The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-01
our FORTRESS MONROE CORRESPONDENCE.

How Thanksgiving was Observed In the Fort
and Out OF It and In Norfolk ind Ports.
mouth-Editorial Visits TO JcG Davis-An
Omcer (sarrOted ind Robbed by Soldiers
The Latest Portsmouth Navy Yard Intelli-
gence-A New York BriGanline Wrecked
Near Turks Island, &c.
FORTRESS MONROE, Nov. 20, 1885,
Thanksgiving day was passed very pleasantly. The
ordinary daily dutes Of the garrison attendance drill
doing fatigue work and guard mounting, have been dis
penssd with. giving the soldiers In these regards ho-
day At eleven A. NJ the religious observances Of day
took place In the Fort chapel conducted by Rev. DR..
Cbovers the venerable and popular chaplain He
preached avery appropriate and eloquent sermon from the
text, Psalms l., H. "0fer unto God thy Thanksgiving
and pay thy unto the Most High. The chapel was
crowded, and the discourse listened with earnest and
undivided attention Subsequently, while the officers
were dining sumptuously on turkeys chickens canvas
back ducks and other game the men had special repasts
prepared for them and Toasted right royalty and mery
In the afternoon-the day being beautifully bright and
warm-a large number, including many ladies' assem-
between the Ordnance Club and the Old Point
Club, the former comprising members Of the Ordnance
partment The eamo was close and exciting one ana ana
lasted nearly hyee hours and ended with victory for the
Ordnance Club At the end Of the game the Ordnance
record stood taes to the Old Point Club forty
folk the Favorite visited the fort this after
noon On board tho United States revenue cutter
Nemahe asumptuous diuner given by Captain Sands
and tho other officers to party OF ladies and gentlemen
me Dali Of the commissioned officers and prvates
given tonight, took place last night. The room wah
finely decorated with flags and the affair passed of most
agreeably. Tho day was very generally observed In
Norfolk and Portsmouth
EDITORIAL VISITORS TO JEFF DAVIS
hessrs. j. Rives Pollard OF the Richmond Ebdaiser
and Marshall Hanna formerly OF the same paper but
present editor Of the Norfolk vrginan, arrived here
hs IL pay v 1 to 3 Davis They
erals Burton nor Hayes being present Adjutant Piper
took the responsibility Of refusing them admission This
general order inerdicng Of newspapers
admission to the fort as regards editors correspond
away greatly disappointed as they had calculated
not only on portskng OF their Thanksgiving Dime. with
Mr. ana Mrs. Davis but also having pleasant chat with
M ~ t psy!G .lxx-!s.s,. .'srs ssA 100.
Lieutenant = g Carter Eighth United states cavalry,
coming from the Post Once At ton O'Clock ast sssnh
sss nj, S ss had 1sss s ~
, ,s himself sufficiently % give an sia rm
ha. hey did ,ney work SO quickly would Be- Impos
sislc for him TO identify thsm During the night and
possibly by the same party the dwellings Of Harry @
Edward Cockey, Of the Ordnance Department, were
broken into and several hundred dollars worth Of ewey
been quite frequent events lately but the present 10 the
first instance OF garroting.
PORTSMOUTH NAVY YARD
Tho flagship Rhode Island, Rear Admiral Palmer. OF
the North Atlantic squadron called two days ago on her
expedition 10 the West Indea She TO remain there
until Lieutenant General Sherman and Minister Campbell
get through with the susquehanna whom the officers OF
the Rhode Island which then will 20 out Of Commission
VIII be transferred 10 the latter steamer The rcpars on
the Tacony nearly completed and on next tuesday
the Yantc viii go into the dry dock for thorough over
hauling u Is reported that the United States
survey steamer Corwin, Captain Pratt will leave the
yard for Florida within or throe days Hcr repairs
are completed and she s now waiting final orders from
Washington.
WRECK MEAN TURKS nLASp
Captain Baxter Of the schooner Joseph BARTER arriving
to-day from Turks Island, reports the wreck on the
18th nst on reef near Turk Islands, Of the brgantne
= NJ Ncwhall, Captain Melcher. from Sal, Cav for New
York. She was loaded with sat and was total wreck
The crew barely escaped with their lives Msakng the
position Of the light Ia given a. the Of the dsascr
Closing Scenes In the Methodist Episcopal Con.
ference MT Norfolk.
FoRrRxss MosRoE, Nov. 20, 1866.
The annual Methodist Conference sitting In Norfolk
held special session yesterday afternoon opening with
religious exercises.
At four O'Clock Bishop Doegelt, on taking the chair
ssid:-They had met together to commemorate the
virtuous iives and deaths Of those who had fallen In
their ranks during the past year. II proper that the
Conference should be actuatcd by sense OF the sol
member who wished 20 offer remarks ON the departed
dead could do 80 whom the report had been read Rev
Dr. Duncan then offered up solemn aud pathetic PRAYER
IN monery Of their departed brethren. Rev Mr. BLACK
well read tho address The names OF the deceased
Me:-Rov. W. 8. Williams, Roy. John W. Honnycott
Rev VIM. G. Blunt, Rev. Bedford b. sheldon, Rev
Daily.
Al the evening session the Conference among other
business, appointed Rev Paul Whitehead 10 the presI
dency Of the Murrecsboro Female College; also trans.