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f Hampton would be repeated wherever the enemy should come. As yet, however, no very decided move has been made.--The enemy seems to be satisfied to remain within his strong holds at Old Point and Newport News. An occasional pillaging party, however, venture a little further. On Sunday last quite a large body of this description, said to be a full regiment, ventured a little this side of New Market. They were here met by a party of about three hundred of the 8th Alabama regiment, (Col. Winston's,) and a skirmish ensued, in which, as usual, the enemy were repulsed. Their loss I have not learned definitely. Several, however, were seen to fall. Some prisoners were taken, and, as a trophy, a United States flag was brought off by our men. One man was killed and two wounded on our side. It is not necessary nor politic that any definite information should be given through the papers concerning the defences of this peninsula. I may, however, in general terms, say that they are