The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-14
NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
Raising the Rebel Ram Merri-
mac g Success.
Je0. Davis Opinion Of Fenianism and
tho Wirz Execution.
Now FORK Vessels Putting Into Fortress
Monroe for Coal.

Our FOstssss Monroe OoRresponAenoe.
FoarREss MONROE, Nov II, 1856.
Success at length begins TO tho efforts to raise
the famous rebel ram Merrimac, sunk will DO
bered near CrAney Island when the rebel forces
scd Norfolk To-day tho shaft my feet long and fifteen
inches through, taken removed the Navy
Yard The boilers four IN number and weighing forty.
ave tons EACH win be the next things taken out AL
though sunk in thirty feet depth OF water and
weight has been raised clear OF tho bottom and now
hangs suspended in the embrace Of pondeross chains
ties headed by Mr.. Underdown, the famous marine
diver, who raised the Abemare and che Congress- have
the undertaking in charge.
MT hoon government railroad man, has arrived
with gang Of men, commissioned to tear up the rail
road track between here and the old Chesapeake and
Hampton hospitals This trask laid facilitate
transportation OF wounded and supplies to the hospitals
and in its time has been OF nestinable service For q
long time different private parties have Ind use OF the
track for running passenger horse after the style OF
city horse cars, except greatly increased tariT of
prise to those private parties and they are in
avery achrymose state at this sudden and unexpected
that portion Of the track laid during the military
command Of Major General Dix and its present taking
up understood TO have been to the request o
various persons owning the land taversed by the road
MORE FRUITS or rHs LATE GALE
Lne satela owned IN New York but coming from
In the late gale she met with very rough handling
having lost nearly all her sails and her anchors besides
she parted with her anchors of Sand Shoal Smith
Island and therefore driven high and dry shore
where she remained two days All the fortunately
escaped with their lives but the ship little better than
a complete wreck.
This steamer, Of the New York and New Orleans line
so eariuiy used in the recent gale and owed into
Norfolk by the steamer Alabama was brought here to
day from the latter place ro,s for New York. She IL
under tow of the Backbird and is TO be helped further
on her journey by the propeller Sea Gull The Board OF
Underwriters of New York have charge of her removal
Her cargo estimated at five hundred thousand dollars,
being made up OF assorted merchandise from New York
EXPLOSION.
thirty FOUNDER Parrott while being tested today ny
some officers OF the fort exploded scattering the rag
ments about widely, but hurt one happily. The
cannon, like all newly arrived only being sub
mltted TO the ordinary prescribed test and is the fth
that has exploded here within the last three months
FoRTRsss MosRoE, Nov. IL, 1896
Two steamers the Moneka from Charleston s. c., for
New York, and the William r. Clyde, from Wilmington,
also for New York. put in here this morning for coal
which being obtained from government supplies they
sumed their voyage. No special is brought by
either steamer Both experienced rough weather and
head Winds Some thirty miles this side of Hatteras
the Moneka small sidewheeI steamer with hall
painted black and whechouses white partly sunk and
evidentya wreck II believed there was no on
board, response made TO the Moneka's signals
The name OF the steamer not ssceraned the fact
positively learned OF her entire abandonment, which
might easily have been done ths ring pains Of des
patching small boat the proper investigation
give the facts as communicated TO by passenger
and forbear further comment
CAPTAIN
The execution OF Captain Wrz, am told, has had
marked effect upon the spirits Of Jen Davis "The
government need not have gone far hang many
worse men, he IL quoted saying the subject
a remark supposed To have been elected by his
doubted admiration of the man in refusing even nj
the chance of saving his neck TO impcaic Davis
In the Andersonville atrocities Whatever drew
" nth
There Is the less anxiety have his trial
menced but rather expectation and increased hope
that II will be begun speedily. II he has any diminished
confidence TO the result Of such trial his looks
his words do not show H. He talks OF ordinary topics
with hs usual yivasty and keennes- OF utternnce For
instance he has given his views OF che Fcnan movement
in three words.
'woud you ike to have my opinion or Fenianismf''
suddenly starting up from Of several mnutcsJ
he asked an officer
VERY much SIR the officer replied.
you shall have II in three words spoke Davis,
his eyes sparkling at what he evidently deemed the terse
sprighness Of his observation and solemn sageness Of
bs verdict Its bubble - and three times he
peaed the remark, IL 10 give II cogency and I'm.
prcssiveness This is looked here opinion H.
opinion. III there s judge u bubbles to be found
Davis Is doubtless the
rBr REVENUE CUTTER KaSEAKfy
THIS hne enter - now permanently established here.
in place of the old Timothy Allen which
has been sent to Baltimore to he sold. The pooanr
Captain Scer IL in command ~ her
VESSELS wEAIHERBouSD
The harbOr ~ sui Of VESSELS waiting t-rhsDge the
wind fine Bremen ship, whose name I have not
ascertaned, passed up 10 Norfolk this rssrnng
RgGAsD
The new line Of Baltimore steamer. have suspended
running Sundays