Litchfield enquirer., 1863-05-14
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The Rebellion.

nook with his entire army, and occupied the
 old sncampments. without the loss of wagon or an ounce of provisions. He has taken one
 more gun than he has loat. He has lost in killed, wounded and missing, about Il, 900 men and believes the enemys loss to be much great CT. Twenty-Five hundred prisoners are in Gen. Rockers hands. He has shattered and de moralized the rebel army. while his own re- mains well organized and in good heart. The reasons assigned for the retrogade movement are-The rising of the Rappahannock. in con sequence of the storm, which was likely to eu- danger the line of communication between the army and its supplies, particularly as the rsil- M road communication with Acquia Creek had been destroyed by the floods for twelve hours at Brooks Station. Gen. Hooker did not hear of the great success of Gen. Stoneman's s expe- dition until lie had recrosssd
 Gen. Stoneman's late expedition was the most daring and successful cavalry raid during the war. Stonemans men have ravaged the entire country between Lee and Richmond gone within three miles of the rebel capital, broken all railroad communication, broken up the James River Canal, and raised the mis- chief generally. The entire movement was a grand success, and puts in the deepest kind of a shade any and all the boasted performances of the Centaurs of the Chivalry. @
 Rumors about Rockers movements are manifold. The chief of these rumors and statements are as follows. The army is in ex- cellent spirits, everything was in readiness, and Hooker's forces have again crossed the Rappahannock. Having obtained the permis- sion of the President to recross the Rappahan- mock, after demonstrating the importance of the movement, Gen. Hooker asked that his communications might be properly guarded in the rear of his army. This was promised, and also that Gen. Sigel should lead his troops On Wednesday and Thursday the burial of the dead was attended to, and the wounded gath cred; great many dead rebels were found. The rebels must have been terribly cut up, or they would have taken care of their kill ed. On Friday and Saturday, Gen. Hooker attended to the recrossing; on Saturday, Pleasanton's s cavalry made reconnaissance to Chancellors- vile, without finding any rebels, save dead and wounded. It was the opinion that Lees army had fallen back in two columns. one to- wards Richmond and one toward Gordonsyille. Gen. Hooker sent ever medical and hospital supplies for our wounded. The proportion of killed to wounded is very small and many of the latter are but slightly injured by flesh wounds. The rebel Gen. Jack son has had his left arm taken of. above the elbow, and is tenn porarilY out of service.* The Richmond Eran,- iner says that "the destruction of large trains of Government wagons at Aylett's, and stor es Of grain at that place, is the most serious loss we have suffered iron, the Union rai.,.. The Government was deriving large supplies from that section of the State, and unfortunately within the last week lars>ly Increased it's wag- on trains" Another article says that in con sequence Of active operations in tho field, and limited transportation, the wounded on the field and at Iurnea Depe. are suffering for food-hepce an appeal is made to the beneyo- lent.
 Since dead.
 Letters from New Orleans to the lst inst. State that General Banks and the heads of de- partments upon his staff have returned to the field, after two days sojourn in the city for a I hurried despatch of accumulated business
 Simeon Buellosa, who was required by Gen Butler, for an attempt at his assassination, te
 leave New Orleans and give his parole that he
 would not return until the war was closed -fol
 which promise he gave bonds in the sum o $l0, 0,000-had returned to the city, but was re. eognized by Col. French, and taken before the Provost Marshal, who sentenced him to forfeit his bond of SI0,000 and to fulfill his original promise. Capt. Mccarthy of the. Moth New
 York; brought to Algiers from Franklin on Monday evening l5s Rebel prisoners. There is some later news from Texas. The U. s. bark w. c. Anderson captured the Rebel schooner Royal Yacht on the 18th ult., with a cargo of 97 bales of cotton. From letters
 found on board. we get an inkling of the pri- ces of Houston and Galveston on the l4th ult. Shoes, $20 to S25 per pair; calico, $3 per yard butter. $2 per pound sugar. brown, 50 cents; tthe prize had . l0o-pound sack oi flour that cost $4s.) They have direct trade with Matamoras, but it is very costly, and the Government monopolizes the most of it.
 There are now ll5 vessels at the Rio Grands loading and discharging. Confederate money, $5 for s in gold.
 General Grant is making clean work in Mississippi, and will soon bring the knotty question of Vicksburg to a solution. On the 30th ut., he moved upon Port Gibson, Q town on Bayou Pierre, 2e miles from its mouth. where. at 2 A. N. on the lst, he met the eDe- my, ll,0o0 strong, and engaged him all day, entirely routing him, with the loss of many killed and about 500 prisoners, beside the wounded. Our loss is about 100 killed and 800 wounded. The enemy retreated toward