New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-17
SPIRITED REPLY >BY MR.. LANE.
The Rebels at Manassas Junction.
GEN. SCOTT IN VIRGINIA.
speci,I Dispatch to The N. Y. Tribune.


WASHINGTON, Tuesday, July 10, 1861.
FORMATION OF A NEW ARTILLERY CORPS.
An Artillery Corps composed Of several mem
bers from each of the companies of the 7lst Re-
gimeLt, mas recently been organized. Two hand
.omely finished bowtzers, 12-pounders, have been
presented to the company by Commander Dahl.
gren, of the Navy-Yard, with which they daily
exercise. The company is designated as Co. c.
Commander Dahlgren has also presented each of
the drum corps with q rlfe-gun OF his own To-
yentIOo.
CAPTURE OF NEw-HAMI'sInRE MEN.
A letter from Point vi Rocks says that on
Sunday afternoon Sergeant and five men. be-
longing to Company L, lst New-Hampshire Reg
imeut, while buying milk at the house Of q gen.
tlcmaD on an island nearly opposite, were sur
rounded by Confederate cavalry, aud the Sergeant
and four Of the men were taken prisoners. The
other ore, who made his escape by hiding behind
some barrels n closet, says that there were
only five Confederate cavalry, but they were
armed with rifles aud reyolyers, while his party
only had three Ieyolvers with them, aud, not
Knowing how many they had 10 contend with,
had to surrender.
MIR. oHAsE's TARIFF BILL REPORTED AGAINST.
The Committee on Ways and Meaos decided
this uorning against Mr. Chase's tariff. They
will report bill supplementary to the Morrill,
tariff, correcting some clerical errors aud in
creasng outies upon some things. 1t lays duty
on ten of fifteen cents. on coffee Of five cents.
The duty on sugar is to be advanced two and q
half cents. Iron and steel remain as under the
present tariff.
SOUTHERN POSTAL AFFAIRS.
Stamps aud stamped envelopes continue TO be
returned to the Post-Otfice Department from
discontinued Offices. The value of those already
received foots up over $4,000. They are de-
srruyed as fast as they come. No letters from
the rebel States, with Confederate stamps upon
them, have yet reached the Dead-Letter office.
They are marked paid on the corner with pen
or pencil. The pew stamped envelopes Will be
issued next. Facility Will probably be given to
holders of the old ones to exchange them within
a limited time. The new stamp will not Do
issued before the lst of August.
POSITION OF THE BLockADING VESSELS.
We learn at the Navy Department that the At
lautic blockading squadron, Commodore Strlag-
ham. consists Of twenty two vessels, three OF which
--tbe Iroquois, Dale, and SaSannah-are in pur-
amt Of the pirate JEFF. Davis. The Minnesota,
the flag ship, is the only vessel now at Hampton
Road. the Monticello blockades james River;
the Dawn, York River, and the Mount vernon,
the Rappahannock River. Two vessels attend 10
Chesapeake Bay; four haunt the coast OF North
Caro,ipa: the Wabash and four other vessels
blockade Charleston and Savannah, and one ves-
s.l .buts uo Fernsndina. The Harriet Lane Is re-
,oi,iog and the Seminole has not yet reported.
THE SUPREME COURT JUDGEsHiP.
The report that Hon. Joseph Holt OF hentuck!
ia TO be appointed Justice of the Supreme Court
i. without foundation. There viii probably be
M nav a,,,ointments until the Court has been
reorgaIized.
pARsoN BRowYLow ON OPENING LETTERS.
We saw letter to-day from Parson Brown
low, acknowledging the receipt of letter 70
hun from thus city. He says, characteristcaly;
"your letter has been detained for nine days,
and had been opened, no doubt at Nashville,
where there is q corrupt pack OF scoundress
seeking to apprehend Union men. II they open
this. they cen have my private opinion OF Them
MIR. BREcKINRIDGE's SPEECH.
Mr.. BreckDridee made his speech to-day to
ebu galleries.. While dwellings upou nice g mint
and cummin points, he passed over all breaches
Of tho wsighter matters Of the law. and quietly
ignored tho fact OF rebellion. He dwelt upea
the letter Of certain constitutional provisions out
said nothing of the spirit Of the instrument or
of the first and paramount duties Of the fresi-
dent under it. In q word, Mr. Breekinridse' as
bs wouId have Kentucky, tried to appear TO taso
the. position Of neutrality oD the question Q, 'ne
tines hut the cioyeu hoof was not who'll, hidden
sAo,,or, Baksr. Dixon, and Biagham svinced no