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om us, who stood their ground like good fellows worthy of a better cause. We advanced a portion of our force on them, when they retired; but we saw them reinforced by a large body of infantry — so large, in fact, that it was not deemed prudent to attack them. We were only two miles and a half from Newport News. A hill intervening was the only object which prevented our seeing the fortifications. It was certainly a dare, as we had not more than eight hundred men, infantry and cavalry. Col. Cumming commanded the infantry. To-day the vidette are bringing in pieces of spars and wood from the burnt Yankee frigates which drilled ashore. They also report that several dead bodies were found along the Andre. Success of Col. Reily's mission to Chihuahua. The correspondent of the Houston Telegraph, writing from Fort Thorn, Arizona, January 30, says: To cultivate feelings of friendship, Gen. Sibley, several weeks ago, sent Col. Reily on a mission to the Governor of Chihuahua