Delaware State journal and statesman., 1863-04-30
Miscellaneous News Summary.

From California We learn that the Union
Il ague movement has been inaururatcd there
by great mceing at Sacramento city, mt which
speeches were delivered by General Wright,
senator Couness, Governor Stanford and OTHERS.
Senator CONFESS repudiaiCl the den oi his netting
with the c0pperherds. The United States Gov
crhhent has purchased fleet Of steamers at
Snn Francisco for coast service in the Pacific
Mail Company The authorities have warned
tue dealers In arms and ammunition in San Fran
cisco not to sell cannon or other implements Of
war, without further giving notice to the Col
leetor Of the Port. A bill has passed the Legs-
lalure granting aid firm the State to the rncfc
Railroad Company, to the extent Of Sl0,OO0 per
nile This appropriation, with that already
secured, guarantees the complexion OF the work.
The first division is already graded
Secretary Sewarl, with the Pru.sinn and
Swedish Ministers aud other persons of distinc-
ton, has gone on II short trip to Fortress Mou
roe
The President has received dispatches from
Generals Grant aud Adjulant General 1homas,
before VicRshurg, dated the 23i Of April On
the evening previous, six gunboats aud twelve
bnrges ran the batteries Of Neksburg nnd War
renton. Various houses in the town were set on
fire hat the light caused by them might enable
the gunners In discover the Federal vessels
None Of the harges were injured, md only one
steamer was abandoned. Size ljatci down the
river six miles and then grounded. All hands
Gu board of her were saved The crew Of one OF
Ihe boats having refused IL run the risk of rass-
ing the batteries, their place was Supplied hy
men who volunteered from un Illinois regiment.
The whole feat was accomplished with The loss
Of only two Killed and ten wounded. The great
land aud naval force now below Nicksburg COM
pletely tanksl'he rebel position
The Cnmntiaaintnr of i.,tnr,ot ty.........
decided that all promisSo'y notes, whether of
greater or less suins than twenty dollars, are
sntject to stamp
dispatch from Col Pomeroy, at Cape Girar.
deau, says that the rebels IRE i'll full retfent,
pursued by Col. Vanjever The enemy axe
moving towards iroom6cld. Col. Vanlrver Inns
captured n large humber ci prisoners
! Late rebel papers acknowledge the los. of five
Napoleon guns and forty men M the Nunsemund
river. They infinite TINT uur flic nre with
drawing from the line Of the Rnppahauuock,
Gcueral Curtis has issued orders siuil,r IN
those recently ISSUED toy. ueneinl Burnside. hut
lar more slrpgen, ia their lone
A portion Of Gcn. a. Cry Smiths bricaul.
made ~ dash - FEW day. ago. On the camp Of TIA.
LIT Texas Legion mile from Franklin. Tenn
They captured l9h rebels, including t,ie. enn
-. an i ~, - "'u'eS' Hhh M
a"'"",',''se p,," W." S,'es "lso eight
WA. captured. but afterwards csenped Three
thousand citizens have taken the nntn of .lieoi
auce in Nashyi lo, nnd hnyr given hands far ~
faithful Performance A rumor prevailed in
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It is sad that The late nt,nok On Wn.hinoton.
W. "a, 'i"' y ,''V 'r'9 10 "n'al" 'lme t.
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The rebel dcn. Morgan had q narrow escapp
ia lis flight from McNlinmvdie. A cnyalryuan
Mas pu' suing him, anl When Just in the act Of
bringing him down with rs sabre, the rebel .loi
NJ him The blow mi-s,d Morgan. but Lrnuel,i
down a rebel Colonel who was Alongside.
Dispatches from Kentucky saw TINT pc,r,m +.
again IN command # the rebels there. and la,
been lnrgcly reinforced
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; w. ''' 'n' inc surround
,ue svu"',y INV ',en 'ie'F'' ''r Few days 1t
-, ~ IT,. rat'I. y" "'' "sS'c'NVoh formed
General A~hboih, comman lin, NJ C.lu,nl,ns
Ky, has issued urdeis to ihe pr,ypst Nlnr.hsi. =,
arrest all persons WHO shall exprrs. e, ,nn.,h,. ,'
,s ~ n'a9 as"'"s' 'nv O"''u S,a'es govern
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W Nv ''' ''''''- "''''' '"e e'os' OIL 'h' war
The Charleston Mercury says that n tebe
naval officer IL about To start with a vcssrI :,
ready by the lst ef May.
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M, w, 'pu ~, "o"n h"S arrived
NV 'ha IL ;,s,a,', '''' us upvn 'ul'"re'
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The Navy Department has received onicin
dispatches from Commodore litobpock snyin,
thai he has captured the rebel schooner AlnLam
whilst eadcayoring to run the block ode nj Mob,ie
She had large cargo of articles valuable to In,
rebels on board, hui her cott,in LaI d.s,roys,
his papers, clearnuces &c The British .eho9ne
1nnpico has also been onptsred whilst ntts,,nt
ing to run out Of Sabine Pass
Inc steamer lubal Gain, which VS. captured