The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-05

we continue this morning cor summary OF
Northern intelligence obtained from late pa
pers received a. this Office.
rSseecEsssFpL Arrxarr OF CONFEDERATE PRr-
sosEs TO RseAPg FROM Foar EAFAysfrH.
From the New York Tisaes, of the 18th uit.
we gather tho following account Of the at
Tempt of Southern gentleman to escape
from the confines Of Fort Lafayette. Al
though foiled in the attempt, IL will be seen
upon = paruSal OF the aeceupt that his failure
In no ways dampened his ardor for the cap.s
Of The South. Our brave Southerners now
under bondage In Lineolndom NAV rast A..
sured of the deep sympathy of their bre,h 70,
Ia this Confedaracy, and be cheared with the
consciousness that The day of resribution nnon
he aends ST The North, for the persecn.,on.
praetced by them during the unbo,v NJ. -
row being wased against US, is near at hand
The 1tnes says:
Between and O'Clock yesterday morning
enc OF the sentinels on the dock surrounding
fofl Lafayette had his attention attracted 10
one OF the port holes In The Fort by AN MN
sHNi noise lie at once regulated his move
ihents WI reference to that spot, when he
soon discovered mat ous of the S.cessionist
prisoners was working TO make his escare
Mr.. Lawler was the adven ttrous ind. vidnaI-
the gentleman who was arrested some weeks
ago At Crestiine, Ohio, bearing d;spatcbes 10
me rebel ohfedtracy This was the man
who WAS found in the act of Offering ste,ltbv
defiance TO the walls of the Fort Ia1yler
"pfars 20 nave procured a kew which fitted
tae paddock which fastened the gratinp OF the
poTt hole, and Win il had openeC The yrattro
ale hiu also been provided with q new wash.
no ana rope, and ls0 a life presaryer He
il al 81 % in gold and his GOLD watch paoge6
IA Il bladder, and fastened in one OF his
pockets. Having packed his yaljse he nIocad
II IN the tub. he tlpp as+ cd
4et the tnb out of the port hole aud after SCI
curing the rope, bid good-by 10 Fort I,afav
stte, ana entered the tub himself He then
began sailing for the ground All the ,yhiIa
closely watched by the sentinel. who rern1;t-
- the bold LawieE his tub and cargo 10
iano Oh the dock in safety. But no sooner
h.d Ne landed than lie was commanded to
surrender or be shot
MIR. LAWYER certainly did not fancy tho
shooting part, 50 he surrendered. and sug
S->ted to the sentinel that he take the had
uef con tanning the gold watch and the Si7. so
IN money, and allow him to go back into the
io?t through the port-h hole, and have nothing
said about il. But thu sentinel WAS not TO he
bribed by MIR. Lawler. He alarmed the gar
rison, and Lieut.. Wood, the Office. of the
port, had The prisoners roll called To sec if
al his prisoners were in the fort He then
aad iaWler secured in double irons and
paced III the guard house. AS the sentinel
had had occasion 10 order OFF one Of the three
vessels Whlch had been laying very close in tn
The fori during the night, Lieut.. Wood order.
"a boat to be manned and taking some SOL
dleTs with him, only armed he proceeded to
ne thfee vessels referred to and had them
taken under the guns of the revenue cutter
Bob. HE sea was very rough at the time of
the boarding.
Il seems that Lieut.. Graham in command
NJ the bi@b, received the order to ho,d the
three vessels in rather Il sour manner and
Vas good deal unwilling TO do ANYTHING in
me H4A'ier. Ii Is stated la he neil born God of
Fort Hamilton, that the BIT has been some.
what nesiect!ui OF its prisoners for some time
past.
Ieet rday LAWYER said that he had NO, snc.
Ceeded, but II he had. by that time (afternooul
he would have been in bikes Land He
'oii tae ofeeefs III charge that they mjyht
search for 2 better Sc essionist, but they
would have 10 go further South than Fort
Lafayette o tin q truer one
IL appears that Mr.. Lawier has lately re.
celvea some visits from ladies, with skirts of
an extraordinary size. ie!eafter visitors
viii doubtless be subjected TO close scrutiny
TIE FUNERAL OF COL. BAxEg.
The Washington correspondent OF the New
Y orA Tunes has the following in relation to III.
funeral Of Col. Baker. The base iagratituds
which could dictate the indifference to his
death which is manifested in the subjoined
paragraph, is1ruly disgusting, In their eff
forts TO screen their master from ali censure
whenever they meet with reverses, the Van
KEGS even cease TO sneak well of the dead;
To dHy has been the funeral Of Col: BAKER
The ceremonies were L OF very imrosiug One
haroiy feels like cri'icising the conduct of one
over whom the grtye is closing. II his coUr-
age outran his prutiencA-ifin the excitement
and daring OF he moment he disc hey ed orders
ana haZ7rdad an unequal engagement most
dearly has he paid fer his fault. Let tne
brave sleep quietly As looked on his forrs
wrarpod IN The coiors Of his country, could
not but rtfiet on the adventurous life he had
led. To-day poor hoy sitting at the hand
loom III fhiiaGeip hia-to- morrow trndging on
foot over the West in sea rch of q livelihood
ana soon appearing on The arena battling his
way 10 success with such men as Dougta ana
President lincoln. Casting aside his hard.
earned honors AT the sound of the war
trumpet l." is lost from sight only to reap
pear on the smoking heights of Cerro Gordo.
With the return CT peace winning air his
h0noTs back again, he is yet too res tless too
active TO be content with the mono
tonous movements OF organized settled socie-
y and goes 10 California. Still adventurous,
he rnshes on 10 Oregon. where his resoiute
will, energy, and ability M Ike him 50 coDs.ic-
nous that he is sent TO the Senate. Upholaihg
the Government by his eloquent tongue 80
soon es it was asssi.ed by arms, he again
drew his sword and fell, Wuere everybody
knew he would fall If slain at all In front of
his regiment cheering on his men. To such a
inc vita BILE.
His uniform was exhibited, and showed
what target the enenly's sharpsh ooters had
made OF him. IL was covered with blood and
m nd, and pierced with balls One had gone
through his hat into his head, another
through his side, and another near his heart
and so On-each planted with precision
which showed that only one was needed to do
the work.
Nh. SEWARD GIVES ooLeKRp MAN A cgKrTFr-
CATE OF CltIZENsHIP.
Mr.. Gerald Raiston, the notei colization.
list, writes 10 Lord Brougham letter in
which he says have great pleasure III in.
forming your Lord Up that the decision of
the bred Scott case is practically annulled by
the present Government at Washington. I
h ave before ME the passport of Rev. Henry
H. Garnet, a black man of note, and OF great
among the negroes OF New York,
given by william II. Seward, the Secretary
OF State, da ted Washington, August &c, 1861,
III which the Secretary reGnests al! whom
1t may concern 10 permit safely and freely to
pass Henry II. Garnet, a citizen of the United
STA tes, and in case of need to give him all
lawful aid and protection This passport is
i'm pressed by the seal of the Department of
State, and signed by the Secretary of state in
the eighty second ear of the independence of
the United States.
THB rERsesERL OF NORFOLK EDITORS.
The Philadelphia Press, OF the Goth ult., has
quite Il lengthy description of affairs in and
around Norfolk. furnished By Yankee who
has been living In that city, but who very
recently escaped TO the Quaker City. The
whole statement abounds in falsehood and
and none but an arrant fool
could be at all inclined TO give il credence.-
] he following paragraphs in relation to the
editors of Norfolk, we extract from the arti-
Gle:
The following is q brief sketch Of the per-
s6nast OF several of the most prominent edi-
tors OF Norfolk. 1t may be worth recording,
AZ an evidence of the uttsr insineerifr of
heir devotion 10 their own bad cause. Ew-
nag, the editor OF the Examiner. mad previously
published paper at Williamsburg, Va, but
& had not met with any degree of success.