Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-04-04
DtGafuare Mazefte.
Delaware. april q. 1862.
THE NEWS

We9have bat little of Importance TO record
lhi. week. There has been no battle Of i'm
portance siacc our last issue, and the orders
from The War Department prohibiting the
publication ofarmy movements. nothing certain
is known as to the position ofour forces or the
number of men at points to which public at
tention is particularly directed. Il Is certain,
however, that several important battles are near
at hand, aud news of the most startling inter
est IS likely to reach u= at any hour.
The Division of, Gen. Banks continues to
push southwark, driving the enemy before it,
and from the continued s5lirmishing it is NOT
improbable that another battle with the forces
under jackson will soon bc announced. In-
deed it was thought probable ar engagement
was about commencing at tIe Gle of last adj
vices
OF the movements and designs of Gen. Nc
CleIlan, who easnmands the grtat body Of the
Army of the Potomac, very little IS known
I Ever since the advance which followed the evac-
uation Of Manassas, there have been daily an
/ nouncemenls of important movements on the
point Of being made, but as yet public expee-
tation has not bscn realized. 1t is now said
that Gen NJ. has telegraphed for cara sur
geons and that everything indicates beyond
any doubt whatever formidable movement
against the enemy within very few days.
At Island No 10 things remain in statu quo.
/ Our mortar boats continue to fire occasionally
at the respectable di-tanee of three miles from
the island, aud the rebels respond when it suits
their convenience TO do 50. Ofeourse nobody
is hurt" or likely 10 be uatl The distance be
tween the baIligeronts is materially diminished,
and report says this will be the case very soon
Last advices from the expedition up the
Tennessee river bring nothing new. Both par
ties have an immense force in that region, aud
4 We must soon hear Of terrible battle at Cor
inth or somewhere in that vicinity.
Instead of preparing to attack Gen. Curti;
again, as reported, it seems to be pretty clear
y established that Van Dorm and Price are
making for the Mississippi river, for the pur-
4 pose of aiding ia the defence Of Island No. Il
and he city of Memphis.
From the various points on the Southcrl
coast there is nothing Of particular interest
4 Several additional towns have been taken anC
occupied by our troops, III all cases without op
position from The rebels s-but no decisive move
ln=uts had yet Lecn made against Savannah
New 0ylcans, or other more important points
Fort Macon is still in the possession Of the en-
eny.
Tie State Of Florida las been virtually a
bandoued by the rebels, SO far as military oc
cupatioa is concerned, and the people III lh
eastern section of the State nre manif,sliu!
. considerable UI.ion feeling.
Tue probability is that strong movemcn
against Richmoad is about to be made by wa
Of the York and james rivers and the penin
: sula between those rivers Large =nunil,erzso
troops have been concentrated at Forlres
Monroe and other points in that vicinity.
) Cen Hunter has gone south tosupereed
: Gen, Sherman in command on the South Ca
t oliila coast, aud Gen. Fremont has arrived, a
Wbeeliag TO assume command Of his Depart
; aIcnt. ..- --