Weekly Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-07-03
LOCAL AFFAIRS

"
the town meeting, which we publlHhea On Tues "
DAY las'' %ers w Tssa Chairman Of tina committee i
- a;,;.sns than aaarssssd ,ha (,onunii. IN rea
VI ,;s, ~ ~ and urged
The necessity Of some action being skeu to en-. h
cnnraoa ina enlistment of men 20 defend our O.
so.,al IA a rsnai ,ha inysdsrs A. M ronelu. '
- 20 ~ rarnorLs nr wilson altered the fol. b
in - sa.a,n,,on and MAYED its n,lantion; h
psls,,ss ahs1 ~ an, ~ nne 1Mnusand dol 4
,a,s he ad,oncsd from the appro6riaton made 4
sar ;nc;dsn,si and eilaueous expenses to pay
~, 1siasa a. - Ioun,,, 70 aa,h voanteer in the
"a, ha,,t 10 ha ,sised NV Can't Crossley in
rssnonss ~ ,he rsonsst N a toN n Injecting, the
Lii an,onnt 10 he disbursed by tAs Mayor Of the (
ss,' "n''aA' " ~
X. rhand,ar maud an amendment which
W., Sa 'as ~, H. a,rn,,n, M aisbursed nv
"as l,p ,,,,sa in snninaction with the
No. NJ ,''"Ss
| The resolution amended was adopted.
! On motion Of Mr.. Hollingsworth. an ORDER was
directed to be drawn in favor oil INC flnance
Committee aud the Mayor for one lhousana uoi
lars. ~,
On motion of MIR. Beilah, the Ceunei' inen au'
journed.
This hearty and prompt RESPONSE oil the Guy
Council to the request Of cur citizens, VIII De
ally approved by every loyal man I'D Tue
city. Every assistance should be gwen TO tue
brave men who enlist in the hour OF danger ~
defend our State from invasion, and We rejoice
that the Council has thus mob y done It's uuty.
opo.N,1rt opn'ANIlEt
,-.,se aa.aai.,t,,n to- homa defence |
-, =, 49,, and n nnnher of |
nes oesn ha,'a s;snod Tho call reads
tsspon'''s s'
aao.s;nnad in resnonse to the call of
1, I, st.. -, Ain a asnse of dutv |
our NAyor, anu sa oa,,' dsreucs hereby
~ W sone'n,ns ~ s II, aaras - organize our-
= pisuse pSaas"a Sorns In he in readiness
a Ewes ," 1870, . ass MN msy occnr
It ' A. ;ynsi,s7ian il srtanded Ia every man who is
= ,i,;a ~ ,,n;,a In a nr.nnratinn to defend our
IS 49,, - ~ ~ at,a.l, * an iraolent foo
se,res ,ioni w Need al ,be tIn;on League
d ine paps. W. ~ .,rinn,ssrs will lie received
10 - haso s,ansd ,he cali and others
e huoss WY a",e III, sssmbl. ,his evening at
IS n ~ o.. nan e, o,cloct far the nurpose of
" s.n,,yat;an All dr;l, Iat every man come.
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l. TIE ATTACK ON The FInsr DELAWARE
l. CAVALRY by THE REBELS, AT WEsTMIHI TER,
MD.-Our citizens were thrown toto state o.
b., considerable excitement, on Tuesday afternoon
a last by report that an attack had been made
at on the lat Delaware Cavalry, Mt Westminster,
he Md. on Monday afternoon, and that large
be number Of them were killed or taken prisoners
to Many reports were in circulation which cannot
gh be traced 10 any reliable The following
statement in relation TO the matter Is taken from
@, the Baltimore american of Tuesday;
Considerable
in the central part OF the city in consequence OF
nn a report which was widely circulated TO the eff
ith feet that considerable body Of Rebel cavalry
ION had appear ed at Westminster, and upon obser-
to wing force of the lat Delaware Cavalry there
.ck vigorously attacked and drove them within seven
tho miles of this city. Upon inquiry. the following
statement was obtaiucd from some of the latter
vas who succeeied in making their escape, and are
,g- now at the Fountain Hotel. Amongst these art
rly Lieutenante William j. Reedy and 0eorg'
er Lindsey who reached here shortly before sever
en O'Clock.
-ht About the hour of four in the afternoon, thu
er- Federal scouts reported Rebel force advancing
,old on Westminster, whereupon the Federals, con
t | sistng Of part of the LIST Regiment OF Delawar
any Cavalry. were Immediately placed in position
ing when in the course Of a half hour the enemy wa
We observed advancing rapidly in two different di
the rectiops Soon as they were within musket she
the Union force made bold charge, and drov
-ced them back to the distancr of nearly mile.
the norton of the Delaware Cavalry however BEGAN
, all detached from the main body, nHd perceiyin
mi which the enemy made a desperate charge an
of compelled them TO retreat.
the Tie pursuit was followed on the Hookstow
up- road 10 within seven miles of the city, when th
,aek eueny halted aud then eaioped up the road
rich. What has been the fate vi The balance OF ID
our command, numbering about one hundred, liz nj
sipe known. Some Of them are known 10 have bee
into killed or wousled, and the balance made pr
k to souers. Leutelant Reedy states that he had tw
two horses shot from under hin, and attributes b
cred escape by mounting the animal of brother SC
v 10 dier who was shot dead by his side.
few or one hundred and ten men belonging TO Il
or Delaware command. which participated in Il
on fight, but seven had reported themselves Ia
men night One Of the captains was seen to fall fro
h he his horse near the pkesyilie Arsenal and it
Dctly supposed he was killed. The Rebels upt
MED charging the Federnls raised the cry Of 90
men, more "do IN harry uimore, from "hicn
halt IS supposed mat the enemy was ICY ~ .ap''
teis- Harry fillmore, iate resiueht VI tnts eny'
al the kestertovn road during the first Ret 81 ~
rider in tbe state and after very brief imprso nm,
,tsnt tnrned looss IL was rported that the force
ondl- nossesaion of the Pikesyile Arsenal, which
'n;ne fhnwsver an emntv Lulding.
A. eleven o'eiook las. night our city v
man ,hrown into great exeitemept by the sounding
cam, tho signal Nv the fire bells agreed upon by q
,;ent schsncl IN call the Union Leagues TO arms
feil the defence of the barrcades. The signal co
now stationed on the different roads bad fired rock
can. announcing the approach Of a Rebel cavalry 70
man an the Reistertown road. Through some pa
of the. otv tbe ory To Arms To Arms
and was sounded, and the men with muskets IN Il
regi- hands were seen running 10 anu iro, anu rul
" In 4 half bonr several thousand were in a
your and the headquarters OF zen ocnencS was
If the rounded by bristling bayonets Az soon pec
,iency quiet in the city and conslderaoe enihusi'
IN ut but no panic prevailed
Up to the time we 60 TO press however,
enemy had appeared, ana the alarm Is presu
to have been occasoned by the near approac
company OF Rebel cavalry VINO were In
lndin' The number of our citizens at the barric