Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1863-03-20
SEE THIRD PACE


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was sent to Key West for adjudication.
This is the third steamer captured recent
ly by our blockading squadron.
The Boston Journal states that private
letters from New Orleans represent that
the Rebels of Mobile have several rams in
readiness to make demonstration upon
the blockading fleet off that port
The returns from New Hampshire con-
firm the election of the Republican Con-
gressmen in the second and third districts.
The Republicans will have majority in
both branches of the Legislature. The
Democratic candidate for Governor lacks
seven hundred votes of an election by the
people.
Brigham Young, of Utah, has been ar
rested under the Polygamy act. He APP
peared in court and gave bail,
The State of Missouri is now about
cleared of guerrilas, bushwackers and jay
hawkers, and the farmers are about lay
ing down the bloody implements of war,
and will resume those belonging to peace
full agriculture. Vast quantities of corn,
wheat, rye, oats, hemp, fax, &c, will be
raised this year, but in no particular will
the increase of products over those of the
past two years be more noteworthy than
in the article of tobacco.
We have the most gratifying reports of
the health, discipline, efficiency, solid com
forts in food and clothing aud readiness
for battle of the soldiers Of Gen. Hooker's
army in the East, aud Of The army of Gen
Roseerans in the West. We may expect
that they will both speedily advance upon
the enemy, in the event of the glorious
success of the operations now in full blast
for the capture Of Nicksburg, and of that
success We have already some cheering
signs in our news reports from Memphis.
The New Jersey peace resolutions have
passed the Assembly of that State by a
vote of SO yeas TO l6 nays.
On Monday last an attack was made by
the rebels upon our pickets at Williams
burg, They returned the fire and the en-
envy retreated. Our men sustained no
loss.
The gunboat Gem of the Sea, Oh the
10th, captured "a sloop while trying to
run the blockade of Indian River Inlet
Fla. The vessel was destroyed
The Richmond papers of Tuesday con-
tain rumors that Admiral Farragut has
been repulsed at Port Hudson; that the
sloop Of war Mississippi had been burned,
and the flagship disabled The same pa =
pers announce the capture of the City of
Mexico by the French army.
Rebel dispatches acknowledge the cap
ture of Yazoo city.
A picket guard near Hilton Head were
captured by squad Of rebels.
Deserters from Mobile report an army
1000 strong at that place. Several gun
boats are said to have been built by the
rebels.
A cavalry fight is reported to have ia
ken place Oh the Rappahannock, near
Kelly's Ford, on Tuesday General
Ayerill was making reconnaissance,
when he was attacked He drove the re.
bells off, and captured number of priso-
ners, amoug them Major, cousin of j.
c. Breckenridge
By general orders, No CT, Col. James
B. Fry is detailed as Provost Marshal
General, and all former appointments Of
Provost Marshals are revoked.
Admiral Bailey, commanding the Fast
Gulf Squadron, officially reports to the
Navy Department the departure Of the
gunboat Huntsville for short cruise al.
so an expedition of the boats of the Saga.
more to the town of Smyrna, Fla, for the
purpose of destroying vessel loaded
with cotton, which was done with the
loss of one man killed and four wounded
An arrival at New York states that the
rebels have erected formidable works at
Galveston, and mounted them with heavy
guns taken from the Harriet Lane and
Westdeld. On the 18th Of February the
sloop Of war Brooklyn threw few shells
into the town, setting it On fire, but the
flames were soon extinguishod.
BRILLIANT ORAToRIcAL EFFORT.
a correspondent furnishes our readers, to.
day, with a report Of one Of those brilliant
efforts of impassoned oratory which do not
find their way into the world more than once
or twice during a generation. 1t is the
great speech orSpeaker Sordon upon--some.
thing or other, dear knows what perhaps
the reader will discover when he pcruses it,
Its eloquence is high sounding as the croak
of frog at night. Its argument as forcible
and solid as the mark of brick thrown into
the river. Its pathos as deep aud touching
rs the cries Of an organ-grinder's monkey
when he finds his fingers burnt in trying to
pick up hot penny. In fine it is great
thing, and if it is not superior to the very
best productions of Clay it is Mt least as
lucid as mud.