The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-11-17

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Mat sisy 70 Admiral Milne, der Of the
West Indaa squsdroa, In reSsrsnss 10 the &sstsuo
toa Of British properly By tAs 0oafsdsrass steamer
Alabama. md also Wat three BsitisA wa vsusl,
have bssa ssnt in search q hse The Eayvess
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eaxsos b TIE Alahana has Sssa Ssieeraphs1 70
Admiral Ailne. of - Wea India sqaadToa, b. he
British 0onsua m Nh city. he story that already
three 1EitsA waf s!oops have Das cot for The Ala
odss. vsrSssss 1sssssk % ton 1.,ia.. I: ia. E n:es:
no Dsntaon e my veseeltofwas having bsen Or
dersl oaA The fast q Tie destruction Of Briti n
property Eue, - the sntlre cargo Of The Lakay-
p Aelnias aetiea Aas besa taken By The DeitiaA
Admiral.
A NEEDY LEAF IN sAs Hisssey q dis War.
Tsa AvO fsf Ons
We Aavs pubhahsd non tho Northern papegs
bEef paragraph giving the main fsess IN The aarrs
I'VE below. fhs sab3set b TOO important 70 b
tAas disPossl of, md - tAis b oos Of The events
which viii, ta IN probability. lead 10 . change
IN the character Il this VA. No give . fun biz
tosy of It, funhhsd in the columns sf The Pslmy.
rsUs) Cs~t~, Union paper. That paper says:
Saturday last, tho 18th lnst, witnessed the Der
Torrance 0 . tragedy In this once quiet aad bean.
tful city OF Palmyra whjsh, in ordinary pescs
tim~, wooN have ersaseA profound sensation
throughout ~ entire country, but which now
searssy produces distant ripple upon ne gurfscc
Of our turSaleat scclal ti0s.
Il wnl be remembered b. our readers that On the
occasion Of fortsr's descent upon Palmyra he cap.
speessa rssaSeat Of this city, by name AnlFsw Ans
man This psrson formerly beloueed 10 ~ Thirs
Missouri cavalry, toougA TOO Oh % endure Ill tie
ha.dshlPs of vesY :savs duty. He Wa therefore
shat'e guard Or oiseroos making hinssk generally
useful h variety Of ways 10 the military OF the
place. Being IN old resident anl widely aoquaiat-
Cd With ths people Of ths place and vicinity, hs was
frequently called upon for infoematloa touching The
loyalty Of man, wheh b always gave - tho extent
Of his ability, though setting. we believe IN eli sucA
cases with great candor, and sstuAted solely By q
his Government Hb knowledge Of Ne surround.
ing country was the reason Of his being frequently
called upon 70 oct a. q guide to scouting parties
sent oot 70 arrest di.oyal Fsrsoos. So sf6oisntly
and successfully did he aet b these various sspaci
tss that hs won the bitter hatred Of ell the rebels
In this city and vicinity. and they only awaited the
coming Of favorable opportunity to grstify thar
dasirs 1or revenge. The opportunity came It last
Portsrs assent tsauatsd their thirst for hS blood by
the deliberate end predetermined murder Of their
helpless victim. no truly loyal man doubts. When
thsy killed him. or how, or whore. We know not
Bat that he vas iouly csnselasaly, murdered 1t d
Whsn Cen. Mcneil returned TO Palmyr. altar
that event. and aacertainsd the crcumstsnca undeP
which Allman had been abducted hs caused to
b issusd after due delberation, the following no
tce:
PALMYRA. No. OCT. g, 1852.
Las4A G. Patr-Sir: Andrew Allsman, an arsd
s.ti.so Of P.inyr. l.: and a. non 'copba:an. having
unlawfully srraysd against the peace and eaod or.
der Of the State Of Missouri, and which band vas
under your control this 10 to notify you that unless
said Andrew AllsmAn y returned unharmsd to his
family within tan days from date. tan man who have
belonged TO your band. and unlawfully sworn by
you 70 carry arms against tho Government Of The
Unlted States, and who are now In custody win bo
shot mets reward for their crimes, among which
b W hleeal restraining Of aaid Altman al his lfb-
srty, md, II not returned presunptivsly aiding in
his murder. Your prompt stteution to tkis wu ave
W. r sqnAczAs,
PEI order of Bngadier-0 General Oomnaudins II.
A wrIyssa anpissts Of this notIss ~ caused 70 b.
placed h ~ haads Of he wife Of JoaspA q Portsr
q A0 readsnss. n Lewis county, who II was we'll
known. wag II frequent Communication with Aer
Ausbanl. 1hs notice va published w1dsly, and -
Porter Wa in Northern Missouri during tle whole
e. u: si aos: 70 a' s:s. q ~ 10
nsls of information. - remained una1pslssl Of
0easral AeAsu's ds1ssnlnaaioo h ~ peenisss -
Many rebels believed ~ whole tAing was simply
iessadsd |: s..rs- -s..!s.ias that 1sHsd I'd not
3As tss A.1s elapsed. aa1 no xdsnp sans q
Ansnn. II y ~ en- htsatioa - dwell a leagtA
uDso ~ dDtails q tAis transsokioa. The tanth
e 'ssE:s VIII 49,, r.: r.'e.y /. On sass esy ::e
- ~ WITH thsk hvs The penalty de1aadsA ne
aana q sAe ~ s!sstsa were = follows Wnis
1ak9. LS~h eoq.ty; me-. 1amstss. Lewis
Hu1ss.. Ialls sounsy, Jso. Il Wads, R1h eos.sr
Marion La1r, Rals county; Captain 9honas 4
county; 1iran Smith, Knox county.
,Aas salsss NJ. Xlisn.a was rs.ulas1 70 ks family
by O'Clock on The following day, thsy would al
b. sho4 aA tAat hsu. Mos of then rsesivsd ~
Announcement With ooADosure or fnHdsesnse.
little afssT IL e'deck 4. l., Ne next AAy, three
tanned four and saeh of ~ others three rougA,
bs1fd soAh1s. 1As condemned neo wses soadastsl
from ~ prison md sea&sd In ths wagons-ous uDon
osos.d sasn, "a ias ssv.csss fot u. fssa
SrosndA Hrs,ssaing sest 70 Main street, NE cor.
tsSe turned and movod aowly southwark - far =
Aaaones livery stable. Thence turning sest II en-
rssiSsass q 0el james oalbsr,soa. flers. throw.
ins The Pair Grounds (hsif nile est Of thsSown)
On ths west side and, driving within the circular
sUphitheaaical ring. paused for Ne anal sonsum-
TIE ten eoAlns were removed nron the wagons
and PLACED In row, six or eight fest apart, form
iag . line north and south, about X pssss east Of
tas central PagoAa o. nuas sta.9. h Tie centre Of
with IL foot west and hs9d eass. Thirty soldiers
Of The "a n. 9. \ were drawn up In . single line,
extending north and souAh. fasing the rev Of eo(.
Ans. This line ef efexesutonsn rxA Immediately a
tWs0 them and The eof9as Of twslv0 q thirteen
paees. 1essfvea WsFs drawn up In hns upoa
either Aank Of these e1eeutionsrA
The aRrangsnsnts completed, he doomed men
knelt upon tie grssa. bstwsen tAeG eofans and The
soldiers, whils The Rev. =. T. Rhsadss offered uD
. prayer. Al The sonslusioa Of this saah peisoasr
eook kis seas upon the foot Of his son facing the
nuaksts which, n . few moments, were 70 launch
tAan Into eternity 1hsy WWe nearly " Afm an1
unAauntsd. Two q three only showed asns Of
fhs moes noted of ths ten wss oapsaln Thomas
9. eni6e., Of Monroe county. Whose capture q
ShsDyvtils, h the disgniss ofa woman. We rslasea
several weeks slncs. Hs Was now elegantly ~
vest 4 l1xnrises gswtA q beautiful hair rolled
Down upoA his shoul6ers, which, with hiD me- pee.
DooAl appeaEaues. oould not bat bring 70 mind The
handsome but vieiea1 Absalom. ThSso was moth.
ing especially worthy Il note In ths appearance Of
4 isw nhnsss afss 90 s'slosk oole.d strs.
eAan. Provoalu uArshA 0eoseal, ~ Rsv. Hr.
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