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and, it is expected, will soon be tried by court-martial as spies. Nathaniel Wilkinson and Wm. T. Buckers are their names. Volunteering in New Jersey is progressing very briskly. About five thousand men have been obtained since the Governor's proclamation was issued. Three new batteries are almost complete, and one regiment of cavalry and one of infantry will be complete this week. The New York Herald, of the 28th, announced in flaming capitals the occupation of Fort Sumter and Wagner by Gen. Gillmore--"The Old Flag Waving Over Sumter," etc. On the following day it admitted that the news was not "confirmed." The Washington correspondent of the Herald states that "in view of the speedy capture of Charleston and occupation of South Carolina by the Union forces, the intention of the Government has been indicated to place Major-General Butler in command of that Department as soon as General Gillmore and Admiral Dahlgren have completed their work. A letter from the A