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

! Confederate Sales; the lr.h volunteers.
Capt. Towsor, organized the Alexandra
X lemen. Mount Vernon Guards. Cd d..
m:nion Rifles. Alexandria Artillery and
Washington Tome Guard v lunteered in the
ProviS'onsl Army of Virginia, and were mus
tered info sery ce.
April 81 i he Leesl urg Loudoun Guards
arrive ia this city, aud, with he Alex 1ndlia
60 npanies, g, into barracks the 20
Guard" Of Rappuhannock Court House. Cap.
tain Green, gay Alexandria flying visit
r April rs irish Volunteers and Emmett
Qua DIS mustered int) the service of the
| STATE.
April &c The Fairfax Cavalry, Capt.
Ball; he Fairfax II tles, Capt Barnes, and
he Madison Guards, Capt. Welch, arriy I'd
in Alexandria.
April - Gen. Cooke issues General o..
! ders No 4, declaring the organization Of the
9th Battalion Virginia Volunteers, composed
| If the Alexandria Compan es, and assigning
The command to Major NJ. b. Curse The
trelugees from Washington organize three
| Volunteer Companies under the title of Ma
tional Eolunieers- The W arren Il lies, Capt
| Simpson, arrived in this city.
April 20.-Gen. Cooke removes bis head.
quarters from Alexandria to Culpeper c.
Ii leaving Major Corse in command at. AL
exandriu--Smai tenemcnt belonging 10 IL
coiored man named Williams, and situated
near the Iuane, burned
May 2-Dea.h Of Rev. N. S. Greenawny.
May G-Maioc Terrctt takes command of
the troops in Alexandria.
May -ferrett Gulrd, Capt. Funston,
organized at the Armory of the Alexandra
per Gut House.
May l0.-R Mr.. Bxio appointed AS
sistant Pastor of St. Mary's Church troops
returned except the Arrillery--the telegraph
having changed the order, "send up the bat
Terry" to "send up the oattalon."
May 1.-The U. S. steamer Pawnee
steamed down from Washington. and an.
chored off this port, her guns out, and COM
handing the town.
May 2O.-Circuit Court, Judge Tyler,
openel its May term-O' Connell Guards,
Capt. Pressmln, organized.
May -lIavelock Guards, Capt. w. D.
Corse. organized.
May 23.-E.ection, II. w. Thomas chosen
State Senator, aud w. g. Cazenov. member
Of the House Ut Delegates from Alexandria.
The vote on ratifying the Ordinance of Sc
cession stoJd: For Ratification 05S; against
it 43. For Equal Taxation 9S3; against it
20. At night. serenade and speeches by Ii.
w. Thomas, W. G. Cazenove, Col. Terre,t,
and Capt Ball.
May 24.--There was in Alexandra the
following companies of military in the SER
vice Of the State of Virginia: Mount Yer.
non Guards, companies A and B, Capt. De.
vaughn, Of Alexandria; A.exandria Rifle.
men, Capt. M. Marye. OF Alexandria; Cd
Dominion R.aemen, Capt A. Herbert, Of
Alexandria; Warren RIAemen, Capt. Simp.
son, Of Warren; Loudoun Guards, Captain
Tebbs, Of L,ud.un; Fairfax Cavalry, Capt
Ball, Of Fairfax, and Washington's Home
'iuard, Capt. Powell, of Alexandria; also,
the O'Connell Guards, Capt FRESHMAN; the
TER EFT Guards, Capt Wallace, both Of AL
exanlria, and a company Of National Vol
unteers, Capt. Schaffor, Of d. G. The latter
three companies were not fully armed, and
had not been mustered into the service of
the State. Early in the morning. the N. Y.
Zouaves, COL Ellsworth. and the Fad Michi-
gan Volunteers, C,l. Wilcox, entered the
city, the Virginia Companies retiring ia ac-
cordance with orders. A portion OF the
Fairfax Cavalry were surprised, captured,
and carried to Washington. Col. Ellsworth,
of the N. Y. Z,uaves, after he had removed
the Confederate Flag from the roof of the
Marshall House, was killed by Capt. James
W. Jackson, who was, also. killed by party
Of Zouaves. who had accompanied Colonel
Ellsworth. Col. Wilcox made a reauisition
upon the City Council for stables and forage
which shat body declined to furnish. The
federal troops took p ,ssesson of the Market
buildings and several other buildings, pre-.