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The Daily Dispatch: August 27, 1862., [Electronic resource], A Daring spy Hung. (search)
vania, was rung near Gordonsville a few days since. The division commanded by Gen. Longstreet was pushing for a point which it was known the enemy desired to reach and occupy. As the column was pressing forward a courier, pretending to have orders from Gen. Lee, halted each brigade until he reached the last, when Longstreet, observing the movement, desired to know what it meant. He was told that General Lee had ordered the halt, and upon demanding to know the authority for the order from General Lee, was pointed to the courier, who had not had time to make his escape. The man was immediately arrested by Longstreet, who frustrated his designs. He was examined and condemned on the spot. Forged orders to both Jackson and Hill were found on his person, those for Longstreet having been delivered, and he acknowledged that he had been acting as a Confederate scout for eleven months, and all that time was a traitor and a spy. He was then condemned and executed in about fifteen minutes.
The Daily Dispatch: August 27, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 9 (search)
tem as will in future prevent these abuses and secure to the sick and wounded such prompt attention as their condition may require; and to this end a select committee of three be appointed by the President of this body to investigate other complaints; to have proof, if deemed necessary, and to confer with the Secretary of War and the heads of the Medical Department, in order that such reforms may be adopted as the exigencies of the case may require. The President appointed Messrs. Simms, Hill, and Clay to constitute the Special Committee. Mr. Simms, also presented the following resolution; which, on motion of Mr. Brown, of Miss., was transferred to the secret calendar: Resolved, That the President be requested to communicate to the Senate (if not deemed prejudicial to the public interest) the number of commissioned officers of every grade now in the naval service of the Confederate States, and also the number appointed from civil life, and those who were heretofore in
The Daily Dispatch: August 27, 1862., [Electronic resource], Good News from Cumberland Gap. (search)
Fire in Broad street. --Yesterday afternoon, about 3 o'clock, it was discovered that the residence of Mrs. Alex. Hill, in Broad street, opposite the City Hall, was on fire. On rushing to the premises the doors were found locked, whilst the fire was obtaining considerable headway in the interior. The doors were at once forced, and the fire, which had been kindled by the hands of an incendiary in several places, extinguished. It seems that the family were absent from the city, and had left the property in charge of a servant woman, who expected their return last evening. This woman was arrested on the charge of having set fire to the building. The damage done was considerable, both to the dwelling and the furniture within.