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


on Friday of last week. at Seaford nel. of DIR.
Hugh Martin, formerly Consul to Man,anzas,
under Buchanan's administration, DR. Shipley
Z. +. Rust, and Theodore d. Price, on charge
OF smuggling goods Trough the lines for the
rebels. The party We're brought to Whining
ton and while OF the depot, awaiting the Bali
more ualn, rich scene was enacted. DR.. Mar
tim, for the first tine, began to realize that he
was under arrest, particularly when the crossed
swords ot the guards nj the door of his temporary
prison forbade his exit, aud he became ndi-
cro,lsly excited and rared like Il mailman,
denouncing President Lincoln and his admins
rrution Il set of negro worshipers aud abnli-
tionstS, and declaring that there were not
enough soldiers i'll the army to cause him to
submit TO their dicta;ion Shifting his breast,
he declared he was rebel and etlled the crowd
to witness that he was one Of the true grit. lie
| was ordered on one or two occasions 10 remain
quieii al which he put forth invcctives against
officers and government in keeping with his
principles. On the arrival of the train for Bal
tiniore, be declared that he would not step
aboard, but the perSa"sies manner of the guard
induced him To abandon his purpose, and he,
| with his associates, was placed III the cars
without further trouble. On their arrival AT
baltimore, they haI an examination before
Lieutcnan;-t' olunel Fish, Provost Marshal, and
were ordered South among their friends.
General Stahl and his officers are i'm
pressing into the Government service all
the horses they can find in their front, with
out regard to whom they belong. This pol,
icy has become absolutely necessary, in or.
der to prevent this specie of properly from
being taken by the Rebel guerrilas, who
rob friend and foe alike. A board Of otii-
GERS has been appointed by General Heint-
! zlemen to examine and adjust the claims of
| loyal men whose horses have been seized.
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things highly favorable for the patriot army
who are defending their nation soil against
the invader. Not only do the MeXicans
still hold Puebla, but there is every proba,
blity that the French will be out fanked
and cut off from their base of supplies at
| Vera Cruz by the forces of Ortega and
Comonfort. Their material is already fail
ing them, and, as large reintorcements are
daily arriving to the Mexican army, the
position of the French appears to be, to say
the least of it, most critical.
Am official despatch from Admiral Por-
| ter to the Secretary of the Navy, states that
he took possession of Alexandria, ON Red
river, La, on the 9th inst without oppo<i-
| ton. Gen. Banks arrived ut Alexander on
the It'll.
- Governor Gamble, of Missouri. has
| called a convention to meet at Jefferson on
the 10th of June, there to consult and act
on the subject of slave emancipation, as it
is of the highest Importance to the interest
of the State that some scheme of emancipa.
ton should be adopted.
- Surgeon General Hammond has deter
mined to abolish the use of calomel and tar
tar emetic in the army. it having proven
impossible, in any other manner, to pro-
pery restrict the use of these powerful
agents.
The issue Of legal.tendcr notes has
been discontinued, and the blank notes now
on hand have been sealed up. The total
amount Of greenbacks in circulation is not
far from S405, 100000.
Gov. Curtin, of Pennsylvania has offered
to raise $4,000 volunteers to man the fnrtitca-
tons of Washington, and the proposition is
understood to have been accepted.
-Advices received at the Navy Department
from the fleet in the Mississippi, express the
opinion that Nicksburg must very shortly be
ours.
The official statement of the losses in the
recent BATTLES on the Rappahannock is as fol-
lows Officers killed l54, wounded G2I ell
listed men killed l,352, wounded S,S9i; total
ll,WsO To this is to be added probably 1000
for prisoners captured by the Rebels.
Blgader General Averiil has been assigned
W tHc Collliiiilll Vi the cavalry III W cStcln IT.
gna and left for the field ON Saturday last
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A Revolutionary RELIC.-Dr. S. NJ Fis-
Ter, of this town, in tearing down the Office
apartment Of his house, to make Some additions
and improvements, came across Il Revolutionary
relic of considerable culiosity-bcing nothing
less than II petition Of Gen. Washington to the
Continental Congress, asking relief for the sol
ders and their families. The manuscript occu-
nj. tifinc,, ,,f E,,lcn npl,
the whole of the first page of our paper. 1t
hears the date of "Newburg, New York, March
llth 1883" is beautifully and strongly written,
and has the name Of George Wa>h ipgton"
appended This is followed BY another short
article on the same subject, signed by Major
General Horatio Cafes, president of the meeting
of officers.
How this remarkable document came here is
II MYSTERY to all, and particularly a mystery how
it came between the floor and ceiling--where it
was found. DIR. Fisler has no knowledge of it,
and is perfectly at Il loss in tracing the means
by which it came to this town and this house.
The house was built and occupied in 1871, by
John Marlin, father Of the late Chas. Marin,
Esq, and subsequently by Hon. Martin W.
Bates, Judge Isaac Davis, and Alex. Nicely
ment, Esq, and by DR.. Eisler for the past forty
two years. 1t has the appearance of being the
original copy, and, if so, (and the only copy
will he u dcseable acquisition to the history of
that interesting and eventful period
Smyrna (Det) Times
THE tycoon AND Punishment IIScoIN-