The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-10-28
From yYaAhis atSn.

Wd;Iis1tOn, Oct 26.-The steamer Relimcs
came up i,om the lo,illA last night, bringing
up Chpi. Fox, Ats slant SOcrstary Ut the Navy,
and al ono o'clock shs left the Navy Yard TO
r-join tho flo'ills.
H. il rtpu,ed that the Ice boat which has
fine battery az four guns snd another stea ner
run up past the Matthias Point battery in tho
right, ard that they arc now boiween the rebel
| sssm,r PAgo and Acquia Creek with tho Yam
| kee and Resolut. !, Ink at Stump Neck, opposite
| Cockpit Point and the o'hor stsamors below
| Evtnspat. The Page Is in rather a critical
I situation. She was lying near tho capturol
schooner Fairfax ,est,rdsy evening. and WAS
supposed 20 10 aground.
| Two tchtouer. bound up With stores ran the
| llock sde the night btfure last without receiving
stOt,
TIN uABEAs CORPUS MATTER.
I In II, Circuit Court, this morning, the Judges
tsked tie clerk il there had been any return 20
he writ isupo sgairG Gen,ral Potter, tho
| Provo, Msnhsl.
The clerk an, wored, "Thtre was nons."
Hftrict Attorney Darlington, in besaH OF
| nrputy MAMMAL Phillips, presented q paper
Me rule had not been served because he had
teen 0dtred by he President not 10 sArve IL,
| and because tho privilege Of the writ Of hAJs1S
| coJpus had Iron fusp'rded, for tic present, by
Tho crsr d the Prtsidsnt in rcgard To soldiers in
| tho army Of tho United States within tho
| Di.Iic, Of Columbia
| MIR. Darlington offbIed to submit an argu-
| ntnt TO the Couit 10 behalf of Marshal Phillips,
| tut the Court announced that II old not propose
10 take any step against him.
As the return prcsen'ed grave question, tho
| C,urt desired to mold il Under adyisement, and
an adjournment was male until Monday moru-
| Ig next
DIPLOMATIC ExcusRs.
| While Lord Lyons was prevented by m acci-
| Genital circumstA uco from receiving tho invita-
tion to attend the funeral Of Col. Bah in time
| n svai .ims elR Of H. tho Pfench Minister s,mi-
| lNly excused himself TO the Seoe,ary OF state,
| And the Envoy from Pruesis says his advances on
that occasion was caused by inaAp Hition, Tor
| which he eNpreLsee his regret.
1HE ARMY.
Brig. Con. Bsrns late COmmissary at Gin.
etrnsii, has been ordered TO proceed 10 General
Stones command, 10 take charge Of the brlgedC
latsly commanded by Gan. Baker. joseph hu.
part Paxton, u Philadelphia, has been Ap.
| pointed q osptain in tie 10Th regular infantry.
, Mr. Paxton rocenly received also the appoint
uert q Csosul to Dlhls, Drazil; but in view
> u tho grJH'eI honor now offered him, he will,
il is presImGd, decline that Office.
THs I1SvATERR SUMTER.
A Naval Court Of Inquiry Is sitting here Oh
: the case OF Captain Poore, who commanded the
Brooklyn AZ the time the rebel privatesr Sum
tn slipped the blockade. Iho Court was or
PURoHAsE OF sHIP TIMER ny THE BRIrIsH.
Our government bss been Informed that the
British government hsvo agents all along ts'
, coat buying all tho ship uulDor that can h
| found in thosc localities. The administrAtoI
have taken the proper step through tho Col
loctcIs in thote localities, 10 acertain the fact
in the matter, and # it shosli prove uso, u
, sop II oGee.
ALLEGED ACCIDENT.
A the train from Bal imore 10 this city, du,
here Al half past o'clock on FddLy evening
wSs nearing this city, person wa feen on to-
, | tack by the engineer, and tho unfortunate maj
was struck by the COW ca cher. lie was pickle,
up in q state Of inSensibility, and died in tn
course q two hours after his sTry Al hore ON tn,
train. Tie pspers found upon his person indi
catid him 10 DO w. L. Rosr, First Lieutenan
| of the Anderson Zonavee.
TuRII THOUSAND EEBKis On THE UPPKt
POTOMAC,
The wisdom Of G sneral Mcclellan In order
ing General banks aud General Stones CO
: unns from Virgisia back 10 their original po
Q aitioDs in hlaryla 'OnHruesdiy last, will b
: recognized and fally Appreciated when the fac
| 10 Known that the rebel President and Caoine
at Richmond were delighted at the idea u bag
"a ging our forces on tho Upper Potomac an
N when 1t wAS heard that General Bank ; diysio
. wss crossing over 10 Virginia TO support Gene
10 raj Btots, ex-senator BeL jAmin, who was in th
n and exclaimed, I'VE have got the danced Var
: KEGS n W." Tho order was Immediately issue
10 send up reinforcements from Manassas I
b General Evans, ut Leoeburg, to tho number
% forty tboasand meu, % that al the present tim
there is at least ffly thousand men in the Vi
cinity Of LeesburR.-a position Of no sort VI soAss
quencs to Gsnorl Mcclellan, but an exceller
{ place In which the Mississippi rtbals can max
n their winter quarters n they do not fesEs
!, death belize tho expiration OF November.
TIn UNION anNTIAnuT In BALTIMORE
The Union men OF Baltimore arc determine
10 rescue their state from the least faint OF dis
. loyalty, and 10 roll up tremendous mAjoft
4 fof that ekes 81 the coming election. The FOL
lowing sall, neatly printed, within large ri
colosed American shisld, was posted throughou
: the city o. Friday liEktH. Onion man, re
4 ns%ssr the 18th q April. oosy the sigaAi q
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