Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-06-16


NEWS AND OTHER mATTERs
A telegraph dispatch received in this
city, yesterday afternoon, states that the
rebels have again invaded Maryland and
captured Hagerstown.
The Navy Department has received Of
fetal advices of the capture of large
number of schooners by the blockading
squadron, and also of the steamer Vie
toria, 100 tons burthen, captured by the
United States steamer Juniata, on the
2sth ult. She was ostensibly bound to
Matamoras, but her cargo was not of
description suited to Mexican trade,
Advices from Vicksburg to the Sth inst.
state that the lines of our army are in the
same positionas before reported. A small
body o. our troops at Sartora, on the
fazoo river weremet on the 5th inst by
body of'rebels, and aSre forced to retire
to Haines' Bluff
A sharp skirmish occurred on Friday
afternoon, near Middletown, Virginia, be-
tween a party of 400 rebel cavalry and the
18th Pennsylvania cavalry and S7th Penn
syly'hia infantry. The result was eight
reoek killed and >thirty-seven taken priso.
ners On our SHE no casualties. This
was accomplished ~ the cavalry drawing
'ns rebels into an ambuscade, when they
"efe surrounded by our infantry, and fed
for their lives
The report that Admiral Farragut had
been relieved from the command of the
Western Gulf Squadron is denied
The Government horses stolen on Sat
urday, at Elizabethtown, Kentucky were
all recovered but twelve Oh Sunday
Dispatches from the line of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, received on Sun
day evening represent everything as quiet,
and that there are as yet no signs of the
threatened rebel raid, rumors to the con
trary Notwithstanding.
The reports from San Francisco are to
the effect that war is imminent between
England, France and Japan Nearly all
of the japanese have left Kanagawa.
The ship Bucephalus arrived at New
York, on Sunday, from Bahia, and brings
the captains of the barque Union Jack
the ship Dorcas Prince, the ship Sea Lark
and the ship Dictator, all captured by
rebel pirates. One British barque had
arrived at Bahia with cargo of coal and
ammunition for the pirates The rebe
steamer Georgia being in port at the
time, the authorities ordered both vessel:
out of the harbor, and they sailed to, ethei
for the southwark on the best of terms.
In addition to the vessels burned b,
the pirate Clarence, or Coquette, the
schooner Alfred H. Partridge, from New
York for Nlatanzas, was captured on thu
18th instant, in lat "a 40, Ion. 70 0S, anC
was released on giving bonds.
The Spanish steamer Solar has been los
in the Gulf of Mexico, and of the crew anC
passengers only four escaped
The steamer Ocean Queen has arrived
with Aspinwall dates of the 9Th instant
$4,000 in specie, and one hundred pas
sengers. The news of the fall of Pueb
is confirmed by this arrival.
The rebel brig Coquette has capture,
and destroyed three Federal vessels oil
the coast of Virginia last week. Til
schooner Kate Stewart was also takel
and released, her Captain gives bonds t
the eaptor. The latter vessel has arrive,
in Philadelphia.
Ihe rebel paper, the "Chattanoog
Rebel, having nominated Vallandinghan
for Governor of Ohio, the Democrats
State Convention, on Friday ratified th
nomination, and then nominated Geo. Z
Pugh for Lieut.. Governor.
A party of ninety prisoners, rebel off
GERS, on steamboat bound from Fortres
Monroe TO Fort Delaware, on Thursda,
executed daring feat. When a shol
distance from the former place they seize
the captain and crew and after placin
them in the hold stecred for the Virgini
shore They then took the steamer
boats, and landing, effected their escape
Twenty-six Of them however refused t
escape, and returned with the captain I
the Fortress
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MEANS TO TAKE InE 0ATH.-We saw
few days ago, a large carload of Publ