The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-05-24
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atcd,. Oar reverse WAS tritiug and unin-
portant. Captain Rodgers reports that he
anchored his vessel. within six hundred wards
of Fort Darling. and kept up the lombard
ment until all his ammunition was expended.
The loss on the Galcna was thirteen killed
and eleven wounded. The Monitor. during
the acti"n. w:!.s in close proximity to the
Galrna. and again proved that sho is invul.
ncrablr TO the heaviest shots Of the rcLels
She had no casualties ON bonrd. The Nau-
gatuck was anchored Il short distance below
the Monitor, and behaved, gnllantly until
her principal gun burst. when she was forced
to retire. She only had swo men slightly
wounded. The Port Rnya.l and Aroostook
the only two wooden vcs scls engaged. were
anchored within L-:a'0 yards of the battery.
and kept upa w~lt directed and destructive
fire upon the rebels.
FoETnEss MoSroE. May PIP. My the
arrival of thr George Washington, from City
Point, have some astounding aud revolving
intelligence.
The steamer above mentioned LIT this
point on Monday evening under orders to
proceed to Richmond. under Il flag of truce,
to obtain the persons of Col. Corcoran and
other Federal prisoners, said to have been
released by the rebels. She arrived at City
Point on Tuesday morning. and. les captain
was Informed by Commodore Goldsborough
that he could not go any further up the
James river.
Communication was then sought and OBJ
tanned with Major General finger. command
ing the rebel forces in and around Peters
burg, Va, who, by special letter. informed
the gentlemen in command Of our flag of
truce, that hereafter no communication with
onr Government under flag of truce, would
be desirable or respected in that region.
The women OF City Point village sent n
ssage to the GaIrna, which is living at
anchor in the stream. saving that their chill
dren were sick. and requesting that IL surgeon
DC sent ashore from some of our vessels for
their relief.
To tins end a boat was moored from the
achnsrtt. containing the surgeon of that
vessel, the paymaSter and masters mate with
twelve seamrn. When they landed they
fired on by the rebels. Two were insanity
Killed, five wounded, and eight, including the
officers, were taken prisoners. and our men
could see the rebels taking their swords away
from them as they were marched. nnd.r
guard, in the hot sun along the railroad TO
Petersburg.
Two of the wounded were brought down on
then died before reaching here. The officers
on the tag-sIIip refused to give me any
names, for some reason or other.
The Shell which the rebels fired at the
Galena. and which did So mnch damage. WAS
filled with some kind of liquid fire. 1t went
through the Ga!ana from quarter to quarter.
The rebels acknowledge a loss of three
hundred killed and wounded at the lombard.
mcnt Of Fort Darling.
The steam gu nhoa's Trascr. Yorktown.
and jamestown were sunk in the James river.
it is thought, with all hands on board none
being seen 10 escape. The Northampton,
Rebel. and other vessels have been sunk in
the channel hy the rebels us river obSrruc.
ti"ns. 1t is thought that our war vessels can
take Fort Darling the next attempt.
We have news from General Mcclellan ),
army up to Wednesday afternoon General
Stoncman is still at Gains Mills, eight and
a half miles from Richmond. General
Stoncman, in co.>puny with Professor
Lowe. made Il balloon reconnaissance of the
position of the enemy, and also Richmond
y large number ri camps were seen in and
around Richmond. and cars were disccrncd
entering and leaving the city. Heavy firing
was heard. on Tuesday. in the james river
aud it was probably by our gunhoats she'll
ing the rebel batteries on that river.
dispatch from Fortress Monroe states
that a flag Of truce landed at City Point
on Monday and reply WAS received to Gen.
W ooFS communication, sent ny it is supposed
in reference to the tXchangc OF the officer
held as prisoners at Richmond. Its contents
did not transpirc. The same dispatch states
that a boat with another flag Of truce went
ashore aud were attacked and two of the crew
iii ,.l 4 4
prisoners.
General Banks department is greatly
troubled with bands of gucrias. Numerous
rchrl cavalry regiments have been dishandcd
and their members have become g,crilias
Plnndc'Ing and numbering all Union ciliz MS
and soldiers.
Col Gcary. a few days since. learned that
one OF these bands was in a cave five miles
from Rrctortown, and made arrangements to
surround and capture them. 0n reaching the
cave he asscrtaincd that they had vacated it
the previous day. A party of forty men.
with horses, had evidently been there for
some time, living snmptuously, Judging iron.
tbr empty bottles, boxes, cans. &c.
1t is probable they were a portion of the
force which captured Grary's guard trail,
near Linden last week, and rctrcated towards
Warrenton on Shields approach.
From GrN. HALLEcK's AnMy-Shimi,,i.r
.aiong The Whole Linc.-Therc was consdcra.
BILE skirmiSh along our whole line on " cdnes-
day. In every case the enemy was driven
bach.
Onr loss in these conflicts amounted to 40
kilcd and wounded. The cncmy's loss was
about the same.
Descrtcrs continue to come in daily in
squads. They are mostly from the 18th