Russian Monitors

authoritics nre building Mixteen momtors, and their opinión of tbis c'ass of vesselü is communicated in a note to Mr. ülay-our Minister at St Petersburg, oi whio.lt the following iï un extract : " Our monitors are built exaetly aecording to the American monitors of the Passaic cluss, with the addltiou of some of the latest iuiprovements tetted in America. Ünly two of thcm liavo boon able to nnvigate our waters this year, owing to the.latenf ss of the period at which they wero fiuished. Our observation loads us to express perfect sutia "aetion with theju. New YoisK, March 8. Tho Ilerald's correspondent ut Nassau, say there are go less tban 3ÜÜ bloükudo runners lying in the port of Nassau, whose oooupat'on is gono. They represent capital to tho amoant of 15 inilliou dollars. %ZSl I' '3 geuerully krowu tkat all receipts for money over $20 mut bo ptamped to be valid, but it is not knowu that all lattora acknowledgiDg the receipt ot' inoney, in suma esoeediug ?20, must alo be ttumped. gg Fivo hmidred rebel prisoners werc sent in tho first lot from Camp Douglnp, (Miirago, to be eschangcd, but 200 ui ihem relu ed to be exchanged alter rc:u-hiiig City Point, and tonrrwg '.vi h 'he Miel doser'r-rs tlunv