Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-05-03

Com. John Rodgers, commander Of the
american feet 10 the Pacific, has made an Off
cial report to the Navy Department, dated
March 81, in relation to the bombardmeat Of
Valparaiso. The American naval vessels at
Valparaiso at the time were the Vanderbilt,
Powhetan, Tuscarora, Mahongo, and Monad-
mock, with a total of Sd guns. .
Com. Rodgers, 10 his report, refers to the
fact that be informed the English admiral that
he would join him in preventing any sudden
5ombardment, and then adds:
The English Admiral said, a. first, that be
would go with me; for plaiuly declared that
would not take step without him. | said that
:! had M intention Of becoming ctt's-paw to
draw European chestnuts out Of The fire, a1d
then have the powers | served laughing at n
singed paws, while they enjoyed the f;uits Of
my temerity The English Admiral fully de-
terulned to throw the responsibility upon the
English Minister, who cid not choose to act in
the premises. English cooperation having
failed no separ tie action on my part was taken
as none had been proposed. [ have used such
measures as | could to bring about an accom-
mediation, but without success
WASHINGTON (VA) CoLLEGE.-A meeting
o. the board of trustees of Washington College,
:: which Gen. Lee is president, was held at
lexington, Va, On the Goth of April, for the
purpose Of electirg additional professors.-
The Richmond Dispatch says the following are
he elections to the several chairs:
r!atural Philosophy. Richard S. Nc
CulIoch, late Chief Of the Confederate Nitre
onG Mining Bureau, and but recently released
from long and painful imprisonment in Fort
Pulaski
Mental aud Moral Science. -Rev. James A
Lefevre, of Baltimore This gentleman is a
Presbyterian clergyman of ability and learning
applied Mathematics 80 Colonel William Al
len, of Augusta county, formerly chief ordnance
officer OF the second army corps and since the
close ofthe war, president of the National Bank
Of Staunton.
Modern Languages. -Pgofessor Edward S.
;oynes, of ''Wiam and Mary" College.
Three assistant professors were then elected,
as follows: Latin:-Captan Charles P Brady.
>3;Yeel:-Colonel John ". Reilly. Mathemat-
;cs.-H. E.gEstil. srr.E. s.-
The dad. Major Gleason, A. x. H.: mas
returned from an inspection toar over the BAT
tIe-felds Of Northern Virginia Along the
line Of the Grange and ALEXANDRIA railroad,
rom Alexandria to the happahannock, about
Thousand graves Of Us. soldiers were dis
covered, and in Culpeper, alone, upward of three
Thousand were found. 1t is intended to re-
move all the remains lying north Of the Rap
pahanuocA to the cemetery at arlington, and
&c locate national cemetery somewhere in
Culpepcr county for those buried south of that
river. The work of removing the dead has at
length been commenced on the Bull Run bat.
tle-feld, under the supervision of Colonel NJ. |.
Ludingtop, Quartermaster Department of
Washington. The remains of about two hun
dred of those who fell along the banks Of Bull
Kun have already been collected, and will be
Te-inteired either at arlington or Winchester
fESIAS BROTHERHOOD. Mr. Darby, one
of the Fenlan Senators, has just returned to
this city from General Sweeny's headquarters,
as the bearer Of dispatches Of the most impor
tant nature, which he decided not to publish
at present. He says the General and his staff
have been in secret council during some DAYS
past; that business Of most startling nature
has been transacted, and that in few moments
100000 were collected among the Senator's
themselves; that In a few days O practical ap-
pGcstiion of the same will be made. Nat. Int