The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-19
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ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE OFFICE.
WAR NEWS.


skirmish occurred near Falls Church,
Va, ON Monday afternoon, when "a STAN
pede occurred in the Brooklyn 18th Regi-
ment." owing to the approach of parry OF
Confederate cavalry. Two New York rfgi-
ments were then ordered up, and the affair
ended. One of the federal troops WAS
wounded.
1t appears that the late affair at Pike'on,
Ky. has been much exaggerated. The num-
Der of killed, wounded, and prisoners On
both sides was entirely incorrect in the first
dispatches. ..r .#@4-,...l
The federal naval force at Newport News
has been increased in order to check "A Con-
federate expedition fitting out in James
ivsr. If viii IN TIA. f,.nI .Dla fl :, boat 3
are said to form part. ~ "a
Gen. Phelps command are building COM
Portable huts for winter quarters at Newport
News. 81 s'' 90 -
At the recent battle at Belmont, in Mis-.
souri,, Capt p. Welby Armstrong, of the
Confederate army was killed.
The Confederates are still crowding troops
into " inchester to oppose the advance Ut
Col Kelly's command, who they imagine IL
much nearer Winchester than he reported
at last accounts. The defences Of that place
are being strengthened and advanced.
About 300 of Col. Turner Ashby's Con-
federate cavalry are stationed at Martins
burg and picketed the various points On the
Potomac down to Harper's Ferry.
The fredericksburg papers give All account
Of the movement of the federal troops, at
Matthias Point, on Monday week, when they
crossed over from Maryland. Mr.. Baker If
Col. Taylor's cavalry, out as a picket. was
shot by a private and wounded. The dwell
ing no uses Of Mr. Custs Crimes and Mr..
Benjamin Grymes, with the property in and
about them, were burned and Destroyed
The barns, stacks, &C., land one report says
the dwelling house) of Mr.. H. Mercer Ten
nant were burned Liberty, the residence
Of Mrs. Martha c. Stuart was surrounded,
and Mr.. Dent, Of Maryland, and McNally.
who were in the house. captured Two of
the Misses Snowden. Of Alexandria, were at
this house. and one report is. that all the
ladies escaped to the words in their night
clothes; another report is that the ladies re-
manned in the house and were not moested
These ladies had previously made the most
earnest solicitations to the bearer of flag
of truce passing through Aqua to be allow
ed to return TO their parents in Alexandria,
whom they had not seen for six months.
Gen. Thomas has ordered Gen. Sheaf to
fall back from Camp Calvert, near London.
KY, to Danvile, where the Union forces will
concentrate TO oppose Gen. Sidney A. John
son, who is reported to be advancing and
threatening Cincinnati, Louisville or Lexng-
ton with 10000 men, The Fourteenth. Severn
teenth and Thirty eighth Ohio, and Thirty
third Indiana giments Immediately took up
the march, but a majority of the Tennessee
brigade refused to turn their faces Backward,
and it was deemed expedient to order them,
with the Third Kentucky regiment to re-
turn to their camp.
All the old directors Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, with the exception of three
who declined) have been reelected. The
full reports of tbe affairs of the Road have
been postponed for the present.
In almost every newspaper that is now
opened u paragraph meets the eye to the
effect thar, 1--WE learn that the report we
published yesterday was entirely Incorrect
---allnding to some rumor or report concern-
ing the war.
1t is said that Con Wilkes captured Ma
son and Slidell. on his own Responsibility.
and without orders; but that the government
will sustain his action and maintain it's lc.
gality 1t is further said that the govern
ment have received all the papers and docu-
ments which were in possession of the ar
rested persons 7sata'
s'Gen. Beauregard, it is said. is now at
Centreville, Virginia, at the head of large
force. ....#7 ,4. l8a'5
The household effects of the late Senator