The Cecil Whig., 1864-07-16

| George Simcoe, Jonathan p Burns.
! Howard Titus, Thomas c. Crouch.
ExcIrEMENr IN ELKroN. During
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday our town
enjoyed its portion of the general excite.
, n,ent. The air was thick with rumors, the
| nine tenths of which seemed to spring up
without the slightest origin, to be forgotten
the next hour and have their places supplied
| by stories still more wild and fabulous. ".
Col. Wilmer, of Wilmington, on Sunday,
| aroused pretty efectually the military spirit
of Delaware. and several Companies were
enlisted for 80 days or during the emergency
promptly armed equipped and sent forward
to the scene Of danger. The military spirit
spread itself through our community. and a
number of volunteers from Chesapeake City
| Elkton and North East, offered their services
Cor the emergency, and proper organization
vas all ,ta, interposed to prevent their don.
ming The military apparel Of Uncle Sam and
! shouldering the muskct The Mccullough
iron Company, at North East, offer their
hands Sl.oo per day, we have .ccn inform
ed and their places when they return, if
they enlist for the emergency.
Baltimore being cut off by the raid on the
railroad and telegraph, Major Judd, Of vii
mington, being the nearest military head
was telegraphed to for orders or information,
but he neglected to reply. While waiting
an answer from this employee of the Gov
ernmens, train Of 80 day Delaware men
came down on their way to Baltimore, who
! roundly denounced the Major for disloy.
atty, imbecili.y, &c.
On Wednesday Colonel Wilmer telegraph
ed to some OF the leading Union men in
Elkton and Chesapeake City, saying that
Companies recruited in this county could
join Delaware Regiment for duty in Cecil
county. Preferring to join a Maryland Or
sanization, the proposal of Col. Wilmer was
| telegraphed to Governor Bradford. request
ing orders or information from him, but the
Governors reply was characteristic of his
Excellency. 1t consisted Of ''protest'
against citizens of Maryland attaching them
| selves to Delaware military organization.
where they could be armed Immediately and
placed on duty in their own county, with no
suggestion whatever as to what course to
pursue, in their comrnendahle efforts to aid
in repelling the invasion Who would not
rather he dog and bay the moon than
such Roman?
Under these discouraging circumstances,
and the very dull prospect of the Company
being mustered into the service at all some
Of the boys became impatient and enlisted
in Delaware Company, while those who
were still waiting for the organization Of the
Company, upon the arrival of more favora-
BILE news on Thursday morning, concluded
to let it fail through.
| a small force was armed and thrown ont
on the railroad and on the North East and
Nottingham roads, and also guard on the
Government freight lying at the depot.
Wednesday afternoon was particularly
fruitful in rumors. A working train employ
ed repairing Gunpowder bridge, was reported
to have been fred into while crossing Bush
river, which was exaggerated to q train on
this side the Susquehanna. The news trav.
eled to Chesapeake City growing in iminence
every mile it travelled. The Chesapeakers
run their stock out of danger, and prepared
to see the town burned and. the canal de.
stroyed. A telegram was received announ
cling the fact that the "Johnny Rebs' had
in their programme the cutting of the rail
road on this side Of the Susquehanna.-
Guards were consequently thrown out al
every point where danger might approach
and Conowingo, and other crossings above
we presume, were picketed, and artillery
and infantry placed to command the river.
On Thursday morning the news came tina
the raid had about played out. and with the
exception of pretty extensive stealing, moth
ing had been accomplished by way of max
ing diversion in favor Of Lee, which We
presume was the main object Of the late
raid.