The latest.
[from the Baltimore papers of Tuesday.]
Obstruction of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal by the Confederates--bridges burnt — Canal locks and boats destroyed.
Hagerstown, June 10, P. M.
--The Confederates crossed the river at Mercersville, and on Saturday night attempted to seize canal boats and some 800 barrels of flour, but failed in consequence of the Sharpsburg Horse Guards being stationed there.
The Guards, under Lieut. Hewitt, drove them back.
Mercersville is above Shepherdstown.
The Virginians have burnt three canal boats and destroyed two locks between the Point of Rocks and Harper's Ferry.
The two bridges at Berlin and Point of Rocks were burnt yesterday morning.
Report says the Confederates were unable to destroy dam No. 4, but that the Virginians have crossed the river and destroyed the guard locks at that point, and thrown in large rocks to obstruct the navigation.
They have also destroyed all the skiffs and scows between Shepherdstown and Harper's Ferry.
Fine fords have recently been discovered near the mouth of the Antietam, seven miles above Harper's Ferry.
They are not more than three feet deep anywhere in low water.
There is a perfect rock bed the whole way.
The eighty men at Shepherdstown were reinforced by a full regiment to-day.
The Confederates have torn up the planks of the bridge at that place, and all are so turned as to burn easily whenever they may consider it neccessary to destroy it.
Army Movements in Western Maryland.
Hagerstown, June 10.--Some friends of Gov. Hicks, including Senator Goldsborough and the Secretary of State, arrived here this morning from Frederick.
They have visited General Thomas' brigade and asked troops for Frederick.
Gen. Patterson will immediately advance a brigade to that point.
They march to-day.
Gen. Williams' 3d Brigade, consisting of the 7th, 8th, and 10th Regiments, and the Scott Legion, reached Greencastle yesterday.
Forward movements from this point must be made to- day or to-morrow.
It is evident that the 1st and 3d Brigades will form the first division.
Positive information has been received of the destruction of dam No. 4 of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, which exictes the greatest indignation among the people of this section of Maryland.
All the members of the First City Troop are well.
There is very little sickness among the soldiers of the Scott Legion — none are seriously sick.
Good health prevails in Colonels Dare and Ballier's Regiments.
Virginians are escaping in great numbers.
Twelve crossed the Potomac at Licking Croule station, seven miles above Clear Spring, last night, and twenty-one are expected to-night.
Every man in Virginia, between the ages of sixteen and sixty, is required to enter the service on or before Thursday next.
Virginians who have just arrived here say the Secessionists claim to have 14,000 men at Harper's Ferry.
The Union men of Virginia, however, say there are only 9000.
The Battery Border Guards and Clarke Rifles, which left Martinburg on Saturday last for Harper's Ferry, number 130 men.
A company of Rifle Rangers from Winchester are stationed at Martinsburg.
It is rumored that two pieces of artillery brand six-pounders, are planted along to Williamsport, on the Virginia side, concealed.
Army movements — Payment of troops — advance of troops into Virginia.
Washington, June 10.
--The non-payment of troops, which is exciting some comment, is caused by the absence of the necessary pay rolls.
There is no lack of money or of disposition on the part of the Government to pay them.
As soon as the requisite forms can be complied with, this temporary inconvenience will be remedied.
A recent general order of the War Department is as follows:
"Second Lieut. W. McCreary having tendered his resignation when in face of the rebels, his name will be stricken from the rolls of the army.
(Signed)
‘"L. Thomas, Adjutant General."’
The Second Michigan Regiment arrived here early this morning.
The Rhode Island Regiment left here by railroad this morning, taking with them their marine battery; destination supported to be Harper's Ferry.
A detachment of about 80 cavalry to-day proceeded in opposite directions, and were last seen in the vicinity of Georgetown.
Infantry movements are contemplated in the same direction.
So far as the Government is concerned, the plans of the campaign are properly concealed.
Large numbers of mechanics are employed at the railroad station, putting together parts of army transportation wagons and ambulances.
A large number of horses which recently arrived here were being trained this morning by artillery men on the City Hall lot.
The preparations for an additional movement of troops from the city are visible in all directions, but produce no excitement among our citizens.
Three battalions of District of Columbia volunteers passed through Georgetown to-day, and about the same time two Connecticut, one New Hampshire, and the New York 9th Regiment broke their camps at 7th street park and proceeded by the Rock Creek road.
The two forces were to unite at Tenallytown, a miles above Georgetown.
Their destination is supposed to be Edward's Ferry, on the Potomac.
The latter point is about 80 miles from Georgetown, and equi-distant from Harper's Ferry and Washington.
A large train of wagons have been crossing into Virginia at the Government ferry at Georgetown, throughout the day, indicating, it is supposed, that one or more regiments on that side have received orders to march.
One of the Ohio regiments, it is expected, will soon take up its line of march to follow Colonel Stone's column.
The less of Life Sustained at Aquia Creek.
Washington, June 10.
--A lady of undoubted veracity, who was within full view of the batteries at Aquia Creek when attacked by the gunboat Freeborn, communicates to her relatives in Washington that fifteen were killed to her certain knowledge, and has nodoubt as many as fifty were killed, besides is large number wounded!! She says every pains was taken to conceal the fact even from the friends of the victims — that as fast as any casualty occurred the sufferer was removed to the woods for concealment.
Company B., 2d Cavalry, under Lt. Tompkine, is here, with no trace of the severe skirmish at Fairfax Court-House, and ready to fight again at a moment's notice.
Two of the five Confederate prisoners captured recently by the 69th and by the cavalry company B, have been released.
The others are still in the guard-house.
All the troops here are in perfect health and in fine spirits.
Major General Banks left Washington to-day to assume command of the Department of Annapolis.
He has not selected his staff yet.
Arrival of the Arabia at Halifax.
Halifax, June 10.
--The steamer Arabia, from Liverpool on the 1st and Queenstown on the 2d, has arrived here.
The steamer North America had put into Queenstown on the 1st with her screw damaged.
The Africa arrived out on the 2d.
Parliamentary proceedings had been unimportant.
In the House of Lords a debate took place on the expediency of encouraging cotton cultivation in India.
Count Cavour has been dangerously ill, but at the latest date he was better.
Prince Gortechakoff, Governor of Poland, to dead.
The Americans in Paris had held a meeting in favor of the Union.
Col. Fremont, Ministers Dayton, Clay and Burlingame were among the speakers.
Mr. Dayton said that since his arrival in Paris he could detect no unfriendly feeling on the part of Franch citizen would be found among the privateers being sent out by the Seceders.
He expressed the conviction that the rebellion would be put down.
Cassius M. Clay spoke at some length.
He was energetic in his comments on the conduct of England in the recognition of the Southern belligerent rights.
He declared that if ever the flag of England became associated with the black flag of the South, that the Star-Spangled Banner of the United States and the tri-color of France would be seen against her, for France had not forgotten St. Helena.
Anson Burlingame spoke on the same subject.
Col. Fremont was next called on and was received with enthusiasm.
He made quite a moderate speech.
He regretted this political war, but felt confident that it would end in the triumph of truth and justice.
He said he had been called back to America, and lost no time in responding, and he was ready to give his best services to his country.
In the House of Commons, on the 30th, Lord John Russell intimated that an Englishman had been forced into the militia at New Orleans, but that the British Consul there had obtained his release.
Other similar instances had occurred in the Southern States, but they appeared to have been unauthorized, and assurances from the Montgomery Government had been given that they would not sanction such acts.
In a speech on the paper duty, Lord Russell strongly deprecated the exultation with which Sir John Rameden had alluded to the ‘"bursting of the bubble of democracy in America." ’ In common with the great bulk of her countrymen he was horrified at a civil war which arose from the accurced poison of slavery left them by England.
Commercial News.
Liverpool, June 10.
--Cotton — The market closed steady — sales of the week 67,000 bales, including 15,500 bales to speculators and 10,500 bales for export.
Manchester advices are favorable and prices generally unchanged.
There is more doing in some articles. 