The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-22
NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
our FORTRESS MONROE CORRESPONDENCE.

savannah "a This Port -Expertafions aud
Preparations for Sinking, With Water Ten
Feet In Her Hold--Heroism OF the Crew
Changes In the Engineers Department
uospitnlities 10 Mexican OnIcer- the
Steamer Vixen, &c.
FORTRESS MosRos Nov 90 1890
Tho ship Lampedo built thirteen years ago at -
Johns, and running between Liverpool and New York
until engaged In trade between Charleston and Shvan.
nah, which eliminated 10 her laundering three months
since will DO remembered, Warsaw beach and
through assistance rendered by tho cutter Nan
semond being sold for salvage and bought by her pres
owner started the 10Th inst from Savannah for
New York Repairs and alterations iavshy expended
her before setting sail her present voyage proved
have put her In the condition she should have
resist the untoward weather and rough she
has had TO encounter. She put IN here at three
O'Clock this morning leaking badly, and this
deviation from her intended subse
quent results have shown TO have been act Of
very judcous forethough for nom ten fec, water In
the hold she passed the capes, there Is now, not
withdrawing the same vigorous aud ann,ermttng ap
pance OF tho pumps thirteen feet Of water In her For
Captain Black and his the past four days eIpe
ricnces have been most trying and dangerous although
endured with that uncompla iniug and heroic forode
that 70 often esalt tho life and Of the sailor
10 a sublime height for exercising the dcalized nagIn
ings OF poetry 0cion Hardly had she spread her
sails when the wind a hurricane Al length the
continuous focc 81 the heavy seas dashing uron her
caused her to srrng leak The ships pumps wereput
passed Ha.,eras 90 water lay Ave and half foe, deep
in her bold tbs ey brought down 70 nve feet and -
kept vi the th ra'ed Body lsland, when rose 20
every exeron u 'trsy man OF tho crow There Was
no for euy, for neals, no watch duty for all
e" sls S ea III. ADD for s.vns Il. shp To
pee lor suddenly l and snk beneath the wnvcs would
%hal for quito line was deemed saors than probable
contingency every preparation was oAde long boat
With water, povis,ons and compass vas vel 81. m.cfn
Happily this emergency did not ayie. Nearby Cape
Henry fayorng breeze arcee for coming IN the caps and
The half funken ship her weared a3d worn on, crew
brought the vessel 70 anchor hero stated. Daring the
voyage she spoken by the scboonss A !! bentley,
from Now York for Charleston who offered her assistance
but the schooner being short handed, Captain Black
who a that time did not thank his sbp IN any danger
did not avail himself Of the proasrsd aid gang Of
have been engaged 81 The pnr xso the ship ever
her arrival here but their utmost Efforts thrs lar
have only about succeeded in keeping her from sinking
Arrangements being made 10 procure tieam pnmIs
rhr xscruR puARrrKsr
Changes that overwhem, engulf and eonsgn 10
| oblivion other departments Of tho army rarely
interfere with tho Engineers Department. u
cent efforts IN various quarters 10 cripple 10 manifold
resources and widely felt po~er have fallen hboHse
and will while Fach thing ~ military common sense
bar the ascondaney 10 department 20 fieadfas there
are furthermore few legal charges Only ono has &C
cured here for year past which " the recent tum
moalug 10 duty 81 Wet Point. Instructor ~ the
Military Academy Of MAJOR stckney and ordering 70 p.
| place here Captain Philllps Both are accomplished
ofncer. and gentlemen. Colonel beaverton, command
ant Of the department. has aso lately been bcyeited
| trgadier general. II brevs, promotions are any
guarantee ~ special vorhness, which 10 their multi.
Tlicity gnhapIy they not. this Tfolouob should
have come long ago
gosfnA'IrIrs 70 xr1lc.s orrcrhs
Gensrn Harrtra and siaI aud the other oncer~ OF The
army of presdenu safok Of A.,co. leaving New YORK
lnoiy Il tho old blockade running steamer ren, which
Norfolk dgifcss heretofore reported are
teing quite lion. ged. Receptions, mpfc, dancing and
chamuhgue are being Thovcred upon ihsn. Tho vixen
= ALEC al obef, Of 20 small curiosity Her fcgalrs are
nearly completed, and fhe wfrrobaby resume her Jour.
rsy 70 Brazos TeIAf 10 morrow
surrWHKp
Colonel James Curry, the long aud popular oonn'Ary
here - reported having today teen mustered oui OF
ID. service He entered on his commitsAry duties here
nj tue outset Of the With tie rank % captain
zsslous, impartial iasi and u roughly horea
oeia hat been sssoeAtsd gb tbs branch ~ TIE
army service He retirement y deeply rIslaa ~
place will be hllsd by Bfsyet Mayor 1tonas hcffkib,
INN United Stairs ariliieTy, mot eompstsIi AMI
courteous onietr.