The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-30


universal" that war between the United
States and Great Britain was inevitable, and
that he shared it himself until he reached
this city. He further states that the "cause
Of the extraordinary anger Of England is
the conviction on the part Of the great body
of English people that the United States are
resolved upon war to punish England Tor
her concession of belligerent rights to the
Confederate States"
Collector Barney, of New York, has re.
ceived permission from the U. S. Secretary
of the Treasury to grant clearances to ves'
sells for Accomac and Northampton counties,
in Eastern Virginia, Gin cases where he has
every reason to believe that the trade is legi-
innate"
On Thursday night fire broke out in the
kerosene oil works on the Newtown creek,
back of Hunters Point, N. Y, and soon
ton. enveoping the whole of the extensive
premises There were 5000 barrels of oil
in one of the buildings, which became
ignited, and the barrels bursting, the Oil
flooded the premises like sea of fire and
consumed everything. Less $4,000.
"TnE WEIGH Of THE WORLD The Pound
Sterling
Samuel r, Putnam, retired merchant of
Boston, died Of paralysis at his residence in
that city on Tuesday morning. He was son
of Judge Samuel Putnam, of the Supreme
Court of Massachusetts, and the father of
the late Lieutenant Putnam, recently killed
in ihe Battle of Balls Bluff
Englishmen in this country are said to
apprehend effe IT'S upon the Queen from her
husbands death. Her hereditary tendency
to insanity is feared.
It's reported by the friends of Carl Shurz.
Minister to Spain, that he intends to resign
and return home.
Lady franklin. with her niece. Miss Cray
croft left San Francisco for Kanagawha,
Japan, on November 81
A Chicago paper insists that Cairo shall
be made the headquarters of department,
including Illinois, Indiana, and Southeastern
, Missouri.
The Washington correspondent of the Bal
tmore Sun says there is renewed clamo,
for an onward movement to Richmond, upor
the ground that after the yielding of Messrs
Sidell and Mason, there should be some con
spicuous exploit by the Federal army, or els'
the Southern Confederacy will be acknowl
edged by Great Britain"
The N Y. Herald entirely approves /" o
, "tbe wisdom and propriety" Of the course
!, of the U. S. government in the release O
Mason and Slidell 1t is thought that tn.
administration papers will generally acqui
esce in the surrender.
: From Fortress Monroe, we learn that con
siderable excitement existed at Yorktown
q the Confederate forces there believing tina
Gen. Burnside's expedition was designed t,
Il operate there.
8 The Richmond Dispatch states. on the au
e thority of special order from Gen. Magru
: der, that the defensive works at Yorktown
/ are now in condition to resist the mos
: powerful attacks.
The Washington correspondent of the N
y Y Herald says, The ultra abolitionism fac
ton are smothering their vexation at the set
Element of the Trent affair, and preparin!
. fer a tremendous effervescence in Congress.
y On Saturday the officials in Washingtor
" Laid an embargo upon the transmission b
: telegraphic dispatches Of anything whateve
in reference to the Mason Slidell affair. Nc
. even private dispatches abiding to the SCI
Element, were allowed to pass. 1t was d.
+: sired that the official dispatches of Lord l.,
q ons should be allowed to go out by the steam
D. err, unanticipated by any popular announc.
> ment of the result"
J A dispatch from Boston says 1.-The pull
+ lie here received the announcement of tn
y surrender of Messrs. Mason and Sidell yer
Is philosophcally, having generally anticipate
- such result as the most direct means {
averting foreign war;"