From Norfolk.
[special correspondence of the Dispatch.]
Norfolk, Va., June 10, 1861.
It is here reported that the enemy's attack upon our city will, in all probability, be made at three different points; and while this movement is going on, likely a ship will attempt passage by our batteries.
This will be done not with a view to success, but to draw the attention of our troops from more important posts.
But this is of little moment when it is remembered the number of forces we have guarding every point where an attack could be expected.
I regard the success of such a movement as impossible.
From recent facts we must either conclude that an early invasion of our soil will occur, or an entire relinquishment of any such idea.
My ground for so believing is in the fact that Mrs. Capt. Dornin, a day or two ago, while en route for our city, but who stopped to pay a visit to her relation, Com. Pendergrast, was persuaded by him not to come to Norfolk, if she valued her own life and the lives of her children, intimating that an early attack upon the city was strongly meditated.
Confirming this, is a letter from Old Point, to a highly respectable gentleman of this city, imploring him for God's sake to leave the place at once; that a bold attack would be shortly made to take it, and the city bombarded.
The letter throughout breathes an affecting tone, and is entitled to some thought, since there could be no object in the writer in thus urging upon the persons, who were relatives, the propriety of leaving, unless an attack was expected.
Two men were arrested here Saturday, who, report says, were making signs to the enemy by means of lights.
They are now in jail.
There are one or two men in our midst, members of our volunteer companies, whose sympathies run with the North, and unless their tongues are held in restraint, will be dealt with as deserved.
A watch is being kept on them.
The young man Hunt, who was lately acquitted in our city of the charge of the killing of Lieut. Storrs, whose death was so much lamented, writes a very pretty note to the ‘ "Day-Book,"’ thanking the ladies for their kindness to him. I copy: ‘
"I adopt this method of tendering most respectfully my sincere thanks to the ladies of this city, whose kind hearts and Christian feelings prompted them to extend to me (during my imprisonment,) many acts of kindness and attention.
Candor forces me to say that my friends and relations in a distant State will ever have cause to remember the ladies of Norfolk with gratitude.
May God bless you and protect you and your homes while your husbands, brothers and other male relations are engaged in driving back the invaders of your beloved old Commonwealth, is the prayer of one who is personally unknown to you.--Jas. P. Hunt." ’ Luna.
