The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-27
NEWS fe1M FORTRESS MONROE.
Our Fortress Monroe Correspondence.
FORTRESS NoSRoE, May "a, 1852

Our Fortress Monroe Corr dependence.
FORTRESS MoSRoE, May "a, 1882
R,turn Of the Rancorass-A Word Ateut Iron Clais-
Naval N.,s.-M ri,.es for Nafou-Tas NeiraIa On !
STRAIGHTFORWARD Evacuation Of Richmond ana Pc
terst.rc, dc.
Ye,te-riy n,thing o. Importance occurred m tnn
vjcjtaty Tie day wa very wrm and pleasant To-
lay comes in with strong gale and cloudy weather
E,rly this morning RAM ass arrived bring
ue G. ptam Nj ward, the Capita OF Port who went
!, CIV POINT with dispatches General Wool. In re-
n,i,u 20 the exchange Of prisoners. Affairs On the
J.,nos river remain in s.diu quo. Quito nest are
"a. ether W the Yer. eet-4r
Quite a member OF errors have crspt into tho news
AYERS ting the engagement on the James river
4. ~. 6rs place pusc thnk tnat because vessel
Is called on-cad recessarily must be nvu1erable
fsr instance, the T.. A. Stevens thought by larg.
ma orisy ing public 10 be a - the MJnitors
by meals the case. she 10 simplya working
mode! . 10 show q principle 10 be demonstrated a
larger perfect scale therefore, such Grsa
rs IS must be expected of her. Circumstances have
caused be used tho present time aad has
been sub paraeled tests The GaIsoa mover
was inteuded TO receive pungng fire from battery
ca Cd over hundred feet above the water marx:
and. in vessel Of her build. what prevent shos,
from entering open por;Y Wo general thing OK
pect too much from good thing and such as are spa
rior n those havo had IN former use.
The san Jaento has gone and viii bear the DAG OF the
Gulf 8iocaang squadron the Niagara returning
home for repairs,
Several hundred mrrines are here, and win 80 over
shortly - occupy the Navy Yard Norfolk This Iookg
ike the rcesiabshnsnt Of that naval post Tho ri.
ualdc T. sti At Norfolk.
Crowas u visitors continually arriving here most
Of whom anxious to 20 10 Norfolk friendp
iopk fhero Ia nla
sought after than business looked for From,
what can isara the Norfolk people talk secesh boldly
aud say tia, in ten days Mcclellan his gA,ler
ssml ,e.H b .,ud - POS 70 IN TER Aan", i 70
sh ,uId be placed upon their tongues. ri
have heard from thu James river this afternc on
Eve ythng Is auiet there Ihs nebraska (doubs-cnder>
j. ashore near Rays Point. she ocig lgnteret, and
tho hau,ve is go ng up to tow her oil to ns 1t. The No.
br ska is commanded BY Lieutenant N. b. Harrisou lato
of the CayCgs.
About noon to-day there heavy firing in tho di-
rcct.on Of rolk-sictmg, tni k. -.F
widely Ct Gu aed rumor says that the rstel,
srorKc,ia I,.feyslr,rg ant R.;as..pd One thin Wa
know--McClclan IL within ave .nlss u Rics nd but
T. the story in reie eiice to the evacuation Of tho
rebel stronghold have not ths ans to confirm IT,
Many mere believe u % be 50.
The telegraph communication with Yorktown was
brrsen yestorday and To three O'CLOCK to- a IL had
n boon repaired. II viii be IN good rki.g der by
dark
FoKTBEss MONROE, May Is, 1862
Anohey fiogof Truce 70 IictmondNapaI Rens-t me- al
MeC1cildn's Order in Reference 10 the Esiuma.ioa of
Soldiers Killed in The Late Enga0emens-A NeD s,abma-
ma Tcegrdlh Cdbde, dc.
This morning Captain hward went up 10 City Point In
the Nantasket arrangements In TO It
exchange Of the pvates tho Mort for troops
now salisbury, NJ Ae viii probably be gone
or three days.
The SIS luehanna came down from Norfolk this m rn
ing en- ro,ue for the Gulf learn that the william al
ger ship will probably 10 Norfolk whsre
she will have better mornings and DO able 70 supply tho
nset aud marine corps with stores. f~Ft
General Nc lean sent dispatch 70 this post to day
requesting MAJOR JONES' the rsevost Marshal. not TO give
masses TO friends those vito have fallen In battle
fol " tho army to cxhamc the dead. There ase mny
obvi re-soAs Tor not gantng to Irvitgo just
Civilians interfere with army in,ivcm nts when thew
came a. such 10 dies; and sad as tho ty may bs
tvy ,,en-ra must refuse h. allow bodies ~ Ds cd
ust now. Scores OF people hero that pose
ami nov that order has been given they mist cx-
10 come mere and time. expense and thu Inding of
feelings ~ he spared BY waiti 6 until prcpe, uc
arrives wien tn Sc sad things be done with pro-
pretty several haye mo from dista OF several
humid Cd miles and they M lst return unoom ted
The gale has broker, ana tie wea her tho sh ssol In
not UNPLEASANT The ton and lhiade phi, are hero,
having arrived from torkt' VII.
EvsrythIg IL qaiyt ne but thsrs heavy busiuefs
gong OH in toe supnent OF ordnance and cJmnis AIRY
stores. Ueetn .tion, "th sea of waf."
row telegraph cable is ~ b. laid across no Roads,
70 connect No fox with this place. leave heo TINS
morning with the survey ing party, ana WIN return %