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FROM GEN. BANKS, COLUMN.

HEADQUARTERS, NANDY HOOK, August ii,
Yesterday evening, the freight train from Balti-
more arriving here about O'clock brought in
telIigence that fight progressing at Berlin.
Other rumors were also circulated that several re-
giments of the Confed6rates were approaching the
river opposite Berlin from Lovettsvile, for the
purpose OF erecting battery to op the trains
This anG other information received at ileadquar-
tiers to the effect that Point of Rocks was
threatened by strong Confederate force, induced
the General to dispatch Colonel Gcary's regiment
and the Rhode Island battery to Point of Rocks.
About one o'clock last night blue rocket was
thrown up by the Confederates in the rear of Lou
doun heights about two miles from our camp w hich
was probably a signal that our reinforcenents were
moving down the river.
An officer from Berlin this morning states that
the fight of last night consisted of about 25 Con-
federates approaching the river and firing a volley
into our picket guard the abutment OF the burnt
bridge, and also into the town of Berlin. Major
Ledie, of the l9th New York regiment, at once
dispatched battalion of his regiment to the aid OF
| the pickets. The enemy however had disappeared.
No one on our side was killed or seriously wound
ed, nor is it known that the enemy suffered any
| loss
| The same authority asserts that the picket
| guard at Berlin have for some DAYS past heard
regimentai band of the Coufederaes apparently be-
| tween the shore and Lovettsve, and also that the
| force at Lovettsve consists OF about 500 cavalry
supported probably by considerable infantry force
| 1t is not improbable that large Confederate
| force is distributed inland along the Potomac lint
from Edwards Ferry to the Shenandoah, for th
purpose of preventing our scouts from protecting
| the Unionists there from the outrageous oppres
sions of the Con federates.
| General report comedies that two or moreConfed
| crate regiments the Potomac, opposit
| Point of Rocks.
| SANDY HOOK, Aug IA, p. M-The passengers by
lthe up train report all quiet along the route, bu
| an attack was expected at Point of Rocks.
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IMPORTS INTO BALTIMORE.

CUASTW
BosToN-Stedmer Joseph Whney.-S00 bales dry goods,
goo cases do. Fitzgerald, Booth & Co.
RosroN-Schr. Time.-400 bbls fsh.T. r. Matthews Il
Sons: I5O bales hemp. 40 bbls rum. order.
BosToN-Schr. T. j. TuH-450 bbls herrngs, tons
hemn 400 nkps mdse., sundry persons. :
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FROM TIE sOUTH
FltUNI THE sGJTH.
LnndsliGe on the Manassas Raiiroa Il IT
Tennessee EiectiOn---tSeported EngaS


ment Between R0secraus and Lee.
RICHHoND, August Il, via LOUISVILLE, August
ia landslide occurred on Sunday night on the
Manassas road, seventeen miles from Richmond.
Eight loaded with soldiers were smashed and
shivered TO pieces. Two Louisville companies are
the principal sufferers.
Nothing publicly done by Congress to-day.
LOUISVILLE, August 13.-Returns from the Ten
nessee election show ma aority for the Confederate
Constitution OF 50 600, and for Harris, for Cover
nor, of about 1000.
In the First district Nelson elected to both
the Federal and Confederate Congress by a large
majority
for ssas asFft 1s te WEfsa s1ss o2
2,040 for the Federal Congress.
The Richmond Enquirer of the 10th instant says
General Lee and General Rosecrans attempted 10
get the advantage Of each other in an advanced
position, and battle ensued, in which forty Fede-
rails were killed. The loss of the Confederates is re-
presented as small.
Lee had two, and Rosecrans four regiments in
the field. Lee afterwards commenced fortifying
the pass he had gained at Big Spring, in POcahon-
tas county, fifteen miles from Huutersville, which
commands the turnpike from Randolph to the
Lewisburg and Central Railroad.
The Charleston Courier publishes an extract
from private letter from Tampa, dated the lst,
stating hat the United States steamer Crusader
had been captured by the Confederates.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. August l2.-GovernOr Harris
orders all arms belonging to the State of Tennessee
to be sent to the military authorities at Nashville,
Knoxville and Memphis
The yellow fever is raging at Vera Cruz.
JEFFErsoNvILLE, August 13.-Downe's ware
house, where the Government had stored an
amount of contraband goods, was burgariously
entered last night and the pistols and other arms
were stolen
LOUISVILLE, August is 1t is reported that the
two regiments at Camp Boone have been ordered
to proceed forthwith to Virginia.
The Savannah ReP"bbco" publishes memorial
protesting against SoutheFners purchasing stores
in Northern markets.
The Macon Telegraph says Gov Harris is in
| formed that Fremont is preparing with 25, 600 men
| to operate against Pillow at New Madrid.
| Harris said he could put $4,000 equipped men in
the field in a few days and would reinforce Pillow.
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Special. !

Action of the New York isanEs-- IS I50, ,000,-
$50 Proposed 10 be Furnished the Gov
ernment.
The committees from the Boston and Phiiade-
phia Banks, met the New York Bankers last night
The Select Committee agreed report Which
was submitted to-day at the general meeting of the
Associated Banks. The scheme contemplates the
following relief for the United States Treasury ::
Fifty millions be furnished at once; fifty millions
on the fifteenth of October, and fifty millions on
the fifteenth of December.
The final action taken on the report has not been
announcad
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FROM WESTERN VIRGINIA.
A Confederate Camp Attacked and Dispersed
led

GRAFTON, Va, August IA "A severe skirmish
took place few miles from here Yesterday, on the
Fairmont and W Webster road. Information having
been received that secretly organized body of
cession troops, living in the county, were lodged
patched Captain Day ton, company A, 4th virgiuis
regiment, with fifty men from Webster, to disarm
them.
After scouting nearly twenty -four hours, he camt
suddenly upon them at noon yesterday, and, aftel
an hours severe fighting, succeeded in killing
twenty-one and putting the balance to flight, with
out any loss to his command. The secession troops
numbered two hundred and were composed of som'
OF the worst characters in this county, led by
Zach. Cochrane, late Sheriff of the county, undeI
the secession rule .a..,
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FROM NEW MEXICO.
The Attempt of the Ccnfederates on the
-r,ite fafa

INDEPENDENCE, Aug. l3-The Santa Fe mail with
dates to the 29th uit., arrived mere to-day.
Lieut.. Smith, OF the Fifth Infantry, went to Chi
huahua to recover Government train, which had
been stolen, and was taken prisoner by the Texan
troops He is at Ell Paso on parole.
A large number of Texan troops are on their way
to seize Fort Stanton, and any Government proper
ty they find Preparations being made to re-
ceive them at Fort Stanton, which be defended
if the Coufederates have artillery.
The Federal pickets are out in every direction.
1t was reported at Santa Fe that the regulars
have been ordered home. If so the Territory is
virtually abandoned TO the South.
Fort Fillmore is row gerrisoned bv thirteen com
panes of regulars, including three of dragons
They are under marching orders as soon as the
volunteers can relieve them.
The Apache Indians are troublesome They
| killed the driver of the overland mail coach, but
were finally repulsed.
The steamboats, passed our landing yesterday
| going down the river loaded with Federal troops
| supposed to be for Lexington. 4 II is quiet here.
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CAIRO, ILL.,, August Is Three scouts returned
last evening from Charleston, Missouri, bringing
three Confederate prisoners well armed and mount
ed. The prisoners state that General Pillows Ten
neSsee forces had relanded at New Madrid, and Jeff
Thompson contemplated Immediate attack on
Cape Girardeau.
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Fifty Millions of the Government Loan
HNnIr

New YORK, Aug. IA The banks of New Y ork,
Phiadeph and Boston have agreed to take fifty
millions of the Government loan, they to be the
sole recipients of the Treasury notes.
Heavy Storm at BOst0n--Marine Disaster.
BosroY, Aug. l3 The heaviest rain storm of the
season mas prevailed for the last twenty four hours
The schooner Odd Fellow was wrecked this after
noon on Plum Island.
The bark Goodspesd, from Africa, is anchored
off the cliff of Scituate, in dangerous position.
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SorppIng yntellMtnfe.
PORT OF BALTIMORE. AUGUST IA.

Arrived.
Steamship Jos Whitney, Loveland, from Boston via
Fortress Monroe where she landed several large launch
es with masts, sails. &c.)-mdse and passengers 70
Huggns. Passed of the Rsppshannock river, st N;
OF Cove Point, p bound down, also two others atan'
rhor,
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LATER FROM EUROPE.

Just as she was leaving, on the charge OF being a
bearer OF dispatches tr jeff Davis to the South
ern Commissioners
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morning Water street destroyed the store and
stock of II. T. Bacon, dealer in ship chandery and
coal; also the premises of j. II. Morgan and James
G. AveriII liqr0r merchants. Total loss, SAC, 600
Insured S25,0O0.
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The New York Empress says that Col. Tyler, of
the rebel army, who was arrested in Cincinnati q
few days since, 10 ordered to New York for dsten-
tion at Fort Lafayette,
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SECESSION ON THE PACIFIC.
Ii .nlt

Pilot Dob, the terminus of the ST. Louis and Iron
Mountain Railroad. The Union force there is abou,
5000, with eight pieces of cannon.
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.

III
new YORK, August IA Cotton is firm; sales of 900
bales Flour has upward tendency; sales of % 600
bbls at an advance of cts. Wheat has upward ten
dency sales of 1875 600 bushels Chicago Spring 95S o.
Milwaukee Club 95Gsl.09, White Western 81 27 al SO
Kentucky 81 30l So. Corn buoyant sales of lO2 oOO
bushels at 42a44 cts for mixed Pork is dull; Mess SIS
Whiskey dull at 16h @ll64 cts. Sugar is firm Coffee
il quiet Spirits Turpentine closed firm at 81 l2H
Rosin closed buoyant sales of 5000 bbls at S4759
4s7k. Rice has advanced 4Gh ct sales at 6Gl7 cts
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BpSTpN, August II Arr bark Amy, Androssan
MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN STEAMERS

CoRREcTGoN.-The name OF Lothrop NoHer was
accdently substituted in yesterdays paper for that
of j. Lathrop Motley, as Minister to Autria
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Arrest of Confederate Bearer of Dispatches
NEW oRK, August IA Robert Mure, OF Charles
ton, brother Of the British Consul at New Orleans,
was arrested to-day on board the steamer Africa,
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GEH. LYoN.-Bfigadier General Nathaniel Lyon,
killed at the late battle at Daviss creek, Missouri i,
was born in Eastford Windham county, Connecti-
cut, in the month of July, 1878. He entered the
West Point Military AcadeEy July |, 1887 and
graduating four years afterwards, standing num-
Der eleven in his class, appointed Second Lieu
tenant in the Second United States Infantry. He
served in the latter part Of the Seminole war, and,
with the rank of First Lieutenant, accompanied his
regiment to Mexico, aud there shared in the glo-
ries, dangers and operations OF General ScOtts
career, in the famous brigade Of Licuteuant-Colonel
Bennett Riley.
After the Mexican he principally en-
gagged with his regiment il aIduous frontier SER
vice, receiving the rank of full Captain on the ilth
of June, 1851 He was promoted to the Eank of
Bligader General on the l7th Of May last, and on
the 2Sih of the same month to the command OF the
military Department OF the West. Ia personal ap-
pearance General Lyon was about five feet egh
inches in height, and wiry and muscular in build.
His hair was long aud thick, his whiskers sandy
and heavy, and his eyes OF biuei5h gray lie was
a strict dscphuarian, In camp he was iamIlariy
known as "Daddv."
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COLD WEATHER ON THE WHITE MOUNTAINS
We learn from the Boston Transcript of Saturday
that the weather very cold at the White Noun
tains during most of last week. A severe rain
storm on Monday cleared the air and was succeeded
by q cold night, during which ice formed at many
points on the mountains. The thermometer stood
at fifty degrees at sunrise on Wednesday and Thurs
day at Bethlehem and Jefferson, and at ten O'Clock
A. NJ, had risen to sixty degrees. In the school
houses the western side of the mountains hres
have been made three davs this week. The "cold
| term" has been accompanied with a clear air, and
persons who have ascended Mount Washington
nave hao views ranging from the ocean to beyond
| the Green Mountains
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SCIENTIFIC ExPEDIrIeN.-The schooner Inlet,
under command OF Captain Mariner Small, sailed
from Eastport, Maine, last'week, for the Island of
Messrs Verrill, Hyatt and shaler-who. under
the auspices of the Museum of Compar alive
Zoology of Cambridge, land its great director Louis
Agassiz will make archaeological and geological
large collections in the ossiliferous deposits Of the
island, to add to the already magnificent collection
of the Cambridge museum -
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There are almost one thousand mules being bro.
ken near Frederick for the army,
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PosTAGE-SrAMPs.--Dur the year looO 'nePe d
were delivered TO the Post-olIice Department 2Z5,-
SCI, ,270 stamps, viz ,,,-,, am
One cent, 55,979,3S5; three cent, I6o, 59Z, 6Ou;
IGl6,S75; twenty-our cent, Az, 500; thirty cent,
| l79 $50; ninety cent, is 100.
The twenty-four cent stamps were not issued Un-
til within tie second quarter, and the thirty cert
and ninety cent in the third quarter OF the year.
The one cent stamp represents profile bust ct
franklin and the three cent profile bust of W ASH
ington. The five cent has the head Of Jefferson, the
ten, twelve and twentyfOur cent, the head of WasL-
ington, the thirty cent the bust OF Franklin, and
the ninety is distinguished by TrumbulPs head
| oF H. y Mail
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r,,.r HoNE BRIGADg.-Since the order from
Frank n1Sma nd o to Fnsg 6
~. Sc and after laboIious effort on the part of
those who aspire to positions in the ranks we
understand that only about 200, all told have been
enlisted and quartered at the barracks in
this city-Frederick Herald.
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The State Agricultural Society of Illlno's VIII
distribute twenty-five thousand dollars IN premiums
at their annual fair, to commence on the 9In Oh
September.
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THE FOREIGN ELEMENT OF THE FEDERAL Army
Out of 100000 three months and three years men
enlisted for the Union armies at least fifty thousand
of foreign birth, principally German and lrisn'
-Northern Exchange
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A SECESSION LADY IN BosroN.-A lady called at
the shop of Johu Peak 4 Son, undertakers, in
Friend street, few days ago, to purchase casket
for the osensible purpose of carrying the body of
her son, who had died at the North to his bone in
the South. She examined the article in a most
busness-like manner, to make of its afurding
| complete cOncealment, but finally lett wlthoue
making purchase. Almost Immediate after rta,1 sue
| left, couple of police officers came to the snop
snnssrad hnd hasn ddng quit brisk business in
the way Of buying percussion caps and sen ssnGng
ss 81 She s s1a city H o" escape an
arrast ~ Boston Daily Advertiser.
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The Whole Story

The Tribune it is understood, will cease its Sun
day issues, hereafter. The Times will also, it is
said, follow suit. 1t is said that the Sunday edi-
ton of either journal has been published at loss
of 5000 week. The legitimate sunday papers
are already Growing over this change.-N. Y.
Day Book. ----s ala. u ....~..
, 1861-12-13
PUBLIC AUCTION

in the town of Walla Walla, on the 14th day of De
cember A. D. 1861, at II O'Clock NJ, to the highest
bidder for cash all the personal property belonging tC
said estate. W, j. TERRY,
2w2 Administrator
, 1861-12-13
SHERIFF SALE.

TERRITORY OF Washington, As 4 &c ss:
County of Wala Walla,
BY virtue of an execution issued out of the honora-
Bile District Court, and to directed, in favor of
Samuel NJ Baldwin and against James Cragge, I
have levied upon the following property to wit one
American mare, one American colt, one heifer calf
and one mich cow and calf, which property l will
proceed to sell at Public Auction to the highest bid
der for cash, the 10th day of December, 1861, in
the town Of Walla Walla between the hours of ten
and twelve. JAMES BUCKLEY, Sheriff,
Per GEO. H. PORTER, Dept
, 1861-12-13

B8- All of the above Goods we will sell at
WHOLESALE OR RETAIL, at VERY LOW
PRICES.
Orders accompanied with the cash will receive
all parts of the mines.
Rs- Give us a call
KYGER & REESE,
Freproof Brick Store, Main street,
ly Walla Walla, W. T.
, 1861-12-13

TN matter of Estate of HIPOLETE TRUDELL, de-
4 ceased.
By virtue of an order issued from the Probate court
of Waa Walla county, will proceed to sell at
, 1861-12-13
OUR STOCK Of
DRUGS AND MEDICINES
Administrntrix, Notice.

TTNHE undersigned having been duly appointed by
/ the Probate Court Of Walla Walla county, Ad-
niinisratrix Of the estate of Edmund Meany late Of
the cognty Of ShOshone, deceased, hereby gives no
tice that she has taken upon herself that trust and
given bond as the law directs and hereby notifies al
persons having claiIas against the deceased to pre-
sent them with the necessary vouchers, within one
year from the date of this notcc to the undersigned
at her residence and place Of business at Pierce CITY
Shoshone county, and all persons indeGted to the
said estate requested to make immediate pay
ment CATHRINE MEANY, Administrative.
Walla Walla, Dec 3, 1861 24w
, 1861-12-13
NOTICE.

TERRITORY OF WASHINGTON,
County of Walla Wala, 5SS'
of said County, will be held in the Court House in
the town of WallG Waila, on MONDAY, January 9th,
1862, Cor the transacton Of such business as may
come before it.
I I3y order Of inc County Commissioners.
~ JAMES GALBREATH, Clerk.
Dec. II, 1881. 3w3
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own special accommodation, while that State
is Selling the Post Office, forts, arsenals and
Custom House, the property of that govern
ment. Mississippi, too, it appears from her Sc
cession ordinance, is going TO avail herself Of
the Post Office privileges of the country from
which she declares herself cut OFF For seyerol
days past we have been receiving our remit
tances from South Carolina, and the other Sc
coded States, in postage stamps. The ordinary
mode of RENTING by draft having become 80
difficult Of late, our neighboring "foreign'
States are using the stamps Of the national
government az medium. The mail Of one
day recently brought US nearly hundred dol
lars worth of postage stamps The secession
lists have in fact converted our Office into an
extensive picture gallery of the patriots Of the
carly days of the republic, containing multtu-
dinous duplicates Of the heads Of franklin and
Washington.
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A PATRIOTIC PIAGsARsr.-Mr. Seward has
received a great many compliments for the
comprehensive philosophy Of the ideas in hss
raises the whole production far above the or
binary level of Congressional addresses of the
present day. 1t seems, however, according to
Mr.. Stewards friend of other days, but oppo-
nent at present, Deacon Aminidab Sleek, Of the
Journal of Commerce, that the Senator has pill
fcred extensively from the papers of Aleyan-
der Hamilton and John Jay, which appeared in
that famous publication, the Fedcrdlist. Mr..
Sleek gives extracts sufficient to prove his
point and that Mr.. Seward stands detected
of wholesale plagiarism. 1t is never
thcless true that Mr.. Seward could not
have stolen from better sources. The
ideas of Jay, Hamilton, jefferson, and
the founders of this government generally,
are very much better than Mr.. Stewards new
tangled notions about the "bigher law" and the
"irrcpressible conflict or Mr.. Summers "sa.
cred animosity," or Helpers Impending Cri-
sis" We trust that Mr.. Seward will continue
to plagiarise. II he will take the trouble TO
read the speeches of Sir Robert Peel on the
Catholic question, Pitt and Colonel Barre on the
American war, the debates upon the Missouri
Compromise Of 1920, the Force bill of 1882, the
opinions of Webster and Clay on the compro-
mise measures OF $780, and will put the ideas
of those great statesmen into practical form to
meet the present crisis, he can bring the coun-
try through all its perils without the aid of
General Sanford or the Cbevaler Webb, and
stand forward as the most beneGcent, philan-
ihropic and patriotic plagiarist on record.
Let Mr.. Seward go ahead. He is on the right
track, even If he does not meet with the appro-
baton of Mr.. Sleek.
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not;' and then, one, two, or three years hence,
they may, perhaps. listen 10 reasonable South
ern complaints. The term OF THE Congress ex-
piras Oh tie 4th March On or before thai ia Y
il is feared that two-thirds, If not ALL the
Southern States will be out of the Union. To
meet this condition Of things Mr.. Lincoln viii
enter upon his admins tration without Con
grcss to assist him. His first necessity will
probably be an extra session. His CALL if
made, viii not be answered by the seeded
States; but there will be quorum for business
without them. The only Northcrn States. we
believe, which have not elected their members
FOR the next House are New Hampshire, Con
necticut and Rhode Island, which elect in
March and April And in these elections we
again urge another effort for compromise by
all Union men opposed to the donothiug bat
cnforcc-the- laws policy of the republicans.
Failing in everything else, perhaps even
New England may be made the turning point
for the restoration of the Union. We turn
from Springfield and from Washington, from
New York and Pennsylvania, to New England
Subsisting upon the profits of the Union, per
haps New England, at the eleventh hour, may
save the Union. If not then her people, aud
all the North, will be reduced to the single al
tentative of peaceful recognition Of South
ern confcderacy or wasting civil war.