The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-29
GENERAL suTlEa's DEPARTMENT.
mr.. william II. Sinners despatch.
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Z uEHERAl BUFFERS DEPARTMENT.
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Mr.. william II. Sinners despatch.
FosrRzas Mossor. March 81 1854
rHs EFFECT on rHH EouMocriAL STORM
On the shipping has been very SEVERE although ~
have 90 far received the particulars Of but few disasters
IL generally feared that vessels overtaksn by the s,e
along the coast especially at and IN the vicinity OF Caps
Hsttera have mot only suffered IN spars and rigging bua
also lost number Of overheard, while othcrs w,u
10 oil probability again b heard FROM That famoua
Individual the coolest inhsbtast" declares that the Ia
storm was the severes known 10 this latitude for forty
years. Annexed list OF vessels heard from In dr.
tress:- h-st 8At
THE. SCHOONER JOHN CRAWFORD
arrived In Hampton Roads yesterday and ths captain ~
ported to Andrew Answorh Captain OF the Port tAa,
be was bound from BOSTON to Washington With load a
hay TO the Quartermastsrs Department On the night a
the 2lst inst. while or the Delaware Breakwater he was
overtaken BY the gae which laid the vessel On her bean
ends The heavy seas shipping swept the decks and The
hay slowed there was soon floating O the briny
deep Al the time the schooner sprung leak and
on the morning OF the ed when soundngs were made
was found that the hold contained several inches q
water. huge wave again almost capsizod tho vessel
and when she rghted sho had i've feet OF water In her
lower compartments. The captain and Grew laborsl
ton Roads and fortunately succeeded In reaching here
yesterday morning The men were AL more less ross
bitten. 14s-
THE scHoosxn LADY ANN ~
Captain William A. Overton, from N6nscmond Ridge.
bound 70 New Yort with cargo q oysters likewss
Overtakeu by the furious gale on the 22d Instant The
repeated shipping OF seas led tho bold the ve
sell and on the 23d instant at eleven O'Clock A. H. she
snow storm prevailed at the time, and the crew, who
compelled to take to the small boats suffered most
su longitude te'lU v as os .ss
same day the boat containing tho crew Of the Lady Ann
was picked up by tho schooner Maria Roxanna OF Br.-
toll, Maine, and brought here yesterday morning. An
Of them were considerably froslbitten. s&s.
OTHER vEssN3 sN
are arriving hourly and every nine out OF ten have bA
tied severely with wind and wave. The casualties
around Hatteas must have been SEVERE ships arriving
spars, evidently emanating from wrecked vessels
GENERAL GRAHAM's RAID
into Meshowe and Gloucester counties during the pAg
week has been the most stirring event transpng in tn
department since the advent OF General Fitzpatrick, ana
was TO say the least brilliantly successru affair and
has also marked and sirpincan, effect The humanity
OF General Puter s we'll known that II reecs no
ment at my hands and the question has been sskcA
why he sends radng parties into country where there
are trooe OF account and only few male and -
male residents left. j rd 1t Incumbent answer
the Same publicly 81 slmlar suggestion might he made
by persons at the North who depending UPON tbs
press for enlightenment. II must be known that Ma
OF the wcahiet in the state OF Virginia and large
quantities OF suTpes for the rebels Last General
fitzpatrick, IL his famous expedition with General Stone
man on Richmond radcd through these counties, And
succeeded In capturing thousand horses. with
whichhe mounted hts troopers and created the greates
panic among the f. VS. Since thcn the nhahitants
OF these counties have dire Vengeance upon ths
Yankees and resolved themselves, not sMu,ua i'd
mraon Society but into band Of e-as. ds|
ali tho damage possible the Union army These are hs
parties who took the steamtug Titan and bonded ihs
Jous on the 9th instant at Cherrystone on the
shore OF Virginia besides committing numerous othss
dcprcdatons. General Butler s determined 10 stop th|
blshwhackng, and for that purpose sent General Ora
ham out to reaiate and instructed him TO give thoooI
parties TO understand that further from ths
would them the destruction their property
This was the reason Of the raid into the
counties.
TX SECRETARY or WAR CAMERON.
Ia company with Colonel Wilson Shaaer chief Of Gen
Butsfs ssa and Mr.. Richardson, arrived o.
Friday, 10 visit the Commanding General and Is tho laA
On ' y
Geo H. Johnston. Adusant General at Norfolk captan
Wilson Plato. quartermaster al Norfolk. and Mr.. Erae
tus Plato OF New York This afternoon General Cameron
in company with General Butler and STAR will review ~
Hamilton and leave by the baltimore boat this evening
NJ b. Brady Esq, tho celebrated photographer, also af
rived here this morning. ~ Vim rssa -
days.
! CAPTAIN JAMES n. OLLIE, y. sM,
well known the commanding officer OF the York rive
fot'In, and captain Of the guDboat Commcdore Morris
has been appointed 70 the command Of the blockaan
Crosby ordered 10 the Shenandoah. Captain G,s' sae
in tho York river 10 Lieutenant Commander Chas
the mt joseph Tye
the Minnesota.
Arrivals ~ Fortress Mon roe.
: FoRmEs MONROE, March %, 1884.
Tho following schooners arrived here yesterday 10 dh
trcss:--w. NJ. Freeman, from Baltimore; Hiram Smith
from Georgetown; N. Berry, from Rockland; Martin
and Mary. from Now York. Elizabeth and Elesnor foa
Mamie wesibrook, from Batimore
Interesting from North Carolsna.
SAILING OF BLOCKADE gUsSERs FROM wILxrN0
T0N-TnE REBEL COSSCRIrTI0N ACTIN. wOxS
ON THE DASvILLK AND GREENSBORO RAILRoAD
ETC. s4s.as
EKwBEay, n. C., March "a. 1894.
The United STATES transport steamer Daniel Webster
Capt. bearing. arrived here this morning from Washing
ton, d. c., with load OF mules. She leaves for Ns
York, via Fortress Monroe I've O'Clock this evening
Gen. Peck at the request OF prominent members OF III
Masonic fraternity OF this city has issued order turn
ing all their building. and appuriensnces to MesTs
A. A. Rice, B. knox, and l. Croweil, trustees upo
their giving receipt for TO the Provost Marshal
Gen. Peck has also issued order to the troops to pro
greater economy and In the use Of vegetables
and recommending their cultivation each camp. 70
which purpose seeds win be: furnished by the govern
ment.
Cn Sunday afternoon the 18TH lieutenant York or tn
Second North Carolina Volunteers stationcd at Pts
ordered to proceed to the mouth Of the Cashc rive
ana bring away any dcss,ers that might wish 70 come
at Terrspn Point at sbout ten 10 the evening, but foun
no one wshug to rene with him Nothing daunted b.
the difficulties u the swamp through which II
20 pass. the small force with him, be proceede
inland with his eight men, and succeeded tn capturn
I've rebel soldiers who were at home furioueh, %
three horses. with their equipments.
The Newborn Times has the following
Two steamers the Alice and the Hansa, run out fror
Wilmington. through New inlet, Saturday night. IN
l2th Inst They had some scven hundred bales Of cote
each. r#f
Judge Pearson Of this State In recent haDeas corpu
cnse decided that the OF the rebel Congress
conscrpt persons who have furnished substitutes for Ii
war Ia unconstitutional. t8
We learn that Hon. a. Christian. rebel Congressma
elect from the Seventh district, IL dead.
The Greensboro papers Of the 3D. inst say the dstsnc
Or unfinished grading the Piedmont road six miles
with about eight miles OF unaid rails This road run
from Danville Virginia. Greensboro. North Carolina
connectIng the Richmond and Danvile Railroad with th
North Carolina road.