Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-10-11
LOCAL N L w s !.


Crrv CoUNc1L-Last night there was
rorn]ar stated meeting OF the City Council.
There were present Messrs. Arnold, BAKER,
Moran. Dyson, Daw, Evans, Neale, MOORE
Garwood and Portner- l0-and conslueiao'o
number of spectators.
Tn the absence of the President, M'' H' "il'
was chosen President pro tenn.
Tho minutes Of the last meeting having been
read and approved,
Mr. Moran moved, that as several members
were absent, and as an election tor night watch,
&c.. had been ordered, that the Council aaJourn
+;1l tho navt regular meeting nlght-obj ection
on the part of several members, and the motion
withdrawn.
Mr. Daw moved that the elections ordered
u he held tonight be postponed TIL the
next regular meeting and that com
mittee be appointed to revise the laws IN rel
erence to the appointment o. night Watch'
but no action, whatever, was taken on the
resolution and,
The Clerk proceeded to read the following
communication
HEADQUARTERS PRoyosT Court,
ALEXANDRIA, VA, Oct ., looo
To the Mayor Of AleNandrla:
S1p. T have the honor to enclosc to you tor
7onr information. and for the information OF
4hose under your command or supervision, the
enclosed letter. written by comnaho o. Tue
Major General commanding this depaftn l7
: In all such cases and similar cases, when may
arise hereafter, the colored people will be pro
tocted bv me. in any infringement upon any
right Guaranteed tsA white citizens. Hereafter
no colored man wS be arrested when 1oun ?i1
with a fowling piece in his possession, nor VIII
he be liable to arrest, as | understand ne now Is
if found in the streets after the hour OF ten
will. further state that this plan will be strictly
adhered to; the colored man must be regarded
as far as the right of property and freedom OF
person is: concerned precisely on the same 1ooI-
ING with white citizens-no more no less
Yours most respectfully.
Captain and Provost Judge.
HEADoR' SD DEPARTMENT OF WAsHINoToN,
WAsHINGToN, ID. c., Oct. 8, 1865.
CAPTAIN Paul r. Hamb brick, Provost Judge, al
eyandria Va.
CAPTAIN: [ have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your communication OF the It'll
instant, enclosing papers IN the case OF Afreh-
ton, colored man, from whom towing piece
was taken by q Justice OF the reace, on 1h9 ne
ground that the Statutes of Virginia rendered
such possession, by a negro, illegal. The OBJECT
in view in establishing at Alexandria q Provost
Court, was to guarantee and assure to colored
men all rights acceded by the Statutes OF w
ginia to white citizens, and it IS your specl1lc
duty to carry out, in all cases this instruction.
The Major General commanding directs that the
gun be restored to Arrenton, and the civil ail-
thorities of Alexandria be notified of the action
which will be taken by you hereafter III similar
cases. Very respectfully youTr u OF 61; servant
iTae ep aMnr7cK CAPTAIN and Pro12oSt judge
After the reading there was dead pause
for a moment, when,
Mr.. Arnold moved to receive the oommu
nication, and lay it on the table, as he said,
eve could DO nothing but submit under the
circumstances, and he thought 1t was best to
acceed
Some one suggested that the communication
was intended for the County Court, but the
Clerk thought that the Court had, or would,
receive similar communication. There being
no other remarks on the subject the conlmu-
ncation aud accom- psnying papers were qui-
city laid on the table, and
The Clerk proceeded to read communica-
ton from the Mayor, stating that the time for
which the Night Wasch had been appointed,
had expired-that they had been very efficient
and had give general satisfaction, and that the
amount Of fines, from arrests made by them
vas 1928, one half Of which had been given
to the parties making the arrests,
Mr. Dau wanted to know # he rightly I'M
derstood the Mayor when be said that one
half the fines i'm posed had gone to the watch
Il 50, it was very different from what 1t used
Ia hn 77n5or tho o1j low