Litchfield enquirer., 1863-03-05

i MR. EDITOR Dear Sir :-If it would no
 be an intrusion on your columns to publish :
 correspondence from the Navy, I might re quest you to do so; but if you are like som.
 others, your whole mind is placed upon the
 Army, while the Navy is neglected. But from
 the interest you take in our cause and the
 country at large, trust you will not overlook
 small memoranda from one who is trying te supportit.
 Our ship has been in this river now some 1 ten months. Her achievements since she has been here. have been of no little importance. She has cleared the river of all Instructions as far as Fort Darling, and would have passed that, had it not been for the Instructions placed in the river at that point. But she stood aud fought nobly at that heavy battery for some three hours, receiving there fifty three shots, having seventeen killed and thirty wounded. At Malvern Hill, Mcclellan says she saved the Army of the Potomac" Her crew could not be better. They never finch when called to duty, but far from it, they seem to be in their elements when called to quarters The other evening, (22d of January,) the pick ct boat "signalized' the enemy in sight," Of course we slipped our cable and went to quarters and were under weigh, lin the short space of three minutes,) we steamed up and down the river short distance, and then across; but We could see nothing of our an: tagoniSt, We then dropped anchor and kept the ren at quarters all night, not in the least doub.ing but that we should have a fight in the morning. Morning camo, but show cd him no enemy. Our men were sorry she did not come. Yousmay perhaps read in some of the New York papers about the failure of the --1 Mstfimaek, No.z, Purttnga scow on each side of hcrto support her. and all that. But do you suppose that we believe it? Would. any one beliese it, that was at all acquainted with the operations of an enemy? Not in the least. We know that there is rebel iron clad up the James River. We have now a draft of her. We nlso know how she is built, and what she is made of; and we furthermore know that if she comes down and attacks this fleet, she will never go back again. We have here with us tie Nahant (Monitor,) besides some heavy submarine batteries, either of which are suffi cient to cope with any thing aAoat.
 Playing the Harriet Lane game here, would be bad job for the Rebs. it is the general supposition that il was their object to try it OH the night of the 22d January; but we are not to be caught asleep; fl they think we are, Jet them come down and try it. r
 All day yesterday and to day, war matters on shore have been very brisk-that is, the arriva. of the Ninth Army Corps, of the Army of the Potomac. To-day l was ashore andmet (very happily several of my friends from New Milford them Capt. Jay Roberts and his brave little Company, who are the heroes of ss many battles. They seem to be in excellent spirits, and are again ready for the strife. There is also here the Sixteenth Connecticut Regiment I Isav them on parade. Their ap- pearancs was fine, and they are we'll drilled Connecticut may well be proud of her soldiers. and the ladies need not think that their kind ness is wasted when bestowed on such men as that geod old State has in the field. Where the desti.ation of this Corps is, we know not l; but it may be Richmond via. James River. Still, there is nothing certain aboutt that. Here let the matter rest, and may God be with the Army and Navy of the United States, now and forever. ss RNALDo.