The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-13
THE SITUATIONS.

THE SITUATION.
A very important arrest, ou.s charge Of treason,
was made by the Provost MlfAal in Washington
yesterday, the prisoner being our late Minister to
the Court Of France Charles j. Faulkner, of vir-
GINA, 1t is alleged that the principal charges
against him are based on acts committed in Paris,
in purchasing arms for the rebel States while
representing the United States govern.
ment, and endeavoring to procure the
recognition Of the rebel confederacy by
the government Of France. Mr.. Faulkner was
conveyed to jail by order of the Secretary of War;
and was forbidden to hold correspondence with
any one. a formal examination into his case will
take place Immediately. He declares that he is
not cognzant Of having done anything to warrant
his arrest.
The appropriations made by the late extraordi-
nary session of Congress for the support Of the
war, were as follows:-
ror .he army. ..-.-..........."..$ 1886, 036, 305
ror .ne navy. .:................... So, 1884 ,230
Contingent for the War Department.. 255,455
The appropriation for civil purposes is s5s5 400.
The New York Fire Zouaves broke camp at
Alexandria yesterday afternoon, and left for this
city, where they will be disbanded, with view, it
is said, to reorganize the regiment.
The location Of the two notorious prvateers
Sumter and jeff Davis has been ascertained from
the statement Of Captain James Peterson, of the
brig Kodah, which arrived at this port yesterday
from Montevideo, via St. Thomas, in ten days, who
reports that reliable information was received at
st. Thomas that the prvatcer JEFF. Davis was at ST.
Johns, Porto Rico, and the privateer steamer Sum-
ter was at OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES unknown,
The reconnaissance by balloon, undertaken by
La Mountain, at Fortress Monroe. is proving sue
cess He made two ascensions on Saturday. to an
altitude of three thousand feet and found an en-
campment Of the rebels located about three miles
beyond Newmarket Bridge, but could discover no
traces of them in the vicinity of Hampton which
they recently burned down. large force of rebels
however concentrated to the east of the James
are about thousand men at SewaII's Point.
and from La Mountains observations in that drec.
ton he is Of opinion hat the two guns mounted
there, and commanding Old Point, are only large
field pieces.
There appears to be very little doubt now that
the government has ordered Major General Wool
TO proceed to Fortress Monroe and superseae
General Butler in command of that post.
A portion OF General Banks column, under CON-
mahd of Captain Kennedy, of the Nineteenth New
York Volunteers, with hundred of his men, had
brush with party of rebel cavalry of about the
sane number, at Lovettsville, Loudon county
Va, on Thursday l'st, and drove them from the
town, killing lieutenant and wounding five men.
The Union troops entered the town, after forced
march Of miles through rocky pass, and
sharged the cavalry, who were taken by surprise,
and fed.
The government has sent orders to Cincinnati
directing that Lieutenant Colonel Tyler. of the
rebel army, who was arrested in that city a few
Jays since, Snail DC sent 10 New Orh LOT detention
at Fort Lafayette, which appears to have been Sc
tccted as the abiding place of captured rebels.
The popular sentiment against secession is
making itself manifest in very forcible fashion
in the Eastern States. few days ago the Office
of the Democratic Standard, of Concord.
New Hampshire, was completely DESTROYED
and its publishers very roughly handled by an ex.
cited multitude, instigatcd by some soldiers who
took offence at the manner in which that journal
,oke Of the Northern troops, and of the national
cause To-day we have information that the Office
{. another pepper, in Bangor Maine infected with
secession tendencies he Bangor Democrat-was
cleaned out yesterday, and all its contents burned
IN the street by the Infatuated populacc. The
1itor, however, made good his escape.
~ the Nova Scotian, at Father Point, we have
COWS from Europe 10 the I'd of August It's Ameri.
Cen features are important The Paris correspon-
dent CT the London Post-the government organ
.|1e,ts that the cabinets of England and France
had become convinced that serious conflict would
:stc ?taoe in America, and that, consequently.