The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-14
ROM NORFOLK.



ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or TIE prsrArou.l
Tie Ftatltr--FeGeydl 4iieas-TAe Co,rtesies OF
i'or-sryt -Genfrdj Court -hiart;at- Iresaatn-
sial Ti.Set-- aE9sdases for t0RsrssS--- facet
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NORFOLK, Oct 10, 1861
Contrary TO general x iiectation, the stormy
aud gloomy weather which has prevailed
during almost the EN- tire week. continued To-
day. There were sigIs OF clearing off ,sster-
Jay, but II has thickened up again Ihis morn
reg, as il tltc wire puiitM OF the WINGS in
tended II get up a sea scene with effect against
YANKEE biuekading ships and those tnat man
tnen. You Will hear OF trading vessels run
ain9 The gauntlet In this spell, but the less
sou pu blIsh OF such details tue better
About midday, yesterday, some q 3hty odd
or our =" alien eneinl = y lett for the land OF
Yankee despotisID, under the usual Nag OF
truce. / saw some OF them moving DO Gn
4dalu street towards the steamer, car pet bag
Ia hand. Their cast Of counttnanus was
mostly melancholy, bat Of neither the prouu
nor the ttntusI zeal sort. They wore a SoitIa-
i.ity Of appearance not free from the tinctnre
VI apprehension, hut they pass. Il Oh Without
inolesttton, and With iiItle notice.
Oft;ers were out tor The arrest of two other
suspected persons, Who would haIe been
nabbed Ead they made their appearance OH
ihe boat; but hey wisely kept out Of the
way.
lnere have been objections made TO The fire.
Quent interchange ct Hugs OF truce b, tween
the FEDERAL squadron In orr waters ana the
Con federtte tu .Eorities, huI they DO not ap-
pear 70 be WILL founded. The oUir object
sud effect OF such tiags is 10 mitigate, as
far as possible, the horrors OF WEI: ana, when
they are used III timeiy II snuer, they aYe
proTaotive of civilization. Ali history shows
that humane nauons continUanl resort 10
t'.In. / anu = believer III THE court sizes { {
war; ana would willingly revive ti~ mutual
bearing OF the brave :. AtrIck Ria" and the
Polished Saiadin ill thu. respect.
Three arrests were m*Gr among the
- aliens by o. ntain i. (. Miliigtl. before
the boat left for the enemy ; OF, >iL: OF or O
". p. Montague and his VILE anu {, tLird
customer by the name OF Luklus. Monta-
gGr arrested TT the request of Li~utenal t
Eaiif.tX, Confederate Sj.tts n W., tnrOlls h
Commodore Forrest, by order Of (Iertr,
Huser. 1t is alleged that he haG ken an
oath Of fidelity t. Il CopleGsr tie ~ t. s, at
the Gosport Navy lard, where he w-s EN-
pIoyeli as = workman, and it was not uremed
allow bic for flexible !. citizen to carry in
formation into The enelnys country. The
p-rti arrested were sea; 10 the M y-Y I'd
under guard, and are now in custody IL the
yard.
The general conrt-martiai, which convened
at the Tanners Creek Dnleiil last 10 on III,
hiss reassemhie in our city and is how pro
ceeding with the various subjects proper Tor
lis action. In" following is Il list Of TIE DILL
GERS composing; the court
Col. ChanIbliss, ilsi reein mt Virginia vol
unteers; Lirut. Col. CantxeliE 2Q regiment
North Carolina volunteers; Major Iuuday
9th regiment Virginia volunt." MtiSr
BrOckett, 18th regiment Firgiait volunteers;
ii jor FoIsyth, Ri regiment Alabama roIun-
teaGs; Captain Donnam, 2'i regiment Ala
h;lnl;t volunteers; Capt HIckenny. 9Th reei-
ment NiTglnIt volunteers; Capt Nash, 4lst
eiment Virginia volunteers; Cant. LYONS
i2rh regiment Virginia volunteers. judge
Advocate.
Tn. ticket OF Presidential electors uhici,
has been suggested by the editorial cor,s OF
Richmond contail.s The nama o. Ci,,rini.atus
W. Newton, E>q., Of this c,ty :. ~ tie candi-
date for this (srccndj dIs.ricss hIr. Newton
is z son OF the venerable Inoma5 Newton
deceased, " DO in times gone 10y rtprese Il ted
0ar people for 80 many years IN The United
States House OF Il i1r@sr Il l.. tives 10 obt;.in
the appeliatiou OF father @; he HuUse." Mr.
Newton has himself TepreEt nted tins city ii
thu Virginia Legislature VI ~ credit ana tiIi-
cheney. He was an ''old-iiua wang" at the
time when that very RESPECT. bic uaTLv had
existence; butof late years las krpi out Of
the political ARENA. Since our oItii troGbles
commenced he has been i warm si.i.tsurlpr o {
the ctusr 81 Southern rights. As he il under-
5000 to advocate the election Of Davis and
ST phens, : prezuIne thece VII! De n oppesi-
tson 10 him in the district.
There VIII be n Stcond performance % the
"Amateur IilstriOnic Assertion" OF ,he l2tn
Regiment OF Nireini;t Nolahte eTs, nj lac New
Opera House Tonight. The programme is {,
rich and varied one. The first performance
on Thursday night was largely attended By
The ladies and gen tiensn OF ti.a civ Thcre
have been quite Il number of public perform
snces by amateurs in The several r. giripnts
stationed here, giToE tor the benefit OF The
Ladies Ala Society; and ! ala glad 10 saw
that in every instance E considerable sum has
been realized and contributed for the wants
of volunteers and their faIniItes. God speed
the ladies in their noble Woris
a large number of candidates are ia the
fl ii for Congress in this district come of
them staiwarf cham pions and wed worthy O..
honor; bur il is Certain that ali of them cam
got be elected. Il would b. we'll 20 + the
Southern Rights men 10 hold p convention,
and aeree TO concentrate uIoa some one no,ni.
nee ottrue aud tried qualities, and e!ec. him
20 = seat by what would be really, the voice
Of the people.
=. S AS close my letter. the clouds seem
to 0e getting thinner. They may break away
during the day.