The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-02-10
FROM NORFOLK AND PoR rsMoUra

The Election -Rascality amsug the Yani es
Of1ciAlo - lmpetaooMnene u q lody-1he
Euaanclpation Proclamation Movement ol
TfosIs, &c.
tcoRKfsPospEscs OF raE RIcHMosp blseArcH
PORTSMOUTH, Va jan -, 1sG3.
regret my inability. tarough The ifrsgularity ol
the malls. to keep ycu adsissA Of events a they
trsnspifs IN our nidss, but - cur worthy Posmss
ter General has not yst somplstxd lis postal ar
ranssmsu's between your city and thia point
mus. be eonsens TO avail myself Of such cpro,tu
mites 40 chance may throw Ia my way. sheu.t
trsspaa toe nush Ga yoar coiumrs were to ds;ai
ell matters Of interest thst have occupied the at
tsnsioa Of our psopse siuss my last Jet cannot
res.ess reference to soma fsw, old they may b.
end. psrhsps. already kuown to you- rsaders.
Tee siossions held soms line siucs In this sid
srict in the Federal Congress, merits notes oel,
from the apparently large vots that was given. e.d
tho nsansr ia which thu election was conducted
and tnst any wrong inpraasi3o In regard TO the
former may De removed. Some six or ssycn hun
Ore votes we're po!Isd as this place. when not ser
two hundred Ua.on vctsrs resi1s In the city. -hs
3ota sssIs sur.cunGsa Snrisy the day By Yapksa
seld;ssa. and sfa:a sse,s aiaeksd n tas 1esaeas
|of6s rom feady t0e ssfysco at eny mo1nent. Any
and all PeraorB were allowed 70 vct6. and evoay
man that eou.d be hunted up ffomthis or soy other
State was carried up without question and permit.
ted 70 raoord his paI,s. Eone fsw psrso1s were
irtiuidgied by tbs threats bald out a1d rsfu.txnt
y wen. to the Ills. tut snssked away e quickly
a. peRs ble fearing to &c seen In . crowd that
wootd hSve dis1rsosd the Five Points" In ks
palmiest days. Eotwittatsrding tais trick Of q
dstpsrAts Administra:ior, tie people hs:e are n
tpfaa ~ and la mad
hostility 20 Yankeedcm
bi. OF rssca,ity IN high" qua, tsrs has leaked
ont within the ia.t fev days. Nrote you soEe
thing Of one Captain Aaron Feelsy. former Proves.
Msrshal of this eit7 This individual has been DO.
tected In game for AlliDg biz empty packets which
in othe. times would have been cAllsd stealing -
ksgcoes ia leavt1g :hsr masters fsequeDtly bring
wish them horsea an. mu!es snd Tres, were turn
cd ovss 80 C.pt seeley, who, In tine. transferred
them to ono MaIsha.l Hutchln5on, jsiior now ss ho
was under tae Oonfedsraes who would dispose of
thsu to the best advantag sc snd dvd. TIE prcoseds
ty developed the viilaiDy Of Sselsy and his man
Friday, and the former threatened with Prose-.
cution By Gen. Vieia Se'iey could not submit TO
exposure, ard very comp!acently informsd the
Governor that tas execution Of this threat would
ensure q peep into his own little privsts transae
t!cns. Captain Sseley wss, Of course. allowed to
resign. Tnts /. no. the oc'y brsnch Of the busi
nsss carried Oh by this gallsat { 4 ,er for he hal
been dstec.sd In trsnsferiag Equors from tie Qusr
tevInsktes s Dopaf.in snt to Hutctioson. and was
fairly cs1ght n having forged Gan Vsiles nans
to pa,s, whereby some 8 s COO wcrh Of goods wero
en- r0n.e for your city L very rrs'ty speculation
this would have te ay FIR Yankee Cap:s;n Tho
truth H. thst Federal offi,cls In this department
are coming money by shameful ystsm Of swiad-
ling End st.uneh Union merchant Of this city
W. Lemosey -rscsn..y declared that he " - In
DO sseson # ioyorma.i, IN sufacet to couvict both
Dix ard Veile OF the srossess dist onssty. The
truth of this cha~se will sppesr when tell you
shst onlY set.et ev permitted this privilege OF
bringing goods 10 this msrkst firm .he North,
while msny 10, al" msn a-e refused Who re-
csivoa the benefit OF sais snonopo,yl The q1sstiou
il not ciaicult 20 AceN.r.
Confederate ami Virginia Treasury notes ara pro.
hibited from cireu!atIg by an order frcm the
Military Governor. Til. iears very hzrd upon the
tances in the latter Purchasers are sires d. In tae
market. aad wv snaiirg Iii be going oa hriskly.-
Tbs il but smother scte adopted by til, Ger.
raps department to cheat the people snd rsp;euish
their 0Ssn pockets.
hrs ksresr. wife Of DR.. Mercer, an am. abe and
accomplished lady OF tais city. was imprisoned in
the couUtp jail in fe;or Cell, With nottil lg for
hss cog fort but the old and eieersss was. during
one of the seveyest nigats We hsvo had this winter
The hs I'D snd front o her cffaudipg' WAS in tell
lag tbs Frovost Marshal, after q vain a. peal In
5eaen 1f her son, q s-asi aad deheate youth, tn
ca.car:,sd for scsae trivia, effsaSe by this same
Provost, ere Cagtsia YORK., that Southern gsn.
tienlan woctd not have refused q mothers appeal
This aroused .hs ire OF ths0, utai coward and fhe
was .aadv to experience the joys Of 4 gloomy and
dssola!e dungeon. Those Yankees sre wondsr n
Specimens Of gallant people
Rather An unusual liz was visible RrlanR the
"fsnk ane file" Ia thts plscs few days since -cfi
GERS ~ere moving to and fro with GrAst rapidity,
and sl pfvates were ordsred to app ar as hec quar-
ters In fifteen mi3utes with thirty rounds of cart.
tis ges Gnnhosts were drs wa up in line of bstile
ana :heir guns brought TO bes- on The city Thia
PIE -s n WIS CeeGsloasd hy res ort -rled to
" "HssdIu2stars thst the ''r< bsa" were this ds
a. - T.
night The cowardsy davis were fighsensd out
Of thetr wits. and il inc -czsed by terrible FIRE
which broke cut IN ;hs night, thre a.sslidg 1t
time to destroy large portion OF the city. TIE
Frs WAS 'ss esSh signal, ard crodas.G not lite
conservation amoAg .kess rsscais. or oousgs
share was no truth n this report.
TIE emancipation proclaGation Of I'm: :oln, OF
rather, skonid say the er ptoas in that proca-
psfidY of This dauna be Administrutioa. Taeueh
prsseLd!5g that Rsyes sre to ren,ain IA their pro
per condition. c- ~ II no proclamation had been
isglsa, ttey era every day discharged fron the
Eesvics OF their owners By military authority, and
the protsosioa OF ,hs Government given to them
~hsn required. hot .ns.arcs to tie coatsary
has yet tracspired.
"ay I no. sppsa. 10 you to say word ia behalf
of tbs deststute aad starving poor In this comalu
nityf measioaed ths s1Sises Ia my mt letter,
ans feel EayseH ags,D called uroa to advert to il
Congress is Low In aeszion end II /. has the power
sutsiy is wil no. hesitate 20 exerise II f.r hs re-
lief Of taoss who are les w.ihtut protection or
support by the actioa Of the A0vernEsant. Wives
nsthevs children, and sisters, have y.s,ded Up
ch seyfnlly to the service Ct thsir cou1try thoss
a s3a whom they hasa reiisd for brs.d. In their
pIi Fatioas azu sutfsriags word Of complaint es
cspes them; thsy besr Il ell vita fcr.itads that
woud do toner to the first hero on tae ell Of st.
tia. Love for thsir native lssa1 makes thsm pa
ten. in the Di3as CT stMva,i)n, and with ss at
hearts they hope on ard look 70 as4 to better
day. BIT thy cannot stGycs, acd If ths Govern
,Ds a. will DO nothing for tic a, their tast appeal
riH BE- t. their eatMfes HAL this bs d0nt3 Ia tie
rame Of justIss. hoaor, humanity, duty, nsverl
Incsn5isries ate rampant In ths Community, and
bat few Fights psss wi bout an alarm Of fire. cha
Of property has bssn great, aud prolni
ges .e be greater.
The Mcnitor sso is now at ths Havy Yard viii
. broken Ahaft. shs wss s0wed up on Friday.
Much dsscontsut exisss az,cng tbs acisisry In
ard about here and dsssriions Il 1, ssld, are con-
stxn'ly occuring Tee m.n have not baeu paid { 4
FOR months, and without . cent of m3nsy many of
the poor wrs,chss are going through tae make:
daily, eRsrlng fer sale thsif coats, panalocns.
:haes. uzsr, soep or whatever elsa t.ey rlsk up.
no: few Of lhe hcers ara .sS::ly d:ssus cd with
the service End wish themselves cteerly cut Of It
Wm Wheeler. q Virg.cian, Chief Ynsicesr In the
Federal Navy, forwarded Ii rosisnatloat to the pro-
per hssd, but rot Icing lo, si TO resiga his rAme
was str.csea CD urdsrs:and sns, he reports one
hurd-sd ard eight other resisnsticns Cause xs
Proclamation. Ra.ter iats In
tsis oar.
The c-Se- regarding Lie 'n.o, of xhlsh wrote
you, has bse0 Eeccfed, and na1e bu. loyal per.
sons are n1w doing businssg; 50 na few merchants
he oa:b, ths remainder rejected II with scorn.
Tbs tramp rtssi,n Of troops In sh.y eireciou has
k.tcgsther caase3 for ths ptes ut, SD AL Ia now
Q'liet T1a railroad Is, however,
ssiag thoroughly rereiled, sad apothar heavy loco
"a 81 =, reached hers from Ia, Eorth q foSv DAYS
Iva MAI a Ia rad