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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-04-12

O. All should not fail to read the advcr-
iiscment Of Prof. Wood in to days paper.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-04-12

PRoCLEDINUs OF TIE COUNTY CON-
MISSloNEES. -lmnar W. Chambers Bond
as Constable Chy appointmcnty of 9Th Dis
trict. filed and approved.
License issued to John H. Harris to keep
Bohemia Ferry one year from May lst next,
and his Bond for faithful discharge of duty
according to license. filed aAl approved.
MISSES Samuel Thompson, md District,
Joseph /. Brown and Robert MnrShbank.
3rd District. james Crawford. 9TH District.
aud Sutton Scarborough, 9th District
appointed Trustees of Poor. for one year
from the FIRST Monday in May next.
Judges of Election of Commissioners of
Public Schools appointed. as per advertised
list.
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o"c',.' ,tpoH Of Commodore FOoie-ScrcHJ
!'2G = G"ms Cupiu'm.
Wa.rINr"oN. April 9.-Thc following wa,
rec i II, ne Navy Department thi, morn,
;ug;
FLAG SRlr BENroy. Island No. TO. \
April s. via Cairo.
lien. ca q II'riies, Secretary Of The .Nory
| hay" 10 info, N the Department that since
Scn'' ,l"@ram last night announcing the
sur Ter to me Of Island No. 10. possession
ha. Iccn taken of both the Island and the
works upon the Tennessee shore, by the gun.
boats and troops under the command Of
Gen. Buiord.
Seventeen officers and three hundred and
>iNty.ci.ht privatcS, besides one hundred of
their sick and one hundred men employed
on board the transports, are IN our hands.
Internationally pri Soncrs OF war.
| have caused hasty examination to he
made Of the forts, batteries. and muritiun,
of war captured. There were eleven earth
works. with seventy heavy cannon, varying
in calbrc from - to l0o-poundcr< riIlrd.
The magazines are well supplied with
powder. and there are large quantities OF
shot, she'll. and other munitions of war. and
also great quantities of provisions. Foul
steamers alluat have fallen into our hands
and two others. with the rebel gunboal
Grnmpns, are sunk, but will be easily raised
The floating battery of sixteen heavy guns
turned adrit by the rebels is sai,to be lying
on the Missouri shore, below New Madrid.
The enemy upon the mainland appear to
have fled with great prrci litation after dark
last night. leaving. i'll many eases. hall-prc-
pared meals m their quarters. There seem,
Ia have hceN'no c@tsert of action between,
the rebels upon the slanA and those occupy
in. the shore. but the latter fled. lcavin. tn,
former to their fate.
These works. erected with the highcS
engineering skill. are of great strength, anj
with their natural advantages, would hay,
been mprcenablc, if defended by men fight
ing in IL better cause.
\ combined attack of the naval and land
forces would have taken place this afternoon
or tomorrow morning had not the rebels ;,
hastily abandoned this stronghold. re
mature these plans Of attack, has abs"!utcl,
required the twenty three days of prepare
ton.
Gen. Pope is momcntarilv expected It
arrive with his army at this point, he having
successfully crossed the river yesterday
under Il heavy fire, which no doubt led t.
the hasly abandonment of the works las
night
am unollicialv informed that the two
yunboatS which 81 calamity ran the fire %
| the rebel batteries few nights since. ycstcr
day attacked and reduced fort of III,
cnrny opposite, diamountins eight hcav!
guns.
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LATER.
THE PRISONERS AND PRIZES CAPTURED.

81. Louis, April 1O.-A special despatch ia
the Rcpnbico", from Island No. 10, says:--
Two hundred hogsheads of sugar. several
hundred barrels OF Molasscs, eighty cannon,
four hundred wagons, one hundred and
twcnty-SiX horses. six hundred mules, five
thousand stand OF small arms, thirty pieces OF
light artillery, and great quantities OF blan-
kcts, clothing. &c, have fallen in our hands
The total number Of prisoners captured was
five thousand, including Maj Gen. Mackal
and Brigadicr Generals Gaut, Walker, and
Schaum,
The pr soncrs are being embarked for Hi
nois as rapidly as possible. We have also
obtained fltysX Thousand solid shot and an
immense quantities OF ammunition.
With Il few exceptions, the whole rebel
force around Island No. 10 are now
prisoners. An attempt was made by them to
cross to Bedford on RATS, but they were sur
rounded and compelled to surrender. Thir-
teen guns were taken Instead of the number
previously reported. The prisoners say that
seventy men were killed Oh the island by our
m0ltarS.
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KoLLoCK's DANDELIoN CoFFEE.-
This is the only valuable Dandclion Coffee
i'll the market and is prepared from the
best Java Coffee. The extract of Dandclion
root is used in the preparation Of this coffee,
hence the name Dandelion Coffee. This
roo. is popular remedy for Dyspepsia,
DeJlHy and all Bilious disorders. Thousands
who have been compelled to abandon the
use of coffee will find they can use this
combination without any of the injurious
effects they formerly experienced. Many
spurious mixtures, put up in paper packages,
have been sold as paudclion Coffee, but the
genuine article manufactured by Eollock
and put up in tin cans (Which secures the
extract from the action of the atmosphere
can be had al r, prnnen's and +. Brown,
Dir, in Elkton. Give, II 4 trial.
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TIE peach crop of this county gives

promise of being an abundant one, if the
recent snow storm has not injured the buds
The farmers in the lower part of the county
appear to be turning their attention more
and more every season to the cultivation of
this luscious fruit. Tcus of thousands of
peach trees have been planted out the
present Spring. The peach i, cultivated by
our farmers in this section of country Us IL
staple crop. and proves one of the most pro-
liablc products Of the soil, single peach
grower often realizing in a season from his
crop many thousands of dollars. The climate
and soil of this region appear to be the
best adapted to the cultivativation of the
peach ota any other in the United States.
Philadelphia is the principal market for the
fruit.
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FALL OF \ BrlLpING.-O Thursday

FALL OF \ BvILDING.- Thursday
forenoon about IT, u clock. back building
attached To the residence OF f. Brown. .Ir.
and used Us kitchen. was crushed by the
weight of snow on the roof. coming down
with Il tremendous crash. Fortunately no
person was injured by the occurrence
y girl living in the family. however, made
ii narrow escape, having just left the apart.
mcnt Il moment previous. lis needless to
say she wa. badly =" Skccrl."
STAMPEDE OF SLAvES.-On Sunday
night last two negroes. woman and dau"h-
ter. belonging to Geo. Earl ESQ, and one
belonging /, Miss Ann Mariah Ricketts,
ana way. Believe that no iding> lave
zen heard of the tlueriycs. They will
Freely fin as comfortable quarters in that
.' - IN OF negro freedom as they have
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Robert Hart.

State rs W. W. Black. for assault and
battery on George b. Logan. Plea of not
guilty confessed by the State, upon condi
ton that defendant pay cost of case.
State Sd. }. Mccullough. (son of Oliver
McCulough,l for assault and battery on
James +. kattcnburg tried before the Court
Guilty, and fined $1,000 and costs.
State rs Hugh +. Scarborough. Tried
for assault and battery on John W. Miller
TravcrSrd before the Court. Guilty and
fined $50. 90 and costs.
State nj The instance of Robert T.. Can't
well rs William Badger. free negro. charged
with coming into the State contrary to law.
Discharged by the Court because it appeared
that he WAS the child of Il white woman.
State at the instance of y. Alexander
Culinary rs William Henry conovcr, free
negro, for coming into the State contrary
to law. Pied guilty. Fined $1,000 and
costs.
The Grand jury was discharged on Thurs
day, and agreeable to time honorcd custom
visited the Jail and made the following
report:
To he Hon. John II. Price :--DEAn Sln:-
The Grand Jurors having finished all bust.
ness brought tn their notice do respectfully
report that they visited the Jail and found
it in rs good and clranIy condition aS the
building will permit. but do not deem it
necessary to enter into any extended report
"a the former Grand .Iurv. have dwclt at
considerable length upon the necessity Of
new Jail. which we concur in Us soon rs the
finances of the count he cXpcn-
diturr. Very Resp,
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AppoINTMENTs.--T Thomas j. Bayard
has been appointed Post Master at St
Augustine, in place of Thomas p. Halle,
removed.
Governor Bradford has appointed BENZ
+. May. of Elkton, Inspector General OF
grain for Baltimore City, vice Bond
Chaplain, declined.
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John Mackin>on V, la
be insane and pa .., ...' -. ~.
Court To be sent to ''.'. 80 =
expense OF Cecil co" -.
The Petit Jury VIZ; : u al lay
Seine four or five p ..c#i r>as ~,'' -.
posed of and court will adjourn this Ia. r
ing.
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STAMPEDE OF SLAVES.-On Sunday
:. :le Victory at Island No. 10.

of'ci..s .~pon Of Commodore Fooie-Sercniy
!i2@ = G"ns Cupiured.
WirIN~"oN. April 9.-Thc following was
rec \ IL ne Navy Department this morn
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-04-09
THE BATTLE OF MARENGO.

Every desiring to acquire military inform
atiOn and to estimate properly the force OF discl-
pine united with courage the advantages to be de-
rived from performing evolutions with steadiness
and.ordcr even under the cannon If the enemy TO
witness discipline and the order of a parade pre-
served by line upon which eighty pieces Of artlle
ry were vomiting fire and grape; those who wish
to see the effect of every description OF troops, en-
poyed in proper situations and in proper times
with effcct-shoud study the history of the memo
rable battle of Marcngo which presents in itself
greater variety Of evolution and vicistude, and dis
play both Of courage aud discipline under more ex-
traordlnsry circumstances, than perhaps any for
mer action.
There may be seen weak advanced guard falling
back 10y wing, before force double its number;
and yet by its oblque order of eschellon deceiving
the more numerous enemy, and keeping him IN
check. There weak battalion, by doubling its or
der, resStS the shock of heavy cavalry, and sus-
tans It's position until reinforced by light artillery
There will be seen two extended lines executing
retreat in cXchequer, with as much order and conf
pactneSs as if on parade; maintaining their line OF
march, and filling up the chasms made in their
moving columns, by the heavy and incessant lire OF
artillery.
The cavalry are seen deciding the fate of battle,
by their timely and vigorous charge upon line too
weak extended, and of unsteady order. 1t is re-
markable also of this battle, that the French were
formed in tpO lines in the order of battle, and the
AuStrians in three lines. 1t has been generally
supposed that the charge made upon the Austrian
faux by Gen. Dcssaix, charge of cavalry
whereas, it was in fact charge at the head of
single regiment, (the 9th hattalion) Of infantry.-
The charge against the Austrian third line where
all their artillery collected was also by intan
try that is the Grenadiers under Gen. Lannes.-
This action lasted fourteen hours, and constantly
through the whole time within musket shot; and
the French, thrown into some disorder by the car
mage made 10y grape shot, retired from their ground
Ta4r several tia:eS-and formed more compactly
filling up their ranks, and doubling, and instantly
when formed returning again to their ground; and
advancing beyond the position or alignment which
they had previously fallen back from. These move
mcnts surpasS any thing produced by mere disci-
pline IN the annals of war; and forcibly impress up
on every sensible mind the great advantage of con-
filence each other, confidence N discipline and
in their Generals"
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NEMBERN 1NeInrNTs

E We learned, says the Christian, Sun, several in
rcidents worth relating during our trip to Kinston,
and vicinity last week. 49,,
George Perry, prompt and worthy citizen OF
Jones county, for helping our retreating soldiers
across the Trent, with his fat and preserving the
guns they were compelled to leave behind, was
seized by the Federas and threatened to be shot in
his yard. His wife entreated and he was put
irons and jailed in Newbern. At last accounts,
the irons had been removed, but he was still in jail
John Richardson Esq, living about . miles from
town on the Washington read had to call on Gen
Burnside for protection from his own negroes, who
had entered his house, declaring that he was no
longer their master, and they intended to eat and
drink whatever they pleased, and he dare not IN
terfere with them. Burnside sent guard to pro-
tcct him.
The Yankees went out to the farm of j. NJ. F.
Harrison, prominent merchant Of Newbern, and
destroyed every thing they could When inquiry
was made as TO the bitterness manifested towards
Mr.. t., they said he was "Tcbel captain" This
was contradicted but they said his negroes so IN
formed them, and they believed ii. Mr. Harrison
had commenced recruiting for company, but had
not succeeded, and this the negroes had probably
learned. Thus it will be seen that should we be
overcome our negroes are to be the witnesses ex-
amined against us, and they are to inform against
US. Old and intirm persons who sought protection
at the hands of Gen. Burnside, protected 10y a
guard. Thus, when Miss Ellis, the matron of the
| Griffin orphan school, was disturbed by soldiers,
Burnside had guard placed near the premises, and
no soldier was permitted to enter
Among the families who remained in town after
its capture we heard the following: Mr.. Coles, AL
exander Justice Lacy Phillips, u Shade, Joseph
Robinson DR.. Disoway, L. Heritage, Prof DOherty
and DR.. Boyd. Some of them sent away some mcIrs
bers of their families Prof Doherty sent his chill
| dren TO Graham and he and his wife remained
| The Yankees entered the house of Mr.. Robinson,
and seeing watch in his wife's sick room, delibe
| ratey took it down and carried it off.
| The lowest order of Yankee soldiers, with the
negroes, went from house to house, and where the
| family was found to be absent, they entered and
| took whatever they desired. All who know any
| thing OF the Yankee disposition to steal, and the
like disposition Of the negroes, (there being very
striking smilitude in this respect) can we'll imagine
the state Of things
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ERrnm The Biblical Recorder. !

STRANGERS There are three national sins in the
Bible the oppression Of the widow, the fatherless
and :he stranger
mo people should ever Cypress the stranger
When refugees come from the lower part Of the
State, board, house-rent, and provision should ,be
afforded on moderate terms. We may need kindness
from them at some future day. The golden rule
should now be remembered. Besides, God requires
kind treatment to strangers. Washington said
l77s was the most gloomy year of the revolution on
account of ertortioners. He considered them
great Oh sekto our success in gaining independence
Extortion is more apt to lie practiced to strangers
than to our acquaintances, by taking an advantage
Of their necessities. T. DOpSON
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For the Standard.
- q 49, For the Standard ,
MILITARY ScRAPS'-oRIGINAL AND Sc
s. - LECTED,
BY AN OH SOLDIER, FOR TIE WAR.
: :, ~, Too4
Common sense is the best tactician.

Common sense is the best tactician.
9 All experience has shown that armies become
powerful in proportion to their dscipline-and that
without it. it is futile to talk of tactics or war but
as the impulse of a horde.
g. EXECUTIONS are the movements by which troops
change their order and situation relative to grouna
and circumstances They should be simple, easy,
few in number, and applicable to war.
T. Montecucu declared that the success oil pat
ties depended OIL the number of officers. french
army adase says, no army ever had too many otn-
GERS in battle. "
8. The French deem piece of artillery well lost,
if il has fired six or seven rounds Of grape, at the
proper distance; ard seldom risk men, or lose time
in defending or bringing it off after such service.
g. An army is q vast machine composed oil men,
who resist force by the combination of courage with
skill. The whole Object Of tactics is 10 have large
number act as one man, and direct all their force
combined on one point Courage, alone, though II
may effect wonders in particular cases, is not alone
adequate to resist discipline, even with Inferior
courage. ..
z In a system of defence possibilities, and not
probabilities alone must be guarded against Some
times an enemy will not attack in the part we think
probable but on the contrary where we think lm-
possible. But it is weakness to suppose any thng
impossible to an active enemy.
s. Flank attacks and enfLrd6 are synonymous
terms so far as relates to fire. for the tire used by
assalants in a flank attack must produce entilade
1t is to soldiers wha. rakng is TO seamen; 1t Is to
either one of the greatest evils that can befa them
and in avoiding it, on the one hand, while he turns
it on his adversary consists of the greatest arts
of an able commander, The body which succeeds
in turning taking in flank its adversary, usually
carries with it the fortune of the day. Though en-
fade is great evil, yet it is one which, from ne
cessty, must often be submitted to. When two
bodies meet one subject and the other not subject
to entlade it must be the interest OF the one
eniiladed TO push on and of the other to endeavor
to stop it by an incessant fire.
O. When in war it happens that you can act
on the mind and prejudice of the enemy, and more
particularly on that of the troops when you COM
uand, YOU gain two very material points.
TO- Tactics, under the guidance of a frivolous
mind, often assume the appearance of parade non.
sense; such mind will often manG,uvrc away the
substance and catch the shadow. it is true; nay,
that ignorance may manuuvre itself into danger in
stead of safety is also true hut that tactics, guided
b. energy and ability, shall produce such conse-
qucnces TO argue, that the greater the lever the
less is the effect.
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CHRISTIAN DUTIES.

One of our ingenious military friends thinks the
colporteurs doing great harm in our army by
circulating terrible tracts in the camps, and on the
eve of expected battles confronting our men with
little pamphlets entitled Are you ready to die? 2
"Sinner, you soon to be damned" DC. This is
more than mistake. The best stimulation of cour-
age and endurance in the army is to be found in an
incubation Of Christian spirit among the men,
With more religion in our camps will have less
drunkenness. less dissatisfaction, less grumbling,
and courage which becomes invIucib!c as it is re-
fined by the pure and holy spirit of religious con-
vicliOnS. An army stands much in need of moral
and religious education any equal number of men
composing social community and the c0lportcurs
are doing work which, i'll worldly cXpedlen
cy, not to be de>piScd
The highest order Of patriotism is closely akin to
religion and the loliest courage is always associated
if not with religious profession, at least with deep
feelings 0. reverence for the divine mysteries Of life
and death. The man who benches at the question,
Are you prepared to dIe?' or, worse than that,
puts it off with snccr, is destitute of true courage.
Many man whn in times Of peace and safety, har-
dcnS his heart and ImagincS himself to be brave,
will, when the battle Is raging around him, howl in
terrified agony of spirit to GOd for mercy, while
the Christian soldier stands before the red crash Of
death, not in sight Of his " Emperor, the French
soldiers at Solfrrino did, but in sight Of his God
We must remark the painful evidences Of the loss
Of the sense Of our dependence on God as the war
has progressed Ii did not commence so. Inc city OF
Charleston is said to have been, OH the eve of the
battle of Fort Sumter, like one vast altar, from
which assembled the incense of prayer. he whole
nation from Virginia to Texas COMMUNICATED our
early and brilliant victory ofNanasSas by thanksgV
ing in the ten thousand sancluarieS Of the land But
there has lately been marked relaxation of this
sense Of our dependence on the God of battles. 1t
has been mpiouSly said that the battle Of Belmont
was won by the energetic OathS Of our officers
There has been a wrcchcd plauSlbilitY that has
preached in favor Of immoral iudugcnces in our
army. that has given cciat 10 profanity IN battle,
and that has winkcd at drunkenness in the camps
by questioning the military virtues of water drink.
erS. We have great work before Ii may not be
assisted by the mere cant and WhincS oil religious
pretensIon but it certainly will DE assisted by that
hearty and reverent sense of dependence on Divine
Providence, aud that earnest and practical habit
of religious supplication which strengthened oar
fathers in the tunes Of their trial and has every
where left the evidences of reward the pages of
history Richmond Examiner.
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Fur the Standard.
AsnryubE N. C., April 2, 1862.

a FL ASHEYILbE, N. u, Aprll 2, slooz.
y, EDITOR STASpAKD;-As you are friend 10 the
soldier and also 10 the soldiers family, have ven.
tured to write you a line in regard to matters and
things in general and some things IN particular, IN
this mountain country.
The Buncombe Rifles, Capt Young lett our town
week ago for the seat Of war. and on next Satur-
day, Capt Hardys Artillery is to he mustered INTO
the service of the State So you will see that the
spirit of volunteering is still going on in the NOUN
tains. But this is not all that going on Up here
, The HYDRA headed monster speculation, is at work
amongst us in all its deformity from the two-penny
grocery keeper, who would sell his mother pound
OF coffee and charge her dollar for It, to the more
respectable merchant, who wants fifteen cents per
mound for his salt. am not complaining at all
for think this is a good time to find out the size
of mems souls; and some of them have proven, to
a mathematical demonstration, that they Just harm
got any at all And further, there is one here who
sells salt at the low price of thirteen centSper ID.
and why may not go to him and get my supply !!
If men, spectators from other States, will just let
our provisions alone VIC will be able to make out
till We can raise more; but with the encouragement
they get from our moned men, (who are willing 10
help them draw good bargan,) they are cutting
our supplies short and fear that many vOlun-
teer's wife and children will learn what it is to want
for the neccssaries of life. God grant that it may
not be so.
We had four live Yankees brought to our town a
short time ago. They were captured in fancey
county and were the first of the season in this part
OF the country.
Our town was visited on Sunday evening last, by
4 severe hail-storm accompanied with heavy thun-
der, and smart sprinkling Of rain
Yours, &c, y. Y. H.
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No LICENSES TO FOREIGNERS law was passed,
by both branches of the Virginia Legislature, on
Monday, prohibiting the issue ofhcenses to sell any
kind ofmerchandisc to~any other foreign born citi
zens than those who are naturazed. This is mea-
sure long since necessary. There are numbers Of
the foreign born population in active business all
over the State, who upon call for the militia,
have thrown themselves upon the protection of
foreign powers represented by consuls in the Con-
federacy Thislaw, passed with SO much unanlmity
by the Legislature will bring these gentlemen to
realization of the truth of an old adage, :" it bad
rule that won't work both ways '-Petersburg
Express.