expedition.
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