, 1861-08-07
Afternoon Dispatches.
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:. WAsHnaIoN; tAuR: 6-lnformatton Has re.
.eefve{ here to-day that Letters are continually
ssFFtanS;nx Tha prohibition OF the Post Office
DeIEment, the rebels have daily mail from
For several days past the city has been
sEatmipg with Baltimore secesston1ats. a
Baltimore detective, who came here Saturday,
st4ests, t one one hundred Of tbs most Tiolent rebel
svrnrath,zers from Baltimore They come
either as spies OF incendiaries, or With view
to flra access to the rebel lines
The exceeding carefulness and E1nuteness
of the:rebel Ieconnoieancea IN the cyleintFy OF
Tie Chain Bridge during the past weak have
Induced Gen Mcclellan to look closely attex:
.thatpoint A sufficient foreeto gnard against
any contingency has been placed there
Eighteen or twenty beautiful rIaed pieces
with ca1riaReB and caissoNs complste, arrived
here last night. These Win more = than COM.
pepsate for the guns lost at Bull Bun, b1t
thew are only an iustalmeut Of the field artl.
-lerY Of the most approved patterns that Will
be attached to McClellan's column. Our Va-
-riors fouudries and arsena1s can turn ont
more Of tteae arms in week. than can be
bill. in the South In three months.
4 report hes come here from our Potomac
feet that the rebels have collected large
force Of 2egroes at Mosquito Point, at the
mouth Of the Rappahannock river, and have
commenced the erection Of FORTH cations there.
Itis proposed by the Senate Military Com
mitfee to authorize the Governors Of the sey-
exal States to fill al vacancies among the CON.
n.issloncd officers In volunteer regiments aud
companies, appointments to be approved by
the Ezamining Boa5d-
It appears t6at the rebels propose to e1'
change Messrs Aagraw and Harris tor the oil
GERS Of the privateer Savannah. Harris magfaT
were tsken prisoners Whlle proceeding On a
miss:en Of mercy under hsg q truce andthe
pirates Here captured in the act ofhostillty.
n. 3. Times Dispatch - -,
| Gen. Butler returned to Fort Monroe this
TIE monthly statement Of the United States
| Treasurer shows he had 81, ,2S2,,475" subject to
! h1a draft, up to the d1st inst.- Tits 6tatenent
inclndes as yet subject to draft, vafious sums
deposited with the Sub Treasurers of:varlous
states. It 1s' little angular that the Sub:
Treasurer Of South Carolfna paid in fnn, and
not cent is recorded as subject to draft in
his hande.
The Star and Republican Of the city continue
to publish the arrival and disposition Of our
ment not to do SO.
believe Prince Napoleon has not hesitated
| to state that tbs Emperor Of Francois ex-
treuely desirous that the Government shall
promptly aud effectually suppress the rebel
lion, and that our Government has his warm-
| est eympathies.
The Tariff bill, as passed, contains about IS
sections. That published in the Herald con
| tatns rs, but is bogus.
a Noithe1Eer just arrived from Richmond
| says at the time, Of his departure there was
| a great abundance Of British coin csrcula-
ting in the city. It VAS currently reported
| that large amounts Of gold had been ad.
| vanced By British capitalists On the new crop.
Al midnight the Senate Was still in executive
| session. AL the prominent army appointments
| hnve been confirmed, including Gems. Butler
and Schenek, and Col Emory. That Of Com
! missioner Of Pubic Buildings, Col Atwood,
bas been acted upon.
Fifteen 25pound rifed guns arrived here
| last night
About thirty fTe Of our cavalry skirutshed
| tie other day near Falls Church, With squad
| Of the rebels. Several were wounded, on
| that two rebs1 regiments are encamped fom
! miles from Alexandria.
| New York Tribune's Dispatch.1
| WASHINGTON, Aug. Ga person recently
/ arrived says Gen. Johnston expresses freely
his contempt for what he styles Pattessonf
TIE story about aixty.eieht guns at Win
chester Is an mise. They had but ffeesn IL
| WAsn1kGTos, Aug: 6-The following is The
conclusion Of yesterday 3 proceedings: Attel
executive session, which was eight and hal
hours, the Senate opened again at TO- 80.
The House blu, to increase the number o.
4 short discussion vas laid over.
On motion OF Mr. Carlisle, the Senate pro
| cseded again to executive session.
At 11.30 the Senate adjourned until $50 to
In motion of Mr. Cox, 3 resolution wa
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