The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1863-04-25
WAR NEWS.

Intelligence received from New Orleans
! gives the most encouraging accounts of the
| operations of Gen. Banks forces in the BAYOU
Tecie country. The Rebel forces of General
| 6ibley have been so completely he?nlned in bv
the armies " Generals Grover, Emory and
| Weizel that their annihilation or capture i,
almost certain. General Sib.cy was abandon
| ing his position near Brashear City. leaving his
guns and ammunition behind him The ian,
| Queen OF the West was retakeu and the entire
crew captured i'll Grand Lake by our troops
The capture of the steamer Diana, la.ely seized
| by the Rebels, was almost ensuled, the United
States steamer Clifton having removed the
Instructions in the river and closing rapidly
upon her. Admiral Fauagui's Secretary reach
ed New Orleans on the 9Th. On the 9Th the
| Hartford came down the river to Il point "a few
miles above Port Hudson, and that night Mr.
Gaberton, with II negro as oarsman, embarked
! in skill, intending to communicate with the
fleet below Port Hudson. They were success
full, dropping down i'll the darkness of the night,
and passing the batteries without detection
| From him we know the actual situation of the
Hartford. In passing the batteries at Port
| Hudson, i'll going up, she was hit only five
times, and lost but one man killed. In the
| Subsequent Walrenun and Grand Gulf fights
four more men Oh board were killed. The ship
is in excellent order.
attending The movements of oar forces. On
Saturday evening last three regiments of infant
~ and one of cavalry left Memphis on Il recon-
noissance, and when near Nonconner met Il
detachment OF Rebel cavalry and epuised them
On the next morning they were again success
III, but the Rebels, after retrcating across the
todwater, being reinforced, our troops fell
back 10 fernando, i'll De SOTO county, Missis-
sipp, and twenty-five miles south of Memphis
III .In.. al, ;,fr,
ing southwark, attacked the Rebels on the
southern side of the Coldwatcr. The fight
lasted until shutdown, our loss during the en-
gagement being five killed and fifteen wounded
On the 18th inst. Il small force of mounted in
lantry attacked the Rebels at Pileton, Pike
county, Kentucky, near the Virginia boundary
line, and captured nearly their entire command
On the 2i'th inst, y cavalry skirmish took place
near Helena, Arkull'as, resulting i'll u Union
success.
Major General Dix telegraphs to the War
Department, in relation to the situation al Suf-
folk, that on Tuesday General Pcclis right was
attacked, and the eneny's advance was gallant
~ mot by Colonel Fosters light troops, driving
him back to the lnc of his piclets Anderson's
Division was engaged at the same time on the
wafer front, with our gunboats and batteries
aud suffered materially. On Wednesday u
Rebel battery of 20-pounders, rilcd guns, was
Briggs, all armed Qunrtcrmastcr's boat, was
repul$ed. Repeated attempts have been made
on our line, but have all been toilcd. The
storlnng of the cncmy's battery near the west
branch OF the Nansenond by General Getty
aud the gunboatS, under Lieutenant Ianlson
OF the navy, and the capture of five guns and
l6l prisoners, closes the operations of the six
days against the eneny's large force very salts
lactorily.
- From the Mississippi expedition we
have important and interesting Intelligence.
On the light of the 10th inst, Admiral
Porter, with seven ironclad gunboats and
three transports, all heavily laden with
troops, succeeded in running the Rebel bat.
teres at ' icksburg. The transport Henry
Clay was fired and burnt and the Forest
City slightly damaged. Our loss was only
one man killed and two wounded. The
Rebel fire was not as effected as anticipated
and some of the boats got past before the
movement was discovered by the Rebels
The movement is "A highly important one
and will probably effect decided change in
the operations before Vicksburg With
these vessels below the batteries the whole
or any portion OF the army can be trans
ferred to the Mississippi bank at Warrenton
and the city beseiged from that direclon.-
1t will give the men good camping ground
ana alOOthOiu iOr tuftNGf movements, whilst
emitting the Rebels entirely off from the
river.
- The British steamer Gertrude, captured
by the Vanderbilt after several hours chase
arrived at New York on Wednesday, in
charge of a prize crew. The Gertrude
attempted to run the blockade at Charles.
ton. but was driven off. and afterwards en-
countered the Vanderbilt. She was loaded
with gunpowder and military stores for the
Rebel Government.
- From Port Royal we learn that work,
men are busly engaged in adding additional
plates to the decks of the iron clads. with IA
view of making them more effective and
invulnerable. 1t is also stated that attempts
have been made by the Rebels to raise the
keohuk, but the result of the undertaking
has not been ascertained.
- Gov. Wise does not seem to be in favor
at Richmond. He has been superseded in
the command in front Of Williamsburg by
Gen. Hood.
The expedition sent against the Rebels
at Ceina, Ky, has been successful in de-
stroying an immense amount of stores gath
cred by the Rebels at that point, and also
forty boats used by them for transportation
purposes. Ninety rebels were killed and
wounded. whilst the loss on our side was
insignificant
- The rebels have raised the seize of Wash
ingon N c., and left for parts unknown.
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