The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1861-06-04
THE INVASION OF VIRGINIA.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.
MANASSAS JUNCTION, May II, 1861.

MANASSAS JUNCTION, May II, 1861.
Nessrs. DEMONSTRATING seen no authentic
statement of the occupation of Alexandria, it may
be of interest to readers to know some of the
details.
Early on the morning after the election, (abeut
o'clock, notice was given that preparations were
in active progress for the occupation of Alexandria
by the Federal troops. The Captain of the Paw
nee came over with flag of truce, and notified
Colonel Territt that the troops in town must sur
render or evacuate by 9 o'clock BY order OF
General Lee commandant of Virginia forces, the
troops were ordered to evacuate. Having done so
twice before, the order not promptly obeyed,
nor indeed was the notice sufficiently exciting to
make them do so.
In accordance with the Punic character of the
Administration thus far, the Federal troops were
hurried 10, and captured the larger portion of
Captain Balls company, and, it is said, handcufed
them. nut them on board a steamboat and marched
them up to Washington and through the streets
in triumph As remarked above, the capture OF
the troopers was partly the result of negligence,
but more the result of the Punic faith of the
Black Republican soldiery, it having been well
understood time and again, that the troops would
have until o'clock to evacuate.
Mistrnstiug the characters of the Black Repub-
licans, most of the troops collected and returned
to the west end OF the town, while the Republican
and might easily have had an engagement even
with the small force of 6OO without artillery, and
having it well understood that stand was to be
made The Republican troops, to the number of
several thousand, formed In front of the river,
under cover of the Pawnee, whilst the Flying
Artillery came down by the turnpike. The Con-
fcderatc troops retired in perfect order, and with
out any hurry, and having stopped the train about
three four hundred yards from the depot, about
o'clock, the cars left for Manassas Junction. The
troops stationed in Alexandria had to leave the
neccssaries of comfort. There all had to be left in
consequence of the shorness of time allowed. The
troops are new here having lett many articles Of
clothing and camp equipments.
1t must be all right, now that delay has put Us
behind in preparation but it gals Virginians
very much to Fave to yield their soil, even for a
moment. Trusting to the skill and bravery of our
commanding officers, we hope to the van
dals driven from our borders. The vandas are
driving ont citizens, whilst such men as Close,
late Of the Southern Protection Office; Liggon,
bookseller; Bennent, dagucrreotypist, and other
81 Union men acting special guides to the
demons who hold reign in Alexandria.
The affair at the Marshall House you have
already heard. Poor Jackson fell like hero,
having singled out his man. He was asieep when
he was awaked and informed that squad Of the
Zouaves had mounted his roof the inside and
seized his flag. lie Immediately put his panta-
looms and shoes and met Ellsworth he came
down with the flag in his hands, and shot him
through with double barrelled shot gun, loaded
with buckshot. The squad of Zouaves close by,
Immediately fired upon him with Minnie rifles,
shooting him in the face, and stab5ing him after
wards.
1t is reported that number of stores have been
broken open, the mansion House seized and occu-
pied the depot books torn up and the safe rifed
of S75 the courthouse seized and the papers all
burnt besides number of arrests made-among
the rest Robt Ashby, the merchant, than whom a
better man does not live.
In addition to the above it is positively stated
that number of rapes have been perpetrated, and
all the deeds which you might naturally expect
from an unrrincipled set of men who are follow
ing in their train
These facts arc in the main fully authentic; the
rest we'll sustained by current testimony. 1t will
thus be that must put out whole
strength, ard humbly invoking the blessing Of
Heaven on our cause, advance to the rescue of our
people, before the vandai hordes gather strength
by ON delays and ovcrrun the State. There is no
doubt that Richmond is the great end and aim Of
the set now sent upon us, and you may rely upon
it the thieves sent among will burn and pillage
as they go, when they are fully under way.
Correspondence of the Petersburg Express
RICHMOND, May %, 1861.
The intense heat, binding dust, and boisterous
winds of yesterday have been succeeded by day
of rare beauty and most delightful temperature
Our city is quiet, but the people are hard at work
| need not tell your readers what they doing
but if patriot will exercise his mag inative facul
ties, to small degree even, he will be at no loss
to know what we are about
We are anxiously awaiting news from Manassas
Junction. The troops of the Confederate States
and those Of Old Abe are in such close proximity
up there, that conflict at any moment appears
almost inevitable
\ gentleman who reached here yesterday after
noon. and who passed through Alexandria yester-
day morning, confirms all the statements brought
by telegraph last night regarding the brutal out
RACES of the New York Zouaves in that city
Stores and private dwellings, have been broken
open aud robbed; respectable ladies have been
ruthesSly violated, and the scoundres hourly lock
arms with negro women, parade the streets aud
tell these sable inamoraas that they desire to make
wives of them. Surely, righteous God will not
allow such scenes to pass without pouring out his
avenging wrath upon the demons.
DEPARTURE FOR LIVERPOOL The British
ship Sir Allan McNab, Capt. Chapman, which
arrived here on Saturday last, consigned to the
enterprising firm of Gibbes Co, sailed for Liv-
erpool Friday afternoon, having been loaded and
got ready for with remarkable dispatch Dur
ing Saturday and Sunday, 220 tons of ballast were
taken from her hold, aud the work of filling her
with cotton was Immediately begun She cleared