10 AUGUST 1861, page 11

The Past Session. T He Session Has Been One Of Faded

interests, languid poli- tical passions, and attenuated jokes :—neutrality in fo- reign affairs, with a more neutral tint than ever ; paper duty redivivus, or rather......

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Tag FIRST AMERICAN EA.TTLE. T HE North has lost its first battle. The impatient roar of millions of mee, as full of the military spirit as ignorant of military necessities,......