The New York herald., 1862-10-31

Our Key West letters contain the gratifying ntehgence
q the reosdng ravages Of the yellow fever "A cold
sorm h broken the fever and We may now expect tha
ths epidemic is stayed for this season. There are symp
Soms Of increased activity In our squadrons IN those
waters yet we still continue 10 hear OF the running
ef the blockade.
me movements Of war vssaeas In the Gulf ohrsn
sisd up 70 the 21st inst.
Our Key West Correspondence.
KEY WEST, Fs., Oct. 2l, 1862
HSfoo Fsrey subsidtn0-Rear Adiral Lardner Conuals
cest-TAe ApalacAieola Ezpeditien-7he Rebels Badly
Uxd Up-A Flag Of Truce Fired Upon al Cedar Keys BY
Me Rebels--Na,aI Ntus, de-
The yellow fever has at last completely subsidized No
have occurred for the past ten days. People
who Asye left the town may now return with safety One
has ony TO visit the graveyard IN this town TO witness the
fatal ravages OF the epidemic this season. The fever vas
brought here from Havana abo tho lst OF August Tho
greatest mortality the disease during the month
Of September. This month has the largest number Of
deaths in all yellow fsver localities In many the
poison Of the contagon TO be SO intense as TO
the death mark from tho very 6rst upon theperso at
tackled The treatmen. Of yellow ever does not get
70 be settled Tie marine hospital In this place has few
convaescens from tho fever In 4: Is under the
Of Fleet Surgeon R. B. mer, Untsd States Navy
ths resident physician having died Of the fever on the I'd
cfeeptember Tho resident physc n, Or. David Thack
sr Lewis from Philadelphia. He entered tho navy
acting assistant surgeon the United States bark
Ethan Allen and entered his duties at the marine hos
pital on the 1st OF August.
Acting Rear Admiral j. L. Lardner Of the st. Lawrence.
now recovering from slight attack or the fever, but
is ye not able attend 10 his duti The other
Isscents on the flagship rapidly recovering, and
new cases have occurred The st. Lawrence Is the only
sAip that has remained here during the raging Of the
spidemc The United States gunboat Port Royal, Lieu
tenant Commander George H. Norris IS anchor in the
Aarbor She will lsave In day or two for Cedar Kevs
and Apalachco!a. The gunboat Penguin, Commander
James Williamson, is in the harbor and will leave in
The United states gunboat Sycamore, Lieutenant
Cenmander g. A. Bgeow arrived at this port yesterday
orning, October H. She has been bockading at West
Pass. Hpalachicola, for the past month. The United
States steamer Somerset arrived of West Pass the day be-
1sre the ssgsmore sailed The United States steamer
Fort henry s sockading, and the United supply
ship James L. Davis is here. The Sycamore reports that
IN expedition was Termed from the gunboats on October
10. The expedition went up Apalachcola river about
Ill milo above the city and cut out sloop containing
eighty bales Of cotton. Our boats rod upon from
~ town, and several Of the men slightly wounded
The nre returned from the two boat howzers at the
rebels, killing three Of the rebels and wounding
city and started conagration, which the rebels how
sver soon subdued. nsg Of truce sent down for
ssd dress the limbs Of some Of the rebels who had been
manged by fragments OF our shells The doctors went as
she sent ashore at Cedar Keys, Ea in to three
Gags 6f truce displayed In the town. As soon as their
had landed from their boat they were hred upon by
rebels concealed in tho houses which the Gags q
truce were noating Eight Of their men were wounded,
We aie having delightful weather at Key West now;
but the town looks deserted SO many Of its inhabitants
having ncd from the fever
via Havana by the Nonparel. The supply steamer Con.
ecticut arrived tho Of the harbor Saturday
evening, october Is. She did not come up TO the town.
Boats were her mail and provisions
tended for this place The Rhode Island is expected
her return trip in three or four days.
Hereafter the Rhode Island and Connecticut VIII come
up the wharf. as the danger Of conagon from yellow
fever is over.
KEY WEST, Fla, Oct -, 1862
Asrical Of Rsfugee-A Steamer Sent to Capture Rebel Yes
sds-Disappearance Of the Yellow Fsrer-TAe Prize
Chses-Napal Nnss, de-, &c.
Our Northern mall prepared for the 18th, has been de-
tanned and win be despatched to-day give you all fur
cher items Of any Importance.
On Sunday, the lsh Eve young men arrived from In
dian River, Fla, having abandoned their families and
homes and trusted perilous trip OF four hundred
niles in an opsn boat TO avoid the rebel conscrpton and
b compelled TO serve In odious They state
MAT vessels arrive there very frequently from Nassau
with full cargoes mostly Of SALT which carried into the
Interior Two vessels dscharging ct Jupiter In
~ Captain @. A. Bigelow, Of the steamer Sycamore,
taxing two Of tho young his vessel at once start
s with the dssign Of securing the two vessels possible
Capt B. prompness In this matter is 20 unlike tho old
sroposed that led 10 expect his entire success
mo Unised states steamer Santiago Dc Cuba, Capt
Rilsley has last arrived from cruise the coast Of
Cuba and the BAhamas 0ncsrs and crew oil well.
The yellow fever has quite disappeared from the islands
snd fresh norther 10 now slowing, with clear, cool
~ Thsee has been flor the last six days. and
- are led 70 expect there will be no mere
me United States steamer Stars and Stripes has just
dropped anchor In the harbor, ana learn that abe
~ from Port Royal.
Tho only war vessels in port the frigats g. Law
rsnoc steamer Psrs Royal, steamer Santiago dc Cuba
md steamer stars and Stripes.
Tho following the vessels In the port Of Key
West the lJth inst
United States steamer 81 Lawrence Capt. scheack, Gag
United States steamer Port Royal Capt. Morris await.
uaiisd states steamer Penguin, Capt. Williamson
United States schooner Euscnia, Capt. Holbrook bs.
bor blockadisg service.
Tho prize vessels !. the port Of Key West on October H.
ls62, wero as follews:-
English steamer Ada; heard hut not determined
mIph steamer Swan, condemned, and 10 be sold on
fassi steamer Reliance condemned, and to be sold on
The 18th.
English steamer unon condemned, and TO be sold on
schooner Lizzie Weston, ,fsrmsy W. O. A,wa,sr, await,
Schooner fbsesa case not adjudicated cargo ef SAT-,
schooner Lilly, case not adudcatcd; cargo Of powder
md sundres.
Schooner Isabel, case mot adudcated cargo 400 bales
x cotton.
schooner Two ssters, case mot sdsdcated cargo Of
yotton baggug.
The above cases will probably not be acted upon before
he LIST o. December, owing absence a the North
Judge VIM Marvin, Of the Admiralty Court
The yellow fever is nearly closed out and from tho
svorabs cool weather wo are led hope there will be no
more fatal There have been no new cases for
.a.tu Ia Ao..~
yielding " trcatmont 'rS'
There has been but one death by fever this week
The uuitcd states brig cambridge, Lieutenant Coun
mandng Lynch, arrived on the 11th, from cruise 10
nmpcachy Banks, near which she fell 10 with 4 vsrv
sney modelled and elegantly furnished schooner laden
with sanct quinno, &c invoked si00 000 from New
Nassau where her papers had been changed and
caared for Maialnnroa. Ern