Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-09-15
NEWS AND ormERMATrEns

On Monday, the It'll, detachment Of
rebel troops and guns were seen to land at
Fort Sumter, and it was evident that all at-
tempt would be made to place the work
again in efficient condition. 1t was then
determined to make au attempt to land at
Sumter by night, and thus capture it, At
dark the following evening 4 force OF sew
cral hundred men proceeded in large boats,
with muffled oars, and succeeded in landing
on the debris Of the fort They were pre-
pairing to move TO the interior of the works
when, by order Of the commander, they COM
menced to fire, which, with the discharge or
u siege gun, awakened the rebel garrison -
At once they flew to arms, and attacked our
forces from the parapets. \ desperate
struggle followed but the result was the re-
pulse Of our forces with loss OF sixty killed,
drowned and missing
fire on the morning OF the nth, de-
stroyed the boiler works and blacksmith
shop aud machine shop Of the Globe Iron
works, at South Boston This will cause a
delay in the construction of the two new
monitors building there. The loss is ust-
mated at from $4,000 10 $4,000
The Dayton Journal Of the 10th says the
jury acquitted Henry NJ Brown oil the
charge OF numbering }. +. Ballinger.
From the Upper Missouri we learn that
on the oath OF August General Sibley was
marching On the Sioux Indians who had as
sembled force OF six thousand Warriors
The crew Of the steamer Shreveport were
compelled 10 fight the Indians at almost
every point where she stopped to wood, a
party OF thirty miners, who started from
Milk River on aat-boat, are supposed to
have been killed by the savages,
Colonel Cloud engaged the enemy near
Fort Smith on the LIST instant, and totally
routed him. Our forces now occupy the
fort. Our loss is eight wounded, aud Cap
tain Lane of the I'd Kansas regiment killed
The proprietors Of the Baltimore Repub.
lican, Il copperhead newspaper have beeI
arrested aud seut south into the rebel lines
for publishing disloyal piece Of poetry in
their paper, entitled the Southern Cross.
The arrest was made by order of Muiol
General Schenck, aud will no doubt b,
hailed as another Federal outrage.
A despatch from Columbus says that re-
cruiting Having failed to ill the quota o
Ohio, orders have been received iron
Washington To enforce the draft The
number of men to be drafted is $4,000, re-
quiring the use of $4,000 names The lraf
will begin in Cincinnati at once.
President Juarez has been urged to form
continental alliance, embracing the repub
lie Of Chill, Peru, Colombo, the Argentine
Confederation, Salvador Guatemala, Hon,
duras, Costa Rica and Mexico, for the pur-
pose of resisting European encroachment.
IN Mexico or any South American republic
The United States will be invited to seul
delegates to Cooperate in the movement.
The office, type and presses Of the Raleigl
IN. C.) Standard have been destroyed By
party OF Georgia soldiers. lnreturn for this
the friends OF the editor and of his doc
trine, destroyed the office Of the Stat,
Journal. Governor Vance rebuked these
proceedings, and told the crowd that no
thing of the kind was allowed III the North
1t is said that the President declines tc
accept the resignation of General Burnside
A fire occurred at the Philadelphia Nav
Yard on Sunday morning last, by which tn,
store houses in the northwest corner of the
yard were entirely destroyed The loss il
estimated at from $4,000 to 100000.