Litchfield enquirer., 1862-03-13
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 SAfuRbxY.-Hon Andrew Johnson, Bfigadi- er-G General and Provisional Governor of Iennes: see, left Washington Friday afternoon for Nash vile, accompanied hy Hon. Horace, ad6ynard, Hon. Emerson Ethefidge and others.
 LIEUT. Gwin, commanding the gunboat Tyler, has made an interesting report of his recent trip tup the Tennessee River, and the engagement with the rebels at Pftsburg Landinga Itseems tthey were attempting to fcrtify the place, and had force there of one thousand infantry, five | The result of their attack upon our gunboat was the loss of about twenty killed and two hundred wounded, and the attempt to fortify Pittsburgh Landing has not been renewed. They arere- ported to have small bodies of troops at Corinth, Miss at Henderson Station, and at Bear Creek The Union element in Southern Tennessee is be- ing rapidly developed. 7t <~
 A Fortress Monroe dispatch contains the an nouncement that the steamship Aississippi, whish left Hampton Roads a few days ago, with Gen. Butler and Staff on board, ran ashore on Frying pan Shoals on Friday morning last, and stove hole in her bows. She was subsequent ly hauled off by the steamer Mount Vernon, and proceeded on Saturday afternoon. She is fortu- ! nately provided with water light compartments, or the consequences might have been serious.- The damage will be repaired at Port Royal The Mount Vermon which brought this intelli- | genceto Fortress Monroe, reports having captur- ed, on Friday, the British steamer British Queen, which was attempting to run the blockade
 GEN. Pillow has published his official report of the battle of Fort Donelson. He says that his army fought with the greatest gallantry, and that he was desirous of fighting his way out, but Gen. Buckner contended that three fourths of the army would be lost in an effort of that kind. and that there could be no necessity to sacrifice so many men to save the remaining e-fourth. The command was then turned over to General Buckner, who surrendered-Gens. Pillow and Floyd, with portion of their commands, retreat ing from the field, in the manner already made | known.
 WE HAVE news of the most exciting character from Fortress Monroe. The rebel iron-clad steamer Merrimac, about which so much has been said recently, came down from Norfolk on Saturday morning, accompanied by the steam CTS Yorktown and Jamestown, also iron clad and moving directly toward Newport News en- fgaged the sailing frigates Cumberland and Con. gross, blockading the mouth of the James River Ths Merrimac is represented to have resembled a submerged house, with the roof only above water. The two frigates opened fire upon her. but with no effect, as the heavy metal glanced from the slanting top of the Merrimae. Even at the distance of only hundred yards, a full broadside from both vessels did her no damage She ran against the Cumberland amidship, with 7 full head of steam on, staving a large hole in her side; then drew off and poured in broad side, after which she dashed against the doomed ! vessel again, and left her in sinking condition She then turned against the Congress, and that vessel, having no regular crew on board, and seeing the hopelessness of further effort lowered her colors, when she was boarded by the James town, and all her officers were taken prisoners, while the few men on board were allowed to es- cape in boats The Congress was then set on fire and left to her fate. The three rebel ves- sells then opened fire upon our batteries at New port News, which had been rendering what as- sistance was possible to the Cumberland and Congress, and the action continued for some time, when the Merrimac and her two compan- ions drew off as far as Craney Island. The Min nesota at the commencement of the action, in at- tempting to tow the Roanokeup, got ashore near the Rip Raps, and could render DO assistan, e It was supposed that the Merrimac would at tempt to run the blockade on Saturday night, and preparations were made accordingly; but she appears not to have made the effort. Mean time, on Saturday night the iron clad Ericsson Battery Monitor, which left New York on Wednesday last, arrived at Fortress Monroe, and on Sunday morning she was attacked by this time they met more than their match. Af- ter five hours contest, they were driven off, and the Merrimac retreated toward Norfolk in a sinking condition. The full particulars of this last action are yst wanting, but there is no doubt of the correctness of the report, as it is tele- graphed officially from Washington, also from l Fortress Monroe, by order of Gen. Wool. The latter despatch states that at times during the engagement the two iron-cla vessels were touch ing each other. The Monitor was uninjured. A REBEL dispatch from Atlanta, Ga., states that Murfreesboro, Tenn, has been taken by the Union forces, and says that Gen. Sidney Johns ton has retreated to Decatur, Ala ], g station on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. The rebels evidently do not intend to shrrend Mem. phis without fight.
 MORE Unionists have been discovered and ar rested in Richmond. rebel detective officer discovered two national flags and a painting o1 the Goddess of Liberty, with other Union sym. bols, in thepossession of some German Turner's of the city. laa r3a- l IT is stated by the rebels, as 8 cause for the further confinement of Col. Corcoran, that maps and drawings were found hidden about his per. son. ...-- l THE army of the Potomac has been divided into five corps q a,snee.
 | WE have important news from the Uupper Po- tomac. Leesburgh is now in possession of tue National forces. Col. Geary, on Friday night left Lovettsville with his whole command, and marching through Wheatland and Waterford taking number of prisoners on the way, reach ed the vicinity of Leesburgh at sunrise Sunday l