The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-05

tbe waves. The trunk mentioned In my
dispatches OF last night contains quantity
OF chiidren's clothing ana some pIpythlngs.
THE MAILS.
In tho mail-bags that came ashore and
were handed over TO Mr.. w. W. Dewhurst,
fhe nostmas,er AZ 81. Augustine, learn that
there are business cards and letters. They
are All nostmarked "New York, August
q. rim steamer City OF Vera Cruz" Hav.
ing been sufficiently dried, Postmaster Dew
hurst has forwarded them to New York for
the purpose OF beiug remaIled or returned TO
the owners, as your New York postmaster
may decides
GESRRAI. T0RBERT.
General Alfred T. A. Torbert was an Of
ficer who did valuable service during our
late civil war. lie was born In Delaware in
July, 1888, and graduated at the United
States Military Academy, West Point, July
/. 1876. in the same class with General
Z" Baldy - smith. He was appointed brevet
second Iieuienant In the fifth infantry on
July 10Th OF that year. He served on from
tier duty In Texas and Florida in 1861,
and on the Utah expedition in 1870.
In the civil war he was engaged from
April to September, 1861, IN muster
ing New Jersey volunteers into the SER
vice, add on September 10th was appoint
ed colonel OF the First regiment, which he
led i'm the Virginia Peninsula campaign OF
1862, at Yorktown, West Point, Gprner's
Mills, and Charles City Crossroads. He was
assigned TO the command OF brigade in
the Sixth corps August %, 1862, and was
engaged in the second battle OF Bull Run and
at South Mountain, where be was wounded.
He was at Antietam, and was promoted to
brigader-general Of volunteers on Novem-
Der 20. 1862. lie was on sick.leaye until
June, 1868, when he again commanded a
brigade In the Sixth corps and partci-
pated In the battle OF Gettysburg July
I'd and Sd and the subsequent Ope-
rations OF the corps during the win
ter of lS63-'64. In the Richmond campaign
OF 1864 he commanded the cavalry, remain
ing with General Grants army during Gen.
eral Sheridan's raid on Richmond. On
Sheridan's return he was put in charge OF
the First division, being engaged in fire.
quent action in the summer OF 1854. lie
was at the battles OF Hawes's Shop and
Cold Harbor. He was chief Of cavalry OF
the Middle military division, and took part
| in all the operations in the Shenandoah cam
pagn from August, 1864, to January the
following year. He was in command OF
the Army OF the Shenandoah in April
and July, 1865, and was afterward
| in charge OF various districts in Nir-
ginia till mustered out OF the volunteer
service, January Is, 1866. He was COM
missioned breyei major for gallantry at Get
tysburg, lieutenant-coIonel for Winchester,
acknowledgement for Cedar Creek, and ma
jor. general for gallant and meritoriOus GER
| Vice during the war. General Hancock and
General Grant counted him among their
| friends, and after the war he was appointed
| Consul.General of the United States at Ha-
vana, and subsequently was made Consul
! General at Paris. He was man OF splen'
did physique and fine appearance. lie re-
sided at Milford, Del.
THE NIAGARA SAPE.
HAVANA, September 1.-The steamer
Niagara, which left New York day latel
than the City OF Vera Cruz, arrived yester
day morning. She reports she encountered
very heavy weather.