The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1863-01-31
WAR EWS.
4 Change OF Commanders.

The command Of the Army Of the puto-
mac has been given to General Hooker.
General Burnside being relieved at his own
request General Burnside took leave OF
,hc army on Monday last. Generals Frank
lin and Summer who commanded the right
and left Grand Divisions, have also been
relieved from their commands.
TnE EXHIBITION AGAINST NIcKsnrRG.
special despatch from Cairo says that inform
| alton has been received that the United States
uoolS under General McCl"rnand had landed
on the Louisiana side OF the river. five miles
bel the mouth Of the Iazno, in fall view OF
the city.
TWO hrigades were engaged in opening the
famous cut of when our informant l,it.
The river is now bank high at Vcksburg.
General Grant left Memphis Oh Tuesday,
for below, with one division.
On Monday night the Federal pickcts
at Fairfax court House, Va, were driven in
and nine captured. The rebels were suisse
lucnty pcrsued and twenty. four of them
taken prisoners. y picket sliirmish occur
red at Morrisviiic, Luudoun county. on Fri
day. in which the Federal loss was one killed
and one wounded.
--l'hc adviccs from the Southwest are
interesting. The Federal forces at last ac
counts were being transferred 10 the trans
ports aud sent to M!Iikcm's Bend, abou,
twenty miles above Nyksbur@. Gen. Grant
expected TO move on Tuesday. the 9th inst.
Southern journals state that Gen. johnson
commands all the Confederate armies in the
western department. and that he is marching
with an immense force to Niclsburg. 1t is
believed that one hundred and fifty thousand
troops will be concentrated to defend the
city and Port hudson and the Confederate
commanders arc confident that they can hold
both places.
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inst, notwithstanding there were nine United
States vessels Of war stationed oil the bar, and
with full information that she WAS medtating
an escape. The steamers Cuylcr and One ida
chased the Creto. the latter of which had
returned to the fleet of Mobile. 1t is sup
posed that the Cnyler followed the Oreto to
a,"'a'I'' 70 ""icn p'aoG was n'onsnl 'ia'
"''o 81 ." 10 oo ,''a' sl',
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! A meeting of nearly all the officers of
Indiana regiments in Gen. Rosecrans' Army
was held on the 22nd inst, and resolutions.
were unanimously adopted, drnouncing the
o,S'ns' a. course VI inc Dclhocra''c members
VI Wv r're s'''''ie g ""u P'"IslHs governor '
linton ;' ~! n,' e"'.S! anu put. io.'Sln' ne
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l'e"'oo'''' anu ''t" sp.o'hcs ".i' '''u "uu
Se'ele' III cAoc'"''ol' Vi "easoh al ho'lc'
sas Post is 4,72o. We captured 500
I.n e ~ l'nts' ana LOW sho'-g"lS ana r'hes.
i,-'o n'ises an" 'il"'eS, "i"s,'S ,no '"ucr, anu
- pieces oi o'l'ahee, zen Vi "hlch arc ais-
'n'e"' " "'so so' co"siuei""ie nunoeI
VI p Hnn ca'.'o; o'i loss Is ABOUT loo Nl''eo
ana ooo wounded Inc enemy loss Is less.
Five Union men from The town of Wits
pu'g' say 'ne aSl'l!'e oh'o"' were slot at
i1''''u hoIM. s''''' '''e slnce, ny "rucr OF
~, '"i ,,'"o"" I. una" n''nv" " r, voo'
a,A'5 9t"l' VI 'se' "a' h""s hent G'oIe
n'iust lor 1eang a oi.'n man. ms oody
ma ,or,o p alba, ..o,,,o. ,n,oa:, ~
rooa,I,. ,,',n,,n ~. MnI;I', ~. NV was
paoahnn, ."r'' o., v" ,s'I ,'st y 'no s"n"oa'
loaded win powJer o,tpmntrd 70 rn MAN. int1
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