The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-01
INTERESTING FROM FORTRESS MoNRoE
Our Fortress Monroe COrrespondence.
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Our Fortress Monroe Correspondence.
FORTRESS MssRos, Jan. %, 1853.
Nors Prisoners from RiohasoniTRe Re,rtaiOry Order
fJe6 Dapis-Bitr Speech Of VIM. I. Yascey Against
0se Msasar.--Aa the Suffers 10 Be Delivered U-Jacs
Lechr and Ta.f floyd N Bad 0dor-Lechsr Refuses
Inf@aaion Of His Doisgs III Western Virginia 10 ,hs
Rst~l C0,grsss-The Cartel to Be Carried Out-AccideM
on he Cinal Bridge al Richmond--Fire onion Prsonrs
asfTOo Rebek Drowned, and Number Wosnded, de-
Shortly after the Baltimore boat left here last evening"
the nag Of truce feet consisting Of the steamers New
York, Captain II. w. Chisholm; Met,ni0ra, Captain
Rans Van YaAenburgh and Express Captain Clark, all
Of them IN charge OF Captain John E. milford, Company
X, Third regiment New York infantry arrived In the
harbor, loaded With one thousand eight hundred re-
seased hTfreesboro prisoners Capt Milford remained
here long enough TO take board additional supply Of
raIons Captain James Curry, the efficient C0mmssary
Of the post having anticipated his arrival and had every
Thing readiness) and at once proceeded Annapolis
ihe advices brought from Rebellion by the flags OF
sguce are important, and / learn that the release
Of tho officers held in close confinement
pursuant 10 Jen Davis retsliatory proclamation is
near at hand lso advices that all tho suffers now In
the hands OF the enemy will be sent down ny the next
flag have been received and the pospectsare
favorable that the provisions Of the cartel VIII be strictly
carried out by the rebels, owing to the slight cir
that happened at Arkansas Post-a proceeding
upon which the rebels little counted.
From she OF the Richmond papers am led TO be-
love that the bloody programme Of Jea. Davis in rea>
retaliation lnds bitter opposition, even from TIE
free tiers Even WIa. L. Yancey spoke Ia terms o. the
strongest condemnation snbeot pleading uat such
blrbous conduct must the execration OK foreign
Pow. and the civilized world Such language, however,
would scarcely fall the lips OF Tine rebel Senator II
the lne states government had mol two bostages for
every Que III tic clutches Of enemy. But that be
rs Il m V i nj
have been grossly outraged aud little harsh treatment
az ,annred rebel officers will do no harm and demonstrate
that dangerous play with edged tools, especially
when those instrumens are sharpeIed on both sdea II
il n poor rule that will not work both ways
In relation 10 prisoners OF STATE Is reported that
those held in cusoay viii also Boon be exchanged accord
Ing 70 The cartel, ard 10 very few days lieutenant
exchange Of prisoners, viii leave for City Point TO
perfect arrangements With MAJOR Robt Oud to this effect
The drunken Governor Of Virginia, Jack letcher, 10
evidently in bn9 ador not only with his constituents but
also with the enlirc confodeacy Letcher Is aiming TO
gain noorcty of the arch thief Floyd, whom those
he enriched expense of the United states have
given the cold shoulder Floyd has been made brga
Virginia. Having captured q number Of our,men, he
and l4etcher want TO immediate them on tho altar OF
their hatred, and are camorous 10 have thcm turned
10 the state authorities for punishment. But the
conservative land calculating of tho rebel lead
deem such policy, not cruel, at least unwse
Thus arises me opposition 10 JEFF Davs' retaliation re-
co;unlendatsns.
| Iottnor was called upon by the rebe Congress for
information his operations In Western Virginia, but
released 10 give il, the ground that IL would be mp0h
time and in tho present state Of alairs He
he has addressed letter TO the President OF the
United Sac, and hs not As yet received an answer Al
soon that be Ii willing TO lay before
Congress an account or his proceedings The rebels claim
1 thai Of Letcher in this has forfeited him
his chance OF election and that Gcne2al Randolph
ex Secretary War, before James Seldom, will BIO the
Governor OF the STATE Ietcer is looked upon with
| dstrust and disgust. Being among the last to
I sksdade virginia ont Of the Union, he has by far
| been the most barbayous and crnel 70 the
| unfortunate Union whom IN luck CHANGED
| TO throw his way. II long since the Richmond
papers stated that he tIeeher) AT Norfolk coating
hog nsh md drinking whiskey' and that was all he was
NJ for. The SELF important Governor trying to make
np for lost time but allows his zeal to carry away his
Judgment
When the prisoners brought down yesterday by Capt
Milford left the Libby prison they were marched BY
he depot To lake the cars for Petersburg. On
psssns tho canal briigs that structure gave way, and
hundred mecpitated-in the water. Those
IN Of the accident. and kept crowd
ing thereby tumOng larger MUNGER into the canal
Means devised TO the unfortunateS
an could be- rtained Ave Of and two
Of scr missing when the train started, ant
some ak Of those brought down were badly in
jircd. The wounded kindly taken care OF ant
treated By surgeons on tho transports.