The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-07-21
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Thtngs at Old points
5tcoAh1foSDEscz on TIE RicH,aoxD DAlIr plsp4rcH.]
Il HresrA HorsI, OLD Posrr,l
80 81 sssss Jniy 10th. 1855 3
The present season at this noted sunmer resort
mas been % hr \ decided success. There IL large
crowd gathered 1t Il now to enjoy IL zoe living,
sea Dstoing, and other ATTRACTIONS. suppose the
humber q NOT less than 600, and mose agreeable
ana gayer company never saw assembled. The
company 6 u going and coming ell the time. 10 that
being provided for.
Your fellow citizen, Joseph D. stegal, the sups-
en opinions By his sdministration Of his share Of
the establishment. He has q talent in this direc-
iton which but few pcssess. Take il altogether,
tnere y no establishments of the kind in the whole
country better arranged. In the living depart
ment, i has not, verify believe, its equal any
where. The fare is superb.
The only difficulty is the want of roem Why
Goes DOT the proprietor enlarge the accommoda.
uonst The general impression here Is, that If
Mere were room for 1000 visitors it would be all
occupied II ought to be the great summer sea.
board resort for the people Of the South, and with
adequate accommodations, it must aud will be.
fhe proprietor has done one good thing. in which
bis example ought to be followed. He has put
Gown the monthly board at $50; at some OF the
Springs, am informed, IL is $40 per month,
u may not be generally known that Old Point
comfort is nov the most impor tapt military post
the Union. Recently, under the direction Of the
Secretary OF War, it has been made q school of Ar
tiilery practice, one regulation of which 10. that
all the West Point graduates shall spend year ut
this school, prior to entering on active service.
The establishment Of the school of practice calls
Tor large force, and accordingly there are now
here hYe companies. with about thirty officers -
In short time there will be three moe compa
uies. and proportional increase of officers.
Supporting it may not be an unacceptable ftem of
news, send you a list Of the entire command:
Brevet Col. HARVEY Brown, Major ID Artillery.
Commandant.
Surgeon ~ S. JARVIS, Medical Department.
First Lieutenant }. NC. L. TAYLOR, ID Artillery,
Quartermaster.
Company A, First Artillery-Captain. J. vogdes;
First Lieutenant, P. T. Wyman: Second Lieutenant.
Smead; Brevet Second Lieutenant, E. X. War
rer. s-
Company D., FIRST Artiuery-Brevet Major, J. A.
Haskin; First Lieutenant, w. Jenkins; Second
Lieutenant. 3. nj. Cooper; Brevet Second Lieuten-
ant, H. Weeks.
Company /, .Sccad 4yfalery-- Captain, A. A. Glib
son; First Lieutenant, j. D. bingham; Second Lieu
tenant. Thomas Gray; Brevet Second Lieutenant
cDmpany b Second ArtiVery-Captain, j. II
Carlile; Second Lieutenant, J. w. Barrigsr; Brevet
Second Lieutenant, w Sinclair.
Company G., Fourth artillery - Captain A. P.
Howe; First Lieutenant. r G. Drum; second Lieu
tenant, c. Ii. Morgan; Brevet Second Lieutenant,
Adjutent Artilery echoos-Second Lieutenant, J.
W. Barriger; Captain, j. S. Garland, Fourth Ar
tillery. casually at post.
Attached to the School of Practice, is iue
Band, recently ordered by the Secretary of War,
from Fort Hamilton to this post. Yours, truly,
RICHMOND.
THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH C.BLE.-The New York
News publishes the following letter from CORES
pondent on board the U. 8. frigate Niagara, aud re-
ivad nv fba
ave commenced laying the cable Saturday 2stb.
at 12:20, sea and weather calm. At l p NJ the
cable parted on our shin by reason of its getting
on one OF the groyef wheels, or rather from ore
grove to another. We had then steamed each ship
about three miles, and payed out about eight miles
cable. We turned about aud met our copsort again.
spliced and commenced paying out at So p M
Everything was successful until A. NJ when the
continuity ceased, end after lapse of four hours
commenced hauling back cable when it parted
from this ship at 2 A. NJ. this day We are row.
10 A. NJ. again at the rendezvous awaiting the
other ships. Weather good. Cable ont last time
forty!three mjeG broke fve minutes fer we
commenced hauling in; strain {, $50 pounds
The following is from the correspondent of the
New York Herald:
"We have been at sea since the 10th instant
seventeen days-niDe of which We spent in a gale
of the worst description-so bad. in fact that the
AgamemnoD was given up by her captain a large
portion 1eo milesl of her coil having sbifted and
moved about during the gale. Two of her men
had their arms and legs fractured marine was
literally heightened cut of bis wits. and is now
crazy. The scene on board was terrible The
Valoaous nearly lost her boats and the Goreon her
masts The Niagara escaped without damage and
behaved In magnificent style. She is grand
ship-nothng like her on the ocean,. We lost
sight of the Agamemnon during the gale She
was obliged to run before it for thirfy-six hours.
aud Capt. Preedy gave her up. He behaved suIen.
didly, it is said, with great cooness aud selfpos-
session.
ave have made two splces, the first Of which
was accomplished yesterday about twelve O'clock
aud IL broke when three miles had been maid ont
from each ship. 1t broke on the Niagara. The
second splice was made at i've P. NJ. yesterday, and
continuity gave way at quarter past one this
morning. We had out from each ship about forty.
fve miles. The Aeamemnon was of course ont ot
sight; and we are now on the rendezvous await NJ r
her appearance. We are in latitude So OF. Iopei.
tude 80 49, the point selected as the place where
we were to meet. VIZ
81 don't think we will succeed We will try
again, and If We fail go back to Queensto wn to
await orders from.the company"
TEE CASE OF De RIvrERE-Notwitbstandi ndipo tho
agreement made between all parties ON last Thurs
day afternoon, that if Miss Emma j. Blouut was
delivered to her parent, all proceedings on the
habeas corpus would be stayed, itseems that addi-
tional steps are to be taken, having reference to
Captain de Riviere. Witnesses have been sum-
moned to attend before Justice Ogden this morn.
ing at O'Clock, to answer in the matter of the re-
turn made to the babeas corpus by Mr. Huncke-
From the fact that some additional witnesses have
been subpenaed who know nothing in relation to
Mr. Huncke's connection with the affair, il is sup
posed that the present proceedings are instituted
with view to learn the whereabouts Of de Riviere
Hnncke thinks that he has been sufficiently an
noyed about the matter already, aud will If fur.
ther troubled, make some disclosures in relation
to the disappearance of Miss Bloupt which will
priDg the name OF certain gentleman promi
nently before the public.
Colonel Blonnt and his daughter are supposed To-
oe at the residence of DIR. De Wees, in New York
but 1t Is rumored that both left on SATURDAY. eve.
ming for the South. Mrs. Biount remains at the
Hotel Napoleon, at Hoboken and also thinks The
fnmor to be correct. Counsel for Mr.. Hunckr
MINK tnat II the proceedings in the present case
are Instituted by Colonel Blount or with his cor
sent, after the agreement made on Thursday. tba,
they certainly are breach of faith which ougb.
not 10 be tolerated by the Court The whole cass
Monday. ~
FROM fto JASEIRo-By the bark Phaptoue. nj
New York, we have adviees from Rio Janeiro to ~,
n1,h a'.. Ine port was considered healthy. though
yeiioW lever prevailed to some extent Tbe hosni
tai report from June 4. to June 0 was sixsy.fir,
cases OF yellow fever, OF which, however opIv finn,
.erminated fatally In the Legislature, which wa,
IN session. the conduct of the government ia repard
70 very important treaty receutly conciuded Wit,
Uruguay wac severely censured The sales Of 60,
zee per day with Europe and America ayer.eed 10
uoo oags aud letters from both countries
mofe active business alta Ths recei 20 Of producf
iron the interior were improving The clearance.
we're seventeen vessels with 69,T04 bags coffee. :
inearf'yais ot American vessels to June Il, wer,
thtrty-twe, being twenty.six from the United
states, aad the balance from other foreign por,s-
me demand for n ,nr was fair, although some
soid at auction at slo per barrel The stock In
nsst nana was $4,000 barrels, aud in second hand,
l,ouo pbis. making u total supply of 7eOOO bbI.
freights 20 the northern ports Of the United state.