Litchfield enquirer., 1862-04-03
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 These lines were got up by newspaper waes on the occasion of the surrender Of Fort Sumter. The Kentucky Banner gives . retort which is good, though we have waited long for 1t With rebels all routed and flying iu fear, We tender Jef Davis our Foots in his rear. REBEL ARAY' MovExExrs.-Fhe Huntsville Ala Sentinel of the 18th, says: "Pensaesla has not been evacuated, but troops enough are left there to man the batteries, which can resiss Fort Pickens and the fleet. ] Mobile is not to be abandoned as reportsd.- Its means of defence are considered ample, and
 were arranged by Gen. Bragg, who know. WAas he is about Y < E1s' " H
 From the Norfolk Day Book, NareA I9.. That part of the army on the Potomac in the vicinity of Dunfries. the Evansville Batteries. &c., are understood to have evseuated their va rious positions on Friday last. and since then have fallen back. ~
 We have reports that Gen Joseph E. Johnsten is at point not far from Rappshannock station.
 on the Alexandria and Orange Railroad, and be- tween the Rapid Ann and Rappahanuoek Rivers.
 And another, that he is falling back to Gordens- ville, which we do not credit. The point oeeu- pied by Gen. Holmes not being matter of rum
 or, but of knowledge, we will leave the enemy to discover. .fN rtA '.
 On Wednesday last, Sergeant Wade, wistsa
 squad of the Caroline Light Dragons, captured l two of the enemy, about enc mile from the Transport batteries ~ r'.,t lt .ktt The prisoners proved to bo wm. T. Smith, of Philadelphia, belonging to Gen. Hooker's Staff,
 and Mir. Gregg, telegraph operator, of the same division of the Federal army. -F SLAVE OWNERS AND THE EXCELSIOR BRIcApB.-
 day or two since Marylander came into one of the Excelsior Regiments, seeking runaway negro, who seeing his master attempted to run away whereupon the master fired upon him. Gen. Sicklas, considering the lives of his own men jeopardized by the firing, ordered the mas ter out of c mp. In another camp master, to ] enforce obedience, commenced belaboring his slave, when the negro seized the cudgel and forced him to beat q nasty retreat Tho slave owners in the vicinity of Budd's Ferry. having suspicion that many of their slaves are secreted in the various camps. haveorganized band, and intend making a grand sweep whsneyer the troops move and leave the contrabands behind.
 The members of the Ohio Legislature Glectsd as unconditional supporters of the Union and the War for its preservation have postponed the election of a U. s. Senator to the nexI Session. The Hon E. F. Wade led tho vote on neatly or N votes of being nominated. Gen. Buell., who has now command of his sr- my in person. had arrived at latest accounts
 Saturday night) within fifteen miles of Corinth. Miss, where the rebels are said 10 be concsn- trated in large force under Gen. Beauregard - If this be true, news of fight may be hourly sE- pected. .I A Newport News letter'of the 2Tth, gives the following names of parties who escaped to there from the rebel side of James River: s. M. Streeter, native of the State of N. r.; A. T. Dunten, a native of Vermont Chas. E. Smith, . native of ENew Haven1 Conn.,, and his wife, Virginian Tho men had been impressed into service on the batteries and took the first oppor- tunity to escape.
 Ninety-seven contrabands arrived in Phila- delphia Friday morning. and were received at the volunteer refreshment saloon. They are of both sexes, and of all ages One bright old aunty says she is over ono, hundred years old, and has had twenty one children. As soon as their arrival became known crowds eongregsisd to see them, and some very ludicrous scenes were enacted. tAt. fSIaEL's WAR PoLIoI.-Neyer attack your enc my in front when you can flank him with safety, is one of Gen. Sigeps standing rules. The Gsa- eral never goes to bed after camping until by | consultation with his guides Ia bodyof whom hs
 
 sistance of his private secretary, he has disg- ram, complete in all it's parts, of all the streans, l hills, ravines, roads, woods, &c., for miles
 around his camp. -.. --,l-5 | Gen. Curtis will soon be after Price and yan Dorn in Arkansas. The rebels have made hals about twenty miles southwest of Bentonvills, where they are trying to block up the roads by felling trees. Gen. Curtis has made his head quarters at Bentonyille, and has issued pro- clamation announcing that he will give sustea- ance to all who are needy, and admonishing ths traitors to lay down their arms or leave the State. One hundred and twenty wagon loads Of flour, meal, sugar, coffee. &c., reached BentsA- vile on the 18th and 14th inst. =, TIE KIND or UNION MEN WHO MoB wknbnts PH1ILIps.-The Cincinnati Commsreial lpublisbss the following incident of the disgraoefdl mob at Cincinnati:' stis ei ia 4.ta After Mir. Phillips had spoken about an hour, an assemBlage of rufians, headed by Bart. Smith, became the most uproarious, and were soon join ed by those from the upper and lower part cf the house who were bent upon . row. They had now got to the head of the stairway. " Go is boys," shouted their rufianly captain, and gc ID they did 1" Beggar, we'll clane them ont. HOO RAY FOR JEFF. DAvIs," bawled out haf dcsen drunken voices together.
 An Arkansas correspondent of the st. Louis Renubl:can. asserts "that note has been receis- d ed by Gen. Sigel from the confederate governor of Arkansas, saying that five are not driven out of this state in ten days, he would issuean order for tbe confederates to lay down their arms and leave the state." ------- The Secretary ofwar hascsnplinented Gen. shields and his command for their vaIor at the late battle near Winchester, and extended theh inc thanks of the Department. To Gen. Shields himself, he says: .'Your wounds as well d Al r sion is still bravely led, and that wherever its standard is displayed rebels will be routed and pursued"
 A dreadful explosion occurred Saturday morn- ing in Jackson's pyrotechnic factory in Phila- delphia, by which q number of persons men. boys and giFls-were killed and wounded Jach- son had Government contract for. filing cart ridges, and employed fifty girls and twenty y-fouy men and boys, The premises were entirely d<' [ stroyed st
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