The New York herald., 1864-08-26
NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
Mr.. WIN. III. Stiner's Desp1ech.
FORTRESS MONROE August "a, 1864.

ARRIVAL or TEE CONNECTICUT
The suboat Connectbcut Capt Almy arrived here last
evening Snc left Boston the Sd inst, with six hun
dred and ATTY mon, whom Capt. Almy distributed As
followsTwo hundred and nfsy 10 the South Atlantic
blockadng squadron two hundred twenty i've shs
East Gulf squsdrou and hundred and 70
the West Gulf squadron. On hh way North Capt. Almy
stopped At ST. Andrews, st. Jossphs. 81. Georges Cedar
Keys and Tampa Bay. he also communicated with tn .
feet outside OF tho west coast Of Florida, but avoided
Key West. owing 70 the sickness prevailing thers The
yellow fever the last mentioned place Was abatiDg.
Very few deaths have Of late The health Of the
officers and CROW the Connecticut very good. The
following 10 list OF her officers
Conm0no<r--John J. Almy.
Lteuscn0nf-Iouis kenpK
Ass,stant surgton--Joseph Hugg.
Assfaanf Pd1naasy--Artnur Burtis, Jr.
Ac,ing Moscr--FrAnklin Hopkins, Jr.
Acting Ensisns-Francis Wallace samuel Harding, Jr,
aud John NJ. {. Reville.
Enq,weus Acting Chief. Alex McCausland; Acting
Second ASSISTANT Jas McGinns Acting Third Assistants
James Campbell, John Quinn and W.n. Mc6rash.
Gsnner-wiliam Moworay.
The Connecticut touched At Hampton Roads for coal
and sxpess leave for Boston this evening to
morning early.
wouSpKD FOR TIE NORTH.
Tho hospital steamship Atlantic Captain Eldrdes left
here this afternoon, with fon hundred and neen sick
and wounded from the 'front.' 1Dr Philadelphia The ga
tents under the care Of Dr. smh Surgeon In
OF the Atlantic.
ARRIVAL or HRIaADnR GENERAL HICKMAN.
This distinguished officer, whQ was captured on the
10Th Of May in front OF Durys Bun, sent 10 Charleston
Jones, arrived here this morning from his home,
rvn.e TO bAe froat Bs has .been ordered
10 report General Casby, commanding the
Depar Gulf but u Is very doubtful whether
ne viii he allowed b. 20 thore by LeuteSaDt General
Grant. well known that Major General Butler
the highest opinion OF Gcnei Hickman, and will all
his lnfaence 70 retain Inn wRh tho Eighteenth army
corps. General Hecbnsn to0k passage the mail
steamer Dictator, captain Brakeman, whose guest he
during the passage up the river.
PURSUIT rAfLAHAssys
Tho United SiAtas gunboat r. H. Cuyler, Cpmmauder
John Downs returned yesterday 10 this port after an
unsuccessful crse after the pirate Tallahassee. The
Cuyer is fast ssher and if had fallen with the
rebel cruiser would certainly have captured her but
obrDTayor Wood knows that several United states
boats after him, and pays him better 10 sxuk in
British ports than TO show himself the hie Seve
vessels from this squadron out after this
daring pirate aud viii certainly capture MIN sooner or
later
RRrKAsnD pR1SoNKRs
here last evening from Richmond by the hax o. truce
steamer New YORK. Ia charge Of MAJOR John H. Muford,
and were taken once TO camp Parole, at Annapolis,
Nd All Of the prisoners either sick or wounded
and all OF them ehearse the on told tale OF suffering and
misery in the lines OF The so called coniederacy
SAILING OF q Blockade Runnc~ from
HALIFAX.
HALIFAX, August %, 1894
The blockade runner Constance sailed yesterday, re-
ported for Wilmington. she chased BY Onion
gunboat and ran sto Ketsh HHbor last night sbe sft
this morning, hugging tho coast