Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-01-07
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Tuesday Morning, January Z. 1889.
anNnRAL NEWS ITEms.

The Montreal Commercial Advertise
states that agents of the United States Gov
ernment have purchased ten thousand tom
of hay on the line of the Grand Trunk Rail
road that it is being pressed and baled fo
transportation to the United States an,
calls upon the Canadian authorities to put ,
stop to the transaction at once.
The Rev. DIR. Stevens was duly consecratet
Assistant Bishop of the diocese of Penney
vania on the I'd inst, in st. Andrews churcl
Philadelphia. The sermon was preached b,
Bishop CLARK, of Rhode Island.
The British gunbOat Rinaldo, with Masor
and Slidell on board, with their secretaries
left Provineetown on Wednesday afternoon
LIST inst. The wind blew a hurricane al
night.
The London newspapers condemn th,
Presidents message because it expressed
no opinion about the affair of the mail
steamer Trent, and equally objects to the
report of the Secretary of the navy because il
'SN9 tOuth upoh thut pOlnts
In letter to the American Minister al
st. Petersburg, forwarded by the last ster
er, Prince GOrcAakof says: "Thc ',hpetTE"
has never ceased to avow ) hopes ''
grandear of the Amer All !
Letters from ort peyal to the SOth ult
state that 5ompsdore Dupont is preparing
for n new p.val demonstration, The gun
boats are concentrating there, and the sal
.vrs are practising with large number Of
launches in the work of landing troops.
About 10000 soldiers could be spared from
Hilton Head, in addition to General Stevens
brigade, to operate against Charleston, Sa-
vannah, or the rebel force at Coosawatchie.
The Union Fire Arms Company of New
York city, whose principal Armory will be
at Newark New Jersey, are to execute con
tracts for the manufacture of 10000 stand of
small arms, embracing 25,0O0 of Marsh's
breech and muzzle loading rifles and $4,000
Springfield rifle muskets. The company,
organized under the laws of New York, with
a capital Of 100000, will give employment
to several thousand mechanics, among whom
will be many of the loyal citizens of Harper's
Ferry, who were thrown out Of work by the
destruction of the national workshops.
1t is believed that Mr.. Clay, the American
minister at the Court of St. Petersburg, is
anxious 10 return to the United States for
the purpose of participating in the military
operations. Should this be so, il will he
necessary to send one of our most accom-
plished and thorough statesmen TO that
conrt Russia is a great and a friendly
power, and the man that is hereafter to re.
present the United States near her august
emperor will have opened to him field in
which he can gather the most enduring
laurels.
The other evening the Masons of Alexan-
dria, connected with the army, assembled at
an impromptu Masonic banquet, served
up in Phoenix Hall, where true fraiernal
feeling and rational enjoyment held away.
Efforts are being made TO institute new
Lodge in Alexandria. Since the robbery
committed by the secession vandals, all the
working furniture and jewels have disap-
peared. The relics of the old Lodge of Gen.
heretofore held sacred. have all
been carried away.
jeff Davis agents at Havana are adroitly
using General Phelps (slip Island) procla-
nation to create the impression with the
spanlards that, if the Federal army subiu-
gate the rebels, Mr.. Lincoln will turn his
army and navy against slavery and the
Roman Catholic religion in the island of
Cuba"
The Spanish squadron took possession of
San Juan d'Ulloa on the 10th of December.
The city WIS evacuated by the Mexican
troops or the next day. They retired with
out firing gun,
1t is said that the British naval force in
the American waters, under the flag of Sir
A. Milne and Admiral Dacres will shortly
number one thousand guns, and will include
some of the fastest and most efficient ships
in the British feet.
One of the Union prisoners from Rich
mond has an editorial article from Rich.
mond paper, which he cut out and secreted
in his boot. 1t gives an awful picture of the
of the rebel army on the Potomac
saying that the entire army is utterly demor-
allied, regimental drills have ceased entire.
ly, the men expending their time in using
greasy decks OF cards. Great numbers are
offering large sums for substitutes, and one
had offered as high as $500.
The Burnside Expedition which has been
fitting out at Annapolis for some time past.
is now ready TO sail and is as completely
for its business as modern science
could make ii. The fleet lacks nothing in
numbers, sail steam, capacity of transport,
strength Of armament, and all the appliances
for land or marine war. Each chief of his
department has had all the time and means
to perfect his work, and they have reported
their work done
The Charleston Mercury has despatch
stating that Il large force of Federals has
landed on the North Edisto, and seized the
railroad station No. a, on the Charleston and
Savannah railroad.
The powder mill opposite New Orleans
exploded, and it is supposed to have been
the work of an incendiary.
Two hundred and forty released Union
prisoners have returned from Richmond