The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1864-04-30
General F. was twice wounded, and badly,
by the bursting of shell.

! by the bursting of a shell.
The Rebels claim to have but only 10 killed
and 80 wounded. but Captain Young. who
had been to their camp, says that they have
two hospitals well filled, and he thinks thei
killed and wounded exceed ours.
When visited the fort, the guns had al
been taken away. The huts scattered aroun(
had been mostly burned up. In one of these
were bodies of colored soldiers partly burned
but whether Or not by design ] cannot state
DR.. Fitch, Surgeon of the fort was taken
| prisoner, and through the influence of some
Rebel Surgeons was released on his parole
and came up with us. He confirms, from
his own personal observation, the butchery
of our soldiers by the Rebels. He informed
me that after the fort was taken the soldiers
ran down the bluff to the river, throwing
away their arms, holding up their hands
and crying out they surrendered but the
Rebels continued to FIRE on them from the
bluff without the least regard for their cries.
DR.. Fitch says that he saw twenty white
soldiers paraded in line on the bank of the
river and when in line the Rebels fred
upon and killed all but one, who ran to the
river and hid nnder log and in that con
wounded. He says Major Bradford also
ran down to the river. and after he told
them he had surrendered more than fifty
shots were fred at him. He then jumped
into the river and swan out little ways,
and whole volleys were fired at him there
without hitting him. He returned to the
shore, and meeting. as the Doctor supposes,
some officer, was protected; but he heard
frequent threats from the Rebels that they
would kill him, and he believes that they
have killed him.
1t was subject OF considerable remark.
that Captain Young was treated by the Reb.
els with so much favor-and it was said that
his brother. who has been in the Rebel
army. kept grog shop at the fort, and was
Il Rebel sympathzer.
DISGUSTING ToApYIsM
Two or three Union band box officers on
board the Platte Valley, one of them, with
his young bride, made themselves conspcu.
Gus in fawning around the Rebel officers
They brought General Chalmers, and several
subordinate cut-thfoat looking officers on
board the Platte Valley. drank with them.
introduced them to their wives, and invited
them to dinner. They made room for them
at the ladies table, aud they sat down to
dinner, but it happened, either from acct
dent or from just idea of the fitness of
things on the part of our high-spirited Cap
tain, that at that moment the signal bell for
moving was heard and the Rebel officers
leaving their soup untouched, skeladllcd
General Chalmers, soliloqrizing as he hur-
ried past your correspondent, that he had
learned to run'as well as to fight.
In the conversation preceding the dinner,
General Chalmers said he did not counte-
nance or encourage his soldiers in killing
captive negro soldiers. but it was right and
justitiablc. A Union officer who will so dis
gracel himself and his country. ought to be
dismissed the service.
The Rebel officers were generally well
clad. but had very little to distinguish them
from the privatcs. General Chalmers had
simply black feather in his hat and the
other officers stripes on their collars. In
this respect think they show good sense
and policy, which our officers might initiate
with advantage to themselves and the SER
vice. Their horses, also. were in fine con-
dition. and much better than ours.