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The Daily Dispatch: November 4, 1863., [Electronic resource], Recapture of Negroes. (search)
Recapture of Negroes.
--Some twenty-three negroes, found in arms on the river plantation of President Davis, at Hurricane, thirty miles below Vicksburg, arrived in Meridian Tuesday morning. Ten of them are the property of the President, and six belonged to his brother.
They were captured by a squadron of Wirt Adams's cavalry, under command of Lieut. Harvey.
The negroes fired on our troops when they approached, but fortunately inflicted no injury.
What disposition will be made of them is not yet known.--Jackson Mississippian.
President Davis at Charleston his Address to the people. Charleston, Nov. 2.
--President Davis and suite arrived here at noon by a special train from Savannah.
He was received at the depot by Gen. Beauregard and staff and a committee of the Common Council, who accompanied him to the City Hall with a military escort.
The turn out of the citizens was very large, and the procession was enthusiastically cheered along the route.
On his arrival at the City Hall the President was intrPresident Davis and suite arrived here at noon by a special train from Savannah.
He was received at the depot by Gen. Beauregard and staff and a committee of the Common Council, who accompanied him to the City Hall with a military escort.
The turn out of the citizens was very large, and the procession was enthusiastically cheered along the route.
On his arrival at the City Hall the President was introduced by Judge McGrath to Mayor Macbeth, who cordially received and welcomed him to the city.
The President returned his acknowledgments, and, being introduced, addressed the people.
He said his feelings had drawn him here in this hour of trial, and he desired also to confer with our commanding General, and by personal observation to acquire some of that knowledge which would enable him more fully to understand our wants and the reports submitted to him.
He alluded to South Carolina