Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-05-08

difficulties which always stand in the way OF
maintaining mounted company IN city,
proved too strong for the new troop, which
during its existence excited general admlr'l-
ton, for neatness of appearance and sklllful
training. The .Bellehaven Dsagoonss~ Capt.
Goldsborough, were organized on the heel
of the Harper's Ferry raid, but seem to have
died away with the excitement attending
that affair." and left Alexandria again with
out mounted troop.
IrtHley Companies have not been nu-
merous. Alexandria furnished few Artl-
lerists to Braddock, when he took up his
line of March from this city; and found ca
pable and experienced hands to manage dur
ing the Revolution and French War, the
few field pieces mounted on a Water Battery,
the remains of which yet lie on the end OF
Jones Point. The first and only company
of volunteer Artillery, OF this century, was
organized ut its commencement, and contln-
ued to parade until the general decay OF the
military spirit, consequent upon the "canker
of a long peace" and the cessation OF mill
tia muSters. Under the names OF the Al
exandri;l Artillery" and First Artillerlsts,"
and commanded in turn by Captains Lynn,
Marsteller. Griffith, Harmon, Moore. VIII
l;oms Morse. Summers and Harper, 1t fired
ALI the independence and Birthday salutes,
and more than once responded to the lnau-
rural oaths of new Presidents, with the
thunder of it's cannon. Its existence ceased
after nearly forty years OF useful lite' IN
1898. The surviving members tor many
wears managed the old guns whenever sa-
lutes were to be fired and some eight or
nine wears afterward, the same company was
re-organizei by Major George Dutfey. The
re-organized company had but Il short exis-
tence, and went the way of all flesh. by
piece of vandalism on the part OF the city
Real Estate Committee, the old Guns,-one
of which was trophy taken on board the
French irigate L'Insurgcnt when she was
cantured by the Constellatlon,-were SOLO
at auction and melted up by a brasstounder
New Guns were however obtained by Mayor
Dutfev. and when Gov. Wise called on Alex
,ndria for Volunteers in 1859, these Can
mons were manned and carried to Harper's
Ferry by corps of imWomM ArtllierlstS'
and the guns would have done the State
GOOD service had they been needed.
RiHemen have not been wanting when
their services were needed. The Virginia
Raugcrs that had fort on Neabsco Creek.
that roamed through this country as early us
lG6O. and who beseiged an Indian Fort at
pimntauav ia 1915 were of the class OF
shooters that were afterwards more terrible
TO British soldierly than III these times the
Zouayes have proved to the AustrianS. One
Of the Virginia Rifle companies that accom-
uanied Gen. BraddGck to Fort Du Quesne
was enlisted in 1874 in this region, and lett
many Of its dead on the field Of the fatal
ambuscade. In the Revolution one of the
best corps Of MUrgans Death-dealing regl-
mcnts of Rifle Rangers was company from
Alexandria, Their flag yet hangs in that for
gotten cabinet of curositles, the Alexandra
museum Early in the present century, and
coeval with the Artillery, vas organized the
"lIerandyin Rifemen" who, under Captains
Cohas:,n. McGuire, and Harper subsisted
till about 1920, when it gave way to "1he
Sharp Shooier$," Captain Tuley, which was
in turn succeededby the "-ilerandr1a R!tte
Guur{S," Capt. Kinney, and did not survive
the cessation of militia musters IN lS33-4.-
Alexandria could hoast of no Rife corps from
that period until 1913 when Captain Chas.
S. Hawkins organized short-llved corps OF
".SharD- Sh0oters" which Il year or two after
re-organized under the name Of the ColuM-
him RiRemcu" aud elected Col. M. d.
Corse Captain This corps was quite line
one. but after IL few years went down. up
on Il subsequent reorganization, Mayor leo.
Duffey was chosen Captain, and The corps
subssted while longer, but 1t, too, at
length. took the path of its predecessors. A
few wears since the present ".Alehandrin
RifeD,cu" came into being, under Captain
Arthur Herbert. pom his resignation.
Captain Morton Marye succeeded to com
mand for which he has, IN Il tour OF active
service proved himself admirably qualified.
The Ritlemen, for neatuess OF appearance,
solderly bearing, drill, and efficiency, are
superiur to all the Rife corps which have
preceded them. May they live thousand
years. Another company. "The Old DO
Iaiuion RifeS," was announced some time
since. but Of late we have heard nothing OF
it, We trust it may speedily be organ
lied, and adding another to the volunteer
companies of Alexandria, may live long and
well, and that its deeds may make local
for the Gazette in 1860.
TIE FlSiIERlsS-Our daily reports Of the
Fish Market in. this place, published during
the last month, have shown the catch aud
price of Shai and Herring ltmay be said,
generally, that 50 far this season, the Flshe-
ries are more successful than has been the
case since 1856. There are not near as
many iIsn caught as there used be In ''old
times" but the Increased prices enable the
fishermen, out OF comparatively small haulS,
to realize Il fair profit. At some ct the land
inrs. besides, there have been seyera! excel
lent hauls--lhnugh, ut others, very little has
been done. Upon the whole, however, we
repeat, that up to this time, the fishing Is bet
ter than for the last four or five years. Two
weeks or more remain yet before the season
will finally ciost-th"ngh the warm weather
makes against the saving and curing OF fish,
PosrroNEMENT OF Dr. BUrLER's LECTURE
Tile lecture by Rev. DR.. Butler, of Wash
ington, d. c., which was announced for
Wednesday of last week. at the Theological
Seminary, was postponed on account OF the
inciemency of the weather, to this Tuesday
evening. The Dr's subject is itself Il sati-
cient recommendation of the lecture. 1t Is
seldom such IN opportunity is offered to our
citizens us the present one, OF hearing so dis
tinruished lecturer at the same time visit
ing our Theological Seminary. For particu-
lars as t. tickets and onnIbuses, see ;.dyer-
tisement in another column.