The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-06-07
- Our inefficient block aden b,, oo,,,t.

- Our " inefficien. blockade" has caught
| another valuable prize. The British steam.
err Patros arrived at New York on Sundny
having been captured by the .unboat Bicn,
Vile whilst attempting to run the blockade
at Charleston. Among her cargo are four.
teen hundred kegs of powder, fifty cases Of
rifles. eight hundred bags Of coffee. and a
quantity of quininc. The vessel and cargo
are valued at S3OO,OO0. This is the fourth
valuable British steamer captured within a
shcrt time viz the Circassian, Bermuda,
Stctiin, and Patros. We had hardly noted
the captttre' Of the steamer Pattos, when
the arrival at Philadelphia of the Britisl,
steamer Cambria, taken whilst attempting
to run the blockade at Chareston,. Was
announced. ThsCambria is an iron steamer
and has valuable cargo of liquors, niadi-
cncs, clothes, and Enfield rifles.
- Dispatches from Corinth under date Of
Friday, the Both ult.. report that the Rebels
commenced TO retreat on Wednesday night,
18th. They are moving southwark from
Grand Junction, the destruction of the.
bridge on the Mobile Railroad forcing them,
to abandon that ruute. General Ilallcck
says that the works VI Corinth were exceed.
ingly strong, and thsrt thc enemy cannot find
"A stronger position in his fight. He destroy.
cd an immense amount of public and pr..
vatc property at Cor'lith and for miles out
the roads are strewn with arms, havcrsacks,
&c. thrown away by the flying Rebels. A
large number of prisoners, estimated by
General Pope at two thousand, have beer,
captured. Gen. Bcauregard, it is thought.
mistrustcd his army, which was much dis
Outraged and dcmoralized, or he would not
have abandoned 50 strong position.
= The cavalry expedition sent out by Gen.
Halleck to destroy bridge on the Mobile
Railroad, in the rear of the Rebel army at
Cornth was one of the most successful and
daring achievements of the war. Colonel
Elliott, in command of the expedition. sue
ceedcd in reaching Boonsville. over thirty
miles south of Corinth, and destroyed the
track, and blew up cuvcrts on both sides of
the town. At Boonsville he burnt the rail
road depot, locomotives, and trsin of
twenty'SiX cars. loaded with army supplies,
destroyed ten thousand stand Of arms, three
pieces oil artillery, and II great quantity of
clothing. and paroled two thousand pris-
oncrs, whom he could not bring away with,
him: The dispatches from Gen. Halleck
confirm the haste and confusion of the Rebel
retreat, and the consequent destruction of n
large amount of their stores.
A few weeks since General Halleck
ordered Gen. Curtis to detach n norton Of
the army of the Southwest, and send it, with
all possible dispatch, to the aid Of the
National forces before Corinth. The order
was received by the latter at Batesvile,.
Arkansas, and promptly obeycd. How
many men were forwarded it is unnecessary
t. mention, but the alacrity of their move.
mcnts is worthy of note. The march from
Batesville to Cape Giraudeau, Missouri, a
distance OF two hundred and forty miles, was
accomplished in ten days. some of the men,
being obliged to travel barefoot for the last
sixty miles. This gives an average of TWEEN.
ty-tour miles per day. The day before the
battle of Corinth detachment from Curtis
army under Colonel Vandever, marched
| from Huntsville to Sugar Creek, forty.on
miles, with but two halts of fifteen minutes
each.
- The surrender Of Memphis and Fort
Pillow is reported to have taken place on
Friday, seth nit.