The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-11

Mr Uurley's OIL, to be proposed in Con-
gress, declares all Confederate property con-
6scated, and all slaves belonging to Confede-
rates free. and provides for the appointment
of Commissioners to carry out the confisca-
ton of property and the liberation of slaves
in systematic manner, and to take charge
of such slaves and employ them in the SER
vice of the United States at reasonable
wages, and in transporting to Florida such
as may not be needed for the public service,
and to apprentice them there for not more
than six years at reasonable wages to loyal
proprietors of lands; after which term Of
six years they shall be entirely free. Flori
da to be occupied by the U. s. forces as far
as is practicable, and the estates of Confede-
rates are to be sold by Commissioners to
loyal purchasers, and the slaves of loyal citi-
zens purchased and paid for out Of the con-
fscation fund. 1t is to be governed by mil
itary law, and as Territory, until it shall
have sufficient loyal white inhabitants to en-
title it to representative in Congress, when
it may form State Government and Con-
stitution excluding slavery.
The steamers Murray and Satellite arri-
we'd at the Navy Yard in Washington on
Sunday. Four shells were fired from the
Confederate batteries at the Satellite as she
came up, none of which struck her, all CO.
ing too high, though good line.shots.
During the march Of portion of Gen.
Banks division to Frederick in Maryland,
the indiscriminate use of bad whiskey, pro-
cured generally from country groggeries,
caused great annoyance along the route,
and in some instances was near producing
serious results. On the third night after
leaving Jamestown, the Goth Pennsylvania
bivooacked on the Menocacy below the juno
ton. Permission was granted the soldiers
to procure supper at the farm houses. One
OF the privates, named Lynch, in state OF
partial lntoxicaton, offered az insult to the
lady, when he was seized by Major Scott,
but before assistance could be called Lynch
made a furious assault upon the Major with
a large knife. This the latter wrested from
him, but quick AS thought drew second
and smaller knife, and would have killed his
officer had not Lieut.. Col. Parham arrived in
time to avert the blow and secure the wea-
pom. The culprit is now in confinement
awaiting trial.
Some time since there appeared in the
New York Tribune, resolutions purporting
to be passed by a convention Of Unionists at
Hatteras Inler, N. G., which convention, it
was intimated, largely represented the feel
ings of the population in that State, it being
attended by delegates from forty-hve couD-
ties. The New York Sun ia Union paper)
Of yesterday, however, pronounces the whole
affair to be complete and unmitigated bogus
from beginning TO end, and not worth the
slightest consideration.
On Tuesday, in Baltimore, private Rooms,
Of Company |, I'd Mary land Regiment, fired
At and killed instantly Lieut.. David E. Whit
son, Of the same company. just a week
ago, Lieut.. Whitson killed private OF the
company.
Ii is understood that underwriters of Bos-
on have decided 10 charge extra premium
IA vessels leaving that polu for Europe, and
IN Those already IN Europe hound home.
Since the great increase OF travel on the
" ashington branch of the Baltimore and
)hio Railroad, a large number Of pickpock-
It's have made their appearance. and daily
leece the unwary, who may caance to come
within their reach.
A portion of the session yesterday, in
10Th branches of Congress-, was devoted to
notices of the death of the late Senator from
Michigan, Mr.. Bingham.
The Collector of PhiladeI phia, few days
go, seized the schooner Ella, fve-eighths of
which is owned by William II. FowIe, a
esident of Alexandria, Va, who is alleged
o be in the Confederate army. The same
esse escaped the vigilance of the custom
ouse officials in New York and Boston, in I
10Th of which ports she has recently been.
In the Washington Board of Aldermen,
was received from Oden
Bowie, esq, President Of the Baltimore and
'otomac Railroad Company, stating that
hat company had a charter To hnild ~ rail-