The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-04
Our Fortress Monroe Correspondence.

Our Fortress Monroe Correspondent nee.
FoKrREs MoSSoE. Nay 1, 1902.
TIE wea Of British Officers the Iron Baasry
Gc,ena-T1s Nerirsoc Still Non E...-New Baoys 0t
S1ysTs Poa..-Heasy C,anoToaiSg View forito,cn-
cIswr Prcetsc. of Orr ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vsss.
tors-A Nrg York Esc'm.m DiTaced. @e.
For the past forty eight hours the wind has becn blow.
Ing from the northeast accompanied at intervals by
a dense fog. The Mcrrimac looked for on her r.nrse
ut any moment when the weather ssSyos This morn.
ing IL was discovered that tho rebos had mOorod two
additional buoys tho vicinity Of scwais Point This
fact has created the belief that the Merrmac will max
ere long, desperate attcmpt to blockade under
tho cover OF night and attempt destroy our feet In
the York river Driven desperation by their roccnt
reverse at Now Orleans, they doubt in state
OF frenzy that creates within their breasts raacor that
will mnko them attempt such bold measure "a have
intimated de not feel disposed to say ths pre.
paraons to repsl such step, but all publicly
declare is let them try the experiment Wo are ready
party Of tho officers of the British steam corvette
Rnado visited tho iron battery Gslena today They
inspected her with great minuonoss, observing the DO
tails Of her construction and exhibited their opnons
or her qualities by frequent CALCULATIONS OF wonderman
and SURPRISE Thor visit was. doubt semi. official
and the result Of their investigations viii soon pass
through official channels to the British Admiralty,
Heavy musketry and cannonading wore hoard near
Yorktown last night. The United Satos gunbnats Sc
bago aud Ma-ataza participated in It, Their long range
guns enable them to throw she'll and beyond York.
town. while NJ the time they out Of the range
of the best guns tho rebels For the last these
two boats been doing invaluable sorvire in throw
ing grape, canister, shot and shell directly into tho
rebel camps. whic they have not lost had man in.
ured few boats OF thor class much needed
mere The floating sepulchres, the Morgan feet as
they termed, shells, compared to tho new
gnboats The few Of the former Class that hero
hard to manage, and altogether worthless for war
purposes.
The secretary OF Wars order forbdd,ng persons
visiting the Army OF tho Potomac out Of curiosity
was looked upon at first 40 apropos but IL seems there
is leak somewhere, Judging by tho hundreds
timore. They arc a positive nuisance to tho
operations OF the army; they have business here
whatever and under no pretencs whatever should they
be tolerated The Bull run panic created by camp
followers and foolish experience in that
affair should be sufficient TO the recurrence Of any
similar proceeding. viii the Secretary OF war ferret out
the official who disregards his peremptory orders by H.
suing passes to curiosity hunters and panic brcedes Let
us have more Of II.
Lieutenant Colonel Halliday Of the Ninety ninth New
York regiment has been removed from tho command OF
Fort Wool, and Major Nixon, Of tho samocgimsnt has
succeeed him. The Il this change is known onIy
70 those who effected H. Lieutenant Colonel HALLIDAY
while in command Of the fort, discharged his duties with
mpartiality skill and energy that be surpassed
by officer In this department He In graduate OF tho
Polytechnic school Of Prussia and arorist has no
superior In the Department OF virginia His withdrawal
from the command OF Fort Wool Is looked upon az most
inopportune step at this particular Time
A New York regiment, recently performing garrison
duty in the fortress were ordered 70 quit
the fort and 90 into camp II 10 alleged that their offence
the love Of strong drink few nights ago the guard
broke the Ordnance Department store and stole two
barrels Of whskey upon which they got beasty drunk
Hence their prompt dismissal by Gen. Wool.
Brgadisr General Clarence Seward nephew Of the 60.
crsty OF State and Dr. vanderpos Surgeon General Of
Now York state, arrived here to-day from Baltimore.
They departed this Afternoon fer Camp Scott near York
town Tho object Of their VISIT learn, is to look after
the interests Of the soldiers from the Empire State
The soldiers Of the entire Army OF tho Potomac are
being paid OF Those vulturss OF the army the suffers
by the sales Of their trashy articles robbng the SOL
dere OF their pay they receive 1t by their
extortionste prices Why do not Congress put stop to
this legaized system Of robbery BY doing they will
lessen the mortality and sickness OF the army twenty
otto soldiers to 20 into the right channels wiz their
miles, whereas, under the present regime the soldiers
money is graspsd by the suffer- and that too while teir
families at home beg for bread or sent 10 the parish
poor house.