Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-02-24
NEWS AND OTHER mATrERs.

NEWS AND OTHER mAVTEHs.
The office of the Keokuk Ill) Oonstitu-
tion was destroyed on the 10th inst, by
party of convalescent soldiers from the hos
pital The types were thrown into the
street, and the presses broken up and part
thrown into the river.
Longstreet's division passed through
Richmond several weeks ago, for the South
and Southwest, and large numbers of the
Army Of the Rappahannock have followed
them. The country between Richmond and
Fredericksburg is nearly desolate.
Major General Wool is preparing to make
tour of inspection of the Notifications,
arsenals, and military depots in Connecticut,
Rhode Island, Massachusetts,, New Hamp-
shire, and Maine. His tour will commence
next week, and he will visit New Haven,
Newport, Fall River, Providence, Spring
field, Worcester, Boston, Portsmouth, and
y Portland ut each Of which cities he will
undoubtedly meet with that hearty recep-
tion his distinguished military services SO
well merit. 1t is understood that the forti-
fications on the Atlantic coast will receive
especial attention. and the degree of activ-
ity which he has infused into the operations
upon the Notifications of New York harbor
will soon be observed in other portions of
his Department.
New Orleans adyices to the 10th instant
have been received by an arrival at New
rk, y
flagship, had returned from her recent tour
of observation. Gen. Weitzel's expedition
into the Lafourche district had not started,
the troops having been called off in differ
ent direction. The blockading fleet at Gal
weston had entered the bay but found the
place too strongly fortified to be attacked
by the force then there Gen. Banks had
suppressed the Delta, but afterwards allow
ed it to be resumed An unconfrmed re-
port prevailed that the soop-of-war Brook
lyn had got aground of Galveston.
While every schooner captured by the
Confederate pirates offers occasion for 6
small panic in the newspapers, we are apt tc
forget that something has been and is doing
on the Other side. An official report iust
made reveals the fact that already lls prizt
eases have been decided the amount of saei
footing up over $2,OOOOOO, of which aboui
eighty per cent. is TO be divided There
have been in all over 800 vessels taken; 8:
steamships G ships, l3 brigs, 224 schooners
p sloops, Is barks, and So smaller boats.
Intelligence from Murfreesboro', Feb. lG
states that on the 18th, Col. Jas. Monroe, o
the l2Sd Illinois, Gen. j. Reynolds Divi
sion, took with him 23O men of his own re
giment, and 200 of Stokes Tennessee "a
valry, and started out to beat up the quar-.
tiers of the enemy in the direction of Gains
vile. -Four miles from the town he en-.
countered body of Rebel cavalry, belong
ing to Morgan's command 800 strong. All
ter sharp conflict he completely routet
them, killing twenty, woundinga large nun
Der and taking six prisoners lie also cap
tured fifty horses and destroyed nearly 30
stand Of arms During the action three c
his men were woun ded.
Nearly three hundred exchanged Unio
prisoners have arrived at Fortress Monro
from City Point. Among them are som
officers captured before the issue of Jef
Davis proclamation.
Rumors are aaoat in Richmond of an az
vance of the Union army into middle Tenue
see.
The Mexicans are reported to have invat
ed Texas some of them fighting under Ii
United States flag, This news, howeve
is from rebel sources, and is scarcely to
depended upon.
Charles Lewis convicted of the murder
james Rowan, at Trenton, has been sci
fenced to be hanged on the Sd of Apr
next.
Among the passengers of the Eurot
which sailed from Halifax on Saturday ",
the rebel George N. Sanders.
Gen. Shields has sailed for California.
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