The sun., 1861-08-10
Breokinridge Preaching Treason,



GOvert msnt team isrs is ~ great as II was at
any time previous 10 the lsts bsttls, piovi-
ticnf and supplies In imne quntitiss sro
hauled 20 the varlous camps, both in and oat
Of the city. In this cJnnsclOn, II may ba
stated that much more regard than hsssiof5rs
10 paid 70 the comfort and subsis'1ncs Il tls
soldiers, and. As consequence, butl,ttl. II any
complaint now sIist, mong the TROOPS 3d..
disrs arrive from time 70 time iDciudi w, u
late, large prop ion OF cavalry. JpsT are
iuotcitusly distributed along our now ex end ID
Potomac lines. Tbs movement OF troops dut-
ing the night b eeitsinly an improvement over
their imp. opsr exposure 20 the sun. Many Of
these recently appointed 10 military ofics are
waiting impaiisntly for their commissions. The
War Department h daily thropgsd with them,
already uniformed.
aINTs ABOUT TIE BLOCKADE.
Ths southern newspapers will not much
longer sKult ovar tho in.ficisncy OF the block
ado In locslltiss W whieh might here bs sp,eif d.
The Navy Department IL In the possession Of
simple power, recently COT ferred by Congress,
and is .xpoditieus'y coBplstirg arrange nsnts
applicable TO all such casss.
vAsDKRBuTs sTEAMsRs.
Th. Eavsl C,hsiruetor, charged With that
particular duty, reports that he has twice ex-
smin.d vArDKBBIL1's 5 steamers and considers
them unfit tor the sotvics rq qiirsd, via for
blookA0 ing purposes, and ths Navy Dspart-
msLt. in NisW VI he fsets prssnted, concur
with him in this opinion.
CONSULAR ArrofsrMUsIs.
The flowing C3nsular appointments hay,
recently been made, tome Of thtm confirmed
by the S.nsts and otbsrs sincs the sdjoarn.
N nj Of Congress JoHs I. NEAL OF Kansas
Consul 10 Ku gston. JsmaieG G Hoos, ol
Trinidad; M M JACKSON, of Wise ,psn, tc
I 81 IA 4.
o, orto; J. e Bowman, Of Inoiln to Matan-
7ss; Il. WHEELER OF Iowa, to Genoa; LoUIol
MoHIE, Of Massachusetts,, 10 Palermo CHAs.
". GoDDARD, Of Nj Aina, to Constantinops O.
ARrBUR. .FuLaoM, to Cape Hay tisu VIM. n
BAKEE, u Maryland, to Guaymas L. PnRck,
oi fsxss to hstamora JAMss II. ARMsBY,
n Nsw York, to NAplss, vice BAMMErr, who
has hOld that Office 81 years.
Iuk rBnok ooIro SOUTH.
Pripcs NAs1LroN, who lsft hero yoetsrday
t~rtr.t b'yond cur lines, in the dirscti N Of
Bull Rur, had not returned this morning, as
he int.ndsd. Tbs supp osition Is the Confsc o.
RATES have invisd hun 10 sx end his jour
nsy.
Rx.MisIsIEh FAULKNER
Ez. Minister TO France Faulkner paid a
visit " the Secretary Of State today.
BRIoADnR GENERALS.
The President today made the following ad-
eitionA appointments Of Bfigsdier Gensrals
for the volunteer force. ALI OF them Prof.
MTTC HHLL excepted bsing from the list n com
n ended by tho New York Congrs saional dels-
gation: Coils BLENKER and SLoCuM OF the
voluntssis. and Msjor WADswoRTH aid 20
Gen. MCDOWELL; Col. roHH A. PACK sx-
NJ sjor Of the regular army, who disting shsd
himself In the Mexican war, JOHN ii MTns
GALL. graduate At West Point, OaMsBY M
MITCHELL, Pro'esssr Of Astronomy Of Ciucin-
pati, a graduate OF West Point, and eXamin.
iLs officer.
A sKIRMIsH.
company sent ont last night by Col.
MCCUsS, TO relieve his pisksts bsyond Alex.
andria, fell in with a body Of secsssionis g,
when shots between them were briskly er-
changed, killing two men, bat on which sids
the Colonel did not state, whsn today he m sn-
tior cd the &C surrsnc, TO several friends In
Wa'bir gton. He sent rsinforcemsnts 10 the
relief OF ur Pickets, WHOM the enemy fed.
GUARDING AGAINST SURPRISE.
Our treops on the Virginia side arc more
vieilant than bsrstofoTs against any pos,ib!s
surprise,
NKSs FROM RICHMOND.
A letter wRs received today from lieut.
PARKS u the Fret NJ chig,n Regiment, dst,d
Rchmond, July 29th, In witch he says be 10
pIiionsr, With hundreds OF others. In that city.
M,rs ihan 10 officers are with him. He has
the names OF 56 OF his regiment held there
and believes these are all Col BuTTHRwoRTH,
Lieut.. MAUsH, Lieut.. WAHNER, aud PERKIss
and oth,rs afe still at NJ ,nassAs Junction
~our dsd. Only three Of his co npaDy ara wi h
him nsmod Gro PHILIirs, MURRAr BAKEs,
and Gao. BAKER.