The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-29
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Manassas JrEcriox, May -, 1851
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.+atelneut OF the Occu pation of Alexandria Ii
i,.y De OF interest 10 your readers 10 know
some OF the details.
Early on the morning after the election
nU,ut3 o'ciocai notice wasgiven that prepa-
rtions were IN active progress for the oceupa-
-lcu of Alexandria by the Federal troops The
Capttu of the PaWnee came over with a nag
ot trucr. and otified CoioneI Territt that the
troops III town must surrender or eVaeuate
hg > O'clock by order of General Lee, com
lntHdant of Virginia forces, the troops were
ordered to evacuate. Having done 60 twice
before, the order was not promptly obeyed,
nor indeed was the notice sufficiently exciting
o. make them do 90.
Ia accord Bnce with the punic character of
taa Administration thus far, the Federal
,eoJps were hurried In, and captured the
iIsEpr portion OF Captain Balls company,
aud, II Is said, haDdcGlied them, pat them on
board a st"aint3at, and marched them mp TO
- .sHIpgtya ara through their streets in tri-
uupH. As remarked above, the capture of
tar JoOrers Was partly the result OF negli-
--Hce, but more the res uit Of the Punic faith
ST tbe Back Republican soldiery, it having
tnea well unders TODD, lime and again, that
t-t troops would have until O'Clock to eyac-
ulte.
Mstrasling the characters Of the Black Re-
Tuhhcitns, most of the troops collected and
I-lurued 10 the west end Of the town, while
tbe Republican troops were not over two
Hundred yards distant, and might easily have
~ All engagement even win the Siutli ipfft
e.. so, without artillery, and having il we'll
"tdtIstood that no stand was TO be made
The Republican troops, 70 the number of sew
tlHl thousand, isA fnpd Ia front OF the river,
tndrT cover OF the PaWHee, whilst the FLYING
brNtltTy came down By the turnpike. The
Confederate troops retired in perfect order,
sud without any hurry, aud having stopped
'!.r train about three or four hundred yards
.um the depot, about o'clock the cars left
i.T Manassas Junction. The troops stationed
Il Alex ,ndfia had to have The neceSsaries Of
comfort. There all had to be left in couse-
QUtuCc of the shoTtn"ss ct tImealloWed. The
loops are now here having left many articles
Ci clothing and camp equipments.
a. t}Gst be all Tig1t, now that delay has put
a. behiu1 III preparation; but II gals Nir-
g.Aiins very much 10 have to yield their soil,
even tor moment. Trusting TO the skill and
l,g'Ty OF orr commanding officers, we hope
u SEA the v;tndils driven from our bur-
u-rs The vandais are driving out our cIti-
us. whilst such men az Close, late OF the
>lUtHerD Protection Once; Liygon, book
-.ti-r; Bennent, daguerreoty pSt, ana other
thion' men are acting Is special guides to
the demons who hold reign in Alexandria.
Buih journals have been discontinued, and
the editor Of the Seati7.ct retired with the sol
G.ers AS yet the offices have not been des-
uoycd, nor any special violence exhibited
How mach longer this will con ntnue we can't
Ill - the vandais declare their intention OF
hulblHg the Plice for ali time.
ihr Hi ar at the Marshal! Houss you have
t|re tdy heard. Poor jackson teii ike 4 hero
hllug Singled out his man. He asleep,
wnpu Ge WIS aWak-d and informed that a
squad Of u- Il IuIves had mounted his roof on
tne ,nsGe aid seix q his filg. lie Immedlat..
h, lttt on HE ptBLalOOEs and ehUes aud met
EHsWortn us Ae came down with thu dag in
lis hands, and saOt him through win a
a5u5te -hagrelled shot gun, loaded with buck
enr'. The squad Of Zen YES, close by, i'm
med. 'telY fired upon him with Ninnie rifles
.luhuuS nlm in the lace, and stabbtns hi.n al
lrr"=Ed~.
=. S.-Ehere are many other matters of In
'rIcst which could NOT be put in this coGmu
uut'IJu. II is reported since the above Vas
written thas a number of stores have been
t-7Irn oD"a, she Mansion House seized and
coupled, he depot books torn u p and the safe
Ileu ot @15, the Court House seized aud the
papers MI burnt, besides 4 mum hrr Of arrest is
utle--lmoDg the rest, Robt. Ashby, the mer.
thtHf than whom "a better Ilau does not live
tu addition to the above, il is positively
S@lte1 mat q number of rapes have been per-
prtTAted, and all the deeds which you might
naturally expect frCIn All uHprinCipled set of
men who are following IL their train.
GteSa facts aTa in the main fully authentic;
the TAst Wen sustained by current ties tinOny.
II Ull thus he seen that We must put cut our
Whole strength, and humhly invoking the
blessing ot Heaven on our cause, advance TO
the Tescue OF our people, before the yandsi
hurdes gather strength by our DELAYS and
oNerTun the State. There is no doubt that
Richmond Is the great end and aim of the set
now sent upon US, and yoH may rely upon il
The thieves sent among will burn and pill
ltSe as they go, when they are fully under
way. OBSERVER.