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and also towsd down the schooner Buena Vista

and also towed down the schooner Buena Vista
with coal for the fotilla.
The Mt. Vernon went down yesterday with dis
patches, expecting to be absent about as hours
The Ceres was under the shears this morning,
taking on her smoke stack, &c. She expects to
join the fotiIla to- night
The r. b. Forbes still lies at the wharf, her
pumps having been kept constantly at work since
her arrival, to keep her clear. The water PUSHES
In so rapidly that every two three houra II be-
comes necessary to use the donkey engine on deck
Her spars have been lowered and her masts are to
be taken out to-day, so as to enable her to 90 on
the ways, still occupied by the Underwater. Her
engineer has been released from custody, nothing
having been found against him In connection
with the exploits Of the vessel her cruise from
Boston. The other officers remain In confne-
ment.
The furniture Of Mrs. Jackson Morton, of Rich.
mond, Va, mentioned short time since In the
Star, still lies upon the wharf, roof having been
put over II to protect 1t from the weather. Pre-
vious to placing the roof over 1t, 1t was exposed
to heavy rain. not very beneficial to the bedding
Of the secesh madame.
From the lookout on the ship.house all appears
quiet over the river to-day. The firing heard this
morning was gun practice In the vicinity of Alex
X,
the Confederate flag on Munson's hill suddenly
disappeared, and observers from the lockout con.
cluded that the Confederates had left the place.
but before night the "stars and barsn appeared
again, having been hoisted In another place. The
entertainments nearly surround the hill, and with
glass appear quite formidable.
Preparations are being made at the naval bat
terry In the yard to practice with an eight-inch
shell gun, under Lieut. Badger, this afternoon,
at two O'Clock
A vessel is expected from New York TODAY
with two or three hundred seamen from the re-.
ceiving ship Ohio. Several hundred seamen have
arrived here during the last week or two, for the
hotilla and Pensacola, yet we learn that the re.
crulting 10 SO brisk that the number I'm the north
ern receiving ships has not diminished all being
kept full.
There are nowat the Navy Yard quite a num-
Der OF fine cutters and ship launches, ready for
service, and new ones are constantly being built
In the ship house. These are manned by seamen,
ana carry, In addition to a strong force Of men,
serviceable rihed gun Of long range
AFFAIRS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND
Especial Correspondence of The Star
NEAR CABIN JOHN, Md, September 7-Edito,
Star: What between the constant alarms occa-
stoned by reports Of Confederate attempts to ford
the river, and the depredatons Of Federal soldiers
folks in this vicinity fare very badly II seces-
sionisn only suffered from the plfering and de-
| structiveness Of a few hard characters among our
troops 1t would be bad enough, but that those
who are good Union men should also suffer, is a
great deal worse
Mr.. Piles, who left bis homs here to work on
the Federal Notifications in Virginia. is one of the
sufferers, having had several small but aggravating
losses Of produce, poultry, &c.
Heavy firing was heard here this morning, and
there were rumors Of an engagement In progress
near Great Falls but we have not been able to get
anthing reliable.