Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-07-15
THE NEWS.

ut ARMY VI tHt h9OuliiNNot
most gloriously finished its campaign, in
addition to Gen. Pope, two Others of its
most able officers are anxious to join the
army under Mcclellan Gen. Halleek is
said to be at, or on his way TO Washing
ton. Gen. Buell. and other Of the best
officers of Halleck, remain with the army,
in the positions taken since the evacuation
of Corinth. 1t is possible, if any of Beau
regards troops are in Richmond with |
their broken down General, as reported,
they may soon meet with some of their
old acquaintance from whom they ske-
daddled al Island No, 10, Fort Donel-
son, Corinth, &c. Pope drove them East
and will soon be upon them again, driving
them, il is 10 he hoped, to the long look
ed for last ditch. Gen. Mitchell is said
TO have had post assigned him under
Gen. Pope.
Over three hundred thousand dollars
were realized at New York on Wednes-
day by the sale Of the tobacco which con-
stitnted the cargo of the captured barque
Hiawatha. Another sale of cotton took
place in the same city, on the same day,
from which one hundred thousand dollars
were realized.
The number of Union men killed in
the seven days battles has been reduced
TO 1900 or less. Our total loss in killed,
wounded and missing, according to OH
cial accounts the President caused to be
rendered while recently with the army, wa,
about II 900. The rebels claim to have
42OO prisoners including wounded, and
5000 of our wounded have already been
sent North on steamers. The hourly re-
turn Of stragglers continues to lessen thi,
estimate of the killed.
The steamer Norwegian, arrived at st
Johns, brings foreign dates to lth inst. -
There was a general display of flags Il
Liverpool on the Fourth by the shipping
The political news is unimportant Cot
ton was higher, with large sales.
Via Havana we have Mexican advice
10 the % inst The news is greatly ur
favorable for the French army there. Th
Mexieans had beseged Orzaba, wher
the main portion of the French corp
We're. They were routed at first, but tn
attack was again going on without dee
sive results. Guerilas surrounded Yer
Cruz, and no one dared go out. Th
yellow fever was raging and the dead ha
10 be buried within the city. The Frenc
army trains had been attacked and can
tured, and for some time their troops
Ori2aba were without provisions III
efforts made by the French cruisers
indnce the people Of the coast towns
declare for Almonte had failed
A rumor that the rebel Gen, Magrude
who, it seems, was not taken prisoner
the late battles, is moving down the Per
insula with the intention of seizing Wi
Iiamsburg, and perhaps Yorktown, gai
. acoloring of probability, from the ia
ihut ~ IoltlOh vi btls i)uInsluts CO..
inand, embracing several thousand Int
we're landed at Newport News, on W,
ucsday night, instead of proceeding
The James river to the assistance Of G,
Mcclellan
Congress will most probably provi
for the existing scarcity of specie by
thori2ing the issue of two and half d
lar notes, &c.
Richmond papers state that 1900 f.,
eral prisoners are confined in the tobac
warehouse. JEFF Davis has issued an
dress to the rebel army, compliment
them for their gallant conduct. Gene
Humphrey Marshall has resigned
commission in the rebel army.
The policy of concentrating and q
soldating the scattered armies of Vii
mia under Gen Pope has already de'
oped good results For many miles
territory has been cleared of rebel pa
sans, who previously were continually
noying our outposts and trains The
l,rc army, officers and men, are delight
with the consolidated command