The New York herald., 1863-02-06
NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
The Effects OF the Late Storm Rebel
Claims OF . Victory In the Late Fight
ON the Bincksvater, Sc., &c.

i rohfRiSr hokkot, rep y, 1903.
Tho flag OF truce steamboat New YORK arrived to-day
at noon from City Point, bringing down hundred
and nf,y three Union prisoners Richmond in charge
or Captain John Milford OF the Third New York
iantry who reports that prisoners there ready
| to be exchanged.
News has reached here that unknown schooner had
sunk on Middle Ground, between Old Point and Capo
Charles and that the clinglng to the rggn2
Captain NJ. Hunt Immediately despatched a steamer TO
their relief
One other aground Old Point, and -four
aground on tho bar between Sewals Point and tn
| Rip Raps.
| The storm very severe, but has abated.
The Monitor, which aground night before
last has got or She s loaded with horses and soon
takes In her ooan she ID for North Carolina
We hear OF two schooners ashore between here
and Cape Henry is expected that all these schooncrs
viii be got OF by the steam.ugs sent TO their relief
FIVE O'CLOCK p. N.
The sent the Of the schooner sunk
on the Middle Ground has not returned.
Tho Southern papers all . rebel victory Al Nan.
senond near sufolk, on Saturday last.
Our Fsrtress Monroe Correspondence.
FonrREss MosR0s, Feb. Z, 1863.
The Neps from ChareEon-h il Reliable 2-Ths Reoei
Cen-val Pryor ana Battle ,ciA Corcoraa-TAe
A,rrimac a Buotear--Tae Patrick Henry TO Run ms
B4.kdsk-Hey Sncnqh--Afdus a. NorfoN-Iayads
tys MISUNDERSTANDING IN Norfolk, dc.
Late Richmond Advccs have reached this morning,
from which learn that according to rebel sta,cmcnts)
the blockade OF Charleston harbor has been raised by
engaging feet, sinking the United States gun
boat Merccda and compelling the State Of Georgia,
other vessel TO strike her nag but aowng her to
escape In sinking condition. whether this story true
not cannot be determined until Official aiviccs
ceved from Capt Armstrong, commanding the State Of
/ Georgia. II, however, the rebels tell as much truth
about this affair that OF Roger A. Pryor on the 3oth
u Suffolk, fears need be entertained for the
safety blockaders Charleston bay The Southern
papers claim that Pryor met by our forces, number
ing from fifteen thousand and that after nght OF
ten hours he drove us from the battle field with heavy
loss. While however admitting considerable loss OF
life the rebel side the Petersburg Ere.s publishes
Official despatch from Pryor, estimating our loss at
Ave hundred killed aud thousands wounded all Of whom
accommodated in houses at Suffolk, which proving
inadequate contain thom compelled MAJOR General Peck
TO seize the churches and convert them into hospa
| While The Official report medical director
our loss IN III hs affair at twentyfour killed and eighty
wounded tho rebel braggart Pryor endoavors to shied
himself and hs compulsory retreat by fslschoods How
ever the character Of this man is TOO we'll known and
no one therefore will believe any OF his statements
number OF the suffolk prisoners were brought here
and placed on board one OF tho transports, under
guard The majority OF them are Representatives of the
"whe trash q Dixie but few seem 20 be intel,sent
fellows. From the latter learn that the of Nerr
mac Is merely bugbear, and calculated TO deceive
government. While the Richmond-as this monster is
cacds really ready for operations, and ready 10 pay
us visit at any moment her advent n coming TO Hanp
ton Roads will be merely To convoy the Patrick Horny
iase the forkb~n past our feet at the mouth Of the
The Patrick Henry fast side wheel steamer and
took prominent part IN the engagement In Hampton
Roads on the sth and 9th q March defeat
Of tho Merrimac No tho Patrick Henry, jamestown
oi so on. sf nsrms wsy b. rop~ % R,ebmona .Ssre
they stu remain One or two d the above named yes
sells we're either captured or destroyed and ho remain
der have been materially strengthened and made ready
h therefore highly probable th.s tbs Patrick Honry
win very 5000 endesvor 70 make her exit from the James
JOIN her consorts tho Alabama. Florida aud Har
ret Lane IN depredn,ng on our commerce Tue Navy
Department fully advised o these facts and should
take such precautions @ viii either destroy or erec
tually hem in these pratiSai Graf, with largely in
creased and effective navy 1be Patrick Henry mounts
eight heavy guns and 10 strongly Tonpl,ed Her speed
estimated at twelve knots, and shs once gsns the
high vessel IN navy viii be- sblc compete
with her IN greed excepting the Vanderbilt and tbs
sci cannot pursue MI The rebel rryatecrs at once.
Ar,rs Ia Norfolk are almost a. a .Lindsti. BrigAder
General Igbert L. Nee attends T. his usual routine bus
ness ard beyond that nothing f any moment occurs
owing 70 The late exeusiye si1g operations Maof
General DIX has determined ~ lrant permits 10
introduce goods Tor wholesale trade A this fact
became snamber % spectators banded together
10 buy all the -four then in Norfolk, order "
poiixe the trade and run up prices.
General Viee, ho~eyer upset the calculations u these
would be monopolisis BY issuing The following order
orprs.
Hr.DaO."''s' s,n Z, Ias sT,r.s, e az Sqy1ss2T
.~por.ed . lhe.e heaiquarer. III, par,ie.
Az Az ,le 'n,ns suaa,,n, sp 4. We nosr S - n -. ] ,3
view tLer pfoa and % ,he manifest ur, u he
lis hereby ordered ih.. such gersA..e. .ne ss' ar.
'',. concerned VIII .pPear =. one. q ts. s,sdgass,
| in Lnsrs.u Assistant Adl uiani GENERA.
It ~ but justice 70 say ,nat the late heavy haul u
traband goods amounting 20 upwards u 80 00 does
lot u landed Rosnoke Island AMI thence
transported into the Interior of North Carolina. fhe
system adopted by General Nieie To the effect ths,
take outside n pekets more goods ,nsn
supposed 20 suncc for the ne ~ his family y any
exceeds his permit the p;escts dstan and send him
back Sorfos port T. the Provost Marshal si
Yesterday morning CAPTAIN kdum Lndloy, Asshtant
Quartsrnasier at Norfolk received about $1,000 fr1m
Washington wherewth y iay % his employees but tbs
no, sufficient onehaf 10 pay Arrearsgss slne
CAPTAIN Ludlow has had great deal . contend against
but he has ~ all tims administered his department 10
the satisfaction u hi fuleriors and there M quarter
master the service whose record ~ complete ~ ec
monica that u Captain LaflOv " siice Sas done ~
this IN, lent officer hs reward would be raf ~ licgte
uant coloBei's shoulder straps.
Captain Thomas 4. Cbamplin, tominis-Afy - rab-
sis,encs ~ Norfolk also descfys, n more thln
passing not're Cs.tsln Champiin came - Norfolk
almost ned,aieIy atet Us occupation by or troop
,na "a =. for Tim. Acting gArtsrDA,tar ans t,ans
sary. Since then BE- nU established an extensive bake
hose l.na supplies good sId vLoesotne broad n ut ta
troops and yyernnclt employ but ss1 - the ppr
AMI loyal eitizeuf ~ Npriot.
Among 81 the fe~ llH.ref fornf Al Nonfo'k d
sighrlss 1he snow, whsh has oysred III gfOund 20
tho depth ~ about efnsn inchcs spef All sgid snd
the street, unlike tbc Hfesi metropolis, bes uDepcum
bercd with railroad ~. afe r-Nynndhk W iLe merry
nngle ot peishb@lt The weather cslf aId the
The prospects f.r another hoaSy fA u sp0E
are very bright
Munsa 90 rw ,sorsux- Asp Eokspts IIss
DrraErsru-Tw D,irH ~ jogS st1.p --At spseiai
meeting u the Board u sEgnccrs s0d Y0rsiDen f se
New York Fprs Department oasonei Al Iurmsu iisli
On thursday evening ycbru.ty o. issa, the following
preamble and resolutions we're gaAn agssy adopted r.
wh.r-as oar iisarsniy vstssr - saafnonsa y ttsi
bourns flvu wnies ~ ", " ~ sstf's.i 49,,