Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-09-05
NINA MEMS

son of Daniel Webster His younger son
was in the army in Mexico, and died in
service there. His daughter, Mrs. Ali-
pleton, died some years ago-so that now
there is none left OF the blood Of Web
ster" Colonel Webster was at one time /
Assistant Secretary Of State, during Gen.
Harrison's Administration, serving in the
State Department under his ilustrions
father He was also appointed Secreta-
ry to Caleb Cushing, when the latter was
Minister to China.
The War Department, it is stated, has
decided to exempt from draft all mOgis-
trates, sherilfs and constahles.
One of Buchanan's Postmasters, Il man
named Tallman, from Pennsylvania, was
canght at Rochester on Saturday, trying
to escape to Canada in female apparel.
The Union Relief Society of Baltimore
has dispensed rations to $4,000 soldiers
since Saturday noon.
The Excise and Direct Tax law re-
quires that stamps shall be used on all
papers mentioned in schedule b, on and
after the first of October, and not before.
After the falling back of our forces 10
Centrevile there was naturally some
anxiety felt as to the safety of Gen, Banks
command at Catetts and Bristow Sta
tion. He left Brstow Station about
eight o'clock on Sunday morning, and
succeeded in bringing off his entire com.
mand and wagon train uniniured, his only
encounter with the enemy being an occa-
Sonal interchange of shots He reached
Centrevillc about noon on Sunday. The
fact that the enemy did not undertake
more seriously to oppose his junction with
Pope shows how terribly the Confederatcs
were crippled in the battles of Friday and
Saturday. Gen Banks, in the execution
Of the order to that end, burnt one hun
dred and forty-seyen railroad cars and
live locomotives, besides stores bag
gage, &c.
t'ity Point has been entirely demolished
ny the Union gunboats. For some tim,
past the Rebels have been firing into tht
transports passing up and down thu
James River Commodore Wilkes sen
the Rebels word that if it was not discon
inued he should destroy their rendezvous
City Point On Thursday last the Rebel
brought down to City Point eight cannol
and about two hundred riaemen, an,
opened fire upon the Union hotilla, whc
at the time was abreast of the place
whereupon our gunboats opened fire upo
ihcm, and demolished every building i
the place, and dispersed the rebel force
BY direction Of the President, Major
General Mcclellan will have command {
The Notifications OF Washington and {
the troops for the defence Oft the capital
The War Department has arms in read
ness for all the troops which have so e
been mustered into service; and its a
rangcments for the future ensue a full SUI
ply as more troops take the field TheI
isno foundation for the reports that thel
is a scarcity of arms, and that the Depar
ment will therefore he forced 10 pay hiq
prices.
Since Monday morning there have bet
nearly four thousand conYalescents fro
the different hospitals in Washington al
Alexander, and those who were slight
wounded in the late engagement, sent
the different Northern cities, in order
make room for those whose cases n
more dangerous.
BY the direction Of the President,
the clerks and employees of the civil 1
partments, and all the employees on t
public buildings in Washington, will
Immediately organized into compan
under the direction of Major Gene
Wadsworth and will be armed and 81
piled with ammunition for the defence
the capital.
From New Orleans we have the ORE
Of General Butler ordering the enrolmC
Of the free negroes Of Louisiana for mi
tary service in defence Of that city 1h
ARE 10 be known as the " Native Guardi
\ battle was fought on Monday:at NJ
don, Madison county, Tenn. We b
about 400 men engaged Our loss v
five killed and forty wounded The
hcs lost 10 killed and over 200 wound,
a fight occurred near Woodbu
ran last Thursday. The rebels |,
eight killed, thirty wounded, and had
tren taken prisoners We had one Kin
and five wounded.
Martial law is in full force in Cine
natt All the citizens are compelled
enroN themselves in their respect
wards. and are to be organized and p
ouduty on the fortiIicotions