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Hawke's Bay Times, 25 October 1861, Page 1

ground having’been found. The Eecort had not again arrived since our last accounts, but was expected in Dunedin on the 19th, with 16,000 ounces. Vessels arc arriving from Australia with larms numbers of passengers. There being, during the week '"commencing October 3—34 vessels entered inwards, containing 2,957 passengers ; while, during the same period, 24'.vcssels took their departure, with 799 returning diggers. The total quantity ot gold brought to Dunedin by the escorts from the first, is estimated at 39,078 ounces ; the quantity received by private hands is said to be about 11,000 ounces, making a total of about 50,000 as yet received in Dunedin from the Tuapeka diggings. There are now from 7,000 to 8,000 people on the diggings, the large mujority of whom are doing little or nothing.

LATEST „ INTELLIGENCE. Home Hews Off.cc. Monday, Aug. 26 1861. ANOTHER BATTLE—THE FEDERALISTS AGAIN DEFEATED. Wo have just received.news down to the 14th of August from America. A second great battle has been fought, and the result has been again disastrous to the N orth. Our information is derived from the following two telegrams from New York :

August 13.—1 tis reported from St. Louis that General Lyon’s command at Springfield had boon totally routed by the Confederates, and General Lyon killed. The Federals, it is stated, were in full retreat. Mr. Faulkner, the late American Minister, at Paris, has been arrested on a charge of treason, and lodged in Washington gaol. The King’s County Court has issued an order to arrest the commander of'Fort Lafayette for refusing to obo3' the writ of habeas corpus to produce the Baltimore police Commissioners. Prince Napoleon has returned to New Y ork. He was received at Manassas by Generals Beauregard and Johnston. Ho will proceed to Niagara in a few days. The Secret ary of the Treasury has not yet obtained the loan for which he has proposed to the New York banks. The Bank Committee will report on the Secretary’s proposal to-morrow. Some uncertainty prevails in commercial circles as to the result.

August 14—The news of a battle having been fought at Springfield, resulting in the defeat of the Federals and the death of General Lyon, has been confirmed. The Federal loss is officially reported at 800 killed and wounded. The Federalists retired in good order to Eolla. 8,000 Federals and 25,000 Confederates are stated to have been engaged. The Confederate loss is said to be heavy and it is rumored that Generals Price and M’Culloch were killed. Twenty-three Federal prisoners have been released and have returned from Richmond, where 1,200 prisoners remain. General Wool will take the command of Fort Munroe. It is reported for certain that the New Y'ork, Boston, and Philadelphia Bank will now take 50,000,000 of the Federal loan, and the remaining 120,000,000 in instalments bv December.