Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-05-31

! II Is SurmlStu lnat zen. ManSuelu Will
command the troops if an attack is made on
Harper's Ferry.
ST. LOUIS, May 28.-Col. Schuttner's Reg
ment U. S. volunteers, left for Birds Point
in the Government steamer City of Louis
lana at 1 Z. NJ.
THURSDAYS NEWS.
WASHINGTON, May PA citizen Of Pa
ducah, who was pressngly invited to leave, re
ports that the secession feeling in the six west
erD counties Of Kentucky as being fully equal
: to that of South Carolina. From the Tennes-
see river TO the Mississippi mob law and ter
rorism rcigned.
The details of the new levy Of 100000 will
soon be made known to the country.
! The President said to-day that all full reg
/ iments ready for service would have all OPP
/ portunity to come forward in a few days
/ Fifteen regiments in all have been accepted in
/ Illinois.
! An important movement on Southern Yir-
! ginia is being made. a large body of troops
/ have already crossed the river hastily to their
/ rendezvous.
The Virginia detachment Is at Graf o in
considerable force, and il is believed that u col
! I;son is inevitable. Ilarper's Ferry will pro
/ badly be evacuated by The direction Of Colonel
/ Umors without any direct demonstration being
made upon the troops there. posted. Tomorrow
! very important advance against the rebel
forces at lIarper's Ferry takes place from
/ Philadelphia. Five regiments go forward via
Harrisburg ami Chanbersburg under General
! Patterson, simultaneously with the advance to
be made from the West, under command Of
Cen Mcclellan.
WASHINGTON, May 28.-The Ist and "a
Ohio Regiments marched across the long bridge
this afternoon and are encamped near Airing
ton Heights.
The general impression is that movement
will soon be made far into Virginia, that all
retreat of the rebels ut IIarper'S Ferry will be
cut off.
A well known citizen of North Carolina
reached here tonight from that State. lie
thinks the reports Of the numbers, condition
and armament OF the Southern troops are
1 greatly exaggerated 1t seems that it is the
determination TO act solely on the defensive III
this war.
Hon. James Ashley, of Ohio arrived to-
night from Fortress Monroe. lie reports all
quiet there. There was some 10000 men un-
der Gen. Buffers command, he will nuke no
advance into Virginia until he has at least TO-
/ 600 more.
New YoRK. May 29.--The H7qlds dis
patch from Washington says there are con
stantIy coming into Fortress Monroe, from
] I he surrounding country, quite a number of
slaves. who are desirous of being set at work.
General Butler holds then, as contraband Of
war.
CINCINNATI, May 29.-On Sunday night
! Col Kelley in command Of the lst Regiment
of Virginia volunteers stationed at Wheeling
received orders to march. They left Wheeling
at : o'clock Monday morning, moving towards
Grafton. After their departure the 10th Ohio
Regiment, stationed at Bellair under com
mand Of Col Irvine, numbering 900 strong,
crossed the river and followed Col. Kelicys
command. The 14th Ohio Regiment, under
command Of Col. Stccdman, crossed the Ohio
at Marietta about the same time, and occu-
pied Parkersburg. At midnight on Monday
the rebels evacuated Grafton in great haste
Col Kelley is probably in possession of Grafton
this morning.
WASHINGTON, May 29.-The Herald cor
respondent learns from Government Office
that the Secretary of War had made applica
ton some days ago for large quantity of the
rolling stock of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, to be used on the Orange and Alex
andria road He will soon have that road in
working order for the transportation OF men
and supplies. The first movw will probably
be made on Manassas Gap junction, that be-
ing considered highly important position
and when once in possession of the Govern
ment, will be the Key to all the operations of
the rebels
WASHINGTON, May 29.-The following from
Fortress Monroe, dated Monday evening, 25th
inst, is from the correspondence Of the Asso-
ciated Press.
A force of 1900 men, including few regu-
lars and four pieces Of artillery, formed to-day
an entrenched camp at Newport. near the
mouth of the James River, about ten miles
from Fort Monroe.
! The rebel battery fred four shots at the
Empire City aud Quaker City off Sewell'e
Point, and though over three miles distant,
the shot fell but little short, indicating that
the guns of the rebel battery are Of the heavi,
est calbre.
Newport, like Sewell's Point is in plain
sight from Fortress Monroe, The roadstead
there is about three miles wide,
One object of the entrenched camp is to
command a sand Island which is about mid |
way between and completely guards the en-
trance TO James river. Gen. Butler was fear
ful that the rebels would take possession of the
island.
Newport commands also to great extent the
peninsula between the james and York Riv-
ers. A large forcs is to be assembled there,
and,so Important a movement is likely to meet