The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1865-02-11
SUMMARY OF NEWS.


line of advance on the Goth ultimo., the corps
moving on different roads, in nearly the same
order as during the Georgia march. The weather
was favorable. the roads in good condition, and
the troops bouyunt and confident. The Rich
mond papers of Saturday last contain dispatches
from Charleston to the 2nd, which show the
activity with which the army was pushing for
ward. The column which had previously rem
tezvollsed at Robersvie, pushed forward across
Whippy Swamp, driving the Rebel cavalry tor 10.
six miles, and placing our advance within ~
mics of BrauclVille. We had already posses
sion of one Of the bridges across the Salkchatclc
river, and were skirmishng in front of the
other At the same time column OF our cav
airy were moving rapidly on the Augusta road.
Whilst both Branchville and Augusta were thus
threatened, Charleston was also menace' from
q new direction. Our forces had appeared on
Adams run, a tributary of the North Edisto
about twenty miles southwest OF Charleston
The time has ut last come when Charleston and
South Carolina will feel the punishment due to
the meters of this wicked rebellion.
The Army of the Potomac is in motion 1t
has left its comfortable quarters before Peters
burg and swung round on the Rebel right. At
three o'clock, Sunday morning last the Fifth
corps, with Greggs cavalry in the advance,
moved off on the road leading from Rcanls'
Station, and was closely followed by the Second
corps. Considerable fighting occurred with the
enemy At two o'clock in the afternoon the
Rebels massed their forces in front of General
Snyth's Brigades. and attacked in fine style,
hut were repulsed with terrible loss, rs they
advanced over open ground, and were subjected
to most disastrous fire OF nusketry and artil-
'lery. Not satisfied with this defeat, the Rebels
again essaycd to crush orr flank, and again they
met with the same disastrous repulse. The
l.,1 tod r1 ba
50 ne result, General Smyth being fully prepared
for any and every assault which they might
deem proper to make. Our loss was not over
one hundred men killed and wounded, while
that of the Rebels could hardly be less than one
thousand, and General Smyth took over two
hundred prisoners, and the ground in front of
his ritlc-pits was covered with the dead and
wounded of the enemy.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press with the Army of the Potomac fur
nishes further particulars of the operations
on our extreme left Our movements on
Sandayw ere successful in giving us position
on the west side of Hatchcr's run, and in
the capture of two hundred prisoners. and a
wagon train gong to North Carolina for sup
plies. On Monday afternoon, the Rebels
concentrated and made an attack on the
Third Division of the Fifth corps which had
advanced toward the Boynton plank road, by
which the Rebels wagon their supplies from
the Weldon Railroad. The attack was sue
'cessful in driving the Division back until
they reached the breastworks erected the
previous day. There the retreat was stop
ped. The Rebels subsequently made All
attack on the left of the Second Corps. but
were repulsed. The Fifth corps lost from
three to five hundred men. The loss of the
other corps was slight. The Rebel loss WAS
believed TO have been heavier than ours
General Meade is in immediate command of
the movement. AS the heavy storm COM
menced on Monday night, it is hardly pro-
bable any further fighting has taken place.
Col. Baker, of the Government Deteo-
tive service. has arrested and sent to the
Old Capital prison twenty. seven New York
bounty brokers and others, who have for
eighteen months or more been engaged in
dcfrauding the Government by enlisting
bounty jumpers and aiding them in deserving
after their arrival in camp, and forging GER
tifcates of enlistment and obtaining credit
on these at the Provost Marshal Generals
office. Several of these malefactors have
made fortunes of from $500 to S250,000
through these frauds since the beginning of
the war. A boatman whom the Colonel has
arrested has $45, 900 to his credit at the
broadway Bank one John Fay, hack man,
has realized 100000. Sergeant Mulhern,
Of tAe 10Th New York Battery, has been
enabled to purchase farm in New Jersey
valued at Sl4,0O0. Aided by corrupt sur
geons the brokers have been suffered to
enlist men who are physically unfit for ser
vice and by forging guardian papers they
enlisted boys Of fifteen. 1t is alleged that
United States officers in the civil service
l.
ceedings. Colonel Baker thinks that near
", if not quite two.thirds of the New ! ork
recent credits are based upon forged certifi
Gates of enlistment, or on recruits who have
deserted, and are now walking the streets
and therefore he iEclnes ts the opinion that
Provost Marshal General Frys demand for
81 900 men is not unjust. An examination
in Baltimore and other cities Would proba
bic expose the same kind of rascality. The
whole substitute brokerage system is foul
and corrupt.
- General Dix, under instructions from
the War Department, gives notice to the
editors and rroprietors of all newspapers
published in his Department that the system
of correspondence with the Rebel States by
advertising. under the head of Personals,
or otherwise, in the columns of such papers,
must Immediately cease. In case the of.
Tense be continued, all parties concerned in
the publication will be instantly arrested,
and brought to immediate trial before a
military commission for violation Of the
laws of war.
The interesting ceremony of officially
opening the sealed State certificates and
counting the electoral votes for President
and Vice President took place in the Hall of
Representatives on Wednesday. The teller
after counting the votes, announced 2l2 for
Lincoln and johnson, and 81 for Mcclellan
and Pendeton. Vice President Hamlih
then announced, at o clock, that Abraham
lIacoln is elected President, and Andrew
johnson Vice President of the United States
for four years ensuing from the 4th day of
March, 1865. The announcement was re.
reiv,d with loud applique from the dense
throng that filled every available space in
sight and hearing of the Speakers chair.
General Kelley reports to Governor Bore
man, of West Virginia, that cavalry scout OF
General Sheridan last Sunday defeated II force
commanded by the notorious robber, Major
Harry Gilnor, at Moorfeia srd captured him
and about 20 of his officers and men.
- Elk. Senator and ex- Rebel Congressman
Foote, who came into Gen. Sheridan s lines
IN week ago, arrived in Baltmore, on Mon
day night, in custody of an officer. Of Gen:
Devin's staff On Tuesday he proceeded
North, still in custody, and his destination
~as reported to BE one of the military pris-
iins at the North. He refuses to tske the
oath Of allegiance, and expressed desire