Litchfield enquirer., 1862-06-19

The gunhoat BienpiNe arrived at Philadelphia on Friday night, having in tow three schooners
 captured in attempting to run the blockade of
 Charleston. She left Port Royal on Monday
 last The revocation of Gen. Hunters order freeing the slaves in his Department had given
 satisfaction. It is reported that brisk engage
 ment had taken place with the rebel batteries at Stono, but the result is not stated. It is al legged however that our forces were virtually in vesting Charleston. Gen. Hunter had organ 2
 ed brigade of contrabands,. and was about tc
 assign them to building intrenchments and for hncatlons. h4j-a3la E'75y,tq -t .~elaa Tirf. Gen. Pope is vigilant soldier. He is con
 stantly on the lookout. About ten days priol to the evacuation of .Cornth, he made observa l tiens of the enemys position from lofty tree that he had fitted up near his headquarters fol
 that purpose He was satisfied from what she
 saw, that the enemy were leaving the town ir large numbefs.s and immediately reported the
 fact to Gen, Hal!eek by telegraph, but the latter
 ss declined d1 to credit it,oi b.a :.ial flaa !eu
 . stonewaH n Jackson s successes have turned his head, and he seems to have become stuci tnp." Benjamin, Jeff. Dayis's Secretary of War
 having Sent him 2 telsgraphic dispatch, directing
 him to make certain movements the latter snap
 pishly replied as, follows :- Send me more
 troops and fewer orders" His last retreat would
 indicate that he has but few troops and .probab ly. .by this. time conside;able disorder. ali aa E The Ns,b Ironsidss, building at Philadelphia
 has already received four tiers of plates upon hel
 sides, and some idea can now be had of the i'm pregnablity of the vessel. As she now lies ir
 the water, she does not draw over eight feet the
 remaining seven of her draught will be made by
 the use of the rsmaining iron plates. She will be
 ready for sea by the 18th of July.
 A young vermonter. who owned pet blacl bear, was bantered recently by a couple -o young bucks" from Boston, who had gone ur the wilds of the Green Mountain State for hunt, to. let them try their dogs (three rather powerful creatures) upon his pet, he (the bear to be kept chained to g post by a chain abou twelve feet long. The Vermont boy, unable ts
 resist the appeal of five new and bright half
 dollars, and having faith in his pet, agreed ts the trial The result'was three dead dogs, two
 mortified Bostonians, one triumphant bear ant | 2 jubilant Vermont juvenile. f' @ioss'a3' .'.l5 is George D English, Esq, prominent mer chant of New Haven, died on Friday last at St Louis Mo- Mrs. English, on hearing of his ill ness, started for St. Louis, aud probably did no
 hear of his death until her arrival. He was ,
 brother of the Hon. J E. English, M. O., aIt his son. John English is with Fremont's divi sion in the Connecticut Cavalry. rss ,str5...4 On the 4th of March, 1861, when presiden Lincoln was inaugurated, the Government veg sells available for service were only four in nun Der, carrying % guns. Our navy ow consist, of 264 vessels of all sizes, carrying 2,057 gans with an aggregate tunnage of s1a.0l8 tuns. Ths number of seamen now employed is 22, 900.
 Jeff Davis's Adjutant General publishes . gen eral order directing the drafting of every mall
 white and mulatto in. the South capable of bear ing arms, whether they have substitutes or not,
 Rather heavy conscription- severer thai
 Napoleon ever ventured upon. aHedf .sS
 , The Amoskeag brewery and lumber mills, .
 Manchester, N. H., owned by Haines 1& Wallace
 were destroyed by fire on Thursday afternoon
 Lois, $l2,000 insured for 5000. The bridg, across the Piseataquog river was also dsstreysd