The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-05
LETTER FROM CHARLESTON.
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The fall OF New -! leLns has taken our peo.
rIe com pIstely ny surprise, anu ifany hing had
been wanting TO prove ihe Insecurity of our
seaports /, hNF ne, furnished and, IN Gdii.
tlon, 1. hast k-d q d .erm,led spirit which
viii not bc s,tisG ID s,ve win the Dr.
struc:io2 of ae city. Our day has hesn
reserved for us, nnd we bai,s.e .hat ths
tsrms rne,sd cas vii: not ae moro honorable,
mora conciiis'crg, and les bum,iiatlrg
tnan those accorded 10 our hitherto less for.
tunh'e sister oi.ies. Ma hv.ile. My orleans.
AID o;ner foTn, Of the Coas.. The rrc me-
hAs been m:.Go 10 award 10 .his hutbed .. e..
cess 'oc-this ofeiaa. 9ra'ut ot secession d.
morale 1iiou-lne las. .TJr@s ui Yankees NJ.
HSnity 10 1az5 its walls 70 ae earth, and 20
SOW ,'on is s!ts he hajt Of SSrrea deso'a-
ton ''hoLid eTea tuts fa:e not te CcoIn.
pitshrd, to what nLheard Ct ind gcitie. viii
her psop!e be suJ ac:eI; 10 whtt degrading
terms OF servitute, TO What ''wa:ys ,uc
soorns" Of the pond conquercrs' c)utnmeIy /;
to what dishoGcrs If Yansratad h a. hstCGss
The moment has 8 rr, sed IL GaicA he 'a.c u
our p olic is % BE- deci iet-saon igsi JU - ,ee
i0soi"nt invader, ~ 6eseEt is., 10. i - &C.
cupy. I fsel conhIcLt u a4C there 7!ll oe
fousd t.w IT. tn ar!eston go N.il - will
!0g TO sacrifice :hs.r hou0rs for t,e rem.
pan 3 CT former wealth an: >rJs2e IL, taken
away 10y the ri kesa uaAd Of 4 t:ats.rl en-
emy. an 30: an aivocate Q: ir:iscginlin2t
destruction by ere. e.'h-r Of our e3a4trg
h0m esteats or II 10po,o5s cities, bu. 4ha-iCs-
ton bAhccves 10 b3 war; wna: Of hone, wnat
Of we"i :, vne, o: prospar! y, wi! ia ief-
when Y al zee s-cls dsmtae-r H. cur streets.
f.rd nc nc lem a:I, su. me syc pn antic Yankees
who have hitherto iattened In our midst.
TIC VIII At 2 legacy OF Disgrace and dishonur,
TO what corruption nud sicseniGg dssecratiGn
Of time hd'ioWed h9mss, VIII th0se return
who leav.. tie rIarG.es C our fGs al tn 0 .
things tha. can form iAe Ties DO 9"een he
soul aid tbs rna torisl V0r:I foes- wiz
have wished th,t tns purifying a'mes mad
consumed them, and ieis no hing Int "a So,
70 reueun oer iGeir host e trsaI Imav ex-
press my beiIef that such is ne spirit Of our
people, and IN u nothiIg Will ~ f 10 re-
joice the cupiaIty OF oar enemy hnt, also, l
would wisn nat = gensr Us ana Il n de.er-
mutation should ba arrived =: IL SINE ~ III
our eo:ls, whereby Prep ,Taitons adequate 0
the removal and subs;s .euce OF rnr Il. ge and
dspA Audent population sheii be 5roFiGed
Ihe S:e.e Oonyeation made sone provision
| sor that obj ct, i understand, ana dea aot hos
| been f3ru, IL the ii ecior ant Ehe reads nTe
| capable OF trar sporting the ponniation away
III fcrty-sis ht hours. l learn Il SO facts, bu
anuot vuuch for their accuracy, though !
| am disposed 20 credit them On account II tne
source whence derived them. II such pro.
! vision has oesn msds, II viii h some hoao:
% the Convention TIA some toreaIgcI aas
been txar;et al some p0in: IS Ufour war con.
| uuct.
| General Ripley has Devoted hs time lstely
| tn STRENGTHENING our harbjrs, SD Though the
| enemy may come, they VIII no aucdas our
forts until the wallis have Cr1mJled srOuaG
| them aud left a wor .hle's VICTOR.
ne enemy has been very Quis uutu Tn"s-
day last, ~nen they attacs"d snail bGtGery
/ or tNC IIS QI guns IN AsiLpS = z men of
| WtseipgtOn Artillery, OF Oh !ast0n s.a-
| .loE At White po.n:. They s.iket n Z gus af.
| ser shsliicg the position Tor leis Ii cf tiIne
/ but DID not re ire without son,eioss as thoy
os ttery oE their retI eat dc Wa n, stream Witn
| evident loss - themselves. NJ one If on
men was IL Jnrs'.
Ne feel great anxiety for ssauraga-d's
1 army st CORN tn prilcip1l,y rom ths t}c.
Of Hr1e rem 70. CEN spts wing cen receives
| hy them, and the p<ssiDle nsRict Cf sach
| Wis" mes SURF OF the part Of our government
| TIA. place Is resirU.a thusacd lines
| more i'm portaut III az he fasl OF lev Orisars.
f.cm wnicQ ,h3 ere .oy viii dalve ba, little
| Of ths fruits of q greAt victory. opea sinc OF
| New Orieans, We are Ia tbs oak aaUIt t.e
| whole flir--Whe.her The foTG suScuronau;
| wnctner he LCuisiai:a nud MIR atoaInerS
| ware lost; md II Crly two ofGS5 epelny's
| vessels passed the Iorts, what 1oid suggest
| ne ruel a5arC0uIneat or : prt ooas;sd
| iinpre. kitnsr the rso is haze beep
I grossly v deceived, or We have Can,hta general
| lrfectiol CT that retre2tlGg polly which hes
50 long oeen unnarpi!y i"aagur,ad.
| Un Tuesday lhrgs sale rk II O. o
i goods la.eiy received via Nassta md tc-.,s-y
| also large cargo OF drugs and seas ot;.er al
| tIcies, received Du! Il te% days siC5 are to %
disyosedcT Il The prices rin 4s as Ign ever,
| and III SONS articles even wen beyond the
| already starvation p;ices whth nave 20,
some time rnled. isiehmcnd aii its purch4.
| sers lresent, aud the ccnpetton Was vsIy
| 60 i've. SssoukT.