Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-02-07
News Brevities.

ueu tliat riiirOadS which received land grants
from the Government are not entitled by law
tn compensation for trans porting troops and mu
nitons of war.
Col. Harvey Brown has been compelled
through failing health, to retire from the COM
mand of Fort Pckens This leaves Col Billy
Wilson temporarily in command. Major Lew
is G. Arnold, of the First Regular ARTILLERY
who has Just been confirmed a Brigadier-Gen-
eral Of Volunteers, will assume command there
Six thousand If Bragg's Rebel troops at
Fort Pickens have recently been ordered to the
defense of Mobile.
Governor Spraeue, of Rhode Island has Of
fered three regiments of infantry and two bat
teries t0 the Government to defend Wash ing
ton, wheu the army of the Potomac shall make
its advance.
The National Republican, noticing the ap-
poIntment of Judge SwAYNE to the Supreme
Bench, says, twenty years ago he inherited
twenty-five slaves; whom he forthwith liber-
atct.
Mr.. Casey. Union man, has been elected
to Congress from the lst Kentucky District to
! fill the seat made vacant by the expulsion of
the traitor Burnett.
An ingenious attempt TO smuggle iewclry
WAS developed ON trial in New York on last
week \ box of v5IluableS was screwed to th.
INSIDE ola cstsk of Wine and was only detect
cd by accident, in gauging the liquid.
| The Charleston Courier of the 25th says
ttSSt tEeu received from NeV
orleans that the Confederate steamer Calhoun
on her way from Havana, with IL large and
/ VLluhle cargo, WAS chased by Il Lincoln crui-
ser and abandoned and burned
The dispatches from Europe. received by the
Government by the last steamers are rcprgson-
ted to be OF the most re-assnring character,
more frank and cordial t!:an any before rccciv-
eu since the rebellion began. The bad inter
pretation given to the news in New York is
considered, in Washington, 10 be entirely un-
Warranted.
LOSING NOTHING IN TIE END-If money is
raised by taxation and paid out again to the
same people, that community has lost nothing
This fact, and that alone, enables Great Britain
and France to carry along their great public
debts. 1t Is the positive subtraction from
wealth and resources of II people which is a
! burden, and not the degree and distribution
OF taxes. Chicago Journal.
Postmaster Blair has ordered that Treasury
notes shall not be taken for stamps, unless
they are bought to the am Junt of 81 81.
The Texas Rebels are mlrchng ag inst Fort
Craig, in Mew-MeXico. Gov Connolly has
c:Gllet out the entire militia of the Territory
TO TCPel the invaders. The people of the Ter
ritOry are generally loyal.
The rebels are getting in bld wly for mon-
ey The Memphis Appeal slys IN Jney will
5 non be exceedingly s;Ircc for lack of paper,
and plstebOdrd whcrewith to make it :"
When our troops lndeI at Biloxi, they found
only sixty Home Gulrd5. There were tw G
little cannon. OF course, no resistance was
made. All the towns Oh the Louisiana colst
are deserted by the whites, AMI the negroes
are being sent off into the interior Seven Of
the latter recently escaped to the blockldfns
fleet
1t Norfolk, recently, all Union men were
told that on reporting themselves to the rebel
authorities they would be sent North via For
tress Monroe. y large number accordingly
presented Themselves but instcltl of being sent
to the Fortress, they were shipped to Rich
niUnd for safe Keeping.
A telesraphic d;spttcIr, to the Richmond
Displtch, dltel Charleston, South Car1lnl.
january y, states that twenty Federal vessels
were seen that dly off Charleston bar. The
Fcderals were busy stripping the ligging from
the hulks, evidently intending to sink more
stone l,Clvn vessels.
B.:FENsEs AT NEw ORIEANs.--New Orleans
Is represented us having been male almost i'm
pregndb,e. The shell road and every avenue
Of approach 10 the city defended by very
powerful batteries, sweeping them for miles
while on either side tellct trees form an impeu-
ctrdGie abIttis out into the swamps. AMI To
man the furtifcat;ons and aid in the defense.
they lElve force Of no less than 1000 men
under Major General Lowell
IL f4rvrrtsvry t7f15tsr flr.e Ior,, ,,o,,
toned i'll connection With the Senaturshp Int
a letter received from Washington SAYS that
he will not be Il candidate.
The probability is til 1t there will bc finr,.,.
and animated discussion in the Western yir.
ginit Convention. now in session ut Wheeling
on the question whether the gradual emanci- |
patton policy Shall be adopted or not.
England lia, spe mt 50. COO $50 IN works f,r |
making the Armstrong lsun but has l,2en con,
pcllcd to admit the gun is "A failure Otb,.rs
of like prctcIsion have also failed They WIN ,
have to adopt the Plrrott. after all
Il is n somewhat singular coincidence that |
the battle of Bull Run was fought on the 10th !
OF July, the battle of Bulls Bulfon the ZOth /
of October. the battle of Drlinville un the goth
Of Decent Der and fine L,ftIr of Mil Snrin,r 80,