The New York herald., 1863-11-03
GENERAL FOSTERS DEPARTMENT.
Mr. Edwin +. De Nyse's Dispatches.
NORFOLK Oct 30. l8R3

NoREoIx, Oct 80, 1888.
A CHRISTIAN WORK.
The general hospitals Of this department are crowded
with patients belonging New York regiments Owing
70 the serious nature Of their diseases they have LEFT
here when their regiments have been ordered perhaps
miles away Many Of thsss have proved 70 be
Of disease and the probability Of these men being
d for service within the usual time extremely faint
Many Of those poor fellows have inhaled the vilest
malaria Of the swamps Of the peninsula and thus have
sowu tho seeds Of disease which thoy have
been for months endeavong TO shake on New York has
ut last however proven that aha has not forgotten her
gant though unfortunate sons She has sent her med
cal agent, eA.rarrt
DOCTOR pnoxp,
formerly Of the Ninth army corps 10 take them In charge
and have them endery transported 10 hospitals 10 their
State, where, under the influence Of familiar scenes
and the comforting words of relatives and friends
II ID hoped their convaleocence viii be hastenod.
mso snS hs .Sc e: sss Z,
order for the transfer OF al New York soders who have
been sick in hospital hsrs for sms the General
Upon preparing list Of tho New Workers in the Hamp.
charge have found nearly i've hundred 70 come within
the limits OF tho order seventy o. whom In tho best
ding just arrived nom Chsriessou ana Horshssd CITY,
viii take the balance. She will probably sail for New
York on Saturday or Sunday ns1t
Of this charitable provision on the poor worn out fellows
s extremely nspiriting: me prospect Of enoe more
fetal eject on them. Dr. Dimond bas established
his hesdsu.rssrs IN this city and hoped he WIN rs-
main 70 have an sy: 70 the special welfare Of our sick
Quite dss.css pleasure party, consisting Of Major
and whole msnsgsls Of "iions" arrived today frcm
Old Point, on board tho steamer G. W. Thomas These
vas salute nrsd irom the fortress n.gs were dipped.
the nrst "big thing" Of the season.
exRxSADR TO GENERAL sARxH.
few evenings since the Norfolk Board OF frade with
sssct company d invited guests, serepsdsd General
Barnes ~ biz residence In this city, Ihs anable
.s ma received ~ I. :s Vim 3. p: , ,:S.
sesuns were immense. During ths night the bard
9. III: sosyiy,s, ana so..ss,.ssry party sxoes na
rspsrsss between hin shs nary PORTION q The com
until shs hsd shown his wooaeras scs, when there
vas gsssra dispersal and respite for many an achns
are On The bsss q terms win Gsosrsi Barns:. ''
Nossorx, Nov. I, lsca
MAJOR j. ?. SMITH, m NEW rnovoR MAMMAL
New dsvelopnsnts, changes and corrections In our
military aAirs daily nitsns like shadows over us
Ths latest change has been made In the Provost Marshas
ofoe. where Major a. B. Crosby of the Twenty art Con
necticut regiment has besn relieved By hajos J. Y.
Smith, o The One Hundred and Twelfth New York. Ths
former has made many fsu BY shs ssssss saA ~ shs
same time, gsnsemanly conduos q Ne anAiss Of hs
once Tne latter ocer performed NJ dutses q pFovost
marshal n eusIk during eocupasisa u thas place
- epring.
INV. T. \. WILLING,
aUniou clergyman from the North, be9n hn initatory
services In this city to-day, undr the patronage o. many
ecen Of high rank and naiosy q the Union ctzens.
Thus OF the great neossitiss q the piace stined
but should the pastor prove political minister q the
Bsecher stripe he may rest assured q IN empty chapel
and ditto pockets Report spsaks wei Of him. however,
and he win, no doubt, BE- welcomed heartily,
though ! can - no rsaeoas Tor hh frends
pvsaoher;' which h proudly applied 10 him. Whether
the GOSPEL pursr more lucid when sxpounded
by men born north Of . certain degree Of latitude
matter Of extreme doubt This theatrical pre- Cd
vsrtsine of csrgymsn anything but complimentary
dieniAsd. 10 mere hocns pocus--on par with the
nouncemsnts of circus company, whsn new perfor
mar OF supsrative humbvG \ 70 be introduced 70 the
puhlH 1r"s-' harf UccpjH h:u s-ned frpn bead