Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-10-11
THE NEWS BRIEFLY STATED


IN the part of his brethren, than Mr.. Pyle.
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THE NEWS BRIEFLY STATED.
1t il stated that the rebel army on the POto
mac numbers about 200, 600 meu.
Gov. Brown. OF Georgia, has called home Eve
regiments Of rebels to defend that State from
the Yankees.
jeff Davis, the prince of traitors, is said to
be still in feeble health at Richmond
Senator Bingham, of Michigan, is dead.
Professor Ives of Yale College. died at his
residence in New Haven, on Tuesday, in the s4th
year of his age.
Gold digging in Oregon still proves successful,
and profitable to those engaged in it.
The chiefp, head men, and warriors of the
Greek Indians have addressed letter to the
President stating that rebel emissaries have
been eudeavoring to turn them from their allie
gauce TO the Government telling them the lie
that their Great Father" at Washington had
deserted them, and was plotting for their
impOverishment and ruin. council of various
tribes was called, and the matter discussed at
length The result of their deliberations was
neutral. The chiefs now ask the President to
send some one to meet all the tribes in council.
We have important information by way Of
Washington, concerning the Bermuda, which so
recently ran the blockade and entered Savannah
She is an irOn-clal vessel Of fifteen hundred tons
burden; sailing from Liverpool OH the 18th of
August, she reached Savannah on the 10th of
September. Her cargo contained 10 riiled can
non of 50 and 42 pounds . Lancaster guns Of
l65 pounds weight powder, shot, and shells
for this ordnance; d,500 Enfield rifles from
1000 to 100000 cartridges; 5000 pairs of
army shoes 20 600 blankets $50 burrels Of
eunpowder; a laTge quantity of morphine, qui-
nine and other medical stores. The cargo cost
81 900, 900. The vessel is now fitting OUT as a
pirate, to prey on the returning California
steamers. 1t is sod that Commander Totteu is
to have charge Of her also, that two more iror-
clad steam ffigates are expected Mt Savannah
from England by the 10Th Of the present month.
deserter from Gen. Pillows army, who ar
rived at Cairo, reports that very large rebel
force is now stationed ut Columbus, Ky, and
that they have fortified the Mississippi for four
miles above that place, 10 repel the expected
attack from the Union army, and the gunhoats
now being completed.
An ammunition chest belonging to the Camp
bell artillery exploded near the Presidents house
q. Washington, on Tuesday, and injured three
men, who were sitting Oh the chest ut the ting
The U. S. steam frigate Wabash has arrived
from Charleston bar, which she left on the eve
ming of the Sd inst. She goes to New York for
repairs, having received five or six shots below
the water line, during the action with the forts
at Hatteras Inlet Some repairs to the machin-
cry are also necessary. The Roaaoks Yandaiia,
and gunhoat Flag, were enforcing the blockade
of Charleston
John c. breckenridge, the great Kentucky
scouudrel and traitor, has fed from that State
into Virginia, where, wc hope, Rosecrans viii
catch and hang him.
Col. Rankin, of the Detroit Lancers, a meu
ber of the Canadian Parliament, has bee
arrested by the British authorities for breac
Of the neutrality laws.
General Anderson has been compelled to resil
his command in kentucky on account Of
lcAltl. Gelelut pheIhhu, pAVthei VI othhl
Sherman, succeeds him.
The report that the Cherokee and other
dans had Joined the Southern Coniederacy Ii
been contradicted. It is now said they are +
the Union.
The Louisville Journal of Saturday says ii
the Hon. John ]. Crittcnden reached that c
on Friday evening for the purpose Of having
interview with Gen. Anderson. lie intends
start this week for the mountains, to arouse I
hardy sons Of the hills to take service for I
Government aud repel the invaders from Il
State The appearance of the venerable stat
man in that quarter will occasion the great
enthusiasm, aud produce the most encourage
effects.
1t now turns out that the steamer Fauucy
Gently captured off 1Iatteras Inlet by the rebt
has never been in the employ ofthe Governme
Her capture therefore, was private loss "
which the Department has nothing to do.
The Governor of Louisiana has issued str
gent order prohibiting the transport OF cotton
New Orleans during the blockade. The Citi2e
bank of that city is circulating five dollar no
cut in two, each piece representing two doll
and half.
A Nashville paper states that the Union ii
in Fentess county Tenn, was very refracto
aud have killed four or five secessionists Il
the county sheriff.
The steamer Curlew, laleu with wheat and
baceo, struck sunken wreck in the Ohio ri,
on saturday last and sunk. Loss S5O,O u
insured.
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