The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-18
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that the 5. troops on the Potomac linz
will shortly advance, and that the pro-
gramme for future movements onward, has
been determined on.
Senator Simmons, of Rhode Island. has
determined to send vessel for the aopen
landings on the coast of North Carolina
loaded with sugar, coffee, salt, &C.. Tor ex
change for cotton, &c.
The Collector at Boston has received in
structinns from Washington to stop the e1
portation of saltpetre and gunpowder.
A despatch from Char eston to the Rich
mond Enquirer of Thursday last. states that
Gen. Sherman had taken possession of
Pinckney Island. seized all the ahle-bodied
negro men and sent them to the fleet.
Topeka has been selected as the State Cap
ital Of Kansas.
The New York Post of Friday evening
says "A large issue of counterfeit cne
hundred dollar notes of the Shoe and Leather
Dealers Bank has just been detected"
The steamship Arago. from New York,
for Southampton. passed Cape Race on
Thursday morning. 1t was impossible for
the press yacht to board her. A fright!ni
gale prevailed and no small boat could have
lived in the sea. 1t was impossible, there
fore, to put aboard the news of the victory
at Beaufort, as was intended.
I. A Lieutenant of the New York Eigh-
teenth, 10 command Of pckets near Anan.
dale, was severely reprimanded by General
Franklin, few days ago, for negligence in
extinguishing the flames in dwelling in
that vicinity, fred by the Garbaldians.-
The dwelling had been deserte d, hut the fur
niture had been left in it. Large shade
trees fronting it were girdled, and the entire
property destroyed. Gen. Franklin caused
an order reprimaading the Lieutenant in
severe terms to be read at the head of every
regiment in his division.
The number of Americans arriving in
Canada from northern States. is daily aug
mented. y
, Secretary Chase was in New York last
week endeavoring to negotiate with the Conn
mittee of Bank Presidents for third loan u
fifty millions of dollars.
: The entire coast from Charleston to Sa-
, vannah is an archipeIago--sea Of islands,.
These islands are separated by numerous
> channels of rivers and inlets from the sen,
thus affording inland navigation between the
two cities. There were two such avenues
!. of escape towards Savannah for Com. Tat
: nails fleet of small vessels. But the inland
| routes towards Charleston debouch at the
. head of St. Helena Sound, which point is
2 commanded by the feet.
t Accounts from the Northern cities state
that the war is not much felt there; that ma
T. ny are making fortunes out of it, and tina,
l. the people, as a mass, would not consent 10
Q peace, except upon the conditions alluded
i to by Gen. Scott.
The Charleston Mercury, Of Novembs,
. 18th, declares the federal blockade off tina,
!, port Intellectual. Two large English Mer
chantmen had just succeeded in entering
IS the port, and found no difficulty in doing 30
J. A destructive fire occurred at Memphis or
,. Thursday night week. 1t occurred in wha,
e is called the Briukley Block, on Main street
IS south Of the Park.
y At Columbus Tenn, Nov II, a Dahlsree
Z gun exploded, killing two lieutenants anc
six privates. Gen. Polk narrowly escaped
It A portion of his clothes were torn off.
i There seems to have been concerted actio,
touching the naval movement against Beau
n fort, the burning Of the bridges in East ano
n West Tennessee and Georgia, and the ad
b. vance of Gen. Nelson toward the southeast
ern extreme of Virginia.
es Thomas Smith, " no WAS arrested as a So,
Re last week, claims to be a resident of Berke
ley, opposite Wlliiamsport. He says he re
10 Gently paid visit to Manassas and has i'm
n. portaDt nformation; and that he was recent
Of ly arrested aud imprisoned at Wincheste
te for assisting in capturingtwo secession spies
+. from whom he made his escape. s.as