The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-09-08

REMOVAL OF THE PEOPLE OF NORFOLK AND
Observation-Disclosures PROPOSITIONS
TO THE PREsIDENT-OLD POINT AGAIN
RErusEp-As EscAMPMENT AT CRASEY
Island DETERMINED on.
The Hampton committee to Washington
passed through Baltimore on their return
home, and had an interview with Mayor
Kinks and several of the Common Counci',
during which the Mayor offered on the part
of the authorities and citizens every posi-
BILE facility which could be desired IN the
acce mplishment of the plan of the commit
tee. Amongst the facilities rendered were
tents for four. thousand persons; for Wnicn
the committee made most feeling responses.
Thursday, sub committee of DR.. McCaoe'
DR.. Simkins and John B. Whitehead, Presi-
dent of the Common Council of Norfolk,
were appointed to wait on the President
again, and make one more effort with him
before leaving.
This committee met the President at his
mansion at IL o'clock, Thursday, and very
long discussion ensued, in which all the argu-
ments pro. and CON. relative to giving up Old
Point to the citizens, were fully canvassed
Finally, the President las reported by Mr..
Falls, who was presently told the commit
tee that be had no constitutional power
to remove the families of officers OF pri-
Yates from the barracks, but that he would
issue an order for the immediate removal of
the new regiment now forming, as well as
the artillery and band, in order to allow the
c;tizeps Of Norfolk and Portsmouth to occu
py their places, leaving it discretionary with
the families of the soldiers to follow them or
not.
According to the National Intelligencer,
the committee retired without obtaining
the desired boom"
The committee returned to Baltimore,
where upon q conference with the committe e
of the City Council, an encampment upt n
Craney Island was determined upon, and
the Mayor Immediately published a call for
tents. A number of the volunteer companies
offered their tents, and number of persons
--s-s-----,-A- dnurr ond mt thnr nm
Before the committee was deputed to
Washington to renew the application for the
Fort, Mr.. N. Falls, under the impression that
the difficulty in the way of yielding the Fort
was the time it would take to remove the
troops offered to do so with the Bay line boats,
of which he is president in IL hours-engs-
pinp to take them, their camp equipage, &C.,
to New York, Philadelphia, Washington or
Fort McHenry. After the committee had
gone to Washington the Board of managers
of the Baltimore House of Refuge rendered
20 the President, for the use of the soldiers
at Old Point, the buildings under their con-
troll. The President sent the following dis
patch:
WARRINGTON. Sept 6-Sf P. MO John 8.
Wright First Brsnsh City Council Il have answer.
ed the committee from Norfolk, and assigned rel
factory 1t pains me to be constrained TO inform
ron that the proposition Of city authorities does
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
The Baltimore American says that upon
the return of the committee, the whole plan
of removal to Old Point was abandoned, and
the encampment at Crsney Island resolved
upon. Mr. Muller recommended sufficien.
cy of tents to accommodate 5000 persons, to
be pitched upon Lynhaven Bay, and the i'm
mediate removal of the people of the infect
ed districts to that point.
Aid for the afflicted Cities in Baltimore.
The news fir )m Norfolk received at Balti
more, on Thursday, stimulated the sympa-
thies of the people of that city very much
1t was reported in Baltimore that not more
than l,4Oo white persons remained in Nor
folk and Portsmouth
The following letters were received from
the President of the Howard Association
The first is in answer to communication
from the Baltimore committee, stating that
their funds were getting low, and asking if
the Association had money in case that of
the committee gave out:
STEAMER LOUISIANA, Sept 5
F. A. Lereyins. Esq bear Sir: We In want of
500 more lsecnos send so more fl ns next trim -
Continue your supplies until you are broke and
then, II In funds, we will remit with our o..
des. Again accepe my than ks for your prompt stten
ton. Respectfully,
w. B. FERGUSON,
President Howard Association.
The following additional letter W az also received