New-York daily tribune., 1861-11-04
which provides compensation of $4,000 year for


LARGE ARRIVALS OF FREIGHT.
The Washington branch of the Ba. .'timore aud Obi
Railroad is now delivering in Washingt,' IN thousan
tuns Of Government freight daily, while a, the sam
time the capacity of the road is no. worked at 1t
fullest extent
1t Ia said that arrangements are about being made
for the laying Of double track from Washington t.
Annapolis the latter city to be made depot.
sufficient quantity of forage for the use Of the
Government is now being forwarded from Baltimore
1he exertions Of Gen. Van Vliet and Col IDgals in
making ample arrangements for transportation Of
supplies are properly appreciated being deserving o
credit.
BUSINESS ACTIVITY.
Business generally in this city is brisk beyond any
former period. The Governments demand upon the
railroad and the blockade of the Potomac, however,
occasion delays in the prompt receipt of supplies on
private account.
Hotels and private boarding-houses are making ex-
tensive arrangements for the accommodation Of visit
OLE during the approaching session Of Congress The
Kirkwood House, popular establishment, will be
closed until the 18th inst. for this purpose.
RULED ENVELOPES.
same price as she old style unrued envelope by the
Post-O Office Department, is coming into general use
and the returns show its great popularity. Apart
from it's advantage to correspondents, in enabling the
address to be evenly written pOstuNsters have pre-
served TO them ample space in which TO ahx The post
mark. Besides, the Department is satisfied that The
ruled cannot be as easily countereited the former
style :yy !: Of Of envelopes. envelopes.
THE UNION PRISONERS IN RICHMOND.
Lieut. Alfred Kautz, Of the steamer Flag, who has
been prisoner in the hands Of the Rebels since the
18th Of June, arrived here on Friday. He was cap
tured Of Hatteras Inlet, while in charge of prize
schooner and is absent on his parole for the purpose
Of efFectDg gu exchange Of prisoners. He says the
Union prisoners n Richmond suffering from the
weather and insuiieency of clothing. In case an
for an exchange of prisoners cannot be
feeted, lie is to return to bis confinement in Rich
nond Jail in fifty days.
COL. BAKERS REMAINS.
The body of Col. Baker will be removed hence on
Thursday morning. arriving in Philadelphia early in |
he afternoon, where il will be received by the mill
any authorities, and escorted to Independence Hail.
md will lie in state the next day. On Sunday, i
will be exposed to view in the City Hal, New
York. and on Monday placed in the steamer for
in charge of ChaIles S. Drew of Ore
,on, NJ. f. Flannigan Of San Francisco, E. NJ. Bar
um Of Oregon, and w. ii. Wallace of Washington
Territory who will accompany the remains as far as
lewYork.
RECOVERY OF SOLDIERS BODIES.
Five bodies Of the victims Of the fight at Balls
i. -. d l...x
bridge. They were 20 mutilated as to be beyond
ocogni,ion. Only one Of them was apparently
wounded.
AFLAG OF TRUCE To GEN. EVANS.
On Friday, Gen. Stone sent flag of truce TO Gen.
.vans. at Leesburg, to know what disposition had
o-p r-siA ~ ,ip Federal prisoners aken ai Balls
Iluff and those lcf dead the neio. latter re-
lied ,ha; the prisoner. were chartered in a tobacco
warehouse at Richmond, and the dead were properly
nierred and that be would Immediately oommuni-
Ate with the Confederate Government in relatioa TO
Il exchange Of prisoners.
CONDITION or THE WOUNDED.
Lieut Col wistH is fast recovering from bis
wounds.
Capt, Mallory OF the California Regiment lies in
recarious condition ct farmhouse near Poolesylle
f, .
lecte1 with the Philadelphia press was taken pris
jner.
About 100 wounded still remain at Poolesville-sll
loing well.
THE POTOMAC BLOCKADE RUN BY TIE pow
HATAN AND OTHERS.
The steamer Powhaian arrived at the Navy-Yard
this morning. having run the blockade s,t night
She has been at Annapolis for some time past, and
left there Oh Monday last. Since Tuesday she has
been with the fotilla on the Lower Potomac, and
les, night started up and past the Rebel batteries
in the darkness although the enemy evidently heard
her, and lights were run out and signals made. The
pilot Of the Powhatan, who knows the river thor
oughly, says that any vessel might have passed the
Rebel batteries last night without incuuiDg any rick
from them.
The steamer Baltimore is used TO convey stores
from Old Poin, 10 the hotilla below the Rebel bat
teries. and was at Wades Bay last night when the
Powhatan came up.
-Four sloops, II Jersey schooner, and pungy came
down past the batteries yesterday, early in the after
noon. They, with one exception, took course
through the Swash Channel, next the Maryland
sboro; and although the rebels wasted large guam
titytof ammunition in firing at them, none Of them
were struck One Of the sloops, commanded by a.
German, Kept close along tie Virginia shore, running
the gauntlet Of all the rebel batteries, and escaped
unhsrmed from the heavy fire aimed a. il.
Thirty OF forty shells were thrown from the rebel
batteries over TO our intienchmCntS on the Mryani
shore Yesterday but they did not impede the progress
of the work. Some Of our 32-pounders answered
with three or four rounds, but it is not known
whether our shots reached.
NEWS FROM THE NAVAL EXPEDITION.
FoHTEEss MONROE Friday, Nov. |, 1851, !
Via BALTIMORE Saturday, Nov, 2, lSol)