Litchfield enquirer., 1862-05-15
News From Rebel Sources. CONFEDERATE LOSS AT WILLIAMS.
 BURG. GLOOMY PROSPECTS CONFESSED r
General Butler. Proclamation
THE OCCUPATION OF NEW ORLEANS.

General Butier's Proclamation! Richmond papers state that the rebel Geneeaf Early was mortally wounded at Williamsburg, Gen. Anderson killed, Col Mott of Miss, killed, Gen. Rains slightly wounded, Col. Ward aofElor. ida, killed, Major Palmer of Virginia,. Killed, Co.'s. Corse, Kemper and Garland woanded. Va. rious other names of minor officers wcsuaed are given. The lst Virginia regiments. out of 200 engaged lost 30 or 90 killed and wounded. The rebel loss was over l,U00.
 The Mtmphis Avalanche of the 6th says tel egraph received from Richmond k. painfully sig nfcant. Mcclellan seems to have been prepar- ing the same fate for Richmond that Butler and Porter got up for New Orleans.
 The same paper says of affairs at New Or leans, that Mayor Monroe and all the aldermen were arrested on refusing to take the oath and imprisoned. Great distress prevails in the city. Food of all kinds is extremely scarce four can. not be had at any price. There is more of tho federal force yet to be landed, and the river is full of federal gunboats mortar boats and trsns- ports.
 The Avalanche says tha. congressional stam- pede from Richmond had very depressing ef. feet, and believed it foreshadowed the early evac uation of Virginia. The policy of evacua,ing the city is played out; we have but precious lit | tie more territory than VIC can spare.
 | 1uc NcnpHiS <tTyttS says Lile cOnIeUcrato kOJ0 at Shiloah was 1000 killed and wounded. It conffesses that the rebel attempts with zunboata on the river are disgusting fzzles. r. A correspondent of the A1dlanche sats that one-third of Folks army were killed and wound. ed at Shlosh. - .g
 The Araianche of the 7th has New Orleans advices to Saturday, II A. NJ. Gen. Butler had taken the St. Charles Hotel as his headquarters. The Evans House on Paydos street was convert ed into hospital. The Jackson railroad depot was taken possession of Saturday morning. The federal piekets had been extended as far as the crossing of the Jefferson and Jackson railroads. Four gunboats and one transport started for Ba- 1 ton Rouge, Saturday morning. Several regi- ments have been landed at New Orleans. All the newspapers in New Orleans are still publish- | ed though federal censor is placed over every ] office to examine all matter and exclude whatever may prove inimical to the federal cause. The proclamation of Gen. Butler was handed ed in to all the offices, and refused. When the guard came to the True Delta office and were TO. fused, they took possession, sent for nsrthern prnters set it up and worked it of in the edition. Gen. Buffers Proclamation is very long, but very excellent. He says:-
 "Al persons in arms against the United States, are required to surrender themselves, with their arms, equipments and munitions of war. -" All ensigns. flags, devices, leading to uphold any authority save the flags of the Uni tsd States aid Foreign Consulates, must not be erhtbited, Onf suppressed. The American en- sign, the emblem of the United States, must be treated with the utmost respect by all persons, under pain of severe punishment"
 All persons well disposed towards the gov ernment of the United States, who shall renew the oath of allegiance, will receive Q safeguard and protec'io in their persons and property, ot the army of the United States, the violation of which is punishable by death. All persons still holding allegiance to the Confederate States will ! be deemed rebels against the government of the United States, and regarded and treated as enc. mics thereof" A&&
 "The armies of the United States came here, not to destroy, but to make good to restore or der out of chaos-the government of laws m place of the passions of men. To thus ends therefore, the efforts of all well disposed are in vited, to have every species of d,soraer qusneI; and if any soldier of the United States snonio so far forget his duty or his flag as to commit ontrape ,,pon any person or property, the conn mandino general requests that his name De in- stantv reported to the provost guard, so that he nav be nnnished. and his wrongful act pedressed:" Iu5 finally. it may be sufficient to add, with-
 ,. f,rtbsr enumeration, that all the require ments of martial law will be imposed so long as
 # may be necessary, and while 1t is the desire or authorities u 5 to exercise this government mildly and after the usages of the past, must not Dc snnnosed that it will not be vigorously and hrm' lv administered, as the occasion requires.
 Fnox wAsHrxoroN-1h President has issued proclamation declaring the blockade oi me of the ports of Beaufort, Port Royal ana New Orleans shall be raised on and after tne, 1E Oa June for all commercial intercourse, excePs ~ to persons and things and information cOo''A' band of war. e.}astI hst
 r,,r ', Bosros.-A destructive fire occurred in Ros.on a m on Monday night, at the junction ot ia Rrcad | and hiilk sts Three buildlngs were des- tporsd Dr0aJ a hv fire and two others crushed by the ss1;no sHi walls w and completely demolished. LosA estimated at s200,0o0. .& AH . | Tr,resAx from Louisvills, Ky. piAisa thsa Com. Foote is on his way hsuas, scr the pasPctt sfreeupsrat0s'S ,sT-la v--sz-Tgy