The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-30

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Gen. Mcclellan, itsi is said, has entirely
recovered his health.
The Washington Star gives an. acccpht of
the "cutting and slashing exploits" ofstwo
Lieutenants in Georgetown on Monday
night. They are reported to the military
New Creek, is on the Upper Potomac, on
the Virginia side Of the river. Romney Is
eighteen miles south Of New Creek; Freder-
ick, Md, is about seventy-fve miles from
there. ad e. vase
Mr.. Thaddeus Stevens, of Pa, represents
in the U. S. Congress, tho district in which.
Mr.. Buchanan resides; but he Mr. s. says
that be has not spoken to Mr.. B, ''sincsle
attempted to make Kansas q slave State."
The levying process is still going on vi
ST. Louis to secure the assessment for The
benefit Of the Union refugees. Ole thous-
and eight hundred dollars worth Of books,
belonging to DR.. Robert Barclay, lawyer,
was seized OH the 23d inst; and on the 22d
eight hundred dollars worth Of carpets was
taken from the store of james Kennard &
Son, to pay an assessment Of three hundred
dollars on each. #al
The Washington Republican says -
Without protesting to report all the obser-
vations Of the President on the occasion re-
ferred to, we eau assure our readers that lie
said, that reflection had satisfied him, that
Gen. Lane did not 20 tar enough in refusing
to surrender fugitive slaves, thss it wasl
equally unlawful fur military officers to
surrender sucn slaves to loyal, as to disloyal
owners, and that even if it was lawful, the
people would not tolerate its being done" i.
The Washington Republican says, in an
swer to an art.cle III the New York Herald,
speaking favurably of Col. +Berdan's regl-
ment of Sharp Shooters, that there sis not
mure demorailzed Corps in the whole ar
my, aud they should. have been dlsbanded
long ago, or placed upon the footing which
Col. Berdan promised when he induced
them to enlist" 4iaala a., Ia bmfaiH
Gen. Sigsl, it. is said, will have a com.
mand either, in Missouri, OF on the PotQmae.
4e A cores ondeno OF the ST. Louis Repub-
lican, strongly Unaon, and'for the vigorous
prosecution OF the war, writes as tolfJws:-
"The exact time at which the impatience Of
the friends uf the Union TOR the aagassstessiye
+, employment Vi our armies will 'besreiievsd
in Kentucky, by a.moyemens upon Tennes-
see, depends, Delnys.a upon the devsiop-
ment Of matters ~ sutheril quarters rather
than in this. :, Al already saatsd, tt'a plepa-
ratons in thus STATE tyr thsl lsnpending saall-
paign,. although / not cpmplespd have YET
progressed So lar rs to enable Cen. sBusl, TO
takesi the Offensive, should he receive orders
/ to thas effect, at almost lwenLy!loaf hours
/ notice. ~ Bus it, Cannot, Of coarse, lie pre-
sumed for u momenI, that, he will be reqaIr-
ed to open the bail singe-iianded. sIns
centre OF the'grand army Or the Unlon Will
not movc, and thu rwo wa,ss ON the FotUnsac
and the Mlssisslppl be- allowed t0 remain
idle SPECTATORS. Whatever tho real plAnsiei
Gen. Mcclellan may be- every thing goes 70
indicate that silAultaiieutls ;altack VIII, be
made &c all pulnts 10y the Federal FORCES,
/ ana hence Symptoms vi activity nesd aos Oe
lvvked for in THIS department. untii the col
umns Of loyal soldlvly IN other lattples
shall snow signs OF motion. Battles Will
Occur no sooner IN the Southern part OF the
State THAI near columbus, WIachesfer,
Fortress Mohroe, beaufort, and perhaps aisp
Manassas" sna NJ. go
| In the U. s. Senate, yesterday, there were
some sharp words between Mr. Davis, tot
Kentucky, and Mr.. Bright, Of ln al
Mr.. Salisbury, II Delaware, made q very
animated speech in opposition tds'the Propo-
sed expulsion Of Mr.. Bright. a. s.
| In the course Of MIR. Gurley's speech il
the u. s. House Of Representatives, yester-
day. deprecatlng the delay in ARMY move
meu,s, aud urging an advance, he said =
That three weeks ago $1,000 Southern troops
were at K macy, virtually in the power Of a
division OF the Federal army, numbering
40 600 men, "thar Gen. Lander sent u mes.
senger to Gen. Kelly, saying, I'VE have got
them now certain; join me at opce." zen.
Kelly himself had previously seat messen-
ger to Lander to get ready for the same
purpose. Meanwhile one OF those Generals
laid Gen. Butler to advance on one side while