Litchfield enquirer., 1861-10-31
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 NEW YORK, Oct. 29th.-A letter frou ths a...
 apout to sal from Hampton Roads, states tbs, . mo5era u" Lo iao% vanderbilt reports that the Com nlon oI n.s been robbed of all private papers,
 wbo ;t , ;s sealed orders, &c. by private clerk.
 The expedition has not vet sailed, '-e 's'e''' All prisoners at Forts Lafayette and Colr..l:..
 are to De removed tomorrow to Boston harbor.
 DAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27th-Tbe San Fr.,.;., co "o0len factory, valued at S6O OO0 vas hr-nod
 yesterday. Insured for $40. .OOO '"'"eN
 inc announcement of completion of the tal.. sraPn sent thrills of joy through the whole com.
 munlty. Preparations forf firing salute, and other Iuemonstratlons in honor of the event were ;, readiness when second through dispatch from
 'ne east announced the death of Col. Baker
 "no'n every citizen regarded as personal frienA
 universal joy was thus changed to sorrow. Ths
 ceieoratlon was postponed.
 hichnoTD' Oct 2l.-Tbe track of the Alex andria R. R. has been torn m from Fa;rs.. Court house to Manassas
 breckenrldge, Preston, and Humphrey Mar. shall, who arrived at Richmond the Dist Yer. r.. celved With great cordality, and enthusiasm.
 RoLLA, Mo-, Oct. 29.-Thirty- mon. wounded soldiers arrived from Springfield today. which place they left Thursday Gen. Price w.s then Ill Newtown County. On Wednesdav l000 rebels entered Springfield and took away . con siderable quantity of stores left by Col. Taylor. |
 The funeral of Col. Baker took place Saturday at Washington The procession was large and l impressive, the military making a fine appea- rance. Among those who followed the remains 1 to the Congressional Cemetry were President Lincoln and the heads of departments, and . number of gentlemen from the Pacific coast. in- cluding Senators Latham and McDougal Gen. Scott attended the funeral services at Mai. Webb's residence.
 little fellow one day nonplussed his mother by making the following inquiry :-' Mother, if 1 d man IS mister, alnt a woman a mistery?" | CAN CoHNECTICUT WOMEN KNIT ?-Aliss Dix has written to the lady president of the Suldisrs' Relief Society in Stamford. In the letter che says "A great demand for warm yarn socks is | expected in November. was asked lately if | could assure the gift of 25,O0J pairs WilCon- | necticut ladies knit ?''
 It is whispered that the great advance of the grand army which was project ed about this very | time, will be deferred ill consequence of the Af- fair at Edwards Ferry and that the plan of the Commanders chief has been, at least tempora- rily, derangcd by it.
 The battery of IS guns, discovered a week sluCe ou MhttHlaS IOinl, IS nlyin. II must have been field pieces which fired upon the Freeborn and Island Belle Lieut.. A. D. liar rell. commanding the steamer Union, a few days l since landed and thoroughly examined the place. He found neither guns, intrenchments, nor Reb- els. The woods were sufficiently cleared to en- able field guns to operate The Assistant See retary of the Navy, on his return from Hampton itoatls. where he delivered sealed orders to the commander of the great naval expidition, passed without molestation by Matthias Point in ths l Baltimore.
 | The Secretary of War issued instructions 10. Gen. Sherman, in command of the Southern Ex- 1 IHditlon. concerning tine disposition he sh hould. make of fugitive slaves. The General is direct ed to t&ke tor his guidance the instructions Riv- ell by the department to Gen. Butler some time since; much, however is left to. his, discretion.
 lie is authorized 10 accept the services of all: who offer themselves, whether they are slaves | or not; and he IS, moreover, to employ them in, | any capacity he chooses, even, if it shall seem to him expedieat. being allowed to arm thsm.. ris is directed to assure all loyal masters that Congress will reimburse them for any loss they may suffer.
 THE FOLLOWING excellent rules were adopted by some of the soldiers in the Eighth Regiment. before leaving for the seat of war;:
 'We the undersigned do hereby agree to. strictly observe the following rules while ia. l this tent:
 l. To wholly abstain from ths,use of profanes and vulgar language.
 7. To be present at morning and evening de.. l vcions whenever it is possible. 3 10 forage the use of ell intoxicating bs,- erascs e1cept for medicinal purposes. Hc will strive to- ever remember that wS.arar hgAt!nG in a just and holy cause, and will aim to hi ourselves in every way for tue hoavos con tlict and dangsr-'
 | Mr. Gerald RaEstou, the noted Colon. .ationis.. Writes to Lord Brougham Q lottOr in which ha says:
 '' have great pleasure in informing youn Lordship that the decision of the Federal Courts Tn the ' Dred Scott case is practically snnullsdi by the present Government of Washington. ' nave before me the passport granted to Rev. Henry Il. Garnet, a black man of note, and oc great distinction among the negroes of New Yoek given by Wm H. Seward, the Secretary of State, dated Washington, Aug. 2G, 1861, in which the Secretary reque ts all whom it may concern to permit safely and freely to pass Henry II. Gar net, citizen of the United States and in case of need to give all lawful aid and protection This passport is impressed by the seal of the Department of State, and signed by the Secre- tary of State, in the S6th year of the indepsnd- ence of the United States.''
 TIE DEFENCE or NEW ORLEANS Says the | with the situation and defences of New Orleans, expresses doubt whether the city can be invaded from the sea so easily as has been supposed. The Mississippi river is believed to be amply protected by Forts Jackson and Phillip. The approaches by way of Lakes Borgne and Pont- chartran are well guarded. Forts Pike and Wood, which command the two channels leading from the former into the latter are formidable structures, each mounting fifty heavy guns, with double ditches and bomb proof easements. Vessels approached Fort Pike through a narrow channel whic, is commanded for six miles by the raking fire of'the fort.
 The point where the British landed, which ia in bayou leading out of Lake Borgue, is eom- manded by strong battery, opened however d the rear. There is also strongly fortified tow CT the shore of Lake Pontcharirain, commsn. ding the entrance to creek extending into the main land 27 miles below New Orleans.
 COMPLIMENTARY, VERY !-The Charleston Courier, in a recent article noticing and compli- menting the chief actors in the disunion drams. closes thus: Nor can we fail to notice in an especial manner, the distinguished part borne by Almighty God in this bloodless revolution !''
 A man in Wisconsin was last week sent by his wife to procure the release of his son, under age who had run away and joined the Northwestern. Tigers. The father fell in with Drury's artille- ry company, and enlisted himself. The indig- nation of the wife can be imagined