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Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-06-04


Q0icial Report Of The First Days Engagement
At AcQNa Greek.
UNITED STATES STEAMER THOMAS FREERoRN,
Orr AQUA CREEK, Potomac RIVER, May 81,
1861.
Sir-My immediate commanding officer, Fling
Office Stringham, not being present to receive
it, ! communicate directly to the department the
report of u serious cannonade made by my vessel,
supported by the Anacosta and Resolute steam
ers, upon the batteries at Acquin creek this
morning.
After an incessant discharge, kept up for two
hours by both of our thirty-twO Founders, and
the expenditure of all the ammunition suitable
for distant firing and slencing completely the
three batteries at the raroad terminus the
firing from shore having been rapidly kept no
by them until so silenccd, aud having been re-
commenced from the new batteries on the heights
bach, which reached us in volleys, dropping the
| shot aboard aud about us like hail for nearly IN
hour, but fortunately wounded but one man,
hauled the vessel oil, us the heights prove wholly
above the rench of our elevation.
| Judging from the explosion of our ten second
shells in the sand batteries two of which were
thrown by the Anacosta, ii is hardly possible
the enemy can have escaped considerable loss.
/ Several others Of the Anac0sta shells drupped in
the vicinity Of the battery.
cannot spenk in too high terms Of the officers
and men, whose Goodness and activity under
great exposure are beyond praise. AS to the
former they all volunteered from civil life, none
but myself being OF the regular navy. beg
leave to ask for them favorable consideration
by the government.
The long thirty two Founders Ia use are oftht
old pattern, cast in 1919, and cannot be excelled
in precision. Both Of the guns are on carriage,
of the new construction devised by myself, anc
} answered admirably, working with such eas,
that the crews came out Of action wholly un
fatigued. The extreme sweep of one hundred
and fort degrees, which these carriages have
together with their rapidity Of movement, en-
: abng the vessels to constantly change position
!, yet keep up accurate fire. which impaired III,
cnemy's range and direction, they fired Away
with rihed cannon, is to BIO materially attribute,
) our escape without loss of life OF damage to thu
vessel or machinery, The men say they are ai
fresh from fatigue as when they entered action
We cauuonaded for nm hear before the sam
batteries tie day before yesterday, but the lid
being out neither party reached with and Ger
tainty. l doubt If it is possible to reduce th
batteries now established on the nights from
ships, nor is it NIL important, considering tina
they are remote from the ship cannal of the river
and command only the railroad terminus.
= Yesterday l landed in person, with actin
t master Budd and masters mate Lee, and SINAI
o party Of seamen. and made most minute ex
ploration, extending over the whole Of Mathia
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-06-04
hETTERs FROM CAME.

We commence To-day, letter No. l, being the
first of series from Camp Brandywine and
such other places as our correspondent may, in
the performance of his patriotic duty 10 his
country, from time to time be ordered to- lie
is young gentleman of intelligence and high So
cial culture and has voluntarily given up his
profession aud all the case and comforts Of n
happy home, to assist in fighting the battles of
the Constitution. His letters will be both in-
terestng and instruetivei aud to those who know
nothing of the hardships and privatious as we'll
as The incidents and excitements of soldiers
life, they will also afford much food for reflec-
ton aHd thought
We also give the first of what we hope will
be q series OF letters from an other equally ao-
complshed young officer, now stationed at Camp
Dare, Bush river. If our correspondents could
sec the aviity with which their friends and the
friends of their comrades read andlsten to even
the minutest particulars from their respective
Camps, they would not relinquish the pen, even
though the information they might impart
should be considered by themselves MS of minol
Importance.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-06-04

REMARKABLE INSTANCE OF CANINE ATTACH
NEST.-A circumstance occurred very recently
Mt Portrce lsle Of Skye, which may be added TO
the many chapters recording the fidelity and at
tachment Of dogs to their masters. A rumor
spread through the town one morning that on
the previous night the dogs had loru open the
grave Of young man who had died of fever, and
was inferred some weeks previous So painful
and shocking nm occurrence caused great excite.
meut in Portree; but in the course Of the day
Sheriff Fraser and others, having inquired into
the facts of the case, found the facts to be not
only of less revolving nature, hut fraught with
the deepest interest When the young man was
buried, his dog followed the funeral to the
churchyard, and was with difficulty removed
1t returned again and again to the spot, and un-
observed had dug into the grave until it reached
tho c0ilin. AT Portree, as in mnny other parts
of the Highlands, the people bury their dead in
n very superficial manner, making only shallow
graves. The dog had gnawn through the coffin
when the fact was discovered, but the body Of
it's dead master was untouched and there the
faithful animal was found eagerly looking into
the grave. al doubt" says our correspondent,
eff there be OIL record a more striking instance
of canine attachment for you must bear in mind
that four or five weeks had elapsed since the u-
terment and the churchyard is six miles from
the house where poor Norman's iather lives
Inverness Courier.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-06-04

We hive conyersed, within a few days past,
with gentlemen from every County in the State,
and particularly with those from Kent aud parts
of Sussex, and they are unanimous in tho opin-
ion that the Union feeling predominatcs every
where, except in Smyrna and Dover
In these towns few tumblebug politicians,
in the shadow of the light of other days" are
rolling their secession balls, but as their accu-
mutations are made up mostly Of political filth,
and their movements. like the aforementioned
tumble bugs, are altogether Jackwards their eff
forts will not amount to much more than the tiua
and everlasting burial of all their political hopes
ambitions and aspirations,
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-06-04

Home.keqag- Tile Cuisine Department : The
Scineeef Sleeping, rcriiiag, &c., IN CamP-At-
isucfi9aef Camptge

Hoasrkeqmg- Tile Cuisine Department = Tie
Scitnce Of Sleeping, leritiag, &C., ii Cdmp-At-
isuch9,fo Of Camp.U.
CAMP BRANnYwINE, near Wilmington,
Monday June 3, 1861.
Mr.. Editor We'll, we, who have volunteered
our services for the support Of Government have
commenced the novel, but very interesting ex-
pertinent Of housekeeping under the patronage
Of Uncle sam, who has kindly furnished US with
nice, snug little lomics in the shape of canvass
tents specially provided for our comfort. That
we are not exactly an fad in all the details per-
tanning to domestic allairs, will not he wondered
AT. when it is remembered that quite large
number of bachelors are found in the household;
their yerdaucy in all these little matters, which
loretofore tbev have rot regarded as within
,he;r nroyIuce ia ouite appnrent in the general
oo,i,, of affairs far in the tents il seen .,con.
s.,,iou ,gorso oo,f,nrdedu Evervtbirg 10 lvip,
so,,,,1 ioose a. tbon,b tho vorons articles ,rere
cxpec,cd In lisro.e themselves in their proner
,tac,s witbout apy direction from TINT unfor-
,nnota closs of vounr men WIN have meyer ex-
,,,r.,,.,a Tho blcsainos NJ ,bc martial relation
l., ,,,. ,,o,orol session. ,bera ,yi,nsssed Rpt va
b.vo met cot onraeIves ma in tbc business with.
om, ,,,y vary definite comprcbcusion a. IN il.
.....,i.s,,.,,s e,.t ,,,o,rlal.. i,,s ma, oor,a
hy in,ui,;on--for ti. reason our deGcienciea
nus, Lee overlooked.
Every thing Tint is seen is characteristics of
bachelor apartments. one observes scattered
,bont mems. paper, pipes and PORTFOLIOS, in close
proximity with cups candles, coats, caps, carpet
sacks md camp eouipage side by side lie
brushes backing, books, blankets, buckets,
h,sins boxes and baskets; whilst revolyers,
knive. swords. scarfs, shoes havelocks and M
abundance of smoking tobacco of the Lynchburg
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-06-04

Point am, therefore, able to speak with oc-
cular certainty, and TO say that not sign of
movement, the cutting Of sapliug, driving a
stake, or casting a shovel full Of earth towards
the erection OF battery, exists. The jungle is
very thick, but we penetrated belt of it, three
hundred yards wide from the shore and three
miles in length, assuring ourselves of the facts
as stated in this report.
have especially to ask for tho steamer Re.
lance aud Resolute, of this hotlla, each small
rihed cannon, in addition to the smooth bored
gun with which they are provided For the
want of riaed gun in them 1 was obliged to
forbid thoir coming closely under fire to which
they could not reply W tn even an approximate
effect.
have the honor to be, sir, your obedient SER
want.
JAMRs II. WARD.
Hon. Gideon Welles. Secretary of Navy,
Washington, D. c.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-06-04

InE PRlaTER,-The Belfast (lreland) Mer-
curry, gives the following in relation to printers
"From high to low they nre the same reckless,
light hearted, clever, well informed fellows
knowing how to net better than they do-nOtling
at tmes-everything if the occasion requires, or
the fit takes them. No sooner are they comfort
able in one town, than they make travel for
another, even though they travel on hair-space
means. And to what will they not turn their
hands ave have SEEM says an American
editor, tone and the same individual OF the craft,
Il minister in California, lawyer in Missouri, n
sheriff in Ohio, boatman the western cnnnl
sailing privateer, an auctioneer in New York
and prcasman in u great printing Office" Nor
are these characteristics confined to any coun-
try they are everywhere the same, We have
met them as lecturers, actors, travelling preach
err, vsntriloquists-in fact everything. We
have met Gu tramp in this country members OF
this wild rowing profession from all parts of the
globe-Frenehmen Spaniards, Portuguese, Ger
mans and Swedes-and all apparently as much
at home as in their own country. Ardent lovers
Of liberty, king craft finds but little favor in theii
eyes. They are always with the peobe- WhOI
the Chartst excitement was raging in England
the most eloquent leaders in the movement werl
printers When the barrrleades were raised il
Paris, in 1913, the compostors cast their type
into bullets aud fired them Mt the rOyalist troops
When the Americans were at war with Mexico
Gen. Taylor's regiment was composed almost eli
tirely OF printers (ohD and they were tn
bravcst Of his troops"
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-06-04

On Tuesday, 2Sth of May, four companies of
Delaware Volunteers were ordered away. The
ladies of the Wilmington Female Bible Society
had procured Testamcnts for the men and only
waited fitting opportunity to distribute them.
OF course they were very DESTROYS that those
who were going off should receive theirs i'm
meiintely, and delegated me TO present them.
Accordingly, on Tuesday, went out to the camp
where quite II large number of ladies' and gen
tlcmen hadasscmbcd. The soldiers were drawn
up in lines ready to march, and the officers ill.,
formed nc that there would be only time to give
the packages to the Captains for distribution
among their men.
Owing, however, to a slight delay found
opportunity TO place Testament in each mans
hand and hold few moments conversation with
most of them before starting. The men received
the books thankfully, and afterward, at the Will
mington depot, it was u pleasant sight 10 see
these hardy, sunburnt soldiers exhibit their gifts
to the friends who were bidding them farewell :.
On Thursday and Friday afternoons the ladies
of the Society and several ministers from Will
ulingtOn, met again at the camp 10 distribute
the remaiuing Testaments. On both occasions
the weather was delightful and the sight of
woods and fields elod in the fresh verdure OF
Spring excited anything but warlike emotions.
| Thursday the men were drawn up in square on
their beautiful camping ground, and after listen
ing attentively to two short and appropriate
addresses by Bishop Lee and the Rev MIR. Ak
man, the Tesiamenis were distributed among
them by several of their comrades, chosen for
the purpose. The soldiers examined their pre-.
sents with evident pleasure, and when the last
one was given out three hearty cheers for the
ladies rent the air, followed ry three and tiger
for the Flag of our country. The strict order
maintained by the men during the ceremony
md the fine manner in which they afterwards
marched away speaks much for tho discipline
they are under and their own sense of proprety
On Friday, the ladies' distributed the Tesla
ments themselves and thus made evident the
deep interest which has led them to work, DAY
and night, with their own hands, for the Temporal
comfort, and plan and accomplish this last eifor
for the spiritual good Of the Delaware Volunteers
Nor will this interest cease now that every
man has a Testament of his own; it will follow
them wherever they 20, and prayers will CON
stantiy ascend that these little books may b,
made the means by which our soldiers may iigh
the good fight and obtain the victory in a great
er than earthly warfare. @. NJ. C.
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-06-04

DEBTS IN MISUNDERSTANDING the laws re-
Gently passed by the Legislature of Tennessee
is the following relating to debts due by citizens
of that State to those of the non-slaveholding
States:
ssec, i. That no person in any non-slavehold-
ing State, or their agents or attorneys in this
State, shall have power to sue or collect any
moneys owing to or any property claimed by the
citizens Of any such State in Tennessee during
hostilties between Tennessee and the Federal
Government
"sec 2, That it may end shall be lawful for
such debtors to pay such moneys into the
treasury of the State, Which sums shall be re-
celptcd for by the treasurer, and shall be re-
funded with interest VI on the cessation Of hos
tilities.n ..4"
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-06-04
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Time of Closing the Mails.

Time of Closing the Mails.
Posr OFFICE,
Wilmington, May 20, 1861. !
Mails close ut this office, as follows:-
Philadelphia and the North, G.20 and $50 A.
NJ, and IL DO and 720 p. NJ.
Washington, II 40 A. NJ, and 10 T. NJ.
Baltimore, $50 and ll.40 A. NJ, aud 10 p. N.
Peninsuar, as far South as Salisbury, $50
A. NJ
Peninsnlar, as far south MS Dover, r. M.
Henry Clay P. o., $50 A. NJ, daily.
Cochranville, Monday and Friday, $50 A. NJ.
Kennett Square. P. NJ, daily.
All drop letters and transient printed matter
must be prepaid.
A. II. GRIMsIAw, P. NJ.
REMOVED TO BALrlMoRE-The photographic
lottery circular printing establishment which for
some time past occupied the fourth story of the
building in which our office is located, has clos
ed up in this city, and is being removed to Bal
timore. The decline in "high prizes" and the
disqualification of number Of lottery gamblers
from Wilmington ore the causes Of removal. 1t
is due to MIR. Iloen, the gentleman who owned
the office, to state that he had connection with
the lottery business except as Photographic
printer of the circulars.
The place to get nice Strawberries, fresh daily
from the farm of Mr. G. a. Lobdell, is at Major
Anderson's Union Ice Cream Saloon, Sl7 Market
Street. Please remember this, when you go out
to buy.
He REMEMBERED THE FORGOTTEN" was
beautifully said Of Howard the phlanthropist.
1t also applies to every man who brings the ame-
liorations, comforts and enjOymenta OF life with
in the reach Of persons and classes who are
otherwise deprived of their advantages. Espe.
cially may il be said of him who laboriously
seeks and finds new means Of preserving health,
'the poor mans capital aud the rich mans pow
or" We think this euloglum properly applied
to J. G. aver, of Lowell, the renowned chemist
of New England who, spurning the trOdden
paths to fame, devotes his entire abilities and
requirements to the discovery of Natures most
ellectual remedies for disease. When the hid
den blessing has been revealed, be proceeds Il
supply it to ali mankind alike, through oul
druggists, at such low prices that poor and ricl
may alike enjoy its benefits-Joarndi and En-
qairer, Portland, Me-
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-06-04


A Diary PIECE OF BuslSBsg.-we understand that some
Republicans have handed list Of to the officers of
tbs ktgmont at Hares Corner designating some persons
secesHonsts, There Is not believe eee-sll st
Ia the state and II this list could lie got the perpetrators
Of the outrage against the parties designated ought to
lie teisecutedl Tor libel and made pay heavy damages
THIS effort to make the officers and men OF the Resimen
believe they surrounded by people who idspcs
ed toward them 10 doing our county injustice, Should
tue Regiment eman any length of time it will Very like
" discover that tue very who polluted cut rs
hostile 10 them their best fiends-DIpdrs Castle
We never knew or heard of this matter until
we read it in the Gaseite, and very much doubt
if there is a word of truth in it.
But how is it that certain persons are always
complaining that they are suspected of being
secessionists? II seems as if there were Ger
tain class of men who are viewed with disirust
by Union men everywhere, aud among them may
be the editor of the Gazette; if SO, we ash again,
why is it? There must be some reason for it.
There are other parties whose loyalty is never
called in question under any circumstances
but our neighbor around the corner doesn't APP
pear to he one of them Can these surmises and
suspicious be false and uufounded in every
phase in which they are forced upon the public
mind Certainly it cannot be the great pepu-
larity of the editor that would induce any one,
out of sheer envy, TO put forth such fabricatious
for the keenest ambition in that direction might
be satisfied in much more easy manner BY
simply pursuing the jeff Davis policy of letting
him alone. lie would then die by his own hand
and the verdict of the jury would be, "deatl
from an overstraiued effort to be patriotic
superinduced by innate, concealed treasoa." ~
Can it be TINT the editorial and selected matte
Of the Gazette is the cause Who knowsy l
any person possesses the important and valuable
key to all this dirty piece OF business" 0
" some republicans" we hope he will not with
hold it from the public through fear of bein
"psrsfeattd for libel" for the publication Of
will subserve the private interests, We are tol
in the extract above, of "the very men who ar
pointed out as hostile" to the regiment au
: such being the case there will be, in the Ian
+ guage Of MIR. Lincoln, "nobody hurt
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-06-04

A private letter received by a gentleman in
this city, from his son who is now stationed at
Fort Larimie, describes that post as being at
present in good health and condition We have
bee permitted to make the following extraet:-
The Union sentiment is overwhelming ut
this Post. There was secession flag raised
here at the Post on Thursday night it is thought
Nv some Of the Southern officers. 1t was not
long before il was down trailing in the DUST
Lieut.. jackson, Tennessean, was talking Of
raising Palmetto flag over the Suter Store
me men found it out, and committee from the
| four Companies waited the Sutler, and mott
| fed him il the flag was raised over his store i
would be levelled with the ground, and sinc'
that time, there is no more talk of raising Pal
metto flags. There are three or four officers n
this Post who are drawing pay from the Fedora
government, and arc still all the time talking
secession, and blaming the government for try
ing to put it down. think if come Of the BIZ
wigs at Washington could hear some of then
talk, they would be apt to get their walking
papers pretty quick"
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-06-04
PASSAGE OF DR. SPRINGS RESOLUTIONS
BY THE oLD-SCH0oL ASSEMBLY.


After long and vigorous debate, the Old
School Presbyterian General Assembly ut Phila-
delphia. has adopted Dr.. Springs resolutions,
declaring the loyalty of the Presbyterian de-
nominated. We copy from The Ledger:
"Dr, Hodge arose and made q few remarks to
put himself right in regard to certain differences,
which had been drawn in relation to the paper
which he offered. He said that 1t was the duty
of the Church to bear testimony in support Of
the Government, but it could not and ought not
to decide where the allegiance of any member
is due where the allegiance is not c!enr. If the
resolutions of DR.. Spring had been presented to
the Synod Of New Jersey, he would have voted
for them with his whole heart, because ones
allegiance was there in doubt, as ii is in the
General Assembly.
" The previous question was called for and
sustained. The Yeas and Nays were then called
on the majority report. The result was, 81 in
favor aud l25 against. The Yeas and Nays
were then called on the minority's report Or.
Springs resoluti0ns), and the result was as
follows: For, l54; against, &C,
" The following are the resolutions MS adopted
Rfs0ive1, That, in view of the present agi
tatcl and unhappy condition of this country, the
4th day of July next be hereby set apart as n
day of prayer throughout our bounds, and that
on this day ministers aud people are called ON
humhly 10 confess and bewal their national
sins, and to offer our thanks to the Father of
| Light for His abundant and undeserved goodness
towards us as n nation. to sock his guidance aud
blessing upon our rulers and their councils, as
well as the assembled Congress of the United
States, and to implore Him, in the name of Jesus
Christ, the great High Priest of the Christian
profession, to turn away His anger from us, and
speedily restore to us the blessings of safe and
honorable peace.
Resolved, That in the judgment of this AS
sembly il is the dutv of the ministers and church
es under its care to do all in their power to
promote and perpetuate the integrity Of the
United States, and to strengthen, uphold aud
encourage the Federal Government in the just
exercise of NIL its functions under our noble
constitutional