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Recaptured. --A Yankee officer, named Welch, who succeeded in escaping from Harwood's tobacco factory, a few days ago, by the rear, having eluded the guard and obtained access to the open air through the kitchen of the establishment, was recaptured yesterday by the Rev. Mr. Short, living six miles beyond Richmond, and returned to his old quarters. Welch had no shoes on or shirt. His military dress coat being without buttons, had been tid up with strings. He professed to be making his w air through the kitchen of the establishment, was recaptured yesterday by the Rev. Mr. Short, living six miles beyond Richmond, and returned to his old quarters. Welch had no shoes on or shirt. His military dress coat being without buttons, had been tid up with strings. He professed to be making his way to Hanover Court House to collect a debt due by a man named Carpenter. He was at first directed how to proceed, but his appearance exciting suspicion, he was detained and brought to town.
Government, and next by the State, increasing, I have been induced to call the Legislature together to see whether they are willing to continue the liberal course which was inaugurated when the contest first began. The privateer Dixie. A dispatch from New York, August 11th, says: The schooner Mary Alice arrived here this morning, having sailed on the 21st ult. from Guayadquilla for New York, with 210 barrels sugar. On the 25th ult. she was captured by the privateer Dixie, Capt. Welch, and three of the crew were taken aboard the Dixie and a privateer crew placed aboard the Mary Alice, with orders to take her to Charleston or Wilmington; but on the 3d inst. she was recaptured by the U. S. frigate Wabash, and the privateer crew were transferred to that vessel. While preparing her papers to send the Mary Alice to New York, and with the latter in tow, the Wabash captured the brig Sarah Starr, which had no pairing port or papers, and probably either a privateer or pri