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o be more humane and gentlemanly in his treatment of the citizens than any commandant that has preceded him. Through the intercession of friends a respite has been granted Dr. Wright, and to-morrow (Friday) has again been set apart for his execution. The suspension of the order for his execution on the 15th was not received until the very morning of the day appointed. A sad and affecting scene was enacted in the jail of Norfolk on Thursday, the 15th. A daughter of Dr. Wright's was united in marriage to a gentleman to whom she had been long affianced, in the presence of her father, and at his special request. The sad circumstances under which these nuptials were solemnized drew tears from the eyes of even the Federal attendants. Great concern is felt in Norfolk by the Yankee officers for the safety of Meade's retreating army, and a large number of wagons and ambulances have been sent off from Washington to supply the places of those taken and destroyed by Lee's forces.