Litchfield enquirer., 1862-01-09
Msws of tIsf Week.

oAouSAk tuSu1 uONu lioH IGiCHIuOuuy dllu nlue miles above Newport's News, transferred them to the National steamer George Washington The scene of the transfer was very exciting one. As they stepped once more under the pro- lection of the Stars and Stripes, they could not conceal their joy, and cheer on cheer welcomed them from every vessel as they proceeded down the river. The relsased prisoners immediately proceeded to Baltimore, where they arrived on Saturday foreroon.
 A rebel telegram published in the Richmond Dispatch, states that all the National prisoners recently imprisoned at Charleston, including Col. Corcoran, arrived at Columbia, the capital of South Carolina, on Wednesday last, and were imprisoned there.
 | THE attack on the 9th Conn. Vol. at Hancock, on the Potomac, by 5000 rebels, is bringing the battle field little farther north than is desirable
 Hancock is on the Potomac at the point where ia curves the most to the north, and is only few
 miles from the Pennsylvania line. A rebel de.
 monstration there, if made in any force, indicates a new system of tactics.
 | RARE HoNEsrY.-When Wm. Jas. Hamersley
 settled his account with the government as Post
 Master at Hartford, the administration asked him
 to pay over s, 100. which he did but, with 6
 very unusual honesty, he told the Government
 that that was not enough got the accounts open. cd, and brought himself in debt 300 more,
 which he handed over. Had he been a rascal,
 he might have kept the money and his fraud es.
 capped discovery.
 ONE OF the most interesting points of the
 news is the announcement that firing was re-
 newed between For, Pickens and Bragg's batte.
 ries on Tuesday last, though it was not continu.
 ed for any considerable length of time. The
 immediate cause of the renewed firing appears
 to have been the appearance of a rebel steamer,
 going from Pensacola to the Navy.yard This sort of thing appears to have been iuterdicted
 by Col Brown, who opened upon her-wih what
 effect is not stated.
 The operations of tho Ship Island Expedition seem to be source of considerable alarm to the ! rebels. The most wonderful stories are told of 1 its doings and intentions. Sixteen war vessels are reported to be at the island, which is occupi- | ed hy an uucounted number of troops--so many, in fact, to necessitate the landing of some of | them the main land at Biloxi, which is said to have heen occupied by some five or seven thousand of them. It is further insisted that al, the towns on the coast are to be occupied, and that the National forces will soon push forward to Jackson, the Capital of Mississippi. AK editorial article in Q late Richmond paper | gives an awful picture of the condition of the rebel army of the Potomac. Complete demoral- ization seems toprevail. Regimental drills have ceased entirely, and the men spend their time principally in playing cards-great numbers of 1 them offering large sums for substitutes. The Richmond editor certainly gives most discour- aging view of rebel prospects. At the same time, dispatch from Centreville expresses the belief that an attack will soon be made by the National forces, probably at more than one point.
 TIE UNION SEsTIMExT.-Of the Union scnti. men;s in Richmond, Mir. Gillette speaks with the greatest positiveness. It Itislarge, and would be effective for tho suppression of the Re. 1 bellion, if the whole of Virginia was not under the hcels of the 150,0G0 rufians sent from the Cotton States. The State is held down by terrorism, and savage discip- line maintains the Rebel army in position thro' privations and discomfort, enough to try the best troops. Another fact si ignifeant of the real feelings ofthe Rebels is, that the Virginia post masters are prohibited fromataking any cur rency save Federal specie.
 variety of interesting and important news from the South has been received by way of Fortress Monroe most prominent among which is the announcement that the National forces operating in South Carolina have made Q land- ing on the North Edisto River, and have seized Station No. on the railroad between Charles ton and Savannah, only twenty-five miles from 1 the former city We were led to expect some vices from Port Royal by Government transport. The rebels also have report that our forces att tempted to advance from Port Royal Ferry, but were repulsed by the South Carolinians, who lost fifteen killed and wounded, and took one "Yan- kee" prisoner; but that another attempt was more successful, the rebel force under Gen. Mar cy Gregg being driven back with considerable loss. This report is probably an exaggeration, as We have had no intimation that any such movement was intended by Gen. Sherman ANOTHER LARGE r1nEis reported in Richmond. The Richmond Theatre was totally destroyed on Thursday morning last. Loss estimated at $75, 900. Supposed to be the work of an incendiary 1 negro. ANOTHER FIRE IN CHARLEsTox.-The Rich mond papers say, "Charleston was fired in sev- eral places on Sunday evening last. Several ] wooden buildings of but small value were de- stroyed.
 FIRE IN GnEEsvILLE, ALA-The greater uor tion of Greenville, Alabama, was destroyed by fire on the 17sh. The loss is estimated at sso.. GOD. Col. DEA1se addressed the l2th regiment at dress parade on Saturday, and told them that the time of their departure was now at hix dis. lcretion, and he assured them that they would not have to pass through another storm in their pres ent situation,