Litchfield enquirer., 1863-06-25
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The Rebellion.

l MIsroRruNEs or THE REBEL NAvY.--We have, says the New York Tnsss. intelligence of two rebel iron.clad vessels-one of them ithe blockade.runner Calypso, an English-buiIt Iiron screw propeller, which was captured near Wilmington, N. C., on the llth inst and the other the famous Ram FingaI, which was att lacked on the 18th or 18th inst, near Savan- nah, by tWo.of our Monitors. and captured af- ter an engagement of thirty minutes. We think it must be something like fifteen months since the Fingal crossed the ocean from Eng land. and ran the blockade into the port of Savannah. There she was covered with rail- lroad iron and plates converted, into ram, and was kept for . long time watching the chapce to run out. It was intended that she should attack our blockaders at Savannah and Charleston, in the style in which our blocka- ders at New Orleans were attacked by rebel rams shortly after the opening of the war. It was also feared she would attack our land forces stationed at Port Royal, and a great panic was produced there last September by the announcement that the Fingal was com ing. The rebels for a long time threw out mysterious and menacing hints about her, and some months ago distinctly announced that the hour had almost come when they were going to cry havoc and let slip the rams of war -of whom the Fingal was the most terrible. But when we sent the Monitors down to cruise around the harbors of Charleston and Savan- nah, the Fingal thought proper to lay very low and the fearful example that the Moni- tors made of the iron-clad steamer Nashville was not of kind to entice the Fingal to try her luck while they were around. e It seems, however, that she had the audaci- ty to steam out of the harbor last week, and it would seem also that the ever-vigilant Ad- miral Dupont was ready for the event. It adds another to the long catalogue of misfor- tunes which have befallen the rebel navy on the seaboard and ou the Western rivers. A letter from Port Royal says: Colonel Jim Montgomery, as the boys call him. has adopted St. Simons, Georgia, as a rendezvous for his colored brigade, and will from thls point make continual raids into the enemys country. The 54th Massachusetts (colored regiment,) has gone to St. Simons, and will efficiently aid Montgomery's plans.' .4
 Twenty-two millions in coin, mostly gold. was sent from Pittshurg to Cleveland, last week, for safety The defences of Pittsburgh are being thrown up on Mount Washington and five surrounding hills.
 The slaughter of the negro troops by the Rebels in the battle of Milliken's Bend, has induced Gen. Grant to issue an order. declar
 ing that hereafter, should any soldier, whether white or black, wearing | he uniform of a Uni ted States soldier, be captured aEd executed, retaliatory measures will be adopted by him. and Rebel soldiers in his hands will be treated in like manner.
 Gen. Schenca has prohibited in his depart ment the circulation of 1Ae World, Express, aud Caucasian, of New York, Cincinnati En- q4irer, and Chicago Times. It also forbids quotations from these sheets by the Baltimore papers. .'-
 On the l7sh. the plut-boat Charles N. Mar shall while of Montauk, fell in with fishing schooner belonging to Boston, hich had been boarded on the day previous by pirate. Suh- sequently the pirate came alongside the Chas. N. Marshall. and made inquiries as 10 the probability of fndi..g sqnare-rgged vessels in the vicinity. SEe is described as three-niast
 ed schooner, apparently of English build, and carrying three guns. h I The General Assembly of Rhode Island 'ad- | journed Friday last, after . two day session A bounty not exceeding $500 was offered te
 each man volunteering for tsree years service lin either of the old regiments, and Il, bounl! Iof $l00 to each man volunteer in the new sil months regiments
 Richmond papers of the 2oth say that Val llandigham has run the biocka efrom Whining lton, N. C., for Nassau, from whence he is going
 to Caaada. He will probably arrive there ir
 season to hear of the overwhelming defeat ol
 his party in Ohio. s
 At the public dinner given to Gen. Meagher Iin New York, on Thursday, a letter was read
 from General Mcclellan, in which he declared
 himself in favor of the war until the objects
 for which it was originally undertaken were accomplished" General Meagher also made a
 strong war speech, denouucing peace move
 nents, in the following words T for one can
 not but regard any one who utters peace from this moinent out, as confirmed and branded Etraitor." .s .gs...s ss4sa, I When Gov. Curtin issued his call for troops I for the defense of Pennsylvania, the proprie- tors of the Philadelphia Dial daily paper, immediately suspended publication and organ ized comp,ay Every man in the ofiice vol innteered- editors, printers and all. Whole companiea in Philad elphia were raised in six t, twelve hours, on Wednesday, to go to Har- risburg. The nucleus of one regiment was ! formed of Custom House officials. Of the F. 2 =