The national Republican., 1861-11-12

We copy the following interesting intelll-
gence from the Baltimore American, Of yester-
day morning: e. S. q. r.
ARRIVAL OF The sTEAMER eEoRGEANNA.
The steamer Georgesnna, Captain Pierson, OF
the Bay line, reached here on Saturday, Sbout
half past seven o'clock. bringing about twenty
passengers and the United States mall, which,
BY the way, contained an unusual number OF
letters, but no newspapers. One Of the pas
sengers was an officer who proceeded direct 10
the capital, having dispatches Of an important
character to deliver to the Secretaries of War
and Navy Departments
An officer of the War Department reports
that about nine O'Clock on Friday mornirg,
with the permission Of Gen. Wool, a steamtnl,
displaying a large flag of truce, was seat down
for Norfolk with large package OF letters
| from the relatives and friends of persons who
have gone Sou,h. Some of the letters were
unsealed, and others went without Il seal beir 9
broke. When within mile of Sewal's Poirt,
boat came mp from Norfolk received the
mail, and quickly departed No persous passed
| either way, and there were no arrivals during
| the day from the sea. Nothing further in rela
| tion to the movements of t e feet had bu, n
heard from.
| About eleven o'clock at night as the steamer
was running up the bay, she was hailed by a
yawl from the United States gunboat Rescue,
and boarded by the lieutenant commanding,
who had an interview with the offi:er. He
stated that his object in stopping the George.
anna was for the purpose Of obtaining news,
not having seen a newspaper for twenty days,
and consequently ignorant Of the war move
ments in the States. He was soon placed 10
possession Of a bundle, which were most thank
fully received.
| Ihe lieutenant reports that for some tine
past the Rescue has been engaged In sustain.
ing a blockade of the m ,uh Of the Rappahan-
mock river, and that constant watch, day and
night, had to be maintained. in order to pre-
vent vessels from entering or departing. Al
an early hour on Friday morning the watch
discovered, at the distance of about two miles
a large canoe, In which we're three men. all
diligently engaged In propelling their frail
bark across the stream. Chase was made by
the captains gig, aud. in the course Of an hour
the canoe and two OF the men were captured
=, The third man managed to escape by leaping
into the stream, which was up to his neck. hui
/ he strided to the shore, a hundred yards d's
T tant holding at the same time large leather
, bag above his head which is supposed to hav.
contained Confederate mail.
: During the morning large schooner wal
, observed sailing across the river, when III,
Rescue steamed up, fred few shot, and cap
b tured her. After the cargo, consisting o
: vegetables and garden produce, had been re
moved, the schooner was burned to the water
, edge, whilst the crew managed to escape
2 Whilst the flames were still burning the Resc,l
I, was suddenly attacked by a masked batter.
n concealed by the woods, which was returned
4 The Lieutenant states he fired shot and shel
- necessarily until the shades of evening, whe
P he ceased for the purpose Of communcatiu
. with the United States gunboat Cambridge
The battery was not only sienced but III
. entire work demolished. II was understoo
n that the Rescue and Cambridge would prccei
:. up the Rappahannock on Saturday as far Il
# Urbana Creek, twelve miles from the Potomac
g where the action occurred, and throw shot an
e she'll at random, for the purpose of discovtriu
a new batteries CT provoking renewal of ho
q tilitips.