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consequently none killed or wounded. The cause of the rumor is as started by a gentleman from Hampton. It seems a body of troops, companies of Zouaves, marched into Hampton Thursday or Friday, and marched back again, and the firing was simply the discharge of their arms after reaching their camp ground. So much for the famous battle. Hampton is completely deserted, and contains but two white inhabitants. The report also is that the tug Yankee has been captured a short distance up York River. That a Pungee with one or two hundred armed men went within hulling distance, for the purpose of being brought to — that she went alongside the Yankee, and the contents of the Trojan Horse were emptied upon her deck, and took charge of the prize. This is said to be an accomplished feat. The train, on Saturday afternoon, brought an additional force of negro laborers, intended for work on the several defences in, around and about the harbor. The steamer Pocahontas, of the baboon's s
int of our line of communication with Harper's Ferry. This line will, doubtless, be threatened also at other points, by bodies of men thrown out from Washington and Georgetown. If this line of communication can be broken up, then Harper's Ferry may be attacked by a large force from Pennsylvania and Washington; and a heavy column be thrown forward against our army in Culpeper, looking towards Gordonsville and Richmond. Probably these movements will be seconded by heavy forces thrown upon York River and the Rappahannock, and disembarked at Old Point. Newports News is occupied. Gen. Scott has declared his desire to conquer Virginia without much bloodshed, by means of a force too heavy to be resisted. We may certainly expect a very formidable army of invasion. We allude to these facts in order to show the great importance of activity and promptitude among our guerilla forces. Three-fourths of the men capable of bearing arms in Virginia are prevented, by their domestic and busin