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The Daily Dispatch: October 25, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 4 (search)
vast amount of work remains to be done upon the new stone barracks. Guns will soon be placed in position on and in the new stone fort, and as speedily as possible quarters prepared for men to work them.--Those in the outer harbor are also receiving attention from the United States Government. The condition of the sick North Carolina prisoners has much improved since their removal to Bedloe's Island. Various packages containing gifts for the sick have been received. Yesterday Marshal Murray paid a visit to Fort Columbus and had an interview with the Rev. F. V. Hoskins, one of the prisoners taken at Fort Hatteras. Mr. Hoskins declared himself willing to bind himself to take no further part in the rebellion, but when he learned that he could not be permitted to return to his home in North Carolina, he declined taking the oath, and, of course, was not liberated. A meeting of the associated bank officers was held yesterday for the purpose of considering the expediency of t
The Daily Dispatch: October 30, 1861., [Electronic resource], Accident. (search)
Affairs in New York. From New York papers we gather the following items of affairs in that city: A Federal Marshal summoned to Washington — trial for piracy — release of Confederate prisoners, &c. A few evenings since Marshal Murray was unexpectedly summoned to Washington, and he left by the first train this morning. Orders were received this morning to discharge Mr. R. R. Walker, confined in Fort Lafayette. He was a resident of this city and was implicated with the speculator, Millner, in sending arms to the South. Mrs. Walker, convinced of the innocence of her husband, went to Washington a few days ago and succeeded in obtaining interviews with the President and Mr. Seward, and earnestly pleaded the cause of her husband before them, giving proofs of his loyalty. Twenty prisoners selected on Thursday from among the North Carolinans on Bedloe's Island, were to be sent to Fortress Monroe yesterday, there to be released upon taking oath not to bear arms against the
The Daily Dispatch: November 1, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 2 (search)
with steam pumps, have been sent out to render assistance. Miscellaneous. A Universalist minister in Chicago, in the course of a recent sermon on the duty of Christian patriots in the present national crisis, remarked that he was aware that most of the Christian public differed with him on the mooted question of future punishments; but he would say that he agreed with them on one point; he wished it to be distinctly understood that he had a hell for all traitors and rebels. Marshal Murray, of New York, has purchased a quantity of articles for the prisoners at Fort Lafayette, in order that they may pass the winter comfortably. The supplies consisted of beds, bedsteads, blankets, armchairs, stores, etc. A Key West letter of the 20th instant, reports the arrival at Cardenas, on the 16th of the steamer Theodora, from Charleston, with the French Consul and his family, and Messrs. Mason and Slidell, Commissioners to France and England. Henry Winter Davis, of Baltimor
The Daily Dispatch: November 8, 1861., [Electronic resource], Thanksgiving. (search)
p a continual watchfulness over our movements. Indeed, it would seem that the time had come when it was necessary to sally out and drive the rebels back, or what would be better, bring them further into our lines. where, as prisoners, they would have a much easier and much better fed campaign. Our men are ready to undertake it; it only remains for the General to give the word. Nothing has been heard of the Yorktown since her appearance near Newport News, about a month since, when Captain Murray, of the Louisiana, put a couple of shots through her, and Lieut. Loder, of the shore battery, "peppered" her sharply. The Congress and Cumberland are still there. The Minnesota and two or three gunboats constitute the naval force at Old Point at present. There will be a flag of truce to Norfolk tomorrow for the first time in three weeks. A large number of persons, principally ladies, are waiting in Baltimore to take passage. It is not the intention of Gen. Wool to resume the
The Daily Dispatch: November 19, 1861., [Electronic resource], Comfort for the hotel de Lafayette. (search)
Comfort for the hotel de Lafayette. --Yesterday afternoon, by an order from the Government, Marshal Murray made extensive purchases of tables, chairs, beds, blankets, sheets, pillows, etc., for the comfort of the national prisoners sojourning at Fort Lafayette for the season. No efforts have been spared to render the quarters as comfortable as any hotel in or about the city. N. Y. Tribune, 25th.
The Daily Dispatch: December 5, 1861., [Electronic resource], Death of R. M. T. Hunter, Jr. (search)
ne of the persons on board enjoyed the long and rough passage of one week between New York and Boston. The procession to Fort Warren. From the Boston correspondent of the New York Herald we make the following extracts: The dock is a quarter of a mile from the fort and when the party landed several officers were in waiting to receive the prisoners. After their "traps" were on shore, the Commissioners were escorted to the fort in the following. Order of procession. Marshal Murray and Ambassador Slidell. Lieutenant Fairfax and Ambassador Mason. Secretary Eustis. Deputy Marshal Sampson. Secretary MacFarlane Officers from the fort, Police from the fort, In charge of the following "traps" belonging to the Commissioners, which were conveyed in two carts: Six or eight trunks, six valises, several cases of brandies, wines and liquors, a dozen or more boxes of cigars, two casks (pints and quarts) of bottled Stolen are. The imposing pro
The Daily Dispatch: December 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], King of the Pumpkins. (search)
December 1st, we take the following: The New York cotton market was again higher yesterday, and closed at an advance of per lb. The sales embraced about 1,700 bales, chiefly to spinners, at 27½c. per lb. for middling uplands. Capt. Nathaniel Gordon, of the slave ship Erie, convicted of piracy, was yesterday sentenced in the U. S. Circuit Court to be hanged on the 7th of February next. The prisoner has a young and interesting wife, and a lovely child. United States Marshal Murray has been ordered by the Secretary of State to proceed to Fort McHenry to investigate some matters connected with the existing treason. The exports of breadstuffs to Europe during the past week were 1,000,000 bushels grain and $1,155 barrels of flour — a slight falling off from the shipments of the past six weeks. Four tenement buildings were destroyed by fire in Alexandria, Virginia, on the 27th ult. Loss $5,000. Ex-Marshal Kane, of Baltimore, is to be released from Fort Warre
The Daily Dispatch: December 10, 1861., [Electronic resource], From Norfolk. (search)
liam P. Converse has also been released from Fort Lafayette, upon his taking the oath of allegiance to the Government of the United States, stipulating that he will neither enter any of the States in insurrection against the authority of the United States Government, nor hold any correspondence whatever with persons residing in those States, without permission from the Secretary of State; and also that he will not do anything hostile to the United States during the present insurrection. Marshal Murray was also instructed by the Department to cause' a police examination to be made of Mr Converse's baggage, in order that no correspondence or other improper papers should be conveyed outside the fort. Address of Gen, Lane, of Kansas. Gen. James H. Lane, of Kansas, delivered an address on Saturday at Tremont Temple, Boston, on the war. He took strong antislavery grounds, saying that his later experience had completely dissipated his old reverence for the institution of slavery.
The Daily Dispatch: December 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 19 (search)
se heretofore reported. One of them is nearly opposite the station of the flotilla at Indian Head, and the other nearly opposite the mouth of Mota woman creek. At both batteries heavy guns are mounted evidently, as they threw shot over upon the Maryland shore. The steamtug Pussey left Indian Head last night and reached the Navy-Yard early this morning. When she left, the Harriet Lane and Yankee were near Indian Head, and the Anacostia, Resolute, Reliance, Jacob Bell, Stepping Stones, Murray, and the Herbert, were between the new batteries above mentioned and the station of the rebel steamer George Page in Quantico creek. The Union, Freeborn, and Satellite, are below Quantico. The Reliance was to have run the blockade last night. The Europa at Boston — special British and American messengers. Boston, Dec. 17. --The Europa arrived at 4 o'clock this afternoon. She encountered head winds the entire passage, and was 40 hours from Halifax to Boston. With
The Daily Dispatch: December 24, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
United States marine, who was discovered giving information to the rebels while he was stationed at Fort Massachusetts, on Ship Island. The Connecticut arrived at an early hour yesterday morning, and proceeded to the Navy-Yard, where she was moored to the buoy. Commander Woodhull immediately went on shore to confer with the authorities in reference to the disposition of the prisoners in his charge, and a large lot of sick seamen and soldiers who came home to go into hospital. Marshal Murray was notified that his services would be required, and he immediately dispatched several of the deputy marshals with the steamer Chase to the yard to bring the crest fallen rebels to his office. On the arrival of the Chase alongside of the Connecticut, the prisoners were drawn up in a line, under the armed guard of seamen and marines, and the roll called. The privateersmen were all in double irons, and, aside from their stalwart appearance presented a very sorry aspect. Many of the
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