The New York herald., 1864-09-26
AFFAIRS At FORTRESS MosaoE.
Ms. WI III. Sttner's de patches.
FoRrREss AoNaoE, Sept. 20, 1854

ExcHANGs rRlsosERs
Is apparently progressing very favoraoy Yesterday
MAJOR john 4, huiford Assistant comnEsiaper Of TX,
change started from here Tor yaina or Aken Landing
with thousand privates ard twenyIour officers rebel
prisoners, from Fort Delaware, whom he win bring
back Like bamner Of Union prisoners The provisions OF
the cartel have not yet lranspired; bu, sac
hat Major General Butler, Comm sioner cf
Exchange woud accept Of terms EXCEPT the most cu
orabo 10 the government he represents nc rebel ooe
al Walker captured last June wb nss been naned al
The General 'ospfn then and convaescent
was cent y !essesday, 10 hc exchanged for General
Bartlett q Tic Ninth corps captured on The
Soh q july aftl ,ho explosion OF the mine in front
Petersburg II sogaar circumstance thft b.th .esa
generate are EACH minus log General Walker haviag
sGiercd anusstion shortly after his cspure tepsra
Bartlett bad has wooden eg fractured, aud lost that But
tt's ca be easily replaced and fitted The
later was expected from KichmoRa ,inso ago
give his testimony baore the cour. OF inquiry ef which
MAJOR Gcoc'a Hancock is presdeEt which Is sHvestigat
ing the facw connected with tire disaster the court
however having s'oce adicurnec, there viii ce
Tor acaefa! Eartests statement III M Official form.
Ems COMPTON op THE GENERAL HosIFrM,
q which Assistant Medical Director Dr. ely Mcclellan,
pTfa,ned into sy Brigader General 1csrge r Snepley,
commanding the district OF East,rn vtrginia. General
shepley sret several days IN his INSPECTION aud its
completion EXPRESSED himse not only well pleased
It's entire status, uui audcd nr. Mccans ability very
highly and stated that u all his experience with the
army he had scwe regulated a hospital
as that ncsr Fortress honroe To-day Lieutenant Colonel
states
making an otca inspection OF Dr. McClolan's hospitals,
having completed smiar labor the Baifonr General
Hospital at Portsmouth, or wbich Dr. j. II. Franz,
L. S. a. ,1s Chief surgeon.
have lately assumed very lively aspect. The runner
ous vessels OF tnis squadron are apt 10 get out OF order
aud tL's beng the nearest station the biockadiug
ground any vessel needing repairs s there be
Put in ship shape Az ths moment there is argo feet
q vessels waiting for reDaire CHIEF Engineer John II.
iong, the supoiiIendng engineer. is exerlng all his
powers 10 fnish the work required but The facilities Of
fered al ihs ward very limited that email shop
North would be abe 10 turn out work
at Gosport awaiting repairs nre some of the
crack vessels Of the navy-tne double ender osceou,
Commander John II. Clitz; the famous EuaS Iieuten.
Commander Homcr Blake, which was considered
the fas'est gunecnt aoa' by Mr. Weiies Monitors Ca
burg, Lieutenant X q. Lamson; Aries, Captain weIes
Calypso Acting Master Stewart Crusader. Acting volua-
Volunteer Lieutenant Ed. reyens, and pumber or
others.
TBr UNITED STATES cuRBoAr GlAucus
Commander G. H b. Caldwell arrived 10 day from Nor
folk making the hour The distance is fifteen
or Monroe a. s pss one
she would have made the run n even better time had
Commander Gad well s the gentleman who commanded
royed oostrucious and cut away he chain between
capture Of New 0rleans. This was accomplished
, under a. . beavy cross nre from tho two forts,
the gate for the whole feet 70 the the
thing having been repeatedly but unsuccessfuly At
tempted Dy the celebrated petard operators On the FOL-
lowing night Commander Caldwell went up 10 an open
boat, and successfully sounded between the two
without being discovered and his return made the
signal previously agreed upon between Commander Cad
well and Admiral Farragut which resulted the great
est naval combat known 10 the civilized world, and iu
which the Old SalamaAder gained world wide reputation
~ the greatest naval captain Of modern times. Com
maDder Caldwell afterwards and for long time was
10 command o! the celebrated iron clad ram
Essex, which gained such extraordinary reputation
for the macy brilliant deeds she has performed the
breaking OF the rebellion. t't st*tstA
The present officers attached 10 the Gancus are ae fol-
lows IS. as.s fsia e.ar ft
Covsadnder--C. h B. Caldwe
Lieu uendu--A. +. Sae|l. .tett.1.
PdysaGster-W. J. Uoodless. 4.trft
.S,rgeoa-Scolav Parker
Easigss-n. l. Ipseo, william Henderson and r. W.
Iowne
EnOineeysFirst Assistant, John Talon second Assist.
ants, j. D. Newton and James Gordon Third Assistants
George Green, jackson Clark and ". B. Bagley.
Gunney--wlara Jordan.
Makers Eats-Reuben T. Ryder and Charles W.
Burner.
Cdptdin's CieTl-F. H. Price.