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The Daily Dispatch: June 25, 1861., [Electronic resource] 2 0 Browse Search
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Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.the sloop-of-war Plymouth. Norfolk, Va., June 23, 1861. The Plymouth is up. We are indebted to the untiring energy of Commander Spotswood and Carpenter Knight, with the workmen of the Yard, for at least one good ship. Great praise is due them all, as the ship was at least thirty odd feet in mud and water, and many persons of experience said she could not be got up; but she is afloat, and three of Virginia's daughters hoisted the flag of the Southern Confederacy over her this morning, just after sunrise. Much credit is due to the poor sub-marine diver, Williams, who lost his life just as he was finishing the last part. He has left a wife and three children, without a dollar in the world. The Government should and must do something for Mrs. Williams and her little children. He has received nothing for his work — he never asked for a cent, but trusted to the State to pay him whatever the Commandant would say his work was worth. So le