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The News. We devote much of our space this morning to extracts from late Northern newspapers received at this office through the kindness of gentlemen from Baltimore. The rumor circulated yesterday of the burning of Hampton is confirmed by a vague telegraphic dispatch. The Federalists have evacuated the place, and, it seems, have been notified to evacuate Newport News, also. As to the future, everything is conjecture.--Our Generals wisely keep their own counsels, and will doubtless strike a blow in the right place at the proper time. Mr. Russell, the London Times' correspondent, sent off an account of the great battle, in time for the Liverpool steamer last Wednesday.
dies and a gentleman, who wished, under peculiar circumstances, to return to their homes in Virginia. Several rifled 42 pound cannon have recently arrived here from New York. Some will be mounted on the Rip Raps. A number of artillery officers, recently from Fortress Monroe, are among the missing in the defeat at Manassas. There was an alarm last night, and it is expected that Gen. Magruder will shortly make a demonstration in this direction. Col. Max Webber now commands in Hampton.--The regiments there have been drawn inside the entrenchments, which nearly surround the village. The Baltimore Sun, of Saturday, adds the following: The steamer Georgiana, Captain Pierson arrived yesterday morning from Old Point Comfort, with a few military and other passengers. On Wednesday night an expedition sent out from the fortress, found up Black river eleven small vessels, such as are used for the transportation of oysters, and burned ten of them. The other had so