New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-13

TO Justify these proceedings and but for them he wo
have had his accounts settled to-day at the State De-
partment which he had visited the day after bis arrival
in Washington on that business as well as TO call on
Sec-etary Seward, in accordance with the courtesy
no, ,erripo Ministers returning from abroad.
TINE OPERATIONS OF THE STEAMER UNION.
o,uusodore Goldsboro, Of the steamer Union, COM
munica ties to the Navy Department some interesting
facts COL cenng the complete destruction by lire OF the
privateer schooner York, of Cape Hatteras Light
House. vbe other prvateer captured proved to be- he
SAYS the &C bocner Geo. C. Baker, taken by the United
States scbo. u.r of South Carolina on the coast OF
Texas, and .,oand to New.York, recaptured by the
piraticsl schos ,ner York, rs miles northeast OF Cape
Hatters He has placed prize crew on board aud
brought her to port. Her pirate crew, in number,
are in irons on ,oard the Union. He had boarded the
Baker the day be- ore. She was, he said, commanded
by Mr.. Abbott, nth prize Of men from the
steamer South Caro- uaa and that they prison
ers to the Rebels.
RETURN oF SECRETARY FOX.
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy, Fox has returned
from the North whhe vie went on business connected
with the Department.
THE INCRHA. ~ OF THE NAVY.
So far about 10 vesse is have been purchased and
30 chartered larger nun ber Of ships than previously
composed the Navy. III 'ey are generally of light
draught intended rather r coast than for sea pur.
poses, much attention havi W been paid TO swifness
IN the selection
COMMISSIONER or PU Vic BUILDINGS.
There seems to be no doubt Eat Mr.. Wood of New.
York will be reappointed &C Y1missoner Of Public
Buildings, tie Serate having usgleeted to act on his
nopir alton for that Office.
MORE CAVALRY.
Hon. John +. Farnsworth has received authority
from the War Department to raise aregnent OF cava
ry and has ust procured all the Necessary orders for
arms snd equipments The Government lie TO furnish
the horses The rendezvous is to be at g. Charles on
Fox River.
DISARMAMENT OF THE FIRE ZoUAyEs.
ALEXANDRIA, Monday, Aug. II, 1861.
The Fire Zouayes struck their tente, and left for
New.Yofk this afternoon, where they will be dir
banded, preparatory TO n reorganization Of the sesi-
meni.
prominent resident Of White House Point, named
Burke was arrested to-day by our pckets, about six
miles from Alexandria. He is charged with being a
spy, and acting as a Rebel messenger He is at pres
ent confined in the Jail awaiting orders from Wash
ington.
party Of officers, while out fcouting to-day, yis-
tied Mount Vernon. They also three miles south
of there. They report that Rebel troops have been
seen in that vicinity for two weeks.
BEAuREGRD's REPORT OF TnR REBEL LOSSES
HEALTH or THE PRESIDENT.
Two volunteer regiments have been raised in New
Mexico for the defense Of that Territory against To-
dans or other enemies One Of these regiments if not
both, will lie composed entirely Of mounted troops.
One Of them Il commanded by Colonel ST. Vrain and
the other by Colonel Pine; the Lieutenant Colonels
being respectively Kit Carson and Manuel Chavez
Is intended to raise two other siments in New
Mexico, but the Territory will be unable TO furnish
greater number than these four.
The statement that Prince Napoleon had an inter-
view with General Mcclellan, on his return from
Manassas is entirely false.
Bcaurcgards official report Of TIE casualties at the
battle Of Stone Bridge states thst the Rebel loss, in
killed and wounded was fourteen hundred andseyenty.
lie eays that be has fourteen hundred Federal pm.
sones, including in this number several hundreds of
wounded soldiers.
The President is in excellent health. lie will not
leave Washington this year. During the absence OF |
Ms Lincoln tho White House will be completely re- |
furnished.
Mr.. Wood has been reappointed Commissioner OF
Public Bulldogs by the President, IN spite oil tbs
failure of the Senate 10 attend to tho appointment at
the recent session.
The Washington journals continue to publish full de-
tails of the movements OF troops.