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TIE Love MIssISa STEAMSHIP PAcrTIo--A

TIE Love MIssING STEAMSHIP PAcITIo-A
Message from, fhe Sed.-Our readers may have
observed recently. among our maritime ex
tracts, the copy OF the contents of 3 slip of
paper found in 4 bottle some weeks ago, on
the western coast OF Uist, IN the Hebrides,
and forwarded TO US by our agent at Storno-
way. The paper il Ques suon, apparently the
leaf of Il pocket book, used in the hurry of
the moment, was covered on both sides with
pencil marks, from which the following was
with difficulty deciphered "On board the
Pacific, from L. pool TO n. Ynk. Ship going
down. (Great) confusion on board. Icebergs
around us on every side l know l cannot
escape. | write lhs cause of our loss that
friends NAV not live in suspense. The finder
of this will please get 1t published. VIM.
Graham" Ii wa are right in our conjecture,
ths ship here named is the Pacific, one Of the
Collins line of steamers. which vessel left
Liverpool on January 23, lsJ6, three days
before the Persia, and has not since ben
heard of; and this slip OF paper, three inches
by two, Is probably the only record OF the fate
Of that missing ship. The writer was evil
IDENTIFY some person accustomed 10 the perils
of the sea, for it is difficult 10 understand
how any person whose nerves had not been
hardened by the presence OF frpQuent and
appalling dangers conid have written with
such manifest GOODNESS In the immediate pres
ence of death. This self possession at once
negatives the idea that the person who could
exhibit 1t in moment of such supreme peril
could possibly have mistaken the name of the
vessel whose loss he has recorded. Then,
again, we nnd from the records of the lost
Pacific, that person named Graham sailed
in her from Liverpool on her i'll -fated voy
age, and in all human probability was on
board at the time she was lost with all hands
This is the strongest point III the entire chain
OF evidence, for IL connects the writer OF the
memorandum directly with the lost ship, and
the ship with the writer Lastly, since the
memorandum has been given TO the world,
now some weeks, we have had no intimation
that any ship named the Pacific, sailing from
Liverpool recently, has been iost, or Is even
missing.-London ShtPping and Aerc0nttl
Tlxetfe
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TIE ExpREss UoxPASr.-Ths following ar

TIE ExpREss UexPASr.-Ths following ar.
ticls, from the Aug usta Chronicle, is publis !.
ed by request:
We noticed In the Columbus Sun, Of Fri
day, q communicated article, cOndsmnatory
OF the Express Company tor charging freight
on packages sent TO The soldiers. Similar ar.
our interior exchanges, both as editorial and
communicated. The writers of these articles
are surely not aware OF the amount of gratu.
itous lab~r and service performed by the Ex-
press Company for our soldiers since they
have bsen called to the flsld-at the same
time, TOO, that its stockholders and officers
have been NO ways backward in con tributiDg
OF their private means on all occasions. The
Express Company did, st first, when only q
few hundreds or thousands of soldiers were
c,lied out, deliver packages free Of charge.
The railroad companies are entitled to and
receive their rates for freight carried by the
Express, and II would be reasonable to ex.
pect the cloth mills to furnish their goods
free Of charge, and merchants OF all classes tc
furnish gratuitOusly everything in their
stores, as to demand Of the Express that they
should pay the railroads, and the salaries ol
messengers and officers ont Of pure pa trio sm
II the carriage of the goods cost them nothing
we have no hesiAncy in saying that they
would cheerfully devote their care ard atten.
ton TO the speedy and safe delivery of al
packages for soldiers entrusted to their care
W, thout charge.
All the officers and managers of tho Expres.
Company with whom We have any inter
course, evidence, IN many ways, IS much IL
terest In the prosperity Of the cause which we
have so much at heart as any ciass Of oal
citizens.
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FROM THE EASTERN SHORE.
PiratieaI Expedition st the Yankees--Prsp
er,y Stolen and Vessels Burn,--A shatl
Skirmisb, &c.
or rHs kloHsosp prspArcH J
NonrgAxprox 90, Va, Aug. ., '81.

NoRrHAxPToE Co., Va, Aug. 0, '8t.
The Yankee hirelpgs, in pursuance Of their
programme. on Wednesday last entered the
Pocomoke River with three steamers and two
barges, and landing about two hundred and
Atty of heir men, marched 8 mile or TWO Ia to
Accomac. They were met by few members
OF volunteer company in the neightorhood,
and after exchanging their rounds re trea ted to
their bcats-not, however, before they had
robbed store in the Heightorhocd of about
$500. The same day they appeared al Chest
ne,sicR, lower down the county, and after
killing a few sheep and towing away vessel
or two, disappeared from the neighborhood.
On Friday they appeared in Cherrystone
Greek, In this county, and continued their
Wanton and unprovoKed destruction OF pri-
vate property by bourding and burning TWO
vessels lying therein. Neither OF them had
been used for any other purpose than as a
guard TO the creek, to prevent the escape of
slaves since the commencement Of the war
After a shot or two from their cannon at the
house OF MRS. Fitchett, widow lady residing
or the creek, they essayed to depart; but one
of their steamers getting aground, afforded
time TO our people to assemble. Prepara-
tions were at once made to give our visitors
sUch welcome as their merits deserved. BY
transferring men and munitions from one boa t
10 the other, the one ashore was. however,
before they were completed, fioated off by the
advancing tide. As they passed, our people
opened fire with rifles, musksts and our SIX
pounder eld-piece. 1na fire was brisky re-
turned from steamers and barges, and for 3
time tAtIe WINS u HFcIy TecipEOCdliOn OF tnsf
Stern compliments. chs enemy had rfled
cannon, and their shot and she'll fell arou ID
and about our men In a shower. Won1erfu
to tell, nobody WAS hurt" although the
The rasc calls fred with a skill and accuracy
worthy of q better cause. The ground was
strewn with grape shot, canister and frag-
ments of shells, and the trees torn and rem t
BY the fiercenesa of the cannenade. The figh I
occurred on Kings Greek, farm belonging TO
John n. farewell, Esq OF Norfolk, and the
burial place OF the late Hon. Littleton Wal
Ter TaZeWeH. Thus it would seem rs il this
haliowed spot had been selected for The first
attack on this side of the Chesapeake, and
the last sleep of one or Firgina's most Illus
trious disturb bed by the sound OF the
Yankee guns on his grave
l must close this in great haste, TO use an
unexpected opportunity 10 send il across the
Bay. CHEsAPKAKB
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From the New Orleans True Delta.l
Prince Nap sleAn and his Mi On % Americ

Napoleon. Joseph Charles Paul, now on a
visit in Washington, Is q son OF the late ex.
Kink Jerome and Frederick Catharina, prin-
cess Of Wurtemherg. He was born on the eth
of September, 1s22 at Trieste, on the Adri.
attic, and passed his early years In Italy,
where his psrenrs. after the do ownfall OF the
old Napoleon, resided, the father under the
title o Count of Moptfort. Bapishad with all
the Bonapartes in 1881. in con SEQ uence of a re-
voluuonary movement of the Romasua tPapal
Sut,s,) the young prince, Yet a mere boy,
would have already become political refugee
had not the ambassador OF Russla at Rome IN
tervened in his favor. In 1855, the Prince en-
tered the service of the army Of his mothers
next relative, the King of Wurtemberg. but
preferiing travelling to drilling. ne visited
many conntIiss, and obtained IN lsi5, frcIn
Louis Philippe, the permission TO re-enter
France, ana TO stay few weeks In Paris,
where he perman emily settled with his sathsr
Jerome, and quietly moved In ths saloons Of
bis sister Mathiida married 70. but separated
rom, ths wsll-kown Russian Prince. Anatols
Demido6.
After The outbreak Of tAe February revola.
ton In l6A6, our august vtstt0y was elected
simple member for Uorsica In the national
assembly where the writer Of this skstca saw
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LUNA.
NoRFoLK, August9th, 1861.

NoRFoLR, Angus 9Th, 1861.
IL has beer stated IL The newspapers that
Gen. Wool haG been ordered 10 take command
of the Federal forces in AT around old Point
Somehow Or other, Wool has gotten up the
reputation Of being Il lighting man" How
he earned this name, or when, or " here, an
unable to tell But certain il is, that the an.
nouncement thai he WAS Coming to Old Point
has greatly raised the spirit of our troops. 1t
Is hoped that he may teel himself called upon
TO retrieve The fallen fortunes Of his section,
by setting q few squadrons on our shores
Snould he DO 30, iooH out for Manassas No. 2
regret to announce the burning or the town
OF Hampton, located about q miles from
Fortress Monroe. 1t was 8 snug, coZy, home
ike looking village; the Main street, IN sum
mer, presenting the appea rance OF q long ar
bour, from the dense foliage which lined the
SIDES and met overhead along the entire ave-
nue.. Nothing bu. stern necessity would
have led to Its destruction on the part OF our
Generals. II, on the other hand, its des true
tion has been the wanton act of the Northern
vandaIs the cry for instant and faartu. refdliQ
ttor will go up from ail Eastern Virginia, and
our commanders should teach them one les
son on this score which they would never
forget
The many friends Of Col Eizsy in this city
were delighted to L I'd that the oppJrtune ar
rival OF his brigade at Manassas contributed
SO largely in liking the " fortunes OF the day. -
Colonel ElZey is well kno Hn here as n first
rate soldier, and the title of " Blucher," j."
gwen him by the glorious Beauregard could
not have fallen on better soldier, or q truer
man.
The health OF the troops around this harbor
is unusually good, aud the many friends of
the soldiers stationed here may rest assn ed
that the most thorough preparation has been
made by our dec tors for making all com for III =
bic who may be SICK SEA-SEoRg
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Contributions fer the Sick.
GgHERAt HosrIrAL, YORKTOWN, Va.
August RLh, 1861.

NRNkkAt HosPIrAL, YORKTOWN, VA,
August sth, 1861.
To the Editors Of the Dispatch BE so kind
as 10 allow ne 10 thank, for their kindness In
sending many necessaries to our sick at this
place, the folio wing ladies', viz
The ladies Of the Gum berlaud Associa-
tion;" Mrs. VIM. y johnson, King William
county, Va; Mrs. u. +. Randolph; President
Soldiers Ala Society" Richmond, Va Mrs.
Jas NJ Dol nan, Petersburg, Va; "a Friend
In Petersburg, Va :" "Ths Iadies OF Brunswic
county. Va ~ And now, ladies. in concln zion,
let ms thank you aOain for your generous do.
be. at all times, gracefully recsived By your,
- Ia Very ob't servant,
PHrRa z HIxss, Surg. Hosp1
Per Ai<r. Ho0g.
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Cutting and Ssabbing.-Coll,gan, lew Cha
racter, who has been vegetatipg for soma
months past in the vicinity Of the Old Market
House as n dealer in fish, and who a short
time since transformed himself into q son OF
Mars, was taken in custody Saturday night
and put in the cage for nearly severing James
Ford's arm from its owners body. All tho
tendons of the left arm above the wrist were
cut, and several severe gashes in dicted about
Ford's breast and shoulders. C. has been oncs
before up for cutting a man. He came from
the North. A man named Thomas Burke was
also Gagged Saturday night for stabbing and
cutting Bev. B. Gatewood with kuifs.
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The Projectite which passed through Gen.
Beaaregaru's headquarters at the battle of
Manassas Plains, on the 2lst Of July. has been
presented by him to the Mayor of Richmond.
Mr.. Mayo designs to present it to his Exosl-
lency Gov. Leteher, who is gathering lot OF
war curiosities. Tho projeotile is about ten
inches in length, three in breadth, and wss
filed with some kind Of explosive ma erial.
which, however, did not ego of" till r. moved
BY rebel fingers
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Stealing Egg.-The high price demanded
for eggs by the denizens Of tho rural districts
has caused them to be highly appreciated
and much sought after. Alfred Cardwell was
srraigned before the Mayor on Saturday for
unla wfully possessing himself Of buckle, full
of the tempting edible. Alfred was remanded
for trial
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Mred up AFair.--Miles Mcmahon, and
Bridget, his wife, were before the Mayor on
Saturday, for assaultng David Ahern. assisted
by Mary Collins. After an examination, the
Mayor became convinced that the complainant
was moro scared than hurt, and dismissed ths
trio summoned up a, bis instance.
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TIE Army Worm.-Friends who know this
insect when they see it, assure us that it is a.
present in this vicinity in quantities to suit
any reasonable man, and that a number oc
grass plots on the suburbs have been Cd tirely
denuded Of their surplus vegetation by the ei-
forts of the Industrious sworn" II W far the
insect has interfsred with the crops in Virgins
that it usually feeds on, We have no means Of
knowinp
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Attempting to Pick homan's Pocket
Charles Govan (or 9oran) was Iequiyed to
give surety for bis good behavior on Ss'ur-
day by the Mayor, for attempting to pick Eli
zsbeth Burnett's pocket in the Second Market,
and was also remanded for trial.
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Dead Infant Found.-The body Of dead
white male child was found by some ci,irens
on Saturday morning, sticking In the moukh
of . culvert near the Medical College. I.Hd
no, have the appearance Of having been long
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Refm,i~g to Aid .as Oficers.--Two men
named Patrick Mcneil anu Patrick Murphy
were before the Mayer on Saturday for re'us-
ing, when summoned, to assist Messrs. New
man and Wasserman, two OF the " atch. while
attempting the arrest of one Samuel Fury. In
stead Of obey'ng tho request Of the ofieers, tho
parties resisted them. They were required to
give. security to appear before the Hastings
Court TO answer the charge of misdemeanor.--
The law expressly provides. under penalty,
that the citizen shall assist the lawfully COL
stitnted authorities in the execution of the
law whenever it may be- interfered with, or the
execution thereof ia resisted by force, and aid
is thereby rendered necessary for its due en-
forcement Some men indu ge the foolish NO
ton that they exhibit manliness in giving aid
and comfor. to the malefactors whom the
bailifTs may be engaged in laying by the heels,
but it is fallacy that thorough acquaint-
ance with the requirements of the law and the
obligations resting on all good citizens will
readily dissipate.
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Assaust on the Watch A man named Jo-
seph Kloss was sent to Jail on Saturday by
the Mayor, for sssaulting the wa,ohmsa whiis
in discharge Of their duty as conservators Of
tho peace.
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saes man man ia~iy made application for insur-
.Asr. "a a hhiicing situated la . village where
"Wh, "oe no IRE engine. Hs was as ksd
e,.'raa are ths facilities In your village for
sk1lshiag IRE well, IL rains some
~ DC replied. with great simplicity.
IN. H.. +, ht hard Boyd. bro her Of the editor of
o,isixsyille Tcbscce Plant, has boen o.
Arr,s Assistant surgeon In the Oonfsdsrste
6, Tsjjliiiam Beaty, Esq q well known c,,issn
"Sifsa eounty. Va. died last week.
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Coante.Jeisipy John II Jones alias John
Thompson, person of dubious exterior, will
be before the Mayor this morning for attempt
Ing 10 pass . ffty cent counterfeit note on John
Williams,
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Rel~ased-Martha CArdons, who was ssnt
70 jail on Friday, on failure to give security
for breach Of the psaee, was bailed out ON
Saturday by her husband.
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FROM NORFOLK.


NoKsoIK. Va, Aug. oh, 1861.
The Lincoln vandais, Ia their estruc uon
OF property in Hampton, Wednesday night,
lett untouched the chesapeake College, a
splendid institution, where it is reported
their sick We're confined. A nag was seen
waving over 1t yes erday morning. All the
splend d buildings. fncIuding TaDbs Hotel,
on the rignt OF Hampton Greek, were de-
stroyed, with proOAbiy many corn fields,
which, we are assured, were III fine condition
We have reason to believe that Jne fire pe.e-
rated still further into Ham ptou, and the to-
tai destructioa must be immense. The fire
was yividly seen at Craney Island, and IS de-
scrib d to have been both fr ghttuI and grand
There is some question as to the origin OF the
cohH lgration, some believing that MLgrUder
caused the town 10 be burned We aGtach nc
importance 70 this. regarding Il as simply un-
tr"e. We await pauently other facts with
the hope OF giving you Iuiler sta tement.
But three ships were reported off Newport
News yesterday. Large numbers OF troops
nave lett that point, within the last day or
TWO, to go, as wa think, 10 Washington.
LIMA
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Assaals and 6asssry.-Tasswsll. slavs Of
Green / Allen, wss broaght before the Mayor
on Saturday, and ordered to bs punished, for
assaulting VIM. II. Martin. white psfson.
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CosYADsAaq. STATES oy AxKxrc.

A., Z
& ''Sa- D1p't, Richmond, July llth, Gi
H-asfcT DrEoAE, Commanding Ken
ssl.4S Volunteers, Winchester, Va.
"a your esteemed favor Of the "a ia =
~ eheIosipg check for five hundred dol
a. 20 be invested ''ip the most appropria To
--@HAeE - ait lGSths defeat Of Lincoln's Iaer
,Laf'e7 Eas been received. Thus liberal and
r4-t9l'c donation is accepted by the Depart
80 ana sAail bs applied III the manner In
/, is truly gratifying 10 see gallant son OF
49, ~, yer attached 70 the old Union, not
o, S7Fl. nis bosom 10 the foe, bat liber ally
s9ct" M purse TO aid cur cause. With
+rT az aud cyl pathy for the brave etiicers
s94oltFs OF the Coo ofederate States, this
',T ht tn tsrtains Il lively hope that the
VesE VIII soon b driven from our soil.
resr~ctfuiiy, your ob't serv't,
- u AhnaIseEn Ssc'y OF Treasury.
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Lieut.. James Cunningham, of the Mecklen
burg Guards, died Of typhoid fever, In Meek
IenburR county, Va on the 3lst nit
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!Smitoble Diet one of the best Tonics.-ODe
who can truly speak from experience, advises
strict attention to the diet Of the sick and
we'll soldiers. The soldiers who have left
their homes had abundance of suitably stimu-
lating food The change has been great al
most necessarily. Bat We do sincerely call
attention to this department Of military reps
rations. Those who partake daily Of nutri-
tious and properly stimulating food, as juicy
as can we'll be, not to say sloppy, are certainly
best fortified to stand hour fight, or any
emergency, and suffer but little, comparatively
speaking, and hardly ever sink from exhaus-
ton on the battle field. 1t is great economy
to attend to this. Much is wasted and no
good results to soldiers, from the food DOT
being suitably cooked. IF some arrangement
could be made in respect to this, twelve men
would be more effective on the battle ground
than twenty four, or even more, whose sys-
TENS have not heen prepared to stand pre-
tracted and hard labor wi hout food often, "a
in the last battle. On the 2lst, some f,ught
bravely from q m. to p. m, who could
not have done 80 but for the strengthsuing.
stimulating food they had been using for four
weeks previous. Tho SICK should have such
diet as their cases demand. Without it, some
may be kept, if not in bed, still of no use 70
the army for weeks OF months. These ara
facts Of vital Importance to the victory or to
tbs support Of the army.
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Petty Cuarreling and Fghfing.-Hardly a
day passes at the Mayors Court that the pre-
siding functionary Of that tribunal Of justice
Is not called upon to adjust some petty quar-
rel or fighting scrape between parties whs are
much too often, for the credit Of the softer sex,
women. The quarrelling between the latter
is of course affected by the aid Of that power
ful instrument the tongue, but their lighting
is done with more dangerous if less noisy
instrument. the fist. A sacred regard for the
person ought to be universally cherished for.
according to holy writ, "the fieshly tabernacle
is Gods temple and TO despoil its fair pro-
portions is at once abhorrent to the duty and
against the law of the land. The Mayor, az
tho adjuster of all domestic dificulties among
certain class of tho population, is compelled
to frown on the inflictor Of those hard knocks
that mar the body and despoii its comeliness.
even though the contest be one in which the
comhatants exhibit willingness to engage.
regardless of the fact that they are females
By means of peace warrants, numbers OF wo-
men have found their way from time to tine
to the jail, and remain burthen to the city
treasury. When the now Aims II ,use is put
to its legitimate use, number Of the sub
jects, both male and female, who now find
q lodgment in the city jail, will be sent thith-
er, whore, VIC believe, arrangements have been
made for putting them to work. The quarreis
and resulting fights between the men who are
generally arrested by the police, have al
ways bad or fighting whiskey as foundation.
So, also, with the women who seek his Honor's
protection by getting out warrants sgainst
opponents. 1t will be observed by frequenter
Of the Mayors Court that the party beaten in
any game Of fisticuffs Is the one TO solici, his
Honors interference to adjust the quarrel. by
producing An equality Of punishment.
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the nag STAFF was shot off whilst in his hapds.
But he planted the nag on the Sherman Bat
tery, and our brave men stood up to their
coiors and took the battery. That VirRinian
was +. y. Paxton, OF Rockbridge.
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AAS AeDe'Se W. " o.J ooLSS|o says
A correspondent OF one OF the Richmond
papsrss . short time since . poke OF Virginian
the nxht and fell In with Nsoreia regiment
just - their standard bearer fell. The lost
Vtrefnlan asked leave 70 bear ths coIors II
was granted 70 him. he bore them brnvely.
The nag was shot through three times, aud