Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-08-16
ALEXANDRIA.
FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST lG.

ALEXANDRIA.
FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST lc.
The New York Nation, ultra Radical paper,
warns the colored people Of the South, and
especially those Of Virginia, against the suici-
dalpoicy Of banding themselves into a party
exclusively against the whites, and suffering
themselves 'sto be kept in constant fermeEt'
by few white men, who are using them Tor
their owu profit and advantage. Aud it tells
them to remember that whilst this game may
succeed for year or two-it must in the end
recoil upon those who are playing it-for, says
= the Nation, there is scarcely State, except
South Carolina, which can be controlled by the
colored vote alone for more than two or three
years. Certainly Virginia is not one of that
class. The white voters will constitute ma
jority whenever they choose to act together;
and they will probably increase far more rapid
ly than the others immigration will soon
flow in that direction; and this, of course, will
be exclusively white, and in great part I'M
friendly to the colored people, This is the
u
warm devoted friend to the Radical party, and
the power of the colored race.
1t is said in the Washington Chronicle that
NJ. Baque Bey, the new and the first minister
from Turkey to the U.S., arrived in New York
and expected daily in Washington, is a Catho-
lie and naturazed subject Of the Porte, hav-
ing been born Of French parents in CoLstsnti-
nople, but living most Of his life among Christ
ians and in. Christian countries, he has mole Of
The Turkish characteristics OF physogomy ex-
cept peculiar oriental eyes, nor distinguishing
Mussulman traits being suare and affabe, and
not by any means grave or reserved. he is
accompanied by his second wife, French Ia
dy, (his first having been a daughter Of Dr.
Valentine Mott, of New York, } the secretary
Of legation, and tWo Nubian negro servants
who wear the iez He Las Teen Tor many
years at Paris, as charge 'attaises, and in 1860
was sent as minister to the coat Of Naples,
where he remained until the expulsion Of the
late King, and recently r. ON his ~ periene.. il,
diplomacy. and knowledge OF oar language,
country, and its insttutions, be- was appointed
first minister to the u. s.
The Mark Lane Express, which is the test Of
English authorities az to foreign crops, gives
generally Infavorable account Of The crop
prospects in England and on the roniiuent
Up to the 18th Of lasi month tbe weather in
England was favorable 10 growing crops of all
kinds. Since then storms aD,l lain have done
serious damage, md q few more days would
work incalcuiable mischief A similar calam-
ity had befallea the crops in France, which
had looked very promisiugly. But in England
and France the old crops OF grain have been
very much reduced, and the Express says that
this holds trne OF the rest OF Europe. In
Spain, Italy, and Algeria, the drought has
been extremely damaging to the crops This
IS the first kind Of statement from abroad that
We have seen.
A hard fought battle between the Indians
and the whites occurred near Fort Phil Kear-
ney on the I'd inst Major Powell went out
with an OK train, guarded by 100 citizens and
soldiers, to gather fuel, when he was attacked
By about $50 Indians. The battle continued
with undated vigor until Maj. Smith. with
two companies of u. s. regulars and two how
itzers, came to the rescue from Fort Phil Kcar.
ney, when the red men retrested, going north
east, leaving FIVE dead bodies on the field
Major Powell reports the total loss of the saw
ages at sixty killed outright, and large mum
Der wounded.
The National lntelligeneer says: ''We have
authority for saying that the statement, aleg-
ed to have been made by Gen. Sheridan In
dispatch to the military authorities here, that
Gen. Rousseau advised the rebel citizens at !!
New Orleans, not to accept SheridaDs con-
structlon OF the reconstruction net. is wholly
without foundation-as is j. au;se the iosiuus-
"o" 'ha' us oemeano' was in any manner III
CONSISTENT "'tG = roper personal decorum to
any one. -
...spatch from the D. S. Consul at era
Cruz states that Santa Ana. with his "lfe'
Col Vidal, and Rivas, the tather-ln-law OF
Santa Ana, arrived at that place on the 3o5n
ult, from Campeachy, having been brought
there in Mexican schooner, with orders TO
c0nune theul, Ill sepaia'o 'oon''' Nv Wv ~
of San Juan de Ulloa.
Newmarket, 10 Middlesex county, New Jcr-
seq. the scene Of the late Corell tragedy, was,
on Monday night last, the sceue OF another
horrible affair, which promises TO result III the
death of an old man named John Harris, aged
Il years. The old man was stabbed by his
son-in-laW named Rosntree.
The British Reform bill has passed both
houses Of Parliament, received Il e royal assent,