The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-05-17

sight that it can be repaired in ~ hours.-
-Four men on her were wounded, including
the Masters Mate. No other casualties are
mentioned
Advices from New Orleans state that Mayor
Monroe and all the Aldermen had been ar
rested by order of General Bntlsr, for refusing
to take ne OIL h of allegiance, and confined in
Jail These WORTHLESS have had their nice time
lmprl,oning and prosecuting Union mrn.-
Th"y are now having u taste Of sauce Of their
own preparing.
Great dcstrcss prevails RI the city. Food
| OF all kinds was extremely scarce, and flour
not to be had at any price.
General Butler had taken the St. Charles
Hotel Ton his headquarters The Evans
House, in Poydras street. has been converted
into Il hospital The Jackson RaiIoad depot
was taken possession of
The Federal picksts have BEER extendel rs
far as the crossing Of the Jefferson and Jack
son railroads.
Four gunboats and one transport starts ed
for Baton Rouge on Saturday, May 3D..
Several Federal regiments had been landed
In New Orleans. Whe river was full Of gun
boats, mortar boats, and Transports.
All the newspapers in New Oreane are
still published, though Federal censor has
been placed over every office to cximne all
matter and to exclude whatever may prove
lIlih lCal 10 me cucTaI cause.
A proclamation from Gen. Butter was sent
to every office and refused. When the guard
came to the True DELTA office and aers
refused, they took possession and sent for
Northern printers, who worked it off in the
edition.
An arrival at New Work. from Port Royal
reports that information has been receiveGi
through Southern sources that Com. Poltcr's
M"nar fleet appeared off Fort Morgan, near
Mobile; on Me 9Th inst, and an immediate
attack was expected. II Mobile il surren-
dcrcd, the Federal forces will have achieved
Il most important success, for the principal
rivers of the State the Tombigbce and the
Alabama - traverse the whole surface from
the North to South, and are navigable not
only to Montgomery, the first Confederate
capital, but also to other very important
points.
Dispatches from Monterey, Tennessee.
state that General Halleck' army continued
its gradual advance toward Corinth, our
front now being but from two and a nalt to
three miles from the Rebel intrcncnments.
The opinion is expressed that battle would
come off during the week. The Rebels are
strongly intrcnched and regular siege oper-
ations will probably be nesee<sry to reduce
bis works
A despatch FROM Fortress Monroe states
that Suffolk has been occupied by our
troops. Suffolk is at the head of the Nanse-
mond river, about twenty mile. above Nor
folk. a junction will no donbt soon be
formed between Gen Burnsidc's army and
our troops in Norfolk.
intelligence from Arkansas reports por-
ton Of our forces were advancing from
Batesyil!e on Little Rock, the Capital of
the State.
The destruction Of the Navy Yard at Nor.
folk was not complete. Tie valuable dry
dock and some of the more important bull
dings were not seriously in jurcd. Eight
hundred and eighty five Federal released
prisoners were sent down the James river
on Monday and arrived at Fortress Monroe.
Ninety Rebel pri, toner's who where to have
been sent from Fortress Monroe to Rich
mond positively refused to 90, though urged
and threatened by their officers, and finally
took the oath of allegiance.
Our gunboats onSunday last assembled the
James river Smelling the rebels out of some
batteries they met with on their way up.
The rebel gunboats jamestown and York.
town, called by the Rebels, Patrick Henry
and Thomas Jefferson, were above the forts
and fled toward Richmond. The Galena,
iron-psted, successfully resistad the cncmy's
shots. The Petersburg Express, of the 9Th,
expresses great alarm at this movement up
the river. The river was being. INSTRUCTED
twelve miles from Richmond. The James
river is navigable for sea going steamers
drawing eleven feet of water quite up to the
city Of Richmond. Many of our gunboats
even of the most formidable of them
draw not more than nine feet.
The gunboats Frecborn and Island Bell on
Saturday last cut out Of the Piankatuck
river, which enters the Chesapeake about
five miles below the Rappahannock, two
large sohooners, one laden with an assorted
cargo. Some distance up the river they
found Il camp of nearly five hundred Rebel
dcserters, belonging to 4 Virginia regiment,
who willingly took the oatl. of allegiance.
They had been posted near Gloucester Point
previous to the evacuation vi Yorktown.