The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-10-25
There has been a very great md favorable

There has been very great and favorable
change recently in the aspect of national al
fairs in the southwest. a little moe than
three weeks ago nearly everything Looked
gloomy. Missouri seemed in imnT rcnt peri.
Kentucky was almost wholly in the hands of
the rebels, Cincinnati and Louisville were quak
ing, daily in rxpcc'a ion Of attack. Nashville
was Thought IN great danger from the forces
of Price and Van Dorm, General Grant in
SOU hwestcrn tennessee appeared likely to be
overwhelmed hy superior numbers, and Cen
craI Morgan had reason to fear starvation.
humiliation. or capture at Cumberland Gap
But, presto there WAS change, an,f the tide
setting in our favor is food tide Along
the whole line the rebels are upon the rrtr, a. ,
AMI our troops are following them up and
pressing them hardly. Missouri is safe for
the present, Louisville and Cincinnati are no
longer threatened the two signal victories of
Gen. Rosccrans at Luke aud Corinth have
shattered the strength Of Price and YIN Dorm,
and given security to middle and western
Tennessee ; Morgan has evaded his enemies
and is. n" dunbt, sweeping the rebels from
western Virginia, and Buell., after achieving n
brilliant triumph over Bragg at PcrryviIle, and
driving him back eight or ten miles is, we
presume, pursuing him with the determination
to bring the contest in Kentucky to q close at
once and free the State from the curse of
everything now to encourage and cheer MS
and Heaven grant that II may continue to a
speedy close.
The daft in the State Of New York will
take place absolutely on the 10Th of Novem-
Der. The quota is 10000 and the number
to M up So 600.
An expedition started from General S!o-
cnm's command on Tuesday morning for the
;.,t.
Of rebel cavalry under captain Dug, who We're
fnragins near Lovetsvile, I.oudon county
Virginia. 1t was in every respect successful,
bnt the details are not known. We took thir-
~ two prisohcts, among whom was the cap
tain, and killed ten Of the enemy. Oar loss
was one man killed and four wounded
Mrs. General Mcclellan aud Mrs. General
Marcy, having finished their r:Sl 10 the Army
of the Potomac, left for W ashington ON Tues
day.
RESCUED SLAVES. -Gencral Lockwood has
rescued about two hundred and fifty OF the
four hundred slaves, freed in Accomac and
Northampton counties by the act of Congress
for working on rebel entertainments. from the
clutches OF their former MASTERS, by grant
ing them the evidences Of their lherali0n.-
He made the masters themselves the Witness
es of the fact that these slaves were employed
in throwing mp earthworks for the rebel forces
in that rcgi-n.
GEN l'ooKfR Contrary TO general expcc-
| 'ations Genera! Hooker will be unable to take
command Of his army CORPS for some time
yet. The General cannot rest on lis wounded
foot, as it invariably canScs intiamaton' lie
is now in ashingiun, and travels on two
crutches.
There are fearful pictures drawn in the
army correspondence of the Savannah R0pub-
iicnm of the utter drstituion of the Rebel
forces. An good Rebels are urged TO - send
forward to Lees slivering ranks, clothing.
shoes, hats and blankets"
Nashville papers Of the l2:h say the fed
erals are concentrating q large force at Fort
DonrlSon, and mean 10 clear that portion of
Tennessee Of the rebels. Many rebel families
at Clarksvillc are preparing to leave. The
r"sr-wuter policy with the rebels is to be
abandoned.