The New York herald., 1862-11-06
NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE.

NEWS FROM FORTRESS McnRgEs
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Foxrxsss MoSRos. Nov. 3. 1862
The Third New York regiment "a doing garrison
duty NJ Fortress M0aroo.
fsw days ago private Ga, OF the sais remoss, WIS
standing the point back Of the fort and seeing somc
DUCKS in the water ycrtently discharged his piece At
them. and the bali passsd asH the United states
sunboat wyaadot, 0Asrcapoa Captain White, COM
mander Of tho wyanaot, took q small boat and vent
shore and entered his complaint TO the cammandaal OF
the fort The very cosent and gentienaav commandant
Of the fort Colonel Aivord expressed bis regret al the
trarsaction and assured Captain Wilde that II should
not occur again. which apology supposed by Coioae
Avord 10 have ended tho nattor; but Captain White,
considering bis dignity insuited, entcrod his COM
plalut 10 Admiral Lee, who oommeadsa him highly
for hs orbearancs In mot opening Are al once from tAs
Wyandot upon ths fortress Private 0u 10 ia tue lookup.
understand.
Our Fortress Monroe Correspondence.
EoarRns Mosn0s Nov. 4, 1892.
Vass Of ne Change Of Weaehcr-7he ASeAor of9e Cardd
Abo9 As Adsares sr Wi~s Fbrccs- Yorktown Perfatly
Safs-7he Rsba Lon0sred's Moveme~ss-Broos IN Dis
grace and Under Arrss-RsbI 0ewrals On Me Retired
Ldt-Gsnri Dss and !Ssa1 Yss3 ~ BrttsA war Fss-
sds, Dc.
Tho weather for the past TOW iys has been truly de-
ghul and Indian summer, with i've balmy breezes has
fairly sol In Not alone oonvaescont people has the
COOL bracng air salutary eeot bat the poor disabled
and worn out soldiers hOspitah enjoy the autamna a.
year the most hsaithsu the roads hard and sod but
one month a the furthest WIN the end Of and In It's
piaoelmud knee deep md eAsserly winds and rain viii
reign supreme until the beginning Of May.
The story which Washington correspondent Of .
leading New York daily manufactured out Of whole CLOTH
and h being retaed By minor journals outside Of
New York city that Major General DIX during his recent
visit Washington sst forth that no expected attack
Yorktown and Fortress Monroe, u fabrication; aud
have the authority u General DIE = state much He
the simnistrston Of hs departest, and knowing full
well tho opposing force OF the rsboN which threaten
army al all points, he would scarcely make bis satemeos
relating thereto public can safely predict that, far
as attack Yorktown 10 ooncersed, and from that
point Fortress Monroe Gen. Keycs amply prepared
him As regards the taking Of this fort0Cston, such
. thing Ia simply ridiculous. The entire army Of Jen
Davis might besegs Il, but could never capture IT,
Although might use renforcemonts advantageously
for advance movement still the force al the disposal Of
General Dix adequate for all purposes required for the
have Il from reliable authority that the rebel General
Longstree Is in command Of absut thirty thousand rebel
troops the Blackwaer but his forces distbut.
Cd large tract Of tsrrtsry, and few days age
Gustayus w Smith, ex-Street Commissioner and General
commanding the rebei forces In Southeastern Virginia
the "Yankecs" at once; hence the movement Of last
Friday under Colonel p Spear Of the Eleventh Penn
syvana cavalry and an infantry forcs resulting in the
is somewhat singular circumstance that Bragg and
Bue having been pted against each other for so long
time should about and the sao PERIOD be both laid
tho SHELF The rebel authorities have sent for Bragg
and instead s assigning him to command camp paroled
prisoners directed to keop close quarters
the Spotsw0od House, in Richmsnd, and TO communicate
with one but his own personal staff. few days ago,
however, General Heunngsen q giOaragua fame, found
The in which the rebel government treats incom
peent officers should have been adopted by auhcr
ties long ago. and by this time the would have been
finished The rebel retired list contains such
Ben Huger Earl Van Dorm Brsxon Bragg John d. Floyd,
Henry A. WISE and others, who on various favorable oc
caSons have failed to gain success. The two last have
nominal commands at present. but at the same time they
not treated with any important mission.
On Sunday Major General Dix and stat visited tho
British war Cadmus, Captain John +. Ross, and
Petrol, CcsyMandef G. w. Watson, by invitation. The
Assistant Adjutant General Lieutenant Colonel w. II.
Ludlow Inspector General Captains g. Won Ecksedt and
Wilson Bstow, and Lieutenant John A. Darling ABIDE.
number Of other officers and their ladies' The General
and escort received with the honors OF salute and
salvos and the Jack Tars manned the rigging AS Gus
omary during the firing Of SALUTE the Stars and Stripes
were waving from the fore
with marked consideration, and general good feeling
regued among the entertainers and the entertained
caGmus and pes have been stationed n Hampton
Roads for some time past, and the best feeling exists
between the British and officers In fact the officers
Of the TIVE ships perfect gentlemen and are 10th TO
converse upon the present state OF as country,
bus keep up strict neutrality.
Norfolk left hero last evening for New York short
leave ofabssnce Captain Ludlow has bean at his post
since last April working assduously gsning the good
praises from his superior officers and general government
In his ABSENCE Captain H. Liebana Assistant Adntant
General to General vele and Provost Marshal Of Norfolk
vii ct asC uarteFmaster.