Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-11-19
SUMMARY OF NEWS.

The London Times publishes along letter from
the Hon. Theodore Fay, American Minister to
Switzerland, which ia mainly devoted to re-
futation of the late speech Of Earl Russell at
Newcastle, in which he (Earl Bussell) asserted
that one side in America was striving for empire
and the other for independence Of power. Mr.
Fay protests in the strongest terms against Lord
Russells reasouings, and complains in general
terms against the sympathy accorded to the
rebels by the English and continental journals
The Prince Of Wales ofliciated at the opening
Of the Middle Temple of Liberty in London, and
was at the same time installed member of the
Temple and created Dencher. brillian'
festival was got up in honor of the event.
The independence Belye's Paris correspondent
processes to have reliable information that the
Mexican expedition has ulterior objects, and
that If the southern confederacy holds its own
till January, France and England will recognize
it, and break the blockade. This statements
pronounced in England utterly untrue.
Darnum offers 81 900 for the lone representa-
tive of Southern Chivalry found drunk at Beau
fort when taken possession OF by our troops
The War Department has dismissed the officers
Of Fremonts staff and also all officers appointed
by him without the approval of The President
except company and regment4l officers. Ills
chiefadviser CAPT. McKeevcr, has been arrested.
AT Columbus, Ky, which is in possession of
the rebels, Dablgren gun exploded, on the lth
inst. killing two rebel lieutenan nts aud six rri-
Yates. Gen Polk narrowly escaped.
Tile Paris correspondent ofthe London Herald
says that the Bank of France has succeeded in
obtaining quarter of million from the Bank
Of Prussia.
The rebel loss at belmont is stated as follow
in the Memphis Appeal Of the 9Th: Our iut1I-
nation leads us to believe that the loss of th'
Confederate force in killed. wounded and missing
will approximate a total of five hundred. lh
loss in Col. Jappan's Arkansas regiment is 80 G
90 killed. and 100 wounded.
The Fredericksburg HeroM of The LIST inst
says the family residence of the late john A
Washington, Two miles below Matthias Point
was lombard. aud burned
John Tylor and Roger A. Pryor have been
elected to the Confederate Congress.
Janes Madison Kelly, Douglas Democrat o
InllhutVulhs HhH uteh hlpulHeeu Hllti lusVtclul
in Col, vintou's Quartermaster Department, ii
New York.
A vessel which arrived at Holiness Hole IN tho
18th instant reports that a large English
steamer, laden with munitions of war, had been
captured by United States frigate, and taken
into Key West, The steamer captured is pro-
badly the Fmgai, which is known TO have sailed
from Greenock England, She was to clear
about the 18th Of October from Greenock for
Madcrc aud the Coast of Africa. Her cargo
consists of l,3ll rifles, 100000 cartridges, 500
sabres, "a quantity Of wrought leather belts, I"
seven tons of she'll, and four pieces of artillery.
The panic Mt Savannah in consequence of the
Union victory at Port Royal was great that
even the men were running away, the shop
keepers packing up their goods to carry with
them, which, however, was prohibited.
The reports from Gen. Rosecrans in western
Virginia are very cheering. They state that
Gen. Coxs brigale crossed the Canawaha and
New rivers on the l0h inst, and drove the
rebels hack three miles from all their positions.
General Benham also had skrmish with the
rebels, aud after cOmmpelling them to retreat,
he followed them for twenty five miles, and fail
ing to come up with them, he fell back. Col
Grogan, of the rebel cvalry, and few others,
were killed. Gen, Denham lost only two men
in the engagement
General NlcHiuistry has been removed from
his command in Missouri, arrested, and put under
the strctest surveillance