Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1863-04-24
5 M. PETTENGILL 4 Co.,
NEWS AND oruEn mArTERs.

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Official dispatches received at Wash
ington confirm the report that part Of
Admiral Porter's feet had run the block
ado at Vicksburg. The transports carried
down large number of soldiers, and men.
Banks is now in condition to make an
attack on Port Hudson,
The steamer George Washington, from
New Orleans on the 18th at New York,
reports that Gen Banks, with Grover and
Emory's divisions and Weitzels brigade
is operating against the rebels in Bayou
1'eche. Weitzel's forces are at Patterson
vile The rebel forces there are estima-
ted at 5000. Colonel Daniels, with one
hundred and fifty colored troops, had cap
tured Pascagoula, Miss, and beaten of
party of three hundred rebels, who attack
ed him. The rebels left set of colors
behind The gunboat Barataria had been
lost by running on snag in Amite river
A colored regiment for heavy artillery had
been recruited, A new white regiment is
also to be formed
A dispatch from Memphis, dated the
10Th, says that on the 18th six gunboats
and three transports ran the blockade Of
Vicksburg. One of the transports was
sunk, and the rest got through safely
News from North Carolina has been re-
ceiyed to the effect that the rebels have
retreated from the vicinity of Washington,
and that they have abandoned their bat
teries on Tar river
General Dix makes short report con-
corning the fighting near Suffolk. The
successes ofthe past few days are made the
subject of congratulatory orders to the
troops.
The rebels have been defeated again at
Corinth, Miss, and driven to Crane Creek,
The rebels have been reinforced at Tus-
cumba,
The New York Post has dispatch that
the French in Mexico have been totally
defeated, losing 5000 prisoners and sixty
pieces of cannon.
Capt A. S Parker, Il supposed rebel
agent, has been arrested in New York and
sent to Fort Lafayette
A fire has occurred at Denver City,
Colorado, destroying property to the
amount of million and half of dollars.
The steamer City of Baltimore, from
Liverpool on the Sth, has arrived at New
York, and the steamer Jura, with news to
the 10th, has arrived at Portland, They
bring interesting news A gunboat built
in Liverpool and recently launched, had
been seized by the Custom-house author
ties on suspicion of being intended for the
rebels. Lord Lyons had been instructed
to demand the release of the Peterhoti
with full compensation. 1t is reported
that two American merchants had arrived
at London, TO dispose of two million dol
lars worth of U. S. bonds The rebe
: loan luctuates wildly. A rebel privatee
had sailed from Greenock she is eallet
the Japan, or Virginia. The Polish in
surrection is still active. The insurgent
had entered the town of Radon, and cap
tured the government money. TIL
Russians had been defeated near Cal
kusse.
The steamer Persia is at New York
from Liverpool on the It'll and Queens
town on the 18th. The Anglo rebt
steamer Japan had been seen near til
coast Of France, She put to sea on I'll
9th. The governments of England, Franc
and Austria had sent dispatches to Russi
which are "friendly" in their languag
but convey ali Ineligible warning
debate had taken place in the House
Lords on the course Of the government
allowing the building of ships for III
rebels. The Liverpool Chamber of Con
merce had called upon the government I
make the foreign enlistment act MOI
stringent. The Lairds have formally d
clared to the government officers that the
were building for the Emperor of Chin
The Polish rebellion continues activel
and gains strength The insurgents ha,
taken Polamer, on the Vstula, Italy III
promised, under certain circumstances,
furnish u contingent of 10000 men to NJ
poleon. The Russian army is about
be put upon wor footing,
Further particulars from vicksburg st
that seven guboats, one ram, one tax,
from the rebels, and three transports, IT
the blockade The rebels built large fir
TO illuminate the river and ascertain 4
locality of the vessels One vessel p
back and one was sunk by the rebel shot
There are eleven gunboats below Wick
burg now
Three regiments Of infantry and one
cavalry left Memphis lately on u scoutr
expedition. A fight occurred at Nonce
ma Miss, where they repused the rebel
and drove them across the Coldwater-
They were reinforced heavily there, on
our troops then fell back to fernando,
The British mail found on board Il
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