Litchfield enquirer., 1863-07-16

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 The Richmond papers of the 18th inst, con. tain dispatches regarding the battles ct Get tysburgh from Martinsburgh. Va, dated the 9th. They claim great victory for Gen. Leo, with capture of 10000 " Yankee" prisoners. According to these dispatches, the heaviest fighting was done on Saturday and Sunday on which days there was DO fighting whatever between the main armies, Lees efforts being mainly directed to an escape with the rem nants of his defeated army. The Richmond Enquirer, however, acknowledges loss of tsn thousand, with number of General officers, and says that on the 7th, between three and four thousand arrived at Winchester. 1T this be correct, the rebel losses must be even larger than our most liberal estimates. Up to the 9th inst, the rebels in Richmond appear to have had no knowledge of the Fall of Vicks- burgh. The papers continued their boasts that the garrison would be able to hold out, and that Joe Johnston would soon make grant feel his presence.
 The Vicksburgh garrison is said to have comprised 10000 men. Among the oficsrG captured are one Lieutenant General, four Major. Generals, aud between fifteen and twen- ty Brigadier-Generals.
 The manner Tn which the news Of the sur' render of Vicksburgh reached Cairo so quick: I ly is at last explained. Immediately after the surrender had been coneluded-at half past 9 A. M. on Saturday, Admiral Porter dispatched the steamer V. F. Wilson, a very fast boat, with bearers of despatches from himself and from Gen. Grant. The latter was put ashore at Memphis, whence he expected to telegraph, but the line happened to be temporarily disa: bled, and Admiral Poster's messenger. Wk6 proceeded with the Wilson directly to Cairo, thus anticipated Gen. Grants despatch bear CT. Dispatches to the Chicago papers state that on July l. Gen. Logan fired another mius under Fort Fill, and blew up one side of the work 50 as to leave the entire floor open to the fire of our artillery. The explosion throw four dead rebels and one live negro into oug trenches The rebel Gen. Matt Green is said to have been killed when the first mine was exploded. It is also stated that 24,OOO pris. oners and 1GS siege guns were surrendered by tGen Pembegton. Col. L. Kirby Smith left VicksLargh for Port HuIsur on guly l, with despatches for Gen. Banks,
 Gen. Meade announced the fall of Vicks- burgh to his army as follows
 HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE PoroMAc,
 July :, l6e3 It is with much satisfaction that the Major General Commanding announces to the army under his command that he has received oHi- lcial intelligence that vicksbu-g was surrender ed by the enemy to Gen. Gran. on tpe 4sn w. stant.
 Mai. Gen. MEADE S.,F. BARsrow, Assistant Adjutant General. l Gen. Burnside issued the following order upon the receipt of the news of the surrendsf of Vicksburgh l:
 HEADQUARTERS DErARrM'T or THE OHIo CINCINNATI, (O.) July 7th, 1863. | SPECIAL ORDERS, No. 266.-e. In honor of the capture of the City of vicksburgh, after . siege almost unparalleled in history, the Con- manding General directs that, as 6 slight ap- preciation of the event, one hundred llOH) guns be fired this afternoon, on each of the Ievees of Cincinnati, and Newport, Ky.
 Maj-Gen. BURNSIDE.
 R. H. GODDARD, Acting Assistpn. Adiutant | General.
 By the steamship George Washington. which arrived at New York Friday, the Tribune hes received Port Hudson correspondence to tho 2d inst, and New Orleans correspondence to the 4th. The third assault on Port Hudson had not yet taken place, but was expected in. mediately. Meantime there had been several sharp encounters along the lines, which wsre very close together-so near that nisslee cc1ild be thrown over the works by hand. The reoel cavalry were hoyerjDg on Gen. Banks' Fsef but no very serious demonstration was expect ed in that direction The guerrillas, howeysF, had succeeded in capturing Gen. Neal Dew and his Staf-tbey being at the time at q house outside our lines Donaldsonville, ak ter the rebel attack and repulse, an account eg which was received by the last previous arrival was evacuated by our forces and the placs ds. stroyed. The guerrillas were ysy tropbls. some on the river, between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, and had compelled the return to the latter place of several steamers with sup. plies. Considerable excitement existed in New Orleans in apprehension of . rear attack, and active measures were being taken is strengthen the defenees.
 The Captain of a schooner, which arrived as Boston, brought report that rebel OsrH. rigged steamer, of six hundred tons eaIas was cruising in the Seal Islands fishing gro.n? previous to the 27th ut. A large sn,p, & - with deals, reported of kenne0''A' '' said to have been burnt by her.
 I H;a of the militia of London that < V ;oE;no,y said that the captain of one eI @ me ns 0nsnsv ssvysrrsd S t was dangerous 70 Inaxs tls cOap, rsns as take close order, for fear 1t shoe!4 pick rI the pockets of the front rank: