Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-05-20
NEWS AND oTaMR mArTERs,

AdVces from Louisiana are to the effect that
the state Convention has amended the Coustifu
liou so as 10 forever prohibit slavery in the
State.
We have Mexican advices via New Orleans
The Mexican Minister at Matamoras was maxim.
arrangements for the support Of the Juarez gov
srnment. Gen. UraEa is reported TO have de-
feeted three thousand French at Albuquerque
The steamer Persia, with European dates to
the 9Th, arrived at New York on Wednesday
afternoon. II is stated in o Berlin paper that
The derlnans will agree to an Al mistice on CON
d,lion that Denmark raises the blockade and
gives up the island Of Alsen. Jutlaud has been
evacuated, having paid the war Contribution
Tue ohannel squadron has not yet sailed Carl
baldi, it is said, will decline the subscriptions in
England TO purchase him an estate The CON
ference on the Danish question is regarded as
hopeless. The war news Is unimportant. II is
stated that the Austrians intend crossing to
funen. Russian troops are strongly eOncentra
ted on the Danube. The Tunis iusulreoton il
subsiding.
The Navy Department has received from Ad-
mifal Porter an official account Of an attack by
the U. s. g1nbOat Usage upon two brigades Vi
rebels ut Blair's plantation Gu the Red river, in
which tue rebels were repulsei, with a loss Of
200, including General Green, their commander.
The blockade Of the Red River, below Alpxan-
dria, aud the Arkansas River, below Little Rock.
are confirmed by dispatch from Cairo Pre-
parauons are also being nude TO blockade the
White River.
The conyicts who escaped in the barque Tenn.
plar from Toriugas, by concealing themselves in
the shod, were returned from Havana by the
Captain General, upon application of the U. s.
Vice Consul General.
YazOo City has been captured BY an expedi .
tiou under General Macarthur.
Forrest and Roddy with 10, 600 rebels. ae.
cording to advices from Vcksburg to the 10Th.
were threatening Huntsville and Decatur, Ala
bama.
The armed steam transport Harriet A. Weed
was blown up by the explosion OF two torpeloes
at once, in st. Johns river, Florida. The vessel
was totally wrecked. Several Of the crew were
killed, and large number Of persons wounded
The steamer Heca, from Queenstown on the
4th, and the City Of London, from the same place
on the 9th, arrived at New York on Monday
afternoon The Danish war news is unimpor.
tant. The conference met on the 4th, but with
out accomplishing anything adjourned until the
9Th. The Russian Minister at Rome had de-
mauded ali explanation of the Popes recent
allocntion regarding Russian policy in Poland.
The lnsurreeton in Tunis is becoming general
MeyerDser, the composer, has died in Paris
The English Channel fleet remained in the
Downs ready TO sail at twenty y-four hours notice.
Ihe court of inquiry iuto the loss of the Cily of
New York blamed Capt. Kennedy, and suspend
eu his certificate for eight months. 1t is ali.
nonneed that the Great Eastern has been pur-
chased for the French government. The Italian
Irlgate daantaomo encountered severe weather
on the passage from New York to Gibraltar. and
lost mast, sprung leak. and had to throw
overheard all her lower deck guns.
:, The prize steamer Greyhound arrived at New
York, on Monday.