The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1863-06-06

not arrested And to set the public all right would
state that 1t was spurious Il. Chandlec (whose right
and proper is Jacob Edwin Chanllse) that was
arrested ms set forth In the Baltimore American. And
further that Jacob Edwin Chandiee did about the
year lS45 without authority of the Legisla
ture change his name by writing Edwin g. Chandl.e
and further If he persists seeking shelter under the
wings Of that fcathecss bird, in preference the full
plunod wings Of the American Eagle, I will protest
against his using the innls (E G. c. until there Ia an
act to egalize the use thereof Yours rssrectfully
ELLIS q. CHANDLER
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From Kew Orleans we have news of VIC
I rory on Port Hudson Plains, by portion Of
Gen. Banks forces On the Dist ult., General
Augur was engaged in nine hours fight in the
rear of Port Hudson The Rebels were thor
oughly whipped large number We're killed
and wounded, and one hundred were taken
prisoners. Gen Augurs losses were twelve
killed and twenty-siX wounded. The enemy
was driven three miles, and General Augur
bivouacked on the field Of battle. On the 18th
Col. Grierson and his cavalry tore up the rail
road between Clinton, cut the telegraph, burned
a Rebel camp, and captured one hundred cat
tie. Subsequently he encountered Rebel
force in the rear of Port Hudson, attacked and
routed them, taking twenty-five prisoners, with
horses and muskets. Another raid was made
by Col. Davis on the Jackson railroad, and from
Ticktaw Station to Camp Monroe, destroying
every bridge, all the stations, and number Of
factories and mills. The damage done. to the
Rebels in these new raids is very great.
An arrival at New York brings later advices
from New Orleans The preparations for the
final movement Oh Port Hudson We're vigorous
ly progressing. The main army, under Gen.
Banks, had moved down the ked river and
Joined General Augul's Division in the rear of
Port Hudson Admiral Farraguts feet had
gone up the river, and Port Hudson was close
invested both by land and water. 1t was sup
posed to be garrisoned by about ten thou and
men. Colonel Grierson was cooperating with
General Banks. Among prisoners lately cap
turcd was Ex-Governor Wicklife Of Misss-
sippi.
- On Saturday morning, as a train con.
sisting OF fifteen cars, loaded with supplies
was passing on the Orange and Alexandria
Railroad, when near Kettle Run, the
engineer saw rail removed from the track
engine, and with guard of about thirty
soldiers jumped off and took to the bushes.
AS the engine left the rail two pieces of
artillery were fired, and one ball passed
through the engine boiler. A few shots
were fired at the Rebels who swarmed out
from the woods. The Rebels at once fred
the whole train, but before they had gone
far Colonel Mann, of the Seventh Michigan
Cara,ry, with part of the first brigade of
General Stahls Cavalry, came up with
them, two miles from Greenwich, where
they had taken very strong position
Colonel Mann charged the Rebels, who
replied with grape and canister, but as the
Colonel reports, our men never faltered.-
They dashed upon the Rebels and took their
guns. Colonel Mann returned at dark to
his camp in front, bringing in the captured
artillery and all our dead and wounded,
c., t1,,t g., AZ Ln L..
1t was an extremely hot fight. We cap
kins, an English officer, now in the rebel ser
vice, and Lieut.. Chapman, who had charge
of the artillery. Both these officers were
so severely wounded that they could not be
removed and were paroled. The enemy
lost very severely in killed and wounded
After the enemy were thoroughly dispersed
in every direction through the woods, dark
ness set in and therefore they could be per.
sued no further.
"A despatch from Commodore Porter to
the Secretary of the Navy dated May 18th,
at the mouth of the 4azoo, gives most
gratifying account of the movements of the
gunboats up the river. After destroying
the Notifications at Haines' Bluff they ad.
vanced to Yazoo City, and destroyed the
extensive Rebel navy yard at that place.
1t was large establishment, consisting of
all manner of workshops, and three Rebel
rams nearly completed. One of these rams
was monster, three hundred and ten feet
long, nearly completed, all of which were
destroyed. The amount of Rebel Govern.
ment property destroyed at Yazoo City is
estimated to have been fully of the value of
two millions of dollars. The entire loss Of
the feet was two men killed and six
wounded.
AN arrival at New York brings advices
from Port Royal to Goth ult Our forces
on Folly Island had been attacked by the
Rebels who were repulsed. A British
blockade runner was Dissolved trying to get
out of Charleston on the night of the Goth.
She was fired into and attempted to run
back, but sank before she got inside the
bar. Her oiM.icers and crew are supposed to
nave persisted. On the 23d another steamer
attempted to run out and met similar fate.
She sunk off Morris Island. All turloughs
had been stopped, and it was reported that
order of the War Department directing him
to send several regiments to Virginia.
The Monitor feet we're still in the Edisto.
All the able bodied negroes in the Depart
ment, not already in Government employ,
were to be drafted into the army.
-Despatches from Cincinnati state that
number of conscripts from the 10th len
nessee Rebel Regiment reached Cairo on
the 25th instant. They were on their way
from Port Hudson to join General Bragg
army when the battle of Raymond was
fought. In the fight they refused to fire on
the Unionist, and shot into the air. After
this engagement they encamped at Missis-
sippi Springs, where they received fifteen
hundred reinforcements from Alabama
In the middle Of the night about half OF the
50th (RebeD Tennessee Regiment left their
camp, determined to make their way into
the Union lines. They say there has been
at no time more than ten thousand Rebel
troops at Port Hudson.
The Chattanooga Rebel of the Dist con-
tains letters from Breckenridge in reply to
the imputation on his character contained
in the report of Bragg. The defense is
bitter answer to the reflections of Bragg
against him. He closes by asking, at the
earliest opportunity, court of inquiry
- Colonel Cornyn is off on another cav
airy expedition into Northern Alabama
He has defeated the Rebel General Roddy
at Florence, capturing one hundred men,
eight officers, and four hundred mules. He
destroyed the Rebel foundries, mills, &C.,
and was still moving forward.
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