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ALEXANDRIA. VA. — i »i «■ » Great Storm—Heavy Bain—Bise in the Bivor A severe gale from the South-East, ac companied with rain, commenced early last night, and continued to-day. The wind was very high, the tide rose considerably, and | fences and trees were blown down. It is pro bable that the effects of this gale on the At- ' lantic coast, have been felt severely—and ! speculations as to whether it has been encountered by the great naval expedition* are common. The storm raged with great fierceness on the Potomac River. The Washington and Alexandria ferry boats were much incom moded, but made several trips notwithstand ng. The fierce rain, which stirred by ths wind, prevailed on the river side of the houses, drove every one in-doors on that side and forced tbem to take shelter on the Union street side. The tide rose, to a considerable height, and is still rising when we go to press. A portion of fishtown has been sub merged, but as yet the greater portion v • mains above water. The waves are break ing over the foot of Queen and Cameron streets. The foot of King street is submer ged. At Prince, the tide has slightly over flowed, the river's barriers. The waves dash over the foot of Duke street—Wolfe street, also, has boon slightly trenched upon by tho waves, as has also a considerable portion ol tho Shin Yards. The marshes, Noith md South of the town, bave been invaded by the flood. Vessels in the harbor require secure moorings to keep from off the wharves, but we have as yet heard of no damage more se rious than the floating off of some sf-av tim bers. The United States flag, hoisted last week on the flagstaff at the corner of the Market Square, was rent by the wind, and the ma jor portion carried away. The trees have been nearly stripped of their leaves, and in all the wooded places nedr !iy, streams of whirling leaves meet the passer-by. Towards noon, the wind increased iv vio lence. The City Market —The city market this morning was poorly attended. owi*g. doubt less, to the extreme inclemency of the wea ther. Tho Maryland supply was non est, ami uf course the amount delivered lrom other sources was small. The demand was in excess of the supply, and prices ranged high. Geese, 75 cents apiece; chickens, 37_(V,50 cents apiece; meats unchanged; sweet potatoes, 37(V 40 cents per p-ck ; Irish '< do., 25(rt131 cents per peck; cabbage, 4(>i\lo cents a head, &c, <&c. Fine Building Destroyed —Thefine brick mansion of Mr. James M. Bent on, in Fairfax county, about six and a half miles from 'bis city, which was considerably mut-'iated some time since, by the Federl troops, was yester day set on fire, and completely destroyed. The most important news from England is that which relers to the speedy re-assemblin- l -of Parliament, aud the increasing anxiety of the Lancashire manufacturers and their numerous operatives with respect to the fu ture supply of cotton. Men. Stone's account of the battle of Ed-1' wards' Ferry, does not give satisfaction in ( some quarters at the North, and is much ! ' criticised. Col. Hinks estimates the Federal loss in the battle at about 900. Most of the Northern papers echo and up. prove the declaration of Secretary Cameron to Gen. Sherman in Kentucky, that "the ad ministration is tired of a defensive war." The New York Herald's correspondent says that the advance of the Federal army iii the Potomac, will take place about ihe I oih of this month. Com. Gusravs 11. Scott, U. S. N., is to have j, a court, of inquiry on his case—tocommeuce j on Monday. I; is stated that the Salary of Judge Mer- ' i rick, of the Washington Circuit Court, ha been stopped. The English intend plating their ships war — ilsu, to increase 'hi-ir defensive works in India, Co in a, and the Mediterrane v. SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 2,1861. Religious Observances.—Yesterday be | ing tlie day set apart by the Catholic church es tor the honor and invocation of such as in ages past have secured their salvation, and now reign with Christ in heaven, suitable services were held at St. Mary's Church, South Royal street, at 7 and 10 o'clock a. m. und 4 p. m. The ceremonies at 10 o'clock were of an imposing character, a solemn mass being cel ebrated by the pastor, Rev. Peter Kroes, as fisted by the Rev. Messrs. Tissot and Wil iams, as deacon and sub-deacon. A discourse od the rewards of heaven and the conditions for obtaining them, was delivered from the pastur, from St Matthew, chapter 5, verses 1 to 12. The "Feast of All Saints," as it is called, was first instituted by Pope Boniface the 4th, in 607, when the Emperor Honorius j having prohibited the worship of idols, and j desiring to preserve the Pantheon, that mag nificent temple was dedicated to the worship of God, " under the invocation of tho B.'ess led Virgin Mary and all the saints." This j occurred on the 13th of Map, which day was annually celebrated until 837, when Pope Grejj iry the 4th transferred its observance to the 1 t of November. T>-day.solemn services were also hold " in j commemoration of the faithful departed," in I accirdance with the doctrine of the Catholic Ichurch, as set forth in its Catechinn, "that > tlice- is a noddle state of bo.lh, suffering for time on account of their pins, aud that they are helped by our prayers." The annual observance was commenced by Odi ug. an abbot, who d ; ed in tbe year 1048, Lid was extended to the entire church by *op« John tho 19th at some time between the yea.a 1024 and 1033, tbe exact date being not well ascertained. In accordance with the UStooa of English Catholics, it is here known s " till Souls' Day " In some Catholic coun tries and in Louisiana, it is customary for surviving relatives md friends to pass the ay oy the graves of the departed in prayer, eo.iiating the tombs with lights and flowers, >ut here the custom does not prevail. Tlie Albany Argus is tha keenest criticiser f Q n. Fremont that we read. It pungent y says thnt he If "a general who never won battle— a statesman who never said or did thing—a guide and exploror who al" ays lost his way—a millionaire without a laic in his pocket—a commissary whose sol )ts starve to death vn an average allow- of one beef per man per day." The Richmond Examiner complains of the amblers and their "hells" in Richmond— nd urges their «upp re »i . They are na crous, and shameless, and the harpies from em are preying, it is said, upon the young en of the army, and others fools enough to mi themselves, and those who have oonfid i in them. ._» An advertiser in the New York Tribune wants a a son-in-law in some spectable famili!" He adds that he has no obj'ctioDr to gesa short distance into any ral district. Thif|"caps the climax." The the New Yo>k Her d says : —"lt is evident that all the stories ' destitution or suffering on the part of any >ortion of Johnston's army are totally un ounded in truth. Not only are they abun nntly supplied with arms and munitions of ar—not only have they fortified their whole me from Leesburg or Goose Creek to Fred icksburg—but they are well supplied with .rovisioris and with facilities for cooking i -.it properly, huts, clothing," &c, &c. llev. R. J. Breckinridge, of Kentucky, ites that the Confederates committed a mi-take in coming into Kentucky at all, and predicts that they will be defeated and driven out. lie sopanues entirely fruni his nephew, the late Vice President—one being a strong Un vi man, the other equally a* strong a secessionist. A new battery of three rifled guns has bp\! ■' •reeled about a mile and a half below tb tieur Shippir g Point. It is situated a little below a new brick house near the wharf at Evaosport, on tho Potomac. The election is to take place in Maryland . War News.—Dr. Lloyd, of Vienna, here • tofore acting as a guide to the Federal troops in Fairfax, has been arrested and sent to Washington, charged with giving informa i tion to the Confederates. A " cont' :band " reports that the Confederates have extensive fortifications at Centreville, and an army there and about Fairfax Court House of 50, --000 men. About 10,000 are now at Manas sas. The outer pickets of Gen. McCall's di" vision were driven in on Thursday night, but a large party coming out the advance ceased" Gen. Fremont is at Springfield, waiting for the other divisions of his army. Major White, of the Prairie Scouts, had been cap tured by the Confederates, but was subse quently rescued by the Federal troops. There are rumors about the defeat of Price's rear guard. A letter received from Darnestown, Mary land, says that the Confederates n»w picket Harrison's Island, and that reliable intelli gence from Leesbnrg gives information tbat on Tuesday succeeding the fight at Ball's Bluff, the Confederates withdrew their forces from Leesburg, on the Federal troops being thrown over at Edwards' Ferry, leaving only a few battalions. They subsequently took away all their supplies, and were at the Ir. • test accounts resting on Goose Creek, seven j miles south of Lsesburg. We are requested to say that the proceed ing before the Provost Court on Thursday, reported in our issue of Friday, was not in the nature of an application for the removal of the present Corporation officials. It was only an inquiry into the general subject, with a view to an explanation of the position oc cupied by those who support the government of the United States. That position was ex plained to be this: "That under what they (the supporters of the government) recognize as the law of tbe State, the Corporation offi cials did not now hold their offices tie jure — that they are only de facto the officials, and that it was simply a question of expediency whether their position de facto should be made to conform to their position de jure." Tnere was no appointment of any individual a> a committee to serve any notices upon the officers, but a suggestion that such would be a proper course to pursue. A letter from Leesburg, published in the Richmond Enquirer, says, "at the late battle there, about 30 Confederates were killed, among whom are Clinton Hatcher, of Lou doun county, Donahue, of Loudoun, and a son of Gov. Pettus, of Mississippi. Many are wounded: Lieutenant-Colonel Tebbs, of the Eighth Virginia, was slightly wounded— graze on the cheek. Col. Burt, of Missis sippi, was badly wounded in the thigh—not mortally. Dr. Martin, of Mississippi, was shot through the lungs—supposed to be mor tally wounded. Lieut. B. G. C.irter, Eighth Virginia, was wounded in the baud. Lieut. Fleming had hh leg shot off, and Dr. Brock his arm." _ Gen. Dix, U. S. A., commanding in Balti more, has issued a proclamation directing the arrest of all persons in rebellion against tho United States, and who may return to tho city and appear at the election polls next week, and calling " on all good and loyal cit izens to support the judges of eiectiou, the United States Marshal and his deputies, and the Provost Marshal of Baltimore, and the police, in their efforts to secure a free and fair expression of the voice of the people of Maryland, and, at the same time, to prevent the ballot boxes from being polluted by trea sonable votes." Of all our old exchange papers from Vir. ginia we do not now reci-ive a single one. We do not know, even, if any of our former familiar newspaper acquaintances in the neighboring counties appear "in public" at all—and the other day, when we saw in the Northern papers an extract from the Lees" burg Wasbingtonian, ir, seemed like hearing of the safety of a friend whom we had sup posed list or dead. Tho Northern papers give full accounts >f the batteries on tbfl Potomac, extending from Quantiec to Aqoia Creek. They ar3 repre sented to be strong in position, with heavy trims, and well manned. P. Scott sent to the President of oe States, on Thursday, a letter an ng his retirement from active service Army. He states that the infirmi : es , some hurts received a few years ago, c necessity for recruiting his. health, impel him to this course. He speaks of pain which he experiences from what he calls "the unnatural and unjust rebellion now raging iv the Southern States ot our lite prosperous and happy Union;" and ,e --turns his thanks to tbe President and Secre tary of War, fur their uniform kindness to him, and compliments "the patriotism with out sectional proclivities or prejudice*.' of the President. The letter was read at a Cabinet Meeting, and tbe request of Genera* Scott complied with. An order wa'pr led that the retirement should be made without deduction in Gen. S.s pay, subsistence and allowances; and complimenting him -n the highest terms. This order the President and Cabinet carried to the residence of Gen. S.. where it was read to him. He spoke to the Presideut feelingly, reiterating lis belie in the patriotism and ability of the admin istration. The President made an appro- I priate reply—and will send Gen. S. a w.'- I ten letter. The Secretary of War h already addressed him a letter. Gen. Sco.t will proceed to New York, accompanied by the Secretaries of the Treasury and of Wai'. He may make a voyage to Europe. Eve.y possible honor has been done him by the Executive. Gen. McClellan has, in obedience to o 1 ders, assumed the command of the Arm'rs of the United States, in the place of Geneu I Scott, retired, and has issued an add res , announcing the acceptance of his new pos' tion, and speaking in the most exalted terms of his predecessor. lie concludes h's pro clamation by exhorting the troops "to do nothing hereafter which can cause General Scott to blush for them, but to let their fu ture victories illuminate the close of a life so grand." Foreign News.—The steamer Boruss'■*. has arrived, bringing dates tv the 23d alt. Cotton is buoyant; Floor and Grain dull and with a downward tendency. Toe London Times says that the American blockade s not effectual, and the failure in the supply of cotton, is the work of the South as much as the North, and effected to force Englacd to take sides in the American quarrel. T*bs 0 lis abundance of bullion In the Bank of Eng- I land. ! There must be ad< cided'y lively time down ! the Potomac, especially at Budd's Fey, on the Maryland shore, and at Quantioo and about there on the Virginia shore. Mr. Posey and bis family, living near Budd's Feu\, ; are under arrest. The Federn' troops are putting up batteries, and are very active in j finding out those who are suspected of g v -1 ing iv formation to the Confederates across ! the river. They are in pursuit of a Mr. Lem- I uel Hannon, charged with ths offence. The determination to make promotions in the United States army, fromdeserviug men in the ranks ia said to be received with great ' pleasure by the soldiers, and to give much , satisfaction to all. We have never doubted j tbe excellency of the system iv n iy army— nor do we believe that the extensiou of plan to the navies of great powers wo v >'d V . 1 sen their efficiency. Th 3 New York Times publishes a letter from a correspondent in Washington, dat 4 J October 28, in whiol' tho writer s.iys: "Of Ocurst there are a thousand conjectures as to the destination of the great naval expedition ■ but I rather suspect its fiald of operations : will be along Pamlico Sound." (Jen. McClellan if so much incommoded . by visits of cariosity, that he has had, "1 self-defence, to exclude visitors, except on 1 very important business. It, is t-aid in the Washington & ;ar hat Cv:\ , veu Ashford, of Fair ax connty, ; s not do I, We bave bat confined, i a perfect ar.d con tradictory acooonts of skirmishes and war