The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-11-12
FROM NORFOLK.
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NoEPolK, Nov. II, 1ssl.
Tho sad tidings Of tno sinking aud burning
OF the stannch and favorite steamer Wins.
day This mslalfehoiy event, wniis on an
errand Ut mercy, is we'll calculated 10 excite
emotions OF regret. For 10 any years so well
known on our w tors as lhe Coffee, under
the popular MeCarrick, many there viii be
to share in the general sympathy 1or Ter Iues.
Here our correspondent furnishes . long
account OF tho burning OF the Winsluw, Ms
well as the particulars attending The rescue OF
the officers aud crew on board the French
frlsats PROXY" which was superseded by
he account taken from the Now bern Frosress,
70 be found in anoLher coiImn.
The officers OF the "frony'' stopped at the
Atlantic Holel. They lost almost every Thing
they han, and some of them had but the
Clothes they had on--a lot OF their valuables
having BEEN destroyed. The Captain OF the
corvettc expressed, in complimentary terms,
his high regard f.r the klAdntss aud 1t Len
tion TO himself aud officers during their whole
way to our city. And Is sh -mefuily impress
ed, as you may well ina CINE, with tho con-
duct OF the LINCOLN ships towards themselves
aud crew OF the corvette, When they We're near
peri-hlng. They expressed Laemseis es as IN
uebtea " our little feet, and to Captain Nc
Carrick particularly, Tor their safely, aud
assure him they shall never forget him ana
MS many hospllaiitles.
The captain of the French corvette was
heard to express himself that France woulu
no DOUBT Iee. aize The Confelerac, In a few
WcSAss ulS SIdtllylub Ill teiAiSenCe, Coming
ON such a SQUIRE, may we'll sustain oul
most snnguIne expcvtati ms.
W nlle III the MOTEL iney We're treated with
marAed hiluness, and mahy We've taken ~
priyato houses, aud RECALLED Win the choicest
WINS aud every oeilcacy.
On one or Two OCCASIONS they toasted that
they noped Tor the spesoy reGogaition of the
Confederacy by France. lhe cor, cite was d
small ship carrying SIX guns, aithoagh al
lowed ten Sh- had come from France on a
two yeais' cruise, put HAD only been away
Six nonLhs. sac carried about Twelve oiticeI .
aud nv midsnik mea. AinoIet oruial, i, AMI,
aLd geneiou seC VI gen tieiurn, IL has never
Dee. my RI a -uEe 10 sec any wncre. One III
Coming III their company feels nj ONCE II.
noiho aud iorxets That lac IL III tns society vi
french nobinty TO plehsantiy k'ass the NOUS.
lucy wiII leave to-day BY *
truce Ior O.d Point, wneic they VIII take he
Baltimore boat tor Daitiniorc. We osu LII. a.
Gou spee'u " Their happy homes. Inc renrh
Coasui at tnis place, Du4cau no Der tsoia, Esq =,
~iii see thai th~ y w4A.t for nothing, anu " "A.
bIbiy accompany tneIn 10 tns koint.
Inc only urAW b Ack Tat proven ted their
tluos fIoIa reii.g az feeab e IL L.er
wise Wo0id nave been, Was Lie great ulIneui-
~ OF understanding 'he Englsn lang uage,
ana of our unuelstandI. Z correctly their ian
guage but this ditiac uity was opyIasea IN .,
Guy, WHO, 1 ana glad to sex, shywed tnem ever,
stten,ion.
!One OF them gave me his photograph, taken
In france, when, assure you, win De kept
Ia kind RENE III france. Luna.