Worcester daily spy., 1861-11-04
From WASHINGTON.

II,
the Potomac, opened heavy fire with parrot
guns upon the rebel steamer Page. Several
shells exploded over the steamer, and it is be-
ieved that she suffered some damage The
rebel forces at Shipping Point have been
strongly reinforced.
The secretary of the treasury, in defining
the operation Of the new tariff act, has made
no discrimination against green teas. Black
and green teas will be admitted under similar
duties.
1t is reported that the government mas stop
ped the salary of Judge Merrick, OF the circuit
curt in this city, in consequence Of his recent
rebelious performances in relation to the writ
OF habeas corpus
Gen. Scott lett this city for New York this
morning, accompanied by Secretaries Gamer
on and Chase and Others. Vice President
Ilamin arrived here to day.
The Powhattan arrived at the navy yard
this morning, having run the blockade last
night. She has been at Annapolis for some
time past, and lett there on Monday last
Since Tuesday she has been with the fotIla
on the lower Potomac, and last night started
up and run past the confederate batteries in
the darkness, although the enemy evidently
heard her, and lights were run out and signals
made. The pilot of the Powhattan, who
knows the river thoroughly, says that any YES
sells might have passed the confederate batter
les last night without incurrng any risk from
the batteries The steamer Baltimore, used
to convey stores from Old Point to the fotlla
below the rebel batteries, was at Wade's Bay
last night when the Powhattan came up.
Four sloops, a Jersey schooner and pungy,
came down past the batteries yesterday, early
in the afternoon. They with one exception
took course through the Swash channel next
to the Maryland shore, and, although the reb.
els wasted large quantity OF ammunition in
firing at them, none of them were struck Ore
Of the sloOps, commanded BY German, kept
close alongside the Virginia shore, running the
gauntlet of all the rebel batteries, and escaped
unharmed from the heavy fire aimed at it,
Thirty or forty shells were thrown from the
rebel batteries over to our entertainments on
the Maryland shore, yesterday, but they did
not impede the progress OF the work. Some
OF our thlrty-two pOuuders answered with
three or four rounds, but ii is not known
whether our ehots reached
Yesterday afternoon a shell was thrown from
the Virginia shore, striking the tent OF Lieut.
Brauns, who has command OF the battery Of
the first Pennsylvania artillery, at Difficult
Greek, near Edwards Ferry. One of the
persons in the tent was wounded slightly in
the arm by the explosion The she'll is sup.
posed to have been from light battery.
The pension bureau has issued a notice that
no application for bounty lands, for services
in the present war, will be considered there
being no law providing for such bounty for
military service rendered since March, 1855.
a committee Of the city council OF Phiadel-
phia, waited on Maj Gen. Mcclellan, at his
residence, this evening" and presented him
with a magnificent sword. Gen. Mcclellan,
in the course OF his reply, said that he received
the sword not for what he had done, but tor
what he hoped to do. All that was necessary
was patience and confidence, and victory
would eventually be ours
The branch OF the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road to this city is delivering thousands of
tons OF freight daily here, and the road ia not
yet worked to IFS utmost capacity. 1t is said
that arrangements are making 10 lay Il double
track to Annapolis from this city, the former
city to be used as a depot. A sufficient qran.
tity of forage for government use is now being
forwarded from Baltimore.
WAsHINGToN, Nov. 3.-Ihe news from Eu.
rope By the last steamer shows that the rebel
emissaries in London and Paris are very conf.
dent and noisy in their belief that the neceSsi-
ties OF the manufacturing interests will lead to
an interference in our contest for the purpose
OF breaking up the blockade in order to pro-
cure supply OF cotton, but it ia evident that
instead OF their cause gaining ground it is
losing it both with the people and the press. In
addition 10 this Information much qualification
is afforded by the London Post, the organ Of
Lord Palmerston, which has Il strong article
against any Interference, and exposing the tai
lacy of the notion that the recognition OF the
rebel states would reopen The cotton trade On
the contrary it argues that such recognition
would only increase the rig0r OF the blockade,
aud that interference with the blockade would
be an act Of war 1mbroiling England at once
with the United States.
The count dSdyrc, a lineal descendant of
count Rochambeau, of American Revolutionary
fame, has rendered his military services to the
president, and las been assured that they will
be accepted. The same answer has been given
to the Baron de SchOVen, a descendant OF
Gen. Lafayette. 1t is expected that they will
soon reach the United States
Lieut. Alfred Kantz, OF the steamer Flag,
who has been a prisoner in the hands of the
rnbeis, suce the 18th OF June, arrived here on
Friday. lie was captured off Hatteras Inlet,
while i'll charge of prize schooner, and is
absent on his parole for the purpose of effect
ing an exchange of prisoners, He says the
federal prisoners at Richmond are suffering
from the weather and an insutfirency of cloth
ing. In case an arrangement tor exchange Of
prisoners cannot be effected, he is to return 10
Ills confinement in Richmond Jail in fifty
days.
The body of Col Baker vii. be removed
hence, Thursday morning, arriving in Phila
dephia early in the afternoon, where 1t will be
received by the military authorities and es-
corted to Independence Hail. and will lie in
state the next day. On Sunday it will be ex.
posed to view in the City Hall, New York,
and on Monday placed in a steamer for Cali
ifornia, in charge of Charles S Drew of Ore
gon, NJ. e. Flanagan OF San Francisco, L. NJ.
Barnum of Oregon, and W. H. Wallace of
Washington Territory, who will accompany
the remains as far as New York