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A SUPPOSED Priva1eer.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

W WASHINGTON, July IL, 1861.
The major portion of General McDowel's column
received orders this morning. to prepare to march
The New Jersey Fourth regiment, Col. Miller, has
oeen designated as the principal one from which
scouting detaehments be chosen. Some of the
washington ". C.) companies were formerly as
signed this position.
Five regiments of troops have passed into Viz
glnIa since yesterday morning.
The I'd Maine regiment on Thursdav ero,i, -
were sent forward from Alexandria, supplied with
axes and other instruments to clear away the trees
which the Contederates had placed across the
roads. '''
IL is evident that an advance must be made with
In twenty-fOur hours.
Geale's celebrated rfed battery fsix niaces \
s-pounders, arrived yesterday at Fairfax Il is nnt
pfooaole, however, that the C0nfederates at this
place are strong enough to offer resistance 10 thu
Immense body of Federal troops. They will, more
probably, act merely a check on their permanent
advance
Prot. loves balloon is now at the Smithsonian
institute, being prepared for an aerial campaioD
lt VIII be taken to Falls Church next week
Two hundred United States marines have ar
rlVea at tnis navy yard in the last two days. They
are from Philadelphia and Boston,
:, rms government pays no further attention to
the batteries erected on the Potion &C by the Con-
'ederates All navigation, except for the import or
eApoit OF munitions of war, has ceased.
oh Wednesday 100000 rounds of musket cart
ridges were sent to Fortress Monroe.
Tue list New lork.Tegiment is at the navy ward
on general duty. They expect to go down the riyrr
on or about Tuesday next.
The seventy one German RHemen who were i'm
prsoned for revolt were liberated Yesterday after
noon on consideration of their signing a paper
agreeing to take whatever arm the Government
may be pleased to furnish them with.
number Of drunken soldiers INDUCED in a row
Yesterday in Prather's alley; much to the annoy.
ance of peacesble citizens
A soldier yesterday pointed his pistol in the face
OF a comrade, when the latter drew knife and
stabbed the other seriously in two places.
Charles Armour, well-known clerk in the Post
enlce Department, was found dead in his bed YES
terday. ~ NC
. The speech of Lord Russell in the British Par
lament relative to the blockade of the Southern
ports and alluding to the differ between rebels
ana oei'lgerents, has caused private cnnsuta ton
between Me.srs. Lincoln, Seward. Rates and
Chase. The meeting, however, was merely infor
NAL. g. '0
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tna position 1t attracted hundreds of cautions bpt
curious VISITORS, who peeped at il from all possible
P',n " view, though at respectful distance
fdtts Church. July l2h There were 6v. regi-
heh's yesterday morning Immediately in and
around Fairfax Court House, with eipbreen niacas
%l held artillery in ali; aud twelve pieces heinz in
,leFy. Inc three most advanced regiments are
from South Carolina. W "'e
from the Court House back to CentreviIIe tho
UI are lined with them, (di>uninn troons ! in
Th.;- umoers, exactly, | am not able to write Won
bean oaEsaage, &c, from Fairfax Station has all
III ieu back to Manassas Junctinn and ~
the nal h'" TD,iV"uacking nightly, as thouob on
, Gu. This is Of course prenaratinn far On
's"ch from US, retreat, or a forward ',o ,n' NJ
however interpret it to mean that ,L ~ enienI.
ton f 'ianassaS juno
THE FREEBORN AGAIN SHELLS MATrur, =, ro,
U" Bodrd the FreebOrn, (Potumac RIvar iu,.
ll.-1his afternoon, Lieut. Lowry comm,nndiIy 10y
TINS vessel stood in to within a hundred and GrS,
yards OF Matthias Point and t. eated the secssion
troops, who were visible peeping through The
heigho0rlng bushes and woods to about 20 shells
some OF which fell evidently among them, scatter
ing them in different directions Three of the
shells struck Grimes house, tearing big holes
through 1T. 1t is clear that there is 40 battery
whatever at Matthias Point. On our way up the
river we found the enemy as busy as bees about
aqua Greek, passing in and out of their eutrepch-
menus there In considerable numbers
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The Washington Star of last evening brings very
little news of Importance. The following items
are taken from it:
AN INTERNAL MACHINE DISCOVERED FLOATING IN THE
PoToMAC-IT Is CAPTURED AND TAKEN UP TO THE
NAVY YARD.
On Sunday, at meridian, while the Freeborn was
wing of Aqua Greek, in company with the Keso-
lutte, Pocahontas and Pawnee, two objects of an
exceedingly suspicious look, were discovered HOat
ing down with the ebb tide towards the squadron
The commander of the Pawnee, when they had got
within a quarter of mile, sent out a small boats
crew to investigate the queer looking things, and
the Resoute ordered to the boats support
AS the boat neared the objects the crew grew ex-
ceedingy suspicious of them, discovering that
they toated with steady purpose towards the
Federal vessels and in their own language, looked
diabolical." One of them coming in contact with
the Resolute's rudder, became detached from some
thing underneath it, and the underwater part sunk
to the bottom, while the top part, in shape of a
large oil cask oated, and turned over discovering
square hole in the under side, and coil of some
thing which filled the cssk. The other machine
careened over on one side, and probably put ont
certain fire that was burning inside,
The Resolute dropped back to let the enemy be-
leve that the objects attracted attention on the
part OF the vessels. After a proper time had
elapsed an attempt was made to hoist the "ma-
cines ttnen toatiDg) on board the Pawnee, and
as the cask came out of the water fuse Of India
iuooer was discovered hanging from it, which one
oi tne ohcers Immediately cut with his knlte' anu
.ne cash, with Its submarine fixing was w nous Gi,d
board Attached to the cask (Which was nie
with coil of fuse coated with tar), ana n"pg
about six feet below it, was an IRON cy -,
of boiler iron. About five feet lons by eighteen
inches in diameter and filed with something which
weigh four hundred pOun%i and sscg
% th Io match Ill within it, the India rub
bercoated fuse which the officer had severed with
| his knife . ,
The Internal machine was transferred to the
Freeborn and brought up to the ard for scientific
| investigation. 1t was hosted out this morning
and taken to the front of the shell house opposit,
the ordnance shop, where it was fastened up in
convenient position to be photographed. While il
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Saturday off Cape Hatteras. The crew was nut on
board the ship John Goodwin, of New York, for
Montevido. The priYateers ransacksd the shin but
"ilowed her to proceed on account of her draft OF
water Deing inconvenient for their purposes. The
crew OF the John Welch were transferred after.
ward to the inward bound brig. The same priva-
teer had also captured the schooner J. C. Warner,
ot New York, and an unknown brig 100 miles
southeast of Nantucket South Shoals
A Supposed Privateer.
B"sToN, July l2.-Captaip Gerrier, of the British
bark Major Norton, from st. Martins reaorts that
on the 9th instant, in latitude 49, longitude GS, he
saw full rugged brig showing French coors,
which hailed hin in English, but he replied in
French, which they did not understand They,
however, chased the bark for three hours but were
outsailed. The brig was of about two hundred and
eighty tons, American built. She had no name on
her stern, and was undoubtedly privateer.
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FROM EoerREss MoNRoE.

IV07TsSp07fueVCs q lNe ASSoclGted Press.7
FORTRESS MONROE, July ll.-1he steamer Quaker
city Is towing large ship up the Roads, under
stood to BE- the St. Lawrence
D. T. Songster, of Col Bakers regiment, native
OF fhliadeiphia, died yesterday, in consequence of
wound received during the storm of Sunday
mistake.
Colonel Wardrop reports that thirty of his men
nave made reconnaissance within nine miles of
YORKTOWN. They went up between James river
anu Great Bethel: At the latter place posted
some two hundred Confederate cavalry and one
hundred artillerymen.
One hundred recruits arrived from New York
TINS morning tor Col. DURYEA'S regiment
The time of the Massachusetts regiments expires
on the lGtb, and that of.the lst Vermont regiment
at NewpOrt-News. a few days LATER
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=, The GREAT EASTERN AT QUEBEC The arrival ot
.ne ieViathan steamer in the harbor of Quebec
created quite as much excitement as did her first
sist 10 New York. The great steamer glided NJ,
est accident The officers of the sbin ,yara :; 4.
10 accept the hospitalies of the city. and afte1
tne troops she had brought were disembs rtsd ~
sn'p "ss tnrown open for public inspection.
r..a mmsouri hepublican is now the largest dssv
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The --latest from Gen. Pntterson's Column

=,
MARTINSBURG July l0.-The 5th and 18th New
York regiments have arrived here The 2Sth New
1ork reg'mHnt arrived Yesterday; also two compa-
MES of the District of Columbia volunteers.
All Is quiet in camp. A 32.pound rifed cannon
arrived here yesterday.
Sam. j Rea, a weknown correspondent. wa;
arrested mere last evening at the order of General
Patterson, probably to prevent communication Of
army movements to the Eastern press All acces:
to him is denied
post office has been established here and letter,
to this division are PROMPTLY deliyerad
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Attempts to Seize n Railroad Train aud Bur,,
Bridge Fooled.

ST.. JosEPH, July lO-The express.train on the
Hannibal and ST. Joseph Railroad bound East to-
Cay, was stopped at Monroe by four hundred Con.
federates, and an attempt made to take possession
but it escaped unharmed, and was backed to Hud,
1t is reported that there are 5000 Confederates
at Hahnewalt Station, who will attempt to burn
the Salt river bridge, east of PALMYRA, to night
The statinn-house at Monroe has been burned
and the telegraph wires cut.
Ahe blockade will not affect travel to the East
as the locality of the trouble is of Hudson,
the junction of the North Missouri Railroad A
vigorous attempt will be made TO disperse the Con.
federates.
LATER
July ll.-Five hundred Federal troops left here
this morning, and they will be joined by seven hun
An unsuccessful attempt was made to burn The
Salt river bridge last night-the fire going out
after the enemy left.
From Washington.
WASHINGTON, July 12.-The volunteer bill which
passed the House to day has yet to ne acted upon
by the Senate The President is authorized to ac-
cept the services os 500, 900 volunteers. The ap-
preparation of S500,00 900 stricken ont, for
lne reason that the money for their support will be
pfoViueo tor in some other bills.
| rhn II van an Wycks amendment was voted down
ia,. nouse, however, adopted amendment that
ment of postage leaving them 70 he maid for bv
| for re-enlist ment. " oo'
w. The House select Committee to examine into the
war department contracts will immedistaIv pro-
ceed to business. The first subaot 81 ;:y =. y,
be in reference to the charterng of tho s,aayhoa,
| Cataline. ''eanooa'
1t appears by an order just issued that tho o,a-
| termaster's Department Will provide horses and
the Ordnance Department will furnish horse CO..;
| ments for volunteer cavalry companies. unon ,he
requsiton of the mastering officer, as fast as sucb
| companies mustered into service.
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Capture of Four Vessels by the COnfeder
ate Privateer jeff Davis.
BosroN, July IL "A brig from Bangor arrived at
New port this morning with the crew of the brig
John Welch, from Trinidad for Falmouth, which
was captured by the privateer JEFF. Davis, on
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FROM WESTERN VIRGINI,.

I.'teSt fTUitI 0tM' WcEIeIIan's Column
BUCKHANNoN, July 1.-THE latest intelligence
from Gen. Mcclellan is to 2o'cock bis afternoon.
when he had commenced erecting his batteries on
the mil sides The Contederates opened fire, but
without causing any loss.
when the courier left Gen. Morris still held the
Coniederates in check at Laurel Hill, awaiting
orders to advance. The skirmishing hs d been
bTisk and frequent for the past twenty-four hours
Three of the Seventh and Ninth Indiana were
k''ied and one OF the Ohio Fourteenth, and seven
wounded OF the three regiments. An occasional
smell was sent into the rebel camp, mile and ha Ii
distant, to keep them in their nnsitinn
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More Bridge Burning to Obstruct the Pas
sage OF Federal TrOOus,

Quincy, ILL.,, July 10.-The railroad bridge be-
tween here and Palmyra, No., was burnt last
the secessionsts in order to prevent sending troops
into Missouri. General Mather has sent detacb
ment OF one company of artillery, with infantry
and cavalry, by boat the Mississippi to Mar
ION city, on the Missouri shore with orders to push
from there by land to aid Col Smith. By the
have to march thirty miles.
Gen. Mather has also sent strong detachment
oy the Quincy and Palmyra road, with orders to
open the route by tonight.
CAIRO, July lo.-A gentleman from Rush Ridge,
eght miles below Cairo, says that three of the Con
iederates who were wounded in the skirmish at
Birds Point on Monday night, died of their
wounds, and that fourth was also dangerously
wounded.
CAIRO, July IA gentleman from Memphis re-
ports that regiment left there yesterday for Mis-
souri,. He also reports that 600 Confederates
were at Point Pleasant, making preparat tons to
attack Birds Point opposite Cairo. General
Pillow had been superseded in command of the
secession troops by Col. Atkins. All was quiet at
Cairo. - i -
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raj Forces under General Mcclellan,
WASHINGTON, July l2.-The following despatch
was today received at headquarters of the army
In Washington:
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE Ono, J
Rich MOUNTAIN, VA, July l2th-9 A. NJ
COL b. ID. TJ'onsend:
We are in possession of all the enemy's works m
to point IN sight OF Beverly; have taken all his
guns, and very large amount of wagons tents
etc ln short, we have taken everything he had
with large number of prisoners many of whom
are wounded. We have also several officers as
prisoners.
The enemy lost many killed. We have lost in
all, perhaps twenty killed and fifty wounded, of
whom all but two thr ee are of the column under
Colonel Rosencrantz which turned the position
Those OF the enemy who escaped, fled through the
woods, entirely dis0rganized. Among the prison
ers taken is DR.. Taylor, formerly of the United
States army. Colonel Pegram was in command
The column of Col. Rosencrantz left the camp YES
terday morning, and marched some eight miles
through the mountains, reaching the turnpike
some two or three miles in the rear of the enemy
lie defeated an advanced force thrown in by the
enemy, taking two of their guns.
had position ready for twelve guns near the
main camp, and as the guns were moving up as
certained that the enemy had retreatad | am now
pushing on to Beverly with part of Col. Rosep-
crantZ's troops, and am within three miles of
IT,. our success is Complete and almost bIoudless
doubt whether Wise and johnson will unite
ana oVerpower me. The behavior of the troops in
action and towards the prisoners has been admira-
U!e. G. B. MCCLELLAN
Main CO..
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Tur CouEr.-A correspondent of the Newbury-
port Herald says that on the evening o the AIN the
ppncIans was examined bv the polariscope aud the
iisbt found to be polarzed, while that of the tail
was not The comet is not, then. world in
flames. but simply an opaque body, shining by re-
fected light and surrounded by a light resembling
our aurora.
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FAMILY FLoUR.-Family Flour is still selling at the
following rates viz 50 for Wechs sS so for the hest
brands Of Baltimore; and sc 507 per hb for Ohio and
Howard Street. Baltimore high grade Extra is brnoin%
IS per bb but for all these descriptions the market
is dul AS'
RYE FLouR-There have been sales this wool, Of so,o
200 bbls Rye Flour at $3.50 per Dbl and we Quote il s
closing steady at this figure i ~ ''
CORN MEAL,-Corn Meal has bsen nuo,ad .,,.o,,, 4,
week at 81 s7& Dbl for Baltimore kin drrd hnt o
sales have been reported We note however tbp vnort
this week of $50 Dbls. to Barbadees '''' eApO''
M & are the inspections ofFlour and Meal for
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MATTHIAS PoINT.-This place is about sixty miles
from Washington, it is bluff point from twenty
five to thirty feet high. 1t is important 10 ho,d,
the channel of the Potomac runs close TO the
Paint of that snnt
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LATER.
COL smith Reinforced and the Confederate

ST. LOUIS. July II "A gentleman from Hannibal
last night says that Col. Smiths command at Mon
roe was reinforced by three hundred mounted
illlnolsans yesterday afternoon, when the Confed-
crates, who had been surrounding Col. Smiths
inrce, were attacked and dispersed Gen. Harris.
their commander. was forced to abandon his bnrs,
and take refuge in the woods. number of the
enemy we're taxed prisoners. Captain McAIIister,
VINO was reported to have been killed, is only se
verelE M0unded and win nrnhahlr recnrar =. ~
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Hlndependdnce Beige announces that before long
the formality of passports between France and Bel
gium will be abolished simple slip of paper, GER
tyng to the identity of travellers being substtu-
ted for the old cumhrnns dncnment.
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bbs mostly Ohio, at s55oa6 for Super and cut Extra
ana 50 l2 per Dbl for Extra Included in this amount
IS ot OF LOCO bbis City Mills Super. In addition ia
the above we note sales of 250 bhls Howa Street sinner
Al 50 a0 100 bhls do Extra at So 90 aud coo bhls civ
As Extra, for Brazil at 81 per Dbl making the total
snse 'Gr ,he week about s,5ou bbs Super
So, =: heIu pretty trmly today at SIS SO for Howard
Street City Mills and Ohio bat Extra Of which there is A
,arge supply, closes dull at Sc for Ohio fGa6 25 for
Ii""ad street. and 81 per Dbl. for standard ity Mills
i, Is now Dringng better rrces here than at
, markets and some of our ehippers under
sahu sending their orders New York and Philadel-
phia To be filled The exports from this port this week
are as follows viz:
n bbs.
- nv ue Janelro.-....... ........... 1850
Darpadoes.. .,.,............ 403
iotal...... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1853
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LATEST NEWS.
FED ERAL
IELEGRAMS
THE WAR IN MISSOURI.
eie"' OF Col. Smith--Federal Force Bes;

ell, etc.
OF. LOUIS, July III. H. Bowen, agent of the
Hannibal and st. Joseph Railroad brings the fol-
lowing account of affairs in that section of tba
State:
About two O'Clock on Wednesday morninc tho
camp OF the Federal troops. under Coi Snitb -
thh Illinois Sixteenth, near Monroe station some
thirty miles west of Hannibal embracing 300 of the
iowa IhlrG, 200 of the Illinois Sixteenth and about
iOo ct the Hannibal Home Guard, was attacked
Harris. eHe' al
Although the Federals were surprised. thew ra.
PEELED the attack, drove the Confederates bact
Killed four, and wounded several besides cap,urin a.
nVe prisoners and seven horses. Harris retreated
10 Monroe, where another skirmish occurred in
winch the ContederateS were again repulsed
Smlth tnen took up position and sent messengers
ior relntorcements from Quincy.
lie was afterwards surrounded by large rorca
put 1t was thought he could hold out until rein
lorcements reached him. Most of the Confederate
troops were mounted.
Colonel March left the st. Louis arsenal vester.
day for some point down the river, supposed to he
Cape Girardeau. There are now about OO0 Ed
raj troops encamped in the vicinity of Pilot Knob.
QUINCY, H., July n.--Cspt McAlster of the
Sixteenth Illinois regiment was shot bv the Con-
iederates, concealed in the brush wood while plac
Ing picket guard OF seven five miles this sid q
CT Monroe, Mo. Five men of Capt Fetrie's com
Pany, OF this city, ,'were also killed at the same
time and place.
force of about 200 infantry and cavalry lsave
mere tonight, to succor Colonel Smith We have
no iur'her news from him than that he was sur
rounded by i,6Oo cavalry, and in great peril
Ex-GpVernor Wood and Gen. Ma,her of this
state, accompany the expedition.
LATER.
Col. Smith Reinforced d and the Confeder.1es
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fToim nnt,' General McCieiian's Co,umn-Anofhe

n"te-ehafp Conflict at Rock Mountain.
ROARING Kun, Va, July PA battle W as foug bt
yesterday afternoon at Rock Mountain, two miles
east o. this place, where the enemy, numbering
two thouSana, commanded by Colonel Pegram,
were strongly entrenched.
n'o"t . c'"ck Yesterday morning, Gen. Rosen-
Grant, of General Mc1lelIans division, with
portions of the Sth, 10th and 18th Indiana and
I9sh a Ohio reg iments, left here, and after a
oll1cuit narch OF seven or eight miles,
succeeded in surrounding the enemy about three
o'clock IN the afternoon. A desperate fight imme-
u'ately ensued, lasting about hour aud half,
resulting IN loss to the enemy of GO killed and
large number wounded aud made prisoners Soms
OF the latter are officers The Confederates finally
Tetreated precpitately, leaving behind six gurs a
large number of horses and wagons, camp euu
page, etc The loss on the Federal side is about 20
= killed and 40 wounded Among the latter Cant
Crlsmeler, of the 10Th Indiana regiment.
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- Total Wheat Flour.......lOI25
iogether with 239 bbls Rye Flour and 10 hhds Cor,
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We hear the most encouraging news of our
crops from every part OF this county, and those
adjoining. There has, perhaps, been more wheat
made In this county, this year, than has been har-