Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-05-23
Delaiuare Nazefft.
A.rHomsow. Editor.
Delaware. may a.. 1862.
THE NEWS.

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represents his advance under Gen. stnncman
as having reached within eight miles of Rich
mond. and forward movements still progress
ing. If ths IS correct. We must very soon I
hear Of battle before the city. or another
evacuation ani retreat on the part Of the !
enemy. The reports made by refugees from /
Richmond are conflicting BY some it is rep
resented that active preparations were pro- /
crossing for an yacuation-wliiie others state /
that the rebels viii make a d-@rarate resist I!
ance before abandoning the city. All accounts |
concur in reporting a terrible plaie as prevail
ing-the city being crow,I ; with refu sres
from the country, provisions Of al kinds sold
at famine prices, and great distress auloug the
poorer classes.
On attempting to ascend tbs James river 10
Richmond, our iron clad steamers Monitor,
Ga!cna and Nausaiuek, encountered eight
miles below The city formidable batteries on
the bluffs and found the channel SO obstructed
as t o be unable to proceed farther
! 4 battle enzncl, continuing for some time,
when the steamers. having exhausted their
ammunition and The Ga!ena ard Naugatuck
having received considerable damage, they
retired. A large gan on board the Naugatuck
! exploded, killing about dozen men. and
several shots penetrated the plating Of The Ca
! lena, killing several Of her crew. The Moni-
/ tor though frequently struck, escaped injury
| her guns cou'd not be sufficiently elevated to
enable her TO reach the rebel batteries on the
bluff. Anoiher exp. diison under Com. Colds
borough, had ascended the river, bat the re
suit had not franepired.
Last accounts from Gen. Halecl's army DO
! not materially change the aspect Of affairs in
| that locality Our army had advanced to
within three miles Of the rebcl lines. and occa-
sional severe skirmishing occurred. with the
usual varying results. A general engagement
may occur At any hour, but if the enemy re-
main behind their entrcnchments the assault
by our forces viii probably be deferred for
zone time yet. All uur news must come
through official sou-cca, % Gen Hallcck has
excluded from within lis lines the newspaper
correspondents, and they have all left the scene
of the anticipated battle.
Oar latest u,lvices from the feet operating
betTeen Cairo and Fort Wright, report th,,
evacuation of thal position by the rebes, who
are sad to have retired 10 Fort Randolph,
twelve miles further down the river. This last
named fort is The on'y remaining one abJve
Memphis
Gen Curtis has probably by this time taken
Little Rock, the Capital OF 4 arkansas, where
is situated one Of the Government Arscnals
sc:zed by ;he rebels aud plundered Of lis cor
tents. The rebyi Governor Of the State was
desperate in con~eqlence Of the near approach
Of the Federal forces, and issued lengthy
proclamation, calling upon the people to rally
IL defense Of the State gain;t Northern in
vadors, denounciug the JEFF. Davis dynasty i,.
forsaking them in She Eoar Of Peril, and threat
cning secession from, his d,nlinions.
Accounts received through rebel sources
state that a portion Of C,mmoIore F4ragat' =
feet had ascendel the Mississippi as far as
5 yieks5urg. meeting no s.rions opposition on
the way. The movements preliminary to a
demonstration against Mobile are being ma Il.
and in his official report 10 the War Depart
mont Gen. Batter says it will be ours as soon
: as we chose to move against it.
flor auo,nro,a I5a raro-ts - oE-,,t
We finally have authentic accounts Of ths
evacuation Of Pensacola by tho rebels. Pre-
vious TO leaving, true 10 their vandal instincts
they destroyed Fort McRca and all they coud
of the property in and about the Navy Yard
From Savannah and other points on thc
Southern coast, there is nothing Of importance
Demons ra' ions against both Charleston and
D Savannah are said to be pending, bat it is moi
5 probable they viii be made till after our iror
clad steamers are released from service on
James river.
: We Lave nothing in reference TO recent
f movements of Gen. Burnside There arc re
ports that the Governor OF North Carolina ha:
! abandoned the bogus Conicderacy and taken
the preliminary steps to bling the State back
into the Z aion, bat tIle ranors lack coafrma-
/ tioD.
From the Divisions Of Gems McDowcll,
Banks and Fremont, there is nothing impor-
tant. The forces Of the last two named Generals
l had formed junction near stauaton, AMI a
battle has for some days been anticipated, but
at last aIyiccs il had not yet coma of.
Gen. Rosccrans anI staff have gone to
Pittsburg Landing. The General takes com
mand of the division Of the late Gen. Smith
: Some excitenlo mt was produced few day!
ago by proclamation issued by Gen. Hunter,
commanding TIE Department ef the South
ann ouncing the emancipation of all slaves il
e the States of South Carolina, Georgia ant
# numbering probably one million
> 1t was generally supposed that, like the proc
= lamations Of our other commanders, issued a
? various times during the present war, this on,
f by Gen. II. was his own individual act and hac
not the sanction Of the authorities at Wash.
ington-and the proclamation by the Presi
$ dent, which we publish today, revoking thai
y issued by Gen. Hunter, proves that such
II was the case.