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Federal Congress. Washington, Aug. 5.
--In the House to-day, the bill authorizing the President to dismiss officers of the Army, was tabled.
The confiscation bill was passed by a vote of 30 to 48.--The House adjourned till Tuesday.
In the Senate, the resolutions of the Legislature of Maryland, protesting against the usurpations of Lincoln, were read and ordered to be printed.
A bill supplemental to that for the protection of commerce was passed; also, a bill to increase the engineer corps.--The motion to postpone the consideration of the bill to divide Kentucky into two judicial districts, led to the discussion of the loyalty of Judge Monsses to the United States.
The Senate confirmed the following nominations sent in by Lincoln.
Major Generals--McClellan, Fremont, Dix and Banks.
The steamer Yankee is at the Navy-Yard, repairing damage occasioned by a shot in her engine room.
[This shot was received from a Confederate battery]
Byard Clark has been app
From Europe. New York, Aug. 5th.
--The Anglo Saxon has arrived at Farther Point.
She reports that a bottle was found off the Hebindges Islands, containing an account of the loss of the Collins steamer Pacific.
The Pacific, according to the statement, struck an iceberg and soon went down.
Commercial.
Cotton has advanced from ½ to ¼. The sales of last week amount to 144,000 bales. Of which, the speculators took 30,880, and exporters 19,000.
Liverpool, Friday, July 15.--Sales to speculators and exporters, 6,000 bales. The market closed firm at the following quotations.
Fair Orleans, 9; Midaling Orleans, 8½.
Breadstuffs and provisions dull.
Console, 89½ a 90.
Bullion in the Bank of England has increased £149,000.
The news brought by the Anglo Saxon is unimportan
The Daily Dispatch: August 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], $10 reward. (search)
Supposed movements of the Southerners. New York, Aug. 5th.
--The correspondent of the World writes that he believes that the Southerners have abandoned the idea of crossing the Potomac, and that they are vigorously concentrating their forces lower down, and establishing a line of defence between Manassas and the lower Potomac.
They are certainly deploying large numbers from Mount Vernon southward, and are increasing the number of their batteries on the river.
The Daily Dispatch: August 6, 1861., [Electronic resource], Runaway Negro. (search)
A naval engagement. Mobile, Aug. 5.
--A naval engagement occurred on Friday last between a Federal steamer and the privateer Nixon in the Mississippi sound.
The steamer opened first.
After exchanging shots for twenty (20) minutes, the steamer withdrew, being hulled thrice.
The privateer was uninjured.
From Washington. Washington, August 5.
--The Members of Congress have been paid one-fourth in gold and the balance in Treasury notes.
Government employees will hereafter be paid in Treasury Notes.