Litchfield enquirer., 1863-10-15

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 The Hartford Courant gives the following Coast
 "On the 27th of July, the pirate Alabama having captured six American ships on her passage from Brazil, arrived of Cape Town on the Cape of Good Hope. After entering Sal donda Bay, ninety niles above, and cruising about for some time, she reached the entrance I t. Table Bay, on the 5th of August. Within three miles of the shore, and in p!air, sight of hundreds of people who rushed forth to wit ness the scene, she captured the bark Sea Bride of Boston. A prize crew was placed on board | the Sea Bride, which soon after disappeared. It was conj njectured that some of the Cape Town merchants were negotiating for her purchase. The Alabama remained in port | four days, and was visited by nearly all the cit | izens, except the Governor and Consul, Both the press and public were enthusiastic in prais- es of the craft, her officers and crew. Sine h D l proceeded to Simons Bay, remaining there six days. Shortly after the pirates Tuscaloosa and Georgia arrived, lowering about the neigh l borhood for sometime.
 While the Alabama lay at Cape Town sAe was tbronged with crowds of visitors. All were eager to see the famous Capt. Semmes. l and honored him with true hero worship. His | reception was an ovation in the fullest sense of the term.
 | Immediately after the arrival of the pirates | Walter Graham, U. s. consul at Cape Town, sent communication to the Governor of the colony demanding their seizure, and ably sei- | ting forth the reasons therefor. He also de- mapded the restoration of the Sea Bride on tAe i ground that she was captured within three miles of the shore, adducing as evidence the affidavit of Ca tain White to that effect. He also urged that the Tuscaloosa was endeavor ing to sell her cargo of skins aud wool in vio lation of the order from the government. for bidding privateers to dispose of their captures in British ports. His positions were we'll ta. ken and ably sustained. But the authorities, through sympathy for the pirates. entirely dis regarded his protests and demands. The reb- el freebooters are holding high carnival on the coast of Africa.
 The breaches of neutrality committed hy the people of the colony are of the most fu- grant character, The Sea Bride was captur- lgerents are required to refrain from all hos tile demonstrations within marine league of the shores of neutral territory. Yet Capt. Semmes was loudly applauded for the act The prize ere this, without condemnation or adjudication, has doubtless been purchased by British merchants.
 Even conceding to the rebels helligerent rights; the Tuscaloosa was nothing less than a pirate. She was captured some time ago from our merchant marine. She was armed on the high seas, but never received even pretend ed commission. Yet she was allowed to enter one of the ports of the colony and to sell to the citizens the cargo of skins and wool which were on board her at the time of her seizure. If such practices are to be tolerated by neutral powers, corsairs will need but the pretext of war between two. maritime States to fit out swarms of pirates to sweep the seas. England will, unquestioEably, be called upon for explan- atons, and if the right spirit aninates the min outrages of the colonial subjects of the crown.' Qaantrell has resumed his monstrous beha viour in Kansas. The attack upon the Staff and body-guard of Gen. Blunt near Fort Scott, was made by his band of miscreants, aBd in this matter they fully sustained the iu- famous reputation which was lately achieved hs them at Lawrence. Assuming t1s uniform of Union scldierss, three hundred of these scoundrels surprised Gen. Blunt's small party and captured seyenty-e;ght of the one hundred men composing it. These prisoners were af- terwards brutally murdered, all of them having been found with bplet-holes through the head. Gen Blunt himself escaped, and meeting rein forcements below Fort Scott, took command of them and went in pursuit of Quansrell.
 The startling report reaches us from Wash ingtea that the whale rebel army has crossed the Rapidan, and that Gen. Meade has fallen back to the north bank of the Rappabannock. When our forces retired from Culpepper they burned such stores as could not be convenient ly carried away, in order to prevent them fall ing into the hands of the enemy. The rebels the Rapidan on Thursday last, moving in the direction of Madison Courthouse, with the evident intention of turning Gen. Meade s right wing. Heavy cavalry forces have been sent to our front to dislodge the rebels, who are said to be holding all the gaps in the Bull Run mountains.
 A sharp fight took place near Franklin, Ky., on Thursday, the 9th inst. between cavalry brigade. under Gen. Crook, and portion of Wharton's rebel cavalry. The latter were bad. ly beaten, l25 killed and wounded, 300 taken prisoners and four pieces of cannon captured. 4 graded school. consisting of a high sch ool, grammar school, intermediate school, and two primary schools. exists in Stamford, which costs about $4,0OO per annum. There are 45S scholars in all the departments.
 If you are envious, you will grow lean as your neighbor wrows fat-just as if he fattened with the meat from your bones.