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ly Powers in the United States. All authorities, civil and military, are consequently required to allow such couriers to pass freely with out let or investigation. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War. Contraband Trade between Maryland and Virginia. Washington, Aug. 11. --The Freeborn arrived at the Navy-Yard yesterday afternoon, bringing 25 prisoners, five sailboats, a number of canoes, and a lot of merchandize, which were captured on Friday and Saturday nights last, near Blackston's Islands. On the boats they found about 200 bushels of wheat, a large number of sacks of salt, 60,000 cigars, three chests of tea, boxes of boots and shoes, handkerchiefs, pins, needles, thread, etc.; quinine, morphine, opium, and other medicines, a trunk containing percussion caps, a lot of gray cloth for rebel officers' uniforms, etc. These persons have been engaged in regular commerce between Maryland and Virginia, taking over salt, etc, and bringing back wheat. From Fortress Mon