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Who is the Southern Major Captured by the Routed Lincolnites at Little Bethel? The "Old Lady" sends us the following, which conveys some important information not generally known:
Many here believed that the unfortunate individual taken by the Federal troops at Little Bethel in their hasty flight before the pursuing Cavalry of Gen. Magruder, was none other than some plain farmer on the road, known by his neighbors as Major So-and-so, and whom the enemy seized upon as a trophy of their brilliant exploits at Great Bethel. But it has since leaked out that this prisoner of war, over whom so much parade is made, is the veritable Connecticut Yankee tin pedlar, formerly a resident of this city, Major Titus O. Rice, of the late Virginia Militia, and who was at large upon a parole of honor granted by Picayune Butler. The Old Lady.
Interesting from Fortress Monroe
--Hon Gen. Butter Captured a Negro.--The Baltimore Republican, of Wednesday last, makes the subjoined statement.
We presume the negro alluded to in the property of Major Perrin, of Gloucester:
The regular boat of the Baltimore Steam Packet Company, now called the Government Line, under the agency of Hugh O'Conner, left Old Point (the word Comfort is now omitted,) on Tuesday night, and made a good run up the bay and river.
The news which we have gleaned from the passengers, some of whom were returned soldiers, completely disgusted with military life, was not of prevailing interest, still it may be mentioned for the benefit of the Black Republican conclave of Baltimore that the immense Butler had received another untutored Ethiopian into his camp and learned from him some particulars about the Virginia patriots at Gloucester Point.
The negro was a runaway slave, owned by Mr. John Perrin, who resides near that locality.
He was picked up