Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-11-29
Arrival OF the Baltic.

New YORK Nov. 26.-The steamer Baltic
arrived th, morning. with Sl.I5u.0uO from
San Francisco She brings 6jD passengers.
including the Officers and crew of the frigate
Saranac.
The Baltic left Aspinwail on the 10th,
and connected 1T the lsthmus with the Gold
TN Age, which vessel was detained forty eight
hours III the Gulf Of Tehuantepec by severe
gale.
The Baltic brings on freight 100 cases silk
worm eggs, from China for Italy and the
South OF France.
The California advices by the Baltic are
only one day later than those by the over
land route, aud are entirely destitute of gen
eral interest
Nothing important had transplred on
the lsthmus since the departure Of the North
Stnr.
The Northern Light, of the Vanderbilt
line which sailed from New York on the 9TH,
arrived AT AspnwaIl on the 18th. She met
with an accident 10 hvr machinery at sea, and
has also been on fire.
The Baltic arrived at Aspinwall on the
18th. The frisate Lancaster, 81 days from
Rio .Janerio, had not arrived at alparaiso
ON the 9th of Oct.
FROM Observation-Disclosures FOR SEpI
TIors LANGUAGE &C.-"Col. Saml Bailey and
Jno X Cooke, esq., having rendered their
services to the Major General, are assigned
positions as volunteer aids of the genera!
staff.
Captain Cook it is said is a resident OF
Norfolk, Va, and served with some dstlnc-
ton as an officer in the Virginia regiment
in the Mexican campaign. The sentinelS
have been doubled. and are now within
mailing distance of each other. The Jail ha,
been thrnngcd by crowd Of visitors, each
one anxious 10 crafty Il curiosity in seeing
the condemned criminals. The prisoners,
worn out by these visits, have requested
Sheriff Campbell and Captain Avis, the jail
or to refuse admission to every appllcant.-
Cook and Brown both conf plain that during
the week they have no! had an hour t. call
their own. An hospital has been established
under David 5. Watson's medical direction,
assisted by corps Inexperienced surgeons.
The execution of Capt. Brown Is TO TAX
place On Friday next before the hour oi l.
O'Clock, and it is expected there will beA
large attendance from the Northern States.
A secori letter has been received by the Bal
tlmurc aud Ohio Railroad from Mr.. Perham,
the great excursionst, stating that he has
already made arrangement to bring 1000 as
far a. Baltimore The Richmond Dspath
OF Saturday, in abiding TO visitors 10 the
execution, says: 1T is rumUred that great
multitude from the free States will be pre-
sent at Browns execution. Ii is To be CHOPPED
that the citizens Of Virginia who are not
enrolled in the military, will stay away
At all events, the commander OF I'll" militia
~, will make such arrangements rs to pre-
vent strangers from crowdmg between the
innocent spectators and the suiGiery. Pro-
baby, visitors frpin other States, ii they are
permitted 10 ~ present at all, will be assigned
Il position where they can do NJ mischief
The citizens Of Norfolk county, Va, are
about to adopt measures 10 rid that country
of all suspicious characters John fetch
er, n native of Washington city, Was last
week committed 70 Jail at Portsmouth, Va,
on the charge OF using seditiouS language.
The friends Of Mr.. +. however, clam that
he was intoxicated when the language was
used VIM Dnugall has been committed To
Jail at Rockville. Nd, on the charge Of taking
siles with odd Brown and threatening
what would be- done il he be hung.
CART. BRowN AND Cart. PATE.-Our town
was visited on Monday last by Capt. Henry
Clay Pate, of Kansas notnrety, but now a
resident OF Petersburg, Va, who came on
here for the purpose Of seeing old brown
1t will be remembered by the intelligent
reader that Captain Pate commanded the
pro-slavery forces at the battle of BLACK
Jack" whilst the abolition forces we're ar
ranged under Capt. Brown. The interview
between the two Captains was conducted mas
peara6b a manner as conhiharc bsen erp"ted,
but it is evident they have n" particular love
Tor each other Capt Pate, who is quite
Young man. returned 10 his home on Tues.
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