Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-06-24
Gleanings from Rebel Papers.


Richmond papers Of June ! I, have been re-
ceiyrl here.
oh Thursday morning, several employees of
the Central Railroad went on scout several
miles east Of Hanover Court House, and were
encountered by regular scouts, who miltook
them for tie enemy and fired upon them, NOR
tally wOundng Thos =, Moody, conductor
letter from Lebanon, Russell County, Va,
10 member Of Congress, says that Gen. Nor
gan encountered Gen. llob5on near Pound uap,
aud defeated him, capturing 200 prisoners.
ln kautz's attack upon Petersburg, Prof.
Stubly, Professor OF French, Petersburg Female
College, aud George u. Jones, prominent drug
gisI, were among the killed captured, Prof
Carr, Female College; Jas Boisseau and James
Kerr, merchants; Timothy Kves Of Prince
George John Davidson, President Female Col
lege, and others Captured from Union s de &:
VIM. Tompkins. lth Pa Cav Solomon Sexton,
dol John Logan, do : aud Peter White, bugler,
do.
The Charleston Mercury IL pleased to learn tlat
several steamers have within the past few d,ys
entered Confederate port, Among them iiae
new steamship belonging to the Chicora Com
pany.
The "ArlDy Committee" acknowledge reccint
OF contribution Of one days raiions for the bene
ht OF the poor VI the city, from several COM
panles aau regiments Of Gen. Lees army. The
committee are gratlisd TO know that their cal
laht sol lIers are now receiving full rations and
they trdst that their generous contribution will
awake throughout the country hearty response
TO the COmmittec's appeal in behalf Of the NOR
If the city.
Told in Richmond has declined from twenty
TO sixteen for one, aud butter from $40 per
pound to Sll aud $i3.
Hollywood Cemetery is becoming thichly
DQuulttuu lta
expiring in Richmond hospitals. Corpses arrive
at the cemetery faster than they can be inferred
by the limited force allowed for the PURPOSE,
aud US nigh as tWeniy-ive green pino collins,
instehee with only one nail in each end, have
lately been seen there Warped open by tho sun,
exposing the putrescent holies to full view,
emitting slckening OdOFs aud attracting awurns
OF flies.
The hotels are not all closed. The American
and Spolswood are ''still' open; prices at former
$25 per day, at latter $40,
Over twenty thousands letters have accumu-
lated at Vatina for flag Of-ruce boat.
The lelegraphic reports OF the "Press Asso-
citation" are copyrighted. Que Of them, dated
Mobile, June lO, says that Fremont aud Cooh-
rane have been nominated by the "Ciucinnati'
Convention, and that gold in Memphis is 226.
The Enqairer's leader snys OF "the affair at
Petersburg" that it has farnishel ,'another
pleasing Illustration of the courage and GOODNESS
of local troops under fire." OF Grant il says.
that hommed up in u hugo circle Of iutrench-
ments, brislliug with guns and populous with
men, ho is subduel by bitter experiences into n
''delensivo policy"--that "their position does
not favor as much OF Il siege OF Richmond AZ of
II likelihood Of beng besieged themselves"
MIR. Z. +. Shell pf Geu. Morgan's command
writes 10 the EhQairer that he has been u priso.
ner Of war four tlmrs, aud has managed to eacnps
each time.
The Richmond Dispatch Of the 18Th. in H.,
leader, says; "fhU great object OF all the Yam.
kee raids, Ut this particular crisis il three fold
First, they hope TO slarve 5000, 1000 of people
into Submission, as intinlated by Seward in Ills
letter Of instruction to his Minister al COpeu-
hagen. Secondly, they hope TO starve the popu-
lAiiOn Of kichmUnd into the humOr for hailing
them as deverers. lastly, anu principally,
they hope to slarSe Lees army aud thereby
force him to abandon his position These are
hopeful projects, it must be confessed, aad we'll
worthy OF the brain that conceived them. The
only fault with them is that they nrs altogether
inuperatiye." "As 10 their eiIect
upon Lees operations, they will have none what.
ever. They will not give Grant an igch Of
ground or single advantage. Lee has him by
| the throat, and he will not release him, let him
plunge aud kick as he may"
sIn the meantime the truth begins to leak out
The Times, for whatever purpose it is not ma
terial, ~ far as we are concerned, has told the
truth, 10 u modified form at least. IL has re-
vealed the fact, so carefully concealed by Stan
ton, that Grant was badly beaten on the morning
Of the Sd Of June, aud although The Herald cauie
instantly TO the rescue, il was too late. Grant
was not nominated at Baltimore, aud Lincoln
was. Gold went up to 1914 and Grant stock
came down TO zero with run.
"For our own part we are glad to hear that
Lincoln hns received the nomination. When
some enterprsing partisan officer OF the Revolu.
lion proposed TO carry of Sir William Howe from
the midst OF his army, Washington put his veto
on it ut once. lie had no doubt that it was
feasible; but Howe had conducted the war as
stupidity as it Was possible for any man 10 CON
duct it, aud any change whatever could be bat
! for the British interest. Let him stay, for fear
Of successor who might not be quite such an
imbecile. So we say Of old Abe. 1t would be
impossible to 6nd another such MSS 10 the United
States aud, therefore, we say let him stay. We
at least, Of the ConIederacy, ought to be satisfied
with him, for he has conducted the war exactly
as we ought to wish It 10 be conducted. He has
confirmed thUse that were wavering, heated red
hot those who we're lukewaIm, made those zoal-
Gus who were careless, converted cold Indifference
into furious passion, and calculating neutrality
into burning patriotism. As for the military
operations conceived and executed under his
auspices, surely We have no right to complain
No service ever had so many laundering officers,
and no campaigns we're ever conducted with
greater stupidity. For these reasons we arc do
cidedly in favor Of Old Abe, and If We could