The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1865-02-25

The Rebel papers state that Cen Sherman
has issued an order to encourage the people I"
IN, ct together in peaceful AS cnhlagcS, to dis
r,,sS measures looking To their safety and good
government, and the restoration of the State and
National authority" declaring that they will be
protected by Tie national army while doing,
and that peaceful inhabitants who satisfy him
that they ave earnestly laborirg to restore the
Union will he left mdiStmhed in person and
property and protected rs far us possible. 1t
any former or pcaccablc inlbinnt is molcs;cd
hv the enemy, viz: the confederate army or
gucrrilis. hcca,lse of their Friendship to the
national Government, the pcrpctrator, if caught,
will be sumnnrily punished OF his family made
to suffer for the outrage; but if the crime cam
not be traced to the actual party, then retaliation
will lie made ON the adhercnts to the cause OF
The Rebellion. Should II Union man be MUIR
,lcrcd, then Rebel, selected by lot, shall he
shat or if IA Union family he prosecuted on ac-
count of the cause, Rebel family will be BAN
ishcd to II tocgn land
- In response to an inquiry from Major
General John Pope, in regard to the where,
hbouts of Gen. Price S forces, the following
answer was given, under date Of February
Is. 1865: '''l'he Trans Mississippi Army is
rncamped near Washington, Ark; two hun
dred miles southeast Of Fort Smith. Pagan
has about nine thousand cavalry, but they
IRE poorly mounted. Magrudrr commands
TIE infantry, The Missouri c0nscrpts have
been torciby dismountcd and drilled as in.
fantry. Prices army suffered greatly on
their retreat from Missouri, and the line OF
their retreat is marked by the debris of wagon
and the bones of horses and mules. The
officers seem satisfied that they escaped with
their lives. and another invasion of Missouri
is not thought of at present. Mclean. Gen.
Price Acting Adiutant General. was killed
last week in u fight with Lieut.. Col. Wool
In regard to the report that two corps
of Hoods old army have gone to South
Carolina. the Eastport Miss. correspondent
of the Chicago Tibnne says: There is &
report to the effect that two corps of Hood
old army-those commanded by Cheathan
and Lec-havc gone East but while this is
altogether unreasonable. II is not positive
But suppose they have started? What then
The two corps number less than 5000 men
and they must march several hundred miles
ON foot after they reach Atlanta, because OF
the move made by Shcrmans army on the
,icorgia and North Carolina railroads. and
Sherman can be with Grant n month before
Chatham can be with Lee"
- Richmond papers are reported as plac
ing Sherman at Camden, ). g., about forty
miles north of Columbia, on Saturday last
We have nothing official or authentic us tc
his movements. but conclude that they arc
attended with the same success that has
marked his wondrous campaign since Its
commencement.
Information from the Army of the Potomac
states that the army was In g,cat glce over the
capture of Charleston. They begin to see il
the evacuation Of this stronghold that the enc
of their labor draws nigh. A shottcd salute wa.
fired throughout the whole line, on Wednesday
in honor of the event.