The New York herald., 1862-08-01
THE SITUATION

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& THE SITUATION.
There appears to have been revival of animation
In Washington within the past few days. A general
impression prevails that some important active
movement is at hand. The sudden departure of
army officers to join their regiments and the pre-
sence Of Commodore Porters mortar feet at
Hampton Roads are looked upon as omens Of ap-
proaohing action.
No important news from General McClelan's
army has reached Us later than the order for his
troops to hold themselves in readiness at Q mo-
ment's notice, for anything that might transpire
on the banks of the James river.
An absurd rumor, based upon despatch from
Memphis to Chicago, was prevalent in the city
yesterday, and for . time created sensation
among the credulous portion of the community,
chat the blockade of Mobile had been broken by
deet Of ten iron-clad gunboats, built in England
for the rebels &e. It Is hardly necessary to state
chat the report has received no confirmation
whatever.
The West still furnishes some lively news Of
che progress of the conflict in that quarter. We
aeasn nom Gpeenville, Missouri, that on Tuesday
MAJOR Lszesr. with 100 men of the Twelfth Mis-
Souri regiment, attacked Major Fonlsy and
Captain Poison, with $50 rebels near Bollinger's
Mills. in Bollinger county, killing ten and wound
ing many A lot Of horses, guns, &C., were cap
cured. The brush was so thick it was impossible
TO find oil the rebel wounded. Our forces did not
lose man.
From vicksburg it is reported that the steamer
Star of the West, captured some time ago OF
Galveston BY the rebels is up the Yazoo river, and
armed with twenty-five guns. She is iron-plated
TO . considerable extent. The W. 4. Webb,
powerful ocean towboat is also up that river, and
has been plated something in the style Of the
Sumter. She is constructed as a ram. In addition
90 these the Mobile and thirty other steamers are
said to be up there. The Star Of the West and the
Webb came up from New Orleans when that city
was captured, bringing, among other rebel plum
der, l0s guns. At Liverpool sixty-fve miles up
the river, the rebels have ingeniously contrived
raft, which il . perfect lock against ascending
boats. They have also powerful battery on shore
at that point
A brisk cavalry fight took place on Tuesday,
near Brownsville, Tennessee. Captain Dollin's
cavalry attacked eighty rebels, and captured
FORTY Of them The rebels were afterwards rein
forced, and rscaptured twenty mine men and four
tssn horses. The Union loss was four killed and
six wounded. The rebel loss was about the same.
Our New Orleans correspondence to-day il very
interesting, particularly the description Of visit
OF the officers Of the rebel General Ruggles' staf.
under flag Of truce. and their courteous recep.
son by General Butler.
MIsCEILANEous NEWS
The steamship Edinburg, from Liverpool July
IL, arrived at this port yesterday. Her advices
are anticipated by her own arrival of Cape Race
and by the Aussalasian, which arrive on Wed.
nesday The Edinburg belongs TO the Liverpool,
New York and Philadelphia Steamship Line, and
comes a. m extra vessel with full cargo, in anti
cipation Of the new tariff, which goes into ect
to-day.
The Legislature Of Kentucky, which il called to
meet st Frankfort on the 14tb inst, il divided on
the question Of rebellion as follows
Union. Sccssion.
Senate. .......s.ss..s............ II
House. .................. Is rs
The anniversary OF the British West India eman.
cpation will be celebrated to-day by the Niger
worshippers Of Boston at Abingdon. Garrison
and Phillips will be on hand.
The Executive Committee Of the constitutional
Cnion or Bell and Everett party will meet in Al.
bany on the 9Th Of August.
Memphis may now be considered strictly Union
city, the male secessonists having been forced to
skedaddle by Order No. l. The last batch of
them left on the 18th Of July, having been escort
ed beyond the Union lines and turned loose in
Dixie, whsrs the conscrption law viii soon COB
ble them up. The Bulletin says that most OF those
who we're too patriotic" and conscientious TO
swear allegiance to the Union we're not over nice
about paying their debts.
On the l6h Of July John Morgan, Brigadier Ge.
neral g. 8. A., and chief bushwhacker and horse
tLief Of the rebel army, entered the State Of Ken.
tueky sos As purpose Of hbersting his fellow
Aentuckians frsn the ds2pctism Of the tyrannical
saaAtseisn II Ne cowsrdy foes Who aed from bis