The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-09-20

NORTIIt.RN NEWS.

| We make the following extracts froin our North.
eIn iies
NARROW ESCAPE OF TWO FEDERAL REGIMENTS
TIE New York Times a!ates that the 18th and
10Th New York regiment, about 1890 strong mar
ro"iy escaped being lost se;. while on their way
III the steamer Baltic. from Norfolk TO New
York. They had been stationed al Suffolk but
their TINE being up they left ior home shipping a.
Norfolk. The ship went aground about fifty BIiies
south OF Cape Aay, aud was gotten of lea. in 4
badly. Minute snn- were tired, and blue lights
sent up At night.
Mean"hic, the troops hs. been detailed into
gangs alid rcii"ts of 20 each and under :he
directia OF thcir o!i.ers, worked incessantiy at
the pumps, the coal hole ANA the baggage gang
ways. In thess tolls they were eheered and AZ.
Sisted Gy tho crew of tie ship who, with the zeal
@nd aEni Of A!cerican sranisn, gave themselves
no respite all night long Hundreds of tons Of
COAL 5aggage and cOmIIlissacY stores were in this
way cons gned to the deep and lost. The trunks
chests, camp eIupage, etc OF the officers went
fst, aud among them every thing Col Bryan ami
his Sstlf had on board.
Cheerfulness elacrity, .l!G courage tistiupuish.
I'd every nlan III tho a:daous labors of :, night
gloomy and threatening to :.li. Morning cams at
last, and about seven o clock Two schooners
bore ut for Tue steamer, and took off i've hundred
lnure OF the troops. The ri:loer was difficult and
dangerous ii the extreme. Each u...u had to be
lowered into the boats son side by ropas and then
it- each best WA liiied, the living ireig ght
=
Balte AM he sah"nners manned ali the boats they
could launch, .t'id liza niib-I OF these alone .cn-
derad ihc transfer possible te sea 40 high and
rough, s'i each loading required iedous time
ont schooner sal ~ ui The Twenty tilth and tifty
Of he ILireeiiiii ,:ti aa!irG onr Informant thou
Ia Fortress Montce, tAa other took 200 of tie
Twenty fifth, aud to make tor Cane MAJ
Break"atcr. whers she WAS 10 send Il boat ashore
and telegraph 10 Phiiadr,his for assistancs 10 ih.
Baltic.
After this the Baltic made her way safely to New
York, but one oi the small vessels that took .oI-
diers from her had been le ard of 1t list ac-
counts.
HORACE akkEiEY TO ABRAHAM LINCOLN AGAIN
The editor OF the New York Tribune aer.ns dis.
posed TO continue hls i'll naturei correspondence
with Mr.. i.incslln TO the U0ra's letter he max 90
the following reply:
DEAR Sik-Aitiloagh ii,i not anticipate 9 nor s.ek
any reply 10 my former letter uniess through your
official acts, thank you !of having accorded one
since 1t enables ine Ia say explicitly that nothing
~as inftisr ituih my thought iha, to iinpeaeh in
any hammer the sincerity or intensity OF your de
yotion 10 tie sayings OF the Union. have never
doubted, ami have ho tiie.ii who doubts that you
desire, before and above .il eise rsabl ia tho
now deridtd authority and vinicate The territorial
Integrity, Of the r-pab.ic | Intended to raise only
this qucntion. DO you propoae ia do this by recar
nizing, oteying aud eniutcig. the laws or by gnor
ing, disregariins. and in effect. defy,ns iiemt
stand upon the iaw of The land The humbiest
has clear right to invoke itA protection gnl stlp.
port against even the highest. The lawn at, let
accordance with ths iaw ot Nations, OF Nature ,
aud OF t}od-declares thai every traitor now Gu
gagged in the internal work of destroying Onf cotn-
try has forfeited thereby all claim OF coor of right
a~iiIily To hold humal beings n slavery | ask 0t
you clear ami public recognition that this law il
10 be ob3yed wherever tie national anihority is re-
apectet. eite to yon Instances wherein men fee.
ing from bondage 10 traitors to he Protection os
ma, ,ii.ve been assauited, wanted. and murdered
by soldiers oi the Union -unpuu!sed and nnrebukeI
tY your General toinnail,igto prove that il is
Yanr duty Ia take action in the pscmars--aetoa
that VIII cause TIL lazy to be proclaimed aud obeye
wherever our Authority or that Of the Union
is~ rtee yliixea aa iiaraMoiai. The rebellion is
stFensl'en iie afs.4,a:li eanae imperiled, by
every hoars deiay ss,riks treason this staggering
k.aw.
When Fremant proclaimed freedom To the slaves
Of rebels, you constrained hina 10 modify his pro.
ciamation into rigid seeordaier with the tern,s Of
the existing law. IL Was yoer clear right to do So
l now ASK of ycu conformity 10 The principle so
sternY enforced upoa him ASH yon to Instruct
Yonr uenera's aud Comn0d0fss thai 10 loyal per
soii-eertasnly willing render service To the
national csase-~is henceiofth 10 be Regarded tho
slave of tiny traitor. Whc ryhtiui uuyern.
meni was before asaaiied by so wanton and
wicked reb1liol as that of ths shareholders
against national life. none ever before
hesitaled III 20 simple ANA primary act OF self
defence 3as 10 relieve thJse who would serve and
ws,ilnE through of blood Ia stbvert and de
s.roy it, Future generations viii with difhenty
realize that there coaid hays been hesitation on
this point Sixty Years o! general and toundiess
subsersiency 10 Tho slave power do rot adequately
explain it.
Mr.. President, beseeeh you to open your eyes
10 the fact that the deyoees vi slavery everywhere
just 10 much III Maryland In Mississippi. in
w ashington, AS IN Richinond-.re to-day your eli.
enises and the mplacbie foes of every effort to
establish the nationai authority by the discontinue
OF Its Assaiiants Their President is not Abraham
Lincoln, but jeff rson Davis You may draft them
to serve in the war; but they will only fight under
the rebel hag. There Ia not In New York to day u
man who really believes in slavery, loves 1t, aud de-
sirss its perpetaation, who heartily desires the
crushing oat Of rebellion. lie would much rather
save the Republic BY buying up and pensioniag OF
i;s assailanfs. His Union ~ II was " Union Of
which yon were not President and no ono who
truly wished treedOia 10 Rll cse could be.
II thsse are truths. MIR President ttsy are surely
OF the gfayest importance Yon cannot safely sp
preach the grea: and good end you 80 intsntiy