Litchfield enquirer., 1861-12-05
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serts is perfectly reliable. The writer state
 that several revolts have taken place among tt
 slaves in the interior, although, so far as can |
 discovered, there has as yet been no attempt
 an organized insurrection. Although the paper
 carefully avoid all reference to the subject, the1
 is great nervousness among all classes lest ther
 may be an extended outbreak at any moment
 and some fear that this may be hastened by tn
 very measures adopted to overawe the negroes
 for those whose agency in revolts ha
 been suspected have, in several instances, bee
 burned at the stake. The writer of this lette speaks of gentleman whose fidelity to the Unio the rebels rewarded with confinement in dam cell, from which death finally released him. ! ADvscss from Missouri continue to be some what confused. Only day or two age 70 ha a report that the forces under Price, Rains an, and McCulloch were about to form junction a | Springfield; and now ve have the statement made by person who left Springfield on Tues day last week. that McCulloch's forces had mar l chcd for Arkansas, having already passed Pond Spring At the latest accounts, however, tn. rebels under Price were atill moving northward Price, Thila at Neosho, issued proclamation to the people of Missouri, appealing to them to take up arms against the National Government. Fifty thousand msa, hs says, are wanted to in. sure success; and, inasnuch 6 he probably cannot obtsia five thousand, the proclamation is regarded by the Government as 6 confession of defeat.
 An order has been issued from the War De- pertinent, embodying regulations for the enlist, ment and employment of the militia of Missouri according to the arrangement recently effected between Gov Gamble and the National Govern. ment. The State Militia called into service by Gov. Gamble is to be armed, equipped clothed paid, transported and subsisted at the expense of the United States Government, and is to be subject to such orders may be given from the War Department; but they are not to be order ed out of the State except for the immediate de- fence of the State. Brig. Gen. schofeld la. been appointed by Gov. Gamble to tho connanG of the State Militia The appointment is con sidercd to be one that promsses a vigorous use Of the state troops, and there is little doubt that in short time they will be in condition to ko!0 and dcfend the State, and thus permit the disen, another quarter.
 EXPEDITIONS FITTING OUT.-Twelve schooners are now fitting cut at New York, to carry HOT. tars weighing o5,o00 pounds. Some will carry one, and few, two. It is understood that Cap tain Porter will be connected with this fleet The vessels are nearly ready for service
 Tho government has purchased the ferry boats Westfeld and Clinton at New York, the finest running from the city, capable of carry ing three to four thousand men and coasidera. bls battery, while they draw only five orsiy eet of water.
 IT aEEas that Gen. Dlenker hs> not resigned although he talked of dons>'. The statsment of his taking illegal :a-s from the suffers is un- :rue and th> on}y ,Aouble was solely in regard to the arrargeAsnts of the army. The whole mailer wi}, doubtless be satisfactorily arranged, and VI shall not lose the valuable services of tlfs competent general.
 TROOPS are now concentrating at St. Louis and Louisville with extraordinary repidity.- With the week ending Tuesday, Dec. 2, 10000 men will have moved over the Chicago, Alton and St. Louis Railroad 10 join Gen. Halleek's Division, and nearly the same number have pass ed through Cincinnati en route for Louisville during the last five or six days, to take the pa .ecirnafl thno l,y (1aD Hue]l
 SAvANyAB THREATENED.-InHo1mat reeeiv- ed through rebel sources received this morning by telegraph, indicate that the military cxpedi- ton which we were told wss fitting cut from Port Royal is actively engaged in an advance upon Savannah The rebels tell Us that Tybee and Warsaw Islands, which form tho opposite side of the south branch Of the months ef the Savannah river are in possession of our troops that some of our ships are over the bar; that Tatnalls rebel fotilla has retreated before them and that an attack on fort Pulaski, (which lies below the branch of the Savannah, commanded by Warsaw and an attack upon Savannah itself We shall probably have startling news from that quarter soon.
 A RuMoR is current that the traitor who has revealed the plans of the commandsr-in-chieft to the rebels on important occasions, is discovered and suspicion points strongly to Col. Scott, nephew of the General, as tho offender, but the truth is not made public.
 LIEUT.. J. R. E. Tatnall, son of the rebel com modore, was on the San Jacinto, and refused after leaving the African coast, to bear arms against the southern confederacy or assist 1T boarding southern vessels He was placed un. der arrest and sent from Key West to Fort La fayetts, from whence he will go to Fort Warren
 GEN. FREMONT, with his wife and daughter arrived in New York on Friday, on his way to Washington. Various delegations waited on him and offered public demonstrations of regard, but he declined them.
 FROM PORT RoYAL-New York Nov. 3O.- Tine United States Transport Ocean Queen, Capt. Seabury, from Port Royal Nov. 2l, arrived at this port at halfpast one F. M. yesterday, She broug ght no passengers and but small mail As she came out of Port Royal harbor the steam ship Bienville, hence, was going in.
 Commodore Dupont had transferred his flag from the Wabash to the Susquehanna. He to- gether with Gen. Sherman had just returned to Hilton Head in the steamer Mcclellan hay ing landed force of United States Marines on Tybee Island, who had commenced repairing the Notifications and constructing new ones. Tybee to cover the troops in case of necessity aho1s ho6 fur hofu, 1rlo