The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-20
ALEXANDRIA, 4.
WAR NEWS


S. dragons, with so of his own men and 81
Mexican volunteers, captured AZ secession
lists in arms between Fort Wise and Bents
old place, in Colorado territory.
Gen. Lockwood, commander of the expe-
dtion to the eastern shore Of Virginia, has
received intelligence that those in arms in
Accomac county have laid them down, and
claimed his protection. The Federal troops
had gone down as far as Drummondtown.
A letter dated Port Royal. Nov. Is. says
that General Sherman, on the l4th. sent his
aid, Lieut. Wagner, under flag of truce, to
carry his proclamation to the people of South
Carolina. He proceeded within two miles of
Gardner's Corner, place opposite Port Roy
al Ferry, occupied by Confederate troops
He there had an interview with the Confed-
crate officers These officers admitted that
the depredations at Beaufort were the work
of the blacks alone. On their return. they
met a squad of Confederate cavalry. who
gave them fodder tor their horses.
The Memphis (Tenn.) Argus, Of the 10th,
has dispatch dated Charleston, the 18th,
which sage: 1.-THE Federal forces have pos
session of Pinckney Island, and have seized
all the able-bodied men on the plantations
and taken them aboard the aeet They pre-
vent the others from fleeing by use of, force.
They have made no attempt yet TO effect q
Judgment on the main land"
The Memphis papers express great alarm
at the preparations for an expedition down
the Mississippi, and demand that the entire
reserve force Of the country shall be brought
to bear against it,
Everything IN the shape Of locomotives,
machines, &c.. belonging to tho Baltimore
and Ohio Railrosd have been removed BY the
Confederates, and taken in the direction of
Winchester. Even the double track for 20
miles has been torn up.
At the skirmish near FalPs Church, Va,
on Monday, two Of the Federal troops were
killed, one mortally wounded, and ten miss
ing. The troops retreated to the reserve
force. Yesterday strong force was sent out
BY Gen. Mcdowell to the neighborhood
where the skirmish took place. The dead
bodies of two were found stripped Of their
clothing. and their skulls mashed in, as if
done by the butt of carbine; no other
wounds were visible.
The steamer Atlantic, which reached New
York yesterday, brought back from Port
Royal number of invalids from the army
and navy. Beaufort was entirely deserted,
but had not been formally occupied by the
Federal troops up to the time of sailing.
No new prizes have been taken recently
at the mouth of the Mississippi.
The attempted attack IN Wilson's Zouaves
is confirmed. The Confederates were she'll
ed by the Colorado, and retreated to Pensa
cola. The health of Wilson's Zouayes was
excalIent
Col. Graham, of Sickles' brigade, who made
the recent landing at Matthias Point, and
whose troops burnt houses and barns and
fiddler there, upon his return to Maryland,
in consequence Of these proceedings, was or
dered to report himself under arrest
Colonel Dennisvn's men left Kansas cry
on Saturday Tor Pleasant Hill, and succeed
ed in capturing twenty-five wagons and two
hundred oxen belonging TO the government
train which was reported to have been burnt
by the Confederatesat that place. A Con-
federate force of 200 men was met three
miles from Pleasant City on the 18th The
steamer Sunshine, from ST. Louis, reports
that a lot Of commissary stores and govern
ment wagons, destined for Fort Leavenworth,
were taken from her ct Wayerly by Cunftd-
ern'es, under command Of Jue Shelby.
\ vessel, supposed to be the Confederate
steamer Yorktown, was seen ON Monday
mornirg coming down the James riyer. Two
federal guhboa,s Immediately started after
her, whereup5n she turned back.
A despatch to the New Osleans Delta from
Fort jackson, at the mouth Of ia Mississippi
pi, dated October 81, says there were but
ten vessels Of the bloaksding fleet below
seven war ships and three TRANSPORTS. They
were all outside the bar. Every thing Was