The New York herald., 1866-09-17
NEWS FROM FORTRESS MONROE.
Oua TosTREss MoHaor CORRESPOND skcF

| Arranging thc ProGrammo for fho Reported
| Trial % Jcn Davis -Raciug Match ! triw"aH
| hichmond nmd Baltimore Ghumpion- Soi shs
TarfA spirited Yacht aud scrub We
Dnet seriously Began and Joco-riy Emn ~.
FonRKaa MoSuor. sept IA, !. %
hr L. N Chandler United States District Attorney 'sS
tss district, anc by y,rao Of holding this position rs
prosecuting attorney agauat Jea Davis tho rai Of "a
lnticr 80 down for mouth Rchn0nd, leaves 90
Monday for Washington, to arrange ,he Iaogrammc of
the trial on behat % the government in II u de-
odcd y ~ 9im on the ndic,meut preaentod by The
Grand jury Of tho United States Circuit Court oS
Virginia snd purslan, 70 tho adionrameat Of tho
court At IA Last sesslou. From what / can learn fro@
Mr. Chandler aud from other tho question of
tho trial u al present Involved a goDd deal o ayalrry
Tho prepondcrang belief indeed "a that there VIII bs
sra tina, Mr. Davis at ths oomlna session Of the SQUIRT
VII be admitted 10 bah, to appear Al Fnch tune a. he
whole arar Others assert that hctNoeu NV an the
appointed time OF tria Nc Davis viii be ether specially
pardonei by tho ProadeD tho rosull
pils Ned by general amnesty proclamation cubueinw
him and all remaining unparonri rebels ei tho iaio
Az Tor Mr Days himself am mos. positively and aa.
thoriisyely assured that no desires interpretation ~
Executive cencncy 10 hs behalf but sp"cdy fuil ana
impartial trial. and that he stands ready and ausoua to-
abide the r~aiil, whatever u NAV bs
For tho time being his health continues rapdD TO Inn
prove, A. u has Tor some time past 10 has cysryhlss
that could be asked for T. contribute 20 bs comfort aaf
hardly passes that packages DO not reach him issg
sympaihizing fcnda IN all sections OF the Sonta. coz
situaiion. II one wished 70 write chapter 90 pr'rd
lfe msdo easy tho present prison ifc of Jan Dava
would furniah both ncOntroyeriiblo and exhnnIiW
text.
sroars o. rw rury AM yAntrlwo
large cT0Si convened yesterday NJ tho Psslliy-
Race Cour~s. near Norfolk % witness uo'iing nats
In harness between the twD focal champions of tho turf
Katie, OF Richmond aud tho Pom Glri of Baiti
Five milo heaus trOt,ed. aud KATIE declard
tho victor Though ON amailcr eral. than the Uruo
-nd FaHhion Course good deal of intercst abioA
tho result and plentiful a1ppy o grnenh,cks changed
hands. Tho best time made wa 2 10, bp, the
track heavy aud were the wagons The Atylo
Of tho latter tat OF rural bnEges than ~ tho
light and AIRY two wheel vehicles 81 more ambitious
Tho present " the inauguration ol tho fa Gea
son
regatta took place yesterday sho f,lzabeh nver
Two boAlB card the Hard fack and Know NoiIinE
we're tho principal oontostanA This distance sailed wss
about tcn miles. bcng from soo,t Creek Pasliioa
around thu Crlnay Island iArhthnase and hack. Hrd
Tack tho stake OF 800, bot took two and a half
hours IN which 10 do u owing 70 there beng bui ltis
Wind An exciting scrub Afterwards took place be-
tween tho Ktty Wells Cora Lee, Bounty dunpos ana
Harry nm for tho same dstsnoe The katy Wells
the race and stake, handsome prixa nag
puNL
Quite an oxcitonent hss been caused Va Norfolk W q
duel between two or ~ lsnt Young men. ihs Alsr
earied with tho utmost scriOnanoHs, nnd would have
continued % tr eui bot for the seconds. who de-
caei 70 .ubtlla hlnnk * for cold lead. Both
tbs dueiia showed good pluck however, teng w iEns
of ths arrangement bn II resulted "a piea-ing
reconciliation between The two Cor an ibis deviation fsoss
tie usual laid down IL tho code drclio. The ho
of tho oko the coming ~ lilo police tho groasd
iu-t AZ Tho moment ef the hASni ~ d@~l2grs O. the
dueiling and the arrest OF tho principals sSa
seconds Of course tl. facts ~ the becoming
known All we're discharged.