Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1861-09-05

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bring nothing new except the fact that thu
eontederates are busy in the erection Of FORTH
cations upon Munson hill. This brings them
nearer still 10 our lines, and adds &c the prob
ability of an early attack, which it is believed
the government expects and are preparing for.
So nsar are the rebels now to Alexandria, tina
they can be seen through glass from the dome
of the Capitol.
The battle at Cross Lanes at first ma gnfed
into great defeat is now reported as mere
skrmish. Tyler's loss was but Is mer. He
had orders to retreat ifaitacked by too large a
force.
Advces from HutteTas Inlet, via Fortress
Monroe, report that the Harriet Lane had been
got aAoat, her guns and coal having been
thrown overheard. They would, however. be
recovered. The steamer George Peabody had
brought to Fortress Monroe the prizs brig H.
s. Brooke, ca ptured at the Inlet.
The gunboat R. B. Forbes went ashore on
Smiths Point, near Cape Charles, bu, three
propellers were sent down from Old Point
10 haul her off.
General Fremonrs proclamation is endorsed
BY the st. Louis Republican,, the leading dem.
ocratic paper in Missouri. TIE Lou sville
KY, Journal condemns it, and calls on the
Kentucky Legislature to secure Kentucky
against such action within her own bon Iers.
Tho III g afanmf1ioafa Miaoco1n -,
New York Monday, with all the captured pris.
Oners on board from Fort Hatteras. She reports
having left the Susquehanna, Pawneo AMI
Monticello off tho fort, and the Harriet Lane
aground.
BY the steamship North American, at Que
bee, We have two days later news from. Europe
Cotton had advanced breadstuffs were still de.
pondent continue to croak and lie about Amer.
lean affairs, evdentalIy 10 prevent European
capitalists from taking our loan.
We have Ill sorts of runners from Washington
the substance Of most of the repoi.s going to
show that the rebels are trying to open new
roads to the Potomac, above and below Wash
Ington, or at least pretending to do So, while it
is quite certain that they are tlauting batteries
everywhere near our lines.
D The g. Surveyor. at New York, hos seized
{ twenty five vessels. owned wholly or in par!
!, by the rebels, including eight ship s and seven
, barques.
The entire Catholic clergy Of Chicago, by
T concerted action. have advised all u7empoyd
men IN their congregation 10 enlist In General
!. FremonI's army.
d The traitor Barron. who surrendered Forl
o dutteras. is a son ofCommodore Barron, who
struck the flag Of the Chesapeake to the cop,
!. ard. and afterwards killed Com.ioio.e Doca-
y tur in q duel.
II body Of $50 U. S. troops sntrenched a
Lexington, Mo-, were attacked on Thursday {;
d $500 rebels, and repulsed them, killing sixty
l. men, and losing nine themselves.
Re Among the prisoners taken OF Fort Haueras
ls were forty-6ve officers, many Of them of higl
h rank in the rebel army. The loss Of the enc
IS my was eight killed and thirty-ive worn ed
/. besides the prisoners. On our side " nobsd
% was hurt"
t, One hundred thousand dollars in speci-
which the Cashier efthe Branch ofthe Missouri
u State Bank az Fayeiie. sent TO Allen depot o.
&C 10 ST. Louis, has been seized at the latter pl,c
IS by small force Of secessoniets.
70 0ET A sword and sash were presented t
- Brigad:er General Lockwood, Last Saturda
I morning, BY the commissioned officers Of III
First Delaware Regiment.
N OF Henry S. McComb, of Wilmington,
)t buslly engaged on a contract with Government
for knapsacks, stocks, &c.
{. 01TMessrs Wright g. Allen are tUsly eBgs
"a ged in the manufacture Of tent poles for gO,e
ment, They turn out large number weekly.
Of Ot-It is reported that Mr.. Broadben: in
j. tends making an effort to resuscnte the draw
ngs Of the Delaware Lotteries, he haVn
y been security for R. France.
NTAiarge number of arrests are daily mad
i. atthe North, the number averaging ten ortwelv
a day. These are made generally on com
plants lodged with the Departments in Wash
IT ingtOn.
at OF The steamer Pilot Boy has resumed be
m tri-weekly trips.
e. At the municipal election in Wilmington o
y Tuesday, Gilpin, unconditional Union, re
ceiVed 998 and Karr Democrat 23S votes, ma
H. jOrity 10. The whole Union ticket was elet
ted.,
THE MARKETS.
p In Smyrna, white wheat is selling at 81 /
AZ Red, 81 10; yellow Corn so cts. white As
Rye, 49; and Oats, % cts. per bushel. ROM
nd notatoae 60 rts nor hushal D,ttar 10 y,