The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-09-10


r..-o,r Asp PosTsMoUTH-THE PRoPosi
=. REMOVE THE PKoPLE-INTEREsT-
Iso LETTER.
The following letter appears in the baiti'
more Sun of Saturday. It makes known Inc
wishes Of the people Of Portsmouth, relative
to the proposition for their removal anu ;.
aiso makes known their wants. might
reasonably be inferred that with regard 20
removal, 1t least, the people OF Nerioia are
mot differently situated or inclined rom tnoSe
of Portsmouth:
- PoarsMouTH. Va. Sept 5.
~n, mir. ycur communcstion Of the 3rd Of
September suggesting the rsmoval OF OF. saae t
eetine Of our eitiseBs. TO 9 comnitfee wno ~eIe
jnstrpsfsd to port upon the feasibility OF the psn
proposed After c,refal c.nsdeisnou 2. ,n efon
c,tszeus that committee reports: First-tnas the
ssdsrns Of cur people, the multitude Tno are sG,
ana the great numbers who are soreiy eeresvea ~
the unsr arina pestsrce. 1esves nope OF us 10 sn
uation to avail ourselves Of your very generous pro
posision secondy.thst whilst our a''rs'se.
sites compel us to imp ore your % No
the suaerins and feed the dsssitute. we are 70
dave 10 sui!er and hope in God Almost every man
10 our Community requires and receives assistance
G3m the charities that have been 20 ifeey sVsn 70
orr people and our disbursements amount TO- at
least eight hundred dollar per diem-to stfeno tns
sics, bury the dead. feed the destitute COMFORT the
wiaow and care for the Org han. .,1a
II q committee of heroic men ana women WooIo
visit our place, spend but day and acqoSins Ihem
selves with niseries, know you would ae eveh
ho,o 10 do it. Tne charlie. received BY tbs tow
haze, In money. amounted TO about ax .een .n9Isau
soiisr' besides consider bic smons' 10 souus
ton not much exceedog ours. their rsceips Pave
been more than three times a. much. ! .nn i .na'
who supt ose that Portsmouth is part OF NorIoik
and that We receive portion Of h a mn for
Ic.sun .bi, NV dear Gin. a. an official communi
cation; have. IL advertently extendsd it comnu.
RoS.g sos sb re. for tn. feeling
all the time rsmen bssed. too. that we were once
friends, and my present mood would render me again
familiar Very tsas y pen4s Chr Ref Con-
70 VT n Kemp, d. D., President Health o"'''
rs. We are now suffering for the want Of mat
tesses. covering pillows complete and ciotnss oi
infants from up - years old. q. W.
The President of the Board Immediately
appealed to the people of Baltimore for con-
tributions. The appeal was nobly responded
to. Clothes, provisions and money we're
freely contributed Of money, upwards o.
$4,000 were subscribed Friday, and Friday
evening and Saturday morning the boats for
Norfolk carried down great variety of ar
ticles for the comfort and support Of the
afflicted people of Portsmouth. Mr. Peete'
in letter to Mr.. N. Falls, of Baltimore
specified the following articles as needed
which were all promptly forwarded
4dozen mattresses. pillows and covering; 2 dozen
COTS 70 boxes best taow candles; 10 barrels crack
srs hhds shoulder bacon; bag. coffee; n,ir en-
white sugar; kegs lard; kegs butter; barrel, tn
pint bottlss) porter; do ale II boxes soap; hall
c.sk good Port wine; doz brandy, and daily sup
ply of bread-say 100 pounds-for the hospital
The provision committee in this city, IN
the last two days, have forwarded very con.
siderable amounts of many of the articles in
this list, which we copy as sort of guide
to the benevolent who are disposed to aid
the afflicted.