The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-25
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NORFOLK, Nov 90, 1861.

NORFOLK, NOV 1901
We unds rstand that upward. OF one hun
dred citizens have escaped from Eastern
Shore and are now in cur city. The accouni
styeu US OF this un fortunate events truly sad.
while 1T furnishes AIS example OF the 1nhuman
spirit and reckl. ss disregard for even innocent
women aud Oh ldren which has char sc'6rized
the Federal Government mp 10 the present
t,He. We are toid that about two weeks prior
to this event, Gensral Dix, W th about two
thousand men, went over and demanded o.
our little force, which was only about eis h
teen hundred strong; and with little means OF
deieLcr. an unconditional surrender. With
stout hearts our liltie band refused SO pniust
an Cfter, that would forever disgr 'ce them i,
the public eye AID the lite county, whose
fame they we're TO establish and prepared foi
fight, General Dix though odds b,
about tvo hondred men, reiu ed to hazard
nls force 50 hastily, went back 10 get inforct-
mems, tn the Number OF eight 'hoRsaad, ano
swuie that our forces must surrender, or NJ
was prepared for fight Seeiug 20 over
@helmi force 10 encoun ter, othiDg was
iett bur retreat, but not that retreat which
urings with 1t disgrace. This our men did
AID nun h' r. As ! have = id, ha We nj ready
re chtd the city safety, though encounter
u2 very peril IN crossing the bay IN open
boats
Ii Vi, & captured the county, Gen. Dix as
snred all ihts who would I ke the oath If
AZ glance, tnat their properly should not bs
.ohisca1ed, 81 they granted every proter
ioh. Tins, OF course, met the approval OF
'oIne, who nsented 10 remain rather THAI
LAKE ne b. 2 rtiOns stsp Cf crossing the bay
"a d besIa.s of sing thClr property Man.
II those VINO have reached our ci'y, are etdl,
Ia want of ci5th'ng ana necessiltes. which,
;, course, wiit be relieved by our people -
We uuueTs tA" U4A paid little regard to th T
women and children " II. " re mad wretch
I'd Uy tLis sAdden affair 20 tn ir county
"hich bur Day or two ago was 80 bright ana
'-erini with domestic happiness. pur de-
feucss & this = int were 50 small and in. fee
q II hnf II. ha oh
l-ct of attack before. M doubt persons own
sag negroes there will be the greatest suffer
cts, tor H. seems To oe he ann ana object OF
the teueraiiSts 10 Sc 2e every negro they can
ny their hands upon. On Dix affirmed
hat here he Intended to h yc his winter
quarters, and for his officers Le wanted two
II The I'm ST houses IN the county oh tel
II not In q 9Th Puo:lsn II not IN the streets
IT AscalvA, that 5000 forces defeated ! sUC
without the shOW OF battle. 4 ght Thousand!
ii force large enough to have defeated
body oT men tnr-~ timts the slz4 OF our little
oHud. bus ii is Il striking TACT which
htys witnessed in nearly every battle, that
Cney VII never attack us with an thing lik,
qutl fnrces Oar good people OF the l. .st-
tn Shore will have To submit with becom-
tDG patience 10 this sudden defeat, uat til oui
forces shall achieve more victories to com
1e nsat for what they have lost.
We are glad TO learn that Capt. McJaTrick,
formerly of lLe steamer WinSloW, has been
appointed 10 .he steamer Sea Bird This is Il
trinute ~ the seTy ices OF our noble Captain,
for which We assert he is amply euti lied -
IN pGsSant we may sfy-and We do Il with
gre 4 deal Of pieasure--that Capt MeC. has
just received II letter from the Captain of the
r r-nch corvette "Prony," reiteratlng hi
-Fati ud- and that Of the officers for the XII %
hos ospitalities Of which they were the recip
tents while lLl our city ; and more p.rncu
iarly 10 capt. NcC. himself, as they feel he,r
tiv"s we've FYec by the active efforts OF him
self and crew while they were IN imminent
danger.
In,. ladies OF he Catholic Church in this
city, ] am glad to state, are arran&ing for
grand fair. shortly 10 take place. From theiI
previous Efforts in this direction, We predict
tUr Them full success.
Last evening the funeral of young Hsrvay
who W s drowned on The 8 b inst, occurred
rom the residence cf his mother Ia porCs.
mouth. This sad affair has caused deep al
Fiction in The family. H was Il mem Der OF
Captain Richardson's s Rife company.
4 sad sight Was Witnessed in Portsmouth
4 day or Two ago, which must excite The
syn pa Thy Of every mother who has & son IL
,aT Amy. Among anumber vino Were first
10 leap forward IN defer &C OF their country
was young ,Euii II Pted, OF Portsmouth,
member Of Captain beams company. The
com pa Y was shortly ordered away, and his
Young heart beat with Patriotic order as he
leit the root Of his afflicted mother. whom he
was destined uaYer 10 see more Young peed,
efter the company had arrived at Iele Of
Wight, the point OF destination, was shortly
attag lked with chills and fayers, OF which he
died ia twenty-five hours after being taken.
Il = fond mother knew nothing of his Illness
until the corpse of her hoy WAS laid 1T her
door. The scene that followed was INDEED
eart-rending. The mother clasped the
coffin, ard with most TgoniZing shrieks
would pace th- floor scarcely conscious OF
the scene before her. es, her dead scn had
been brought home, 10 that house which he
had Just left with snch gladness, and she not
know anything of hia illness until the corpse
arrived, VS. indeed truly sad. May God
bear her up under TINS trying bereavement
The Queen Sisters, so recently from your
city. mace their first appearance here las,
nIght. l. is bat truth TO say, their per.
formauces are truly wonderful. They were
greeted with q full house. LUNA.