Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-07-24
NEWS AND OTHER mATTERs.

on the river oil the same name, nlty miles
north northwest of jackson, and situated
in rich cotton growing region. The
gun-boat De Kalb was blown up by tor
pedoes placed in the Yazoo, and went
down in shallow water. No lives were
lost, and the vessel will soon be raised.
The Rebels burned three steamboats,, lest
they should fall into onr possession.
General Sherman has relieved General
Laumau of his command, for prematurely
attacking jackson aud disobeying orders.
1t appears that he made an assault upon
Jackson OIL the 18th, and met with Sc.
we're repnlse, in which he lost three hun
bred killed and wounded. General Sher-
man had laid siege to jackson, which was
held by Johnston with force estimated
at thirty thousand, and it was believed
that an escape for the Rebel General was
impossible If he should be compelled
to surrender, as did Pemberton, the
Rebel cause in Mississippi will be ruined
beyond repair. Jackson was captured ON
the 10Th, the rebels abandoning the place.
Generals Wool and Harvey have been
relieved from active service and put on
the retired list
Late adyices from California inform us
that u fair trade is going on, and that
large quantities of goods are going to the
interior The Los Angeles Star says
that Weaver's expedition to Gait River
and its tributaries has returned, with in
formation that an auriIerous region of
immense extent has been discovered.
Large quantities of gold has been found
in Stevens county, near parallel 80.
The Monitor Passaic has been ordered
to Charleston direct
The Navy Department has decided to
build new batch of iron-clads, quite
different from those at present in use
They will have side-wheels instead of pro-
pellers, and in other particulars will differ
from them essentially
Another colored regiment sailed, on
Tuesday, from Boston, bound for New
bern, N. G.
A dispatch from Fortress Monroe says
that the expedition against Fort Darling,
on the James river has been abandoned.
Brigadier General Shackelford tele-
graphs from Seiger's creek that he had
pursued Morgan for fifty miles, and had
succeeded in bringing him to stand
After fight of one hour the rebels re-
treated to high bluff, and Shackelford
demanded surrender giving them forty
minutes to consider the matter. At the
expiration of that time the all gave up
their arms, except their chief, who ran off
with a small squad of men, and left The
rest TO take care Of themselves. The
number of prisoners is nearly 1900. It
is believed that Morgan will be caught
A severe gale prevailed at New York,
on Tuesday. The United States gun
boat Honduras was blown ashore near
the Batteries, bnt got off with the assist
ance of steam tugs The walls of a
building, recently burned by the rioters,
fell down and crushed several women and
children.
William Charles Macready, the emf
nent actor, whose death is announced in
the European news. was born in London,
in 1898, At the age of seventeen his
father becoming embarrassed in business,
he appeared on the stage first, as Romeo,
in 1910. His first appearance in London
was at Covent Garden, in September,
1916, when he played Orestes in Phil.
lips tragedy of " The Distressed Mother
Hazlitt, who witnessed this performance
pronounced Macready "by far the best
actor who had come out in his remem
brance, with the exception of Mr.. Kean 3
Kemble and Kean were then upon the
London stage, but the genius of Macready
soon carried him forward until he cam,
to rank among the very best of English
tragedians. In ls4s Mr. Macready made
his third and last visit to this country
during which occurred the notorious
theatrical riot at Aston Place. One o
the best acts of his life was the foundinl
ana endowment of noble school in Eng