The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-10-05
SPECIAL ooEREsPoSDENCK OF THE DIsrATcI

-, NcAFOLK, Oct 3D.. lsel.
There is nothing of very special i'm port.tn,.
to-day to conInunicat from the seav,,t
cities OF Virginia. Suppose give You soiu.-
lhinS more about the State of tie atmosphere
WIN respect to heat, cold, dryness, moist are
ram, ana wind. Wei, about the weather
no" heavily 1t raihed last night The cIoud.
were very dark, and the water poured ia To
the elsterns made rIuleIa in the streets ann
ven uashin2 and si'lashing over the whary-,
ana now, III 9j', the Chasing beams OF tn.
Ming OF Day are driving Oft the y:ipory Inas...
Whith are nurrJi ing away TO tn. utLya,d
leaving y
me spacious n mament on high
WI ali the blu, eth rsnl Ak -
70 o. again an object of adlrira tion ana b.nr
y, ior those wiio can venture. look t,,,y;t r,is
Tor Il while, lifting their pyes from iha s,,rc;
aust oi the earth Eut there are ,ome h.r,
is Well rs III all other places who iku tha IN, :,
,hat IL! boy mood found Il piece OF gold, aiw;,, :
Aeep tsieiI eyes ihtentiy fixed upon the ground
on which they are permitted, to vail for IN.
p,rpos" OF gathering up and huartiiuy frr sn,u,
future slcldthritt, the shining d,,sf Will
,hot III, ing siories OF tho upper world
thti thTtil Win delight the hearts-of the u,r.
ana eood, are neglected and ups..en
Al HAS oeen stated here by IL lsisso,,
M o. ,, III one OF the steamers bearing a f,ae
oi u iuce that Gen. Scott's health ia sx.aa''
insiy 'eebir' and 1t IS belle, ed til at he nno,
liNe much longer. Had TINT vain 90 ~,
sulnptuous old enemy 10 the Sou,b md + .s
peciaiiy to his native State given III. IA,
ence IN behalf of truth, honor and ius,ica ~.
even quietly retired from the strife, he might
nave gone to his grave with all the honor dur
as they have been.
In April, 1870 our city was visited bv ..,b,
hero OF Lnndy's Lane as Scott was cal,ed
HE dia hot attract large crowd. There
seemed, indeed hut little curiosity tn sp, ttl .
tail. fat, old General. a saIuta ho1ro,ar '.,
was fired on his arrival, and he was escorted
TO his rooms by some Of the volunteer com
panies.
Major HIn. Lamb, of our city, having
been appoi II ted BriSadier. q M arternasi ier nv
President D,vis, has commenced arr,nys
ments for the discharge of his ad7itional
army duties. 1t is Il coincidence worthy n,
note, that Richard Lamb, of Va, the gr,.a +
grandfather of MAJOR Ltynb WAS n Ouart.r
master III the Continental army in III. Amer
lean jievolu!ion. During the dischary.. NJ
his duties in that capacity he generously Ok
pended the most OF his private fortune in fur
nishing tranSporta tion for the supplios tina,
OF tn" patriotic army in the Soutb ,ha,
fought so galiantly for liberty and freedom,
u p~ abnsed and destroyed by sea OF I,sI-i-
Etnic IanatlC> of thc North.
II - ais a somewhat remarkable .oinr;
drn"e that tis late WTn. IL. I,Inh. the faith
'r oi The l'r''sent eXceilsnt Ma.or OF our city
vas Mayor Of The borough. of Norfolk dur
Ing lhe It war with Great Hrits{u uhoo
lie was ona "f the faI" remaining pa a.riarcbs
whose foundation OF Subsequent nseiu,n.s,
vas laid in the last ceutury.
Ihe inde pendent irayS, and company r.
OF thih city, AT" Ola parade 10 day These
TWO wei drilled companies have Just passed!
through thr city, and presrut soidis rIy and
wariilie appearance. They escorted Major
Crutchh"ld 20 the depot OF The ~ & +. Rail
road.
The grand review Of the forces AZ Pig
Point, which WAS TO take place TO day is posi-
ponPd until to- o-morrow when 4 most attrac.
tive military display is expected come of
HteAr!er will 20 down with tag OF true,
70 Old Point today, and severas persons
bound North will be allowed 10 take lla ssn n,
Private Keeling, of the Old Dominic,
Guards, of Portsmouth, aged about eighteen
dled yesterday The remains OF the you TIA fu
soldier VIII be carried to-day on the Norfolk
and Petersburg Road to Suffolk, where hi.
relatives reside. lie WAS II son OF Ihe !a,,
John ". Keeling, OF that town