Litchfield enquirer., 1863-03-19


 Remen,ber that Seymour of Connecticut is Pieoged to vigorous prosecution of peace.
 Remen6er TO ELECT THOMAS H. SE MOUR WOULD BE TO ENCOURAGE THE REBELS AND RENDER ANOTHER CALL FOR TROOPS NECESSARYl The intelligence from our forces operating on the Mississippi is important, though not 90 definite as we could desire. 4 dispatch iron, Cairo brings us advices from Memphis to Thursday evening. A movement of troops was taking place below, from which important results were expected immediately. It was believed that Vicksburgh must soon capitulats or suffer worse fate. The Yazoo Pass oper- ations appear to have given ms some great ad- vantage of which we have yet hardly more than hint. One dispatch states tkas Admir- al Porter has received information that the Expedition had captured Yaxoo City, and des- troyed the rebel fleet known to be there. An. other dispatch states that the Admiral wss mementarily expecting intelligence from Haiues' bluff that our forces had arrived there from aboye-which would be the signal for combined attack upon the rebel Notifications tAers. Meantime an official dispatch from another source lendsa new aspect to affairs on the Mississippi. Gen. Rosecraus has tele- graphed to the War Department report which has reached him, to the effect thai the rebels have evacuated vicksburgh. Informa- ton had previously reached Washington that they were removing their stores and war ma terial into the interior, and the report of the evacuation is quite likely to be true.
 Accounts from South Carolina state that the magnificent English steamer Queen 9 the Rase was on Sunday, the lst instant, stranded near the mouth of the North Santec, whilst endeavoring to run into Georgetown, s. c. The gunboat Conemaxgh got sight of her, but was unable to follow her until the tide rose and then found. her aground and abaudon.d by her crew, who had first attempted to blow her up. but the explosion only slightly lifted her upper deck. The ConensaugA sent boat. armed wish howi.zer to hoard her, and met q rebel b.'a' coming from her with T.icuten ant and s;x soldiers on board. They surren' dered and We're sent prisoners to Port Royal Tue cargo of the Q.cen ofM- Ware consis,s Of clothing and annunition and is said to l,s very valuable, and several vessels had been spnt from Port Royal to try and get her oiT, and, if not to save as much as possible of her cargo. Regarding the visit of Secretary Chase to New Yolk,ths WashingtonRepablican of Sat urday evening says: We learn by private dispatch, received in New York this P. NJ. that the visit of Secretary Chase to New York promises to be in the highest degree success full as to the purposes in view, and that Euro pean parties are willing to lend to the United States Government any amount up to one hun dred millions. at current rates of exchange, ,and have 50 notified Secretary Chase today"
 The United States Senate adjourned sine die on Saturday, after brief Executive sss- sion.
 The Yazoo Pass movement, has proved complete success. Twenty six steamboats havo been captured in the Yazoo River, eight cen ot which were destroyetl-the rest being p: obaby retained for transports. Our gun boats at last accounts, (confrmed bp a dispatch from Admiral Porter,) had already arrived above Baines Bluff, and the attack upon that position was soon to commence. The fortif- cations there were not built with view to rs polling any attacks from above. A ru- nor of the evacuation of Vicksburgh was circulated ameng our forces on the Mississippi and the supposition was, tha, the greater par, ot the rebel force would go to Chattanooga, to aid in combined movement against Rose. crans. The recent operations at Lake Previ- dence and elsewhere had resulted inundatina ting more than hundred miles of Louisana territory, destroying great deal of property, and completely drowning out the guerrilIas. Gen. AcClsrnands force on account of the brea king of the leyees, had been compelled to embark for Milliken's Bend, sixteen miles
 
 above Vicksburgh.
 Anaddtional list of officers has been repor- ted at the Headquarters of the Army, some for absence without proper authority, others for failure to rerort at convalescent Camp, as or. dered, several for drunkenness, and one for accepting bribes for procuring discharges of soldiers. They will stand dismissed from the service of the United States unless within 6f- teen days they appear before the Commission in session in Washington, of which Gen. Ricketts is President, and make satisfactory defense to the charges against them. There is less leniency than heretofore toward such classes of offend. rs.
 In ordsr to aid in bsfling the schemes of the Copperheads in Indiana, the Commissioners of Marion County have offered to lend the Governor $l5.oo0 to carry on the benevolent