The New York herald., 1864-09-26
AFFAIRS AT KEY WEST.
Homicide Mt Sea-Dtssati Il sfnet tion Among
the Unionists and soidters at McCiei-
lnn's Nosntn Rtion-YsIioyy Fever Not ora
the Lncrense, SO.
KEy WRsr, Fla, Sept. IL. I.

the Increase. SO.
OUR KEY WEST CORRESPONDENTS.
KEy WRsr, Fla, Sept. IL, 1864
The brig T. Knight, L. r. Cummings. master wed
here on saturday afternoon from Havana which port
she left the Goth umo for Portland Me whore she
belongs The captain reports eerious Of homicide
board vessel The following is the narrative,
given by himscli--At cine O'Clock r NJ % The Sd OF
| September one OF the aCd sait Gap
| tain. there ia a deck" Upon whcu went on
deck "a quickly possible man met me Il the bow OF
tho ong boat, and said to "Captaiu am dead mao."
Tue naa's name VIM Fitch He expired ave minutes
after do Dot Know how Il happened The and tho
cook told that the deceased ana his assistant had
been 1ghtng The assanant the second mate, Mark
Sullivan by name Sullivan hmsolf very low at tie
time, having been stabbed 10 log At seven o'clock
on the following morning buried deceased in
SEN 1T the tne this occurred my chef mate had beou
sick with yellow fever for i've aays lie subsequently
died. and we had 10 hurry him al had been sick
myself, and a. tue time nearly out Faur Of
my ID en- 100 had been sck hi c5ase az al this
my vessel had been under short sail for a weak.
On further inquiry asGertanei tuat, consequence
OF tue illness OF Tie CAPTAIN and the mate tho second
mate was III virtual command Of the the time
OF The sad occurrences, Tho Fitch had Just been
leyed hy another na o nis;bartn al the hcla but omit
ted 10 gyo bis successor the he steering,
aud Il would seem that the succeeded him
equally negligent II no ssking The second mate "a in
CURING the course OF the beimsuan informed that
Fitch. who had ,urned in, bad not notified him.
which the eicos went below to make inquiries On this.
VOWED 10 obscurty but II s certain that both parties
reached the deck when one met his death and the other
WAS badly wounded as already stated The wound tho
deceased received was IN his right breast Tho IS
beiDg investigated
Considerable dissatisfaction exists here among Union
men about the Domnatlon OF General Mcclellan Pres
dent on the Chicago peace platform The nation
particularly disastefu among the military Fault is not
found So much with the man th the principles ne
expected 20 advocate should he be eeced No PARTICULAR
desire expressed for reelection Of hr Incou, but
decided preference is WINGED HIM or any else
who will uphold tho Union at the cost OF 10 the
bitter end, Instead OF the candidate OF party whose
cry "a "peace At any price" Tue military here. too.
want 10 know whether not soldiers 10 this place will
be aicwoi 10 vote at the forthcoming Presidential e,ec
Lion
Gu ths 80 inst tho ship 81. Pster. from New York
bound to New Orleans twenty-five days out passed this
port
Tho bark William Wall, Cassday master, tu twenty
eight days from New York, bound 10 New Orleans,
passed on tho same dsv.
The captains both vessels sent special request By
the pilot the correspondent Of the NEw YORK HERALD
to lhem 10 order 70 alay appreneosons that
might have arisen 10 consequences OF The cnsth oil time
they out.
have heard OF now cases Of yellow fever. Captain
Green is much better, and both Captain Bowors and
Captain Fellows are cut.