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From the Springfield Mass Republican, ,E1,, 30
THE CAPE RACE DESP ATCuES

Occasionally we get brief outlines of the news by
foreign steamer, from Cape Race. Cape Race is
the me st easterly point of North America, being
promontory of the island of Newfoundland. The
European steamers approach within mile two
OF Cape Race light, usually reaching that point in
seven or eight days A boatman is employed there
by the associated press, who cruises the spot
and the steamers throw up signals and fire gun TO
attract attention. When the newsboat is seen
from the steamer 4 buoyant tin can with fac
attached is thrown over, which can be seen to a
considerable distance; the steamer keeps on its
course without interruption, and the boatmen
pick up the can and take it quickly as possible to
the telegraph station at st. Johns whence the news
contained In it's at despatched to all parts the
United States. 1t first passes over the Newfound-
land line, which is built across the island through
an almost impenetrable wilderness, thence across
the submarine cable to Nova Scotia, and through
New brunswick to Maine and Boston and New York
The telegraphic distance from Boston to st. Johns
Is over thousand miles, and it is not singular that
wire which for considerable portion of the route
is through wilderness should be sometimes out of
order. We suppose the reason for making the Cape
Race dispatches meager is the difficulty of trans
mittlng the news upon the Newfoundland and Nova
Scotia lines. Otherwise there is no reason why it
should not be full as the despatch that comes
from Halifax. There have been of late since the
war commenced, very annoying interruptions on
the Nova Scotia lines, which are attributed to in
territorial misunderstanding.
The amount of foreign news passing over the tel
egraph line is now very great, and the dispatches
usually embrace all the interesting and important
features of the news. They lack only method in the
arrangement to make them quite perfect. The
promiscuous manner in which the different events
and circumstances are mixed up adds vastly to the
labor of preparing dispatches for publication; and
to print them as they to hand, after the man
ner of some papers, is only to throw the vexation
that properly falls to the editor upon every one of
his readers. As the telegraph lines improves, and
those who prepare for the press come to un-
derstand their duty better the foreign news will
undoubtedly come to hand in good shape as our
home dispatches
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AN AMERICAN ENGINEER IN THE AUSTRIAN SERVICE.
1t is well known that Austria has OF late wears
been strengthening her fortfcations in her Italian
possessions, and in doing this has shown a proper
appreciation of native talent. One of the most i'm
portant of her Italian Notifications has been
structed under the superntendance of an Ameri-
can, Mr.. Hamilton E. Towle, who graduated at the
Lawrence Scientific school, connected with Har-
ward University, and subsequently employed
the government works at Rouse'S Point. Some
three years ago he went with his young and ac
eomplished wife Ga graduate of the Cambridge
High School to Austria, for the purpose of erect
ing extensive Notifications at Pola the Adriatic
about ninety miles south of Trieste. The works
were nearly completed at the last accounts from
Mr.. Towle, and he hoped soon to be able to return
to his native country, though he expressed some
fears that the French would blockade Pola and
thus his return be prevented. Both Mr.. Towle and
his wife have been treated with the highest consid
Grafton by the Austrian Government and officers
and their sojourn abroad has been pleasant, though
they sigh for their native land.-Bostot Journal
hoy 30.
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IMPORTS AT BALTIMORE.

LIvERPooL-Brem. ship GlobuS.
hid. earthenware, A. Seemuller Sons case hard
ware, Delus Halven; do, Schwerdtmann 4 Co; 81
pkgs. mdse Eaton Bros. & Co.. 1 do Daniel Miller 4
Co.. boxes books, Gibson 4 Co.; IA pkgs mdse., Jno S
Barry; 1000 sacks salt, F. l.. Brauns Il Co; $40 do
bars iron 222 bd do y tres soda ash kegs chem
Gals 10 tres. bleaching powders, 20 do crystals 26
pkgs earthenware, IA boxes sauce pkgs mdse order
bull, 2 heifers, T ]. Carson.
CHINcHA 1sLANDs-Ship Star Of Hope
ZOO tons guano Barril 4 Muir
CHINcHA IsLANDs-Br bark Robert Barker
AIS tons guano. Barril & Mur
BIRD lsLANI-Brig Abner TAILOR
200 tons guano. A. 3. Morton & Sons.
ARECIBO, P R-Schr Priscilla
lS7 hhds. sugar, bbs do Kirkland Chase & Co.
ST. JOINS P. R.-Schr. Mecca.
1S9 hhd sugar 100 bbls do, 20 casks molasses bbls
do Stirling Ahrens; do. sugar, 1000 cigars lot
fruit order.
COASTWISE
PoRTLAND-Schr. Lookout
45l bbs. syrup R. W. Allen. 5Odo. potatoes order.
BosToS-Str. William Jenkins.
loo cases boots and Shoes Grinnel & Jenkins; 14O do
2OS do dry goods B. O. R. r. 500 bbls. mackerel, F
Pope $50 do, go do. herring, pkgs dry goods
$50 do boots and Shoes sundry persons.
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FLLLLNG UP OF THE BASIN

TILLINu CF Of IHE BASIA.
Yesterday afternoon report was presented to
the members of the Council, prepared by Benjamin
II. Latrobe, Esq, Civil Engineer, and addressed. to
l.. P. d. Newman, Esq, Chairman of the Com
mittee the Expediency of Filling up the Basn,''
which contains much interesting information upon
the subject to which it relates and from which we
extract the following facts and figures
The leading questions which offer themselves to
the Engineer, in connection with the subject. Mr..
Latrobe declares to be six in number: lst What
part of the upper harbor is to be filled I'd. From
whence is the material to be obtained with which
the filling is to be made? 3d. In what manner is
the filling to be carried on so as during its pro-
gress to interfere little possible with the har-
Dor accommodations of the port? 4th. What
length of time must be allowed for executing the
work? 5th. How will the drainage of the area
so created by the filling be provided for 9th. At
what cost will the work projected be probably ac-
complished? These several points of inquiry Mr.
Latrobe examines in the above order.
Ftrst.-What part of the harbor is to be filled
up?
He determines the area to be filled by extending
with slight DETECTION westward, the line of the
west bank of the Falls to the end of the city
property on the south side of the harbor. The
thus covered would consist of the Basin proper, as
far east the mouth of Union dock and the docks
connected with it-making total of 904 acres, to
which, adding the inner basin "Cty DOCK" II q
acres, and the total number is l0l % acres.
SecOnd.-From whence is the material to be OBJ
tanned with which the filling is to be made?
Mr. Latrobe assumes that for this purpose there
could be hesitation in resorting to Federal Hill
taking the excavations from that part bounded by
Great Hughes street on the north, by Washington
street the west, and by the Battery on the SOUTH
To obtain sufficient earth it would be necessary to
regrade in part Washington, Cross and Fort streets
and Fort avenue and johnson street entire The
property of this part of the hill, Mr. l.. states is
not valuable, the Improvements generally being OF
a very ordinary character.
Third-In what manner is the filling to be car,
ried so as, during its progress, to interfere as
little as possible with the harbor accommodations
of the port?
| The earth would be excavated by steam excava.
tors and transported by cars upon railway, laid
along the eastern base of the hill, and extending
from the north to the south side of the BASIN This
track could be moved convenience should re.
quire.
FOurth.-What length of time must be allowed
for executing the work?
After considering the amount and character o.
the work to be performed the report assumes three
or three and onehaf years the time to be devoted
to its execution.
FJh.-How will the drainage of the new ares
created by the filling be provided for?
For the purpose of gaining a proper drainage, i
is recommended to raise the grade of Pratt, Ligh
and Calvert streets, from nine to twelve inches,
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RELIGIOUS Instruction OF SOUTHERN SLAVES
A writer in the New York Times, of the 25th ut,
residing in Richmond, Va, says that there is
throughout the whole Southern or save-hodinr
States, new and increasing desire to chrstianize
the colored race and assert this after careful OBJ
servation made in all the principal southern towns
and cities during the last two years.
In South Carolina the white and colOred popula-
tion attend the same church. as the slaves are NOT
allowed to congregate alone. In Charleston the
colored Sabbath Schools are large especially those
conducted by the Methodists and Baptiss; teachers
generally white members of the church; the child
ren are not taught to read but little book of oral
ers in all the Southern States.
In Georgia the slaves have their own meeting
houses and preachers In Augusta the colored
baptsts have large church and congregation,
ana their pastor belongs to the church-that is,
he was slave, but the members of the church
over which he presides, bought him of his for
mer master, so that he is now the property of
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the immediate neghborhood of the present BASIN
and then to construct four lines of sewers, com
menclng at Light street and running to Jones Falls.
There would be two lines on Pratt street and one
upon conway and Lee streets. The made ground
would drain its own surface, while those streets
south OF Lee street extended and which are not pro-
vlded for by the Lee street sewer would drain
over the surface of the eastern slope of Federal Hill
into the harbor.
Sirh.-At what cost will the filling be effected
The work to be estimated for under this head
VIII consist of three items viz :-earM ,cork,
age, and ,ghdrfng.
Mr. Latrobe assumes that the cost of this work
can be given with considerable accuracy After
stating that the basin has been carefully sounded,
and the character of its bottom well ascertaned
he gives the following table of space to be filled IN
The surface of the new made ground has been
assumed at an average level of six inches above
extreme high water mark. and the amount of ma
terial required to make it, is follows:
Basin proper exclusive of docks 716 O0O cubc vds
DOCKS, or north and south side of
BASIN Observation-Disclosures. 254,00
Part of harbor embraced in filling
and west of line from mouth of
Falls to city (Fishouse) wharf 10000 q
r. Total; ;.:.. 2,66O,7Oo
To which add inner basin or city
uock, say. ................... 100000 %
Making total to be filled of.....2 2,s6O,7Oo
on the other hand the excavations to be obtained
from the hill is thus shown:
North end of hill from Great
and from Washington street to
the Eastern foot of the hill 80. l 800 300 cubic yds
From Cross street, Southward to
North line of Maryland Chem
ical works. Observation-Disclosures. GA 400
From North line Nd Chemi al
Works to North side Battery
square. 1,3S42lO
Making total number of cubic
yards. .....................- 3,27s9lO
Mr.. Latrobe's estimate of the cost of excavatinr
and carrying tae earth to the basin is as follows:
3S 80 cubic yards excayated by steam depers
~ ana loaded into cars at six cents per Sl96 735
o,zfo,9lO cubic yards on average distance of
twenty four hundred feet transported
and filled into the Basin at twelve cents
per YARD. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1893 46g
Making total expense $500 2O4
10 which add ten per cent for contingencies O2O
And the entire cost of the excavation and filling
Will oe'.'..'. S649, ,224
. II Inc cost of building the is estimated at
S6z,635, and the cost of wharing at S37 500, giv-
ing the total expense for the entire work at S764-
$40. The report is accompanied by photographed
and Typographical maps, descriptive and explana-
tory Of the wo:k to be done
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PRICE TWO CENTS

we cannot do our readers a better service than to
alrect their attention to this game of cricket, and
10 suggest ITS introduction, by the formation of
and grounds for playing the game are easily ac
cesslble 1t is noble pastime, free from anv.
even the slightest objection, admirable for exer
ful effect and nculcatng the best social FEELINGS
of human nature. Keep the game clear ofliouor
and betting, and it is ofthe best things that
can be introduced into our country national
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LATE FAsHION.-Napoleon ! II. is as nearly as pos
sible, aping Napoleon l. in everything. The last
wrinkle in the imitation way is the adoption of the
nudity of costume by the ladies of the imperial court
Eugene favored the plan because she was getting
obese and looked bunchy with high necked dresses,
besides having fine shoulders and bust, and she
took the lead in inaugurating the fashion by coming
out in dress which had no sleeves, the upper edge
of the waist passing under the arms and across
back and breast Thus very little material is
wasted in needless supertuity of covering for the
upper part of the person This style is calculated
to prove advantage in one contingency, for if
Austria should be too much for France, and the in
vaders should reach Paris the patriotic and des-
pairing ladies of the empire scOrning to survive its
fall, would not find it necessary ''to bare their
bosoms to the weapons of the enemy their milli-
ners having saved them the trouble. We remark
that this fashion, though not in its extreme, has
already travelled across the water to New Orleans
In such weather, it looks coo-"decidedly cool."-
N. 0. Crescent.
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lCld steamship Quaker City, Havana ship S Greenman,
New Orleans; brgs NJ Means Cenuegos Emma, Para schr
Leroy, Norfolk
NEW YORK May 3l.-Arr. steamships Floriaa, Savan-
nah Nashville, Charleston ships G. A. Morrison, Cienfue
g9s Co Ceyion: bark Escoraza, Havana brig MOrancy,
schr. Mary, AttHkapas.
CID steamships Borussia, Ha aburg; Ednburg Glasgow;
Jas. Adger, Charleston.
PHILADELPHIA. May 3O-Arr bark Thos Dallett Porto
Gabeo brig Abby Elizabeth CIenfuegos; schr Pearl N
Carolina.
BOSTON, May 29Ar. bark Sco, New Orleans brig San
tiago Aux Cages.
SOUTHERN PORTS.
RICHMOND Nay 30Arr. schrS. Cerito Boston: Marshal
and Banyard New York Rachael Jane, Albany Judge Hop
kinson, Philadelphia
WlIMlTGf0N, May $o-Crd. schrs. j. H. Flanner, Car
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Shipping gntslligenfs.
PORT OF BALTIMORE, June l
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED
Steamship VIM. Jenkins Hallett, hours from Boston
steamer Henry L. Cav, Her. from Phadelphia-mdse to
Steamer John shriver, Dennis, Philadelpha-mdse
Ship Star of Hope Pearson before reported off Swan Point
from Caao via Hampton Roads-guano to Rarr X MUIR
lowed up by eamtug Tiger and Ajax, through the Brew
Bark Rqbt Barker, tBr Booker, ia days from Caao-
guno to Barrll Muir lowed up by the steamtug Rei-
Rrig Monserrate, Crowther, from Wilmington n C-na-
schr Prireilla Gator, from Areciho P R, May lstto
Left r bark Mary Frances, from Glasgow, dischargng to
sehr Hiawatha, Disney, from Newburyport-ce Curtis
schr; II; W Morse, Phillips, from Taunon-mdse to E
Schr Whrwind, Maxey from Charleson-lumber to Has
Sehr. Mecca Edgett, from St John, P R., May l4th-o
Left barks Amazon Kirwan for Baltimore 10TH Miss Night
ngae b. for Europe, dg brigs Come (Br) do do;
Naiad Queen, from New York via Bermuda, discg
schs Susan E. Jayne, Jayne from New York-mdse. to
sehr R c, 4; Wards, Edwards, from New York-ce t
schr Amos Eakenburg, Rogers from Rockand Lake, N.
s 3mys f BaEeT from from and @de to
schr. John G, Rotche Clook from Currituck Beach
wrecked goods from ship Agamemnon, Jas Cary Coae.
CLEARED
Steamship Locust Point, French, New York-Samuel T.
Steamer John $. shriver, Dennis Philadelphia. A.
,Scr RosamOnd Owens, Pernambuco and market-ThOs
Scnr Melbourne, Hunt, Boston-P. Macom & Co
Schr Elizabeth English, English BostonMorrel Ran
Dali
schr ovoca, Allen, Bridgeport, Conn-w. Rhoads and
Schr windward, Fooks, Richmond
Schr Augusta iiaqly, Davis, do, -
ScIr 3 Y. Eldndge, Snow, Boston-W. Rhoads & Son;
Schr Mi Il Adams Adams, New Bedford and Nantucket
Schr. Bengal, HiX Fall river-yohn 5. Williams & Bro.
Barge No. 10, Price, Philadelphia
SAILED.
Brig Ocean Traveller. Sargent. Boston
Schr Jennie Morton, Bullock, Trinidad via Bermuda in
tow Of Lioness.
Schr. Narraganset, Hall, Somerset
MEMORANDA
Ship Mackinaw, HammeI, hence for Liverpool off An
Barenne A. Henderson, Henderson, for Baltimore clear
Brig Bellona Br Knowlton, for Bat cleared at Carde.
Bark Edmund Dwight, Nickerson, for Bat cleared at
Brig Rio Grande, Cunningham, for Bait, cleared at Bath
schr Mary Willis, North from Baltimore, arrived Rich
Jchr segqine, Kingsand for Baltimore, cleared New
scr Bmarknelons Conkln for Balt cleared at George
Schr Ella Peckard for Baltimore, cleared Boston, Both
ult.
Brig Monrose Boyce for Richmond was loading at May
Schr Mohawk Staples hence for Ponce, p R. spoken
l4th inst, lat M g 19 20, lon IS s.:
schr Hyena Davis FIN Baltimore arrivep at Boston, Both
schr Ionic JONES' from Baltimore, arrived at Richmond
Both ult.
ton before reported ashore Cuuck beach, has been
gotten of and arrived at Norfolk, Both May.
EASTERN PORTS.
NEW GoRk May 9O-Arr brgs a. ii. Badger, Turks Is
Jago Dorete Bremen brig Ernst Santos schr Liverpool
Eleuthera.
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Virginia Election

WASHINGTON, June 1.-The States says that re-
turns from l29 counties in Virginia make Letcher
3,7OO ahead. A Richmond despatch says l2S coun-
ties reported and official returns give Letcher 3542
majority. The remaining counties gave Mr.. Wise
,3Sl majority, and prominent Democrats here are
confident that the majority will be over !. .OO0
There is no truth in the report that Mr.. Caskie
was elected in the Sd District
1t is reported that Mr.. Letcher is very ill at his
home
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BOARD OF TRADE.
COMMITTEE of Arbitration for lag.
CHAS +. WETHERED.
GEORGEW W. CORNER, FRANCIS B. CAPRON,
p. C. SAUERWEIN, RICHARD LENNON
Tlonftarp anb Commercial Rrbittp.
BALTIMORE, June /, 1859.

BALTIMORE, June !, 1859.
Stocks still dull but the market for them to-day
animated than yesterday. Fances continue
heavy but all sound dividend paying stocks firm.
Baltimore City 6s in particular very strong 1858
sold the Board go and 1S9Os 1C0h these figures
being advance since the opening of the week Of to
y cent. Railroad stocks continue droop There
is but little demand for Baltimore and Ohio and nothing
done in it at the Board 1t closed at s52A bid regu
lar way less than bid for it yesterday. North
ern Central Railway there 400 shares sold $40
regular way 100 at $40 buyer 60 days 100 s9H seller
90 days and it left off Sl97 bid $40 asked regular
way, these figures being 4 to under the prices bid and
asked for yesterday The only sale of Railroad bonds
reported to day of $500 Baltimore Ohio
at S5 which is an advance. Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road bonds closed at Sc bid S64 asked for 1885, SAX
bid S5 asked lSs0 S bid So asked for 1855 and
for Northwestern Virginia first mortgage bonds 81 4
bid and SO asked For Northern Central 1885 bonds II
asked, but bid made for them The sales of
City 6 embraced S3 $40 1855 at 49, and 1905 at
l004 4@100H; 1888 closed 90 bid; 1865 at 100 bid;
and 1905 at 100h bid. Bank stocks demand but
there very few Offering the are consequent
y KNITTED. The market for them is very firm We note
sales of 80 shares Bank of Commerce at S25 and of
IA shares Marine at S29S.
SALES AT THE BALTTMORE STOCK BOARD.
-. WEDNESDAY, June |, 1859
5s5 :. old, ,9O.lO0h 200 shs u G RR ..2O
SlW g new, '!O.IO0I 100 BIO. 20
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CLOSING OF CONWAY STREET-Yesterday evening
Mr.. Beacham, Chairman of the Committee on High
ways, presented report to the First Branch of the
City Council in favor of the petition of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company, asking foy the
closing OF Conway street, between Eutaw and How
ard streets.
DEVON CATTLE.-The ship Globus at this port
thirty-eight days from Liverpool brings bull and
two heifers, consigned to Thomas J. Carson, ESQ.,,
and intended for his farm in Virginia. They are
beautiful specimens of the pure Devon, being Sc
lected from the best stock in Devonshire.
INSPECTION DRILL AT FoRT McHENRY-To-dav at
l O'Clock there will be an inspection drill at Fort
McHenry, which will be the last previous to the de-
parture OF the battery for Sau Antonio, Texas.
MARRIAGE LIcENsEs.-The Clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas issued during the month of May $50
marriage licenses.
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ST. LOUIS, June 1.-The overland mail from Cali
forna has arrived with dates to the fifth ut News
unimportant.
The municipal election at Los Angeles resulted in
the defeat of the Administration ticket. Business
was reviving.
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the church. Their Sabbath Schools are well at
tended
In Savannah the colored churches are well at
tended and in one of the Baptist churches there are
between two and three hundred children of all ages
and complexons in the Sabbath School Many of
the children can read, having been taught by the
ladies to whom they belong, or oy their little white
playmateS. They are apt to learn, and frequently
their owners by their knowledge of letters
And this notwithstanding prohibiting laws. is the
case throughout the whole south
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MARINE LOSSES For MAY

We copy from the New York Courier and En-
q,irer Table of Marine Losses for the past Month";
showing an aggregate of forty-one vessels. The
total va lue of property lost million two
hundred and sixteen thousand seven hundred dol
lars. This is the value of the property totally
lost, exclusive of damage to vessels not amounting
to a total loss.
Vessels marked q are abandoned at sea; those
marked burned; those marked M missing, supposed
lost
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The Expected Steamer

SACKvLLE, June l.-NOtwithstandng the report
was current last night that the America has ar
rived at Halifax, that steamer has not vet been
announced The steamer which arrived there at
eight o'clock last night proved to be French war
vessel.
SECOND DESPATCH.
SACHyLLE, June 1.-The steamer America has
Signaed at Halifax this evening. As the wires
East had closed there will be no probability of re-
ceiving her news tonight
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PROPERTY SALES.

Messrs. Cannon Matthews, auctoneers, sold
yesterday at the Merchants Exchange Saesrooms
farm of 2l3 acres, situated about 10 miles in Bal
timOre county, near the Franklin turnpike Pur-
chased by Geo. B. Stein for S25. .25 per acre.
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SALT-Sat is dull, but we have no change to note in
the rates, and We still quote Liverpool s5 cts.
Ground Alum l30 cts. for Marshas and Jeffrey Dar
cys fine, 15 per sack for Ashton's do and Turks
Island at 15C120 cts per bushel.
NHlSh Ely l.-Whiskey continues dull and very heavy
We hear of sales to-day but quote Country City
nominal at 27(d27H cts, and Ohio at 2s(d2SI cts.
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Sales of Steamers

New YORK, June 1.-The steamers Alabama
Florida and Augusta were sold to-day at private
sale to Mr.. Cuyler, the President of the Georgia
Central Railroad
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Naval Intelligence.

NORFOLK, June 1.-The ship-ofwar John Adams
was towed down to Hampton Roads to-day. She
proceeds Immediately to the West Indies
The Preble sails in a few days for the Gulf of
Mexico.