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ashing. The rebels, with the greatest stubbornness, still kept within the city, and at times parties of them could be seen going from one point to another on the double-quick. The carnage cannot but be fearful amongst them. It is somewhat singular that the rebel batteries did not return the fire of our guns. Up to the present time they have not opened in response. About 10 o'clock the engineers were formed for a third attempt to construct the bridge. The 8th Connecticut, under Col. Ward, was lying at this time near the river bank, in support of one of our batteries. After the previous ineffectual attempts on the part of the engineers to cross, a party of 80 men from the regiment under Capt. Marsh volunteered to assist in this new endeavor to finish laying the bridge, and once more the column with this reinforcement started down to the river. Under the direction of Gen. Woodbury they seized the planks and carried out some dozen to the end of the string of boats, plac
James Brisford and Robert Carber. All the parties were members of the City Battalion, and it being in proof that they were all drunk at the time of the alleged purloining, the named and witnesses were directed to go about their business. James Ward, a marine, belonging to the gunboat Raleigh, was charged with breaking Ella Johnston's doorsteps down, without cause or provocation. Ward was drunk at the time, for which he was fined $1. He was sent back to his boat. John Sharp, chargedWard was drunk at the time, for which he was fined $1. He was sent back to his boat. John Sharp, charged with stealing a bunch of fish from a woman at the Old Market-House. The fish were valued at two dollars. The Recorder sent the defendant to jail to await an indictment by the Hustings Court grand jury. If a workhouse were in operation, the one hundred dollars which it will cost to bring the offender "to justice" might have been saved. The case of Timothy Sullivan, charged with breaking his own furniture and threatening to kill his wife, was heard and continued until Thursday. Peter