The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-11-12
ADDITIONAL FIR on THE NORTH


ADDITIONAL FROM THE NORTH
No Northern papers later than Tuesday were re-
ceived at our lines yesterday the. TaHkee mai-boat
in the river having failed to make the connection
We give some further extracts from our files Of that
day:
THE CAPTURE oY TIE FLORIDA.
The following are the official dispatches pub
lishcd relative to the capture Of the Confederate
cruiser Florida
Dosrox, November :. i5ti
Hon Gideon Tel,es, Secretary cr the Nary:
Sir: have the honor to report the arrival Of the
KearsaIge Off Sc;tuato from the Rocos.
left the waGhusetts and Florida at 81 Thomas
The Florida was captured nj the harb0r Of Bahia iy
the Wachusetts OH the 1th Of October. We brln8
sixteen prisoners and one offler from me flofi""
Joas \. WINsLow,
Commander Of the kearsaTge.
sr. THOMAS, VEST Ixp,A IsrAHpe, October 81,
rin BosroS, November ], l5ot
Eoc. Gideon Wssles, Secretary II ths Nary
Sir: hare the honor 20 report the arrival here o.
this ship with the rebel Florida in
parv lrha Florida, with ffy-eight men and twelve
officers, was captured about uclock on the morn
ing OF tho IN 0: ou;obor, IN She Bay n san esl
vador Brazil. b. the oacors and crew ct ;hi' Ta"-
SOL wiihou, ioss G: Hfo, avo Of her oti.- ~ IN
Guiding her commander, ana the FemsAndsI OK LII
crew, were on shore.
m. Florida had her -ni@zan mast aIa main y'-rd
carried away and her bulwa-ks cat d3W-l. Iis Ecs-
sci sustained no inj Jury.
A detailed report VIII he handed TO rayrna4tsz
IS. ". Williams.
Very respectfully. yonr obedient sorvant,
Commander Uai,ed States steamship Wachu.etts.
sEA-r ArTLER ~ NEW yoRR-HIs sTTLR or polTa
BUsIyEss-EE DOES Sor WANT 70 urhI ANY,
poDI.
TIE New York Times cama on. on the morning
Of the election with ionS description o. General
Buffers arrival in the city and his method OF con-
dudinr business there. One would think that tias
gentle cut-throat and thief had been actually sus-
pected OF some design the elections In View fofk
from ,hs smooth and oily style which the I,nsd
feel. itself called upon 10 explain away all such sur
| IieirEs. 1t says:
On the Generals arrival in .ha city 10 frat went
to tr Fifth Avenue HoteS, bat the business d! iIs
hrsfluarter- recurring room ;aII 1t 4a fs-
1 shla /, obtain theYc he removed 20 the HOLMAN
| House a ns7 hotel OH tho conner Of Broadway and
twenty fifth .tEet. In this new and dspieuc!i hotise
the General and his staH occupy twelve room. "n the
first Gooc Immediately aioinlng the suite of rooms
! occupied by General scott. Mrs. Butler ard Miss
b1tlor ars with the General Three OF these rooms
are used as Offices for the nuotoa stan
and oIdellies. In the central ohee Il tee y;
iiisi iInelIt wIre< rtn WINCH col>e WIZ te
] War Department al Washington, W!fn every OK
I A
is tflcevGphc communication, ana with every pence
station house the city ot New foih An efr'iH'-
tor j. present day and gh. and We Will only Iheit-
.ion a. an incident, ulat tho General tIiitt+Nl 0i
| ha!f an hour last rIlt with tho Secretary Ot W&E
! IIaIe all the business connected with the troops u
the city and State IS transacted orGel4 Les wal. IL
| the anye-room. Officers come and co. consultation!
| are held maps pondcTet over, anu Wise plFCI1
tionarv measures decided upon relative 10 the safety
of the State of New York from rebel raids or roto"
| nObs. , .,. >, -
| he arnlied to the actions Of the Copperneada uut
the calling inicton of the presence OF man iih
General Butler, ProTerblal Tor his nerve, eleie
= | and frnrleSsneSs They start tho wiIGeS. III
n0rs in regard to the Generals ORDERS persona
| appearance and doings. If he asks persona
friend to call and see hum it Is magnlhed INTO IN
arrest Of half dozen prominent C1pPeiheao'. ~
| hours life gives the rumor strength and the laHi
Der is increa ed to twenty, and your informant WI
! give all the and the color OF the hoIses al
| t.ched to the hacks which conveyed the victims
| Fort Lafayette. The alleged arrest OF Judge Dea
| grew out Of What might have been an oldiTaf
,, transaction between two gentsemen Inc uthei't a
l. being much engaged, sent Captain Fuller, oi n
staff to ask Judge Dean to call at his hea6GU,3tcl
II 1nrino the dav If convenient. II was impossible
Is constrle it into der and II Il had hc'n JUG
IS Dean would undoubtedly have refused 10 Cd"
" it. The interview betweenthe two gentlemen oeil
; of an unofficial character, was perleo'i! f"II
le friendly and pleasant, and TO threats were thouG
le of or used either by General Butter or the stan %i
Ger who called upon the Judge. But on ns.urua 4,
afternoon the Copperheads had 1t that Hilpei. b,d
o. Rad hen dragged from the noine OF ms iHl4? al
l. locked up in Fort Lafayette The excitement amor
NJ the Copperheada passes the query among 10y ." i
whether the presence OF the General has NOT Ie;lI
as lI.I some cherished scheme of vlainy "hith II
sc been concocted and waslipeng for execution on
y. day Of election Not the least prevalent arr rum
49, "a To tha numbers OF troops seat here thef !0c
" tinns and where they came IRON. len lio"ssl
u men were said TO be encsmpei III the upper par.
tbe CITY: q careful recohnoiss$anco iotto l" u
ui ever any signs Of them. Seven thousand we're
nnrted in garrison at Fort Hamilton, bit, III -
nothing moro than the usual nuInber are pres
IL al that station One thing, however IS ceI .AN'
w troops within call, conveniently io3tteu' ~
~ sufficient force; but as before stated, unless sii
&C. sahto NECESSITY demands their aprtsTsnce, nor
y. .,-0ed soldier Will be soen IN the cry OF Ne"
to-day Among Culon r,en the feo!!Eg Oh Aatiai'
| ,ion nrop the arrival Of the Distinguished Seii.
on |, ,rriyorssl Many well-hnown citizens have ca!
,rr upon him and personally expressed Lnei. saAl
hs Gpn I;4ueenant-Generai Winfield Scott v
- among his visitors yestcflay' fri,alIni.s a. ~
ain AN hour Particularly in the ap-town wa'o4' q
ne the citizens more exposed 10 TIE vlo,.e ~
%9s nSnes ne e Of fe9: the General ne and areblo change f
10y the previous doubts and fears The opiroN i.
ain ou.-spoken by every one that the election to-
| will pass off III quiet and orderly man
hee a. if it were an everyday occurrence. Creme
Hutlor himself is unmovei amid this busy W
or 1I,,noIs and excitement. de receives vi
ora Issues orisrs, makes himself ecQuainted
sor 80 - .,.}irs the organization Of the police 10
a., rata his dinner with a good apponts, ata As
% ! in u.a1. Not little curious are s9ias VI Gia
,or. him he nervous individuals oiie H!ail t,ste
- The G neral yesterday, sent IN hls cara ao. "a
'4 ohta;n.i An Interview, satsl that wiassprcau
oth sr:rar- existed, having for It's oS]eee ths AZ
ass nation of General Butler, and that 20 a 49,
rpas no lsss a nan than one OF The Dest.Rcow!.
mr.,ra.s in this city. The Oanarei replied ina.
on vas uuder obligations 10 his Visitor. oas ie.-
alarm for his personal safety. on 1sng 70 ~,
lkoe .. .Is.l-in:ormad gentleman len his business
,,1 soma,hing in the haberdashinS fne uEoi 'iio =
ona ra,1uastetl General Butler 10 sive him ca
de- he WAS in need Of anything OF that KIND; !.
nkee s;ra and threatening letters arc Tecsivec u
Al bassou.rters every day. Their style u u5nsly
off, lane, theit oi' M nm over the haekneyed Wit
,oat, rativs epithets which the rebels and the Iof
hioh heads have jointly invented and apphed 70 me
| ,eboyn they equally hate; they INFORM nun Ii'
III will I've a dead man before the sun sets To-Day,
ible snmefime- they detail the manner ana iosth "
least sndaen taking of An extract from one o.
- WI, show their tenor. Leaving out the 9a'iad
:! VI ohs,pnity aud hiasphemy WITH whieh she ie'
the G,lai the concluding sentence Is AS follows.
yam "Dewsre Of your master thai - 20 ..e pe-ne
=, :. and noble Mcclellan. l have NJ my oon''ia m
IN tsis cstv ten thousand able-bodied msn 70 rs'
rival a. any moment to call To cut tho throats u
: au- r..... SELF and ..<s, Take warning IN uus
IN. now recruiting in this city fas the purpose
seu- Ths s above il specimen Of the Gsasrar' &c