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

field, which at one time was considered i'm
minent. will not be fought Immediately. The
excitement created among the troops by the
removal Of Fremont is said to have calmei
down The Confederates, whose advance
guard was announced as being but few
miles distant from Springfield do not appear
to have moved in force in that direction.
A despatch from Rolla-November 7th -
states that Hunters Qate Fremont's) advance
guard had driven the advance guard of the
Cnnfederates from its position on Wilson's
Creek and had occupied in turn that well
remembered battle ground.
COL Lamon, Of the FEDERAL troops. was
dangerously wounded at the battle Of Bel.
mont; Major McClerken was wounded and
made prisoner. Col. Wright, of the Confed
crate army, was killed.
The Buffalo Courier says :" that it has the
authority Of Thurlow Weed for the assertion
that Mr.. Lincoln expresses the most intense
regret that he did not urge the adoption of
the Crittenden compromise resolutions by
his friends in Congress-"
Gen. Butter6eld's foragers got thirteen
wagon loads of hay two miles beyond Falls
Church, and the horses and miles in his bri-
gade are again on full allowance. The troops
in all the camps are drilled by brigades and
regiments. Rumor in Alexandria has ad-
vanced the Confederate pickets, 80 that their
nearest outpost, which, two days ago, was
fourteen miles distant is now only eight
miles from that city. Target practice upon
pickets has been recommended near Miners
Hill. Gen. Smith and Col. jackson are yet
confined to their beds with fever.
The Confederates were no doubt prepared
FIR the landing Of the expedition at Port
Royal, as the Richmond Enquirer. of Satur.
day week last published the following para
graph: ut il understood that the govern
ment has information, the particulars Of
which are not given to the public, that fur
nishes grounds for the belief that the Yam
kee fleet were preparing to land at Port
Royal, in South Carolina"
A despatch from Western Virginia states
shat General Rosecrans aud his command are
in fine condition, and prepared to receive the
enemy from any quarter they may appr ach,
The prisoner and witnesses in the Felner
diamond tragedy were on Saturday removed
from police headquarters, New York, to the
Monmouth county (N.J Jail. Mrs. Marks,
supposed accessory in the murder, has be.
come rsving maniac, and has made several
attempts to commit suicide. The man ar
rested in Baltimore few days since, sup.
posed. to be Radetzski, the alleged murderer,
was allowed to escape from that city, aud is
still At large.
On Thursday, the gun-boat Rescue went
mp the Rappahannock river a. far as Urtana
creek, where she captured q large schooner.
She took IF all her stores and then burned
her. The Rescue Was fred upon from bat
terry OH the shore. The fire was returned,
and the battery silenced. The commander
If the Rescue was occupied the whole day in
shelling every spot where there we're indica-
SONS Of the presence of Confederate troops.
A small boat with two men Was captured
while attempting to escape. The gun boats
Rescue and Cambridge were to make snoth-
sr visit to the Rappahannock 90 Friday.
The Subject Of applications for pssses to
10 South, in order to save property from
confscation, has been under consideration
by the Federal government. and it has been
decided that no such passes can be granted.
Col. r. G. Hawkins Hawkins Zouaves)
late commander at Hatterss, has been placed
under arrest, by order Of Brig. Gen. Viii.
liams, and sent to Fortress Monroe. The al.
legged cause of tho arrest was the refusal Of
Col. H. to recognize Gov. Morgan's transfer
Of Cap ain Louis Barnard, Of the LIST N. Y.
volunteers, to his (Col. Hawkins) Ninth vol
unteers.
The London Times, like orator Puff. has
swO tones to its voice when speaking Of the
Confederate States.
The u. S. Government has i'll contempla-
ton the placing of trains of wagons between