The national Republican., 1862-07-24
BY TELEGRAPH.
From Fortress Monroe.

Fmftssa MONaos, July 22.-The Union pris.
onss wblch arrived at Fortress Monroe yestsf-
day. on the steamboat Kenaebec, were fron
Ricenad, md will Ill remain In the hospitala
al aAd lear this place for the present. There
were aJout two hundred on the boat, and the
most o them are doing well. They say they
were wll treated BY The rebels while impris
oosd \ thsa, only hey Wsrs ksptclossly con
fined, I'd their food wss had; bat thh Was not
70 machftom dssIgu q ft6a nscessity. They
ny thatbur surgeons at Richmond have acted
nobiy "a ssifsscrincins toward our sick and
wound4 prisoners, going whses thet -, asd
renainl6 with them while IN prison, takiag
care of hem both night and day. I sent for
ward " names Of several Union surgeons yes-
terday, Who volunteered to remain In Rloh.
mond Nth our prisoner still there.
Unioi troops are almost daily arriving at this
place, nAking Q very short stay, and then pan.
Ing up he James river 10 join Gen. NcClellans
or Gen. .Burnside's divisions.
The Weather continues cool and The dck are
rapidly recovering. Aaay, arc now oonvA.
lescent who would have lost their lives had
the excessively warm weather continued for 0
few day longer.
New Yirk on the goth with aick and wounded,
Il n axthor 10 Lynn Harbor Bay, waiting for
the winl 10 subside before going to sea. The
dispatchship Rhode Island came up the har-
Dor to-dIy and Is at anchor In The Roads, near
ly sbreat Of the fort ..... ...... ....
All quet up James river to-day.
The following statement has been made rela-
i've 10 The fate Of Dr. Denniston, who was
drowned OF the steamer John Tucker:
"JuLY 2.-Doctor Dsnniston, who had been
engaged - volunteer surgeon at General
HnarIkal locstod srv,n.lxs n . aSrs,or,. ..nNlun
wN attached with typhoid fever, and bis safety
seemed ID require bis removal. This morning
he wss csried BY ambulance to the boat and
placed instate room E, occupying the lower
berth, nan having been detailed to take care
Of him. When near the Chlckahominy river
the cry W. raised that . man was overheard.
Instantly light-boAt was manned and on the
water In search Of him. The search was UNI
successful. On return Of the boat We immedi.
ately missed our friend Denniston, who had
vacated hs state.room. A thorough search
was made for him, but failed 10 fnd him on
board. ....
"Paper, found floating on the water and
brought bsck by the small boat revealed the
sad fate Of DR.. Denniston.
"Inspeding bis room we found two purses.
A case Of surgical instruments, bis watch, and
spectacles were left with bis coat and vest in
the upper ,erth. ....
"severa Of his friends had visited him fre.
qnently, ald found be had taken the upper
berth. It 10 proper for u TO add that moderate
delirium lad marked bis case the night and
morning before We left, but the delirium being
mild, aud 1t no time Of wild nature, no ap-
prehension was In any way excited. This state
ment Is made for the Information and gratiioa-
ton Of the distressed relatives and an Interested
public. We need not say that this most un-
happy incident has filed us with sadness, and
that we tender to bis afflicted friends our deep
felt coincidence. His fathers name 10 Hon
Robert Denniston, Washington villa, Orange
county, N. Y. G. L. NoCooK,
al, b, HRNoN"