Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-01-27
s M. pETTRNGILl Q Co.,
NEWs AND OTHER MATrERs.


Postmaster-General Blair says, in answer
10 call from the House, that the annual
cost Of mail transportation to New-York is
1850, of which Sl3,5O0 is paid to the
New-Jersey Railroad and Transportation
Company S20,2j0 to the Philadelphia and
Trenton Railroad Company 1900 to the
Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore
Railroad Company; $4,000 10 the Balti-
more aud Ohio Railroad Company, and
$500 to the Camden and Amboy Railroad
Company. In addition, S6,T73 is given 10
local agents aud messengers, and S7,2OO for
route agents.
From Bahama we have important tidings
relative to an order said to have been given
60 the commander Of IN English man-ol-war,
by his Government, to take Admiral Wilkes,
when and wherever he may be found, aud
carry him TO Bermuda, where he is TO be
detained until further orders from England.
The men-of-war Galatea aud Spithre had
both arrived at the Bahamas, and the report
is said TO emanate from highly credible
+. source.
The q. S. gunboat Sycamore reports the
capture on the 9th ult, ut Jupiter Inlet
Florida, of the English sloop Ayenger, Of
Nassau, with an assorted cargo Of salt, cof-
fee, gin and dry goods. Also, of the Eng
lish sloop Julia, OF Nassau, on the sth inst,
loaded principally with salt. The U. S..
schooner Ariel reports the capture of the
sloop Good Luck, on the 9th inst, OIL the
Florida Capes, loaded with turpentne and
cotton.
The voyage of the iron clad Weehawken
to Fortress Moprae has re-established conf
alenre ID The seaewogthiness of the Monitors
81 The Improved build Captain Rodgers
tsieggaphs the history of the voyage to the
Navy Department. When of the Delaware
Breakwater the tug which had the Wee
hawken in tow--lrghtened by the coming
gale--put in, but Captain Rodgers stood on
his course, sayng that he wanted TO see
what stuff his vessel was made of. The
storm of Tuesday night was hurricane
The waves ran thirty feet and rolled over
the deck. a little water leaked in ut some
of the port holes, and there was slight leak.
age forward, but no damage was done, and
no repairs are required.
Gen. John Fitz Porter has been found
guilty Of dsobedience, and other charges
brought against him by Gen Pope, and has
been dismissed from the service of the Uni
ted States.
The Secretary of War sent to the Senate
few days ago, in answer to a resolution, 8
statement of the number and names of Ma
jor and Brigadier Generals in the service o
the United States. The Major General
number ffty-one, the Brigadiers two hun.
dred and forty. The following are not as
signed to actual command Major Gene.
rails g. b. Mcclellan, j.. G. Fremont, Irwi
Mcdowell, d. G. Buell. Fitz john Porter
g. NJ. Clay. Brigadier Generals Andrew
Porter, W. j. Harvey, c. B. Stone, Georg
A. Mccall, Louis Blenker, james Shield,
X. B, Marcy, 7. Y. Critenden, j. b. Tur
chin, s. w. Crawford, L, P. Graham, q. b
Tower, r. j. oglesby, w. B. Campbell, !
G. Barlow, j. II. II. Ward, H. j. Briggs.
The special election held several days ag
IN the seventh Congressional district
Virginia for Representative in Congress
has resulted in the choice of the Hon. Levi
Mckenzie by small majority. The whol
number of votes given in nsAlexandria cour
ty was 327, and in Fairfax county 22G. NJ
Andrew Wylie was the competing cat
didate.
The rebel Secretary of State, Mr. Benz
min speaks in his letter to slidell -four
with the captured correspondence of Il
terrible slaughter of the Federal forces
Shepherdstown Crossing of the Potomi
after the battle Of Antietam, of whole bi
gades having been annihilated. The Fed,
raj Official report of this affair shows tn
only ninety-two were killed and one hundr,
and thirty-one wounded in the engagemer
with one hundred aud three.taken prisoner