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The Daily Dispatch: April 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 23 (search)
Capt. Macauley and Lieut. Rogers, lately at the Portsmouth Navy-Yard, arrived last night, and had an interview with Governor Letcher. They are stopping at the Spotswood House. The nature of their business was not divulged.
The Daily Dispatch: April 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], The secession of Virginia. (search)
asts and yards. It was also perceived that the men were busily engaged in destroying and throwing overboard side and small arms, &c., and other property, and boats were constantly passing between the Pennsylvania, Cumberland and other vessels. The assurance of the Commodore, given by his officer at the truce interview, however, tended to allay the apprehension of an immediate collision. But the continued stirring movements at the yard soon rendered it certain that it was the intention of Macauley to destroy all the buildings and other property there --and it was therefore with not much surprise that, about midnight, after two or three slight explosions, the light of a serious conflagration was observed at the yard. This continued to increase, and before daylight the demon-work of destruction was extended to the immense ship-houses known as A and B, (the former containing the entire frame of the New York, 74, which had been on the stocks unfinished, for some thirty-eight years,) and
The Daily Dispatch: April 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], Patriotism in Lynchburg. (search)
, so report says. We will have it yet, just so sure as the sun shines to-day. Yours, Powdee Further accounts. The Petersburg Express has the following by telegraph from Norfolk: The prisoners taken this morning are Capt. Wright of the army, and young Rogers, a son of Commodore Rogers of the navy. The enemy took two of our young men prisoners last night. They were reconnoitering on their own account. Wright and Rogers, above referred to, bore dispatches to Commodore Macauley. The dispatches are supposed to be from Old Point, but I have not learned their contents. At one time Norfolk was in great danger of fire, but the wind changing no damage was done. The negroes are hard at work, and breastworks are being thrown up to prevent the " Cumberland" and "Pawnee" from getting back to the city, as it is feared they might fire on us. The guns were all spiked with wrought nails, and are being unspiked in fifteen minutes each. French Forrest ha