Litchfield enquirer., 1863-01-15
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by this tims at Napoleon. Ark. This move ment sas made by Gen. MelHernand. who took command oa his arrisal Last Friday or Saturday i. Nothing definite had been heard of the Banks assisting force. The principaI fighting of Sherman was by his center under Geas. Smith and Blair. Oar leases are mt ., 6OO killed i.9oO wounded, aad ,O0O miss,ng in an. 3,ieo. The Rebels pursued our forces to the gunboats, bat were unable to do .er;ou. damage within range of the guns.
 We have disagreeabie newsfrom Galveston. On the lss osr hlockading force was attacked by aunber of R-bei gunboats, and contest ensued which resulted in the defeat .f our forces, the capture of the Harriet Lane and the destruction of the Flagship westdqld. We lost number of valuable officers, Commander Renshaw amoBg the number.
 Through Rebel sources we are told tina, the Union force at and near Newborn is 50.o00 strong that Gen. Foster is about moving. his men being ion Friday engaged in cooking tn. ir marching rations. and tbatpr"bably Charleston Wilmington. Goldsborough. and Weldon would be simultaneously attacked.
 We have New Orleans datcs to the sd inst. The Capitol building at Baton Resze was burned. with the State Library. on the 3lst ult. There are conflicting statements abcut the fire. but it was most probably the work of the rebels themselves. There have been seve- ral arrests in New-0rleans fer neisy di sloya talk, an offence which is en the increase.
 A shocking accident occurred on hoard the government transport Lillie. Capt. Bourne, in the lower bay. New York. about three o'clock Sunday morning. Theaccident was occasioned by the giving way of the arch of enc of the furnaces, causing an explosion, by which three of her crew were instantly killed. and another fatally injured. The Lillie had been cha tered by the government to go to Beaufort. S. C. and had started on her voyage wAen the acci dent occurred. Wn. Parsons. the second enei- neer. one of the killed. was about 25 years es age, and native of Norwich CeHu.
 Dispatches from Burnside's army to Satur. day represent everything qniet. recent in. spection ofartillery ammunition has discovered great deal of worthless material, and steps arc taken to replace it.
 Richmond papers say that Bragg is at Tul lshoma. 32 miles from Murfreesboro, where be says he will stay and whip the Yankees. Rose. crans had advanced six miles beyond the late battle field.
 Tine paper monopolists in New York have held d meeting. and appointed committea to go to Washington, to lobby against taking the tax off foreign paper. The monopolists ex- press determination to spend no end of pon- ey to defeat tho measure.
 Private letters from the blockading fleet off Mobile. December 23d says that many descrters report the general hardship of commands in Mobile They have beef once week, and "ysters only at other times; no snE-r no tea. no coffss.
 Oae of the New Haeen 4smashes is having all their cotton stuffaf cnshions overhauletl and reflled with less expensive aSaterial. They will save quite sum by tke operation.
 Moses Y. Beach. the early proprietor oftha New York Sun. haa presented Sla to each of ten school districts of Walliugford. for the es. tablishment of listsiet lihsasies. -,..
 Tie blockading sanadxan of Charleston en tue 22d ait. comprised about thirty vessels. all un1er steam Some Of them are new and part gunboais, and they are stationed along the entire outlet from Charleston. guarding every cAannel or inlet. Sixtaaa Af them lay of Charleston, in the very sight f Sumter and the shore batterses. So c"mpiete BOW is the hlockade it will be a very difficult matter for and craft. large or small, to enter the Aarbor day or night.
 A troop of Pennsylvania cavalry known as the q Anderson Troop refused to go into ac- ton at Murfreesboro, for the reason "that they hadno cenfidesee in their officers, and were disappointed, in not having been selecte.l for Gen. Rosecrans body guard" Such con duct ought not to go unnanished.
 The ref,ef ship George Griswold, stored with -four and other provisions for the English sufferers, sailed from New York Saturday. A public reception was given on hoard, at II A. M.. to those gentlemen who have been most actively engaged in this work of international chari4y,
 
 A little son of John E. Ross. proprietor of the Quin-haug Honse. in Putnam, heinz in chamber alone, on Tuesday lighted a match and eet fire to some dre ses hanging in the room. and then went ost. locked the door. and put the key in his pocket Appearing little excited ho was qaest;ored. and revealed the fact. when the door was broken open and the nre extireuished. The damage vas only about $50.
 The Adams Express Company nave just completed two dne steam ships which will con. R