Smyrna times., 1861-12-26


. others connected with the Government. H,
ciS ms that gun weighing 1000 Will %hrov
ounce ball several miles and ke up.
CONSTANT shower of such missiles. From iria
OF The meehine, success is predicted BY partieI
VINO sads'staRd Each things and have witness
co us opera ne r nm0nWeGlth.
Iron SRIP BUILDING -Messrs Harlan and
10lllngsworIh. have Just launched the la gesl
arou steamer s-er built in Wilmington. Her
engine and boiler weighs two hundred tons
Her shaf 10 gu feet long and l3 inches in
diameter. They have a contract for bu ding
four more steam ships. The keels of two of
which they are now engaged in laying. They
will be Of small size.
CBRIsTNAs IN CAMDEN. Our Camden frierd
nave made arraLgemente to spend Chrs'tnas il
IN an interesting and appropriate m-nner. At
" o'clock the Cdd Fellows Of the place Will
meet at thsir Hail. furm procession aud march
through tho principal streets to the NJ. E.
Church. There Anthems will be sung by the
Camden Choir, aud a Sermon preached BY the
Rev. VIM. Z. England. pastor of the NJ. f
Church of Milford. Ia the evening they will
assemble at the Odd Fellows Hall al 63 O'Clock
when an Oraion will be delivered by +. d. G
j. w. Sharp, aud several pieces sung by
the Chor.-PeniaSul0r NeUs.
TRoors ON THE EASTERN SHoRE.-All the
troops on the late expedition to the Eastern
shore OF Virginia, have turned, except PuF.
nelFs Regiment Of Maryland volunteers which
is ttsstoned at Eastville, Northampton county,
and the I'd Delaware, at Drummondtown, Ac-
comac county. These regim~n will make
their winter quarters at the places above men
toned. Col. Wallaco's Regiment, which has
been stationed near Cambridge for some THE
past, has been removed, $50 having been sent
to Easlon, and the remsinder TO Salisbury,
where they expect 10 remain for the winter.
WHAT DELAWARE HAS DoNE-A great deal
OF boasting has appeared in the Philadelphia
and New York papers OF the number of men
furnished for the war. Without intending to
cast any reflection upon our more Northern
brethern we cannot omit here ta say that they
excel us more southern folks in the little mat
ter OF patriotic Dragging, [according to the
hgures OF the War Department 10 its recent
report, as tried by the census of 1S50,) nearly
t1o 10 one. In proportion to her white POpu.
lation Delaware has already contributed Of
soldiers tor the war nearly two men TO their one,
as we shall show. II must be remembered.
too, that Delaware was notrepresented at Bull
Run.
Secretary Cameron says Delaware has fur
niehed 1000 men for the war her white snu.
lotion. in 1880, was 81, 1863; thus ofevery 900
of heE population, Delaware has contributed
Ass.
New York has furnished 100, 200 men for the
war; her waite population, in 1850, was 8, ,04S,-
325 of her white population New York has
furnished about 30& out of every one 900.
Pennsylvania has furnished 94, ,76O men for
the war; her white population, in 1850, was
2,258, l60; Of her white population Pennsyl.
yania has contributed 233 out OF every l,OOO.-
Gdzeu.
TIE Trent CASE IN ENGLAxD.-E. M. Bye,
says the Republican,, returned to his home in
Wilmington from trip to Great Britain last
week. tie .apresents that the excitement in
England 10 consequence of the search of the
Trent, aud ths capture of Slidell aud Mason,
might be connared to that which took place
among our pc . when Fort Sumter was fred
into. 1t this be so they are incapable ei die.
cPlmInating between q mere act Of diScor~tcsy
and declaration of war.
Ga Tuesday last counterfeit fiven On the
Citizens Bank, Mi1Ilstown, Del, were exten-
sIVely circulated along the river tront, in Phil.
sdelphia. Altered notes on this bank Of the
denomination Of three dollars, have also been
put Ia circulation.
DETAINED.-It 10 stated that cargo Of salt
petite which was ready TO leave England for
the MossFs. DUPONT, was detained 10 couse.
quencs Of the order prohibiting the shipment
Of this article from that country. As the price
declined several shiliHgs per ton. in conse-
quenee. the omnsrs must experience consider
able loss.