The national Republican., 1861-06-12

The Gredt Eastern had arrived out
The British Government has decided not to
allow the entry of privateers into any Of their
ports.
COMMERCIAL.
81. Johns, June ll.-Cotton, quiet and steady.
Breadstuffs dull. Provisions quiet. Consols,
90i q 9O&.
THE FIGHT AT CLEARsPRINo.
Baltimore, June 1.-THE Willismsport cor
respondent of the Baltimore american says |:
"The fight at Clearspring continued all day
yesterday, between the Home Guard of Clear.
spring and williamsport and the Virginians,
who were endeavoring to destroy dam No. s..
None of the Maryland forces were hurt. But
one man and two horses were killed on the side
Of the Virginians.
The virginians had destroyed all the canal
boats on the Maryland side, between Williams.
port and Harper's Ferry.
Indiana Zouaves were we'll received at Cum.
berland. No resistance was made to their entry.
The Virginia Union volunteers are rapidly
organizing.
The trains are running to Cumberland.
The Wheeling delegates are arriving.
Five eastern counties of Virginia will be rep.
resented in the Convention. The feeling for q
provisional Government is predominant.
Frederick, June ll-From q gentleman we'll
conversant with the localities in and around
Harper's Ferry, and who left Hagerstown early
this morning, learn that ten thousand United
States troops are between the town Of Green
castle, nine miles from the former place, and
Chambersburg, from whence they were march.
ing.
Yesterday the Virginians destroyed about
twenty Eve canal boats in the vicinity Of Har-
pels Ferry, with the intention, it is supposed, Of
preventing their being used to transport troops
across the Potomac.
The Confederate troops recently at Point Of
Rocks have certainly been Withdrawn, and are
now with the main body at Harper's Ferry.
Much disaffection is here reported to exist
among the Kentuckians on the Maryland
heights, and a rumor is current here that in
few days they intend displaying the stars and
stripes, and probably deserting the Confsder.
ate cause in o body.
Louisville, June 1.-Two small vessels ap.
peared on the 9Th instant, at Bienvlls bay, ten
miles from New Orleans, at the point where the
British landed during the war Of 1918.
SOUTHERN PRlvATEERs.
Louisville, June 1.-THE Charleston Aercu.
,y of the 9Th instant reports that Confederate
privateer bad captured . Portland brig.
Mobile and New Orleans steamboats, were
stopped on the 9Th.
General Twiggs's command occupies Mas,
tello tower, near Benville bay.
MOVE AND A DISASTER NEAR FORTRESS MON.
ROE.
We have had On affair which is no battle,
and bloodshed without results, near Fortress
Monroe. 1t appears by the accounts which
we have through the arrival of the steamer at
Baltimore from Fortress Monroe, that General
Butler designed to disiodge the rebels from an
entrenched camp forming by them-a move.
ment which our readers were led to expect
from the letter of our correspondent at Fortress
Monroe, written Sunday evening. With this
view, troops were started Sunday night at mid.
night from the fortress, and also from the camp
at Newport. News Point, about ten miles south.
west from the fortress.
"Col. Duryea's Zouaves and Col. Townsend 8
Albany regiment crossed the river at Hampton
by means of six large batteaux, manned by
the Naval Brigade, and took up the line OF
march-the former some two miles in advance
of the latter. At the same time, Col. Benedx' y
regiment and detachments of the Vermont and
Massachusetts regiments at Newport.News
moved forward to form a junction with the
regiments from Fortress Monroe, at Little
Bethel, about half way between Hampton and
Great Bethel. The Zousves passed Little Bethel
at about four o'clock in the morning. Bene.
dix's regiment arrived next, and took posi-.
ton at the inte section of the roads, not under.
standing he signal.
"The German regiment, in the darkness OF
the morning, fired upon Col. Townsend's col
umn, marching in close order, and led by
Lieut.. Buffers son, and aid of Gen. Butler
with two pieces Of artillery. Other accounts
say that Col. Townsend's regiment fred first
At oil events, the fire of the Albany regimen,
was harmless, while that of the Germans was
fatal, killing one man and fatally wounding two
others, with several slight casualties.
"The Albany regiment having fallen back
the Germans discovered from the accoutrement,
left on the field that the supposed enemy was
friend. They had, in the mean time, fred nint
rounds with small arms and field piece. Tn,