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the campaign. Madam Rumor, having thoroughly exhausted herself on Sunday, rested in apparent composure, and no startling reports were circulated, to gather proportions as they progressed. The indications at Petersburg point to a great battle, which cannot be many days delayed, but so far nothing decisive has occurred. The enemy continue their barbarous practice of shelling that beleaguered city, and some damage to property his resulted there from. The localities known as Pocahontas and Blandford have suffered, the former quite heavily, and the people have been mostly compelled to abandon that portion of the town. Some injuries to persons are reported, among them a little son of Mr. George Bain, who was badly hurt. It is gratifying to note one circumstance in connection with the shelling, and that is that the Rock House, on Market street, occupied as a prison by the captured Yankees, was struck on Sunday. The shell passed through the building from top to bottom, but did not expl