The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-19
GENERAL NEWS.

held to that city, Cant. Swain, ct the Quar-
termaster's Department, with the United
States mail for Springfield, one Of the fl
GERS in the train of the returning General,
took two of the bags from Capt Swain, in
spite Of his protestation, cut them open and
overhauled their contents. When Captain
Swain demonstrated against this outrage,
the perpetrator threatened him with arrest.
The desecrated mail bags have been brought
back to St. L 'uis and deposited at the Post
Office. Is
The Washington Republican seems to think
that the battle at Plketon, Ky has resulted
in the capture Of fifty Confederates, instead
1000, as first reported" and adds. 1--WE are
only too happy to get off without defeat"
The soldiers VIII, have lately been paid off
on the Potomac lines. it il said, are sending
to their families at the North considerable
Me~srs Duln and Bush, Of Fairfax county,
were arrested on charge of giving informa
ton which led to the capture ON Saturday
last Of detachment Of New York troops, and
their wagons, near FALLS Church. They have
both been hitherto regarded as Union men,
The captains If the steamers which car
ried the Federal troops to the Eastern Shore
of Virginia represent that large number
of the people there profess undoubted loyal
tho JIn. oil Al,
troops. a5a
The New York Tribune urges that Mason
and SlideIl should he f'rthwirh imprisoned
in the famous New York Tombs.
The COZ res pondence between the Confede-
rate States Secretary of War, and General
Winder, in relation to the selection, by lot,
from among the Federal prisoners, of hos
tages tor the safety OF certain captured pri-
vateers, ordered to be tried in New York, is
published in the Richmond Enquirer. The
officers on whom the lot fell were, Coils. Cor
c ran, Lee, CogsweIl, Wilcs x, Woodruff and
Wood; Lieut.. Colenels Bowman and Neff;
Majors Potter, Revere. and Vodges; Capts.
Rock Cd, Bowman and Refer They are
IL be placed in prison, and treated as the.
aforesaid prlvateers are treated; and if the
latter are executed, they are ordered for ex.
ecutioD. Arrangements to avoid such dread
full retaiatory measures will doubtless be
made, Oh both sides.
The friends Of Col. Oxen S. Miles are
much agsrieved at the finding Of the ecent
Court OF Inquiry, III bis case. 1t has not
yet been approved by the summarizing gen
oral Col. NJ les is to rereive, tomorrow,
the sword voted to him by the Maryland
Legislature before the present war COM
menced. F
Gen. Ii. II. Lock wood, Of Delaw are, CON-
mands the Federal fotce thrown iu1o Accu
mac and Northampton counties.
The New York Tribune afhrms thai
movement for the extinction Of slavery is on
foot in Maryland. If o.
80 far as the Northern journals have.
reached US, they all, or nearly all, Justify
the arrest of Mason and Slidel, aud ap-
plaud the summary meth ID which was ia.
ken by Com. Wilkes to get Possession Of the
obnoxious emissares
In the final accounts of The battle of Bel.
mont, the Federal loss is now put down at
10; the loss of the Confederates 500 4y
The Savannah papers annnunce the arri-,,
val at Southern port OF two English steam
ers with munirions Of War, arms. and stores ]
clothing, DC, for the Confeder lite
army.
The property Of Com. Tatnall, of the
Confederate Navy, at Sacketts' Harbor. N.
T., has been seizei and will b, confiseated.
Dy the Federal authorities. .i'.t#s -
"A man in Ohio reports tina. last week. a.
var broke out among the bees which be kent !
near his house. Seventy swarms divided J
Ind fought a desperate battle The ground
vas covered with the killed. His family
lad to escape from the house-nu hsrs. of
owls were stung to death---and passengers
long the road fed 60 avoid danger. i T.
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