The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-17
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NORFOLK, VA, Oct. l5th 1851
The Yankees are still depredating within
our borders. Since they cannot win battles
they endeavor to make mp for IL in stealing--.
Their contraband dodge on the negro questi
is 100 mean a sophism for London prtg, 10
whcse'category stealing is stealing. On Sun
day night a party OF negroes. some eight or
more in nun ber, two of them the operty of
+. s. Hancock, Esq, of Norfolk county, and
the others belonging to X. II. Wilkins, Esq ,
OF the same county, made their disappear.
ance. As an old ssine-boat belonging to
MAJOR ". T.. Taylor, at his fisher ut Will
ionghby spit, was missing at the same time
there is no doubt that some proWlng ennis
saries have coaxed The slaves by water CON
vance TO the enelnv's hole, where / sHu-
pose the LincoiEites viii get All the work out
OF them they can.
Five mere are believed To have gone off lasr
night cne Is owned by Col Samuel Watts,
OF Portsmouth, two by Mai. VIM. f. e. Tay-
Tor, OF Norfolk, and two belong to Messrs
lronmoager and Williams Of Norfolk county
There Is nothing more irritating 10 the peo-
pie OF thls neigh borhoo tnaa sue taxing of
their negroes under the miserabla pre1exta
used by the feaerals to cover up the true
character of their tbefts. Ii our enemy open
ly acknowledged these acts as ac:s of plundar
and held OF took the negroes above hoa rti y 3
spoiis OF war, we could stand il much better
1nan we can their 6eyilish whine about phi :
ianthropy, and their blasphenous misuse OF
the ever to- be held sacred law of nations.
The wickeds' caisf on he ground
May feem as Shy, grave az Just,
As absolute Angelo
These Puritans are an "outward sain;.d"
crew. 1nWardly, they come up To The Gospel
mark of the Scribes and Pharisees 'rayening
wolves
An unusual activity appears to prevail
sniong the Fedarals at Fort Monroe. Their
transports seem to be praparing Tor the move
nents of large bodies of troops so, t1akftke- ;
but no one can divine where they will make
their earliest manifestation. Some think
-i,Iy
The apprehension that Norfolk NAV be the
point has stirred up little exciteme e.t on the
paveraents, as some give the idea ready Gre
dence. We must Go our best if they should
CCme.
A large Federal steamer anchored in the
Roads yesterday afternoon. 1t is thought TO
be the PoWhatan. The feet is growing big
ger i'll these waters.
We have now almost daily q fsg of truce
between our forces and the enemy's The
occurrence has gof 10 he SO customary tha il
excites but little public attention Ii is only
when some important movement is going on
under the white ilag that there is ANYTHING
like a sensation in the community.
am sorry TO record the death Of DR.. Mat
L. Waller, an accomplished gentleman of orr
city. DR.. W. was OF the old Waller stock of
W Illiamsonrg and that region, and married 4
daughter of the hate FX-Hovarnor Tazawell,
to whom he was distantiy related He had
resided among lis tor Il year or two previous
To his death and had won favorable opinions
from all his acquaintanc->.
also regret To learn OF the sudden death, in
Suffolk. of Dr. DaShieI, who was lately COLI
nected with the 10th Regiment OF Virginia
volunteers, as Surgeon. II ha. occasioned
much sadness.
An epistoiary CONTEXT appears on the col
umus OF the Norfolk Tay Bock. Captain 4.
Burroughs, the active commander of the
Chesapeake Light Cavalry, main ;ains the
claim OF members OF his com pauy and others
whom he names 10 be the rightIul captors of
The crew OF the United States transport schr
ORION, lately wrecked our coast, and is
not disposed 10 allow il 10 Capt. Fentress,
and the Princess Anne cavalry. Both these
Eieiiant companies of cavalry are from the
same vicinity, and l have no doubt they will
act with a spirit of emulation ia their sstile
acts against the common foe. A number OF
deeds of high daring By the mem bers OF both
companies nave already been mentioned IN
the Norfolk papers.
The Ladies' Aid Society have recei pied for
the sum of f3io.75, the net proceeds of the
concert OF the B~auregaIl.'s amd Huger's Ar
tillery last III onth, given for the benefit OF the
families OF the volunteers. Theirs l. noble e
mission.