The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1863-09-05
WAR NEWS.

toms Bridge, which caused Sc much alarm
III Kicliinond: was Commanded by General
I Nlstar. aud WAS composed Of parts of the
LIST New ok Mounted Rifles, Colonel
Onderdonk, and thc-5,h PENNSYLVANIA caval.
~. Lieutenant Colonel Lewis. The eype
ultlon lett Williams burL on the 18th, and
! pushed through New Kent Court House
directly TO Bottoms Bridge. At the latter
place one Rebel regiment of infantry. in
riiie- pits, were found, who We're supported
ny squadron o. cavalry. 4 chac.e WAS
imnediAtcly made, and the Rebel rife pits
were cnrgied and the Rebels were driven
across the bridge which they took up behiad
them, Our troops having accom- piiShed
the object OF the expedition, returned to
Yorktown.
General Sigel has been assigned 10 the
command ot dislrictin Pennsylvania, with
headquarters at Reading
| 1t is announced in rebel uapers received n,
Morchead C'.y, n. c., that jeff Davis after
a conference with the Governors of the
rebel States has decided to call ont 500, 900
| negro troops, who are to receive their free
dos and fifty acres of land at the end of
the war. his intelligence is received from
| Lieut.. Sterling. of Gen. Pcck's Staff. who
| arrived at Fortress Monroe ON Saturday.
from Newbern.
- y copy Of the Richmond Dispatch, of
| tie Z'lh INST, contains considerable matter
OF intcreSt-among other things the cores
pondcnce between Gen. Gilmore and Beau,
regard relative 10 the bombardment of
, Charleston. The effects Mt this bonn bard-
ment--tht first one-are detailed in extracts
from The Charleston courier. Twelve S-incn
shells are said to have fallen into the city.
Several flew IN the direction Of St. Michael
stecple, some of winch fell into the vacant
| l,nt. 10, Hal 4
struck in tue center Of the streets At the
corner of Queen and nutiedgc shell tore
up the plank road and dug large hole in
the ground. At the corner of Hague and
| Nhurch streets one entered the roof of
warehouse and exploded in the upper story,
making large opining IN the brick wall OF
Jonr 'e' nd pa'nr$na reimbursement Mex
S;nn s>:n,,a Inosa III s'ea' 'o e
hnt was extnc',;shd s;,hon, n,h d;tti mI",
Thn ai,rct ~ H.. sn"nrd shaII;, n''', ,,a
:. t;raai, G 70 ;, wos ,hrn,., ""v ~,
known "'0""' 10 NV 'e'
nv, ~
ne e"l'eal'lo" hh''f zen: h'iPa'tIck
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f''S T."Er w E"'l't ilo' s. 'n I'n,-nal evening
En ~, " " ru ne '""y VIC or" hnla ''N 40
I , ~. W, te n,'i,p r,"H'i',N
WIEN ,.,r.. a,'',,'"I $40, I, ''a ,, S;
r. vare1 Fire a, i,u,, 4 q ~ ,o,oJ ~,
tne.n wi h nr,i,.'v hy n,', ,r,'n,, r,yhe1 .t,A
Satellite was Junk and the Rel nnrs damared
80 Dad IL TO be ure'c'$.
he,"f' ea'h'ng me river the expedition net
''' 'i'' Sac ',lIhye Oh heDeI ihiai'fy' Whlvh
.rh eo p'er,P.,"e'Y I" I'VE r''e', ana crosse"
III -"Ia' h =" a's i"Me. SIne. n" resistance
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~ te,",. WIEN u s!'i' t'"'Nen!
VIXEN brnr ,' '' iii NIX ,'s I"V, n,'' ~ o 'm1
tinn was hi,,hiy snrs.'sf,,I r. ,;i ne p "
hnnr wu. nTnn,;. al ~ cn'',era'e Win cenaral
KiIpnfrck, hnt if did NOT mnySe y. nnneo' anre
with tie assistance Of naval force + WAS he.
iieved that the g,.bnats could have been recap
tulea without destroying Them.
cn:. ,v.n.. = A.. ,.., Co.,
s.o,,,'n,na "",He'' VI 'nS IN n Gu oaeS
of the capture of lie tea ne Alice Vivian, for
a violation Of the bloeka O. She represented
herself a nom M"ohe to havana, laden with
cotton, ana m'inled that size lad thrown be-
papers I've board. Among the la>"engei'
transferred 10 the ne 500 we're >eve'a! 81 'h
san san % v9''e al S'a"s"el; :" ne heHei Ny
husile' n''l'sen n,''i cl'oa, Heu Oh oo",u -
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PEI wv; ~ nt' .Hn'. 'i"o'e p"y We ie'"' u u
so o's ' m'' o nl v, '',''n'.s w.,
bi,her Rnt for his Ls ,,n wound bo,s h., n