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Charleston, May 17, 1861.
I have it on better authority than you generally get, that old "Tureen" (Scott,) and Lincoln will, on Tuesday or Wednesday next, make an attempt on Harper's Ferry, Alexandria, Fredericksburg, Urbana, and Tappahannock on the Rappahannock, and at Norfolk, and on the York river, merely to divert vote vor of secession will not only effectually crush out that little detestable nest of Tories in the Pan-Handle, but will be the most energetic means of cooling down Lincoln and his tools of anything that can be done whatever.--Your Convention has wisely provided that the soldiers on duty may vote wherever they are. Let every soldier rselves out of the Union of the abolition cut-throats and robbers of the North.--Never let the sun of Thursday, May 23d, 1861, go down and find you the vassals of Lincoln, who has eternally disgraced his own degraded party and section.
Old Virginia has never yet faltered.
She has always been equal to any and every emergency.
Let
From Norfolk.[special correspondence of the Dispatch.] Norfolk, May 18, 1861.
The trains of the past day or two have brought new accessions to our troops, and our city presents quite a military appearance.
Six of Lincoln's boats are reported off Old Point.
When they think of giving us a visit, a warm reception is promised.
The Old Dominion Guards, in command of Capt. Culpeper, came over from Portsmouth yesterday, and are stationed some distance up the road.
Enthusiasm here is great, and in the Old North State troops await orders to join us, and will come within seven hours notice.
They are willing to come if their daily allowance is to be served out at three crackers per day.
Some of the soldiers here, unused to our water, have in consequence taken sick.--Twenty-two are at this time inmates of our hospital.
The two brothers of the young man, Smith, who died in Portsmouth a short time since, are both lying sick.
They are properly cared for by the patri
The Daily Dispatch: may 20, 1861., [Electronic resource], Arrival and departure of troops. (search)
Lincoln's privateers.
The London Standard aptly characterizes all the private armed vessels that Lincoln is employing to enforce his blockade, as "privateers. " This is excellent.
They are privateers, and no such blockade, the Standard says, will be regarded!
Now, the whole U. S. Navy can only turn out about thirty vessels,Lincoln is employing to enforce his blockade, as "privateers. " This is excellent.
They are privateers, and no such blockade, the Standard says, will be regarded!
Now, the whole U. S. Navy can only turn out about thirty vessels, and all the rest are privateers.
Moreover, according to Lincoln's late proclamation, privateering is piracy, to be punished with death, and there fore the British cruisers, as well as our own authorities, will be justified in hanging these fine fellows wherever we catch them. le U. S. Navy can only turn out about thirty vessels, and all the rest are privateers.
Moreover, according to Lincoln's late proclamation, privateering is piracy, to be punished with death, and there fore the British cruisers, as well as our own authorities, will be justified in hanging these fine fellows wherever we catch them.
Retaliation.
A Charlottesville correspondent suggests, if the threat of confiscating Senator Mason's property in Philadelphia be carried out, that Monticello, the home and grave of Thomas Jefferson, now the property of Commodore Levy, of the Lincoln Navy, be appropriated by this State.
If confiscation is to be begun, the South can play at the game as well as the North.