Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1863-07-31

:, held by about 500 rebels, was captured on the
18th by the Federal forces under Gen. Her
ron. We took $50 prisoners, The gunboat
DeKalb, which accompanied the expedition
was blown up by a torpedo and sunk in shall
low water She will be raised no lives lost
The rebels burned three transports lying above
the city. Some eight or ten large steamers are
up the Yazoo.
Since the first of last February, Col. Will
der has been twenty-eight times through the
rebel lines, and taken 1.l57 prisoners, about
1900 horses and a small army of slaves. In
the last expedition he took about 600 prison
ers, 500 horses and 250 slaves killed ten guer
rillas and mortally wounded Col Cant. He
| lost one man. private Stewart, of the 18th In
diana, He has hung five and shot fifteen reb-
els including a Second Lieutenant, caught
with our uniform on, in accordance with the
orders of Gen. Rosecrans.
VIM. B. Tilghman, or Tilman, (colored,)
the hero of the schooner S. J. Waring, was
drafted in Providence the other day. 1t will
be recoIected that be recaptured the schoon
er from the rebel privateers by the vigorous
use of an axe that killed three of the prize crew
and frightened the other two into submission.
The Boston Herald says that since the draft
there, large numbers of men from the Cana
das have arrived in that city with the inten-
ton of Offering themselves as substitutes
The number is stated to be much larger than
that of the persons who have been drafted,
and who have run away to the Provinces to
escape the military service for which they were
drawn.
The drafted men at Plattsburg, n. =, num-
beringIthree hundred, celebrated their "eleclion
by music, procession, repeated cheers for the
President, Provost Marshal, General Meade
and others.
A list of all men killed, or who have died in
the service during the present war, is being
prepared, under the direction of the Surgeon
General. This will not only be of great pub
lie interest but will also materially assist the
Auditors of the Treasury Department in |
adjusting claims for back pay, bounty, &C.,
Of deceased soldiers.
The RAIDERS AND THEIR MoNEY.-A search |
among the prisoners of Morgan's band, who |
arrived in indianapolis, Thursday night, |
brought to light large amount of money sto'
len from the people of Indiana and Ohio by |
those thieving, robbing, numbering guerilas.
One man was observhd putting something in
to his canteen, which was taken from him, bro
ken open, and several hundred dollars in green
backs recovered.
Wytheville, the point on the Virginia and
Tennessee Railroad, reached by the expedi.
ton sent out by Brigadier General Scammon,
is the capital of Wythe County, Virgin ia and
"a. 81.
1t is two hundred and forty-eight miles west
Of Richmond. The village contained about
fifteen hundred inhabitants, most of whom
took part, it appears, in the defense of the
place, shooting our soldiers from the house-tops
and windows. This place is reported to have
been totally destroyed by the Federals, in con-
sequence of the action of the inhabitants.
Vallandigham never voted dollar nor a
man for the war, but steadily and every way
opposed the war. Bearing this fact in mind,
just think of men cheering for the soldiers and
cheering for VaIandigham in the same breath
cheering for victory and cheering for Vallan-
ligham.
In the late New York riot, the Chinese
we're also attacked, man in New Bowery :
having persuaded the crowd that they were
but g modification of The negro. Some one
disputed his theory and quite family quar- l
rel occurred at once. Several blows were !
struck, the anti Cinnamon, in the end, getting 5
he worst of it. Afterwards there was a gen
,ral attack upon all american citizens of Chi I
lese descent"
The President sent two dispatches to Gen
Meade day or two before the escape of the
nemy across the river, in both of which he
Urged the necessity of an immediate attack
n one of these dispatches he said he thought
ii the appearances indicated no other occa- q
ion would speedily arise offering circumstan-
es so favorable to US and so unfavorable to I
he enemy. He therefore wished battle de- il
ivered at once. !