The Local news. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-01-24
GENERAL NEWS.

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pattie OF Mill Spring says the property ca
'ored Is Of great value, amounting to eie]
s'x FOUNDERS and two PARROT guns. wi,
calssons filed with ammunition: about 1C
Jour horse wagons; upwards of 1000 hors,
and mules; several boxes of arms vh;c
have never been opened, and from 500 I
l'oOo muskets mostly flint locks, but in goo
order; subsistence stores enough to serve til
entire command for three days and also
large amount of hospital stores.
The Columbia left Havana on the 18th
and brings Mexican news of the 10th. Com
munlcation with the interior had been GU
OH. A regiment of Spanish troops started
on the 4th on the Medelin road, for a recon
no'sance, but were driven back after pro.
ceeding mile, by an unseen foe One cor.
respondent says that Vera Cruz is surround
Cd inland and almost beseiged. No vegeta.
oies or fuel could reach the city. MANY ar.
tlcles of prime necessity are sadly needed.
Many Spanish troops are sick and many de-
sertions have taken place. There are great
fears of an attack on Vera Cruz. Several
Spanish sentinels have been sentenced to be
shot.
The U. S. gunboat Waterwitch has arrived
ct Havana. No one was to blame in the re-
cent collision between the U. S. eunboat De
Soto and the French ship.of.war Milan
The latter had her paddle box and one of
her wheels injured, which was partly repair.
Cd: She has since reached Havana.
Nassau dates to the 18th say that the Bri.
tlsh ship Conqueror would be total loss.-
The crew had reached Nassau, also fifty can
non. The schooner Whirlwind, which had
intended to run the blockade of Charleston.
was wrecked, and the American Consul sold
the coal, which was brought to Nassau for ,
toe use of the Federal vessels, which, howev.
or, they were not allowed to take by the !,
British authorities.
In the case of Crawford vs.. Robinson. i;
'ontesting the Governorship of Kansas, the =
Court has refused to grant the mandamus y
applied TO. by the contestant. Under this Il
decision Robinson, the present incumbent. h
'olds over for one year. t.
After the payment of a few of the com.
'anies of the New York Tenth Legion, Col. Il
Van Wyck discovered that some land sharks A
we're selling composition and galvanized O.
watches to the men, had them arrested and is
compelled them to take their watches and 10
efund about five hundred dollars to the hi
zen. !.
The steamer Atlantic has arrived at New al
FORK from Port Royal, which place she left II
o Monday, the Goth. She brings 1925 81
ales of ginned cotton, and number of mas. M
engers. ST
The o. S. Senate. yesterday, confirmed is
10 nominations of Brig. Generals Scboepf :"
40 Ord, for military services in the field ia'
70 former at Mill Spring and the latter TO
Dranesville. Is
President Lincoln has nominated for the ~
ssistant Secretaries of the War Depart.
ent, John Tucker, of Pennsylvania, and p. owe
Watson, of Washington city. Gin
M dro
The jury in the case Of Daniel Roberts, q con
dier Of the 10th Pennsylvania regiment. wa,
cd tor the murder of John Wolfe. a Of
Vernment teamster, near Bladensbury noc
ought in verdict of not guilty. The libe
ence set up was justifable homicide. 7
John F. Carter and G. w. Boteler. Of per
'shington city, have purchased the Spa I
'ings, at Bladensburg. They intend to low
ct on the ground hotel capable of ac. lew
'modating FIVE hundred people. P
y the steamer city of New York, we t
n that the news of the surrender of Ma.
and Slidell had reached England. and III
sed the greatest satisfaction. Consols took
nediately advanced from to II per CT after
cotton also largely advanced. The U. Legi
unboat Tuscarora had arrived at South. ted Q
ton to watch the Confederate steamer RI
hville. The privateer Sumter was at Burr
H. and had landed forty.two prisoners is no
u from the American ship Vigilant, bark III
Dodge and schr. Arcade, which she ~ =,
royed. 90 ~