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for Fort Mo Henry, were spiked in Baltimore
The damage was not discovered until they

, about tho samc-7-if there is any change it is
for the worse. 10.fp. IN .-7Douglas is rapidly
sipkibgS @ &. IL! .|<.
Z. New OahEANs, June / LIT is reported
that the British Steamer Gen.. Niiramon, from
Ifavanna,, was fired upon by the Brooklyn,
brought to and boarded, and taken as prize.
The Schooner Clinton, loaded with peas and
rice, swas, ordered off. - ~.-
BALTIMORE, June 1.---Gen. Butler spent
Monday in Newport, when there was tho
greatest, confusion and suffering among his
troops. In consequence of the arrangement
in the subsistence ;partmcnt, foraging par
ties had robbed and destroyed considerable
property. The Baltimore disordcrlics .ap-
proaohcd the pickcts on Federal Hill, whom
the guards fred on them. Ono was wounded
and four taken prisoners.
Troops have been pushed towards Fortress
Monroe. Norfolk is threatened by circuit.
GUS route. ,'
-, NEW YonK, June IA portion of tho
Garibaldi Guards threw down thcir muskots
to-day, and said they would have rifles. Two
were shot Oh tho spot, whom the balance took
np the muskcts. .
LEAyENwonTlI, juno Lieut.. Col. En-
cry has resigned. '.
Sr. Louis, June 1.--Gcn. ITarncy has
been removed. 1t is supposed that his sue
oessor will be General Lyons. 1Turney re-
plies to the decree that his answer in Nc
Donald's hubcas corpus WAS not satisfactory,
that McDonald's body never was III his Gus
,tody. .,.t
WASHINGTON, juno 1.---Gossip says that
the.habcas corpus in Morrian's case has been
suspended. It is probable that Chief Justice
Taney,s functions will be suspended.
q James Walton has been appointed Minister
to Brazil.
Alexandria has been made port of entry
100000 catridgcs were sent to Fortress Mon
roc to-day.
The New York Ucrald says thst scouting
parties report immense forces at Manassas
Junction, and fifty miles this side, but G Gcn
Scott believes that there arc only four or Eve
thousand there
:fIrst night, nearly every regiment in Wash
ingt0h were under marching orders Before
the Southcrncrs can get within reasonable
fighting distance, thirty thousand troops will
be concentrated on the heights West of Al
eXandria.
It has been since un ]crstood that tho South
.Carolinians, are still holding Manassas June
ton. 1qie Fcdcralists, especially, tho Nassa-
cllusctts men, nrc anxious 10 get Mt them.
A post Office has been established at Fort
pickcns.
The New York Seventh Regiment depart
ed for home to- day.
Lorlsv,1rE, juno 1.-The camp at Pro.
quctsyillc will be moved to NIauldraugh's
llill, which, if it can, it is thought will be
held against any force = commanding, rs it
does the railroad, and forty. miles from
,thecity.
b. I'm the Border State Convention nothing
was done.
SAsi WILLIE, June 1.-The Railroad Com
.panyhas, been again compelled to refuse re-
ceiNlhg, from the plethora of freight. :.
NEW YORK, June 1.-The cotton market
is,ycry quiet, with sales at 1876.
MONTGOMERY, june 1.-Mr. II. II. Par
kins, a member Of the Clinch Rifles, of Au-
gustn; died at Pensacola, yesterday afternoon
from the bite of an adder. The body is now
en- route for Augusta, under an escort.
FLORENcE, s. c., juno 2.-Col Cash's
regiment which was mustered into tho Con
fcdcrate States service yesterday, numbers,
SO strong. They took their departure for
the :" seat Of war" in high, spirits. They
arc hardy, lcsolutc body of men-wcl drill
cd-and will give their foes some warm work
if they come in contact with them.
New ORLEANS, June 1.-The schooner
Mary Clinton. has been captured by the block
aiding fleet, and sontto New York as prize
. ~ IHc gulHly SHHIOU CIcaTCQ from CnarlCS
ton7on the 9th May, by II. T. Baker & Co.,
md had rs cargo S74 tierccs rice, 32S sncks
peas, three bundles straw hats, and three
packages mdzc.]
..NoRFoLK, May 31.--Thc enemy has de-
spoiled the inhabitants between Newport
News and Fortress Monroe of their substan.
tials, and taken two hundred of their negroes
to- the fort for laborcrs.
It is supposed that the enemy have inrrs-
oned five OF, the white Inhabitants one of
whom, Mr.. I.atimcr, was being tried ycstcr-
day for. assaultng and wounding Yankee
officer who insultcd him. Latimcr's fate is
not yet known >
The. splendid steam frigatc NIermac was
successfully raised here today. Ter works
and machinery hrc found not to be at all in
aiurca. She will be made ready for sea and
7scfvicoin aycry short timo. There is much
rejoicing here in consequence. i~
- AUGUSTA, June 2.--Thc steamer Con.
Miramon, which was reported as scizcdtat
Pass. rOutrc yesterday morning, run the
. Blockade in the. evening, and is now safe in
Mobile Bay. ''ts S ar,
%Ss LATER The British steamer General Mi
ramon left Havanna OH the 28th, and arrived
at the mouth Of the NTississippion on the 31st
'alt. The United States steamer Brooklyn
fired shot and shelfAat her. seized, put prize
GROW aboard of her,in charge of Lieut. Adams,
and ordered hcrtto report to the Niagara, off
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