Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-04-04
TIE NEWS.


which we are all awaiting "the news, will
Gro long be broken by the announcement OF
some desperate and bloody struggle on the
field. Mcclellan is somewhere between
Manassas aud Richmond, aud will not loiter
long upon the road. In the vicinity of
Fortress Monroe, our troops are daily watch
ing for another naval Eight with the Merr
mac. The Monitor is ready and willing 10
receive and whip her when next she makes
her appearance In the Southwest, Beau
regard is making herculean efforts TO get
his rebel army together, in anticipation of
fight at Corinth, Mississippi Halleck
meanwhile is watching the old scoundrel ol
Manassas, and intends TO fog him well.-
Some of the bravest men and most skillfl |
officers in the Federal army are with the
rallant and successful Halleck they wonld |
wish no better sport than to have a brush |
with the tree-log-eannon hero of Bull Run.
The Chicago Tribune, of the 29th of
March, in speaking Of the prospect of
great battle at Corinth, Miss, gives the
following:
The next great battle will be at Corinth,
Miss, which shall decide, ii not the issue of
the war, at least the fate OF the Mississippi
Valley. Cornth is in the extreme north
western corner Of Mississippi at the junction
Of the Mobile aud Ohio with the Memphis
and Charleston railroads. 1t is about twenty
miles distant. from Pittsburg Landing, on
the Tennessee river, where Gen Grants
army is centered. Beauregard commands
the rebel army, said to be sixty or seventy
thousand strong. Already the pickets Of
the two armies are within hailing distance
of each other. General Grant has a large
force-the heroes of Doneson-and the
esprit du corps is said to be admirable.
Three divisions of General Buells-Nel-
sons, Thomas and McCook's-have proba-
bly, Joined him by this time, as they had, 1T
last accounts made half the distance by
march from Nashville When the battle is
giyen, therefore, there will be no great dis
naritv in numbers. We have on our side
such men as Grant, Smith, McClernand
sherman, Thomas, McCook, Nelson, Lewis,
Wallace and Hurlbut; while the Rebels
have Beauregard, Polk, Cheatham, &c, A
victory at Corinth gives us Memphis, eighty
miles distant,) for all the fighting men Of
Memphis have come here to make the last
determined effort. Memphis in our hands
lSthHu ANps ~ ttlllS W 10 oMh wight. We
shall take Island No. 10, therefore, by this
movement on Memphis, leaving the brave
Commodore Foote to hoist the flag and
bring away the prisoners,
A special despatch to the Chicago Jour.
nal from Cairo says Col Buford, on Mon.
day, accompanied by the Twenty y-seventl
and Forty.second Illinois, part of the Fiji
teenth Wisconsin, from near Island No. 10
with detachment of cavalry and artiler,
from Hickman, under Col Hege, made
descent upon Union City, and, after a iorce'
march of thirty miles, fell upon rebel en-
campment at seven o'clock in the morning
They dispersed the entire force, statione
there under Clay King, both cavalry an
infantry. They fed in every direction
several being killed and a number take
prisoners. A large amount of spoils wa
captured, including l5O horses, commissar
and quartermaster stores, etc. Our los
was one killed from an explosion in burr
ing tent The rebel force numbered 70
infantry and between 200 and 500 cayalr,
From the Rappahannock it is reporte
that Major Van steinhOusen, Capt Beltt
cher, and Capt. Camp, while out on service
were surprised and taken prisoners by til
Louisiana Tigers. Lieut.. Col Clayiisl an
Capt. Lessing eneounternga n rebel scoutin
force, killed two of The rebel officers, who's
horses we're brought into our camp zap
Newstadtcr was taken prisoner by The rebel
Letters from our army in the Sonlhwe
say that the rebels under Price aud v;
Dorm are moving toward Memphis in It
sponsr to a call from Beauregard for hei
and all the forces in the West are ordered
concentrate in Western Tennessee for
great and desperate struggle.
1t is said in the New York papers that
contract has been made by tile Goyernme
with the builders of the Monitor (Messi
Bushnell, Griswold, Winslow Il Co.,
Albany and Troy to construct six mo
vessels Of similar character with all pract
cable rapidity. Important improvement
will he introduced in the forthcoming fe
each vessel in which will be about for
feet longer than the Monitor, with prop,
tionate breadth of beam, and other quail
cations for heavier armament than that
the "ilustrious predecessor" The subs
tuition of two tifteen-inch Dahlgren guns
one Of the points of difference from I
Monitor which will probably he most stri
ingy felt by the enemy.
General Cadwalader has been nominal
as Brigadier General of Volunteers.
A most remarkable steam boiler xplos
occurred on Monday afternoon at the la
more House Of Refuge The boiler in
boiler-house, attached to the bake-hou
$50 feet from the main building, was bio
up fully $50 feet 10 the air; then, taking
easterly direction and exploding again
the air passed in a straight line $50 f
north and fell directly on the roof of
school building, carrying with it the 81
roof, rafters, beams and plaster, and cru
ing into the school room, where there W
nearly seventy boys in school. Althol
the entire floor of the room was covered "
the ruins, only two children were killed Il
brothers named Myers) and seven wound
including one seriously. The rest, with
teacher, escaped entirely unharmed.
agree that there were two explosions, &
occurring in the air, which changed the
rection Of the boiler.
" Flag Officer 1atnall' advertses in (
Savannah Republican !or 100000 feet