Litchfield enquirer., 1862-06-05


 to do so. Front Royal, the scene of the defeat of. f.Col. Kenly and his brave First Maryland req iment, has been recaptured, apparently with as much fatality to the rebels as was suffered by us A brigade of our troops, preceded by four com panies of the Rhode Island Cavalry, entered the place on Friday morning last, and drove out the enemy consisting of the Eighth Louisiana, four companies of the Twelfth Georgia and body of cavalry. The enemy, it appears, were complete ly taken by surprise, and had no time either to save or to destroy anything. A large amount of transportation fell into our hands, including two engines and eleven cars on the Manassas Gap Railroad. We captured six officers and one hun dred and fifty privates, besides killing and wound ing a large number of rebels. Our loss in this affair was but eight killed, five wounded and one missing. Several of our men who were taken takes prisoners at Front Royal week ago, were recaptured by our forces. In addition to this de. cided success, we are grati6ed to announce that Gen. Banks has once more advanced from liar per's Ferry, the Fifth New York Cavalry having passed through Martinsburgh, and several miles beyond, on Saturday morning. They encounter ed the rebel cavalry, and captured several priso- ners, together with a wagon, muskets, ammuni- ton, &c. It has been ascertainsd that Col. Ken ly, of the First Maryland, was not killed, but is now at Winchester, wounded. aFA TIE evacuation of Corinth by the rebels under Bsaurseard is likely to prove more serious dis aster for them than at 6rat appeared iksly,. It is believed to have commenced on Wednesday night, the intention being to proceed southward to some point on the Mobile and Ohio Railroad probably, Okolona, as before announced. A body of Gen. Pope's cavalry, however, had been beforehand with them, and had destroyed a bridge and thus prevented progress in that direction.- They then retraced their steps, and proceeded west 10 Grand Junction, whence they took the Jackson Railroad southward- doubtless with the intention of proceeding eastward from Jackson and striking the Mobile and Ohio Railroad again at Meriden, some l20 miles below Okolona, and about the same distance from Mobile. Gen. Hal leck telegraphs to the War Department that the enemy's position and earth works in front of Co., rinth were exceedingly strong, and that he can not occupy stronger position in his flight. The rebels destroyed an immense amount of public and private property stores, provisions, wagons, tents, &c. For miles out of town the roads were strewn with arms, haversacks, &c., thrown away | in the flight. We have captured large number of prisoners and ddeserters-amounting on Friday night to between two and three thousand.
 IMPORTANT news reaches us from the Vest Little Rock, the Capital of Arkansas, is stated to be fully occupied by our troops-the inhabitants remaining being decidedly loyal. The Legisla- ture had scattered, and Gov Rector had fled from the State. It is also announced that Vicksburg. Miss, has surrendered to the Lower Mississippi fleet.
 REGENT advices from Norfolk are important. According to the report of two fugitives, who ar rived there on Thursday, direct from Richmond, the rebels at the latter place have an army of 100000 men in the vicinity among whom, how ever, both officers and men, dissatisfaction is very general. The story of half rations is again re- peated by these refugees. Notwithstanding all drawbacks, Jeff Davis sees that his only chance is in a battle at Richmond, and is reported to have expressed his determination to make the streets of the city run with blood," before sur rendering it. A rumor had been brought in by Gen. Wool's scouts that Petersburgh had al- ready been, or was to be, evacuated by the reb- els. Communication with Gen. Burnside had been opened by the inland route, from Elizabeth River by Canal to Currituck Sound, and several vessels had already come through, flying the Ma tional flag. A Union meeting is to be held in Norfolk soon, and if the sentiment of the meeting proves satisfactory, it will probably induce the President to open the port to commerce.
 TIE Oakland correspondent of the Philadel- phia Press, near Richmond, writes as follows |: Yesterday Gen. Stoneman broke up his camp and marched around Richmond towards Peters burg. He had with him force of 25,000 men. TIE enemy was driven out of Strasburg, on Sunday evening by Gen. Fremont's advance guard, and have been closely pursued by Gen. Fremont's forces and Gen. Bayards cavalry brig ade. They have several times made stands, and skirmishing is constantly going on with triaing loss on both sides. .... ....
 One of Gen. Bayard's command was killed Col. Pilson, Chief of Artillery, and one of Gen. Fremont's aids was wounded. The enemy are now sncamped three miles beyond Woodstock. We are holding the town. We have taken about three huadred prisoners, aud more are constant ly being brought in.
 Gen. Fremont after occupying strasburg Sat- urday night, was obliged by darkness and a Ire mendous storm, and fatigue of his men to delay the advance till morning.
 GEN. Butler is pursuing a strong and decisive course in New Orleans. He has suppressed the Delta and the Bee for advocating the destruction of produce. He has arrested several British subjects for giving aid to the rebels He has seized $soo,000 in specie belonging to the reb- els from the office of the Consul for the Nether- lands; has stopped the circulation of sConfed- crate paper money, and has distributed among the suffering poor the provisions intended for the support of the rebel soldiers. And more: he has taken the wife of Gen. Beauregard-who was found to be in New Orleans-under his care and protection, just as Gen. Mcclellan has done the wife of the rebel Gen. Lee, in the neighbor.