The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-04-29
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ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE DISPATCH.
HEADQUARTERS THIRD RECT. VA. Vols, !

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HEADQUARTERS THIRD Rect. VA. Vols,
April 26, 1861. )
Having been comfortably quartered at the
Naval Hospital at Portsmouth, which is now
the heaiuuartPrs of the Third Regiment, com
manded by Col. James Gregory Hodges, Lien
tenant Colonel ID. J Goodwin, and Major Nm.
g. Wiugteld, avail my self of the earliest op
portunity to give you an account ot thlng9
here. The quarters are the finest in the
STATE, and the Regiment we'll organiZhd. In
addition to the eight COMPANIES composing
the Regiment, we have two others already
formed and oflicered, only awaiting the coln-
pletion of uniforms to be mustered INTO ser
vice: and when they shall have been mustered
In the Regiment will then be composed CT ten
companies, numbering in the aggregate about
$40 men.
We have also in barracks four large, efficient,
and NAV add thoroughly we'll drilled COM
panies of infantry from Georgia, who arrived
| here a few nights back, oiiicered by the first
men of the Sta te, and the soldiers are the very
| hower of the South They are the Macon
Volunteers, commanded by Captain smith, Il
very eminent lawyer OF Macon, VINO mas laii
aside practice of IS 900 or $40 900 to respond
| to the call of his country; Floyd Rifles, Capt.
| Thomas Hardaman, member of the last Con-
gress of the United States; City Light u yards,
Of Columbus, Captain p. II. Colquitt, son OF
| the Ex- Senator, and gentleman OF hiSn legal
| attainments: and the Spalding Greys, OF
| Snaldinr county, Captain l.. I. Doyal, a ju-
| rst of considerable note.
| BY the way, it seems the papers regard all
| this section of country as Norfolk. Ports
| mouth is scarcely known, and II so, never
| spoken of. The Portsmouth troops, (and not
| those from Norfolk,) took possession OF the
| Navy Yard, after its evacuation, and the
| Naval Hos spital; and en- passont, 1t might be
| necessary to state, that immedia tely after the
| war vessels passed the High street wharf OF
| Por tsmouth, Col. Hodges, with detachment
| of his Regiment, in double quick time, re
! paired to the yard, and having battered down
| ysin hp =
mediately en- tering, sent TO his private re-
| sidence for flag of Virginia, (his own pro
| perty3 and ordered Capt. James q. Choate OF
| the Rangers, to hoist it, but upon looking
/ officer of the late U. S. N, who had resigned
| his commission the day previously, and re-
marked to Capt. Choate that, he consenIing
he would give the Lieutenant the honor OF
hoist!ng the first Sic Ssmper Tyrannts fiae
| over the properly Of the late United States.
| The Hospital WAS taken possession OF by
! Lieut. Col. Goodwin, with one com pany OF tht
| Regiment, accompanied hy Au1atant Hreha
| Ur. harrington was in charge at the time
who surrendered on demand on Sunday morn
| Ing al about sunrise.
| Our harbor is now in q comparatively safe
condition OF defence. At this point We have
| Mcintosh and Lieutenant Sharp, OF the Fir.
| ginia Navy, powerful battery, the guns ol
| which are Of the largest calibre, all taken
from the Navy Yard. They are now all II
l i
| by cotton bales, and they covered with rail
| road T iron. Give us show, and we car
| sink the en- tire Yankee fleet. AT various Other
| points batteries are in course OF erection
| one at Craney Island, nearly completed; ont
| at Fort Norfolk, and several others down TIM
| river. The old frgate United States has aist
| a battery placed upon her, and moored OIL the
| Hospital The Ape of the Prairies may sent
| in his ships now; we are prepared to gave
| them a warm reception.
| The Sd Regiment, under the command OF I'M
| gallant, efficient and thorough soldier, Jane
| Gregory Hodges, is itching for Hight W.
only wish Il chance, and rest assured that w
| will either make 4 name as q regiment tina
| will be enviable, or perish to man. Tht
| officers and men have full confidence IN theii
| commanders, and protest against any change
| Since the taking of the Yard and Hospital, WI
have done the most laborious service, many
| soldiers having been 70 hours on duty, VIII
scarcely fc cd enough to sust tain a three months
old infant; but they have not murmured
| they are willing TO lay down their lives 10
their glorious old mother, and whether sh
demands the sacrifice by the blue pits OF In
| Abolitionists, or by inches, is = matter ot n
conseq uence to them. Part OF the regiment
up to Monday, has been doing duty at IN
| Yard. Capt. Deans company is now DOM
marine service there, and has In consequence
saved the State millions Of dollars. '.