Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-10-30
Execution OF DR.. Wright.

Execution OF DR.. Wright.
Aksderal Surgeon, who arrived at City
Point saturday on the Gag Of truce boat.
hyeughtfhe announcement Of the execution
ef s@David Minton Wright by order of
zeAaH Lincoln. at Norfolk, on Friday
twill be recollected thatDr. Wright
ked Federal Lieutenant of negro COM
tshy who had ordered three Of his negroes
to arrest him for expressing his indignation
at the company being marched through the
the Sire Of Norfolk The Petersburg
Express says:
The Federal surgeon says ,he Witnessed
the execdtibu, ind that the Doctor died
with heroic 6rmness. The execution was
pdblic, the scaffold having been erected near
the Fair Grounds, on the suburbs Of the
CITY; AFs Hia1g@1 af3 ri egDSQ69 sdT .Aa
But a few days previous to ehisexecution
there was occasion to remove him from the
Jail to the Custom House. where the mock
trial which unrighteously condemned him
to death was held. He was carried through
Che streets ii irons, but This ignoninious
treatment did notisutduc his spirit, nor did
1t lower him in the esteem Of his fellow -cit-
izenss He moved with a firm tread and
noble bearing, and every man that he met
lifted his hat in token ofrcspect aE8 9a ri
Dr. Wright was about S. years of age,
over six feet in height, well pror ortioned,
and of most commanding presence. He
leaves an interesting family who have no
'pang ct regret, save the severance Of that
Tie which had so closely linked them to-
husband and father IN life. He died d mar
tyr to the noble cause Of Southern Indepen-,
idence; for, in staying his insultsr. he did
only what the noble Jackson did at Alex
andria, and what2many others have done in
other portions OF the South overrun BY the
cruel and insolent oppressor. He was .
native Of Eastern North Carolina, but had
resided in Norfolk for twelve years -pcr-
haps longer. We had DO personal ac-s
quaintance with Dr. W., bat those who
knew hin long and intimately speak Of him
as a bigh-toned, honorable gentleman. cour-
teons in his bearing, honest in al his deal
ings. benevolent to the highest degree, and
universally respected and beloved. isfi q
1 rs Gen. Meade. it appears, is about to
share the fate . Rosecrans, The Wash
ington Republican, lGcvernmnent orgap,).
Of Friday announces the arrival OF Meade
there, and says:
We stated yesterday morning that Meade
had been ordered to pursue Lee aud give
him battle. We gave the item as rumor,
although It was well founded We now
learn that he was positively ordered to pur-
sue Lee and make han fight. From the
fact that no engagement has taken place,
since the General s.arrival 10 the city all
sorts Of rumors have been set afloat Some
are to the effect that he was to be removed
unless he lead Lee into battle, and that,
failing in so doing, he has presented him.
self for that object BE this as itmay, we
learn that be has informed the President
that he cannot make forward movements
under three weeks at least, on account Of
been utterly destroyed. It will take at least
sixteen days to replace the bridge at Rap
pahannock Station. aud, TN til that structure
is re built, no extensive advance can be made
In connection with this subject We nay state
that it is rumored that Ewell's corps has
been sent to reinforce Bragg A''ess'
A Washington telegram to the Phila-
delphia Inquirer Says $50
General Meade, and General Humphreys
Chief Of Staff, arrived this afternoon from
the front, and are IN town might. Spec
ulation is busy concerning the object Of this
visit, and some wise acres have Il it that
Meade has been relieved, and ordered to
Washington because he failed To aattack
Lee, as ordered several days ago.
In view of this some arela already canvass
ing who will be his successor Generals
Warren, aSedgwick, Hancock, and Sykes
have been banned. There is reasonrto be-
lieve, from sources we'll informed, that the
reports Of INlcadc's being relieved are with
out foundation and The object of his visit
is to consult with the President concerning
the Army Of the Potomac. lie will leave
inthe morning for the army: as
Reports from the Army Of the Potomac
represent all quiet to-day The presence
Of G eneral Meade in Washington indicates
no active operations at present The CAM
paign on the RappAhanuock may be con.
sidered closed. at last till repairs to the
railroad below Manassas have been compile
ted i
Admiral Dahlgreea, 10 command Of the
feet before Charleston. has also gone up. -
The New York World has special dis
patch from Washington stating that Cap
tain Thomas Turner has relieved Admiral
Dahlgrecn. : 8.
Another Blockade Runner Captured.
A few nights since, young soldier in
Confederate cray entered the Charleston car
at Orangebnrg. Wien The passport in
spector went the rounds he found; the stran-
ger with 4 descriptive roll and hospital fur,
Tough. but the age reported as thirty nine
did not correspond With that of the indiyid-
nal. Looks, manner and voice caused sus-
picion, and the. officer charged that there
was a woman in this case. The indignant
party offered to bet him. but he declined
such an issue. and the suspected craft was
arrested Refnre reachino Charleston Il