Litchfield enquirer., 1862-02-13
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vision on the Upper Potomac, has been arrested and confined in Fort Lafayette as traitor. The charges against him are four-misbehavior al the battle of Balls Bluff; corresponding with the enemy. and two charges of recent treachery He was brought to New York on Monday. and immediately transferred within the walls of Fort Lafayette. A court martial will be speedily or. dered in his case. & s$b&f
 FROM Western Tennessee we learn that the troops are still near Fort Henry, but prcpara. tions for further movements were vigorously go- ing on. There was a panic in Tennessee. The rebel garrison of Fort Henry have fled to Fort Donelson. A rebel steamer on being chased, had been fired by it's crew and abandoned. Two of our gunboats had gone up the Tennessee Riy- CT, and it was expected would penetrate as far as Alabama.
 SECRETARY Stanton has ordered the arrest and Incarceration in Fort McHenry, of one Doctor Ives, correspondent of the New York Herald, on the charge of being spy, and for violating the rules and regulations of the War Department. It appears according to the order of Secretary Stanton. that Ives introduced himself into the chambers of the Department when private con. 'ultations were being held, and demanded news for publication in the Rarald exclusively, under the threat of the hostility of that immaculate sheet.
 NEWS from the Burnside Expedition, up to Saturday night, received from the rebels at Nor folk, is to the effect that Gen. Burnside had com. menced tho attack upon the rebel position at Roanoke 1sland, and that one or two rebel gun. boats had been sunk. This is the only positive information. From the fact, however, that the rebels had received further intelligence which they refused to communicate, we are led to infer that our forces have been entirely victorious. and that Gov. Wise has had his coveted opportunity to die in the last ditch"
 THE rebels arc now trying to make light oi the recent disaster at Fort Henry. The Rich mond Dispotch says it is to be regretted, but was foregone conclusion, as the fort was never expected to resist heavy bombardment or as. sault from large land force The disabling of the railroad bridge over the Tennessee River ia also pronounced to be matter of small moment IT HAS been currently reported for some days past, says the Pittsburgh Gazetle, "that a large humoer of troops will soon be transferred from the army of the Potomac to the dark and bloody ground in Kentucky, to meet the reinforcements sald to have been forwarded by Jeff Davis from Manassas to Bowling Green, where. Beaurecard mas assumed command It is sought to confirm this rumor hy another, which has been current here since the visit of Col Thos. A. Scott. As. sssaut Secretary of War, to the effect that while here he entered into arrangements for the sole Euse and occupancy of the entire rolling stock of 1 the Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Rail. road Company (connecting this city with Gin cinnati) for the period of six consecutive days. commencing at given date, and the object was to transfer 50,O0o troops from Washington to to Kentucky
 TIE Navy Department has received official notice from Capt. Dupont, of the sinking of the second stone fleet off Charleston, in that portion of Maflits Channel, between Rattesnake Shoal and the shore, through which the rebel steamer | Isabel escaped on her last trip. Capt. Dupont states that there are two passages into the har- bor still open-ths Swash Channel, and that portion of Aafd.'s Channel lying outside the 1 Shoals.
 | COMMUNICATION from tho rebel authorities relative to the proposed Prison Embassy was re- 1 ceived at Fortress Monroe on Sunday. Its con. tents have not yet been made public, but it is supposed to have been decisive
 GENTLEMAN who recently converaed with an intelligent refugee, late from New Orleans, says that the Union men of the South land they are still to be found) utterly discredit the proclama ton issued by Gen. Phelps. They only received it through the Southern papers, no copies of the absurd document having been permitted to reach the shore direct from the absurd General, and it was believed to be a secesh lie All svmpathiz- CTS with the Union cause contended, and had no doubt but that they were right, that the secesh had invented the proclamation.
 FnoM THs BuazslDs ExrzD1r1os to Wednesday morning, state that sfter many dis l dressing drawbaeks, the fleet lsft for Roanoke Island, full of courage and confident of success. Deserters to our side report that our delay in getting of had been improved by the rebels to put 5000 men and 50 pieces of cannon in posi- tion on the island. The stories of general panic on the main, and the drafting of all able bodied men into the service of Jeff Davis contin- ue to be received. The telegraph from Fortress Monroe reports that lady, who came by the flag of truce from Craney Island, on Saturday, was that day informed by Gen. Huger that he had received dispatch from Roanoke Island, stating that the Union forces had advanced to to the Island, and been twice repulsed. The at- tack commenced at o'clock on Friday moru- ing, and was still going on at last advices. Ey- idently Gen. Huger's story is got up for North ern circulation. The probability is that our gun boats, under Com. Goldsborough, were eitb- CT reconnoitering or repeating the lessons in "circle sailing" which Com. Dupont taught them at Port Royal. A telegram dated Norfolk Saturday, states that Q messenger arrived that day from Roanoke Island, with the news that four Union steamers were of the Island on Fri day night, and large number of vessels twelve miles below. An attack on Roanoke was bour- ly expected.
 A REBEL dispatch from Augusta. Ga. states