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Especial Dispatch to the New York Times. ]

Especial Dispatch to the New York TimesI
WASHINGTON, August 3O.-This morning
the rebels made demonstration in force,
with three pieces of artillery, against our
pickets stationed at Falls Gross Roads. After
retiring a short distance our troops returned
the FIRE and finally compelled the enemy to
retire, when they resumed the possession of
their former position. One private of
Michigan Regiment was slightly wounded.
Military authorities think the present
movements of the rebels have no signi6-
canoe, except to keep their men actively en-
ployed TO prevent demoralizing and dissolu.
ton of their army until they are prepared
for grand movement, or one is made against
them.
Captain Whipple, Of the Engineers accom-
panied MIR. Lowe on his 8rial reconnaissance
yesterday. They observed nearly one thou
sand men at work throwing up intrench-
ments on Munsou's Fill, between Falls
Church and Fairfax, distance of seven
miles. They concluded the enemy must be
in large force.
The State Department will not issue passes
to anybody to pass from loyal into rebel
States.
Since the passage through Louisville was
stopped, the demand for passes has been very
large. Most of the applicants are women,
who have been living in the North.
The general order issued by Adiutant-
General Thomas, calling attention to the
fifty. seventh article of the act, called for the
government of the armies of the United
States, has more sweeping application than
is generally supposed.
1t is intended to apply to all persons, both
in and out Of the army, and to all newspa-
pers throughout the North under it. 1t is
intended to prohibit the publication of move
ments connected with the raising of troops,
the preparation of munitions OF war, the
transportation of men and the fitting out of
vessels.
Mr.. Bates left Washington, this morning
for st. Louis. IN his absence, Titan l..
Coffy, Esq, has been commissioned as Attor-
ney General.
Especial Dispatch to New York word.l
A number of leading finsnciers, including
the Presidents of some of the New York
Banks, are now in the city urging upon the
President certain changes in the conduct of
the war. They propose that the Government
should attempt to force the rebels to abandon
their threatened attack upon Washington by
making counter attacks upon various points
in the South.
The Secretary of the Treasury is grati6ed
to know that the success of the National
Loan does not depend upon banks, corpora
tions, or other meneyed institutions, but that
the people alone are able and willing to sub
scribe all the money that is needed.
1t will satisfy the public and increase pop
ular confidence in the Government to state
that the Attorney General has decided that
the loan is not taxable either by State or
| local authorities.
Senator Wade, of Ohio, before leaving
Washington, was authorized by the Govern
ment to rase regiment of cavalry and o
battery of artillery tor the war.
| New York Trhune's Correspondence
A letter from st. Louis states that there is
no doubt that the rebels intended and ex-
pected TO be in full possession of st. Louis
before now, and that August 20 was the
time fixed upon for the active cooperation
of the Secessionists of that city. Nothing
| could have prevented the plot from succeed
| ing had they been victorious at Springfield.
| General Lyon, knowing this, sacrificed him
| self, and saved the city second time by his
victory, for such it was, in fact, for our friends
have COINED time and are safe.
Advices received at the War Department
confirms the report that the Kiowas and Ca
mancbes, from whom Government, last year
withheld their annual presents, on account
of previous rascalities, have united theil
fortunes with the Southern COnfederacy y
The principal rendezvous of the tribes is nea
Fort Bent.
| Especial Dispatch to New York Herald.1
} 1t is estimated, by men entitled to know
: that there are seventy five thousand of tn
rebel army between Harper's Ferry an
Edwards Ferry, awaiting an opportunity
force crossing into Maryland, and williu
TO take the chances there of an insurrectic
= of the nalconte DTS, that will enable them
. transfer the conflict to that State, and pla
J Washington between two rebel armies.
: In the meantime, hundreds of Marylal
, Secessionists are gathering upon the caste
. shore, for the purpose of carrying out t
v | a-f off
a cation between Philadelphia and Baltimol
= simultaneously to the passage of the rebC
. across the Potomac. AT the little town
y EastoD, in Talbot County, these arrivt
- have amounted 10 as many as fifty per da
> herebels are in such q condition that tn
: are compelled either to attempt to advan
or to retire from the Potomac.
, The resources of this region are exhauste
and they can not much longer subsist the
, immense force on the Virginia side of q
|, Potomac. They must either avail theI
selves of the riches of the splendid agricu
tural district of Western Maryland or ia
back at least upon the Rappahannock The
disposition win make lively times along tt
Potomac in few days, and perhaps in a fe
hours.
FoRT MONROE, August sO.-The gun .bo,
Iroguois, from the blockade off Savannah
arrived last evening. She reports havin
heard heavy cannonading when off Hattert
Inlet, and also spoke brig which had m'
, the Federal fleet.
We have no other intelligence of the el
pedition.
All of the Confederate prisoners retaine
/ for some days at Old Point expressed I'll
opinion that the Federal vessels would
blown up by submarine batteries, whiC
Lieutenant Maury has placed in Hattert
Inlet and other assailable points on the Ca
olina coast.
8 Since the quarrel between the Alaban
and Virginia troops, at Yorktown, whiC
resulted in the killing of eight men, the vi
1 ginia regiments have been transferred
Norfolk. The Alabamians accused the latt
with coWardice.
: This morning a small Secession tn
: mounted with rifed brass cannon, ran o
from Norfolk to within two and half mil
of Newport News. She fred tWenty-thr
. shots at the United States frigate Savanna
= No person was injured. The tug was
range of but two of the SdVdRndHs guns, al
= Sawyer's rifled cannon on shore.
II When they were brought to bear on b
= | she ran down toward Old Point, and fir
two shells, one of which exploded near
Seminole and the other close to the
Raps. The fire was returned whereup
4 she retreated behind Sewelps Point.
i WAsHReToE, August 3l.-It seems cert
y that the Adm .nistration at present has
intention whatever to avail itself of the 2
y mission sanctioned by Congress for the
. lection of duties on ship-board, or to the
" tire closing of ports which on the land-s
II are in the possession Of the insurrectiOn
authorities. "r isi-