Litchfield enquirer., 1863-05-07

sie accomplishing march or over 800 miles beating the enemy in tbr.a Datiles-two on land and one on Grand I.t. |. dlsperslng the Rebel army utterly des,rOvisr, the Rebel navy; capturing the founder;es oS the enemy at Franklin and New Iberia and da- molishing the saltworks ten miles southwest of the latter place; capturing the camp equipares of the enemy also, several guns, and between 1000 and 2,0OO prisoners, and so deransine the plans of the Rebels that they cannot for some months, if ever. reorganize their land or naval forces IF that part of Louisiana. Other sue- eesses Of Gen. Banks, already known to the public, are mentioned. Our loss in the two land battles was about 600 or 700. Nothing could exceed the conduct of the officer. and prlvates in Gen. Banks command Tha d;.- patches says We have not only destroyed the army ana navy ofth enemy, and captured his materials for reorganization of his forces bu. we have also in our possession his able.t oa,- cers Of the sea and land. Gen. Rants, ,.,... dispatches are dated near St. Martiusvills T.. April IT, When he left Baton Rouge, he lsft three regiments of colored troops to guard the place.
 Sunday evening meeting was held in tks. Rev. Dr. Cheever's church, at the conclusion of Divine service, Edward Gilbert presiding. to consider plan for raising 10000 eolored volunteer soldiers. Dr. Gloster, (colored), made an interesting statement on the subiees- Edward Gilbert, Dexter Fairbank, Col. Jam.. Fairman and Lewis Francis of thi, eitv- New York, were elected committee to make such arrangements for the carrying out of the enterprise as may be necessary.
 short fight occurred near warrenton June. tion. Sunday, between some of Gen. stahel,s cavalry, under Col. DeForest, and Moseby's Rebel guerrilas. Moseby, with 800 men, made sudden attack at daylight, upon the 1st vir. ginia Cavalry, and surrounded about 80 of our men. The hoys fought desperately against the heavy odds, and just in the right time received the assistance of the 9th New York, The Rsb els were routed and scattered in every diree- tion, and were chased beyond warrenton. The Union loss was killed, officers and IA men weunded-Maj. Steele of the 1st Virginia nor. tally. The Rebel loss was heavy their dead were left on the field. Our men took 2S pris- oners, of whom 15 were wounded. Dick Nor an, the notorious bushwhacksr, was badly wounded Q spy was killed, and it is said that Moseby himself was wounded.
 An arrival at New Bedford brings intelli. gence that the pirate schooner Retribution has been captured by the United States steamer Alabama. She chased the brig Leonidas into St. Domingo, and waited otf that port for her made her appearance, captured her, and took her in tow.
 One hundred and forty prisoners of war ar rived in Washington on Sunday morning, and over seven hundred more were expected. The telegraph does not say where they were cap tured, but Washington paper says they were taken near Fredericksburg. Among the l4o were seven commissioned officers.
 The prize schooner Minnie, captured of Charleston recently, arrived at Philadelphia on Sunday. A schooner from the Delaware Breakwater, arrived at New York reports see- ing near the Breakwater. on the lst inst, the wreck of an English prize schooner which had run ashore there, was abandoned, and had drifted to sea.
 MT. Rsdgate, who represents, as owner and agent, about $S75,0Oo of the cargo of the steamer Peterhoff, applied on Saturday ts Judge Betts fsr an order for his examination. He claims that he is native born subject of Great Britain, was citizen of Texas when that : State seeded that he opposed Secession 1; that he barely escaped vii h his life that ha went to England, and there engaged in busi- ness, the firm having a branch at Matamoras that his portion of the Peterhoff's cargo was . intended for Matamoras in pursuance of this , partnership arrangement. He claims to be treated as loyal citizen, and threatens other- wise to claim the protection of the British Grown. The Judge decided that as Mir. R. was citizen of Texas when she seeded, be must be treated as au alien enemy, and hence rsfus. ed the order.
 We have some interesting Southern items by way of Newborn. The Rebels are keeping up the spirit of their troops by sending popular speakers to address the various regiments. County meetings are held in North Carolina, to forward the order about planting bread. stuffs instead of cotton and tobacco. One reb. sl paper states that Union men in Laurel Co.,, N. c, have been brutally butehersd, hunted by Indians. and scalped, by consent of Con- federate Colonel. The papers are still con- piaining of the want of subsistence for tho Rebel army.
 Eleven prisoners from the Rebel army have just arrived at New York from Newborn. They are now at the Park Barracks, under the care of the Provost Guard They voluntarily came into the Union camp at Nswbern ana surrendered. They claim to Dc opposed sa the Rebels, and declare they were compelled to ;oin them under the eonscription laws oftha l Sonth.