The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-18
NEWS FROM FORTRESS M0MRol
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auA EnaIBEss MONROE Correspondence.

Death Of One Of the Principals In the Late
Portsmouth Disturbancc-Ncgro Murderers
Transferred from Hero to tho Norfolk NIiIi-
tary Prisen-Pcrilous Voyage of Charles
ton and New York Propeller Repairing
Telegraph Lines-Sevenfh Death from the
Thomas Kelso ExDlosIon-The Late Gale.
&C., &c.
FoRrRHss MONROE Dec. 10, 1866
The difficulty At the star Saloon, At Portsmouth,, on
Thursday night alluded to in my yesterday letter.
TO have been . decidedly serious affair Thomas Fitz
gerald Of the several young IRON Norfolk who
created the disturbance, died to-day Of his injuries
The other three injured all in bad way, but
win get we'll Quite q lengthy examination
has been had before the Mayor, and more
extended investigation will be made by the Coroner in
nqusition to be held the remains OF The person
killed After tho fighting the place where the
disturbance occurred set on fire. and before the ro
could be extngushed four buildings and most Of their
contents were destroyed The buildings were small
wooden tenements of little account and altogether the
troublesome and dsrepuably vicious character of the
destroyed Two or three OF the young men iupli
Gated in the affair have fed tho city An the facts show
that the young men MEETING the wcro nights
Spree and Is not unfrequently the such occa
sions, ended more disastrousy than was anticipated
Tho original blame cannot be charged on the negroes,
and there riot about II, but simply violent and
unprovoked assault Of few white men.
AiLsGKD nURDgRRRs sgSr TO NORFOLK.
Tho Ave negroes arrested and brought here several
weeks ago and placed in the keeping Of General Arm
strong, or the Freedmens Bureau for the alleged mur
der in November last OF Mr. Wooden, siorckeeper at the
Half Way House. fourteen miles from here the road
to Yorktown, have been sent TO Norfolk for mote &C.
euro keeping An OF the murder published
In the HsRALD AZ the time, from which II will be
barred that they routed Mr. Wooden from hfs bed after
rnidngh. shot HIM several times with revolver 70
make hs dead robbed his store, and then de-
cauped with thor plumber -Four others participated
IN the murder and robbery, who are still al large The
II Norfolk Their thai IN set down next January
DIFFICULT AND PEHrIoUs voyAGE
York with cotton put into Norfolk yesterday, short 81
coal On Wednesday night she laid to under Hastcres
on account Of heavy gale and IN fact EXPERIENCE r
heavy gale all the way. She exhausted tho last ~" -,
coal when within about six iles Of the Capes anu "
roach Norfolk new supply oil the available -
leave to-day but tho forbdding appearance q.ne
induced her TO cast anchor and remain ip'ns
river
company Of workmen have arrived mere ana IN.
csmped on the beach above the Tort sra sma
Richmond, and do whatever piAcng OF telegraph poes
other repairs are Il. soa sa vSny
and wintry weather not . fcry agreeable one.
ANoTnEa rnoaAs KNso VICTIM.
John Thomas coorad formerly q waiter boy on The
Thomas Keso, died yesterday from scalds received at
tho lac explosion n the seventh victim To this dis
aster. The frsmen Hayes and AoRsnna are sth N
critical condition
Tho feet OF voes Ia The Roads 10 being contnos'y
Augmented by arrivals, who consider lying NJ
anchor with Jare poles safer than wet shee, and
Moving sea Very many show tho effects OF the LAP
gale The schooner Archer Ann Reeves, from ssvannn
Tor poson arrived with most of her sails blownto
ribhons She has gone Norfolk for repairs there
nre thr,e the Roads The name OF one ZINE
Promeheus, from New York for wilmington lnc
tima1f mailing tbis have moi been able 70 ASCERTAIN
thelames OF the oher being too rough TO hoar nom
| ina small boat
~ FoRrpgss MoSRor, Dec u, 1865.
y Tho weather, which during the past three dSs nss
been blowing gale from the Northeast has modera.eo,
and the eet OF porthward bound vessels shich put IN
here for hsrbor have taken the advantaF o. chase
OF tho wind, which blows from The you'D's' ana
sailed for their destinations -,
Tho series OF robberes which hsro Sen pe,pes1msa
daring tho past three months cuiuhteu IN We