Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-12-31
GENERAL NEWS.


The schooner Olive Branch arrived at Aux n
Cayes November 10th, reported having heen Il
chased by a supposed pirate showing British a
colors.
The Hon. W. b. Mcclure, for many years C
President Judge of the Court Of Quarter Sessions a
Of Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, died early
on last Friday morning. He was highly esteem
ed by the whole community as an upright Judge
The United States gunboat Tahoma sailed
from the Philadelphia navy-yard on Fdday'
She is armed with four guns, one OF which is
ien-iuch pivot shell gun, one rihed 2O-pound
Parrott gun, and two "a pound DAhlgren how
iizers
The rebel Congress has appropriated about
$50, 900 600 for the army, and about 81, ,OOO,OOO
for the navy, and JetT Davis has approved the
bin.
AT Washington, on last Thusday night a. fire
broke out in the government stables near the
Observatory They contained over six hundred
horses, one hundred Of which persisted. OF n
train of one hundred and two hOrses, belonging
to a Massachusetts, regiment, only eleven were
II is said saved. Some OF the animals were so
shockingly burned that it was judged humane
10 shoot them in order to relieve them FROM
their suffering. 1t is supposed that the con-
Migration resulted from carelessness. So rapid
lv we're the flames communicated to the various
ricks, which were filed with hay, that the horses
in the stalls were nearly all at the same time
sufTocated The scene was most sickening aud
offensive. The remainder Of the horses not i'm
mediately near the fire were either set loose or
broke their faslenings and wildly ran in different
directions They were pursued by squads OF
caynlry with view to their capture large
quantity of harness, and house occupied as Il
dwelling by the teamsers, were also destroyed
The President has appointed Charles II.
Foster, Of North Carolina, to lie u S, Marshal
for that district.
The settlement of the Trent affair has excited
general satisfaction in New York The Herald
speaks of Mr.. Stewards management of the
whole business as mastery.
The 79lh Nes York regiment has made a re.
connoissance fifteen miles from Beaufort, captur-
ing ak rebels. Our troops are entrenching
themselves on Tybee island, the FIRE from Fort
Pulaski not iniuring them. rebel boat which
had come down the Warsaw channel to recon-
n,itre, was chased and driven ashore by gun
boat, and two of her crew captured. The oiIcer
and crews of the stone fleet sunk in Charleston
harbor have returned to New York
Al Washington much qualification is raid II
be felt at the manner in which Secretary BewaF'
has settled the Trent affair
despatch from Nashville says that Tor
Critenden is sadsancing with $4,000 men on Hop
kinsville. tie is distant forty miles from II
The branch of the Northern Bank of Kentuck
nj Glasgow has been seized by the rebels, VIII
found therein 1000 dollars in bills. Sixty thoui
and men Of General Bulls army have crosse
ureen river and are within five miles of Gencri
Hinlman. A great battle is imminent
Ia Missouri, within the last two weeks ii
Federal army has captured 2j0O rebels, incud
ing about 10 commissioned officers 1900 hors,
aud mules 100 stand Of arms two tons
powder, 100 wagons, amount of cOmmissar
stores, camp equipage the large foundry
Lexington usued by the rebels for casting cal
non, shot and shells burned most Of the rCb
craft on the Missouri river, including the feri
boats, have been either destroyed or capture
and a pretty clean sweep has been made of Il
whole country between the Missouri and 0sai
rivers, and Gen. Price cut off from all suppl
md recruits from North Missouri, and is in +,
retreat for Arkansas with his whole army, hayii
passed through Springfield on Monday 23d. o
loss in accomplishing these important resu
,lil not exceeded 100 in killed and wounded.
On the 18th inst Gen. Preuiss, with 70
hundred and fifty men. eucOunterel and disp'
sed body Of rebels, nine hundred strong, und
Col. Dorsey, Mt Mount Zion Boone county, XII
iag and wouuding Que hundred and fifty Of the
and captured thrty-Gvc prisoners, niucty-d
horseo, and one hundred and five guns o
loss was only three killed aud eleven wound,
The rebels burned another train on the Noi
Missouri Railroad, on Saturday. and say II
they intend to destroy all the cars on the rot
to prevent it from being used during the pres,
winter