Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-05-17
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John A Washington has joined the rebel
army. Nothing better could be expected Of
him.
The twelfth Illinois regiment, numbering
920 bayonets. IS chcamped the Illinois
shore opposite st. Louis
Ex-Presideat Fillmore, has been elected
captain OF the Home Guards Of Buffalo, COM
posed of the retired commissioned officers of
the State militia.
D. II. T'ojd, of New Orleans, and brother
in-law Of Mr.. Lincoln, has been appointed
first lieutenant in the army OF the Confederate
States
John B. Cough has dedicated all his re-
ceipts from earnings, until next fall, 10 the
g 1od work of equipping volunteers for the de-
tense of the Union.
The Cleveland Herald says that c. II.
Dickinson, the inventor of the steam gum who
IS been captured by the United States troop,
along with his machine" belongs TO that
city
EFFECTS OF THE EMBARGo.-The marine
list OF the port of Richmond, Va, no longer.
appears in the columns of the Richmond
Daily Wbig. The commerce of that city is
W ped out.
The Alabama Episcopal Convention in ses-
sion at Montgomery on Monday last, passed
u T, solution dissolving its connection with The
Northern Church. The election OF bishop
has been postponed until Nove.a Der.
Tu1RrYTwo PorSDERs FOR CAIRo.-Six
tlirty-two Founders, troin ihe United States
Arsenal at Pitlsburg, with carriages, balls
/ AMI powder, passed through Chcago on
| Thursday last, for Caiso.
The troops who have already left New
| York for the seat Of war number $3.50 men.
| At,khe present time there are 22,06O vo.un-
tfeis in the city vino are ready or nearly ready
to march, making grand total of 3lO40
| There is private in the Rhode Island regi-
mcnt worth half milllon Of dollars II is
such men as this who are dcnoninAtcd hire
lings," "mercauary wretches," &c, by the
| Southern chivalry.
RUxoRED SECESSION oT MIssoURI-A ST.
Louis dispatch to the Chicago Tribune says
| it is limited that the Missouri Legislature has
passsd a secret act of Secession, in addition
to the odious military bill.
1t is said that Queen Victoria has sunk in
to settled msancholy since the death of her
mother, and that it is feared she will not re-
cover her mind. In consequence, drawing
rooms have been put off till the end of June
The great r dman gun, the fftcAn-ineh
lolumbiad, at Fortress Monroe, is being
placed in position TO sweep the bay. 1t is an
awful engine Of destruction. y supply OF
shot AMI shell for this gun is being cast at
Pittsbnrg, whcr, the gun was manufactured
The State OF New York sent agents to
England with half million of dollars to pur
chase arms. They have been purchasing
ridcd cannon and Mimic lsakllets, which Will
soon r.ke their appearance Oh this side the
salt lake.
GEs. Scorr's OATH OF ALLEGIANCE Gen.
/ Scot; has, for the third time, taken tie oath
Of allegiance to the United States, and the
ori 2rs his staff have followed his example
i i?St took the oath when he entered into
! Ia. service, and the second OCCASION was when
| he assumed command of Fort Moullrie, in
nulh6ca;iun times.
A:r ESrxESrs.-E. B. Taylor, Of Ohio,
Elitor of the Greenfield Republican, has been
appointed by the President, Register of the
! Land Office at Omia, Kansas Territory, and
R,b.rt McBratncy. formerly Editor OF the
! Aonia Torch Light, Register Of the Land
! O-fce at junction City, Kansas.
The Memphis Avalanche of the 9th. saws
! edit, rally
f We have direct aRd unquestionabe infor-
ajion from gentleman just from Washing
that Ale Lincoln has been daily in a
] .,le OF bcastIy intoxicatiou since the capture
| at Fort Sumter,
y large quantity of arms were removed
/ rom Fort Lelvcnworth, on the 6th of Nav.
nd taken under escort TO southern Kansas
I or the nse of the regiments of u ). vo.un-
feers being organized in that directions. The
/ Border RrfiAns had been talking of arming
themselves from the Eeavenworih Arscnal.-
That sort of Business is, however, clossd I'M.
| We don't know what John C. Breckinridye
thinks, bat our settled conviction is that l,
high Onic1r Of the U. S. Government, suorn
TO support the l.. 5. Constitution, could be
mach better employed than in advocating the
utter sutvefsion of the Constitution by dis
Hnion--Lou. Jour.
a dispatch from Little Rock to AIenpbis,
dated May e, says the Ordinance Of Scccs-
fJH ll1SSCu Uk NOIe W 10 l-hurDnE, oil
Madison, voting against il. President Walk
er made strong appeal to make the vote
unanimous, which was followed by applause
MaTphy replied, sustaining lis vote, and deny
Tag the power or right of Il State to secetle-
a genera! hiss followed, and u few grolns
SWORD ro BE PRESENTED The members
Of tie late Ohio Senat few days ago or
dercd handsome regulation sword rom
! Springfield, Massachusetts, which they intend
TO present to their Democratic brol her Sena.
tor, Biisadcr General NEWTON ScuLErcH.-
/ IClDcmnati Commercial l6.
EXCITING FROM Ttxls.-The New ORLEANS
papers af Saturday co.tai leI reports. appar-
ehtly well auti en- lea ed, that Montgomery
Of Kansas. had seiz"d Forts Ouachita and
Cobb. and VAS about making Il raid into
Texas. Great alarm was felt in the threaten
ed region, and urgent appeals addressed to
the Governor of Louisiana for ad-TCin.
Commercial, 10th