Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1862-07-24
A NEW IRON MONSTER.


The iron.cIad steam ram Arkansas has come
down the Yazoo river, and made q dash into
our feet above VIcksburg. Wa have only
rebel accounts concerning what she has done
but evea allowing for exsggeration, she has
-caused no small damage, and has, we fear,
postponed indefinitely the capture of Vicksburg |
and the reopeHIng Of the Mississippi. Atall
events. she passed through the fleet above the |
city, encOunterIng a terrific FIRE, and arrived
safe under the land batteries. The Federal
loss is IL killed and IL wounded. FIVE or six Of
whom will die.
The rebel loss is not known, but it is believed
TO be considerable, az the hot water streams
from The COrondoEet at the time she attempted
10 board her were thrown directly into her.
A deiaShmenI OfGen. PoPe's army tsok 20.
secession OF GordonsvlIIe. Va, on The I7lh inst,
SEi destroyed all The railroad para phernaIia a,
thaI rsat. The loss of thia ion 2srtsnt rsi.road
poini ia the State seriously effects the reception
Of supplies 10 Richmond.
- 10 military movements Of consequence are
reported % having taken place in Gen. Me.
CIellan's army. SObslsI.uce, supplies are re.
ceivsd without difficulty.
We have particulars Of the position, move.
nents ADD strength OF The various corps under
Gsns. Rosecrans. Buell., Sherman, MsClernsnd,
and Grant, but il ia net deemed prudent TO
state them at large. IL in enough 10 know
that the army is in Iip-top condition, and eager
fer active operations.
The Nashville Unisn states that company
of gueTrilas. noety 10 number, were busily
engaged in drilling 10 an old field between
Ga!iatih and Huntsville, on Thursday, July 10
and otherwise preparing themselves for the
weTk OF murder and highway robbery, as laugh
10 the code Of Ferguson aud Morgan, wher
several companies of Col. BOone's regimen
popheed upon them and captured the whole
gang. They were taken 10 Nashville on Fridsy
Gen. Pope has reported to tbs War Depart
men, the success of a cavalry expedition, which
made 9 descent upon the Virginia Contra
raiirosd, at Beaver Dam Creek. 35 miles from
B!chmond. The railroad depot. which con
tanned 10000 rounds Of musket ammunition
100 barrels OF -four and other stores, togslhe
with several miles of railroad track and .sls
graph wire, were destroyed.
Information has been received at Washingto
OF Gen. Cartoons expedition from Caiforni
having reached Santa Barbara, Arizona, i
safety and fine condition. II will shortly ne
cute the restoration 10 tho authority OF IN
Unite. o.a,es of Fort Fillmore, Arizona, an
FOrI Blss Texas
DuFisg the latter part Of last week sever,
freight and passenger steamers on ths wester
.rivsrs have been fired into by rebels.
Governor Curtin has issued his proclamatic
for twenty one new regiments, 10 serve mir
nonlhs. Recruits 10 ill Up the old regimen
will be received for one year. The Gsvernt
calls on the inhabitants OfIhe counties cite
boroughs and towRsbips 20 secure the requisi
number. He does not wish to call an cx,
session Of he Legislature tOr.shs purpose.
t.gI7 NV pxcs,,r,..
f.. 1'be Harrisburg pHien says the recruits nc
leosaing in are for the old regiments I'll
week tboge for the new levy will come in. e
from infotmatioa il recsiyes from different pal
Pflhe, Stats, the plumber will rather astosi
those wbe haye been talking OF drafting. ~
knd taaf fbs.s sa f-t-s-
- The division Of General Sleyens. like that
Burnside. has arrived 10 Virginia. Thus
two important departments Of North Carroll
and South Carolina are weakened. and our 81
csssesid those quarters rendered cOmpsraliy
useless except for the purposes ri blockaas.
asR aalistFs sd -- re9 ass 4 3
Eies3 e GALLANT ILLINOIS, 81
THE Governor of lllfaois ssrisss 10 the Prs
gent thai he has sne hundred fall eempan