New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-25
rur u.ArRsr xAa NEWS.


Alter long delay, the Government has taken
decisive course with the Mayor OF washington
Mr.. Berrett. He was arrested yesterday mor"-
,;ng. and sent to Fort Lafayette for safe keeping.
He arrived in this city last evening, and VIII BE-
locked up to-day.
The New-York State authorities yesterday
issued General Order granting bounty Of ~
per man to any person who brings in compsn,
of volunteers of not less than SO in number
Three regiments of ine-loOkiug soldiers from
the East passed through this city yesterday, on
tbsir way to the war. They were the TN
Maine, Col. E. C. Mason; the 18th Mss'achu-
sstts. Col Fellows, and tho 2lst Massachusetts,.
Col Augustus Morse.
We learn from Harper's Ferry that the Rebels
recently concentrated about II, 600 men at Lees
burg, withdrawing nil the forces from Charles
town, Winchester, and other westerly points
This was probably part of Beauregards IN
tended dash at the Capitol.
Col. Gordon's Massachusetts, Regiment has
made sa important seizure of flour aud wbeat
at Harper's Ferry. The staff of life was in
tended for the Rebel army.
0oe of Davis's agents was arrested at Crest.
line, Ohio, night before last. He was the bearer
of dispatches from Europe, but protested that he
knew nothing of their contents.
California has got about 800 fine troops
ready for the war. The Governor has made
Col. Carlton, Of the regular army, their COM
mander. The last steamer from San Francisco
for Panama, took specie guard Of 25 regulars
According to careful computation from the COM
piete official reports, the ST. Louis papers make
the loss of Gen. LyOu's army in the Springfield
fght 223 killed, 72l wounded, and 291 missing;
nearly ell the missing however, have come in,
90 that the actual loss may be- fixed at about
$50. That the Rebels lost at least double that
number is entirely certain from their own dis
patches and admissions.
A bold attempt was made by the Secessionists
near Cumberland, Va, to capture Gov Thomas,
the Governor Of Western Virginia They placed
heavy ObstructiOns on the railroad track, to
throw OF the train, but the engineer boldly
pushed on, threw a,ide the barricade. and left
the wOuld-be murderers bowling with disappoint.
mont To murder whole train of passengers is
D style Of warfare peculiar to the Chiyalry of the
Old Dominion.
A serious disturbance took place al Fairfield
Conn, yesterday, where Secession or Peace
meeting was held. An attempt was made to
tear down their flag, and general fight enSued,
Ia which two men were very severely wounded.
At Bridgeport similar disturbance took place,
but without serious results. Here the Union
men tripmphed, and the Secession Peace flag was
etiectually used up.
The troubles Of the Secession Press increase
rapidly. Yesterday, orders were received
at the Post-OHice forbidding the trans
mission of The Journal Of Commerce, The
Dolly Ne,os, tbs Day-BOOk, and The BrOoklyn
Eagle through the mails Of the Uaited States.
will not seud them with other
dailies, and the Marshals seize them wherever
found. The ARegkaniaN, q Western Virginia
Secession sheet, was extinguished on Thursday
sisht, Ia revenge for an attack upon meeting
1t which Gov. Thomas was speaking. The
Bridgeport Farmer was utterly destroyed last
light by party of returned Volunteers. This
,aper was the most abusive Of any Of Is kind In
be Northern States. The proceeding last night
vas witnessed by tbousands of people who did
ot think il worth while TO interfere. The 7yl.
fmeriean at Trenton, N, j., has succunbed TO
OpuIar opinion and suspended publication, re-
barking that as 1t cannot be circulated, II might
. well save tho expense Of printing. The
Tess fever has also broken out in Whining.
in, DeL,5 where last night The Gazette efice
ss beset by an excited crowd, in consequence
certain remarks about tho Delaware soldiers.