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The Daily Dispatch: April 26, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 5 (search)
ration. Hundreds of negroes are employed on our fortifications, in charge of the best military engineers. Lieut. Rich, late in charge of the Pennsylvania, but who escaped from that ship to the ranks of the Southern army, has been appointed by Gen. Gwynn in command of Town Point. Everybody was elated to see Gen. Gwynn on Sunday last. He is very generally known hereabouts, and has two sons residing in the county. War stock went up five hundred per cent. at the sight of him. Hundreds Gen. Gwynn on Sunday last. He is very generally known hereabouts, and has two sons residing in the county. War stock went up five hundred per cent. at the sight of him. Hundreds of troops from Petersburg, Richmond, South Carolina and Georgia, are daily passing over our railroads to where it is hoped will be the seat of war, viz: Norfolk and Portsmouth. Our citizens are feeding and watering them profusely as they pass. On yesterday morning everybody's breakfast went smoking hot down to the cars for the Georgia troops, who arrived at that hour. They were all fine fellows, and seemed very grateful. But Petersburg bears the palm for the finest body of troops that has pa
The Daily Dispatch: April 26, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 6 (search)
now engaged. The Baltimore boat which arrived this morning met in the Bay five large steamers heavily loaded with troops, supposed to be on their way to Washington. As the Geo. Peabody passed Old Point this morning to your city, she was called to by a heavy fire across her bows. The sound of the guns was heard here, and it was supposed that the boat due here had been called and was prevented from coming up. Very soon the supposition became a positive affirmation, and a hot excitement was diffusing itself when the boat arrived. Let our people, far and wide, beware of cherishing every supposition and enter ning every rumor-- infinite mischief is done by this course. Since Gen. Gwynn has become commander of the forces here matters move on systematically, and every assurance is held by us. He is the man above almost every other man, to whom the respect, yes, the affectionate regard, of this people gushes forth. For many years he was resident among us, and we know him. Env
The Daily Dispatch: April 26, 1861., [Electronic resource], Progress of the war. (search)
irements of the service will allow. Operations at the Navy-Yard have recommended. Laborers are engaged in clearing away the ruins; workmen employed in several of the shops finishing up work previously commenced; the clink of hammers and buzz of machinery heard in all parts of the yard, and boats rowed by jolly jack tars plying back and forth as formerly. Capt. F. R. Smith, of the Confederate Army, is in Norfolk for the purpose of enlisting men for Col. Pryor's regiment. Major General Gwynn has appointed Marshall Parks, Esq., Chief Superintendent of Transportation by Water. Ten thousand dollars have been appropriated by the Councils of Norfolk for the relief of poor and necessitous persons and families in the city. A schooner from Cardenas with a cargo consisting principally of molasses, consigned to Norfolk, while under the tow of the steam tug Yankee Blade, Captain Baker, was summarily brought to by shots from Fort Monroe, and both the schooner and tug are still