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The Daily Dispatch: April 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], Petersburg, Sunday,April 21. (search)
Petersburg, Sunday,April 21. Notwithstanding the tranquilizing influences of the Sabbath, the excitement continues unabated. While the ladies attended the churches to-day in large numbers, the proportion of gentlemen was much smaller than usual. Startling rumors have been rife — people hurried to and fro on the streets, or collected round the bulletin boards — the Court-House bell summoned the Home Guard to meet in the public square — and, everybody seemed anxious to render all needful service. Six volunteer companies left here yesterday afternoon for Norfolk, viz: Company A, (Grays,) Capt. Lyon; do. B., do., Captain Bond; City Guards, Capt. May; Riflemen, Capt. Dodson; Artillery, Capt. Nichols, and Lafayette Guards, Capt. Jarvis--numbering in all about 400 men. An immense crowd of both sexes and of all ages gathered at the depot to witness their departure. It was the most affecting scene I beheld; not only affecting, but painful and heart- rending; wives taking leav<
The Daily Dispatch: April 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], Patriotism in Lynchburg. (search)
ospital. They are now being mounted. The Yankees destroyed all the small arms of modern make. A splendid lot of shot and shell still remains. The brass pieces taken in the Mexican war are spiked with wrought nails, but not at all injured. The old ship Pennsylvania has been burning all day, and it is now down to the water's edge. Fortress MonrŒ has been largely reinforced with men from Massachusetts On the Norfolk side of the Elizabeth there is much activity, and the people are busily fortifying the approaches to the city. Norfolk,April 21 --11 P. M — The Cumberland lightened herself by throwing overboard some of her heavy armament, and thus got over the obstructions, and escaped. The Pennsylvania, Merrimac, Germantown, Raritan and Dolphin were all-burnt, and the Plymouth sunk. The most valuable portions of the Yard and machine shops, timber-houses, etc, are all safe. Fifteen hundred of the best pieces of artillery have been secured.
The Daily Dispatch: April 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], The Harper's Ferry Affair. (search)
Communication cut off. Washington, April 21st. --The telegraphic wires between Washington and Baltimore are down — supposed to have been cut by the Baltimoreans, as the Administration at Washington have control of the office in that city. The report about the Federal fortifications at Arlington Heights and Hoover's Hill, are by the most available reliable authority denied. The bridges on the Washington and Baltimore Railroad are reported and believed to be destroyed --there is no communication between the two cities. Joseph Segar, Esq., a member of the Virginia Legislature, has just arrived in Washington from Richmond. He reports that the secession sentiment is unanimous and universal in the whole of Eastern Virginia.
The Daily Dispatch: April 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], Newspaper suspended. (search)
Conferences with Lincoln. Washington, April 21 --Gov. Hicks and Mayor Brown arrived here this forenoon, by special train from Baltimore. They proceeded to the Executive Mansion. Reverdy Johnson, of Maryland, arrived in Washington on Saturday evening; reports that it is entirely out of the question to attempt to force troops through Baltimore. Hon. H. Winter Davis, in Washington on Saturday, concurs in the statement that no more troops can pass through Baltimore.