The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-06-16
From Fortress Monroe,
The Expedition to Texas

Forfr," Monroe, June i4.-lmmciia.clv after mo
departure Of the infantry portion OF the !j,h Co7s
ioi the frcut q rendezvous gt Noble Bas, about
dozen large sIosmes agIvcd here for the purp-e OF
tramp 'rtiue The eava brigade Of the s5,h Cosfv-
under command Of Brit sdicr General Cole, T. tho
saiue destination. The etc Aurrs have tcen supplied
with twelve days coal and wsIer, and much Of the
cavalry has already embarked. The following named
steamer have their full compliment of TROOPS and arc
now ready to sail viz; II. T. Iiasar, Dudley Buck,
Ncw jersey, Mcclellan. w,vho,sct and peniolay.
Tho remaining steamers viii all be- ready IN few
days although the opprc--ively ho, weather prevent.
despatch In loading.
Reported Mutiny Among Coiorcd Troops
The Philaderhla lsqtIrra hs Fortress Monroe
letter furnishing an accoalt o: a uu,iny which Is
said 10 h,ve hrok the colofcd troop, at
that station II ata cd iht the Colorcd Cavalry
Brgnio made threats a. CITY Point, tha thcy vould
not BE- "s,nt to TcIa- 4" "that the Government had
no right 10 send them thorc" etc No attention va.
paid to these uutio-ing ~ the occer. Who rrsard.
ed them A. the srmt!iHs. peculiar t., the African
r.cc. on Hou'a, lafi hey arrived NJ ulrp'on
Roads on a." NimOr MhiIdin. vh Oh Na. ordered
elontside the Meteor the icIas-l lound steamer.
would not on hnsrd of her" "Thcy would not 20
On oaid OF any o can steamer ~ he Government
hah pot the rithi 10 "ug them to lcAN =" The uih-
GERS Indicted lui they th0ud fo 90 'sui the Meteor
and succeeded In tAusierrnr three pauit- 10 the
lars tllp. The tou4th cuupAIy Iciu. 10 ulcs
-, aud ioa'ri tl,r CAg,luc-. Neither ID eat ao5
cutteuv pteyriici " ith them. 1hev un-unr their
cHIhnes capped them, anu those that had auirlu-
u4tuu iu their CAItIIItp lUats du,s -Aht'.. I.o-C
uu the W. cor became r.otous also. Tic o'lrc'u
hfrN Of the mUuriug h.ch leid them TO the Meteor
and Uuh tio vot company .tWtlL.l- on thC " hl-
din, tley steamed tor tlc iai iinory wharf. Here
military a-si-' 'HuCc VIZ obtained, and the Nhu.Cu
returned e. the Meteor, SitA ut'h the 1rs COM
pany ui iho tiUops Cu hoard. Those nov thtra'ctrd
70 % on MAJOR Van ~chtlirl's men, A. lC iuttlicrci
viii the men ON he Mr.,Or Tue MAJOR auIinuf to
gu,l lac luu'iuy, without rhrdtidv liopl, ordered
hsmcn hud formed thoia Actoas tho -harf with
tcts loaded aud bavouU's fixed. The mutaesrs Wtto
hen taken i:uW the boa. hy tWOs and th'Crs aud
made to Ia thutr Giu- dpr and prl,t mp thu wharf
lAey we're marched n ut tie tort ana placed uu-
der suaId. lhe walden thea provD, !ci again to
boa.l. On 1chiug she hat these we're disaTnt,l
a. their prodt'eteurf had teen. hu Mhid.u con %
tiaued Lcr trp' lctwtcu the hart ana the se.cor
Til all the mutiu0us soldiers htI hr"u landed aU-
priv d Of lCtg aims. Then they we're a take bnck
again To the large IA without thcr aims or vtulI
mcnt. Some Of the Uo e 1otermiuod oi the mutin-
oolr eudCH"O 10 CGtt the dlRA ming. LAY dow n
ul Lee thut' Nsr tue altrrn- tive pTCFCuttd
10 theu, Gud ahues and sabres Wfrc, per OlCe de-
pusiei on the wharf Four more cOIrpau.-- oi tho
uight, and were dIsAImCd as the Others had l., en-.
Thee deeply ieit abe dngrucc Brought up1a them Nv
their tcioss, cNCey HAu' Gcc HHf Dlso I'D th pln
thct uHhuck1d tAJ AccCu'" ueut- and laid auH ~
CAIt.uc and sabre some ttound their tech iu silent
mort ificatou, and tears rolled the checks VI
down the honorable uadEc- II thoir pIo.D -.uu. Ou
IuesdAy,tu, balance Oi the disat'I M ttk q
Out the AceIl md u ~ expected tAV oAIe-IUun
would soon l,t 81