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The Daily Dispatch: July 8, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 5 (search)
ship "States," whom the Lincolnites thought to destroy.--The officers at Old Point also fired a salute from the Fortress, but we have heard of no further demonstration on their part. During the day the National Grays, of Portsmouth, and the Norfolk County Patriots, from Norfolk county, paid us a visit, which was in every way agreeable. They paraded through our streets for several hours, and attracted an admiring crowd to witness their evolutions. Father Pinakett, the esteemed pastor of tNorfolk county, paid us a visit, which was in every way agreeable. They paraded through our streets for several hours, and attracted an admiring crowd to witness their evolutions. Father Pinakett, the esteemed pastor of the Catholic Church in Portsmouth, I understand, delivered a most excellent oration at one of the camp near that city. At about o' clock a beautiful flag was presented to the Lynchburg Beauregards, encamped some five miles from our city, by a patriotic Indy from the above city, whose address was replete with wholesome sentiments and sound patriotism. A large number of ladies and gentlemen graced the occasion with their presence, and a most lively time was occasioned. The Young Guards,
The Daily Dispatch: July 8, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 9 (search)
d by Gen. Huger and staff. A more imposing military display was never witnessed in this section, and the accuracy of movements, precision and promptness in drill, exhibited the highest degree of proficiency and skill on the part of officers and men, and excited the admiration of the immense concourse of spectators present. The movements of the Light Artillery, Capt. Grimes, and the salute fired by that company at meridian, elicited special complimentary notices from Gen. Huger as well as others. After the arduous duties of the field, the brigade retired, the regiments and companies, with many invited guests, to their several quarters for rest and refreshment. In the city, the National Greys, Capt. John E. Deans, and Norfolk County Patriots, Capt. William Etheredge, made a parade in the morning, passing through most of the principal streets. With this exception and a salute of fifteen guns from the good old ship United States, no other public notice was taken of the day.