Litchfield enquirer., 1863-06-18

Intsiligenes received Saturday night bv telegraph from San Francisco states that [ recent arrival from Japan, with dates to th. llth of May, strongly indicates ano,her com- plication between the governments of France and England and foreign power is imm;. nent. The English Admiral had demanded of the Japanese government large iudsnui. ty and the surrender of the murderers of Mi, Richardson, failing which France and Eurl.pa would declare war against Japan. Thero vel. thirteen British war ships and the French Ad. inirals flagship at Kanagawa. The Japauess had nearly all left there, and all the merchant vessels had been detained to take on board foreign residents in case war ensued. The American Minister was endeavoring to recon cile matters. Eight American merchant yes. sells were awaiting the result of affairs at Kan agawa on the llth ot May.
 Our dates from v;cksburg are to the ssh inst. The army lines were unchanged. Irrav. ular firing had been going on during the day. Tue N Y papers published brief dispatch claiming victory for our troops at Satar,ia, q place on the Yaz,o, on the 4th. The Cairo dispatch received last night, says that on the sth our men were attacked by portion of john. stou's force at this town of Satartia, and our. men retired-without loas to Haines Bluii, were it was supposed the Rebels might venture Co follow them. The dispatch adds. [" The Rebsls are known to be in terrible condition in Vicksburg." Richmond papers of the l3ths contain dispatches from Jackson. to the esh giving Rebel accounts of affairs at vicksburr.
 They say that the Rebel scouts report the pick. cts around vieksburg as ten miles deep and
 that every means of approach is closely guar ded. They admit that Gen. Grant commuri. cates with the fleet by signals. The firing of
 our mortars was heard at intervals of two sec
 onds all the previous night, and the firing vas continned on the morning of the 9th. From
 Memphis through Union sources, we get fur.
 ther accounts of the fight at Millkens Bend
 oi Sunday week. 'The Rebels, under Nc CuI.
 tough. 2,5Oo strong, advanced upon our forces.
 composed of three negro regiments and the 2sd Iowa Volunteers.
 | Notwithstanding the general expression of
 indignation by certain political opponents of
 the Administration, it is certain, all of that
 class do not consider the course pursued againss
 Vallandigham to be altogether cruel, oppres- sive or unjust. The Democratic editor of the Gowanda Reporter, published in Cattanugus i. | (hOus,tv cy h.e ..so IT sl. a
 the Ohio Congressman in the following justly
 severe language: ~
 ! We are willing to admit that Government
 has for once blundered in the right direction.
 This Vallandigham has consistently and open . ly abetted treason, and the disgrace which his yiainous peace gabbls has brought upon the
 Democratic party, if for nothing more, should
 have procured his arrest long ago. To his manifest collision with the Rebel leaders and : his attempts to maks Democracy a screen for his hypocritical pa,rioti m, are we indebted for f most of the calumnies with which our political e emies have endeavored to crush us .. d il he
 looks 10 the Democratic party for sympathy in his present am:ctiun, we trust he will receive . the execration so justly his due. He is no lot
 nor parcel of the Democratic party, but rank; heretic who would see the country 20 to ruin, and call it great Democratic triumph. au out and out traitor. in fact, whom Stephen A. (h-i-.-a,,,d ha rrf,n l;a sd -s . fnisiG..r t,f
 every cardinal principle in the Drupocrtje-
 creed. We hope the authorities will admin.
 ister speedy and even-handed justice to- lir. V.. and if he is compelled to grace one end of a rope, the presumption will be that such ius-- tice has been done.
 Three Governors were elected in Virginia on. the 18th, two loyal and one rebel. in Ea.t
 Virginia, F. H. Pierpont, and in Western, l Virginia, Arthur l. Foreman both loyal. were.
 elected. : The Miasma and Foul Vapors generated bv
 the hot sun will be far more deadly to our Vol. unteers than the enemy's bayonets. In the [ Indian and Criinean campaigns. tiOLLO-
 WAYS PILLS were used in enormous Quau-
 llt'es. They kept the troops m perfect health.
 OIly 70 cents per box. Soldiers supply your serves. 2l7 The recent death of the venerable Lyman Beechsr is doubtless very distressing c,rcum- stance to his family and friends But We aues- ton whether 1t can compare with the luss of such man as F. B. BALDWIN. ot 70 & 72
 Bowery, N. r., where habits of clothing. fur f nished to thousands of our citizens. have made 'ils name synonymous with fame. Happily the contingency referred to seems to be sx.
 cesdinsly remots 80 "yiva Baldwin, long may he flourish r