The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1863-05-23
WAR NEWS.


dates to the 10th inst. Adnliral Farragu
arrived at New Orleans on the 9Th, bringin,
the Important intelligence that Alexandria
La, was captured on the 9th inst. by Dor
tor Of his feet and Com. Porter s. an,
immediately ON its surrender the cavalry o
Gen. Banks appeared from the other sid,
aud dashed into the city, forming a junction
with the fleet. At the latest dates Genera
Dwight Was in Alexandria, and Generals
Emory, Weizel and Grover close behind. -
The combined fleet, prior to the attack or
the Red river, and captured Rebel gun
boat. it was rumered at New Orleans thai
the fleet was again bombarding Port IIud
son. The Rebel report Of General Banks
defeat at Alexandria is, therefore, canard
We have also intelligence of the arrilva
OF Colonel Grerson at Baton Rouge from
his great cavalry raid through the entire
State of Mississippi. He dashed into Baton
Rouge with his nine hundred cavalrymer
on the End last, followed by five hundred
contrabands, each mounted and leading
horses, and three hundred cavalry prison.
ers. They had burnt and destroyed bridges
ON every railroad in Mississippi. They also
destroyed eight or ten trains Of cars Oh the
stores. and at Newton. on the Charleston
and Vicksburg Road they destroyed train
carrying three thousand loaded shells for
the Nicksburg batteries. The explosion is
described as terrific. They did not merely
destroy bridge ut one or two points, but
burnt all the bridges on the principal roads,
and at Enterprise, Mississippi destroyed
the extensive Government Ordnance Works.
They even went within few miles of Jack.
son. destroying the great railroad bridge over
Pearl river. and tore up several miles of the
track near that city. In crossing Amite
river, ten miles from Baton Rouge, they
encountered and captured one hundred and
sixty Rebel cavalrymen, but were com.
PEELED to leave Lieut.. Colonel Blackburn,
severely wounded, in the hands of the
Rebels.
The news from Mississippi of Gen. Grants
movements continue to be Of II highly encvlr-
aging character. The defeat of the Rebels at
Raymond is said TO have been very disastrous
to them. The taking of jackson, the capital Of
Mississippi, by our forces is confirmed. The
Capitol building was burned. Gen Grant,
under date Of lth inst, teleglaphs to General
llalleck that his forces would he advanced along.
Fourteen Mile Creek, the left near Black river,
and extending in line nearly east and west as
far as they could get without hringine on IL
general engagement. He also stated that he
should commemorate with Grand Gulf no more
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II heavy escort. On the I4th General Grant
ielegraphed again from Raymond that General
Mcpherson took that town on the 18th inst,
| after Il brisk fight of more than two hours. Our
loss was 81 killed, and loO wounded The
eneny's loss was Is killed (bmicd by us) and
lo6 prisoners captured, besides wounded. At
the time of writing Mcpherson was at Clinton
and Cen Sherman on the direct road to Jackson
| which was attacked, as previously reported ON
that day. 1t is also said the War Department
has received another despatch from Gen. Hurl-
but, confirming the previous reports of the evac
uation of Ficksburg by the Rebels. The sup
position is that they are trying to effect june
ton with Bragg, or to cooperate with him in IN
attack Oh Gen. Rosecruns.
To nail the lie of the Richmond press.
that Lee 5 troops captured fifty cannon from
US al Characteristic, it is proper to satte
that the official report of Captain Flagler,
chief ordinance officer, shows that in the
whole series of engagements we lost but
eight guns. and captured nine. 1t is also
positively known that we made the largest
captures of prisoners. The official list of
killed, wounded and missing also corvacts
the exagcratons Of uur friends, and retutes
the falsehoods of our onemles.
The loss Of Rebel General officers was
extraordinary. The Richmond papers have
wounded, Lieutenant Gen. jackson, dead
Brigadier General Thomas killed General
A. p Hill, wounded; Brigadier General
Paxton, killed; Brigadier Gen. MCGOWAN,
wounded; Brigadler General Hcth. wound
ed !; Brigadier Gen. Nichols, wounded, leg
amputated Brigadier Gen. Hoke, wounded.
Every staff officer of A. p. Hill was either
killed. wounded or captured. Half of
jackson's staff shared the same fate. The
enemy's loss Of rank and file, is OF course,
proportional to this loss of officers.
Late Southern journals contain num-
Der of highly interesting articles, chiefly
dwelling upon the disastrous efforts of these
grand cavalry raids of ours in Virginia,
Mississippi and Georgia, in which the enc.
my admit that terrible damage has been
done by our forces in these States. The
Richmond journals also lay great stress
upon the occupation of West Point, Virgin.
ia, by the Union forces, mtimating that its
possession would be an incalculable damage
to that large and most productive portion of
the ravages of war, has supplied the people
of Richmond and troops and hospitals with
large and indispensable supplies of bread
stutfs and other provisions. Such is the
opinion of the Examiner. And it further
states that the presence of an army at West
Point will completely paralyze the agricul-
tural energy OF more than seventy thousand
persons, the most distant of whom do not
reside fifty miles from Richmond because,
not having suffered from the ravagcs of war,
the farmers throughout that whole region
are making the most extensive preparations
for large crops. These are significant ad-
missions, and show not only the value but
the necessity of gaining and keeping Il secure
foothold at West Point.
- The blockade runner Cherokee, has
been captured off Charleston, by the Can
andaigna. who followed her, and, after
sharp chase, boarded and took possession
of her. She is an Anglo Rebel propeller,
built in the Clyde, is very swift, and had a
cargo of four hundred and fifty bales of cot
ton and large quantity of tobacco, worth
in all one hundred and seventy-fve thou.
sand dollars. She was bound for Nassau.
Dates from Charleston up to the 18th inst.
appear in the Richmond papers, announc.
ing that, although several steamers from
Nassau have safely ran the blockade within
few days, there are many due which are
missing. Let us hope that they have fallen
into the cluches of the Union cruisers.
That Internal brute, Capt. Turner,
few days ago, had charge of our prisoners
from Richmond to City Point and caused
man of the 10th Pennsylvania to be bay
oneted because he could proceed no further.
The WALTON would not give the poor fellow
oven drink of water A soldier of an
Ohio regiment. taken at Rome. Ga, was
shot on Wednesday, while reaching for
cracker at Belle Isle Prison. Our prisoners