Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-06-10

ing incident Among those brought to
White House was rebel colonel, who had
been shot through the lungs. As he appeared
to be dying, Mr.. Barclay asked him if he
wished anything done. He said Yes and
gave the commissioner the names and address
OF his wife and children And now,' said he.
ask God to forgive me for ever having any
thing to do with this wicked rebellion MIR.
Barclay asked if he desired him to pray with
him. He answered in the affirmative, and
after prayer, petitioning the forgiveness of
Almighty God for his sins, and His fatherlv
nterposition on behalf of the soon to be wild
owed wife and orphaned children, the penitent
Carolnlan raised his trembling arms and
threw them about the neck of Mr.. Barclay,
ana kissed him again and again.
Inc Washington correspondent of the Bal
tlmore sun says :-''Now that it is established
that lron-clad gunboats are not light euouph
OF draft and swift enough for all purposes of
naval warfare, the secretary of the navy has
determined to construct a large number of
wooden boats Of light draft and powerful pro-
pulsion, for the purpose of operating upon the
small rivers OF the south and terrorizing hos
tile populations
y letter from on board L. S. steamship Mis-
sissippi, off New Orleans, states that a load of
cotton from the upper Louisiana, had reached
that city. This cotton was to be put on board
the steamer Tennessee, captured from the
rebels, and sent TO Boston, which will make
good the promise of Gen. Butler, that he
would send home freight OF cotton within
sixty days after passing the forts.
a civilian who was bound to be in the bat
tie, II battle there was to be, got a friend, an
officer OF llalleckS body guard, to lend him
the horse, clothing and arms of sick trooper
lie took his place in the ranks, and at first at
tempting by his own unaided skill to 90
through the eyOlutiOnS, soon found that his
horse knew more military than he, and thence
forth allowed the dumb animal to go through
the emotions" unaided, which he did without
once making a mistake. Gen. Haleck little
knew when he rode down the line, and glanced
at his well appointed body guard, that one of
those I'D newspaper correspondents
looked him right in the eye, from under one of
those internally ugly looking trooper hats
Letter from the Army Of Gen. Halieck.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Memphis Avalanche says. that, on
jeff. Davis's fast day, the sun shone fiercely
through the dust at Memphis and at "middav
presented a wrath-blurred crown of red which
superstition might shudder to behold"
Com. Goldsborough has complete printing
press and apparatus on baard his flag ship, by
means Of which he strikes off copies of all
his orders, letters, and dispatches for the 70
vessels Of his fleet, thereby economzing time
and labor, and avoiding errors.
The English papers chronicle hgh-handed
proceedings in some portions of Ireland On
the 18th ult., Francis Fitzgerald, Esq, res
ident landlord, was shot while standing in the
portico Of his own house, situated within half
a mile of the town of Kilmalock The bloody
deed was done by two assassins. His wife
was standing by his side at the time 1t is
said they were pursued by clerical student,
who witnessed the deed, and have been ar
rested. The Irish Times says :-'Mr Fitz-
gerald fell a victim to a confederacy, which,
we regret to state prevails extensively in the
counties Of Tipperary, Roscommon, and Linn
erick On undoubted authority, we learn
that four extensive landowners have received
"a final notice in the county of Roscommon."
Queen Victoria was, at latest dates, at Bal
moral, spending her time in visiting the cot
tagers and riding out. The palace is descrb-
ed as much duller than ever before All the
servants are dressed in deep mourning, and
the queen receives no company, as usual.