The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-02-04
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eaaaier esulsssry was sonvsysd II M he Ssna.s
to Lis hess, tAls aftsmooa. ia stass Of h,gA nss
vGuA exetemeat. bosdssisg on eouesatluu ef the
brain It's uaAerseood that The rsaolusion WIN not
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nsas TO rsadsr nnnscsssa<y, by frank apology
" The Ssnass for NE diasraessai sondusa
THE sakKIHa CT THa HATTRRAs -RHPoRT OF
An 1scAfE1 OgFIcsR-
Tbs Navy Dspartsasns has received "a aAl In
fssmAton of tho capture aud tidkins Of the United
Ststes ktsane. Haae,as by The Alabama o. '1ol''
The su:s.anso b cstsined Ia The fJllowisg state
nsGtcf +. II. Partridge. Acting Master en- board
the United States steamer HAttsra3, o6 0alves-
toa.
Al ahont r. n Tusssay, January 1l!A, when
Avsssea hove ID sight southeast. Nc were dsuallod
from tie Dfooklyn 70 give ehasa. A ths ea1pe Ia
s'ens :as e! s.ssd 2 b. sae:sve.ias % e:saes;
wae barkii iSged and sst . top gallant sal. Aase
dark We gained O hsr sAst aad when We got up
found her Nlns to Under stean
A. We same up Captain Blake halted and asksd
whss ship y wasi fke ans~sr wss. "Her Bsiash
xa3eatys shlp spitaes." OAps blake said, II viii
csnA ass ehoaed Dssa bslng csiisd awsy.1
Before We Wsde ons-Aalf Rhi2'a length away
from the eide, the stranger opersd 1re. IL Wa 70
turned by the Halter a. and both started ahead nm
0oI J o&30 OF stoam, eXco808103 OrOe0610e1 ~
fss: q They could load and Are fer about twenty
minutes with big guns, then with muskstry from
both vessels.
All tas time I had ssn trying to board my ves-
csased discovered that the Hatssras WAS stepped
and blowing of steam, with the enemy alcnesids
Tor the purpose Of boarding
Ecard the snsaay cheering. and kew the Hat.
teras had been captured, and thooght IL no use to
gvs myself up - pr:s,ner. and rowed back to
the 0sst under cover OF darkness, In hopes Of CIV
Ing information Of the affair.
7hs Heste.as was commanded by Lieut. Hornsr
q. Blake, nstive Of New York. who. shortly bs
fore leeviag New Orleans fer Galveston, wrote to
his wife - fellows:
I'VE win have some hot work at Galveston
have net asked thsse orders Ito GalveS.on.) but
having them owe daty to my country aud my
family that mnst obey. Life is sweet WITH hcncr,
with dishonoe . burden. have much to live for,
but could not bs happy to pcrchAse my life With
any neglect OF the duty owe to my country !
shall 20 down there, not seeking danger, bat II Il
comss shall take IL on the line Of my duly, and
ends3vsr to do credit to myself, family. aud a.Ats"
Tie Herald gives tho following description Of tie
l,st vessel
Tho Eatteras was small Iron ste amer, g lightly
built with engines and boilers exposed TO shot and
khell 6he mounted probably six suns Of small
blockade duty 10 the Gulf for over ysar past, end
was the vssssi that took Possession Of Cedar KeyA
She was Dothiug in comparison with the Alabama,
either In sIEs. speed. In the numb and csibre
at her battery. 6hs was entloed into the jaws Of
tho lion and crushed, without tina slightest pcss.
bisy o! her being sbss 70 bjdre her antagonist In
shs smallest degrees. aho has been captured. after
nnmbs 9, and BY Enalbh sailors, and under tn,
plea that Il was one Of the English navy. A loua
time may elspse ,o.e the fate Of her gallant ofa
GERS and crew 10 detersained.
THE HRRlLD On H0CKGR--TH1 REBELLION TO
BE CRUSHED THIS TINE.
The New YvFk Etrald as IL It's custom on the
advent Of ea.h new General lays ont his campaign
for him azd crashes the r.bsllion The !" very
heart Of the rebellion is to be crushed By Hooker
It says:
But let as not be rn-csaona5ly impatient. While
the sacred soil" OF Virginia continues in tba con-
dtiJ1 Ct qlaer!ra, ,.Irestinx the movements Of
proyi6.cn wagons and compel lag the ofiicevs ia
charge to couvsy o.. hsr:eUack tho daily su1sist-
ence to our so.diera. m1vsme1t "f this army in
Any direction remains an impodsibiiiiy. 4 single
night Of good fteezing weather, followed b. sharp
a1d dry Northwestern Of two or three days. will
bring us, doubt, the tidings Of the advanse OF
the Army of the Potomac fn full strength upon shs
eoemy. General Hooker. meantime. has been
,uiiy employ Cd In the work OF reorgapzing his
fofcss and bis needfui preparations for advance.
We expect that hs will seize the opportunity Of the
nrst good frost TO march upon, dislccga and follow
mp the enemy. notwithstanding the suggest OF
some the abolition journals III IT |: VIII bs better
for lin 10 remain In state ef mastery inactivi-
~" It'll April.
We should be sorry to bsleve thst Gen. ,okss
has been spcointed 10 the cOmmand OF the Army O
the Pot0kuse for any suca suicidal purpose His
appo;ntmsnt ID uni yersAl,y ascsptsd - pledge to
ths people Of the loyal States from, the Admin stra-
tion that the moment the surface of the country
around him 10 sufficiently dried cr hardened for the
enemy aud give the N battle or compel them to get
ont Of his way. Weresd t:..s int scti,n Ia General
Rockers ADDRESS to tia aemy, aud ws expect him
to fuIA Ella promso Wehave no fears Of the result
Of anothe: col!isicn with tbs army Cf Gen. Lee
Calmly considering the bloody repulee Of Cen Burn
side of the 18Th Deesmber, we strongly inclined
to his opinion that II would have been rewarded by
decisive victofy had Ills Ger erals conourred In his
propo ition to renew the attack, and especially up
On the 6snks Of the ensmy, the n It Gay. At al
events, We s-s confdsut that, from the drafts
which have bsen made upon Gen. Lees foross 70
strengthen LoI gxtzee In Tennessee and the rebel
Generals operating on the south side Of the James
river he has been 10 weakened that he will surely
be defeated should he again attempt 10 re4is: the
advance Of our considerably strengthened Army
Of the PototnsC Our only feax la the matter u
that with Gen. Hcoksrs advance he viii discover
that the rebels have pudsntiy weighed the ckancss
against thsn, and have mysseriously disappeared.
from Bowling Green Bishop 0snersl Polk from
Couubus, and Beauregsrd from Cosiaih.
MIscELLANEoUs.
The State Of New York 70 getting 90 warm upon
New England that kenry Ward Beeshar hiss gone
10 Albany to deliver lecture In defence Of the nut
meg country.
rhs RspxBlsan, Of Washington, ssys that the
exception bf Tennessee BY the President wss owing
to ",he malien iniueK CO" Of Andy Johnsnn and
that TennscDss y - q gebslli0es and disloSal ~
Texas. 1ls1issippi. or Arkansas.
Lincoln has Rivon Gen. Anderson permission to
faise negro regiments to garrison the forts and prs
oua In 0negachusetta.
Major Hammond captured 12 rebel cavalry aud
rseaptured II Yankess On tho 27!h, nsAr Aidd.e.
burg.
Tho Tkisd Kew York cavalry has made IN sx.
tensive tour from Nswbcrn 70 Trenton, Onslow,
20, In the direction q WilmInetcn. breaking up
rebel campo, cestfcying works and bridges. aud
eapfuSIu8 ptIsonsrs hcrSos. and eolo-s. Thi5 sue.
esssfui expedition occupied Aearly week.
Ranks, at N,w Orleans, taxes rebel merchants
Sos support Of ths poor. and cautIons tie public
Against o6ee1Dg insult 10 the soialsra
CONFEDERATE STATES COrGRKse.
1UEsDAY, Feb. 3, 1864
eKHATx-Ths 6euats was called to ordsr ut II
o'clock r. by ne Hunter, oe Va.
Nr. Hni. ~ Ga, presented resolutions Of hi
etste askips the GseEstasy Of War 70 investigate
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