Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-12-09
LOCAL lsIsEVITEES.

A drunken man, followed by his pleading
wife and crying child, who were vanIy cndeav-
orng to induce him to return to his home, was
seen on Washington street early this afternoon
By colorca man who seized him and forced
him to 60 back.
Letters arc detained in the Post Office here
for want of postage addressed to Peterson \
Carpenter, Philadelphia, Pa, and Henry Hard
w,cke, fuckers Hill, Va.
The annual meeting of the stockholders OF
the Virginia Telegraph Company i 10 b: held
at the office Of the cpupany in this city, to-
morrow.
| Attention is directed to the sales By auction
of valuable property in this city and Fairfax
county to take place Tomorrow.
4 dog supposed to be mad was seen on the
| Strand this morning.
There have been no arrivals Of boats ~ canal
siuce yesterday.
The weather to-day has been mild and pleas
ant again
CAPTURE OF THE VlRGINIUs.- The follow
ing telegram was received yesterday al the
Navy Department fiom Rear Admiral Smith,
commanding the Davai forces in the vicinity Vi
! Cuba:
| UNITED STATES STEAMER WORCESTER,
KEY VEST FLA, Dec. s, 1913.
Hon. GEO. H. HoJeson, Secretary Of tie Macy ::
The steamer Virgluius was captured October
81 i, 10 p. H., eighteen miles off Morant Point,
Jaln4icl She was sighted by the Tornado
twenty miles south of Cuba and chased eight
hcurs Eve shots were fired to bring her to.
The Virgiuius was captured under the Amcrl-
can flag and with American papers, her clear
ancc from jamaica. Both vessels returned to
Santiago de Cuba together in eighteen hours
uuder steam, the Virginius being under the
Spanish flag and in charge OF prize crew
| Que hundred and ffty-tivc persons were cap
tured One hundred and two are still alive
The shooting of the officers and crew was done
uadcr orders of the previous colhmandant oi
the uaval forces aud the shooting OF the pas
scugers under order Of Captain General De
RuiaS Both sentences were approved by Gen.
Burricl Only four were shot on the 18th Of
| November Thirly-sevcn persons, Captain Fry
aud crew included, were shot on the 1th.
| Twelve passengers were shot on the Sth. They
were tried by military and marine courts-mar-
tiaI, he'd twcnty-four hours before the execu-
ton. No counsel for the deicuce was allowed
The American consul was not lutorued OF the
Trial. and there was n0 interrogation OF Prise
uers Capt Fry and crew during the; trial were
kep' board the Tornado and then taken 10
Jail. The scrtcrce WAS read aud 1xccuted the
same morning.. The trial proceeded secretly
The CONSUL was allowed to see Capt. Fry IN
jail alter condemnation and two hours before
the execution. An armcd guard was placed at
the door Of the consulate when Capt. Fry and
crrS were passing by on the way to execution.
The dcfnnccs at Santiago are Moro Castle at
the entrance; old works, thirty guns, ten, eight
aud six inch, by report. Only Ell gilt guns are
to be seen; Es;rclIa battery, five slx-iuch guns
Catalina, una gun. Westward of the entrance,
one mile. there is water battery. Light guns
are al Blarco battery There is one ship here
We could silence in an hour all Of thcm with
gun boats, willie cur ship engages the fort.
q. a. SCOTT, Rear Admiral.