Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-06-10
anNEl,AL NEWS lTEMs.

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GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.
Fort Pillow is at last evacuated and in
our possession This event was certain
to follow on the retreat of Beauregard
from Corinth, as also the evacuation of
Memphis Before abandoning Fort Pillow
the Rebels burnt and destroyed every
thing
The Government has taken possession
of all the flour mills in the valley of the
Shenandoah, together with the grain and
-four on hand.
Gov Rector, of Arkansas, has called
upon the editor of the Little Rock Dem
ocrat to fight him duel, for charging
him with running away and leaving the
State without Government.
Private letters from New Orleans Of
late date, received in Boston, speak of the
scarcity of provisions there as really of
the most alarming character, Ladies of
Northern birth, of the highest respecta-
bility, had applied to the officers of Gen.
Butler for supplies of food, stating that
they were entirely out of provisions and
without the means to purchase at the eX-
orbitant rates demanded by traders Of
that city, The suffering of families here
tofore in comfortable circumstances, dur
ing the reign of terror in that city of over
years duration, was of the most terri
BILE character, and from what is already
known, there is no doubt many friends oi
the Union have paid the penalty of their
realty TO the National Government with
their lives while others have suffered i'm
prisonment. The order of Gen. Butler
in regard to the women of New Orleans,
is claimed by one writer, who has good
opportunities of Judging, to have been an
absolute necessity. The misconduct of
many women was so gross as to be inca
pable of description in print, Gen. But
Ter, at last accounts, was preparing to
make movement Of an important char
acter.
The Mobile News, of the 3lst ult,
contains a strict order from Beauregard
forbidding correspondents within % miles
of his lines also prohibiting officers and
soldiers from writing about the army in
their correspondence.
Dispatches from Flag Officer Dupont
state that the gun boats have possession
of Stono, near Charleston. The capture
was made in consequence of information
received from Robert Small, who so gal
lantly delivered up to the feet a rebel
steamer.
AT Tompkinsvlle, Monroe county, KY,
on Friday, Capt. Mccullough, of the 9th
Pennsylvania cavalry with 65 men, was
attacked by 100 of Morgans men, un-
der Capt. Hamilton. Both Mccullough
and Hamilton were killed. Three were
wounded on each side The rebel caval-
ry were driven off
Dispatches have been received at the
War Department from General Mitchell,
dated at Huntsville, June 9th, stating
that an expedition from his army under
command of Gen Nagley, had driven the
enemy, commanded by Gen. Adams, from
Winchester, through Jasper back to
Chattanooga, and utterly defeated and
routed them at that point. Their bag
gage wagons, ammunition and supplies
have fallen into our hands, and still NOR,
important results may be expected to fol
low this movement
News from General Shields Division
states that scouting party crossed the
river at Columbian bridge and went tC
New Market but found that Jackson hat
retreated through there three days ago
JacksOn's army had been reduced I,
about 5000 men, the remainder hayin,
scattered through the mountains to saw
themselves. Gen. Fremont's army ha'
followed them all the way, capturing pri
soners, wagons and supplies,
1t is currently reported that the rebc
General, Jo Johnson was serious
wounded at the battle at Chickahominy.
The following resolution was adopte
by the Board of Alderman of New Yorl
on Thursday:
ResOioed, That the joint committee o
national affairs of the Common Counc
be and hereby is directed to wait upo
Archbishop Hughes, upon his arrival j
the city, and tender him the hospitalitit
and freedom of the city, and if compat
BILE with his Wishes making the necessar
arrangements for greeting him with
public reception.
Which was adopted on division b
the following vote IA yeas nay
THE TAX BILL.
The tax bill passed the United State
Senate on Friday. A number of altera
1iOns were made in the oripinal Hill ornon