Litchfield enquirer., 1861-07-04
From 0 Litchlteld Boy at Fort
 Monroe.
3p REa., N. Y. M., Co. E. CAMP HAMILTON NEAR FT. MONROE,
 Thursday, June 13, 1861.

CAMP HAMILTON NEAR FT. MONROE, Thursday, June 13, 1861. DEAR MoTHER.-Your letter was very gladly received yesterday. l have wanted to write for some time, but was afraid you would be so dis pleased with me dare not am very glad you have consented to the sacrifice for our cause l may never return if it is so ordered it is for the best hope; but looking on the bright side, as we always should, expect this will be ended by the 1st of October, perhaps before, then ] shall come home.
 Mother our soldiers life is rather hard one, if not too hard it will do me good. In twenty four hours commencing last Sunday evening, we marched thirty miles, fighting two battles, and had only two crackers to eat, under broiling exhausted and sun struck, and many fell sick after we returned back, but I am happy to say your son was not among any of these. Mother, I would be indifferent fit not for you, Elliott and Frank, and would be ever foremost on the ramparts of the enemy. There were about two thousand on side, and with bullets, bombs and shell falling like hail for four hours it is miraculous to say that only about ten were kill ed. Those that have seen service say We might serve ten years and never see so hot time | again, and that is some consolation. Do not make yourself uneasy on my account as for me try to take care of No. l. Ne occu py pleasant place on the harbor with cool sea-breeze blowing most of the time. We live in tents in a fine field of wheat about one mile and a half from the Fort. Whole villages arc desert- ed ; in fact all the inhabitants have left except some of the slaves. We see nothing but soldiers I hay mt seen but one white ewoman in two weeks. have no time to write more if it is sent ill time to reach you this week. Give my love to all. Yours truly,
 ALBERT BARsR. 
 QUESTIONS TO COME BEFORE CONGRESS- Some of the more important questions which may arise, are: :-
 l. Sanction of the Presidents movements in regard to the war.
 2. Authorizing a loan of two or three hundred millions of dollars.
 3. An act authorizing vigorous prosecution of the war.
 4. A mOulHcatlOn OI tue present tdrlu. 5. A bankrupt law.
 6. A tax on tea and coffee.
 '. 4 direct tax in the absence of sufficient rev enue from customs.
 The Sprinfeld Republican says: Capt. Ralph O. Ives of Company A., from Great Harrington, now on Hampden Park, returned from a connu bial excursion to the West on Thursday, having made bride of Miss Emma J. Chappell of Ro chester, N Y, and brought her on with him to the East His blissful slumbers at the Massasoit House were disturbed the same night by mill. tary serenade, with flies and drums, by his asso. ciate officers of the regiment; and it is unneces- sary to add that some very good wine and an | abundance of it drove them away. The police of New York have in their posses, sion two reasonable compromise petitions, sign, ed by 5s0 names. Several of the parties have requested their names erased as they signed with out understanding the character of the paper. The Herald says that on the 1st of July the Courier and the World are to be merged into one, and that the Journal of Commerce has re- duced it's size four columns, and is in a sickly condition. The New York Times has reduced the length of its pages about one inch, thus eff fseting large saving in the cost of its paper The Boston AAas, owing to the falling off of ad ] ASoeASSN of the Boston Transcript. Other papers are reducing their size and otherwise reducing ex penses to correspond with the times.
 The Springfield people contemplate an excur sion to New York on Wednesday. They go by rail to New Haven, thence by boat to New York returning the same day.
 The constitution of the confederate states ii
 unpopular in Georgia, because of the absence oi the declaration making three -6fths of the blacks the basis ofrepresentation. The Augusta CAron icle says that without such a basis the constitu cannot be ratified. It would be unjust to large part of the state placing the slaveholdine portion of the state still more in the power o the counties with few slaves.
 Ar PHnLIPI.-Among the troops in Western
 Virginia, stories about she Phillippa affair stil form staple of conversation. Here is one o the best A certain Indiana Company, almos worn out with march, were struggling along witt very little regard to order. Hurrying up to hii men the Captain shouted, "Close up, boys d-n you, close up! lfase enemy scere to jsys on you schen you're staggling along has ua, | 6os, ra,L1H !; T ' ,.,. ..,.. ' CHoc.