Litchfield enquirer., 1862-03-20

Fl l Mcclellan is now confined by the President. War Order, No. 8, has the following geographic 1 al Boundaries: - & | The States of Delaware and Maryland, ,th, District of Columbia, and that portion of Vir ginia east of the Alleghany Mountains and Nortl
 of James River, excepting Fortress Monroe ane
 sixty miles around the same. - GEN. HALLEcK's DEPARTMENT. The Department of the Mississippi, as newly constructed, embraces the late Departments o Halleck and Hunter, and the greater part oi
 that under Buell.. It will extend oyer the fol lowing region:
 Docotah, Nebraska, Colorado, the Indian Ter ritory west of Arkansas, and Kansas-beine
 Hunters late Department; j; Missouri, Arkansas. Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and the States of Kentucky and Tennessee as far west as the town of Knoxville, and to aline from thence run north and south indefnitely-being all of Halleck's, and nearly all of Buell's late Departments. This Department is by far the largest, geographically, of the three newly y-con-
 structed Departments, and comprises more than one-half of the entire territory of the United States. .5 "a g.. rt5S ,.ss li8iGs I9ii GEN, FREMoNT's DEPARTMENT. 5,,,4 The new Mountain Department will include the following sections -.a5 e Ie5qz If That part of Virginia west of the Alleghany Mountains, lately commanded by Gen. Rose cranz that part of Tennessee west of Knoxville, that part of Kentucky west of a line drawn north from the same town and the States of Ohio and Mlcnlgan., 9l iraB 9H 4H saE5r zjrli Ei FaH RETREAT OF THE REBELS FROM MANAssAs.-
 The ConsmercialA doertiser's Washington letter says: .5s'Is e-t o sh z52.t.ts s7s@'s1i The entrenchments, both at Centerville and at Manassas, were partially constructed and in defensible earthworks, with no protection from shell, and it is evident that they were never completely supplied with ordnance. Nay, there were found in the embrasures at Centerville wooden cannon, placed there to frighten away assailants. v. ..r.. t.t It is estimated, from the statements made by residents and negroes, that the entire force at Centervlle, reduced of late by the departures of regiments, was twenty regiments-say at the 1 most fifteen thousand men. They did not final ly leave until Sunday last. The entrencl1ments at Manassas were inferior to those at Centerylle, and it is certain those
 who left them last stood not the order of theil l going, but left at once. and hastily. One loco
 motive remains almost uninjured, but others were destroyed by fire, and the vandals did what they could to render useless a large lot of flour bacon and clothing.
 i They left behind muskets, revolvers, bowie. ! knives surgical instruments. letters, personal effects and their comfortable huts, many of which | were fitted up at a considerable expense. Neith l CT did they destroy their tents, many of which were left standing. 1 railroad car fitted up as telegraph office was taken away, but another which has beer
 used printing office, remains with its press snG I type.
 | Some eighty wagons were left. There art | hundreds of dead horses on the roadside be-
 tween Centerville and Manassas, evidently hay
 ing died for want of food.
 | Now is this q genuine route of a demoralized
 reduced and disorganized foe, which we have | been made to think would offer desperate re sistance, or is it a cunningly devised scheme to get our army dispersed, and then to decoy bod | ies of it under the murderous fire of concealed batteries .... ,... .. l There is great difference of opinion among
 military men, and some still think-as has been
 predicted in this correspondence-tha there is
 to be a general engagement somewhere between the waters of Acquia creek and the Rappahan- 1 ock. Again, it may be that the enemy has re- treated towards Winchester to attack Banks, or towards Norfolk to attack Burnside. Who knows?
 Neither can it be ascertained who is in com
 mand, and some officers have information which leads them to think that Beauregard was back at Manassas on Sunday morning. fso, he may have ordered retreat, to make 8 desperate stand near Richmond
 The rebels have been particularly unfortunate with their generals. Since the comm encement of the war they have lost the services of the following number:
 Killed, Suspended, 2
 Captured, Died,
 Resigned, Committed suicide
 Total, r
 The Union army has lost but two-one killed in battle and one died .....
 The following named cities and towns have been taken from the enemy since the commence ment of the present year;-