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The Daily Dispatch: September 23, 1864., [Electronic resource] 1 1 Browse Search
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s have been filled with the doings of the pirate "Tallahassee," and a large number of small boats soon surrounded the ship, filled with curious individuals, anxious to see what she was like. A few friends were permitted on board, but a majority were refused, and had to be content with an outside view. Several boat loads of Yankees were pointed out to us; probably sent off by the Yankee consul for the purpose of gaining information. About 9 o'clock, Captain Wood called upon the Admiral Sir James Hope, and upon his return we were permitted to go on shore. Halifax is a city of some forty thousand inhabitants. The houses are built principally of wood, and have an air of age, although the main portion of the town is comparatively new. Along the bay is the business portion, and back upon the hill the residences of the merchants and the military. The land upon which the city is built rises rapidly from the water into a hill, crowning which is the citadel, a strong and heavily-ar