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The Daily Dispatch: February 11, 1862., [Electronic resource], The United States and Hayti. (search)
General Assembly of Virginia.Senate.
Monday, Feb. 10, 1862.
The Senate was called to order at twelve o'clock, by Lientenant Governor Montagur. Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Peterskin, of St. James's (Episcopal) Church.
The House bill for connecting the Manassas Gap with the Winchester and Potomac Railroad was referred to the appropriate committee and ordered to be printed.
Bills reported.
Mr. Cogrill, from the Committee for Courts of Justice, reported the following bills: To authorize the Courts and Common Concils or Trustees of counties, cities, and towns to provide for the widows and minor children of deceased or disabled soldiers; to authorize the use of the jails and poor-houses of the State, by the Confederate States, for the safe-keeping of free negroes arrested by military authority.
The same committee reported adversely to the resolution to amend the 5th section of chapter 184 of the Code.
Mr. Robertson, by leave, presented a bill amending the 8th sect
The Daily Dispatch: February 11, 1862., [Electronic resource], The Federal strong box. (search)
House of Delegates.
Monday, Feb. 10, 1862.
The House met at eleven o'clock. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Wooderidge, of the Episcopal denomination.
A bill to incorporate the Westfolk Iron Manufacturing Company, of the county of Floyd, was reported from the Committee on Agriculture and Manufactures.
Mr. West offered a resolution that the House meet daily at ten o'clock A. M., until the military bill shall be disposed of.
Mr. Robertson, of Richmond, objected, and the resolation laid over under the rule.
On motion of Mr. Dabney, the House took up and considered the bill authorizing the County Court of Powhatan to correct the assessment on the lands of A. S. Woolbridge's estate.
The bill was passed.
The following resolution of inquiry into expediency was adopted:
By Mr. Anderson, of Botetourt — Of incorporating a company to manufacture salt at Big Lick, in Roanoke county.
Mr. McCamant offered the following, which was adopted:
Resolved, That leave b
The Daily Dispatch: February 11, 1862., [Electronic resource], A Yanner Oddicial Staterment
The Roanoke fight.additional particulars.our forces — the number of the enemy.&c., &c., &c.
[Special correspondence of the Dispatch.] Norfolk, Feb. 10, 1862.
With inexpressible sorrow I announce the fall of Roanoke Island, after a spirited and hereis resistance by our brave troops.
This occurred between 12 and 2 o'clock on Saturday, and the news was received here with every indication of regret and indignation.
We gather the following particulars from a young man from the Richmondized the South.--This may be relied upon as correct — the authority is undisputed, and the New York Herald makes a free confession of it. I fear I am intruding too much upon your space, and I must close.
Luna.
Another letter. Norfolk, Feb. 10, 1862.
The intelligence of the desperate and unequal contest at Roanoke Island, and its result, have doubtless reached you by telegraph.
Of course, this is the principal subject of conversation here.
Considering all the circumstances attendi