Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1862-08-07
WHOLE NO. 1863
War News.
THE REBEL GENERALS.

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THE REBEL GENERALS.
1t is now certain that Beauregard is insane, and is
at watering place in Alabama. General Joe John.
stOn wounded by minnie ball at the battle of
Seven Pines very severely The ball passed through
the left breast the shoulder, going through the
body, and running down the spine, lodging, and
causing terrible wound. johnson is now suffering
from the wound, and is not expected to recover.
MagrudGr and Iuger have both been relieved Of com.
mand, aud the dcmigods Of the Southern army
Lee, Hill, and Jackson. Gen. Leo the favorite
cavalry staff officer in army at one time. lie is
distinguished engineer, and, from this fact alone,
it has been thought he would never be great as q
general General Hill was unknown previous to the
breaking out of the rebellion. He for some
years superintendent Of the State Military Academy
of North Carolina, and has always been very sue.
ccssfu in the management of his division.
Gen. Thomas Jefferson (StonewalD Jackson was
classnate of Mcclellan at West Point, and COM
mandcd a regiment of volunteers in the Mexican
war with credit. After the war he accepted the
portfolio of professor at the Virginia Military Inst.
tute at Lexington, around which place he recruited
many Of his troops. lie is younger even than VIC
been made full Major General, although he com.
mands over thirty thousand men.-Press.
OuR New IRoN NAvY.-Wc are glad TO see that
the Navy Department is vigorously pushing forward
the building of iron-clads. 1t is announced
that three months ten of them to be completed.
1t would be improper to reveal the secrets of the
Workshops and navy-yards but say that
such strides in advance have been made in iron naval
construction that our next gunboats will be new
article altogether. That great geometor in iron.
Ericsson, has been diligently at work, and has al
ready effected improvements that render the Monitor
all but obsolete England, France and Spain have
each official agents in this country, picking up what
hints they can to our new iron navy. 1t would
be we'll not to let them know too much.
GEN. LANE.
.Gens Lane, of Kansas, is again in the field and
this time with prospect that his expedition
whatever its nature and destination may be, will be
allowed to 90 ahead. Some weeks ago the War
Department gave Gen. Lane appointment Com.
missioner of Recruiting for the Department of Kan.
sas, with full power to raise and equip volunteers,
stabsh camps Of instruction, draw Quartermas-
tiers AID Conmissarics, etc.,-in fact, to raise
army, and put it in fighting condition in the shortest
possible time. All loyal will be invited by
proclamation to JOIN his army, and special nqui.
ry will be made in regard to color.
THE RESPONSE OF ILLINOIS.
William Butler, State Treasurer of Illinos who is
OF the Oldest personal and political friends Of
Prcsidct Lincoln, writes to gentleman of this city
under date OF Springfield July Goth, as follows;
Since the call for the levy we have raised,
equipped and sent forward three new regiments to
Washington. We have nine nearly full, which
| think We have in Virginia in twenty days. IL
the Government requires of US, l think, from the
spirit pcrvadng our State, can furnish 25..
600 men inside of thirty days.
The President has commissioned number of
captains to be Rear-Admras the retired list.
lilo also named the following captains to be Rear
Admlrals the active list: David G.. Farragut,
H. NJ Goldsborough, Samuel F. Dupont A. Ii.
Foote.
The Department of State has received official in.
formation of the blockade Of the ports of Tampico
and Alvarado, Mexico, by the French naval forces.
| The rebels in southwestern Tennessee have taken
possession of almost all that portion of the Memphis
and Charleston Railroad between Memphis and
Cormth.
| Communication between Memphis and the North
is very irregular. The commanding general at
! Memphis has issued order prohibiting specula.
from paying specie for the products Of the rebel
States.
Since July 9th 10000 conscriPts have been raised
by rebel authority, chiefly in Tennessee and Georgia.
During ten days after the recent battle near Rich
mond, thousand rebel troops day passed through
Salisbury, n. C., for Richmond Not long since
ii 900 troops at Chattanooga, awaiting trans
portatiOn to Richmond .
The rebels pouring large numbers of fresh
troops into Richmond.
A body of nine hundred Conicdcrates were defeat
ed by a force of six hundred and fifty Fcderals at
Moores Mills, near Fulton, Missouri on Monday.
COME derate loss is stated at from seventy five to
hundred killed and wounded. The Federal casual,
ties were forty-five killed and wounded.
Large forces of guersias have entered Missouri
from Arkansas Their invasion causes great ex,
citemcnt in Howell, Wright and Texas counties.
Our troops sufficiently numerous TO rsprcss any
! demonstration.
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