Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1861-05-22
L0CAL ITEMS.

that the people oi Inc 1sotsn COG oO''e' IL
the South. Our readers here will know
that in all this long chronicle of eventss gath
ared from the principal journals of New
York, there is nnt . single item that IL not
t,tallv without foundation in fact. We give
,bam to show what is Said ot.us Abroad
The Tribune says a Baltimorean, now
in this city, says positively that shipments
of Goods contraband Of war are being made
daily from Baltimore down the Chesapeake
Bay. to the Patuxent River, up that stream
to Marlboro, and thence TO Alexandra by
WAGON: the distance between the two latter
nlaces being only eighteen miles My IN
f,rmant states that Yesterday two Wagons
laden with what purported to be sugar IN
hnysheads, landed from the river ST. MARI
horo'. were driven To Alexandria. But ne
believes the hogsheads contained war I'M
dement's instead ot sugar. This statement
i rendered probable by the assertion made
nv IN individual in Sweeny, Ristenhouse u
Cic.'s Bank Yesterday, to Extra Billy Smith,
that he had recently sent wagoH-ioad OF
Minnie muskets into Virginia" ~'@ ssS@a
The scouting party from the ist kegl-
ment, which went last week from Washing
tnn 10 Rappahannock, has returned, and re-
norts that while going up Aqua Creek
they were menaced by = masked battery OF
II guns--5 poanders They also discovered
extensive earth-works near the mouth ofsthe
creek" @@1@ -
Last night three Iouaves strayed out
from camr. When arrsigned before Col,
Ellsworth this morning, one Of them un-
wound from his body q Secession flag, Il
feet To-, =, which they hauled down from 9
pole at Alexandria The Colonel excused;
them. and much excitement was caused by
the exhibition III the tag. s@r7f a~7
The New York World says. t'by Wednes-
dav it is believed that ten Thousand OF our
soldiers will be eucaInped on Arlington
uaights, their tents whitening she very
ground on which is located the residences aot
Gen. Lee, the commander of the Virginia
forces"
The Herald says:-''The President has
been absent from the White House nearly
all day, Remembering III the vicinity Of
Washington. Among other points OF inter-
est. he visited the Great Falls, sixteen miles
above this city, on the Potomac. de er"s-
sed the chain bridge, and passed she seees-
sion pickets on the Virginia side, AND re-
turned the same way. The soldier might
have caught o prize but did not know 80
valuable one was within their grasp."
The people of Virginia have been sup
plying themselves by way Of the River Rap
pahannock. This feet was discovered by
one of General Buffers coast brigade, and
to-day that river was blockaded, 50 that the
Old Dominion is thoroughly blockaded.''s
at has been discovered, within few
-, hove nj
battery on the Virginia side of the Potomac
at Matthias Point, not quite half way from
Washington TO Fortress Monroe. The bat
terry is on very high land, too high to be
successfully attacked from ship OF war in
the river with much effect; but the troops
there will soon be dispersed from anotherdi-
rectiOn." . ..-..-s- .aa-. 1s
The Washington Republican says:-'"We
are Informed that on the afternoon on which
the Pawnee dropped down the river to take
care Of matters in the nelghborhood or
Alexandria, Captain Terrett, the comnan-
der uf one of the military companies IN that
city, sent to know what the Pawnee had
been sent down there for The commander
replied. that they had merely come TO stay
all night with them Upon q second, COM
municaton being sent to the commander OF
the Pawnee, lie replied that he had also
come down to take. care of Capt Terrett
and his band, and that it would be advisable
for them to keep themselves very close. = s-~
THE MEETING LAST NIGuT.-One or tn
most spirited and enthusiastic meetings that
ever took place in this city, was held at Lib
erty Hall last night. -E. >.-
Able, eloquent and telling speeches were
made bv Major c. W. Brent, Major W. Ii.
Fowle. H. w. Thomas, esq Colonel c. 4.
Stuart, Capt G. W. Tebhs, of Lnudoun, and
". G. CaZenove, esq. The latter gentleman
announcing himself as candidate for the
House of Delegates.
All the speakers warmly urged the impor-
lance If ii united vote IN favor OF sustaining
the ordinance Of secession and were loudly
applaud ed. and seldom has there been more
unanimity Of sentiment evidenced. Aa@- p
MIsTAKE.-The funeral of John Gurrin,
of the New York Sixty-ninth Regiment, who
was drowned in TIE Potomac on Tuesday
last, whilst bathing, took place ON Saturday
afternoon from his late residence III Green
wch street New ork.-Nuj<l Int. :. ss@ a.
i member Of the 18th regiment over
whom n coroner's inquest was held al the
Long Bridge, and who was buried near this
city, was not John Gurrin after all. ..e5sg-.
TOWELS WANrED.-We are requested to
state that a large supply Of. towels Is wanted
at the military hospital in this city. The
ladies we are sure, will, as snon az they are
aware OF this, furnish The requisite number.
HARpGR's MoNrHLy-We have received
Of Mr.. Geo Z. French, the June number of
Haryers New Monthly Magazine. i con
tains some very pretty illustrations, and Is
altogether at interesting number. -.s-9z1s
Dress P4RADE-The dress parade Of the
Cavalry squadron now in this city, yestcr-
day evening, presented IN imposing appear
auce, the solder-like movements and the ra-
pidity of the evoiutions rejecting much credit
upon the officers connected with it. Ia the
march through town, the Cavalry were pre-
ceded by the L>udnun Guards, whose mill
tarY precision and handsome uniform won
fEe admiration Of all observers. -..E @ =.