Litchfield enquirer., 1862-04-24

From Gen. Banks Division we have the re. port that the advance column arrived as Sparta Rockingham County, Virginia, on Friday last On the previous evening 5000 of Jacksoni troops passed through the town. On the same evening Ashbys Cavalry encamped near New market, and during the night Gen. Banks occu pied the town in force. and on Friday morning Ashby being threatened by the National artille rysst ars to his camp, and retreated in great haste. leaving large amount of provisions be hind. 's.+s. <. 5s.,.. 1-s.
 Not even one Of the eighteen representatives whd voted for Tom Seymours Resolutions a, the last Legislature has been sent to the present session. s
 By m arrival from Nswbein, via Hatteras In lot on the 18th, we learn that Fort Macon ii thoroughly invested, and it has been ascertained aatths supply of provisions was scarce. The chances were, in thatcase, that the Rebels would bsstarved out. Expectations of an attack on Nswben had led to the erection offortifcations for its protection. Gen. Burnside had made a visit to Beaufort,
 A dispatch from Cairo says that Gen. Mitch. sl is now at Tux a, Mississippi, and that he has burned the bridges over the Tennessee at Deca- tur and Florence. Re-snforcements for Beaure- gard were arriving at an unexampled rate. He 7kas now 1000 men, and is said to be con- R.- .ko1ol, |, I at Corinth.
 ~'" Anintseepted dispatch of Gen. Beauregards which is 6aid-to have fallen into the hands of Gen. Mitchell, has been published. If the dis patch is genuine-which may be doubted-it throws much light on the position of the Rebel army at Corinth. Beauregard, writing on the StA inst, says he had at that date only 35,O0O sifeetives. l5,oOo more being expected to join him from Van Dorn's corps.
 Rxrozr OF COMMITTEE ON THE NORFOLK NA- VI YARD SuRRrSDER.-The Committee of In- qaiy into the Norfolk Navy Yard surrender, submitted their report, Friday. They censure the Buchanan Administration for neglect of du- g- The report adds that the present Admins. tz1tien cannot be held blameless for suffering thnty seven days to elapse after it came into poser, before making a movement for the de- fsnse of the yard. The committee slso censure Commodore Paulding, Capt. Pendergast and Capt McCauley. and declare in conclusion. that the nation should learn as lesson, that pusil aEimity in the defense of our rights may be as injurious as the open assaults of our enemies.
 The Chicago Tribune has some interesting facts concerning the battle of Pittsburg that are new. Gen. Buell's march southwark was great ly hindered by a strong body of rebel cavalry who lowered before him just out of reach and cbstructed the road by felsing trees and destroy ing the bridges. At another time this latter would have been of less account, but the streams were now high. Every little stream, fordable Sar months in the year, found full channel, and Gen. Buell's bridge builders were kept busy and his columns held back to await their necessary cid to progress with artillery and army trains. It raihed every night in torrents. In the afternoon ct Sunday, Gen. Grant sent an orderly with Q verbal message to Gen. Wallace. who was at Crump's landing with lS,000 men, to move at once. Gen. w. refused to move without a writ ten order fiom Gen. Grant, and this piece of rcd tapeism delayed the movement for several hcars.. The arms of the rebels were of the fn- est description. Their uniforms, grey, we'll made, and their regiments many of them solid, well looking troops. The cowardice of several Ohio regiments, we are sorry to say, seems to be |. fully confirmed. One of these regiments rushed down helter skelter to the river and took possess ion of steamer in waiting for the wounded, nor could they have been dispossessed. A portion of flying Ohio regiment took their way directly across the range of federal battery. The ene- my were pressing on the artillery-meh whose supporting infantry were thus in flight. The of: fcer in charge of the guns saw the dread neces. sity and was equal to it. and four of our flying soldiers were actually blown to pieces almost from the mouth of their own guns.
 IMPORTANT IF TRrE-The Herald receives from Nashville the following letter. which it is said was intercepted by Gen. Mitchell:
 s.... CoRIxrH April g. 1863. To General Samuel Cooper, Richmond, Va:-
 All present probabilities are that whenever Aa enemy moves oa this position, he will do so with m overwhelming force of not less than S5.O0O-We can now muster only about B 1000 electives. Van Dorn may possibly join us in few days with ahout l5.OO0 more. Can we be -reinforced from Pemberton's army? If defea- ted here. we lose the Mississippi Valley, and probably our cause. Whereas, we could even aford to lose. fur while, Charleston and Say. annan. for the purpose of defeating Buell's army which would not only insure us the Valley of the Mississippi, but our independence.
 ~ c. T. BEAuREaARD.
 TIE bombardment of forts does not seem to be very dangerous work either to the besiegers or the besieged. At the attack on Fort Sumter not man on either side was killed. The bom- bafdmeut of Fort Pulaski continued more than . . day, and on our side the loss was only one killed and tn the fort no one was killed and only three wounded. We hope that the other forts nay be " occupied and possessed" with as little blccdshed.
 A NEw TROPHY FOR rHB STATE HousE.-WE are informed that the rebel flag, which hoated over Fort Pulaski until its surrender, is in this city iupossession of Governor Buckingham. It was awarded to the Seventh Connecticut, we understand. as trophy due their services and gsliantry in the seige, and thay immediately for warded it to Governor Buckingham to be placed in the State Capitol.-Nor,cich Bulletin Alp, Il 1l.
 francis E. Barber, son of Ethan 0. and Fran ees A. Barber, of Litchfeld, Conn.,, died in the Hospital Ship connected with the Burnside Ex- petition. of the shore of North Carolina, Jan. go, aged 19. From his early childhood he was a member of the Sabbath school, and an officer jn is d the time of his death. Some three years since. while at school at Fort Edward Institute. N. IT., he rave his heart to God, and united with ene M- Church, of which he ever after remain a consistent and worthy member. At the can of his country for volunteers in her defense he felt It his duty to 60. After carefully weigh in ks, ~l