Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-10-23
Nnws AND oTiIEH mArTEns

An oficinl despatch has been received from
Gen. Burnside, confirming the intelligence Of
the victory of our troops Mt Blue Springs. His
forces charged the enemy and utterly routed
them. The rebels retreated in great confusion,
and were pursued until evening, and the traitors
were driven from Tennessee. lie also captured
Fort ZocolTer. Our loss was 100 killed and
wounded. The enemy's loss was much greater
The Union troops took l50 prisoners.
Tho steamer Scotia has arrived with Liver.
pool dates to the lth inst. The British govern
ment has seized one of Laird's rams in the
Mersey, and it is said will place the governmen.
mark on both Of them The Scccsh Club had
protested against the seizure, pretty significant
ayowal that the rams were intended for jeff
Davis. The Times treats the battle of Chieka-
mauga as u total defeat for the FedeFals An
earthquake has occurred Mt Normandy. In re-
gard to the seizure of the " rams" the Globe
say5 " it will be intolerable that a county with.
out port should possess a fleet 1t is thought
that the difficulty will b. solved by the slle of
he rams to Turkey.
On Tuesday afternoon the Army of the Poto-
mac advanced to within three miles of Warren
ton. Our advance entered Warrenton with
out opposition. The conclusion is that the rebel
army is retreatiug before our advance. The
railroad is open to Manassas Junction and Gaines.
Vile, aud the telegraph to the latter place
A Nashville dispatch says that Geaeral Grant
has assumed command of the Department Of the
Cumberland and Ohio Gen. Hooker is at Ste.
vcnson, Ala. Secretary Stanton is at Nashville,
guest of Judge Catron. The telegraph is
working to the town Of Chattanooga.
Lieut.. Eben White Of the eth U. s. colorei
regiment, was brutAlly murdered on Tuesday,
by man named Sothoron, in st. Mary's county,
Maryland.
newspaper has been started at Galway, Ire
land, called the United lrishman and Ameri.
can" 1t bears at It's head the American and
Irish flags, untel and is devoted to the adyan-
tages of emigration and of war with England
Great excitement has been caused in Cincin-
natl by report that Il rebel force had entered
Kentucky aud was pushing for the Ohio river
Valaudigham has written letter to the Dem
ocrats of Ohio, from Windsor, C. W., thanking
Them for their exertions in his behalf
The position Of the spaniards in st. Domingl
grows worse every day, and it ia probable thi
the island will have to be abandoned. The towu
Of Puerto Plata has been destroyed by fire
Four vessels OF war left llavAua with men, &c,
for Santa Domingo This is all the troops tina
eau be spared from Cuba.
General Kilpairick's division of cavalry las
driven stuart's rebel cavalry beyond Gainesville
Gen Lee is said to be drawn up in line of battle
near Warrcnton.
The Port Royal New South says TINT III
steamer Bicuyils had touched there on her Na.
north, and brought n report that General Bank
had occupied Point Isabel, Texas, near the moutl
of the Rio Grande river This would give hiu
possession of Brownsville, the point at whicl
rebel cotton is shipped across the river mud wher
the rebels receive their supplies of arms.
The steamer Fulton has arrived from Charles
ton bar, and reports all quiet there. On he
way north she chased a blockade runner for min
hours.
The Washington correspondent of the Me-
York Post says that General Rosecrans has bee
relieved from duty for reasons connected vii
his physical and mental condition.
Nashville dispatches state that We now hold Il
Of East Tennessee from Bristol to the llawasst
river. Brownlow has made an emancipatio
speech in Knoxville.