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rounded them. This he saw. He says the loss must have been very heavy. There are no troops here. A company came down in the Mount Vernon from Washington yesterday. They caught a negro at the landing and forced him to conduct them to Captain Samuel Cox's house, which they searched. Captain Cox told them that he had a decided objection to their proceedings, but as they were too strong, he intended to make no resistance. They were civil as possible, under the circumstances, and did no damCaptain Cox told them that he had a decided objection to their proceedings, but as they were too strong, he intended to make no resistance. They were civil as possible, under the circumstances, and did no damage. They afterwards bought a sheep, which they concluded to slaughter with bullets. They finally succeeded, on firing the twentieth volley. Worse shooting cannot be imagined. The steamer St. Nicholas was boarded in St. Mary's river on Saturday last. Boxes were broken open and bales ripped, but no trunks were disturbed It was, of course, the work of some scrub. The Navy officers give us no trouble. It is the civilian "muffs," who infest the river with every description of small craft