-A GRAND review of artillery and cavalry-(Docs. 34 and 73.) was held at Washington, in the presence of the various heads of the departments and others. An accident occurred to one of the artillery caissons by an explosion of its contents; hap-duty and unofficer-like conduct, disobedience of pily without any serious damage.

Its liberal commercial, civil and religious features are calculated to consummate its objects, namely: a firm, inviolable, and universal peace, and a true and sincere friendship between the two countries. There is a mutual agreement that the citizens of each shall be prohibited from applying for or taking any commission or letters of marque, to act as privateers against the commerce of either republic, from any prince or state with which the United States or Venezuela may be at war. It is also declared unlawful for any foreign privateers, who have commissions from any prince or state, in enmity with either nation, to fit out their ships in the ports of either, to sell their prizes, or in any manner to exchange them; neither shall they be allowed to purchase provisions, except such as shall be necessary to their going to the next port of that prince or state from which they have received their commissions.

-THE Forty-fifth regiment of New York Volunteers, under the command of Colonel Amsberg, left their encampment for the seat of war. The Thirty-seventh regiment of Ohio Volunteers, commanded by Colonel Siebert, left Camp Dennison for the Kanawha valley. Ohio Statesman, Oct. 10.

sance from the new positions taken by the Federal troops.

-THE ship John Clark, anchored in Lynn Haven Bay, having dragged her anchor in a storm to within a mile and a half of the shore, was opened upon by a rebel battery of five guns with shot and shell. The U. S. steamer Daylight went to the rescue, and engaged the battery with three guns, drove the rebels from their works, and assisted the captain of the Clark to get his ship to sea.-(Doc. 74.)

October 10.-Six pickets of the Fourth cavPaducah, Kentucky, were attacked by a large alry regiment, stationed four or five miles from force of rebels this morning. Two were mortally wounded and two taken prisoners, with their horses and equipments. The rebels had divided their force, and in the excitement fired into each other. They then fled, each party taking the other for the National cavalry.Boston Transcript, October 11.

-THE gunboat Wachusett was launched at the Navy Yard at Charlestown, Mass.

--INTELLIGENCE that the Sumter was still

cruising among the Windward Islands, was received at Panama, N. G., by the British steamer from St. Thomas.- Panama Star, October 10.

-THE Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth regiments of Indiana Volunteers, under the command of Colonels Miller and Bass, arrived at Louisville, Kentucky, en route for the seat of war.Louisville Journal, October 11.

October 11.-The Confederate steamer Nashville, commanded by Lieutenant Pegram, successfully ran the blockade at Charleston, South Carolina.--The rebel Government having released and sent home fifty-seven prisoners, the National authorities ordered the release of an equal number of Confederate prisoners.—Baltimore American, October 16.

-ABOUT Six o'clock this morning General Smith's division at Chain Bridge, above Washington, D. C., advanced and occupied prominent positions in the neighborhood of Lewinsville, Va. On the advance arriving at Langsley's, the hitherto outpost of the army, the division was divided, a portion continuing up Little Rock Run turnpike, occupying Prospect Hill. The other part of the division took the new artillery road, and occupied Smoots' and Maxwell's hills, a mile and a half east of Lewinsville. The batteries were drawn up in prominent positions, and the infantry placed in situations to support them. After remaining about three hours waiting in vain for the rebels to --AN unsuccessful attempt to seize the steammake an attack—in fact, inviting them to it-boats Horizon and Izetta, plying on the Kanathe skirmishers advanced and occupied Lewins-wha River, was made by the rebels.-—(Doc. 76.) ville, the rebels retreating. A portion of the troops under Brigadier-General Porter also advanced and occupied Miner's Hill, to the right of Fall's Church, and commanding that village and Barrel's Hill, which latter was in possession of rebel pickets. General McClellan and staff, accompanied by Captain Barker's McClellan Dragoons, crossed Chain Bridge early this morning, spending the whole day in reconnois

-THE New Orleans Picayune, of this day, contains the following: We have been permitted by Gen. Twiggs to see and to copy a telegraph despatch received by him to-day from Hon. J. P. Benjamin, Acting Secretary of War, dated at Richmond, on the 9th insfant: "Gen. D. E. Twiggs: "Your despatch is received.

The depart

ment learns with regret that the state of your health is such as to cause you to request to be relieved from active duty.

injured, though their clothing in many instances was perforated with bullets. The success of the enterprise was complete.-(Doc. 76.)

"Your request is granted; but you are ex-THE Brickel Battery N. Y. S. V., under the pected to remain in command until the arrival command of Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew Brickel, of Gen. Mansfield Lovell, who has been ap-left New York for the seat of war. pointed to succeed you, and who leaves for New Orleans to-morrow. J. P. BENJAMIN.” -THE Platte River bridge, near St. Joseph's, was burned, and they are now obliged to cross in small boats and on rafts. Fifteen hundred regulars from Utah crossed this night, and many of them with their families. Being so many of them, some were obliged to cross on the rafts. They had ropes across the river, and those on the raft took hold of the end and pulled, and it drew them across; but some one -a secessionist, they think-had cut the rope, and when they were about in the middle of the river it gave way and they floated down stream a short distance, and the raft hit against a tree and turned them all over, drowning a wife and only child of one man, three only children of another family, and a babe of eleven months old of another family. The bodies have not yet been recovered from among the rubbish. It was very dark, and they were obliged to come along and leave them. Some spoke not a word, but looked heart-broken; others mourning for a loved wife or children. Oh! it was a sight to melt a heart of stone.—Baltimore American, October 21.

-THE New Orleans Picayune of this day contains the following: "Yesterday was the first day for the execution of the Governor's orders in regard to passports. Hereafter, persons wishing to leave the city, either by steamer or by railroad train, will be obliged to provide themselves with a passport, for which application must be made at the Governor's office, between the hours of nine and three o'clock. Persons residing on the line of the Jackson Railroad, and whose business requires them to travel frequently, can obtain a monthly passport, on application to Mr. T. S. Williams, the General Superintendent. Military officers will accompany each train, and all travellers detected without the requisite pass will be arrested and brought back to the city."

-LIEUT. HARRELL, commanding the steamer Union, of the Potomac flotilla, stationed at the mouth of Acquia Creek, learning that the rebels had fitted out a large schooner in Quantico or Dumfries Creek, and had collected a considerable body of troops there, with the intention of crossing the Potomac, determined that the schooner should be destroyed. He accordingly organized an expedition, and with one boat and two launches entered the mouth of the creek about half-past two o'clock this morning. The schooner was discovered some distance up, in charge of a single sentry, who fled and gave the alarm. She was immediately boarded and set on fire, and when her destruction was rendered certain, Lieut. Harrell's men returned to their boats and pulled again for the steamer. Their position was fully revealed by the light of the burning schooner, and they were fired upon continuously from both banks of the narrow stroam; but not one of them was

-THE Missouri State Convention met at St. Louis. A resolution was introduced directing inquiry into the expediency of confiscating all the property of those engaged in or abetting the rebellion, and appropriating the proceeds to reimbursing loyal men for the losses they have sustained in maintaining the National or State Governments. Final action was not taken, but the convention, by a majority of four, refused to reject the resolution.-St. Louis Republican, October 12.

October 12.-A convention of citizens of North Carolina, loyal to the Union, was held in Hyde County, N. C. Charles H. Foster, of Hertford County, addressed the assembly. He told his hearers wherein almost every article and section of the Bill of Rights of North Carolina had been violated by the Confederates, and expressed his sincere belief that, should the secessionists be successful in the present war, a monarchical or military despotism would be speedily established. "Even now," he said, “the well-known wishes of the people are disregarded, and it is openly declared that a poor man should not vote. North Carolina gave the overwhelming majority of thirty-five thousand for the Union, and over one thousand against holding a convention to discuss the treasonable subject of secession. But such a convention had

met, and when they had succeeded in passing a secession ordinance, they, well knowing what its fate would be, refused to submit the obnoxious document to the people, and the State was declared out of the Union, against the express wishes of a majority of thirty-five thousand of her citizens, and now they were denied the privilege of voting at all. Each month of August, for years past, they had been called upon to vote, either for a Representative to the National Congress, or a Governor of the State, but, in the August past, no such election was held or called."

Resolutions expressive of fidelity and adherence to the Government were adopted, and a committee appointed for the purpose, drew up a paper which was accepted by the convention as a statement of grievances.-(Doc. 77.)

Pass. The ram Manassas came down and drifted
foul of the Richmond, knocking a hole in her
quarter and stern, doing but little damage. To
avoid the fire ships the squadron immediately
got under way and drifted down the river.
The Richmond, Preble, and Vincennes got ashore
on the bar, (the Nightingale also went ashore,)
and while ashore were attacked by the rebels
but without doing any damage to the vessels, or
to life. But one shot took effect, and that struck
the Richmond on the quarter. They were beaten
off by the Vincennes with two guns, she having
thrown overboard the rest of her armament,
with her chains, anchors, &c., to lighten her, as
she was very much exposed to the rebel fire.—
(Doc. 78.)

-A PARTY of twelve, of the New York Zouave regiment, were taken prisoners by the rebels, a short distance above Newport News, Va. Lieu

was arrested for cowardice.-The Iron Bridge, over Green River, at Mumfordsville, Kentucky, was blown up by the rebels.

—CAPT. P. G. D. MORTON, captured at Chelsea, Butler County, Kansas, a train of twenty-tenant Zellen, who was in command of the party, one wagons, four hundred and twenty-five cattle, twenty-five ponies, and thirty-five prisoners. The train was on its way from Pike's Peak to the Cherokees, who seceded some weeks ago. -N. Y. Times, October 26.

-EIGHTY of Major James' cavalry, at Cameron, came upon two hundred and fifty or three hundred rebels, in a cornfield, twenty miles south of Cameron, in Ray County, Missouri. The advance guard of nine of the National troops routed them, the rebels seeking refuge in the timber. The guard was then reinforced by thirty of the cavalry, when they completely drove the rebels from that section, killing eight and taking five prisoners. Four Federals were wounded and one killed.

-THE steamer Theodora ran the blockade of Charleston, with Messrs. Mason and Slidell, and their secretaries, on board, destined for Cardenas, in Cuba, it being their intention to proceed to Europe by steamer from Ilavana.N. Y. Evening Post, October 30.

-A COMMUNICATION in the Cincinnati Commercial, headed "The Contraband Institution," objects to the return of fugitive slaves by the soldiers-because it exhibits the Government as a voluntary patron of slavery; and degrades the soldiers.—(Doc. 79.)

-This afternoon, at a point fourteen miles south of General Rosecrans' advance, and eight miles from the Rebel encampment on Green River, in Western Virginia, a detachment of forty men of the Thirty-ninth Indiana regiment attacked three hundred rebels, half of which were cavalry, without loss, killing five and wounding three. The whole rebel force was driven back beyond Bacon Creek.-Baltimore American, October 15.

-ABOUT 3 o'clock this morning, a party of about forty horsemen, twenty-five of whom were Federal troops from the regiments com-Tos night an attack was made on the Unit-manded by Colonels Hobson and Pennebaker ed States fleet lying at anchor near the SouthWest Pass, by the rebel fleet, consisting of six gunboats, the battering ram Manassas, and a large number of fire-ships, which filled the river from shore to shore. The United States fleet consisted of the steamers Richmond, Huntsville, Water-Witch, sloops-of-war Preble and Vincennes, and storeship Nightingale. The fleet when attacked, were at anchor inside of the

and the remainder citizens, all under command of Captain Sam Taylor, from Camp Andy Johnson, in Kentucky, approached the residence of Cy. Hutchinson, in Barren County, without the knowledge of the presence of one hundred and fifty rebels, who were warned of their approach and who were thoroughly prepared to receive them. The first intimation that Captain Taylor received of the presence of the enemy

came in the form of a peremptory order to halt, | a squadron of rebel cavalry, at a position near which issued from the opposite side of a plank Upton's, fourteen miles below Camp Nevin, fence. The order to halt was followed by a discharge of musketry ere Captain Taylor had time to form his squad for action. Under a galling fire, however, Captain Taylor's gallant party dismounted and formed in battle array, promptly returning the enemy's fire with En