The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-30
NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE
oss FORTRESS MONROE CORRESPONDENCE.

Brief Visit Of william u. Reed, Of Jcn Davis's
Counsei-Expectcd Departure and Future
Lnbors sf tho Coast survey Steamer Corr
n--Gunboat saco, SC.
FoRrKEss MONROE, Oct q, 1909
Mr. William b. Reed, OF Jcn Davis's counsel and tho
party accompanying him. arriving hero yesterday
but a short visit. having ofs this morning the Rich
mond The only observation growing out Of the
present Of Mr. Reed that have heard OF bis utter
Ing his declaration OF very visible and panfol decna
ton In tho health OF Mr. Davis since he last here
two months ago. But this fact patent TO less
frequent visito probable that material change
affecting tho status OF Mr. Davis State prisoner will
result from the present visit.
THE COAST suRvET srxANER coRws.
Tho repairs upon this steamer, which have been In
Srosrsss ior ssvsra weeks INC ro.rmo ou navy
coast Of Florida where she has been ordered during
,hc ensuing week Tho rst labor Of her officers will be-
70 make thorough survey Of Rebecca shoa IN the ship
channel, WHERE through tho want Of proper surveys
and thor entry the coast charts several vessels have
been wrecked since the previous surveys Finishing
this, She thorough survey Of tho Gulf Coast
In tho interval lying here her officers have busted them
solves surveying tho Elizabeth River from tho Ports
mouth ferry dock N tho upper boundary wall OF the
Navy Yard The object Of this survey " 70 get clear
and anobstrucisd tweniyfour feet channel Measures
being taken from the bod Of tho the
various distractions n present Interfering with tho
m9 g o. vessels 49, Of s,se d, 1
Acting kaaer-Robet Pitt
Execufsrs Opcer--E W. Dimon.
Acfing Epi0r-Ge0rya Glass.
Ndie-I. T. Lee.
Xe,ine Taymassr-E. " whislon.
Sur0s~-lsalah Downing
Wcf eoaa .yurpey oes-Gcrshom bradford, q. w.
Blssslle.
EMosnssrs-James Smith; Assistant j. Bopp
The Corwin " q sLds-wnee steamer 81 -four hundred
tons and besutiful. ssanhch And Twin craft
0uxBoAr rAto.
In the early part of tho work the United States naval
Saco viii tor her assigned destination She
n taking ON her powder stores ~ the naval magazine
" Fort Norfolk
Arrival sr Cestsn M Norfolk fYsm Mcmphis-
RlchmenA Quarantine Regulations SSs-
FonrRHs MosHor Oct q, 1900
Yesterday afternoon one hundred and twenty-nins
baes Of cotton, shipped from Memphis SIX days since
arrived In Norfolk by the Norfolk and Petersburg and
tho Southside railroads. The cotton sbippod In n
compressed state and Is destined boston Had Tho
Fail yesterday " could have been IN Boetcn nine
days nj least.
orders havc been Issued by the military authorities At
Richmond suspending quarantine regulations after tho
LIST u November.
The Board Of Health Of Portsmouth, TO correct the
exaggerated reports which have gone abroad references
90 cholera and smallpox In that city, state that tho
deaths from cholera from tho LIST 20 the 25ih
only twenty seven, and that deaths have occurred
since then. With regard 10 the smallpox, within the
last three months there have been among
the whites, bat large majority u tito have been
among the negroes Active measures benz taken
10 vaccinate the entire population. The diseAse
the decline