Litchfield enquirer., 1863-12-10

LoNGsTREETs CAMPAIGN.-On the l4th of November, General Longs:reet finished his .pontoon bridge over the Tennessee below Lou don, thirty.one miles from Knoxville. General Burnside had already brought in his scattered detachments, with the view of failing back on Knoxville. Longstreet conducted the pursuit with considerable vigor, harrassing. tue federal rear, and making repeated efforts to- flank the retiring column, which in every instance were loile.l. On the l6th of November the first se were fight occurred at Ca.nrbell's Station, hais' wnytu Knoxville. Longsu cet's entire army was opposed by less than five thnasand teder-
 .ls General Burnside succeeded in twice re rulsi,g the assailants, and thus securing the sslsty of his retreat, continued the Getrograde movement to Knoxville. He lost 3Si men in killed. wounded and missing, and found itnec. essary to destroy part of his baggage train. The defenses of Knoxville were very nco,n- plets. The first obstacle the enemy encounter ed on the Loudon road, was hastily construc- ted barricade of rails. W hich was carried by the bayonet on the l7th. Genela al Sanders wiio held the position was killed, and his forces were compelled to retreat $ quarter of mile to tAe next line. The success cost the rebels so dear in life. that they were unable to press the advantage that night. On the following day the siege began. Earthworks were thrown up with great rapidity, and the north part of tho town was flooded, An irregular lombard menr, varied by skirmishing, was kept up for nearly week with alternating success. On Sunday, the 18th, the enemy made desperate assault on Fort Sanders and were repulsed with the loss of thousand men. Our casual ties were trling.
 Since that time accounts from Knoxville have been meagre General Grants victory at Chattanooga, and the prospect of speedy arrival of reinforcements for Burnside, hurried Longstreet into precipitate retreat. Hence forth his effort will he directed toward secur- ing his escape into West Virginia.
 Andrew Johnson. Jr., nephew of Gov. John- son of Tennessee, captured some time ago, and just exchanged for Col. Chandler, of Baltimore, says that the prisoners in Castle Thunder suf
 fer for good food, but that this prison ia par adise compared with Belle Island. Among the prisoners in Castle Thunder is Lewis M. Beard, of Campbell county, Tenn, who is an old man gradually sinking under his sufferings. He has five sons and eight graudsops ip the Union army. Qeserteps from our army fare no better than other prisoners. The construction of gun boats is abandoned. There are not more than two thousand troops in Richmond, and they mostly raw militia. The feeling in Richmond is very despondlng. Rebel officers despair of success. Mir. Johnson represents our prisoners as suffering everything that has been hereto fore stated.
 Bri9.-Gen. Brannan, of the Army of the Cum berland, has been ordered under arrest, and Is to be tried by Court-martial this week in Cln ciunati. The nature of the charges or SD ec'h- cations are not made public.
 A STRANGE Puss.-1'bere is a cat belonging to farmer in Bloomville. which Sas no affec- ! f.;on for her own young, and has, in several instances left them to be cared for by others, and cone into the woods near by the farm house and brought home young chipping squirrels, and nursed them until they were old enough to take care of themselves. Last spring she took under her parental care five of these squirrels and attended to them with 2 mothers love.