Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-09-19
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DIR. Thomas ". Pope of Alton I'll has
been arrested for treason. He is. brother
in-aw to Gen. Pope
Eight thousand rebels and four of their
batteries were captured on Monday by
General Mcclellan, who was pursuing the
rebels toward Harper's Ferry and sher-
pardstown. Va General Howell Cobb is
among the prisoners. The South Carolina
Brigade was almost annihilated
A stringent order has been issued en-
forcing the absolute necessity of reducing
the baggage trains of troops in the field
Officers will hereafter be allowed to carry
only their ordinary mess chests or carpet
bag. No trunks or boxes will be permit
ted in the baggage trains. Privates are
prohibited from carrying carpet-bags and
boxes on their regimental wagons These
things are hereafter to be rejected from
the wagons and cars wherever found. a
stop is also to be put to the carrying Of
suffers goods in regimental and quarter
masters wagons, under the guise of quar-
termaster commissary stores. This, it is
supposed, will reduce the trains one third.
A despatch from st. Louis says "In
compliance with orders from the Secretary
of War, Gen Schofeld has ordered the
Provost Marshal General of the district
of Missouri to proceed without delay to
carry into effect the conliscation act, so
far as the provisions of the said act are
subject to be carried into effect by the
military authorities of the United States
in this district. The property liable TO
conliscaton in the district is estimated at
fifty millions of dollars
Counterfeit Confederate notes to the
amount of 100000 are said to be in cir
cuiation in Atlanta, Georgia, alone.
A bill TO exempt Quakers and others
constitutionally opposed to bearing arms
has been defeated in the Iowa Legislature.
The rush of troops to Harrisburg still
continues active. Every county in the
State is said to be represented Camp
Curtin is filled the Capitol grounds, the
Capitol court-honses, school-houses and
other public buildings are occupied by
soldiers. Every part of the State seems
to he reused by proper spirit of patriot
ism and State pride. Gen Reynolds is
employed diligently in organizing the
troops into regiments and brigades, to be
forwarded to Chambersbnrg as fast as
possible, Five regiments, equipped and
battery including the Home Guards
from Philadelphia, went south to Cham
bersbnrg on Tuesday night One regi-
ment, the First, is in the neighhorhood,
probably participating in the operations
against the rebels Ii is reported that
the number of troops who have responded
TO the Governors call, now amounts To
$4,000 men, and that the number will be
increased to 100000 This is AN army of
itself, equal to the force the rebels are
reported to have in Maryland
r. Dorsey Herbert, member Of the
Legislature from Hagerstown Maryland.
was captured by the rebels on Thursday
last, and carried within their lines. Mr..
Herbert was one of the few public men
who refused to leave the place on the ap.
proach Of the rebels.
Commodore John Percival died at his
residence in Roxbury, Massachusetts, on
Wednesday.
Gen. Geo A. Mccall was nominated
for Congress by the Secession Convention
at West Chester, on "Wednesday.
General Burnside took possession of
Harper's Ferry on Tuesday evening
Between fifteen hundred and four thou
sand rebels were made prisoners. Nearly
all the guns and arms taken from us some
days before by the rebels were 'recaptured
The rebels left so suddenly that they had
not time to destroy the railroad bridge.
Our loss was forty-three killed and about
one hundred and fifty wounded.