Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-03-31
From Fortress Monroe.
FoRrRRss MONROE, VA, !
March 23d, 1854. }
,s;tov Rxtlaad Herald:

K@stoy Rutland Herald:
A terrific gale and snow storm pre-
vailed here yesterday and last niSht.
The tide rose to an unusual height,
doing considerable damage to the
wharves and outbuildings near the
leach. A number of vessels are ashore
near Capes Henry and Charles. The
schooner Alabama from Philadelphia,
loaded with coal for the Government,
was sunk just inside Cape Henry last
evening, and the mate drowned. The
captain and crew were rescued TINS
morning, after remaining in the rigging
all night, and were brought to this
place. They are all badly frostbitten.
The schooner became disabled by the
loss Of the bowsprit, and sunk In ten
feet Of water while at anchor. Mr.. An
drew Ainsworth, Captain Of the Post, Is
busily engaged to- day with the steamer
elias @. Pierce, Captain Bradford, in
rendering oil the assistance In his pow
e to the distressed crews.
The steamer New York arrived at one
o'clock, P. NJ, to-day, from City Point,
with . thousand Union prisoners on
hoard, including sixty-two officers
There are no Vermont officers or men
among them that learn of. This
batch OF prisoners are in a most deplor-
able condition, and of the one thousand
ok hundred at least will have to be
placed in hospitals on their arrival at
Annapolis. General debility and chron-
icadiarrhGa seem to be the prevailing
complaints, produced by scanty fare and
III usage. But one man however died
on the passage down. The larger por-
ton Of the prisoners on Belle Island
have been sent to Americas, Ga, but q
kwhundred remaining at tine present
time, and those we learn are in sickly
and miserable condition. The guards
around Libby have been doubled at
night. A Captain of the 73d Pennsylva-
mia came down on the boat who had
kept the colors of his regiment conceal
ID in Libby for over six months. He
brought them away with him, by feign-
ing a sore foot, and having them wrap
Ped around it.
The following Is verbatim copy of
the rebel order in regard to writing let
tiers:
a6 G. g. MILL Prison,
co Dec. LIST, 1864.
Hereafter no Federal prisoners con-
1ned in this prison, shall be allowed to
write letter containing over six lines
= ths ~ called United States Said letter is
20 be given the Sergeant of the Guard
On Monday morning, and accepted on no
other days. ak 6e
Signed, THOMAS TURNER,
.e Major Commanding.
Through the kindness of Mr.. F. J..
Scott. an officer employed on the New
York, from whom have obtained some
Of the above items, we have been pre-
scnted with four dogs rations of bread,
such as is furnished our men on Belle
Island. 1t is q ehmnk Of baked chicken
dough, made from unsifted corn meal,
without salt, about four inches square,
by two thick, and exhibiting painful Ell
dsWs on the top crust, of being mixed
By some african person Of intelligent
descent"
II there are any sanitary fairs who
wish the specimen, they will please
advertise Immediately. It would un-
deubtsdly meet with good sale.
v WHIT.
r. 6-The New York had nine hun
Ared and seventy rebels on board on her
last trip from Lookout to City Point
Prisoners were exchanged man for man
tsis time.
1t has cleared up pleasant, and we
have about ten Inches OF snow, much
drifted. W.