Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1861-08-29

The rebels got up panic among Themselves
about Fairfax Court House, and on MONDAY
week. IN the most cOwardly manner, ran lumb
ling over one another. aud never stopped IN
I'll they got three m'ieS yond the Court House.
They heard that Mcclellan was going TO cap
ture all the out posts as they were so weaken
ed by the bndy moving up towards Leeshurg
They now have pcke's in Fairfax Conr' House
but they cannot sleep for fear Of Mcclellan
bouncing uPuG them.
The official reports Of the battles Of wilson
Creek show the National losses 10 have been
223 killed, III wounded. aud POI missing
total, I'D, out OF an army numbering only
b,5OO when II ven; Intu action. II s now
stated that the rebel forces undertook TO follow
Gen. 5 egel in his retreat from Springfield
but al the end ofone days march, hearing thai
Our Army had been reinforced, They turned
back
A dispa' oh from Cairo informs US that the
Lering ton, one ofihe new gun boats recently
put IN service on the Mss. ,ppi River, has
succeeded 10 capturing at Padacah Ky, the
steamer w. H. Terri. which VAS been sssc
for conveying contra ~ nj goods TO tho rebels
up the Tennessee RIVER. She mas on board o
plumber OF " ME rifles and one field piece.
Another skirm-h has taken place in the
Kama wha Wiley, eight mics beyond G4uIey.
between the Eleventh ONO Regiment and a
body of about four thousand WIse's rebels
The rebels advanced 10 where the Ohio men
hid erected a bsrrlcade, aud were driven back
with loss Of fifty killed, and : Considerable
number of wounded and taken prlsoners.-
Nome were k;ieI GA our side, and only two
slightly wounded.
A report reached Santa Fe two days before
the mail lett. On the h INST that Major Tynd,
Of the 7th lnfantry. U. s. a., IN commsLd OF
about sou Federas surrendered to the Texas,
troops, 1900 IN number without firing a shot,
Major Tytd abandoned Fort Fillmore on the
70 ut aud marched towards Fort stanton, Is
miles from Fort Fillmore.
The Wheeling Va, Convention on Tuesday
adopted the ort.narce creating new State
THIS includes lhIrty-uine counties, and pro.
EIdes that certain attaining counties may JON
u in case ma i'rty Of the people agree. The
ordnance also provides for ihe LECTION Of del
ega,es to Constitutional Convention, and for
rnha.'' II" ques'Io to the roope. This
election Wut tlAs place on the oath Of October
Tug RL0c~ADE In short time al the in
let, 4 Carolina. and along the " hole
era coast, will be obsIructed
by sUnken huiks, filed With stones. 80 thai
vessels of the hghicst dThught cannot enter
them this, tog ether with gunboats, and an in
creased fleet of var steamers, will soon ina 4 e
the blockade thoroughly effective, and com.
mand 'hs resPec, of John Bull, or any other
man."
All volunteers in The service of the United
States will be mustered tor payment at the end
Of the present month. and at The end of ever,
two months thereafter One copy of tho usv
roll will De forwarded 10 the Adiuiant General.
tgo gwen 10 The paynAster OF the district, a nd
the fourth one filed with records Of the COM
psny or detachment mustered
Congressman Pottsr's rebel detective com.
mites ID now ready TO report. They have
f,urd that over one hundred clerks in the dit
AEsrent departments are disloyal. They nav,
also found that in the " Auxiliary Guard" {,
part of the police force numbering So. Their,
are SO disloysl, Union. and Is doubtful.
Il is said that large amounts Of money M,
being freely spent by the Coofedera,es for N
purpose of rcusing up q strong sentiment in IA
vof Of psace al the north. Several m ,lionsire
If BsltInlore, il 10 known, are being bled vii
ungly 10 aid OF this object.
.. Qua customs and habits are like the ruts i
u roads. The wheels Of life settle int them
j, and we jog along IhrOugh the miro, because
ia 100 much trouble TO get out Of them.
OutLP says, when he sees kisses betwee
sameu. az reminds him oftwo handsome IN
msaeh I'd, glsyes--charining things With ihei
,prppes mates, but good for noihing, that WAY