The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-01-31

Notwiths landing tho dreary damp. and
cloudy weather yesterday, to day is as charm
Ing as heart can. reasonably desire. Such
spring. like days will soon work a great
change upon the face ef Nature, II this balmy
temperature and this bright, warm sunshine
continue. The blue birds are already sing
ing in the fields and among the lea1ess
branches Of the trees; spring flowers are lift
ing their heads above the ground, and the
sward by the hillside, close by the dancing
rtll. is already chan ging Its dingy color to the
rich hue Of Nature, $50 pleasing to the eye.
1t is 50 calm that thewhole surface Of our
wide and deep harbor fesem bies a va It mir
ror. Occasionally reamer passes along,
and raises few wavsless that 60 ripping
and dancing to the shore, and sparkling In
the sunshine like ten thousand polished dia-
monds. -
It is q quiet scene, this harbor of Norfolk.
at this time, compared to what It was q few
months ego, when there were large steamers
frcm-Wherei Wen, Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, and Baltimore, besides q hun
dled schoOnerSfrom the smaller cities along
the Northern and Eastern coast. And these
were taking in the, corn. cotton, lum ber, ma.
Val stores, &C., Ac., from other sec tions Of
Virginia, and from North Carolina and Ten
nessee. Shall the heavy trade of the in terror
ones declare that the day is not distant when
the busy work OF shipping hence the pro-
ducts Of. vast region Of rich country,
to European ports, will commence here
Of the friends Of the seaport OF Virginia
shall be fully realized. As long as the North
ern cities monopolized The shipping, and
fattened upon the legitimate trade of South
srn ports and southern cities. there was no
just ground to hope for great prosperity, even
q tair share Of commerce, or any reasonable
degree of advancement in wealth and in
1usnee. Nov tna ,spsil " .brokan. and the
longer how only towards the cities whose
overgrown proportions and vast wealth have
been produced by Southern labor and gene
rosity. How, splendidly has this long.co
tinued benefit which the North has derived
from the South been reciprocated during the
last nine mouthsi In return for the wealth
and the proud position the South h xs given
them, they most charitaply and religiously
our misunderstanding for our blood and striv.
ing to reduce us to the condition of slaves.
But the change has com menced, and ere long
cities will rise and cities will fall, as in days
far back on the tracks OF old Times noiseiess
car.
The edict Of justice and truth has gone
forth, and the effect Of the exercise Of the
laws Of human hight and human liberty will
be seen and 1elt In good time.
The French frigate Pomone will probably
Some Of her onlcers were 10 the city yester-
Of the fortitcations near the city. y ana seem ed
much interested in what they saw. The
French corvette Catina IL still in the Roads
She will sail for Europe in about two weeks
after receiving the mails, in accordance with
an arrangement recently made. .s.
1t was stated two or three days ago that's q
citizen of Portsmouth, named Bright, q
member of the city police, had mysteriously
disappeared. learn that his dead body was
found yesterday In grove a very short dis
tance from the limits Of Portsmouth and
that it was mangled In most shocking man
ner. There has evidently been foul play,
aud it is hoped the perpetrators Of the aci
may be brought to justice.
Yesterday, an occupant Of a cell in the city
prison, who is charged with stealing twenty
dollars from member Of Wise's Legion,
escaped from his place of confinement; and.
himself in an old unoccupied house, where
he was soon secured by the police.
Captain Hunter, Of the u. S. NJ, says he
Of Pamlico Sound, but only stated that he
had counted twenty odd vessels Of all de-
scriptious, including eight steamers, at
anchor near Hat teras, while returning from
his usual cruise Of observation on the 9th
About twenty negroes made their escape
Monday night from their owners living on
the Tanners Greek road. near this city.
They stole large fshing boat, and NO doubt
escaped TO Fortress Monroe. learn thai
MIR. VIM. H. Talbot has lost four; Captain
Hancock, one; h: H. Wilkins. one; W. W.
Hawkins, two; ID. Simmons. two; w. J.
DENLY, two; besides others, whose names and
losses cannot give. some Of these negroes
are very valuable, and the loss falls heavily
upon their owners, VIM are known 10 have
hsen remarkably kind to them. They have
gone TO their worst enemies, and will soon
sorely regret their course In leaving comfort
able homes and xind masters to be enslav cd
and compelled to work hard for q miserable
pittance, even II they should not die Of the
smalI-pox, which IL said to be prevailing at
Fort Monroe. &