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gnation of Cameron had scarcely reached us, before news is born to us of the resignation of other member of the Cabinet at Washington. It is now reported that Welles, Secretary of the Navy, and Smith, Secretary of the Interior, have followed the example of Cameron and throws their commissions. In other words, ill. Cameron, being fully convinced that the ship must sink, they have gathered up as much of her treasure as possible, and forsaken her. Their places will be filled it is said, by Mr. Colfax, of Indiana, and Mr. Holt, of Kentucky The report which reached us that Humphrey Marshall had cut up the Yankees is corf corroborated by intelligence from the North.-- Our informant states, that notwithstanding their newspaper accounts of a great vicar, over Gen. Marshall, that in Baltimore the fact is known that such was not the case, hu that as usual the Yankees were defeated with a very heavy loss. We further learn that five regiments we sent out to attack Gen. Price. Their