Litchfield enquirer., 1862-03-20

. capt. Frederick Eldridge of this town mastar s of the ship Arabia, of Boston. Capt. Eldridgs ' was dangerously i'll of pulmonary complaint.
 and left the ship in Hong Kong, to endeavor to e reach his home in this place, not knowing that : his father's family were also at sea The disap- h fpointment of learning this fact will however. d prooaoiy never be known to him, as no expecta.
 tion is entertained that the vessel in which bs
 embarked will ever be heard from more Canl,
 Eldridge was the only son of Capt Reuben Fid. TT ridge of Yarmouth Port and young man hi1b. Z ly beloved and esteemed by his acquaintaueea. z fl-Yarmouth (Mass. Register.
 Capt Eldridge was a nephew of Dr, Jos m.
 dridge of Norfolk. = Work upon the second iron-piated steamer. .. 2 GreenpOint, l.. |, is pushed with the utT,1Il speed, day and night, and it is hoped she viii be ready for sea during the present nohth.-- a This vessel will be much larger than the Monis- or, will carry eighteen guns of the ,largsst es- s fibre, and will be practically invulnerab1e. 10 IS confdenty believed that she will be tAs fsss. , est of this slow species of war vessel ever een- structed. The third iron-clad steamer provided
 for in the original appropriation is in process off construction at Philadelphia.
 GEN. BURxsIpE's Pos1rroN-Fears have been expressed in many quarters, that harm might come to Gen: Burnside from the retreating nsss-g les eyacuating Manassas, or by the rapid con-
 centratien of rebel troops against him from other points. We have received information, warrant-
 ing the opinion that every provision has been made to avert disaster, or prevent the enemy from gaining any successes our forces in North Carolina. Gen. Burnside, as has been al-
 ready stated by telegraph, started on an i'm Iportant enterprise several days ago. His divis-
 ion was of ample strength, and possessed of eve. ry requisite to sustain itself in an ehsny's II country. q, Under the protection of the gunboats, the sx- petition proceeded to certain locality, where . floating wharf, of immense length was launched , The gunboats and transports lie alongside this, , wharf, the former protecting the country for
 three miles and rendering the approach of an
 enemy within that distance almost lmpossihlef , Boats are provided in case of retreat, and % numbered that no confusion would be likely to occur in getting on board them, if the command is compelled to fall back. From the eunbosta
 to the spot where the first attack of the national
 troops will be made is not ever a days march. In marching inland, Gen. Burnside would un :, doubcdly throw out his scouts and conseq queht-
 ly learn of the enemys presence if anywhere
 within ten miles of his advancing column. There , is hardly the possibility of a surprise. Ths ' General is exceedingly popular with his msn, and under his competent leadership, any attempt
 to stop their progress would be hazardous an- I dertaking. , Before leaving their former camp, one of the u brigsdier generals addressed his brigade assur. ing his command that they would be led into no
 ambuscades, but were about to participate ih
 efforts nearly certain of accomplishing tho end ' in view, so complete had been the preparations. a Some hard fighting might be encountered h that case the greater would be the glory of vic
 tory. From the above statement, it must be necesss-
 rily inferred that the apprehensous entertained
 by many persons as to the safety of Gen. Burn
 sides division may reasonably be dismissed -- :, Boston Transcript. - WHAT THE REBELS CAN Do.-An old saying, current ill European military circles, ruus in this
 wise ft The Spanish to build forts
 The French to take them t5.- 5 The English to hold them.
 a To render this complete, the following should be added:
 The Confederatcs to evacuate them. : FRoN WASHINGTON Wendell Phillips lse-
 tured to dense auditory, Friday night, at the Smithsonian Institute.
 The provost marshal of Alexandria, on Fri
 day, closed all the drinking houses and all the
 stores of suffers who have been selling liquor Thursday evening, a number of dwellings In , the neighborhood of Centerve were twantonly
 burned by some of our soldiers.
 Gen. Mcdowell was on Friday confirmed a
 major general of volunteers.
 } Dr. Russell of the London Times has gone
 into the prophetic business again. He is now in Washington, and expresses the opinion that | the rebels will be beaten within the next three months, and the rebellion will be put down. I Vim Leffngwe Foote, second son of Com modore Foote ofthe U. s. Navy, died in New
 Haven on Friday, l4th inst. of scarlet fever at Q the age of l3 years. His death was sudden and unexpected. and the whole country will sympa.
 thize with tln brave man in his family aflction.
 The Memphis Appeal prints the advertise
 ment of two men at Camp Comfort, Campbell
 Co.,, Tenn, who will pay five dollars per pair for
 fifty pairs of boodhounds " to chase the internal
 cowardy Lincoln bushwackers of East Tennessee
 and K Kentucky" Na N
 These are the southern gentlemen that slavery
 breeds -' Fa
 Reports have reached Washington that Gen.
 Beauregard has been appointed Commander-in-
 Chief of the Confederate army, and that the
 acuation of Manassas was at his suggestion
 It is further said that Gen. Beauregard has left
 Tennessee and arrived at Richmond, though the
 truth of this latter report is regarded as doubt- In efec!ing their retreat from Manassas, tho
 rebels arc reported to have used five hundred
 cars and from thirty to forty locomotives. This
 amount, of rolling stock however, not being found sufficient, large part of the army moved
 south by the Warrenton Turnpike; and thus sx-rs
 posed itself to pursuit. It is. not yet knowb whether this division of the rebel forces was as-
 certsihed in time to be availed of. Y'ts 1i Dr. Russell of the London Times, has gone h.
 to the prophetic business again. He is now in Washington and expresses the opinion that the
 rebels will be beaten within the next three
 months, and that the rebellion will be put down. Il Marlborough, Me, is one of the most disloy- I al towns in New England With population
 of over 5000 and 1, 50 voters she has furnished only 12 soldiers for the Union army, and three of those have deserted and six mutnied. Yet I Marlborough has drawn from the national and Il State governments for her custom house and
 other officers, S60,000 during the last eight
 years, Old line democracy is very strong in I Marlborough. Enough said l When the Fort Donelson prisoners were sn route to Chicago, the train stopped at WAt eta. l tion, and two of them were allowed by the guard l to leave for short time. During their absenco 1 the train started, and the two rebels followed, l shouting and waving their hats to be taken on 1 board again. They had no notion of being lsfso ''ni' e.l .y1 ,5sl ss aqo sb ssc.i.l.1l ,-! l Gen. Nelson has . summary way of dealing with vociferous rebels of the fair sex. On one, occasion, as he was riding at the head of his com | mand, a female secessibnist thrust her head from l the window, and exclaimed, "Hurrah for Jeff. \ Davisl Hurrah for Jeff. Davisl This was too J much for the temper of the general, and riding l close to the fenca he shouted C Madam if von