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

guu.boats had entered the North Edisto, and
approached to within twenty miles Of
Charleston, at q place called White Point.
Demonstrations were made against the
South Carolina troops under Gen. Evans
stationed there and at other points in the
vicinity. Five Federal steamers had an
:hored off Cole Island and an engagement
was hourly expected there.
II is reported that the English steames
Gladiator, laden with large quantity u
arms, ammunition, &c., had entered a Con-
federate port.
The brigade under command Of General
Wadsworth went to the vicinity of Fairfax
Court House, on Friday, and brought away
large quantity of forage. The only evil
dence of the presence of the Confederates
there was a few mounted pickets.
Col. Burnside's Expedition, fitting out n
/ Annapolis, increases IN men and vessels,
every day. There are now twenty vessels
ready, and of all sizes, from ferry boat to
a big ship.
Reports from Kentucky state that there
are only fifteen hundred Confederates as
Cumberland Gap under Col. Rains. The
pickets extend to six miles on the Kentucky
side Of the Gap. 1t is stated that a fight
took place on Tuesday last between one hum
dred and eighteen Confederates and forty
seven Federals, in which sixteen of the
former were wounded, but none of the lat
ter Confederate accounts of the situation
of affairs at Bowling Green, Ky. also indi-
cate that no immediate engagement is ex-
pected there.
From Missouri, it is reported that Gen.
Price is retreating towards Arkansas.
The heavy cannonading near Gardeners
bay, which was the subject of telegram
from Sfonington was caused by Gen. James
and others of Gen McClellans staff testing
the James cannon.
The Federal troops at Tybee are still
building entertainments en- the island, while
Fort Pulaski kept continual fire on then,
but without doing any damage as yet.
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! 1t is said that Gen. Scott did not ace the
Emperor Napoleon at all, while he was in
France. His conversation was with Prince
Napoleon.
The Baltimore American (Union and
;. Administration paper) which has, we be.
! lieve, opposed the surrender of Mason and
e Slidell, now says 1.-THE sudden announce
+ ment that the difficulty in relation to tho
Trent affair has been finally settled has
# taken most persons by surprise. and 10
9 received with emotions, varied in their
f character, &c. The u s. are demonetra-
Q ted to be legally in the wrong; and good
i deal to our chagrin-it must be confessed
are turned out Of court upon what 10
J. little better than "quibble" in interna-
!, tional law, and that "quibble" is made
t use of by power that in all times past
o trampled down all law and all precedent
in going onward to the accomplishment Of
+ its purposes"
The Paris shoemakers have recently sent
off splendid pair of top-boots to Garibaldi.
A melancholy bachelor in Waldo, Oregon.
+. has sent his photograph and letter to the
New Bedford ladies, and requests them to
{ communicate with him on the subject of ma
g trimony. He says-"I am 20 years old,
. am six feeate inch HE and ways near 200.
n l am we'll able to take ceare of Wife"
y Sunday preaching now at Barnum's Mu-
II scum, New York.
ot A chemical invention, to take the place o,
t. steam. has been submitted to the Emperor by
e. French savant, who claims that it is with
= out odor, requires no fuel and twenty barr eli
a. of it will carry a vessel to India.
e. There was report at Havana when the
Karnak sailed. Of an outbreak at the city Of
b. st. Domingo against ex- President Santana
le 1t was said to have been quite serious, and
y that many lives were lost. Aparty from thu
ID country ondeavored to aid the revolted citi
of zens, but were prevented by Spanish force
sent out against them.