The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-12-06

The report of the Pcnnsular campaign,
by Major General Halleck and the CORES.
poudence thereto appended, has just been
published. The report covers many matters
that have been subject of dispute in rela
ton to our military operations in Virginia
and Maryland, and shows the points of diff.
ference between General Mcclellan and the
War Department that finally led to the
removal of the former from the command
of the Army of the Potomac. In relation
to General Pope's campaign before Wash.
ington General Haleck says that chad the
Army of the Potomac arrived few DAYS
earlier, the Rebel army could have been
easily defeated, and perhaps destroyed. -
This report states that the army rested on
the north bank of the Potomac, near Sharp
burg, from the 18th of September, until the
18th of October, and says that "the long
inactivity of so large an army in the face Of
a defeated foe and during the most favorable
season for rapid marches and vigorous
campaign, was matter of great disappoint.
ment and regret"
An official despatch from general Sigel
gives brief account of an important recon.
noissance by General Stahl through Adde'S
and Smokers Gaps to ascertain the truth
about Jackson's movements. General Stahl
secured the country almost to Winchester.
and found that Jackson has certainly gone
South. AT Smokers Ferry General Stahl
fell upon a large force of Rebel cavalry,
routed them, captured numbers of horses
and cattel, pursued to Berryville, broke up
their camp, chased them to within four miles
of Winchester, captured all their officers
and forty prirates of Whites Battalion, and
altogether cost them loss of fifty in killed
and wounded. Our side lost fifteen in all.
1t was definitely ascertained by this recon
noissance that Stonewall Jackson had left
the Shenandoah Valley, leaving only bri.
gade of troops at Winchester. On Saturday
last Jackson was at Culpepper Court House,
moving by forced marches to join General
Lee at Fredericksburg.
The Boston 7rareier learns, upon good
authority, that the expedition of General
Banks will certainly sail from New York in
a few days. The vessels will touch at Fort.
ress Monroe, where large addition to the
force will Immediately join it, the whole
making one of the most powerful armadas
which has left for the South since the war
commenced. The total number of troops
with Banks is estimated at over 1000
while neither at Port Royal or in N orth
Carolina die, the military force exceed 30
900 men. A portion of the expedition left
New York on Tuesday for /" the South"
The Grenada Appeal of the 2lst ult.,
urges the Mississippi authorities to compel
the negroes 20 60 to work Immediately on
the Notifications, as they are doing in Ga.
In that State one-tenth of the negro popula.
ton, between the ages of fifteen and fifty,
have been called out and one million dol.
lars appropriated.
The Rebels in Mississippi are retreat.
ing before General Grant They EVACUATED
where they were to make q
stand, according to all accounts, on tho first
instant, and the place was occupied by our
troops without opposition. They are sup
posed to be in full retreat.
An attempt to enforce the Rebel con.
scription into middle Tennessee has pro.
duced much excitement, and q regiment is
being fol med to resist it. A body of Rebel
cavalry were fred upon while making the
CONSUMPTION.
RELEASED. BY order of the Secretary of
War, Hon. Richard B. Carmichael, Judge
of Seventh Judicial Circuit Court of this
State. has been Internationally released
from Fort Delaware.