The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-16
GENERAL NEWS.

arriving in Philadelphia by divers ways,
from parts Of Virginia, of Dc sre and Ma
}Ylapd They We said to bd much want
Iand't 10 'ul ~ severely tsis winter. :
Ibere sss thjs rsgihentsAsox guarding
the line Of the railroad between Washington,
Baltimore and Annapolis.
HOn the person DC James Brown, arrested
in Boston, was found letter from Wm. L.
Yancey, nnwsini Eng land Ito his sor, in Ala
bama, speaking dscourayingly:of the pros
poets Of o recognition Of the Southern Con-
federacy by the European povwees.
- A vessel arrived at Holmes Hole, reports
THAT large English steamer, laden with war
munitions, has been captured by a federal
ffrigate and taken into Key West. 5.... /
Il. Rowan Helper, Of North Carolina. au-
thor OF the Impending lCris,s," has been
appointed Consul to Buenos Ayres. i xs,ats
The regiments in the, Pennsylvania Re.
serves have been paid off in gold and five
and ten dollar treasury notes. Some of the
pe.d1lers who have been permitted to. visit
their encampments have passed off on them
number of counterfeit one dollar bills.
1t is reported that the five and ten dollar
treasury bills have been counterfeited. and
are in circulation. We have not seen any
Of them.
Prisoners rep that the Notifications at
Fort Royal have been occupied since the 9th
OF July last by a small garrison of South
Carolina infantry. They were built BY Mai.
Lee, OF South Carolina and are we'll con-
structed earth works, their main. dcfeot be-
Ing IN the parapet, which was too low
to sufficiently shelter the men. Bomb
proofs were to have been added, but time
was not given for that.
The name of New Granada has been chan
ged to that of the United States of Columbia.
"A special despatcht to the Memphis (Tenn.)
Avalance, dated Little Rock, Nov. 81, saws
that the State Legislature of Missouri has
passed the Ordinance of Secessi n.
Thus far no decision has been made in re-
gard to permitting trade at Beaufort, S. c..
or IT'S vicinity.
A letter from Montgomery, Ala, says
are going up in every direction.
The Virginia State Convention met on the
18th instant. -
The Louisville Courier of the 9Th. con-
tains Richmond correspondence, saying that
den. Humphrey Marshall is to command the
Eastern division of the Confederate army in
kentucky, and Gen. John c. Breckenridge
returns to Southern Kentucky, to organize
his brigade. and put the Provisional Gov
eminent Of Kentucky in motion.
Gov. Toucey is in Washington tes,ifyins
before the Senate investigating committee
concerning the burning of the Norfolk navy
7ard, &c.
kadski, the supposed accomplice Of Mrs.
Marks and her sister, Mrs. Flaum. in the
murder OF Fellner, the diamond merchant. {
las been arrested near Buffalo, N. Y.
Gen. Mckinstry, late Quarter Master Gen
raj, under Fremont, has been placed under
rrest at St. Louis. =.
The New York World thinks that every
Indication shows an early onward move from
be Potomac lines, on the side Of the federal
rmy.
For some reason, not known, the Canadian
ress Is. to large extent, against the North
the prosecution of the existing war.
The Charleston Mercury bitterly con dennis |. :
the manner in which the Confederat es have !
eglected to prepare for the emergency" at $
ort Royal. 1t afhrms, however, that Charles.
IN Is we'll protected and defended. Z
Alta large meeting at Worcester, Eng gland,
re Earl OF Shrewsbury and Sir J. Packing
N made speeches on American affairs, pro-
ounc'ng democracy a failure, expressing a
alief that the separation of the States was
evtable, and (sir j. P) wishing that the
eat powers would demonstrate against the
ar.
1t appears that Mr.. Holt considers the re-.
mt victory of Gen. Nelson at Piketon as of
lSt ImDOrtancn to tho ITn;on .,.,o