Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-04-18
WAR NEWS.

A Richmond paper contains an EDITOR b
al exhibiting considerable fear for the "
safety Of that city. 1t intimates that the II
Monitor, Naugatuck and Galena, all ar d
mored vessels, might easily come up
James River, and by their inyulnerablllty
and powerful guns take and keep posses
sion of the city. To prevent such re
suit, it proposes that the channel OF james
River shall be obstructed by stone, which
il saws, is abundant for the purpose, and
should be used at once.
Commodore Dupont reports to the
Navy Department, under date OF Apnl
9Th, that the schooner Julia Wooden, and
schooner Lydia and Mary, were captured
in Cape Rowan, between the Santa river
and Charleston-th first on the 27th and
the second on the 29th ultimo, by the
United States armed barque Restless,
acting volunteer Lieut.. d. Conroy COM
manding Their cargoes were rice and
corn meal. He also reports that the ship
Emily st. Pierre, of Charleston, from
Calcutta, was captured on the 18th ultlmoi
by the blockading squadron, while steer
ing directly for Charleston harbor. Her
cargo consisted Of 2l73 bales funny cloth.
Commodore GoIdsborough sent her to
Philadelphia for adjucation Most of her
crew went north in the steamer Oriental,
which left Port Royal on the 2Sth ult.-
The English sloop Cogwell, of Nassau, N
P, was captured by the Susquehanna,
Capt. Lardner, on the morning OF Sd
inst, about two miles from Charleston
bar. She had cargo suitable for and Ill
great demand in southern port. Capt
Lardner sent her to Philadelphia, for ad
Indication. Another schooner was rur
ashore by the blockading vessels on Sulli
vans Island, where she remains wreck.
Commodore Foote and Gen. Pope hay
ing closed up their operations at Islant
No, 10, and sent five thousand prisoner
to Indiana and Illinois, have now moyet
towards Fort Pillow, on their way Il
Memphis. The spols captured at Islant
No 10 are thus summed up:
Major General. Brig Generals
10 Colonels 6 Lieut. Colonelf
&c Captains. Mniors.
GA Lieutenants. "a I'd Lieuienants
5000 priyAtes 10000 stand of arms
Ill siege guns. $4,000 provisions.
10 steamboats,. $4,000 mules
800 horses. 500 wagons.
"a field artillery. Ammunition unesmn'c
The regiments of the rebel army cap
tured at Island No, 10 are as follows =;
The Fortieth Tennessee, Forty-sixth Ten
nessee, Fifty-6fth Tennessee Eleventh Al
kansas, Third Arkansas, Twelfth Arkar
sas, First Alabama, and the Pelica
Guards, of New Orleans
A force of 1000 U S. troops, in fl,
transports, left Pittsburg Landing on s
turday night, accompanied by two gu
boats, and went up the Tennessee river
Eastport, Miss, where they landed, marc
ed inland, destroyed two great bridges I
the Mobile and Ohio railroad, and tn
cut off the main rebel army at Corn
from communication with Alabama.
rebel cavalry force there was routed, wi
the loss of four killed
On Saturday morning two expeditio
were started from Huntsville, Alaban
with the captured cars, the one under g
Sill, of the 39rd Ohio, went east to S
yenson junction Of the Chattanooga Ra
road with the Memphis and Charlest
road, which point they seized, force
1000 of the enemy retreating withC
firing shot. Here they captured
locomotives and large amount of rolf
stock. The other expedition, under G
Turchin, Of the 18th Illinois, went We
and arrived at Decatur in time to save
railroad bridge which was in flames
they approached General Mitchell n
holds about one hundred miles of
Memphis and Charleston Railroad.
1t is an interesting fact that in the R
olutionary siege of Yorktown, Washi
ton had no Southern troops. His fol
numbering about twenty thousand II
consisted chiefly of New York, New ,
sey, Pennsylvania and New England
giments Soldiers from the self-si
region are now before Yorktown, PREF
ed to battle for that independence
unity which their Northern forefat
won on that memorable historic grouI
The steamer Philadelphia arrived
Havana on the 10th inst, from
Pickens She brought nine refugees
the rebel camps, one Of whom was a
Ter in the army. The party ran q
from the rebels, taking with them $40
in gold, and large amount of !
scrip There were only 500 rebel
diers at Pensacola. Fort McRae
been abandoned The Fort at the {
ern end of Santa Rosa Island had
taken by the o. S. troops
News from Rebel sources announce
reduction and surrender of Fort Pul
Our troops took possession on the a
versary day of the fall of Snmpter.
Gen Grants official report of the
tie of Pittsburg will be found esewhe
the Journal to-day. The Report is
unsatisfactory in many of its details