Litchfield enquirer., 1862-10-30
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victory in the vicinity of Pea Ridge. Arkansas. Gen. Sehofeld finding that the enemy were en- camped at Pea Ridge, dispatched Gen. Blunt with the first division, after hard night s march reached the rebel force at Maysvile early on the morning of the 22d instant. He immediate ly attacked the enemy. who were from four to seven thousand strong, and in the engagement lasting about an hour, totally routed them. The rebels lost all their artillery, battery of six pounders, large number of horses and DOT tion of their transportation and garrison equip ments. Our loss was small At the last ac- counts our cavalry and light howitzers were still
 in pursuit. Gen. Schofeld pursued Gen. Hind man with the second division and came close upon him beyond Huntsville, when hls forces lied beyond the the Boston Mountain. By these movements the rebels have been driven back to the Arkansas valley, and the Missouri border is freed fiom the rebels.
 A DISPATCH from Louisville of the 25th, says that detacbmen, sent out by Col. Bruce from Bowling Green attacked John Morgan's guer. rillas at Morgantown yesterday capturing ls prisoners, whereupon the guerrillas retreated toward Rochester, where they were joined by the gue'rillas under Woodward and Johnson. Col. Shackelford with force from Henderson. had fight with another band of Morgan gusr. rillas, and captured 57 of them.
 A THOROUGHLY Anti-slavery paper, in the French language. has just been started in New Orleans. It is called [ Ujaion, and addressed it. self, in particular, to the French people of col or. to whom it appeals in sterling articles to join the Union troops and aid them in the establish ment of a Republican system without stain, of democracy without fetters" The first mum Der reproduces a letter addressed two years age by Victor Hugo to Haytian poet.
 THE Old School Presbyterian Synod of New Jersey at their session last week. smoke out ir this fashion of the rebellion "That we regart the continuance, the enlargement and calamit ous proportions of our civil war as a solemn to ken of Gods righteous disp1easure with ou
 whole nation, and most impressive admonitior flat we are not suitably humble for the manifold and helnous sins of corruption. pride, selfconfi dence. Sabbath desecration. forgntfulness O God and oppression, especially of the colore, race.''
 THE removal of Gen. Buell. from his com uand in Kentucky meets with general satisfac tion, and s hailed as an evidence that sloy ) | mt l.. Lo army. The late movements of Gen. Buell., one hafthe reports are true, are disgracefu and ought to lead to something more than hi simple removal from command. It is very sin gular that while the North are denouncing Buel
 the Sonth are equally severe on Bragg Tn
 Richmond papers continue to denonnce hin
 as having made a complete failure of his cam
 paign.
 There have been several reconnoisanccs dur
 ing the past week on the southern side of th Potomac by Gen. Sigels corps and much valu;.
 ble Information Was obtained. It was ascer talned that Culpepper Court Honse had cease. to be the terminus at which supplies from Rich mond for Gen. Lees army were put on wagons
 They are now taken to Stsunton by rail, ant thence transferred to wagons
 DISPATCHES 10 Baltimore paper, dated liar
 per's Ferry, Sunday evening, state that Genera
 Pleasanton's Cavalry had crossed the Potomac the people everywhere received them with ac
 clamations of delight. They moved forward t, Waterford, and it was expected they woul,
 reach Leesburg early on Monday afternoon General Burnsides corps crossed at the sam point. He expected to rest at Lovettsvle, an . move forward on Monday morning. The troop
 on Bolivar Flights were under marching orders
 WE SHALL probably soon have stirring new from the Carolina coast and all along shore. fact, we have beginning in 8 dispatch fror
 Bssuregard at Savannah, who says that on tn 22d the Union forces attacked Pocatalico an Coosawatchie, comiug up in thirteen gunboat
 and transports. Beauregard says they wsr
 "repulsed to their gunboats,' and adds ths
 tour cavalry are in hot pursuit t'-of the gul
 boats, of course. He says that the Charlesto
 Railroad unnjured. There is undoubtedl great alarm among the rebels; Beauregard wa sent there a few weeks ago, to take charge , the coast defenses, and we have had accounts C many troops moving in that direction. Whs
 has been done on side will probably be yer
 soon developed, through some more trustworth channel than the dispatches of General wh has been for more than year endeavoring t water his horse in the Ohio or in hell, and
 just now chasing iron-clad gunboats with ca, , airy.
 A UNION force of 200, with one piece of al tillsry, at Waverley, Tennessee, were attacks
 by 800 Rebels on Thursday last, but ompetel
 routed them. The Rebel loss was 24 killed,
 large number wounded, and 9 captured. Gu
 loss was two killed and two wounded.
 THE CORRESPONDENT of a Philadelphia pape
 writes from Fortress Monroe that he hears tha
 General Wise is advancing upon Yorktown wit 25,oOO Rebel copscripts. There is, probably } not the slightes. foundation for any such state , ment.
 THE Lynchburg Republican says that ther is a general stampede from Culpepper through out the country, owing to an anticipated earl
 advance of the Yankees in that direction. ALIENS in the South seem to be losing fatf in the Confectionery. On the 2lst, no less thar
 300 applied to the British Consul for passports