Litchfield enquirer., 1863-11-05

The steamship George Washington from New Orleans puts us in possession of informa- ton concerning the troops und CT Gen. Ba :.ks who are moving through Western Louisiana. Tho Nineteenth Army Corps. under General Franklin, had pressed forward to Opeousas ginning that place on the 22d of o. ,her, with. out meeting much resistance. notwithstanding that the enemy in large force of infantry. cav airy, and artillery attempted to make stand ahout five miles ho, the town, bat they quick " retreuted before our advance and are re- ported to have gone 10 Alexandria The head l quarters of the Thirteenth Army Corps, are at Vermionville, and all the troops are in fine l health and well supplied. At Ncs Otlean, an expedition. under General Dana, composed of 1 veteran troops, was being fitted ols It's pre- ciSe destination Was aot divu!get but the gen. i eral opinion Is. that it was intended for some- ro'n' on tEe Texas coast The enlistment of coiored soldiers Was going on rapi,lly in the city, and the Union troops had been very suc cessiui m the destruction of salt works tanner ''s. and other Rebel property across Lake Pon. cbartrain in Mississippi.
 A Cairo dispatch of the 3lst ult., gives us some Arkansas items. Volunteering for the Union army continues 10 be very successful. The military organizations in the North west part already number 2.00O volunteers of Arkan- sas. Efforts have been m de by the Union men Of Arkansas to have Mir. Rogers of Pine Bluff appointed Military Governor of the State. Petitions have been forwarded to Washington asking for his appointment. Dobbins. a no. torious guerrilla, was surprised about the 25th ult., at Tulip, and s32 900 in Confederate not.s were captured. Deserters from the army of Gen. Price are daily arriving at Little Rock and Pine Bluff and taking the oath of allegi- ance. At last accounts more than one-half of Gen. Prices army had deserted. Gen. Marina. duke, at last accounts, was at Arkalelphia. with the cavalry of Gen. Holmes's command. The post office is reestablshed at Little Rock. IMPORTANT DRAFT ORDER.-Provost Mar- shal General Fry has published an order say ing that " a state receives the same credit for . man who has paid communication as if the draft. ed citizen had gone in person or furnished substitute, and in like manner towns which have raised the money to pay thsir quota re- ceive the same credit as if actual sub stitutes had been furnished and the president has or dored that every citizen who has paid three hundred dollars communication shall receive the same credit therefor as if he had furnished substituts, and he is exonerated from military service for the time for which he was drafted. l to wit, for three years.
 There is nothing of importance doing in the Army of the Potomac. Some changes in the locations of corps have led to slight skirmish- ing without ser:oas loss to either side. Cars now run to Three-Mle Station ou the Wash. ing,on branch, and will soon run to Bealeton Station.
 A party of guerrillas under Campbell enter ed Charleston. Mo-, on the night of the 3oth 1 ult., robbing the stores and citizens. They took Col. Deal prisoner. who shot two of the party. Campbell was captured.
 The following opinion has been given by Mir. Commissioner Lewis. of the Internal Rev. enue Department, on the question of requiring stamps to be put on certificates of unregister- cd voters
 WAsHr-GroN, Nov. 2.-l think. as stamps on certificates of unregistered voters would be tax on the right of suffrage, it ought not to be required. JOSEPH A. LEWIS"
 Ray Tompkins of State n Island has received authority from the President to raise an inde pendent regiment of infantry. We presume that similar authority will be granted to any entsrprising, fighting. experienced officer who will attampt to raise regiment in this section.
 Gen. Rosecrans sent word for three times three cheers to be given in the camps when the news of Rrough's election vas received