The New York herald., 1863-06-03

The gunboat Alert, lying ct Tho Norfolk Navy rard,
took fire about O'Clock last evening The re sQoq
got 70 her magazine and srpl;sss sas. Ah.. ~. went
skr60sh hsr botlox, and sks AK Immediately. No
one injured
The Gag Of State Of Name Captain John
Aaford. hasArrived
Our Fortress Monroe Correspondence.
FoErREss MosRoK, June l, 1868.
TIE Stripping Of the Raiiroad Tracks Eastern viryima-
The Work Complefed-Flaq of Truce from Csty Point
An Esplonation IN Regard TO Erehanee Of Prisowsys-
The Iemand Of Governor Shorter of Colonel Sheigh<'s
01fczs-An Aes Of the Rebel Congress Condemns Unia
O6cers 10 Death FSsnd in Command or IN Company q
Armed -ReaIiatson-No Discrimination Az
towcd As Rebels IN Exchanging 0cers-DecIavasio~ y
Lotes and Last Kschanoss--TAe New Commander cf As
United Stats Storeship BraHdysine, dc.
The work or taking up the railroad tracks the ssa-
board and Roanoke and Norfolk and Petersburg railroads
mas been almost completed and the rails brought 70 Nor
folk The labor has been performed by gangs Of CONTRA
bands, under the encisnt management Of Major T. L.
wentz superintendent OF United States Military Railroads
in this department, to whom, and the gallant sodie
who protected the roads while the work going o.
the greatest praise 10 due.
This ernng the nag Of truce steamer Stas of nAinss
Captain Samuel Allen. In charge Of Captain John Mo-
ford from City Point, having taken up ens hsn
dred and parosd rebel prisoners on Saturday
The STATE Of Maine brings later intelligence fron ~
operations Ia front Of vicksbury. t~I
Some Of the New York papers have published vesy ~
Gently account Of paroled rebel prisoners hsvinQ
boon ordered under arrest, owing 70 stoppase q
further exchanges. caused. a. is alleged. by -
st Wsshngton are position anything about
matters sppsrtaining to the exchange Of prhonss. =
%sow n General Os kAr GSner .s So
he having been appoosed BY The President and aon'w
In relation 70 ssoprase Of fwthss sxchanees lsass
the following taken BY the Con.ederee
IN s1 .nS al n. q = Ss
DEATH alleged retaliation for the execution Of Two spss
by order of General Bnrnsde has 70. sne press.s -
pended Ill exchanges Of ocers, and all Ccnederase o.
ceVs In hands will be retained Colonel Ludlow
win not BY any further special sacasns: q sc:s sn
crlmnasoos among our ofnosn By retaining some an1
The Confederate Congress passed aot senlsaeng %
death al United States officers who were captured whh1
In command Of In company with armed negroes UpAss
this act Colonel steghts officers arc demanded by Dover
Complications In exchange OF officers viii presahly
arise which WIN mako s desirable soF our . So: e =
hended they are threatened with either Indefinite
onment death.
Prompt stops have been taken by Col Ludlow % nsss
the threatened retention OF 0cers; and when oon
with the public interest, his correspondence VIII
Mr.. Robert Oud, the Confederate Commissioner, VII b
The steamer Henry Burden Captain George 4. Csis,
which Is the disposal Of Col Ludlow his dag a
truce boat arrived here few days ago from New York.
having undergone extensive repairs, and resumes ner
place thoroughly reftted and renovated. when uos ~
by Col Ludlow Gen. Dix sppropriaes the Burden -
carry him TO Yorktown Norfolk, and othet points = biz
command.
Colonel Ludlow having effected the release Of nunsrous
Union prisoners declares the following captures duly
changed prisoners Of since the announcement n
General orders No. III, Of May o, 1885,
l-An officers, naval and military. delivered q CSsv
Point up N May 30, 1858 "a
ALI the ofncers ana Of the steamers Hattsrass
Merceda Queen of the West Harriet Lane Isaac Giths
Coumb ., Indianola and schooner vassar.
3-A the officers and enlisted mon captured and -
rolled at Holly Springs Mississippi In December, l6ez
ALI the ofcors and enisod mon Of the Seventy mr.
(Tlst) regiment Indiana Volunteers cal tursd - nnl-
draugh's Hill, Ksutucky, In Decsmbsr, 1882.
6-An the onicers and OF the Ninety -nrse (elst)
regiment Illinois, Volunteers captured q nsAbssheowns
Kentucky, In December. 1852. &
6-At ths ofcers and captured at Mount Stsrings
Kentucky, In March 1863.
I-An the men of the Fisy .nrst lslet) reginent -
diana voluneers Of tho Third (Sd) rsGsns Ohio vonn
tesrs, Of the Eiehtesh (eoth) regiment nols voean'
tesrs and Of the First (lst) Tennessee cavalry sgm
ing part Of Srsights brinds, and captured neos Css
| Biu6. Georgia, about the La OF Nay, 1853. a.
specially notasd q such sxchsngs sishs isdviasay q
| through their commanding o6lesl. ~
Captain John Gassoa, Unissd eeaess Nays ~ 60
ma7der Of the naval rendesvous . Now boesu!os 49,
has ordered 70 ths command q the seoeesAtp han
dywne and hes relieved Capain Beoamn 16een, vha
9. Old and popular o1csr q the navy end n hia
new position caiculssed 70 maks many frieads.
Ths ReuorssA Kallan9 a Cant. NswanuH