The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-04

atm through one barrel l6 cartridges, by
means of IA slide containing lG chambers.-
When the contents of the slides are fired off,
another loaded slide can be inserted by the
soldier in a few seconds, by which 30 shots
can be discharged in one minute. 59E
The allowance of clothing to soldiers IN
this country is much greater than to soldiers
in European armies. Here troops get one
uniform coat and two sack coats year, and
a pair of trousers every five months. la the
French army, the allowance for three years
is only a tunic and three pairs of Il ousers,
while shell Jackets given every two years.
The charges against Col. Kerrigan are of
the gravest character, and be will probably
be summoned soon before court martial
II is said that he held regular interviews with
the Confederates while in command Of his
egiment, passing through the lines without
obstruction. His conduct is said TO warrant
the belief that be entered the service only to.
carry out certain plans he had devised before
the commencement OF hostilltes, for giving
aid and comfort to the Confederates.
Gen. james Il. Lane. of Kansas, has made
re9uisition upon the War Department. for
a corps of engineers and sappers and miners.
The department, however, does not recognize
his authority as commander ola brigade, and
refuses TO honor his requsition.
Capt. Jones Brooks, commissary, attached
to the regular army, has just returned from
Western Virginia, and brings with him the
sword pistols and balt of the late Col. John
A. Washington, as present to Gen. Cameron.
The recent order assigning the Maryland
brigade to guard the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad causes general dissatisfaction among
the privates and subordinate officers. fhey
argue that, having performed extraordi, .ry
and arduous guard duty for four months on
the Upper Potomac, they are entitled to no.
siton where they can win distinction for
themselves and their officers.
Vice President Hamlin has arrived in
Washington, and is acting conformity With
others from Maine to get executive action in
favor Of strengthening the coast defenoes Of
that State.
The body Of COL Baker will be oced
on Thursday, and sent en- to New York, 10
be there shipped to California.
The blanket mill and wool house, of Mr..
Hill contractor for the army, at North B r.
wick (Me.) was burnt down last Saturday.
Loss $4,000.
Two females were, last week, arrested in
New York charged with being concerned in
the robbery and murder of the German Jew,
Felner. One of the two committed suicide
by hanging herself in the prison.
Five bodies of the victims of the fight at
Balls Bluff, were fshed out Of the Potomac
on Sunday at Chain bridge. They were SO
much mutlated to be beyond recognition.
Only one of them was apparently wounded
Considerable excitement existed, at last
dates, at Lima on account OF the elections
During row the row the troops fired into
the crowd killing from eight TO twenty per-
sons.
The National Intelligencer of Saturday
says that in the affair at Springfield, Gen.
Fremont's body-guard seems to have suffer
ed more than was at first reported" and sets
down the loss at six5y-four men-killed ff-
teen, wounded twenty three (three of whom
have since died), and twenty-six missing
The General at last accounts was at Spring.
field.
Passengers from the West report that Col.
Mullgan, the hero Of Lexington, has been
released
Port Royal, on the South Carolina coast,
is one Of the points spoken of, as new cot
ton port" destined to he opened by the naval
expedition.
The monthly table of marine losses for the
past month shows an aggregate OF twenty
five vessels, of which four were ships, four
were banks, five were briggs, ten We're sehoon.
ers, one was a sloop, and one propeller
The total value Of property lost was fire Inn.
drcd and torty-eight thousand three hundred
tjoUars
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