The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1863-06-20
['errc<pon}eacc Of Tie Cjnc,m"@ti Timcs.l
EHcLa!elats Of slse siege IF yicis.
EssyE.
REAR or IlCKsBrRG, MAY .

REAR or N!cNsDrRG, May p.
On the 10th, = p. NJ, it Was agreed
to storm them. The bitches IN front OF
them are fsom ten to twenty feet wide,
and ten deep beyond the ,!i Oh is an
earil-work Of canes and the soil-il
most places twenty or thir feet high.
Our men charged bu; could get no foot
hold many Of them fell there, but the
sharpshootcrs who covered the ground
would pick oil each Rebel ar,illerist a.
showed himself, so yhat 1t was inpoSsi.
bic tor their guns to fire often on U.S.
While forty men Of an lowa regiment
were in Il dlch, to al! appearance los ,
they captured seven rebels, and held out
five hours before they would yield. At
last hand gronadeS were thrown over the
Rebel parapcts into the little band
which sealed ,hoir fate. 1t was death
to remain longer. Many deeds of chiy-
airy We're d"nc here.
Captain Theo. Yates, of the 18th In
tautry, led bis men to the pit, over it.
planted the glorious old banner-thc
banner that makes loyal hearts throb
the PATRIOTS eye glow, the hero's leap
with chiEalric ardor--upon the battle
Mcnto and as its grand folds, untaru-
ished even by this Administration, float
ed gracefully upon The traitors strong
hold, his right arm was para!yzed by 4
ball that passed through the flesh he
drew his sword with his left, and that
was shattered as he fell men were sent
to carry him off "No, no, they need
you, no =" 1t was day ere his wound.
could be dressed. Yesterday he sa
smoking while water was being applied
to his wounds. Lieutenant ID. l.. Bates,
Of the same regiment, lost an arm.
They are very Cheerful! and true heroes.
should like to give you many OF
,hese incidents, but have not space. i
was forced by heir coolncss to note it.
do not know them my atten ion was
called to three officers in the shade
Que was complaining, but to he be
seemed we'll enough, save that he was
somewha, frightened. The other two
smoked in silence one of them held a
STUMP OF an arm up to the light and
squeezed water from sponge upon it.
! The o her was bathing a terrible cash in
his left arm twelve pieces of bones had
been aiken out there) wi the right
hand, while bali still lay loaded in he
bone above it. Ever hail to heroes
Yesterday | sat upon the shore oppo-
81 e Nlcksburg for six hours, wi h a
glass that rendered things in the streets
Of the doomed city, as PLAIN as Coviug-
on from your city. Several houses
were injured The Jail was struck once.
One fell upon street corner and dis
persed the gossipers.
The place looked almost deserted. -
The town clock upon tho Court House
poin 20 one silent hour all day. The
explosions have broken it.
While | sat, three Rebel slil's came
across with torty-one prisoners, whom
they had captured and paroled These
are all unconstitutional. 1t is not in
accordance with the cartel. 1t is done
to save food and for fear of recapture.-
They have in all, of ours, about 203 ;
while we have now here, and on their
way 10 Island No. 10, S,542. We have
1926 Enfield rifles, scventy-two pieces
Of cannon, sho.-guns and sabres in
abundance. Among the ammunition
captured are several thousand =" Enfield
Cartridges, Birmingham, England"