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l gun-boats came down to get as near as possible and see whether we had any gun-boats. Commodore Hollins was in command of the gun-boats which went up, and was very anxious for an engagement with the enemy. Our gun-boats were said to be of a superior character to the Federal boats which came down, and it was expected would bring down a lot of coal barges on their return. Last Friday Capt. Marsh Miller, of the steamer Grampus, made another excursion up the river. He went up near to Bird's Point, tied his boat among some bushes, and seeing a lumber boat tied up some distance above, he and his engineer went up, cut it loose, and as it floated down the stream the Grampus took charge of it, and brought it safe to Columbus. The boat had $175,000 feet of lumber on board. Since the above was written, we learn from persons who left Columbus on Monday that Federal troops, which left Cairo and Paducah in such large numbers, had landed near Commerce, Mo., for the purpose, it was thou