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at the ignorance of your correspondent. A thousand conflicting stories are told. In the opinion of your humble servant the situation of affairs may be summed up thus: Texas expedition abandoned because of the certainly of a conflict with the French; the troops to be thrown to points on the Mississippi, to prevent their occupation by the rebels, and the expedition when next formed to operate against Mobile. From the confident tone of many officers here I had been led to believe that Brownsville and even Matamoras would have been occupied ere this. There has been something wonderful for the change which has occurred. May be I will be enabled to enlighten you in full in my next. A large force of Confederates is reported opposite Brashear City. The national troops are strengthening Brashear, and three gunboats patrol the bay. I am greatly afraid that trouble will ensue on the Mississippi. Everything looks that way. Perhaps rapid movements will frustrate reported opera