New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-06


-. Tic Insane Asylum also Is 70 DC
..ssu s. for Hospital ,srs
.... ,oteS to-day TO send North for
ine m o frs engines with companies to
swO 'sSaA ~ There is nothing in Washington
tb,t can put out a fire. ,,per
via, nur w ENGAGEMENT AT GAULEY d. 'D'A,
No dispatches had been received a.. ,'Un "ron;,c'
800: M to late hour this evening"
Rosecfan' ..;rea this morning were from trust
nOytSv .IOt agents Of the Government, ,, noro,,,c
~O.,1 "o.',rSIcArroS WITH THE LOWER roloMAo'
ooam,s' COMM. ,wo or three days, telegraphic COM
aaoo ".n will be established with General
mossr nau on the Lower Potomac lnirty Oi
40 aO'II, tbi,tv.fve miles are already completed
Ts. ,~V line will probably be extended 10 rOr'
ToS,cco TN where the lower hOtlila can 0e
veached. AVN Sopw.v
wur MINISTER FROM SWEDEN AND NoNwAi. S
Count Edward Piper the new Minister , iiOu,
Tinodom Of Sweden and Norway, arrived
49, - He has not yet been presented.
I0-uhl' iAO A"S "
From Another ,sTIssrOS Tuesday, Nov s6
prsIGyATIoN OF GEN. WOOL.
learn upon good authority that MaJor.Gen.
yool bas rendered his resignation to the Gov
eminent.
TO the Associated Press
WAsHrSsroS Tuesday, Nov. 5, 1861.
.,r ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN RoSECRANs AMI
FLOYD.
An official telegram received to-day states tha
Cen Floyds force is 1000, and that Benham's anC
-cbepck "a brigades were following him on the new
road. The dispatch is extremely hopeful Of brilliant
victory and the prospect of it is cheering
Another telegram from Cleveland, dated last night
states that the Kanawha boat had just passed Mays
vile. and reported that Gen. Rosecrans had repulse'
FLOYD, and at the last accounts that Gems. Benhan
and Schenck had got in his rear and it was though
that Floyds force would be captured by them.
ANOTHER PATRIOTIC FOREIGNER.
Baron D'Reifenborg of Belgium, has rendered hi
military services to the Government.
THE POTOMAC.
Tie steamer Mount Vernon has returned from th'
fOtilla and reports the condition of affairs down The
MAJ. GEN. HALLECK ARRIVED.
Mai.-Gen Halleck of California has arrived here
He was introduced to the President to-day, by Gen
Mcclellan.
DRAFTS UPON THE TREASURY.
II arpears from the official statement { a. the
amount of drafts upon the Treasury last month wai
40 SOC. 600, of which 100000 were drawn from
NewYork. The unavailable bullion funds s902 OOOo
The total balance to the credit of the United States
Treasury in the States now under insurrectionary
control is stated at SC, 100000 and after making
deduction for the unavailable gives the available
balance at $500, 900.
POSTAGE TO BRITISH NORTH AMERICA.
information has been received at the Post-O -Ohc'
Department that Regimental Postmasters and othe
persops detailed to receive and forward letters from
the United States Army have, in some instances
demanded and exacted prepayment OF postage ol
letters destined to the British North America
Provinces. This practice is direct violation Of tn
postal regulations, which do not require prepayment
of postage on such letters and it should be immed
atey discontinued.
GEN. ROsECRANs's ENGAGEMENT.
No dispatches have been received directly fror
Gen Rosecrans relative TO the late engagement, an
none since morning on that subject by the Govern
ment up to late hour tonight. Those already ad
dressed TO Headquarters, however, from responsible
sources, are in accord with the telegrams ansmtte
to the general press.
CORRECTION.
Lieut. Arthur De Wut, late quartermaster Of tn
10th Regiment Of New-York State Militia, reporte'
as discharged on the recommendation Of Gen. Nc
CelIan, was, instead of this honorably discharged
and now holds commission as First Lieutenant il
the 9TH Cavalry.
THE ENGAGEMENT AT GAULEY BRIDGE
CISoIsSAT1, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 1861.
This afternoon, The Times has some particular