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From Norfolk.more Federal vessels ashore--Dismay of the Yankees — native tea, &c. Our Norfolk letter of yesterday informed the readers of the Dispatch of the stranding of several Federal vessels along the coast. The following additional news comes in a subsequent letter, dated on the same day: Norfolk, Oct. 10, 1,15 P. M., 1861. A large Federal transport steamer has gone ashore in Lynnhaven Bay. General Huger. on receiving the gratifying intelligence, has sent down a detachment of artillery, with rifled cannon, to the scene of adventure. The Yankees cannot run far, and it is very stormy. Two Federal schooners, loaded with stone, are reported ashore near Cape Henry, and will be duly attended to by our watchful troops stationed along the coast. Four men have drifted ashore from one of the schooners in a boat, and have been taken prisoners. They say the object is to abandon Hatteras Inlet; after which, the Federals would abandon. Hatteras Island, as being rat
Gen. Floyd and the Enquirer. --We published on yesterday the letter of Gen. Floyd to the Editors of the Enquirer, in relation to alleged libels made upon him by correspondents of that journal. We subjoin the reply of the editors, published is the Enquirer, of yesterday, with their comments appended: Enquirer Office, Oct. 10, 1861. John B. Floyd, Esq; Sir: --Your letter of October 6th, 1861, is before us. Not recognizing any authority in yourself, either individually or as commander of the Army of Kanawha, to demand the names of our correspondents, we decline to comply with your request. Tyler, Wise & Alleger. We declined to furnish the names of our correspondents to Gen. Floyd, because of his purpose to seek his vindication through a court-martial, instead of the usual mode among gentlemen. Whenever Gen. Floyd proposes a personal vindication, the names of our correspondents shall be furnished. We shall dismiss this letter with the statement that t