Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1862-09-11
THE RECENT POLITICAL ARRESTS.

to our forces.
THE RECENT POLITICAL ARRESTS,
The recent political arrests are justified on the
ground that the of the parties arrested was
such to discourage enlistments. The Government
does not intend nor desire to be understood as in.
tending to interpose any obstacle to the freest criti
cism Of public and measures. Its policy in
supprcssing the rebellion is regarded a legitimate
subject of popular discussion but rebellion itself
must not be defended, nor Government measures op-
posed to the prejudice .! tn recruiting service.
Gov. Gamble, of Missouri, un Tuesday, made
requisiton on the BANKS and saving institutions Of
ST. Louis for sI50,OOJ, to purchase arms for the
Government.
The War Department, it is stated, has decided
to exempt from draft all magistrates sheriffs and
constabes.
One Of Buchanans Postnosters, man named
Tallman from Pennsylvania, was caught at Roch.
ester on Saturday, trying to escape to Canada in
female apparel
The reports that certain regiment in. the late
battles were snnihilatcd are not true.
About IL, 900 men were killed and wounded in
the recent battles near Bull Run.
The rebels last week captured, between Fairfax
and Centreville, train OF one hundred wagons with
commissary stores.
Much sickness prevails in Richmond. The citv
is quite deserted. The rebels are very confident of
doing great execution with tlcr ironclad gunbsats
when completed.
Our loss in artillery. in the recent battles, it is
estimated, will be more than tnrty pieces. No
batteries were Ia en- from i.c rch-is.
In Pcnn,y vania, fourteen re- .nents of three
years men, and cig'tvtn e, nnc months men,
which have 30,S37 enlisted, have been accepted by
The Governor under the call for $4,000 men.
Gov. Curtin, Of Pcnnsy lyania, has issued proc.
lumation calling upon the people of the State TO form
volunteer militia orgIrizations, in accordance with
the law of loJS. lie recommends the closing of
places of busn IS at O'clock, to enable employees
to drill. The Govcrnur is determined to prepare
the State for any emergency which may arise in the
yiciSstudes Of
Gen. Mcclellan has issued his orders as command
er of the fnrtifcAtions around Washington and all
the troops for the defence Of the capital.
The male citizens of Harrisburg Friday met at
the Capito grounds and formed themselves into com.
Panics for drilling, in accordance with the procla-
nation Of the Governor.
All the stores in Lancaster are closed at three
O'Clock, and the citizens in their respective wards
drilled in squads. The same measures were adopted
in the rural districts.
BY the capture Of a rebel mail in the vicinity Of
fredericksburg information has been obtained that
the rebel General Ewcl was killed in the late
battle.
\ part of forces at Aqua creek have been
withdrawn. Five six of our gunboats are living
in the vicinity There is danger of the military
stores falling into the hands of the enemy.
A careful calculation puts the casualties in the
late Virginia battles at 5000 wounded, 1000 killed
and 1000 prisoners,
Troops are being sent from Indianapolis to Louis.
vile and Cincinnati.
gunhOat has been ordered to ply on the Ohio
river, between Louisville and the mouth of the Wa.
bash river.
Hon. Joseph Holt has been appointed by the
President Judge Advocate General of the Army.
with the rank of Colonel.
captured rebel in Washington says that jackson
was slightly wounded in the foot during one of the
recent engagements.
rebel iron.clad war steamer, supposed to be tIe
OpieiO, was at Cardenas the 18th She has.cap-
tured several of our merchant vessels.
The enemy have a corps of unarmed men whose
duty is to bear off their dead and wounded "a fast
as they fall or noon therremoval can be efFsc-
ted
GEN. MCDowELr--We have not seen soldier
from the battle ield-and we have converted with q
great mnny-hut what says Mcdowell is a traitsr
and playing late yhs haaas Of tie sosny.