The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-12
NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE.

Expected Change I'm JeM. Davis' Quar-
ters and About His Trial-Another Col
lision-General Pricc ON an Inspecting
Tour-The Naval School ship Mace
donian-second Massachusetts Heavy
Artillery Regiment. SO.
OUR FORTRESS MONROE CORRESPONDENCE.
FORTRESS MONROE, Sept. 10. 1855.
The southeast room Of tho second story Of Carroll Hail.
reported undergoing alterations for the occupancy Of
Je Davis s said to be nearly in readiness for this pur
pose. correspondent whose ambition is only excelled
by his imagination placed JET. Davis Carroll Hall last
Thursday, and enlarged in most lacrymose vein upon
he condensed vapor trcklng from wall and ceiling Of
the casemate" JEFF had been occupying. II is hardly
necessary to state that there not word Of truth either
in the statement Of the removal Of Davis the vapor
trickling down the casemate. He may be removed to
Carroll Hall and he may not be. 1t will
be time to say SO when the change is made,
il it is made at ALL Of which, notwithstanding all the
and alleged preparations this end there is
positive assurance yet am assured of this much,
however, that JEFF is in excellent health and that his
casemats, as well as those of Clay and Mitchell is as
healthy as most In the fortress which are occupied
mainly by the officers, their wives and families There
has been much talk and counteralk about the time
and place of his trial that the subject rapidly ceasng
to evoke either interest conjecture AS the interest
he may be supposed 70 take personally in the trial and
ter am told that from remarks he has let drop within
the past few days, the trial Of Captain Wirz has
made him more sensiby anxious and apprehensiye on
tho subject and that he does not talk gbly hope
fully as defantly heretofore Who knows but in this
trial. in the fearful revelations Of fendsh barbay to
prisoners in their wholesale starvation and murder he
sees the handwriting the wall procamng his fate
Ladies may write appealing letters Of sympathy friends
may contribute means for his Defence and all the
quibbles of the law may resorted his behalf
they cannot erase this handwrng-ths verdict OF the
great Arbiter of destinies
THE COLLISION CHAPTER.
Collisions on thewaer are becoming quite az plentiful
in this latitude as railway slaughters land Beginning
<hon Gccn
ago. In which three lives lost there have been five
since Last in the chapter is the running Of the Creole
deck Of tho Coyer was swept away and considerable
other damage inflicted but happily no one was hurt and
probably no one to blame as sipg.ry
steamer, bound for New York, escaped uninjured
AN'NsPDorIS0 TOUR.
Brigader General Price, Chief OF the Cavalry Bureau
at Warrington, touched here day in the Of his
inspection tour. He came from Richmond here, and
Sm
in that splendid little steamer the G. p Smith, Captain
Ryen, known a. making the best speed, and hav-
ing the best captain Of any steamer In these waters
They made long call Major General Miles, and also
TODD look at the Rip Raps General Torbert, by the
Brgader General 0. L. Mann, and not General Warren,
as wrongly printed in recent letter of mine will CON-
mand his department In his absence
PROM SCHOOL
The naval school ship Macedonian, Captain Crossman,
is now anchored in Hampton Roads, having arrived last
evening Its three months cruise is now nearly ended,
and the fngate and its hundred and twenty -four
middes 60 from here direct TO Annapolis Captain Fair
fax lie commandan Of the youthful asprants for national
poston and fame and II they have established the
Boston relationship Of mutual admiration there is
tanly good grounds for mutual congraulaon That il to
say, the Captain is good man in his present plnce,
and the middies give good promise for the future
A REGIMENT.
splendid appearing regiment and one whose actions
in the field have not belied its appearance the Second
Massachusetts, heavy artillery Colonel Frorhle, passed
through here yesterday its way home The regiment
from Fort Fisher, aud numbers eleven hundred
men They arrived on the transports Eagle and Escort
Owing to these steamers being crowded two compa
went Baltimore in the old line steamer Adelaide.