Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-05-27
wAR NnMa.


arrested FIVE of the commits
oners of Edenton, and he threatens 10
iang them if Mr.. White, the Union pilot,
is injured
In the west Gen. Halleck has been
joined by Gen, Curtis
Deserters arrived at Fortress Monroe
say that the rebel forces had concentrated
about Richmond to make desperate
struggle
At Corinth detachment from General
Pope's division routed three rebel regi
ments ON Saturday.
At Nashville, cotton sells at 90 cents
per pound, payment in gold, or 26 cents
in Union and Planters Bank notes
AT Lewisburg, Grecnbier county, Va,
5000 rebel troops, under Colonel Heth,
attacked 1900 of Fremonts troops, w-
der Colonel Crook, and were defeated and
driven back with severe loss We took
4 cannon, 200 stand of small arms, and
100 prisoners including lieutenant col
onel, IL major and several captains and
lieutenants 0ur loss was 10 killed, a1d
40 wounded and missing.
General Butler has issued an order de-
claring that as the New Orleans women,
Notwithstanding all the scrupulous re-
Spect and forbearance of our army, per-
sisted in insulting them on all occasions,
that hereafter any woman guilty of this
outrage shall be regarded and held liable
to be treated as woman OF the town
plying her vocation This order was lu-
riously denounced in the southern papers
aud by Beauregard in an order issued 10
his army
President Lincoln, accompanied 10y
Secretary of War Stanton, and Captain
Dalghrcn, visited Fredericksburg on Fri
day. The Martha Washington conveyed
the party to Aqua Creek, from whence
they were taken by railroad to General
McDowell'S headquarters opposite Ere
dericksburg, The occasion was maGc II
gala day. Flags We're displayed from the
steamboats, and shipping at Aqua Greek
Several regiments We're reviewed ly til,
) President In the afternoon, Mr. lincol
accompanied by Gen Mcdowell, Genera
Patrick and body-guard visited and
rode through the streets Of Frcderieks
burg, The President was greeted by the
troops and many of the citizens with til,
utmost enthusiasm A national salnt,
was fired by one of the batteries in Eal
i mouth, The Presidential party retune,
, late iu the evening TO Washington tn,
President seems to manifest the creates
, interest in the welfare and movements o
the army, and his presence amongst tn
troops is certainly very inspiriting.
The exaggertions as to the expense
of the war, set ahoat by diSloyal poltica
demagogues, are refuted by the authorize
statement that the expenditures froI
April, 1861, to the present time have no
averaged a million of dollars day TIL
u Nallandigham-D Democratic Address re.
Gently issued state that they amounted t.
three millions of dollars day
From New Mexico we have news in til
Memphis papers that Sibley's Texan +,
J. bells are dismounted and in starvin
! condition, two companies having bee
cut of, and the rest were endeayormg I
reach Santa Fe.
i The news of the repulse of Col. Ken
Il ley, created considerable excitement i
=. Baltimore, on Sunday The secessionist
It cXulted in his defeat. This so exaspera
n ted the Union men of the city that sew,
q raj fights occurred in the streets III
IL rebels were silenced ard feeling ,
Ie loyalty prevailed hitherto unknown
that city The mob attempted to hang
a seceSslonist at Monument Square, bl
|. were prevented by the police. Durin
.r the course Of the day, at least one hundrt
/, have been knocked down in diaerel
a parts of the city, though the police intc
ered aud prevented any fatal results.
e. one or two eases ropes were brought OF
ID and preparations made for hanging ii
parties to lamp-posts. Two men wei
stabbed, but not dangerously. Anon
those attacked was Robert Mcl.ane, la
l. Minister to Mexico, who was saved by II
:. police.
In The President of the United States Ii
n seized all the Rail Roads in the Unit,
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