The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-28
FROM PORTSMOUTH.
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PoKrssooTa, VA May q, 1891
rsrna was Haunting about The streets yes
..-.gay In her most attractive brcAoe. Que
s..u,s... however, too pert and sancy TO prove
S'rar,ixe TO the more sober minded OF less
"|hnsiastic OF our denizsns, who received
hnr rour,shinR ampiifcations and parade Oh
.as cum crane sglis. All were so far de
ceiyed ny her ghttsring snow AZ 10 oenexe
No, g battle had been fought In or about
tIa,nntou for many had heard the dtschhrg~
of mus kerry and the enemy were seen through
. gIxss--darkly, as 1T has turned out-fron
ssgeli's Point, escaping Tor their lie In TO tht
,~-t Al Old Point. Va were told that a battle
had been fought, that 200 OF the Baboon
boats had been siSin, 200 taken prisoners, ano
mai ths dig OF the Oohfedera,y, The glorious
ensign OF the south, now the beacon OF liber-
~ was seen floating la proud and calm tri
n,nuh 1T the farm OF Ar. Joseph Segar
Hut this morning | have ascertained these
f4untings OF Madame Rumor to be the meresi
ronancings, and that there is not word OF
ruth in the reports. Nc battle was or has
f..n fought, and conseq uentiy none killed or
Wounded. The cause OF the runor is as sta
ted by a gentleman from Hampton. Ii seems
- body OF troops, companies OF LouhVes,
marched IN to Hampton Thursday or Friday,
and marched back again, and the firing WA
simply Ioe discharge Of their arms after reach.
Ing their camp ground. 80 moch for the Ia
ruuu. battle. hampt - completely desert
ed and contains but two white inhabitants.
The report also is that the tug Yankee has
been captured II short dis ance up I ork River.
That 81 Hubkrt WI LII one Or Two tI
ri raeu went wIthin hailing distance, for the
purpose OF being brought to-that she went
sIongs ide ia. Yankee, and the contents OF the
Trojan Hofre were emptied upon her deck,
and took charge of the prize. THIS IL SAID 10
b. an accom- plished feat.
The tram, Oh Saturday a afternoon, brouSh an
add tionni force OF negro laborers, INTENDED for
WORK on the several deiences la, around ana
about the haTbor. The steamer Pocahon taS,
OF the oaboou squadron, went 10 some point
on james klver, Saturday Afternoon, con-
tainihs troops who arc TO run or imperii their
lives lii The despollc cause OF the limos oa
boon, which is now the CAUSE OF Nor them
. a.sp0 tisIn-the cause which denies 10 II Tree
people the RICH 10 be free-tns inaiienaoie aho
lndeieasibls right 10 govern thomseiv-s-for
winch OR fathers fVuy bt the war oil the Rev.
oiultOu. And IN order 10 make more sure tue
blessing they achieved tor themselves auG
their postsrlty, tney sent delegaLss 10 IN.
Federal Convention 10 amend the Old articlee
OF CONFEDERATION in order to form amor
perfect union" The Focahonlas returned
empty on Sunday morning. On Saturday
evening, there was hight or hTe seen
from tne Northern extremity OF CraWioru
street, OF This city, opposite NoiioIh, Ia
the uirec ton of Old POINT and Hampton. -
some SAID 1t was inc calcium llguL at OIO
Point; soTne that II WAS the burning 81
uuuergroW ia ana Drush IN the region oi Am
uer's Greek, where companies had been eh'
gaaea IL cutting II away To make encamp
neut=. Some others SAID II was the burning
oil the brIdKe over Mill Creek, ny The h1inp'
touhus Inis iast was lhe true surAlse
That bridge has been destroy eu % inc Aainp
toL ptOpie-buTnt up.
Several steamers are said TO have reached
Old Point SUNDAY mornluS-su 10 nave
convey ed 10 mat post large relnIoruenents.
Inc steamer Minnesota left ola Point OF
Saturday evening with troops, destined, 1t L.
suld, for some point on the coast of NorLt
Udrolina. Ocracoke Is prepared 10 leelst /
LANDING from boats the only mode by which
LANDING can be effect thrre ana Ceience
are erecting ~ Hatteras by officers OF tue n
T.. Navy. 1t ID reported, while AIN writing
that the a pes ulluions have eUec tsu IL land
ing near EIZaUeth City but plaee no con
fdence in the Tumor. Also, huar that troop
from OId Point have landed at Newp0r
News, simply 10 preve The erection OF ia |
feries by our men, ami the rumor Is no couD
well founded.
a tag OF trace brought By tug from the gal
laut Peude rgrast anu Company, was usn
10 Off CTaney Island, and her progress stop
ped there. Sine CAME 10 take away Lhe vi u
OF those who have cast their lot aud tutur
with the enenies OF her Governmental
b4rbaric North which is now seeking TO eTec
the subjugatiUn OF the South and an appor
tionnleut OF the fair domain o! SngIni
among the lecherous ninlous OF Lincoln
the uemoraliZed, degraded, and hell boun
wretches OF New \ ork ana New England.
! Jus. learn that Lieut.. Wm. II. III urdaug
has been Te!-h>eG by the officers OF Tie CHM
paIIee. He Is Ii native OF this city, and WI
prove \ valuable :tcq uisition 10 The n IVY
the Southern Confederacy. he has seen
large portion OF actual ser V ice, and had chars
OF the coas. survey IN this district tor SON
time, in W Inch he served with ulsting uis Mt
ability. Such are the men we NEEDY on M
active, energetic full OF decision, coolness ar
bravery to the brim. VS. want such men IL
the times. Such is Vim. II. Murdaugh
OLD DoHISIoS.