Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-04-19
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NEws AND OTHER mATTERs
The New York Times Paris correspondent
states that the French Government has com
PEELED the builder Of the vessels at Bordeaux to
give his bond thatt they are not intended for The
Rebels. The Government has also enclosed the
Rebel pirate RhppahRnnock in dock, and
placed her under guard of man-of-war.
by an arrival from New Orleans we have AL
vices from the Red River expedition to the 9th
instant The report Of rebel attack on Alex
audria and of q fight there, with serious loss on
both sides, was fabrication. No further news
of the progress Of the expedition is given
Lste adyiees from New Oreans--t0 the 10
iustsnt-state that the reported sinking OF the
Rebel ram Tennessee in Mobile hay was can
nord. The Louisiana Free State Convention had
completed its organization, and by nearly
unanimous vote decided that all the members
should take the oa'h Of allegiance contained in
President Lincoln's Amnesty PROCLAMATION. A
disastrous fire occurred on the night OF the 6ih
inatant involving lOss of several hundred thou
sand dollars
New Orlesna journal Of the 7th nstan, says
that the French hava occupied MattaBoras
without Rny opposition, and that all eommuni-
cation with the interior was for the time icing
interrupted
TIE Greenville Convention Of 1861 re-assem-
bled at Knoxville, Tennessee on the 18th.
ABOUT one hunufeu anu sixty ueleEateb reported
in person, representing twenty-five counties.
The President T. A. Nelson, on opening the
Convention, made an explanatory speech and
resigned the chair William Haskell was chosen
President. Andy johnson made strong
Emancipation speech aud flagstaff was ereot.
ed on the spot where the Rebels destroyed the
old Llberty pole in 1861,
The United States gunboat Chenango on Fri
day, whilst passing Fort Lafayette in New York
harbor, exploded her boiler by which forty Of
her crew were scalded, some of whom died.
in the United States Senate on Friday the
session was devoted principally to the consiler-
alton Of the bill reported 10 prevent speculation
in gold and foreign exchange, and the Senate
adjourned without coming to vote upon it, 1t
passed Oh Saturday.
ln the House Of Representatives on Friday
from the Committee of Conference on the bill
establishing Territorial Government for the
Territory u MGntau0 made report recon-
mending that the House concur in the Senate
amen lmeut giving the right OF suffrage to every
male cilizsn, aud striking out the word white.
The House refused to agree to the report by
vote Of 90 yeas 10 SO nays. A motion Of Mr.
Beaman, that the House insiat on its amend
ments, and ask for the appointment of another
committee. was amended by Mr.. Webster, OF
Maryland, SO as to instruct the committee to make
no report allowing other than free white male
citizens to voe, and adopted by yeas 80, nays 81.
bill compelling all railrnnd co onpanies to carry
the mails for such compensation as is now al
lowed by law was passed Bills establishing
uniforni postal money order system, the same as
that I'D opted in foreign countries, and providing
for The establishment Of a regular mail route be.
tween this iuntry and Brazil. were introduced
by the Committee on Post Office Affairs and the
House adjourned
Nothing of Importance lranspired in the
House on Saturday.
Tha cta NJ, .f.
9th instant, has arrived at New York. The New
Orleans news has been anticipated. ln regard
to Mexican affairs it il stated that the Liberals
under COrtinaa had defeated Vdaurri at Monte.
iey, Mexico. French war vessels wore taking
souadngs at the mouth Of the Rio Grande -
COrtinas bad returned to Matamoras and ex-
pressed the determination to defend il 10 the Inst
extremity. force had been sent TO Bagdad, at
the mouth of The Rio Grande to oppose the
French and to throw up defensive WORKS.
despatch from Omaha states that fight has
taken place at Fremonts 0rcshrd between the
troops from Denver and the Indians, and thai
i've soldiers were wounded.
The Greenville (lenuessee) convention of 1861
is now in session at Knoxville. Twenty-Five
counties are represented.
The ship Elvira, from Calcutta for Boston
with valuable cargo founiered in tue Bay Of
Bengal on the 2Olh of January during hurri-
cane Out of tweniy-uine persons, comprisfn
lne tfsW, only three Yefe saved.
In u cavalry fight near Pensacola recentl, tn
rebels were almost annihilatedn in hand 90 nan,
encounter with sahres.
The rebel General Morgan, it is slated. by ,b
Raleigh IN. C.) Confederate, is about 10 under
take Il very bold expedition
The steamer ASIA, with European i ties To IN,
Sd inst, has arrived at Halifax Tie noli,ica
news ls unimportant The report ui the ies.
trGcti0n OF the ship William CrArnntnn bv III,
Eepngin. ig nntrnnpN -
taiaed OF floating the steamer City Of New York
A telegram announcing Gar:naldrs arrival ;,
southampton was mOmentarily expected. nh
Dra7ilan government has accepted the meJintio
Of Portugal iu the dispute with Enqland. nj,
French journals assert that the difficulty relativ
to the departure OF Max'miAn for Mexico " i
shortly be arranged. The Etussians sueesr i,
in opening the first parallel before puppel viii
out moleslatiOu frlm the Danes OH the nj .,h, ,
the 29th. The Danes, il is officially anna, .,nc.,
occunled Horsens on the 2Sth. The Nor weUia
storihing has heea closed. and the Kiue in h
speech sald thst Sweden is prepared "a rend,
assistance 10 Denmark against an over po,y.riO
force, F'''''''
The steamer Etna, from Liverpool un tile aO
alt, arrived Mt New York on WedW.sdav Il
hlings the details Of ,ae disaster : n the civ
New York Regarding the Danish war. Germ,
accounts say that the Danes hv 4 attackod II
Prnssan ipTsnchments, and, aftf fighting han
u hand, were driven back, and the Prussia,
a9cupie'l their previous position. The Prussla
diyi.ion Of the guards ARVs gop 10 Frederick
90 operate with the AHslrinns in continuing II
siege TwO engagements, which resulted
favor Of the insurgents, have occurred in Polan
The Emperor u Austria, IL is thought, will n
quire MaN'ENGu to surrender his right of suc
ces'ion 70 the AustrhD throne. Mazziui hi
been condemned to transportation for participa
ting in the conspiracy against the Emneror
the French.
An attempt to destroy the steam frioate Min
nesota, off Newport News, nv neans nf !, 70
pedo, wus made on Saturday iaorning lar i'm
no serious damage was done. '''' "'
Congressional summary.