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The Warrington Confederation.


Such is the title Of new paper published IN
Washington, which was heraldcd by the cor
respondents of the New York papers with the
remark shat Mr.. Buchanan had stipulated for
q new organ which was not to cost him more
than $500 per week"
If the sheet before us costs $4,000 per week
there is "stealing around that board" Mr..
Buchanan is being 6eecea every week he don't
understand the newspaper business if he pays
..W. II. Hope & Co." $500 per week for the
Confederation.
But this is Mr.. Buchanan's affair and not
Ours. and we should not have alluded to the
Confederation, had no; his $500 week Or
gan grossly assailed :. Floyd.
The public will read with disgust the following
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NsstE KnsSsSS

AT RANDGLpH'S EOOKSrURE AND bISDEE!
4 MEXICAN Medical Biography; Lvcs a: -riinrn' AZ.
N ican Physician and Surgeons o: the i3rh ,r'ii!
EDITED by s. b. Gross, ". b. - 80.
Life N the Old World. By Frederika Bremen. 500
50 81.
Flowers Of Hope and Memory. coil, ctiog o: rc'G'-
BY Corn.lix }. II. Jordan. 81 -.
The Three Cousins. By A. M4:snl :! u.
message iropa the Sea, and thu CEc3Gn-sri.i lac
Ter. by Dickens. Doc.
Cavalry Tactics. vols IS -.
Ought American Slavery TO br perpetuat-J. :s:A'
between Rev. W. u. Brunlou and Rev. 4. Pryne T. ~
Blackstnncs Connentari on The LAw. Of EasIsGL ~
George shsr,~ood. = vols Sc Vi.
GiIham'r Tactics. &c" mere left rho!c,s. SOD r.
tail.
Diaries snI nlmstIcs FOR 1891 f.t -
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TO ALI WHOM iT NAY CoyCERN.

fENAkE notice, that trustee for 81 Caldwell lasH
l. Ann 81 Lighner, regularly substituted ard qGah::
such in the place VI Dr. Vim. b Fowler who usi
tee under tho viii OF her father wm Fo~er deceAssa
lately OF Goochand county, Virginia. will apply. BY pc
ton 10 the Judge OF the Circuit Court Of avid county,
It's next term, which eommrncrs l- first Gay o! ApF
ls6l for 40 order authorizing receive be proce.i
Of tbs sale Of the real estae devised by said will which
tate ha5 bern sold under decree o. said Court en-rei'
the OF Lghtner Norris and ale: and pending ei:
In, Aid to remove the Ians 'h- sate OF 1enus,'s
which the Iad Ann n. Caldwell rsiici auc IN .his-
have quaibsd a, trustee for .cr as .'nr-sa!t
GORGE " MORRIS,
Feb ly-rpiY Nv a., a
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4 MURDER IL ST.. LOUISA young female
named Anna Marin Durma, was murdered IN
the suburbs Of St Louis. few days ago. The
Democrat of that city, speaking Of tic un-
fortunate woman, says:
Of highly respectable family, remarkably
well educated and accomplished, speaking sew
cral modern and one or two ancient languages,
she yet had acquired habits of inebriety, which
she attributed TO the deSertion Of her husband
in strange land and tho death OF her. only
child Her relatives in Germany furnished
ample means for her support here, sending her
several hundreds Of dollars quarterly. She
had considerable sum OF money in the hands
OF the Archbishop, and wore upon her person
belt containing some hundreds in gold.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-02-12

CORS-whlte c. 10 65 mixed &c. elbow 60 ctI COTTON
liz to TX .cts. FL0UR-super 1928 to GO. E1'E.
: Is 10 $50 Family T75 >. 0hTS-2S TO 80 cts
NAVAL sToRES-Ro.ln, common, per hbl, sl..5 to sE
No. do 2a5; sps Turpentine, per gal SS 10 10; Bsts
Tar per Dbl, l90 to s.uO; Black Tar, l.SO 10 ZOO
sTAvEs-R 0. hid, per NJ 81; W0 hhd.. 50 10 G0 W. o.
pipe 20 to T5 w. o. heading co to GJ Pipe culls, 3 10
80; T. O. HID. eulls, 2eo0 W. o. do ls0U to 20Oo; W.
eading Gull, 90 30 to 3500.WuEAT-Whte 81 ~ TO In
red | 10 TO l,SU
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-02-12
RICHMOND CATTLE MARKET. PIE. II, ,,sl

BsrrThere wers ia head Of cattle sold ~ the ss.!e'
last week prices ranging from s 90 to gre,s se'
rrs lots held ur,od aad heavy supply rrrcr'
I'd for this week. henc. the mark ct Indicates decided 4:
cline FOR tht week, and perhaps longer the p5opoEes
Of supply TO the drmsEt; so Il price to quantity.
SHEsP-Supply much greater than. demand, 900
ou for extra qualify Other grade. range from -
20 3 So per head.
Hoos.-Wv quote, nouinally 81 Is ~ to 80 n.'--dt
napJ limited.
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6.sI; Extra. $50 to Gee; Family, G.75 to -
oATs-33 to CSC. ToBAcCo.-Conmon Lugs 80 TO Sc,
New Ground Lugs, $3.50 to 100; Stemnlng and SHIP
ping Tobacco 500 $50 Working, $50 1900 Brst.
Wrappers 1900 to 6D00 WHEAT.-whl;s 81 2; to l.s.
Red I.lu 10 l2G. PORK.-{S.
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MAIN STREET HOSPITAL,

(fUR SLAYES.)
IElS HOSPITALS situated near the corner AZ az
l. s6TH STREETS, and Is admirably adapted in a'':.
privacy and healthne.s Of position to the purno:'s ="
which It has been Instituted, viz: For MEDICAL, 50
GlCAL aud oBsTETRICAL TREATMENT Of SnA'E-
The rules and regulations governing this ins''tuon ''
already been published. circular containing !ai! -
tcuar. will De furnished those who may desire ia'he'
formation.
TERMS
Pc "e'N $500. ...........-.... ..'''''''
Less IMAM week (per dieu). ............. ..,
More than week, and less than two weeks - ~!
and 81 per diem, &C., &c.
Patients attending the daily examination, (not d; @
LOT hospital condneuent) charged the regular :'e ''
ed by the Profession Ut large.
The above charge, Include Board, Medicine, Me1ics =.
tendance and Nursing.
Surgical operations charged according TO The '''s'
other hospitals Of the city. "a:
FOR further lnorbaton, apply to the Physician Is;
at the Hospital, or to either Of the undersigned Pyi
and proprietors. FRS W HANCOCK, NJ D.,
Main st., between 80 aud 4ta, y! No lSg M.l6 y
ST. GEORGE PEACHY, ~
Exchange HO.s, or Grace st., b-tseeu 5th and OF
+. s VEST, u. D., g,rt
Franklin Street. near the Ballard n'-
fafL! Tp + H4SSoek, ~ D., R.s!4en, Ph5'''
April 23-u
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.I'hs Question OF Reference

We subioin the vote ON the question OF re-
farrinc the action Of the Convention to the
people, as received at the office Of the Secretary
of the Commonwealth:
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You will find from the above list that the
Northern States furnished during the war Of
1912, 49,, 1924 men, whilst tho South furnishes
III sos, which shows i, e2l rnajority IN favor
of the North. But out Of the 1885, men
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-02-12

AMprrATloS.-Rev. Nj. Griffin, aCatholic
priest whose horse died under. him Oh the
great rnorass plains, British Columbia, and who
lay freezing and furnishing for five days before
he was found and conveyed to a place OF safety,
has since had one Of his legs alnputated below
the knee but he is now rapidly recovering.
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nISvIIJp N,pKETS Eli o
SIRKrTq Fob y

CORS--S0 10 g0c. FL0UR-f6 to w. 0ATS-WLii.
so to OK black 70 cents. TOBACCo-Lugs Il 90 to s.
common leaf 10 6, Enc leaf ~ to 50. WHEAT whit
10 red / 20,
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ALEXANDRIA MARKETS Feb.
NORFOLK MARKETS. Feb, ..

C0RN-64 TO 81 cs. rLOCR-Superpne - 8ilS to
& ~ extra 6 10 IS. family ~. 0ATS-Sn cts. RYE
90 to Is cts. WIEAT-Whitc 80 to ! IL, red - &c
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prTrpsPrrPG alRKETs rsh O

CoRE--s0l u cts. CoTToN-1lH to llk cts. rLoCE-
Super $6h 10 Extra ~ TO ), Family Sd ~. TOBAC
4 10 I, good to very good, ~ to 10. wHEAT-wh.e
81 IS. Red Co.
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CORS-s0 TO 30 cents. rLOUR-superbht = Go teS
extra 30, family IS to g. ToBACCo-Luss loose and
priced 81 so TO co. short leaf so So good long Leaf
~ to S. No extra or fine Offering. WHEAT-WlLte 81 ~
to g. red III 10 ! 20.
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BANK OF ROCKINGHAM.


UlEnIIosprRG, Va, February 9th, 1861.
70 Hon. JoHs LErcHER, Governor Of Virginia:
DEAR -Encosed you will please ind statement Of
the condIon Of this Bank the LIST Of January 1851 and
1860. Your obtd:ent servant,
c. e. STRAYER, Cashier.
Coynl7IoH OF BASH RocEIsGuAa, llARhIsoSnuAG,
VIRGINIA.
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WILMINGTON (N. C.) MARKETS. Feb. ..
CoRS--Iaa to- iGc. CoTT0S-lnE TO Nc. TURpES-
TTSE-s % for yellow dip; u 81 for virgin s5c for
hard per $50 lbs. SPIRITS OF TURPENTlNE--3!c. pr
gallon for straight barrels and &c. per gallon for y.
barrels. TAR-sl :: per bbl RpalS-tl % per b.rsi
for No 1 Common She
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FREDERICKSBURG 81
LYNcnpuKG MARKETS Feb 9

FREDERICKSBURG MARKETS, Feb. O.
C0RN-T0 to &c. PLOUR.-Super S5.5U TO SIS; Extra
to b.35; Family, $50 to O. 0ATS-30 to &c WHEAT
White Sl2U to 1.25; Red, 10 to l..0.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-02-12

MlllrAr.-Two pew companies, styled the
Charlottesville Volunteer Troop, and the Junior
Guard. have just been orgsnized in. Cbarlottes'
Vile
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-02-12

We, the undersgnsd msiEbers Of ;hc Drertory OF the
Bank OF Rockingham, believe lie foregoing statement 10 be
correct
February 4, 1861. A. 3. TRICK. President.
E.S. II. WARREE,
HENRY OIL,
& W. EFFISGER
PETER HENBEEG ER.
gTATE or acknowledgements CocSTr TO VIII:
This day, C. &. sirayer Cashier o! the bank Rock
lnghsm personally appeared before me- Notary Public,
IN and for the County Aforesaid and made ouh that the
foregoing showing the condition Of said Bank on
the day VI January, 1851 is true Of his
kpowleLg. and belief
Given under M hand, this 9Th day VI February, lSG
JAMES KENNEY, y. p.
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Reaain. Matter on Every Page.

In Daily edition to-day msy be Iouno 'ne iono~insE
OK F,ssr pAox-poe,rv and variety Of news Items
Also German editorials selections, &C. OK SECOND PAas
Editorials Communications, late news, So on TkRD
P.oy-Locs and State news telegrspc dispatches, ms.
rIne news. &c. os FcunrH PAes-German "F1ilcton,"
German advertisements, &C., ae
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-02-12

OUTRAGE IN BRIrISu CArTAIS.--A prl-
rate letter States that the outrage recently
committed at Savannah, on Capt Vaughn, OF
the British ship kaloS, consisted III treating
him to Il coat of tar and feathers, FOR allowing
his negro stevedore to sit down at tile dinner
tuble in his own cabin with himself
4 Savannah correspondent Of the Augusta
Dispatch gives the following account OF the
affair:
Il guess it will not be long before l muss Is
kicked up in Savannah. Yesterday an En-
gllsh Captain Of Liverpool bark was tarred
and feathcred (cottoaed) by the Rattiesnake
Club for asking tolorel Stereetcre to dine with
him and family His sable majesty accepted
tho invitation and this fine old English gentle
man, refusing 10 permit his mate to dine with
him, did his uttermoSt to render his guest
comfortable and happy. The Rattle Snake
bows, not wishing to be thus ecllpsed in sallan'
try, invited the Cartrn ashore, whereupon
they treated him with a gemnine hospitality,
one that he will ever appreciate and long re-
member
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furnished by the North, there were only 5o, 05s
who served three n,onths, whilst out OF the
III, 6O3 furnished by the South there were
90, / % men who served three months making
5S.5oe moro soldiers furnished by the South
than was furnished BY the North, who served
three months Let not the North, therefore,
7aunt itself and lay the hattering JUNCTION to its
soul that it has it's millions to suppress the ac-
zion Of the South in moment by reason of IFS
Great majority, Cor fancy they judge Of their
strength from the census returns; let them en-
anime at the War Department. Again, one
would very naturally suppose their calculation
to ne correct; but upon comparison OIL the
two wars as set forth In the above tables, you
will find that every Northern State decreased
in the number of soldiers furnished except Men
lork, whilst every Southern State increased in
Il yreutcr 7atio And not only so, but COM
pare in the table relative to the last war, the
number Of men FURNISHED by each State with
The number tho actually serred three Months;
notice particularly Neao Hampshire, .Vassachu-
mtts, Connecticut and Fermont.
Ehe OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Returns.
The following returns Of elections of men,
bers to the STAT. Convention have reached Us
since Saturday:
NomnuNBgRLAND.--Th following is the vote
of this county, ca.st ut the recent election for
members of the State Convention, &c:
Addison Hall (Co-soperationist or Union. 81 6
Samuel Gresham CSecesssionist). .........l 1872
Halls majority. IVA
Votes in the county against referring the &C
ton of tine Convention to the people. 1923
In favor of reference .........-......2 2O
Majority against reference. ..........l o'
BARROUR.-Sam,uel Woods elected.
CABELL.-William McComas, elected
CARR0LL.--F l.. Hale, elected
MASON.-Js,nes II. Couch, elected.
MERCER. Napoleon i. French, elected,
TAXEWELI.-Wm P. Cecil and Samuel L..
Graham, elected.
WAYNE.-Burwcll Spurlock, elected.
WETZEL.- l. S. Hail. elected.
COUNTIES NOT HEARD FROM.
Doddrdge and Tyler, Giles, Gilmer, Writ,
&c, Lee and Wise, Logan, Boone, &c, Pen
dletou, Peasants and Richie, Pocahontas, Ram
dolpt, Tucker, &C., Scott.
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concluded, therefore, to proceed at least as

| COnCluQSO,
far as Georgia and Alabama.
On my arrival :. Milled.cville, / addressed a
letter to Governor Brown accompanied ny
CODY OF the resolutions OF the srenerat itSSe"'.
bly, and received q prompt reply, inviting h'e
TO a personal interview the next morning. AZ
that interview we entered very fully into tue
subject of the Virgins. resolutions. rio IN
formed lne that they had not been received by
him until the day after the adjournment oil the
Georgia Convention. That body, he said, had
full authority to act upon the proposition to
onnoint commissioners to Washington and
added that all he could. now do would be to
await its re.assemblage, and If not too late TO
he of any avail, to lay the resolutions before it.
I subsequently received his reply i'll writing
in relation to the special object Of my mission.
II affords he great pleasure to inform Tou
that he accepts the mediation Of Virginia and
gives the assurance that the authorities OF
Georgia will abstain, during the period contem-
nIoteI from all acts calculated to produce j
Collision of arms between that State and the
Government of the United States.
Since nv arrival here | haze, by the invita-.
,;on of Governor Moore, had frank and full
conversation with him on the subject OF the res
olutions of the General Assembly. lie Inform
ed me that they had been received very recent,
" and would be laid before the Legislature OF
| Alabama tomorrow.
Tie leaves me no room to doubt chat he also
will rivc Il favorable answer TO the friendly
mediation Of Virginia in reference 10 acts oil
hostile character Or tendency.
Tomorrow being the day liked Tor the meet.
| ing of the Commissioners ut washington, IL
seems altogether unnecessary that should visit
the seeded States lhavrsome hope, however,
Of accomplishing the saue object By written
communications 10 the Governors Of those
States or through! the agency or influence Oh
their representatives in tho Southern ConveA'
ton, which commences It's session here to NOR
| row.
will add that have good reasors to believe
that South Carolina will conform her course IN
reeard to hostile measure 10 tue action OF re-
COMMUNICATION Of that Convention.
The correspondence between the authorities
Of the seeded States and myself will be sub
mit,ed 10 you on my arrival in Richmond.
Very respectfully,
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Majority fer reference 1856


The following well-tiined and truthful views,
from gentleman Of high character and attain
mcnts in Indiana, will sttract the attention Of
CUR readers:
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MAERIED-

MARRIED.
MARRIED at Rsdfcd, In thr county OF Halifax, rrg!nIa
Wednesday,, Ike 30h January, BY the Rev John
mer, DR.. JOHN O. COLEMAN. To Miss MAMIE L. duuyh-
~ whg and Examiner copy.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-02-12

DIED.
nisD on the 9th February, 1861 1t Greenwood Depot
hlesulrls county Va a. the residence o! h, grandson
Major JOSEPH DISWlDDIE, aged Sc years, month and
dag.
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TO increase the capital stock Of the Elk River
Turnpike Company amending the charter Of
the Bank of Scottsvllle amending the charter
of tho town Of Port Royal Incorporating the
Gimer Oil, Mining and Manufacturing Com:
pany incorporating the EIk River Ea'1roau
Company.
Sundry bills were read second time and Or
dered to be engroSsed
On motion the House adjourned until to-
luorrow al IL O'Clock
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-02-12

n OTICE !-LlQUoRzCE.-Th propri.,ors Of
~ the "a y. c. brand Of Lquorre having rntirry re-.
constructed their WORKS. and new machoery
for the purpose OF producing Luorce vastly superior
quality to wha. has heretofore been manufactured are
able TO oder for the inspection Of the trade samples
OF their new make which cannot fail TO be much admired
Samples may be seen AZ the Office Of
JAMES c. McaNDRET.
Feb 12-SDSP - Pine Street. New YORK
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rUEspAY MORNING, FEBRUARY IL

BY TYLER, WISE & ALLEGkE.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-02
INSTRUMENTATION.

II is remarkable fact that our journals
which profess the greatest hostility to Enamel
patton as an antidote to the Shareholders Re.
bellion are at the same time perpetually return
ing 10 the subject and seem unable TO let it
alone. Even The Herald, for the few weeks
that it was frightened into quasi loyalty to
the Union and its Government, almost daily
proclaimed Emancipation the true, efectual
mode of resisting Secession. Now it trims its
sails to contrary breeze, Just as it necessarily
rnenaces Canada and Cuba with conquest in
order to drive Great Britain aud Spain into
sympathy and practical alliance with our traitors.
The Herald is not cunning enough to hide its
purpose, which even the British journals detect.
though they use its silly Examinations to coun-
teract and stiAe British sympathy for the
Union cause Were The Herald honestly aud
earnestly for the Union, it would not seek to
ALLEVIATE its friends nor to multiply its enemies.
TIE World joins in the cry against Emancipa-
ton TO overcome Rebellion, and curiously cites
Nspoeons Russian experience in confirmation
of its view of the matter. Napoleon, we are
told, was tempted, on invading Russia in 1912,
TO proclaim the Emancipation OF the Serfs, and
thus create for himself formidable ally in the
very heart OF the eRemy's country. He refused
TO do il, because, as he said in selfdefense,
" The Serfs are unfit 10 be trusted with the
I" liberty they DESIRE" But he added, with
more sincerity, F" Ii encourage the subjects
" of the Gear TO rise against him, cannot
+" hope that he viii ever again become my
" friend" The latter was his real reason.
Napoleon, the Heir OF the Revolution, had de-
serted and betrayed the cause of the Masses
be had made himself an Emperor and
despot; he had divorced the wife OF his Repub.
lican youth TO marry an Austrian Princess; he
had refused to restore Poland to the Poles; in
short he had become one OF the select circle
of crowned robbers OF mankind. OF course,
he could not proGcs Liberty to the Russian
masses when he had just subjected those Of
France TO an Asiatic despOtism; hence burned
Moscow, the Berezina, Leipsic, Waterloo and
ST. Helena. We should follow in his footsteps
If we aspire TO reach his goal.
The World seems dissatisfied with it's own
logic; for, after emphatically commencing the
wisdom of his decision not to emancipate the
serls, and closing with the emphatic assertion
that the reasons which pressed SO powerfully
upon the great French Emperor press with
star more force upon US, it turns a short
corner and concludes its article as follows:
owhiIe this clesy be present policy, the South
er people should still understand that have it. limits
We viii not guarantee to carry 10 the death. Napoleon
did We VIII accept Moscow Berezina no csPitua,ion
Of Pals te tue cosssk., sbdioaoa When ths.e aaa
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-02
TruE GREAT EASTERN.

The experiment of the Great Eastern has
been at length fairly tested. The strength Of
q chan-cable is TO be tried at its weakest
point, and if it fails there, then it is good for
nothing, however strong il may be in other
places. SO the great use Of sea-going steamer
is TO 90 to sea, and if she cannot do that with
safety, aud encounter the ordinary chances Of
tempestuous weather, then she is failure.
Such is the fact with regard TO the Great
Eastern. Ia pleasant Summer seas, unyexed
by storms, its great bosom heaving with mod
crate aud regulated swell, then the Leviathan
of ships was n pleasant ocean-home as she
moved only with an onward motion through the
deep. Twice has she crossed the Atlantic, and
those on board Of her have seemed to expert
ence all the poetry and romance and none of
the miseres of life at sea. She set the ele-
ments at defiance; tho wind blew where it
listed and the waves beat against her in vain.
But the winds and the waves were toying with
their new playthiDg. They have seized her at
last when in froward mood, and have dashed
her well nigh to pieces.
The Great Shp-as her admirers have fond.
Is called her-great, par excellence, as to iize
and as to nature compared with oil other
things that foat--proyes failure and mis-
take. AT the outset she was disappointment
as to speed for in that other steamers are her
equal Her capacity is immense, but purchased
at an expense of draught Of water which
would shut her out, when deeply laden from
most of the ports of the world where large
cargoes could find market. One other quail
ity, then, was left her--that she should be
safer than anything else that ever put TO sea,
and that she should be able to carry in her
cayernous depths and on her spacious decks
living cargo large enough to populate town.
aud float away upon the boundless deep as II
she were a floating island. piece OF continent
broken away from the mainland. secure from
the perils and the discomfort which. since tae
ark was stranded, have bssot oil "who have
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-10-02
THE LATEST WAR NEWS.

The position of affairs at and near Washing
ton remains without material change. Our
troops have been erecting earthworks along
their new line and there is great activity
among them. 1t is now clearly ascertained
that the Rebels have not sent any of their
forces 70 the Upper Potomac; they have merely
retired further back into Virginia. Their
lines extend from Occoquan and Manassas to
Fairfax Court-House, Manassas being their
base of operations. 1t is reported that they
are strongly posted at Fairfax, and that they
have several regiments below Leesburg
Although there seems to be- among those quail
lied to Judge, no apprehension of an immediate
attack on Washington, an opinion OF an
English gentleman is quoted at the capital, to
the effect that the Rebel army has advanced,
and that speedy engagement is not improb-
able. The latest reports state that the Rebel
pickets are one mile beyond Falls Church.
Reports were yesterday in circulation at
Cairo that Gen. Polk, with 10000 men, had
taken possession of Mayfeld, KY, but they
were not generally believed.
A new Military Department Of the Pacific
is contemplated. 1t is to comprise California,
Oregon, New-Mexico, and Arizona. Gen.
Mansfield is to have charge Of it, Gems. Sum-
ner and Hallock being ordered home.