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From the North. By an arrival yesterday we are in receipt of Northern papers as late as Friday, May 2d There is nothing especially interesting in the news columns, though the impression seems to prevail among Northern journalists that "we stand on the very verge of great historic events, greater even than any that have yet transpired." The Federal Congress continued to debate the Confiscation bill, with liberal Arluene to the everlasting negro question, a satisfactory solution which seems to perplex the minds of the most astute abolition orators. The United State Senate has confirmed the appointment of Charles L. Lathrop as Col factor of the Customs for the District of New Orleans! This individual was once a resident of that city, but took up his abode in the North on the breaking out of hostilities. We find the following paragraph in the Philadelphia Inquirer, telegraphed from Washington. The probable opening of all of the ports at an early day, from Richmond to Ne
The enemy in Middlesex. From the subjoined letter, which appeared in yesterday's Whig, it seems that the invaders are pursuing their usual system of robbery and outrage among the defenceless inhabitants in the vicinity of the Rappahannock river: Woodstock, Middlesex Co., May 2d. On Sunday last, about 3 o'clock, four row boats, with thirty-two Yankees, came up the Prankatank river, stopping at several places, and reached Mr. Thomas South's, on the Gloucester side, opposite my house. So soon as they landed they ran up to the house, where they found no person but a negro woman. Of her they demanded the keys. She told them her mistress was out visiting, and had carried away the keys. They immediately commenced breaking open the locks, and took all the meat from the meat house, and killed and carried away two hogs they found in a pen, carried away a boat, sail, and some bed clothing and wearing apparel. On Tuesday they came up again in a large steamer and tug. The large ste