The New York herald., 1863-09-08
OUR CR us En- s !.

Arrival of the COnnecticut st Fortress
Monroe-The Unsuccessful Attempt to
Tow the Quaker City NOrth--Anairs In
Beaufort-Naval News, &c.
oUR NAVAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Usrxp STATES STEAMER Cos.ssncrr1
FoRrREss MONROE, Sept g. l863 I
We arrived at Fortress Monroe andcame 10 anchor to-
day at three NJ Nothing Of interest has occurred since
departure from New York-nothng TO our, me,
pleasant cruise coding with tho Quaker City,
the account Of which to you by the next vessel
encountered BY the way speaking Of the collision be-
tween the two vessels, the United states steamer Con-
necticut mmaterialy injured that, after lying
by the Quaker City all night In she would require
sistance and conveying her into Beaufort North Caroina
the next morning proceeded her cruise Off Wilmington.
On Wednesday, after unsuccessful cruise In search
or "British pirates-blockade runners by courtesy IL
you wil-we arrived in Beaufort and proceeded 10 take
In coal ere we sailed for the North This being finished
we again proceeded to conveying antagonist
upon aformer occasionthe Quaker Cty-who had during
our absence fixed temporary sheathing OF wood and
panking forward 80 that In she might bo pro-
tected from the force Of the Outside the bar
came to anchor and passed the end OF two
out aft for the Arcs another United States vessel
engine had broken down, and which have been found
necessary to send North repairs This done again
got under weigh aud with two cripples steamed
entertain hopes of seeins Fortress Monroe the
morrow; but, Mon Dieu, hopes Oft times vain, as
has not inelcganily remarked for about tvo
O'Clock P. NJ, just after had cleared the shoals,
and had shaped oar course for the northward,,
the Quaker City signaized US that she was making
water badly and that every thing that available In
the shape OF pumps hose and buckets kept gong to
Tree her The sea having risen very much since our de-
N u Of sbe
concluded TO RETURN and much to the disgust un.
Aries who doubtless couldn't see IT, we reraced our
course again for Beaufort, and at eight A. NJ, after
ssegless night for seysra Of u.s. we had the pleasure Of
she will probably remain for some time TO come ere she
will undertake tho trip again. Indeed entertain tho
heavy battery Of guns and stores will have 10 be re-
moved from her SO as TO tighten her suf,cently
which probably extend q considerable distance be-
meath her water line. AZ TO who was IN tho right
vessels,n do not at present desire to express my
opinion but prefer TO "know nothing" But who was
yet among TO be decided upon Yesterday At
two P NJ we were boarded by q boat from the United
states steam rgate Minnesota bound 70 Fortress Mon
During our short soourn in Beaufort. N. c. visited
pleasure that might nnd there for pleasure there Is
none-(fancy sandhills tenanted by lazy, debihated
the to to
bv could the feeling Beaufortonians entertain against
A gentleman Of my acquaintance whom happily met
by chance there, and who has had vast and variou8
from whence 10 draw his information, informed
In answer TO question relevant to the snb cct above,
and spoke thus"Wen he said ssas you wish to know
willteI you frankly The men all and every one,
as general thing, Unon-Union 70 the bitter endand
In many, though not all cases. have 10 the concu
sion that slavery about played out and that they can
do without niggers; but he-women, dang 'eml' said
friend waxing wroth "dang em say since the nig-
gers have run or left 'emand thus have had TO do the
work the ngs done before for ethey've done nothing
but chew SNUFF ever and talk secesh all bred
hard" One can see the reason why the women prefer 70
secede Tho nggers la niggers free here now)
as general thing pretty saucy and mpnsns, and stand
treodom herc IN this dreary, miserable hole
when would fancy that grateful reueabSapce wo0d
Been Ss return % er ana sven have
(uuheard OF peos Of generosity been known 70 rive
portion Of their wages TO their former sssrs weekly
Whether this may be styled decentralization fee or an
contram In Legree should become master again,
lcavo you 70 judge ~ you like H..
As for the women--pardon the expression. ladies,
nnean-venus would never have been taken by Rubens
Angelo had he have lived In fast age from o
the better half OF mankind who may or might have re-
evils at the North, among ladies' have dceen-
Grated them They are meagre and yellow, sick,y,
to help him Along IN this world. fancy would nnd :
poor Investment here And yet Beaufort has ss arac
ons. Money s everywhere In her forests Tar, tWpen
tine pitch and rosin have but 10 be gathered and men
who before never thought Of such . source Of
wealth. or mayhap were teo lazy TO turn theiT
OF nothing else; and soldiersEUnon soIdiers-whoa
have como hero and lived for tho last year.,
tha. the great Day Of Judgment viii one day come. AT
together from various sources from who loss
their all-niggers and mousy-by this war, who.
worthless lives, and two who the commence
ment didn't care which side whipped, have changed
nns sesve now % ss Ss sg ara
somebody and aiso-oh, Jo Pacon.that North Carolina
already been benefited and win be further bene-
lifted By the determination Of slavery altogether.