Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-11-29
LOCAL ITE II 8.

town They took with them two ho"ltzerS'
and !u. camp equIpage.
A letter from Lexington. says: Colonel
Smith and Majors Preston and Colston lett
the 23d instant for Charlestown. The de-
tachment that left last night is under the
command of Major Gilham-Major jackson,
lieuts. Ship, McCausland and Trueheart
accompanyiny--the former of whom Will
command the Cadets during their stay at
Charlestown." The Grays and City Guards
Of Petersburg, and number OF men, from
Richmond, Petersburg, and other places,
on their way to join their respective com,
panies ut Charlest"wn, passed up IN the
mail boat from Aqua Greek to Washing,
r,n. The two o clock p. vi. train on the
Orange and Alexandria Railroad brought
down the West Augusta Guards, Lieut..
Waters commanding, from Stanton; the
Mountain Guards, Captain Bushong, from
Augusta: and the Monticello Guards, Capt.
Mallory. from Charlottesville. These com
panies took the steamer here and proceeded
TO Washington, which place they left yester-
day bound for Charlcstown.
We understand that Col. j. L. Scruggs,
with two companies OF his regiment, lett
Warrenton on Monday for Charlestown; the
men are armed with carb;neS and pistols.
A letter to the Baltimore American from
Charlcstown dated on Saturday, says: Our
town is now very quiet, As the prospect
If au attack from the enemy seems To have
grown small by degrees and beautifully less,
and although reports are a. numerous as
ever, the good people "t our town have be
gun 10 look IN them as "i no Importance.
Another fire occurred on Thursday night
about five miles from town, the barn ut Mr..
Thomas Ii. Willis having been consumed
The loss amounts 70 about $1,000, which Is
fully covered in the .Etna Insurance Com
pany. Mr.. W. attributes the lire to an in
cendiary.
The lIowtzcr company of Richmond, Capt
Randolph, arrived her Yesterday, and were
CHARTERED in the basement ut the PfeSbyte'
ran church. They number % men, and
are fine locking body 81 men. Tins com
pauy came on with the FIRST Regiment ~
lar as Ilarp"r's Ferry, OH sunday last, and
returned to Richmond on Wednesday with
the Governor. Ga the arrival ut the Gov'
ernor AT the capital he received information
which caused him 10 order the return OF the
company. What the Information was has
/ not been ascertaincd here.
Several members OF the Alexandria Rifle
men. who have been on leave OF absence, OF
could not leave home when tie company wa,
first IF, left Yesterday 'rn!ng II JOIN thei'
..cumpanions in arms ut CharlestUwn. y
large squad of the Mount Vernon Guards
/ leave this morning Tor the same destination.
+ Two companies OF military, one from Aor-
! folk and two from Portsmouth, numbering
/ Isl mcu, arrived in Baltimore on Sunday
/ night, aud lett Tor Caarlc,town yesterday
morning.
! We learn from the Richmond Dispatch
that the following military companicS IN the
! 5 nth have afrred their services by telegraph
! TO Gov. Wise. III defence oi the honor of Nr'
GINA: The o lethorpe infantry, Of Augusta
/ Ga, the " .inIngt"n Light Infantry, ol H.
mington. n e.; the Iaucnck Van Guard OF
MIledgesille, ia; the Light Guard. OF Co
Iumbus, Ga; and. by letter, the lndcpendeu'
Grays. Of Elizabeth City, \. e.; ali "i which
| have been respectfully aud Thankfully deciin
ed for the reason that Virginia is considered
| able to vindlcatc her own honor and execute
her own laws.
/ The Baltimore American sayS:-"The AL
exandr;a Rihcmen, and another OF the com
panies which have been quartered at Charles
town during the past week, were despatched
s, Yesterday to Wucclins, to assist III protecting
! the State line from an anticipated INVASION
! from Ohio. We also learn that the cars are
searched III various points III Virginia foi
armed iiil!busterS, whose coming seem To De
| looked for " It'll confidence
I Major Warrington who left Charlestown
on Saturday. and arrived here that night,
contradict, The above statement. lie say
that no such rider. had been issued up u
the time the train eft on Saturday
4 letter from Washington dated Sunday
says:-"Tkis morning there passed through
IN route iur Charcstown, Va, eIGhty-hNe
officers and priyatcs attached TO the "9tl
regiment Virginia militia. under Colonel
Wclscr; and company from Orange county
Va. Captain Williams, 80 officers and PR
Yates.
The troops stationed at Charlestown 1t pre-
sen; arc: The Cadets Of the Virginia Militia
~ Institute, Col. Smith, cnmmandins: the
Richmond Grays, First Lieut.. BossIeux
Company +, Capt Carey; Virginia RIles
Capt. Miller: Young Guard, Capt. Rddy, and
Richmond ilowitzero. The foregoing cor
stitu:e a large portion Of the first regiment
Il Virginia volunteers The Alexandra
RHemen, Capt Muryc; Mt. Vernon Guards,
Capt Smith, aud the Alexandria Artillery
Ma jor Dufey; the Morgan Continental
| Capt. Washington; the Petersburg Artillery
| Capt. Nichols: the Petersburg Grays, Capt
Scott: and Petersburg City Guards. Cap
tain Nav: the jefferson Guards, Captain
Rowan, and Executive Guards. Capt Hunter;
the Monticello Guards, Capt, Mallory, the
West Augusta Guards, Lieut.. Waters. com
manding. the Mountain Guards, Capt. Bush
ong. the W, ODDS Il temen, Major Lamb, con-
handing; the Upper Fauquicr Cavalry, Capt
! Ashhy: the Lower fauqmer Cavalry, CAPT
Scott. and the New.own Cavalry, Capt
Drake. The entire command now under
arms. tul and efficiently equipped with the
latest and most improved military weapons,
is but little short 81 fifteen hundred men