23. Gen. Pope sent an expedition to Lexington, Mo. Two boats of the rebels were captured and burnt.
26. A skirmish took place at Camp Boyle, Columbia, Ky. A body of rebels were attacked by a detachment of Col. Hazzard’s regiment, under Major Ousley, who dispersed them, killing 5 and wounding others, without loss themselves.
26. Gen. McCall sent a reconnoitering party towards Dranesville, Va., which was driven back by the rebels, who had a force of 10,000 men there.
26. A Cabinet Council at Washington, decided to give up Mason and Slidell, on the ground that they could not be held consistently with the doctrine of neutral rights always maintained by the U. S. Government.
26. Gen. Scott arrived at New York, in the Arago, from France.
26. Bluffton, S. C., was occupied by Federal troops under Gen. Stevens.
26. The Lighthouse on Morris Island, Charleston, S. C. harbor, was blown up by order of rebel authorities.
26. Major Gower, with a squadron of 1st Iowa cavalry, arrived at Jefferson City, Mo., bringing as prisoners, 1 capt., 13 men, and 10 wagon loads of stores.
26. Philip St. George Cook, a Brig.-Gen. in the rebel army, shot himself, at his residence in Powhatan Co., Va.
26. A fire occurred in the government stables at Washington, D. C., in which nearly 200 horses were burned.