The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-11-29
WAR NEWS.

Sd New York Cavalry under command f
Lieutenant Colonel Mix, supported by ar
tillcrv, was made on the Dover road in the
direction of Kingston, N. c., on the 18th.
They met the enemy behind strong forti-
tication at Cove creek. After a severe cav
airy fight in which both sides acted gallant.
ly, our artillery shelled the rebels out of
their position, leaving their arms. equip
lnents and blankets behind them. Our for
ccs destroyed their barracks and then re-
turned to Newbern.
1t is stated that the Presidents Message
will be supmitted to Congress on Monday
next, the first day of assemhlage. No
copies Will be sent to the press in advance,
and the result will be that it will 20 before
the country in mangled state through the
telegraph. The report of the Secretary Of
the Treasury, it is understood, will not be
ready Immediately. The reports of the
other heads of Departments are nearly com,
p!ctcd.
The New Orleans papers furnish some
interesting intelligence. \ series of orders
had recently been issued by Gen. Butler.
which serve as additional proof that no.dif-
fcuty can arise in his Department which he
is not able to grasp. The property within
the district recently possessed by our forces
| under General Wctzcl. to be known as the
Lttourche District, is declared scqucslercd,
and all sales or transfers of it are Forbidden
This district comprises all the territory of
Louisiana lying west Of the Mississippi.
excepting the parishes of Plaquenncs and
Jefferson. A Commission is appointed to
take possession Of the district, and the
sugar plantations are to be worked by them
where they are not worked by their owners,
and negro or white labor may be employed
at discretion. All property belonging to
disloyul persons is % be inventoricd and
sold for the benefit of the Government,
under provisions Of the Contiscation Act
Another order suppresses dlstilleres and
other manufactures of strong drink
Another one announces that any officer
found drinking intoxicating liquors in any
public drinking. place, will be recommend
ed to the President for dismissal from the
service. Another one surpresses the news
paper known as the National .Adrocrie, for an
improper publication. Still another pro.
hibits the arrest Of any slave. unless the
person arresting knows that such slave is
owned by loyal citizen.
Ma orGcn. Mcdowell on "Wednesday
scented paper to the Military Commission
assembled at Washington. requesting "A full
examination into all military acts since he
became IA Major General. The inycsiiga.
ton will cover facts connected both with the
Peninsnlar campaign and the Campaign of
Gen. Pope on the Rappahannoch. The
Military Commission in the case of Fitz
John Porter has been dissolved and for
NAL Court Marshall organized 1t Is under
stood that Gen. Porter objects to Military
Commission as not authorized by military
rules.
There is nothing important from the
Army of the Potomac. The rebel force on
the other side of the Rappahannock has been
reinforced, and Hill and jackson are known
to be on their way thi,hcr General Lee is
there, and the rebels avow an intention to
resist the passage of the river with his entire
army and make the fight there the battle Of
the war.
The correspondent of the Boston Trare'er,
writing from on board the transport Baltic.
in Hamton Roads, under date of November
20. states that that vessel is under orders to
sail on or before Monday. lie says 1.-The
steamers are taking on board stores and
coal The expedition is TO be large one,
commanded either by Banks or Hunter
The Baltic, as | understand, is acting as the
flag ship. Fortress Monroe will be the start
ing point, and in less than a week our expe-
dition will be under way. Our regiment
will be paid off on Tuesday. Uncle Sam
squaring accounts up to November LIST
Bunks have been Iut up in the steamers to
accommodate, hog fashion, 1900 men,
On Wednesday forenoon the iron clad
battery passalc left the Delameter Iron
Works, New York. She has taken on board
whatever is needed for service, and has been
ordered to hasten to sea. The Montauk
will be ready for sea and for service in less
than a week.
The President has issued an important
executive order, charging the Attorney Gen
eral with the immediate execution Of the Cor
fscaion Act passed at the last session of
Congress, and also authorizing United States
Marshals and District Attorneys to call upon
the military power for aid, whenever they
may have reasonable ground for experimenting
TO chile resistance to the provisions Of the
Act. In accordance with this order the
Attorney General will shortly Issue specific
directions to the United States Marshas and
District Attorneys for carrying into effect the
provisions of the Act. In this connection it
may notice that Judge of one of the Ken
lucky Courts has already declared the Con-
fscation Act unconstitutional. Probably a
test case will be made on which the question
Of consttu ionality will be carried before the
Supreme Court.
The grand expedition to open the Missis-
sippi, under Gen. McClernand. will consist
entirely Of Western and Northwestern rcg-
mcnts. 1t will embrace ten regiments from
Indiana, twelve from Illinois, four from Iowa,
four from Wisconsin, two from Minnesota,
and 10000 troops, infantry, cavalry and
ariiery, from the army now in Kentucky
The cavalry aud artillery force will be ample
for any emergency. In addition to this force,
the gunboat fleet under Commodore Porter
will cooperate with the expedition The
fleet consists of the following vessels: Ben
ton (hagship) l6 guns; PASSPORT, 10 guns
Carondelet, IL guns; Cincinnati, 10 guns
Cairo, 10 guns; Mound City, 10 guns; Louis
vlle. 10 guns; Baron Dekalb formerly ST.
Lonis0 u guns, Essex, guns; Lexington.
guns making total Of ~ gunboats and
l2l guns.
arrangements have just been perfected
by the Government whereby the sum of near
ly half million dollars of the small currency
notes will be- printed and issued weekly
This, it is hoped, will afford a sat istactory
supply for a few weeks at least when the
issue may be still further increased.
Secretary Chsc's report, il is stated.
will contain al urgent recommendation to
Congress to take measures for the subsitu-
ton of Government for bank currency, by
taxing tho latter and making provision for the
circulation through the banks VI tue former.