The New York herald., 1862-01-12
OUR FORTRESS MONROE CORRESPONDENCE

FORTRESS MONROE, JIM 1dt1s62
Arrival of the Adpance of General burnside dkio''-
Excitement Fort Sighting fx Fleet ssa from
Hanyas-United States J7dr Vsssels tie Nplth Caro-
lima Coast-Contratands Ecaping frrss Roanoke laaSd-
Eccpe Of a Whik Man from the R6els on tss save
It.nd-Tae Schooner Acoos in DistresAThe Cfssc Sat
sis Ten Days on Raisins, dc.
The eng-talked-of and anxiossy expecte Bunsd Pex
pedtionhas at last arrived here The first sessol rro
pcller having deck load OF I'll ops on board hove in
sight abous twelve O'Clock On passing the flagship Mir
nesota the soldiers cheercd Justify and tho cors wero
dipped. The ranpparts OF Fortress Monroe lined
with spectators from the Tenth reg scnt Now York Vo
lunteers. Tho wster fronts were also groupeG with
anxious gazcrs. Upto two O'Clock . large num5er "
vessels arYivsd and the bay is a alive with crafts
OF all kinds and tho sweet strains OF rtia music dis
coursed by bands accompany 1 tie expedition
add greatiy,tc the Owing to thsheavy fsg p
vailing the bay During last night and this morning tts
fleet did rot arrive hero early arsicpaed In
asmuch ms the squadron yet Isolated am unable tn
give you Of the verse composing IL but expect 10
be enabled TO forward tse same by 70 morrow.
About ten o'cockths morning the United States steam
transport s r. Spauding, Captain 8. Howes, arrived
from Hatera Inlet By this have rossiyed the
enclosed interesting learn that the following
named UntedSsates gantts arrived at the incs up to
yesterday, virz.L NJ seynsur Captain -; whstehead,
Captain French; iSapta!u
tain Davenport LOCKWOOD, Captain George W. Graves
Valley City, Captain -; Phscnax AID others.
Twenty five contrabands vito ran away from Roanoke
Island came TO Hattcrag FiSt where General Wahams
has cared for them They rers that the rebels in
trsuching Roanoke Island very strongly. white
named Louis SAelhorn Of Mosrstswn Cumberland coun
ty N j. escaped three times from Roanoke Island
captured twca and the thr fne got of safe by steal
inc boat in which he taken up by Commander Wor
den OF the Stars aud Stripes.
The schooner +. H. Atwood OF Boston, bound to Now
York from Malaga, With OF fruit, deserted in
distress the Ssh inst outside of the Cape Inc United
states gunboe Ceres Captain cDerpott, went to her
and brought the schooner to anchorage. IL
was found that the Of the Atwood was compelled o
subsist ten days upon rasinsi The wife Of the captain
was aboard he Atwood, and she secmod 10 suffer the
most
Captain wAar II. Cooke, To- 1sry Of the Fourth Penn
sylyania Militia, which regiment was mentioned by
General Mcdowell having marched TO the rear to the
sound OF the snenys cannon the day Of the battle Of
Bull run ar iysd here this moaning Captain Cooke and
Colonel Har rauft the only officers OF that command
who partic asd n tho ght toe former serving Vol
unteer AID to General Hunter, while tho Colonel
Aid to Gen spa Franklin, and wore honoraby mentioned
for their eaNsnry In the ofcar report Captain Cooke
IL brot ,ct in hw OF Capt Vim. ID. Whippe, Assistant
Aduant General OF this dcpar ent, and comes here on
The FOL ,xna letters containing money for soldiers
(prsone al vera sent TO Norfolk yesterday b. flag OF
truce