Litchfield enquirer., 1862-05-29


 Col. DENYING. This gentleman, whose arrival home we have before announced, seems to be engoYlng pretty good health though he is con. slderably thinner than when he left. This is in degree owing to the intense excitement under winch he has labored for the past eight or ten weeks, during which he could only obtain such rest as he could snatch from the many ies winch he had to perform, and momently, as he was expecting an attack. For two days his ship was at the head ofthe fleet, the other ves- sels fearing an attack from the Louisiana, a large--as Col. Deming expresses it-dry dock capable of containing good sized ship, covered with iron, and somewhat resembling the Merri- mac. This thing had steam. up for some time, and it was hourly expected that she would come down upon them. Rafts of various kinds, one of which was loaded with blazing cotton, were sent off from the shore, and being taken by the current were sent directly against the ship on which Col Deming was. However, every thing passed off favorably, and he arrived at New Orleans early on the night of the last of April and landed on morning of May 1st. The weather was warm, but the people said it was considerably cool for the season. So far there have been no cases of fever there. The North ern men were not recognized by the Southerners, though the Colonel saw several whom he had huoHH at noMS. " uelHeF tillS IS IrOUl udCo or fear is not exactly understood. The prevailing sentiment now among our men is that of retalia- tion on the Southerners for the many fendish actions they have committed. Col. Demipg re- ports that his command is in excellent health not any deaths except Dr. Welch, having occur red. The only complaint of which they suffer is dIarrhea, and that only in Il mild form. The Colonel awaits orders from Washington which he expects will not arrive before the lst of June He was the lion of the the day on Saturday, and his stopping to speak to any friend was the sig nal for large gathering of persons, all eager to hear from his lips any news he might tell of the rebels, and of their friends South.-Cow'ant
 Col. DENYING reports that they came near catching the notoriousrebel Lieut. Frank B. Ren- shaw of Pensacola. and that his cousin, Lieut.. Wm. B. Renshaw of New York, is after him now. Lieut.. Frank Renshaw, it will be remem- bered, first tore down the American flag at Pen sacola and run his sword through it.
 ANOTHER BRILLIANT DAsH.-A special dis patch to the New York Tribune, from Franklin. Va., says Col. Crook, with force of infantry and cavalry, made dash on the Central rail- road at Jackson Rivar depot, driving 8 large rebel force before him, burning the railroad bridge ten miles from the depot, capturing the noted guerrilla Captain Spriggs and several men, passing through Covington without resist ance, and finding rebel despatches in the tele- graph office to the effect that the rebel military i'll Green Brier and Mercer counties had failed and Union sentiment prevailed. Sev- eral prominent secessionists were arrested and the whole movement has greatly strengthened the Union cause in those counties.
 Col. Cox says that the engagement when he retook Princeton, Mercer county, was warm and continued at intervals during the day. We lost l.; l,l lo,l port the enemy's loss double or tribe that num- Der. Our officers and men behaved admirably.
 FoRT WRIGHT NOT EvAcUATED.-A special dispatch to the Chicago Tribune from the fleet the 22d, states that at o'clock, on Wednesday, two mortars opened fire on the fort, which was kept up at intervals of five minutes till six in the evening. The firing was returned three or four times by guns from the rebels either from the Notifications or from their mortar boats, their shells bursting wide of the mark and do ing no damage.
 tug sent down from the fleet to recon noiter, was fired from Fort Wright, Wednes- day evening. Subsequent demonstrations by the rebels prove that they still occupy the place.
 Areconnoitering party on Saturday left the city of intending to move towards Elizabeth City, blSs the party had scarcely gone five miles when they came upon an immense earthwork, aDout four miles, and mounted with heavy ma rine guns and commanding every possible ap- proach to the city from the south and southeast These works were no doubt constructed for the purpose of repclling an advance on the part of General Burnside. The work is, indeed, inn mense, and thousands of men must have been at work on it for months. It is furnished with comfortable barracks, which will be occupied temporarily by Union troops.
 The Raleigh (N. G Register says that the wife of Jeff Davis, with her children are at pres ent residing at Raleigh; that several ladies and children accompany them, among whom are Sen ator Cwin of talitol nia, and his son that it is the intention of President Davis to lead an ar my against the hosts investing Richmond and he has declared it's streets shall run with blood before he yields it.
 CONNECTICUT PATENTs-Issued for the week ending May 20th:
 Sarah A. Baldwin of Waterbury, for improved of sofa and bathing tub.
 Elizur D Griggs of Waterbury, for improve ment ill photographic albums.
 Henry Kellogg of New Haven, for improve plent in breech-loading fire arms.
 Application for Patent for a wheel, horse hay rake, has been allowed by the U. s. Patent Office to George il. Daley and Robert M Treat of Morris, Ct.
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