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Movements of War Vessels about Fortress
Monroe-The s.Tropic Wind, i'm limbo
again-No Batteries of the Enemy on the
Riyer-Disorganizatio in the Disunion
longer in command there.
Especial Correspondence Of The Star
STEAMER JAMES GUY, on the Potomac, bsi,rs.r
WdShingtoH aud Alexandria, July 16-This YES
sci is now on her way from Fortress Monroe, leav-
Ing Hampton Roads yesterday morning
The Savannah iSloop-of-war) arrived there yes-
terdav morning from New York, and the st.
Lawrence (frigate) sailed from the Roads at
about the same time, to join the squadron block
aiding Charleston harbor.
The Tropic Wind, ian English vessel not long
since condemned in Washington, by Judge Dun.
loP, for breach OF the blockade, and subsequent
ly released on the application of the British Min
lister, on the way down to Hampton Roads was
In constant communication with the enemy; visit
Ing various points in their Possession upon the
river, and transporting their men (ncluding
ColoneD for them between those points. General
Butler learning the fact, has very properly again
seized her for a second breach Of the blockade
Tor rendering assistance to the enemy.
There are ne batteries at Matthias point. or at
any other point the river that we could perceive
from the Guys deck, though running In as close
to the shore as convenient at every place where Il
was thought battery might be- Alta miles dis
lance from Aqua Creek certainly guns in no bat
teries were visible there
Nothing Of interest has recently transpired I'm
Gen Buffers command. 7 learned at Fortress
Monroe that great disorganization certainly exists
in the disunion army in that quarter, Including
Norfolk. Col. Huger is no longer in command
there
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GOV. WISE REPORTED TO BIZ WOUNDED 1t
was rumored several days ago that ex-Gov Wise
had been wounded The w hseling Intelligence,
OF Saturday, has the following In relation ther Ito
MI. star, OF Mason county, who arrived in this
CITY as. evening, reports that II is Teliably ascer-
talned that Henry A. Wise IL rot actually dead.
Is 30 badly wounded that there Is no hope Of bis
recovery Wise and his body guard, as before
stated, were going TO I'LL an appointment az Sis
sonsVilie. So.Ee forty Union men, who not feel
ing SAFE al Their homes, had been spending most
o aa 'neil ume In the woods, armed with ordinary
riIes, heard OF Wise's coming, and secre:ed them
serVesIamouscaded In the regular way-and
upon their approach, each man Ared at his man.
when the assualting party retreated to the top of
nlgn nil Else and Patton, together with thirty
or forty others, Were seen to fall. The Union
men, after reaching the top OF the hill saw those
who escaped carrying OFF the dead and wounded
several persons recently arrived from Charles.
,,oWh, say mat there Is no mistake about w Use
baing wounded, and he has been SUFFERING
from disease, 1t is supposed he cannot recover
Ihere were about four thousand federal troops
river soon. 'Ao
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Affairs at Great Falls.
Especial Correspopdence ~ rha o..


GREAT FALLS, July IS Editor Star: Ye.,e,.
Gay afternoon there was some firing between
Federal snd secession troops, across the river ms,
below the Falls, at Sandy Landing. Nobody
hurt' on our side, but two men were seen to drop
on the other side, and were either killed or badly
wounded. Later in the evening, the Federal
forces here (hichigan and Massachusetts) were
marched down river upon orders received from
washington, leaving this place much exposed to
attack from the enemy Some Of the secessionIs,s
on tbs side Immediately went across the river to
give Information Of the departure of the Federal
troops and II is feared that the enemy will eros,
In boats, (Which are to be seen In the woods nea,
Dickey's tavern) to destroy the Gove-nmen,
property, the gate house Of the Washington aoue.
duct, &c, and to revenge themselves upon
'ne Union men here, unless some troops are
sent here from Washington. 1t IL believed that
the enemy is from three to four hundred strong
opposite us, and that they have forty or aftv boat
ready to cross In at any moment.
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MONDAY. July Is.

SENATE.-Mr. Dixon presented Connecticut
petition In favor of sustaining the Government in
the war, aud addressed the Senate at some length
In support Of the policy.
They nezt proceeded to the election by ballot
OF Secretary, and on motion Of Mr. Hale John
w. FOrney, Of Pa was duly elected to that DO
siticn, receiving 20 out of 80 votes cast (For VIM
Hickey {; for Asbury Dickins 5; John Brown IL
Mr.. Trumbull introduced a bill TO confisc,ie
the property Of persons found in arms against the
Government; referred.
The next business Of importance taken m was
the army appropriation bill, anne ndments to which
were under consideration Ten the Stars reporter
left the hail.
HoUsE.-The Speaker presented the resignation
OF John ). Carlile, Of Va he having been elected
to the United States Senate.
Mr.. Nixon offered joint resolution that the
Senate and House Of Representatives adjourn on
Friday, the 18th inst at IL m adopted
Mr. Eliot, OF Mass, offered resolution request
medately sufficient force to protect our commerc.
from the pirates which now infest our cease
Adopted
Mr. X. Conkling, Of ". Y offered resolution
directing the appointment OF select committee
OF five To take under considerable: all bills for
the establishment of general and uniform system
OF bankrupt law throughout the United states
Adopted.
Mr.. Wood, Of N. Y offered a resolution, that
Congress recommend to the Governors Of the sew
eral states to convene. without DELAY the 4 euIs-
Iatu'es Of their respective States for the purposs
OF calling an election for delegates to a National
convention, to be held at Louisville Ky with a
view OF devsing some plan Of restoring peace TO
the country
Mr. Nashburne moved that Il be laid on the
table, On which the yeas were ~, nays5
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humoRsD hssAssINATIoN OF GOVERNOR Hicks
we need hardly say that the rumored as,assins.
uon OF Governor Hicks, at Cambridge SO indus
riousiy circulated on Saturday night and yester
DAY morning, has no foundat on whatever. There
mas been no disturbance al Cambridge as will
appear oY the following account Of the arrest.
OF the fonfmen brought to Fort AcIIenry. wbIcb
we ma In the Cambridge Herald of Saturday.
Four men, with number of arms and smmuni.
authorities, on Thursday night last Tbey ar.
rived at Cambridge about ten O'Clock at nigh,
non Talbot shore in a small boat and put up II
.ne hosei OF MI. John bradshaw They appeared
70 be very anxious TO get on down 70 the lower
counties. on this shore II 10 supposed thew were
on TO Virginia by this route One of the party II
known an samuel Lyons, Of Baltimore They
oad along large box filled with guns, cartridge
boxes, cutiasses, ammunition. &c :. besides a car
pet bag containing several pistols, &c /; also. a
nag containing Zouave untform with a variety
OF such articles. The whole party was nut on
board the steamer Pioneer, yesterday morning
iof Fort McHenry.-Bdh. american, i5th. =
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Springfield Station occupied by the Uniep
IrosPs-Not Fairfax Court Rouse.
Especial Dispatch In the Sts,

ALEXANDRIA, July l6, 1sel.-A portion Of Col
Heintze'roan's Alexandria command now occu.
pies the railroad Immediately at Spring field Sta.
ton, eight miles from here I imagine that the
troops took that position but for temporary pur-
pose, and Will PROBABLY change their location to-
day, coming In nearer to Alexandria.
The unfounded story of Gen McDoweIr, occu.
patton Of Fairfax Court House doubtless grew ont
Of that movement Of the column or hi, forces
whose headquarters are here
AS fo' the story Of the abandonment, OF his on.
trenchments al Fairfax Court House by Beanre.
gard, without firing gun, 1t Is so absurd as tina,
wonder 1t found any believers The pos,t,on
as fortified by months labor OF large portion
OF s army, 10 really the most defensibIe one
between Alexandria and Richmond; Manassas
junction Included IL lie abandons It thus, il
me as questionable whether he can ven-
mond
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Items Tsiegraphed from wssb,rg,o,

WASHINGTON, July "a The House committee
on commerce will make favorable report on the
Dill for the employment Of secret signals on dis
patch and other naval vessels
resolution has been prepared and will prob.
ably be introduced into the House Tomorrow
insiructing the committee on Elections 20 inquire
and report whether Hon. Henry May, d repressn-
tatlve from Maryland, now In Richmond. has
been or IL now holding reasonable correspon-
dence with the enemy, and whether his seat sbal
not he declared vacant Mr. May has not vet
appeared here this session -
General McClellan's dispatches have ditfused
general Joy through the community. None share
In IL In greater degree than Lieut. General
scott himself The Intelligence has served TO
make the military hereabouts impatient for an
opportunity to achieve results similar to those
narrated
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xxxVIna CoNGREsS.-ExTRA SESSION.

SESATE-When our report closed on Saturday.
The Senate bad under consideration the creden-
nais OF John 3 Carlile aud Waterman + Wiley
recently elected Senators from Virginia
After debate the credentials Were pronounced
legal, and the oath prescribed by law admins
tered to the SENATOR
The Senate then took up the ARMY bill, and
after discussion went into executive session Ater
some time spent therein, the doors Were reopened
and the Senate adjourned
HOUSE After our report closed Saturday
Mr.. Eliot, Of Mass, Ofersd a resolution, which
was adopted. that the Committee on Commerce
cessary for the unfolding Of certain safeguards of
our commerce.
The same gentleman offered another resolution
that the President Of the United States be request
ed to communicate to the House, at the next ses.
sion OF Congress, any Information he may be in
possession OF respecting the Asiatic coole trade,
so called. Adopted.
Mr. Cox, of Ohio, offered the following resolu-
ten, which was adopted:
Rssolred, That the President Of the United
States be requested, at the beginning Of the next
session OF Congress, or at this session, IL not IN
compatible with the public service, TO communi-
cate 10 the House all correspondence with the En-
giish, French, Spanish, and other Governments.
with reference to the rights OF blockade and pri-
watering, and recognition Of the so-celled Con-
federate States.
The following resolution was adopted:
R.solrsd, That a committee Of seven be ap-
pointed by the Speaker to report to this House
In what manner and TO what extent the RESPONSE
bilities Of the Government Of the United States
NAV be reduced. and what officers may be dis.
pensed with.
The House then went into Committee OF the
Whole, and took under consideration the bill to
promote the efficiency of the army.
The bill provides that any commit ssioned Off.
Ger OF the army " no shall have served siioh for
forty consecutive years may, upon bis own appii-
cation TO the President Of the United States be
placed upon the list Of retired officers with the
pay and emoluments specified In the bill
\ Mr. Curtis offered an amendment. which WIS
acceded to, empowering the President to create a
medical board, TO examine the officers, and "a
have the power of acting az a board Of inquiry, as
also court martial; with the proviso that their
decisions are to be subjected to the decisions Of
the President, and with other restrictions.
After this, the committee rose and reported the
bill TO the House, when It was passed
Another bill was passed, appropriating 81 Isl
to indemnify the soldiers and men engaged 81
Fort Sumter for the losses they susai ned in bel np
removed from Fort Moultrie to Fort SUMTER and
for other losses To the band is allowed 500.
Mr.. Conkling, Of n. Y introduced bill as ar
amendment to the act for the protection If public
and private property In the city OF w eshington
which was referred to the Committee Oh the Ju
dietary. Adjourned.
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The Latest Missouri Fight-Raiiroad Tracs
Torn Up and Depot Destroyed
From the Missouri Republican, July u !

lftOH He MISSOURI hepuUiicdn, July IL
On Monday, Col. Smith, Of the 10th Illinois
regiment went out from Hannibal with three
companies Of his own command and one COM
pany Of Hannibal Home Guards-in all $50 men
At Monroe City he formed a junction with three
Iowa companies, end from there proceeded TO
near Florida, understanding that number Of
state troops under Gen. Harris, were encamped
there.
scouting party was sent out and were met by
an advance OF Barris's men, $50 in number. nine
miles south OF Monroe Station. where a skrmish
occurred. In which Capt McAlister, Of the six.
tenth Illinois Regiment, was badly wounded
having received i've shots, supposed TO be mortal
After this DC the State troops fell back towards
Monroe CITY. Smiths command following Be-
tween and O'Clock next day, Col Smith met a
detachment Of $50 mounted men. whereupon there
was another short fight, only two voileys being
fired: When the State troops sgain proceeded
North In this engagement and the other, the
Federal troops captured six prisoners seven horses
and thirty shot guns and common riffs
While these skirmishes were going on, Capt
owens, OF Marion county, In command Of about
tnree hundred cavalry. invested Monroe City, and
burned the denot and nineteen cars He also tore
up the railroad track for q considerable distance
AT Monroe City. Union man named Hotchkiss
was Killed He was peddler. and Il 10 said did
not belong to any military company.
About O'Clock Wednesday Col Smith took
possession OF Monroe city, Capt. Owens having,
Win mis- force. previously evacuated the town. u
seems Owens xpected the Federal trooDs To fol-
low him, and was in readiness for an attack. sun
ported by accessions from the adjacent country
The cavalry gradually approached the town. and
Col smith got his command into a large three
story brick building used az female seminary.
and proceeded to throw up earthworks around
the ground story, in order to hold his position
until he could be reinforced
Al last accounts, which was M to half. est
twelve Wednesday, affairs on the Federal Side
were In stafE gao, but the troops in the semi
nary Were besieged by fifteen or sixteen hundred
mounted men, who were rapidly being rein
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ANOTHER IMPOR rANr BATTLE IN
WESTERN VIRGINIA!

Gen Garnett Killed, and his Army Total,
Routed and Dispersed!-Capture Of all
their Baggage and Camp Equipments aud
Five Pieces Of ARTILLERY, will a Thousand
more Prisoners!
Shortly before two p. to-day, General Scott
received by telegraph from General Mcclellan,
dated Yesterday Near st. Georges, Va, GO or
30 miles from the scene Of the recent battle
of Laurel HILL the gratifying intelligence Of the
utter rout ana dispersion of General Garnetts
army Of eight thousand men, which took place
yesterday, at what hour we are not yet Informed.
Gen Garrett was himself killed In the engage
ment. The camp, with all its contents, and his
artillery five pieces) were taien, together with
thousand prisoners.
This great victory was won by the division Of
General McClellan's army, under the immediate
is thus annihilated as an army, and Wise must
inevitably run or be captured II he is not already
killed, as is strongly believed around US.
The destruction Of Garnett's army must prove
most disastrous to Johnson's prospect Of making
Roadway against Patterson's army
The following gratifying dispatch from Gen
Mcclellan reached Gen. Scott's headquarters at 2
p. m. to-day:
Gen. MeClellan's Official Account Of the
Great Battle Of Yesterday, the 18th.
HUTToNsvILLE, July IA, 1861
To Ed. T6trnssnd: Garnett and forces routed
HIS baggage and one gun taken. His army de-
moralized. Garrett killed. We have annihiIa.
ted the enemy in Western Virginia, and have
lost thirteen killed and not more than forty
wounded.
We have in all killed at least 200 Of the enemy,
and their prisoners will amount to at least 100
Have taken guns in all still look for the cap
ture Of the remnant OF Garnett's army by General
Hill.
The troops defeated are the crack regiments Of
Eastern Virginia, aided by Georgians, Tennes-
seeans, and Csrolinians. Our success 10 complete,
and secession is killed in this country
(Signed,) GB. MCCLELLAN,
Major General Commanding
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LINCOLN CAVALRY RKsIxENr-The accep-
lance OF this regiment by the government has in
fused ne" life Into this organization, and recruit
Ing Is proceeding rapi dly At Disbrow's Acade-
my, In Fifth avesue and Thirty ninth street, four
American companies are quartered, comman nd ed
by acting AdJutant Ogle, who are drilled daily
In the dismounted exercise, until the regiment
receive their horses Three com "a MES composed
OF Germans, are CHARTERED at Elm Park. thrt-e
companies in Philadelphia, one at Cincinnati q nd
one at Syracuse, making In all twelve com anies
OF % men each. The whole 10 commanded by
Colonel Andrew + McRevEoids. of Michigsn
an experienced cavalry officer, who received The
brevet OF Major for gallant services Ia Mexico
The philadelphia and Cincinnati companies are
already mustered in. and the New York comps
nies will be mustered into the service by The
middle Of next week, when equi pmenn will be
furnished and the men marched into a canton
ment until they can proceed 10 Washing ton where
the horses are awaiting them.-N Y ErpTsss
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THE FRENCH LADY,s PRIy.rKrp -Tb. .,,
tug Vig.lant, which left here on Friday for the
purpose OF towing up the pungay, or the !sFrencb
Lady's" Privateer, as she is now called. reached
or Mchenfy on Saturday with the craft In tow.
and which 10 now anchored at the fo,t ,,b.r,
me vessel IL almost new, provided with excellent
sails, and is In good condition, having RAILING
upon ner deck, and looks like pilot boat. she
to secessioniet Of Baltimore The ,team ,rn,s,
whlch carried down the brass field pieces and =
detachment of thirty regulars, returned 70 This
Po.L on SATURDAY afternoon, but brings no news
from rom that nsrt~r She lanGed part OF the reg
uiars at that post upon getting up.-Baitinro1c
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spirit ., the tl.rpIrg Pres,

The h"teIIigssesr copies letter printed in the
Milledgeville (Ga Recorder, showing that the
people Of the South are dissatisfied with the pro-
eeedings Of their 'bogus Congress-" and are op-
posing the principal acts Of their leaders a. being
nnwaranteble.
The Republican notes the progress Of the war,
and thinks that IL has become doubtful sswhether
there Is to be anything which can properly be
called battle anywhere or at any time"
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hEIuas OF Mr.: MAY.-The Hon. Henry Nav
representing the fourth congressional district ~
ptn yana, returned 10 this city from his visit to
KKlleehmond, va, on Saturday Last, by way of
winchester and Frederick He was dsta}ntd
several days By indisposition. Mr.. Nav il i'm
pressed with the belief that the government OF
mise which has not for its basis the rscnars,,''
OF the southern Confederacy General Lee /. IT
richmond holding high military commanS :
. M, may has not yet recovered from his indlspo
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DEATH OF CART AsHBy.-We laa,r ,h.,
klchaId Ashby, Of the Virginia troops, who wa.
wounded In the late skirmish near Ronnev W.
Is dead His funeral took place at Romnsv'
!Where ne was buried, y and was very largely ~,
Tended by sympathizing friends, who desnIy "a
ment his unfortunate death Corporal Hays who
commanded the Federal troops during the ILL.,
mi:o, and was also badly wounded, was an init.
mate friend OF the deceased and pa,t,cIn.,ss
WITH him In several Of the brilliant engae epsa,.
In Mexico. ' ca aseuehts
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ACCIDENT TO VIRGINIA BArrERy.-Tbe
Petersburg (va) Of the 5th, mentions an accident
snat occurred to Capt. Imboden's company, the
Staunton Artillery, at Winchester On the 3Oth ult
Dy the explosion of a Timber box, filed with
liked ammunition. The cannoneers were An
AROUND ,s the gun at the moment, and Were nearly
al thrown some distance upon the ground and
sgainsta fence None Were seriously hurt. eI-
cePt gunner Samuel H. Coleman who was NJ,
IN the forehead by a fragment which fractured
ms ms skun His injuries are very great-perhsps
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oIN. LANE AND THE KANSAS BaroAox
ere s.ufed oy those authorized to speak 10, Gen
Lane " that he would sacrifice ffty sena,o,s,,n:
rather than give up the command OF IN. -.
Brigade, should II be raised.n I, I, Co.
proper that bis position In this respect should -
snds'ssood, lest any wrong impression miyb,
nave . tendency to retard the formation OF tbs
brigade. VI 'ne
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Ex'GoyERSoR STEVENS, of Washington Terri.
tory, reached this city this morning. He come.
70 oner his services to he Government I'm a milf
ury capacity, for the war. He was formerIv ,
aungoished onicer Of the United States Army.
II win be recollected. '''
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AN IMPORTANT DECISION The Commissioner
OF Paifn- has decided not to extend the reaper
Pa'eht Tor the machine known a. Ketchum,s
reaper, on tie ground that Ketchum's assignees
A.s schieved sufficient reward out Of the pa.
H. Tor the value OF the invention TO tho
Y.c-eno because the proper showing as to
emoiuments from the patent was not
W" IN evidence, we hear, that mill
~ n. no q.H,er bad been made by some party
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~ We learn from Richmond, by the way of
Charleston, that the Confederate Goyernmen,
have ordered Col. Bowman and another prisoner
OF war into custody, and have given notice to IN.
Government at Washington that II any harm !,
done to one OF the pirates Of the savannsh II will
be Immediately followed by retaliation, even to
hanging 80 "
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a. RUNNING A srcEssIosIsr.- Immediately .fte,
throughout the country, a broker named n.....
tnat Time doing business In Wall street. Ned ior
paiu unknown. Yesterday be made his .n,,. -.
s,od "a ,ns when be was observed bv large
took fright and isft ~ y fTiSrre. S.sSa. M
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A, fksTrRpAY.- yesterday. nj NM,
w ma occasion to publish an intere.t,n, 80
me contents OF which will be found on ON, a..
page this afternoon. our nst
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=, ID The King Of Italy is jealous of the fame If
the dead Csvour. He has made a speech claim.
Ing that he initiated the idea of the unity of Iay
Cav0ur came into power 's'o'e
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AiTkR THE PRIvATEsRs.-The gunboat fro.
qnoi' has been taking large quantity OF shot and
snen on BOARD, ana will leave this afternoon in
Express 1874 ''-"' J.
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y Inc steamers which run upoi the Chssa.
peane WIN hereafter carry an armed body of men
iot e purpose of repelling any attack on the part
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III The Mechanics Saving Bank of BaltImor.
has suspended, because Of the inability of the
managers to realize money on the stocks which
had been purchased with the money Of the de-
posi.ors
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10 Last Thursday Gen. Kelly, Of Western
virginia was presented with magnificent sword
ana a pair Of fine Navy revolvers by the Corn
Exchange OF Philadelphia.
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from shiilington, odeon building, we
nave nave the nne August number of Godey,. Isdv,s