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. --Several experimental shots were fired to-day from the Union gun, with an extreme range of between four and five miles. One ball penetrated a sand bank a depth of twelve feet. Gen. Baller expressed himself as by no means satisfied with the trial. It is said that the General will not return to Massachusetts, but will take the field in command of the volunteers of this department. The propellers Fanny and Adriatic have gone on an expedition up the bay, under the direction of Lieut. Crosby. Heavy firing is heard to day in the direction of Norfolk, where the Confederates are probably trying the range of their batteries. [mail correspondence of the Associated Press.]from Gen. Banks' column. Frederick, Aug. 22. --The advance guard of the army is not far from this locality. Its ultimate destination is unknown. The health of the army is generally good, and the hospitals have but few tenants. The supplies of country produce are abundant, and the change of lo