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From Norfolk.[special Correspondence of the Dispatch.] Norfolk, Va., June 28, 1861. Mr. Thompson, who was freight agent on the sloop of Capt. Adams', lately captured at Old Point, returned to our city on Wednesday, after being confined on board the Cumberland three weeks. He says he was treated most shamefully, and that the officers on board swear eternal vengeance on the South. His allowance consisted of boiled rice during the whole of this time — that he refused to take the oath, after repeated efforts to force him, and that after nearly starving, and when, in consequence, death might have followed a refusal, then, and not till then, was the oath of allegiance extorted from him. This is another exhibition of spirit, showing the character of Southern resistance. It is needless to say that Mr. Thompson was welcomed here with warm hearts by his many friends, while the joy to greet him will be equally felt by those of his more intimate connections in Smithfield. While Mr. T
The remains of Gen. Garnett The remains of Brig. Gen. Robert S. Garnett were brought to Baltimore on the 18th inst., by Adams & Co.'s Express. Messrs. Benjamin M. Garnett (his cousin) and C. K. Hodges discharged the melancholy duty of receiving them. They were deposited, (as the most suitable place at present,) in the Mausoleum at Greenmount Cemetery, there to await the future arrangements of his more immediate relatives. Aletter says:--"I am glad to be able to say, that he was remarkably well cared for, his body having been placed in an excellent metallic coffin enclosed in a substantial box. With a view to see if anything further was necessary for the preservation of the corpse, we had the coffin opened and found nothing needed, it being in excellent condition. The fatal wound he received must have been as stated in the papers; the hole in the breast being quite visible, about an inch in length, and half an inch wide." The Baltimore Exchange, in a brief notice on the occa
How the Lincoln despotism is represented abroad. --Mr. Adams, Lincoln's new Minister to England, is said to have gone to Court in a dark blue coat, the collar, cuffs and flaps embroidered with gold, white small clothes, white silk stockings, low shoes, and to have carried a sword.
rayer and thanksgiving for the brilliant victory achieved by the Confederate army at Stone Bridge on the 21st inst., the citizens generally, together with soldiers encamped here, attended Divine services. A very learned discourse was delivered by the Rev. Mr. Woodfin, who spoke in the highest terms of the prowess of the Southern Army, but attributed our triumph thus far to the Benign Ruler of the universe, who is ever ready to shield the weak from unprovoked aggression of the powerful. Adams' Troop, commanded by Capt. Wm. T. Martin, Lieutenants Conner, Forbes, and Green, now drilling at this place, is the best equipped and drifted corps of cavalry in the service. It is from Mississippi, and the only one of the kind from the Gulf States. It is composed mostly of young men who can wield the sabre and use the pistol most adroitly. The health of this place has greatly improved since my last letter. There are but few on the sick list, and they are convalescent. It is rum
Point, and going seaward. There is no doubt of this, as I have it from the best authority. On Saturday, four ships were off Newport News: A schooner hailing in sight, she was fired at, and one of the steamers went in pursuit. She was not captured. A large steamer was towed in the neighborhood of Newport News, on Sunday, and anchored. The Cumberland, it is thought, has gone to Boston. The case of Claiborne Hughes, who, it will be remembered, was charged with the killing of Lieutenant Adams, in an affray, came up before the Mayor for investigation. Ball was refused, and the prisoner committed for a further hearing before the Superior Court on Thursday. Hughes is very young, of fine appearance, and has borne an irreproachable character. A report reached our city on Saturday, that the Town of Hampton had been fired by the Federals, a bright light having been seen in that direction. The man Pyle, charged with writing a certain letter to Butler, at Old Point, b
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.affairs in Norfolk. Norfolk, Va., Aug. 3d, 1861. The trial of Claiborne Hughes, charged with killing Lieut. Adams, came up again yesterday. Bail was again denied him, and he was sent on to the Superior Court, in November. The doting mother and affectionate sisters and brother of the prisoner were present; but their deep anxiety could effect nothing in his behalf. A gentleman of the Alabama Regiment, of which the deceased was a member, in representing the Commonwealth, feelingly spoke of the dear friends and relatives of Lieut. A., among whom there is deep mourning to-day. The Richmond Grays were paid off yesterday. Luna.
Died of their Wounds. --J. A. Burton, of the 7th Georgia Regiment, died at Bellevue Hospital on the 8th inst. L. S. Nolan, 5th S. C. Regiment, died at the same place on the 7th. These two were buried with appropriate services in the soldiers' section at Hollywood Cemetery. The remains of Mr. Adams, of the 8th Georgia Regiment, who died at Bellevue on the 7th, were taken to Nelson county, Va., by his brother. J. R. Atkinson, Jr., 8th Georgia Regiment, died on the night of the 9th inst., at the house of Mr. Wilderman, on Broad street. His remains are in the care of near relatives, who were with him at the time of his death.
r others in fifteen days from this time. The Baltimore Police Commissioners. The New York papers state that the County Judge and the Sheriff of Kings county having exhausted their powers in the matter of the Baltimore Police Commissioners, nothing more can be done in regard thereto unless the matter is re-opened by counsel for the prisoners. They are powerless to enforce the writ of habeas corpus or to arrest Col. Burke for contempt. Col. Burke on Thursday made a requisition upon Col. Adams, of the 1st regiment of L. I. volunteers, for five companies, to furnish additional military protection to Forts Hamilton and Lafayette, where a large number of prisoners — including the United States troops who were released on their parole by the Secessionists in Texas, and who are suing in the courts for their release — are now kept. The companies, under command of Lieut. Col. Cross, were immediately furnished, and are now encamped near Fort Hamilton. Various items from Washington
On Friday, Sewell's Point was again attacked by the guns at the Rap Raps. Four shells were fired, resulting in no harm. The wife of John Williams, Esq., the man arrested in Boston, as mentioned in another letter, has gdno to Baltimore, having obtained a permit from General Huger to go down on a flag of truce. She is greatly distressed. Her husband's father and brother went on to Boston and New York, but were not allowed to see him. The case of Hughes, for the murder of Lieutenant Adams, comes up for a final trial shortly. We understand strong efforts will be made by the Commonwealth to convict the prisoner. The firing on Saturday was the practising of cannon at the Hospital across the river. --These guns were rifled at the Gosport Yard, and give entire satisfaction. We understand that there are but few, if any, ships off Newport News, while Old Point harbor is crowded. This looks ominous of an attack upon some of our points, and that at no distant day. It
uthern army. I have had no aspirations, I assure you, for either a crown of martyrdom, or any such laurels as your correspondent would encircle my brow with; but have been residing very quickly, with my family, in the place from which this letter is dated, for the last two weeks, exclusively occupied with domestic concerns. May I ask you to contradict, &c. Yours, respectfully. Mary B Gwin, England and the South. Dispatch to the New York Tribunes: Washington, August 27,--Mr. Adams, Minister at St. James, writes that in the British mind the independence of the rebels is fully admitted as a military and political necessity; that their acknowledgment by England is but a question of like and prudent courtesy. That while Britain is impatient to get cotton from the South, in exchange for manufactured goods, she is anxious not to lose Northern markets, and is unwilling to part with her hope of breaking down the Morrill tariff, by the same means with which she chaine
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