The Cecil Whig., 1864-05-28

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to Wednesday. Our army had crossed the
North Ann. correspondent of the In.
quircr writing from tie south s;ds oftha river
says, The Rebels are in our front and
prisoners have been taken during the last
twenty four hours from all three Rebel
corps Ewcll's,. Hills and Longstrcct's $. -
Over four hundred prisoners were taken
from a brigade of South Carolnlans, by the
Pennsylvania Reserves, under Crawford.
who made charge on our extreme right
after Warren had crossed the North Anna,
on the road leading to Beaver Dam.
Our troops have torn up and completely
destroyed nearly six miles of track on the
Virginia Central, west of Sections junction
About twelve hundred prisoners, and several
hundred of our wounded have been sent to
Port Royal, hut we have no base of commu-
nication like a huge elephant we carry our
trunk along.
We are about twenty eight miles from
Richmond, i'll fine open country. There
is plenty Of good pasture for our horses, but
nothing for the men except what has been
brought along. The enthusiasm -four army
Rebels, judging from their wounded pris.
oners falling into our hands, is in worry bad
condition.
An arrival from Hilton Head gives some
details of the recent bombardment of Fort
Sumter. 1t was kept up for two days, and
was resumed at the latest date. Two of the
cascmates of sumter were preached and q
large portion of the new parapet tumbled
into the water. A portion of the face oil
Fort Moultrie was also Knocked down.
Our batteries on Morris island were some.
what injured, and the Monitor Muntauk re.
oil ii 1Uh i,h b.,
Port Royal for repairs. The expedition
sent into the interior of Florida had cap:
turcd two blockade running vessels and five
thousand head of cattle.
- We learn that last week the gunloats
of the Potomac flotila went up the Kappa.
hammock river to open it aud remove oh.
structions. The Rebels had literally paved
the stream with torpedoes, and consequently
the advance of our boats was very cautious
occupying almost the entire week, Il force oil
seamen marching up the river shore the
entire distance. The whereabouts of these
internal machines were discovered, and they
were removed or destroyed with such sue
cess that no damage whatever was done to
| the boats, md not a man was injured.
The rcsalt of General Crooks great
raid is described Gy an eye witness as being
very successful. Tho Virginia and East
Tennessee Railroad he has broken up Sc
thoroughly as to render it useless for the
next three months. lie has marched
through the entire Department of South,
| western Virginia, and has captured large
number of prisoners-among them General
Jenkins and Colonel Smitll-and is now
slowly falling back to new base to awai,
| an opportunity for further operations.
The Rebel iron clad North Carolina,
which recently came Il short distance over
the Wilmington bar, was found upon her
return to leak so badly rs to compel them
TO run her ashore to avoid sinking. and
upon the falling of the tide she parted amid,
ships from her own weight. The Raleigh,
her consort, is i'll progress of completion,
but has not been considered 50 formidable
as the North Carolina.
"A despatch from Denver City, May %,
says that GERRY creak, which has been dry
within andsevoral miles above thut city
since 1859, suddenly filled with water at
midnight on thcl0th instant, Overlooking
its banks, submcrging Wost Denver and
doing immence damages to property. Eff
teen ar twenty persons have been drowned
and about fifty dwellings swept away. The
loss of property is estimated at over mil
lion dollars.
--GcncraI Fitzpatrick, in despatch to
his family at Buttcrmik Falls, Now York, 4,
says that although his wounds are slight,
they will compel him to give up his com.
mand, and he is therefore on his way home.
lie was wounded near Summervillc, Ga.
while leading cavalry charge in tho rear
of johnson army.
We have now full and official intelli,
gcnce of the safety of our gl,nboats on the
Red River. Through the skill and cxer.
tions of Lieutenant Colonel Bailey, tree
dam of SIX hundred feet was built across
the river, by which all the boats were passed
over the shoals. General Banks had left
Alexandria, and his army was en- route for
Scmmcsport. A portion of Alexandria
was burnt.
John W. Andrews, whose participation
in the New York anti-dralt riots, in July
last, is a matter OF notoricty throughout the
country, was convicted Of the crime with
which he was charged, in the United States
Circuit Court of New York, on Tuesday
last
Gen. Hunter has assumed command of
our forces in the Shenandoah Valley, ard
Gen. Sigel has been ordered to the com
mand of the troops on the line of tho Balti.
more and Ohio Railroad.
- Andrew Laypole, noted Rebel gucr-
rilla, convicted by a Court Martial of Il
i,I. ,it tba Igu { nrl g,t. A.