The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-03-15
WAR NEWS.
The Evacuation Of Manassas.
The Batteries on the Potomac
Abandoned.

Abandoned.
The r. bcls Gone, Horse, Foot and Dropoons.
The war news is 80 abundant this week
that The II'kig has not sufficient capacity to-
hold the tenth part of it. Suffice it to say
that rhc rebels are getting "J esse' on air
sides. We devote all the space We have to
spare in giving the most important points:
From The 1ribnne's Specni Correspondent.
Tuesday, March II, 1867.
Manassas was empty. The enemy whom
VIC have spent seven months and five hun
dred millions in getting ready to whip was
not t" be found when we went after him.
The New jersey volunteers entered Manassas
Junction at o O'Clock this morning, an,t
lI"istcd the rrgmcntal colors over tho
deserted works. The soldiers might wrlF
have CRASHED their teeth with rage, for at
headquarters here it has been known Tor over
a month that Manassas was being evacuated.
An Intelligent private in one of the New
Jersey regiments writes us:
Eight companies under Capt. TAYLOR
were the first to enter, and after sadly hoist
ing the flag, deployed as skirmishrrs. and
took formal possession of the remainder OF
the works. The stores were of all kinds and
iptions-hospita and cGmmissary stores
,, "'s' l"an,nes. nla!lhe's ana oflictrs'
""ss"Eo "e'e thrown "ee'hei III pronlis-
a " ,' ,."i; h,sn's luggage Wagons sever
nrnI.'n i''' VI "''o o''S' ABOUT TWO
lancrs, fell into our hands.
Cen kcarncy was with vs. all day. Col
Taylor was antring in his efforts to rebuild
u, ~. ""' s,"'o oos''e'cS' oe"g Always
, ~ v. Wv ''s,"'c",' 9eFcpal i';'hu-
rr,'a ,h'' g. "t ,.'. ."p'u..u uen. Ne"rhey
SSa,,;,I MN i've ".ocSs 10 c,'ry'h'ng IeH
rIio ~ ch ne soe"t r, was On me LOOKOUT i"r
y. I, ine nc" composing me
" ,hn MI We. u''''er 'he u'hlc"I''eS
~, .h. ,"' Nv 'o!'s "cIe % 'lle s,r"he-
nnnn S"oHr"s us 'h,' 'hey "on'a nave
rnns wnra III ra,," '"" r'op.a!' ine
S S'" ".'o ',i an 'cmoTea; NO race OF the
nouIS co"la DC 'ouh'', they having vanlShcd
4'''H n.y. y" ,ne 'ppioa'n OF our army. m
g. INC quarters Vi 'he Rebels were onllo
w "E'' anu yer! c"'hior'aoie. Ihey were OF
s. .. ma,noei 10 accommodate an army on
~ 'c"'' l"",V'" men. Inc railroad as lar
NV" d, nun nun WIS IN Gool c"hditl"Hr
.,'S oe." "se" ny '"r heoe,s LOT inc trans
p'''"'o,' VI fa.'ons' FROM FAIRFAX Station
!''e roau needs pairs 10 inc Kun. The opin-
ION Vi VIC people IN Inc V!cinity OF the station
Sco''s se''eral'y 10 oe 'hat me Rebels have
, p'n.,, J." uoruohsv,ne junction. The
hcoc's commenced e'acnatihg their works
aoou. L rlaay las', The Test leaving this morn
'"S,
Vh 'ne o'her hand, there is the high st
au'"crmy lor '''e statemeh. tfiat the Junction
was ,"'J c'ac"a'eu ms! FRIDAY; that every
"mo.o ., pr"pu.'! "natcpr,' NOT actually
i i' was burned ny inc heDels IN heap
III 'nc GENRE OF lhe'r WORKS mat the work OF
evacuation began over three weeks ago, and
This view is the one which is accented in I'm,
Departments, and will be made the basis Of
Congressional and Cabinet action.
Yesterday morning our forces, amounting
to upward $4,000. proceeded to Ccntrcvills
and occupied the village about 1 O'Clock in
the afternoon. 1t was altogether deserted.
The entire command thence proceeded TO
Manassas, arriving there in the evening
The RebrS had destroyed as much OF tbeir
property, as they eonld not carry away, by
fire and otherwise. The bridges, railroad
track, and doro, in that vicinity, were extern
sivcly damaged, and nothing but wreck and
dissolution was apparent.
When some time ago, it was stated in this
core si'onfcncc that the Rebels WIRE falling
back from Manassas, the assertion was indus
trionsly contradicted, but there is now salts.
factory evidence that the main body left their
lines nearly two weeks ago. The roads in
Virginia, in some places are toleEably good,
and improving.
The whereabout Of the Rebels who re-
treated from Manassas is subject Of earnest
speculation.
Eleven prisoners captured in the vicinity Of
BnrSc Station, on the Orange and Alcxan-
Ezra Railroad, were brought here to-day
They were roughly clad.
All is quiet on the line of the Potomac to.
night.
""cneS'es occupea'
This celebrated town is at length recovered
Tor the Union. The movement OF our forces
TO Berryvll'e and reconnaissance to tins vlcin-
ny completely succeeded I'D driving tho
enemy and misleading them so that they did