Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-06-21
TILE WAR NEWS.
Synopsis Of the Daily Reports.
SATrRpAY's News.

! TAsAINGroN, June l4-The newA thai
| Harper's Ferry was evacuated created much
excitement here when it became filly confirm
ed by the War Departments information
| The feeling at the evacuation is great regret
as the capture of the rebels, ii is believed
would have been easy.
The disrnion troops have burned all the
bridges between Leesburg and within ten
miles Of Alexandria, on the couniy roads
snd railroads.
Several officer. in the Albany regiment at
Fortress Monroe have resigned on account OF
The late conduct Of Gen. Pierce.
1t is understood thai the Government has
received important advicc< by The Adratic.
Ii upBaars that Lord Fulm"rstnn recedps
from the po ition hitherto taken by the British
Cabinet, in reference to rebel priva;cering.-
Secretary Seward forcstaIed him in announ-
cling the acceptance by the United States Of
the proposal of the Great Powers TO unite in
a declaratiun making privateeEing piracy
f4enceforth the English Cabinet will respect
he aut lority Of fhG Cabinet ct Washington
Is extending all over the territory of the Un-
on and treaty stipulajions now existing will
regulate as heretofore, the intercourse between
The two countries.
PHILADELPHIA, June I4-A refugee from
Norfolk l'riEss 6 copy Of the Transcript Of
i!Ie 25lh ut., containing the names oflIl men
who voted for the Union, Notwithstanding the
threats of assaSHi HinaiiAn.
He says that the Merrimac was just afl at
when he left, aut he riticUles the idea OF her
being used for offensive purposes. No other
vt ssrl was raised.
LOUISVILLE. june lathe Courier says
that the majority against separation in East
Tennessee is ertimatcd at from ten to twelve
thousand.
The Southern papers advise the farmers 10
save everything in the shGpe of fod,ler, wheat,
rye aud oat straw. They are very much in
wart of sslt, printing paper, lead and leather
WAsHIxaroH. june l4s--Col. Parker of
B,,sro,, and Col. Mix, of Schohairs. n. Y,
have been fully authorized by the War De-
partner: to raise u regiment Of mounted rife
men for the s.rvice Of the Government.
A dctatchr,tnt of the Filth PENNSYLVANIA
Regiment captured wealthy planter named
Wm. Hatton, menlblr Of the rebel cavalry.
He was taken to Alexandria.
The National Intelligenc,r states that the
Government will soon pay all the trot ps, in
cludias the three munths as we'll as the three
years volunteers.
A clergyman who has arrived here from
Manassas Junction expresses the opinion that
Beaaregsrd intends making a demonstration
against the Federal lines, in conjunction with
General Johnston, who commands at Hsrper's
Ferry.
WHEsL1So, June f4.-fn convention to-day,
MIR. Carlile, from the Committee on Business,
reported an ordinance vacAling the seats of all
State officers now 10 rebellion against the Uui-
ted States; providing for Provisional GOV
crpmont and for the election Of oiscorS; also
parvld.ng that the State county aud IN untipal
pficers Immediately take ths oath Of allie
glance to the United States. The ordinance .
was made the special order for "Wednesday
l'xl.
In the afternoon a sptri'ei j 'hate "nsua'l
ran IA, d,c'sr,, ION rcpT',d yesterday hy
~. DosESy of doao0G4i.A soaaty, wao took 4