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Litchfield enquirer., 1864-03-31

GAYLoRpsylLLE.-An unintsntional injus- tice was done the Methodist Church of Gay lordsville, in paragraph in our paper last week, in redscting upon their loyalty. Its pastor writes us that "a more loyal ohuroh is not to be found in this State nor in any other " What our correspondent last week intended to say with regard to divided church, had ref eronce ta the N Church of New Milford.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-03-31

9eD-Ths President of Yale College has given permission to the students to form rife company upon Col. Rowland's plan.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-03-31

n@. Nr. E. Merriam, the weil-known me- teorologist, Of Broaklyn, N. r.. died on Sat- urday, aged 69 years. $.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-03-31

b@- It is reported .ha, signs indicate an at saaa upon Gen. B0tler, at Norfolk and vicinity ly,land snd iron clsas, from Richmond,
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-03-31

CoUyrY MEgr1sGs.-Dr. Vim C. Doane of Washington, D. c. speaks tonight at Win sted, and tomorrow evening at Norfolk. He Is an earnest and eloquent speaker. Give him full houses!
 The Couraat Of yesterday says that Gen Bruce's engagements are such that he will not be able to fill his appointments in this county
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-03-31

D6- silas B. Moore of Salisbury. is the copper nominee for Senator in the l7th Dis- trict.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-03-31

PSB. Docs We are under renewed sbliga- ton to Hon. J. H. Hubbard and Hon. James Dixon, for valuable public documents.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-03-31

GonEYs LADY's BooK for April, enters our domici and makes tho gudewifo glad. It is the best lady's magazine published in this country, and is always the same from month to month. We advise all our lady friends to subscribe for it. 8 per annum, or, with the ENQUIRER, S3.5O,
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-03-31

MoRRls. Tho Democrats" of the town of Morris on Monday nominated Dr. G. H. Minor for their representative in the next legisla- ture. We presume he will be elected. Heis representative man of the democracy of Morris, and will add largely to the dignity, learning and scholarly attainments of the le- gislatiYs minority
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-03-31

FOR SENATOR'S. lst Dist., Ahzl r. PLANT, Southington. 2d Dist, JOSEPH MERR1HAN, East Hartford. Sd Dist, THOMAS CowIEs, Farmington. 4th Dist, EDWARD I. SANDroRn, New Haven. 5th Dist, JOHN I. HowE, Derby. 9th Dist, JAMES NJ. TOWNSEND, East Haven. 7th Dist, JOIN N. HARRIS, New London. 9th Dist, JOHN T. ADAMS, Norwich. 9th Dist, DANIEL CHADWICK. Old Lyme. 10th Dist, DANIEL II. STERLING, Bridgepor;. llth Dist. JAMES $. TAYLOR, Danbury. l2th Dist, MORGAN MoRGAss, Stamford. 18th Dist, EDWARD l.. CuSDALl, Brooklyn. l4th Dist JOHN H, SIMMONS, Ashford. 18th Dist, ORLANDO J. ,HoDag, of Colsbrook 18th Dist, AMM1 GrDD1sos, of Plymouth. 17th Dist, AsAuEL 4. HoroHK1ss, of Sharon. 18th Dist, HIRAM VEAz1E. Chatham. 18th Dist, JOHN ALLEN, Old saybrook. 20th Dist, Luc1us s. FULLER, Holland. Fist Dist, CHARLES A. ArK1Ns, Mansfield.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-03-31

sAI1seyET.-REAI EsrArE-Tha farm of Homer Follister, Esq. has been sold to Wal, ter E. Holmes. Ashbel Landon's farm is soll 10 Samuel Bushnell Henry Moore's farm Is sold to Bird French. William A. Wolcett's farm is seld to Henry Richardson, at prices which range from S38 to S46 per acre, with the buildings
 Three-fourths of one of s. c. sceyills Iron Ore Beds, with adjacent lands, has passed into the hands of an Association of Iron Manufac- turers, in consideration, it is said, of $1S,5 500
 The Elias Reynolds farm of l79 acres has been sold to the Landon Iron Co. for $le,o0o, containing large quantity of timber and wood.
 Tbe following comes to us from comr ade in arns of the lamented young Bosworth, which we willingly find space for in our eol umns:
 Killed in action at Olustee, Florida, Fe5ru. ary 20th 1861, II. Pitt Bosworth, 'nemb,r O. Co. G. 7th Conn. Vols. By the dea:h Of the aa ,vc, the coan5 has lost one of it's trucst patriots, ard the Army ono is best fin bravest soldiers From the organization of the Regiment ia September 1861 till the day of his dca.i hanover filled ir 9olng his whole p"ty, whether in c1no, up on the march or 0t, the battlefield At the bombardment of Fort Pulaski, at the battles of Jamas Island ant Pocataligo through the long anl acluous siege of Fort Wagner ie bore his part b'avely and manftl- ly, escaping unhurt from all of these perils, only o be stricken down instantly upon the bloody field of Olustes. While we deeply mourn tho loss Of one so dearly loved, we would not mourn as those who have no hope. We believe that our great loss is his eternal gain and that iron. the bloody battlefield his spirit winged it's way to everlasting blessed ness. "Greep grow the turf above him,
 Friend of our better days, None knew him but to love him, None named him but to praise" Co. G. 7th Regt. c. V. Jacksonville Fla, March 17th 1864,
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-03-31

An intelligent merchant said to us last
 night that enough had already been said and
 read Tn the Georgia legislature to bring Q de-. ! cline of gold in Now York.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-03-31
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 Parties wishing the prescription will please address
 RrY. 4, WILSON, Wiliamsburgh, Kings County.
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Litchfield enquirer., 1864-03-31
FOR JUDGES OF PROBATE.

Lltcb6eld Dist, CHARLES ADAas, Woodbury Dist, DAVID S. BULL.
 Watsrtown Dist, LEHMAN W. CUrLnn. Torrington Dist, HENRY s. BARBOUR. Washington Dist, FREDERICK N. GALp1s.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-03-31

THE NEW YORK SANITARY FAIR opens on Monday next, April 4th, and will probably be continued two or three weeks. Preparations have been made, and are still making on the most ample scale. for the convenience and eradication of visitors. The "Duteh Kitch- en" on Union Square will, it is thought, outri- val the famous Nsw England Kitchen al the Brooklyn Fair. A daily newspaper will be published. containing coat:ibutions from the best talent in the country. We hopo th, lat ter will be an improvement upon the Brooklyn pruxs Beat," which aside from it's typogra- phy, was e slim affair. Contributions from Connecticut to the Fair have been pouring in during tue past week, and, we understand, a separate portion of the main building is re- served for the display and sale of such Many of our Connecticut people will undoubtedly take the opportunity to go down to town to vsit and patronize 1t.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-03-31

hater of his eaantry and blind tool of those who labor in Connecticut, heart, head and hand for its overthrow, will vote that ticket.
 FREEMEs OF CONNECTICUT! VOTERS OF L1rcmFIELD COUNTY! It is not enough that Judge Seymour. who heads the "depocfatia' ticket, is an upright, honorable gentleman in private life. In voting for him you vote to sustain his political principles-you vote to sustain the men who put him in nomination, and are associated with him on that ticket |; you vote for Bond, who asked the Convention which nominated him for Lieutenant Cover nor, whether Jeff. Davis was a greater traitor than Abraham Lincoln you vote with the motley crew ue have mildly described above, and you vote to sustain and uphold taens and their works.
 UNION MEN! FREEMEs! Remember these things!
 We have only last word to add :-Let nos a rote be lost. BE SURE TO VOTE! VOTE THE UNION TICKET AND SUSTAIN THE GOVERNMENT.
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-03-31

WANTED-A SITUATION. WDY an intelligent contrabsnd, as Goodman. ID Gardelsr, Farm hand or House SsfVae" Will make himself generally useful. * Refers to Maj. snevilly. orsox Li,eh6eld, March Slst, 1884. oao
Litchfield enquirer., 1864-03-31
FOR SENATOR'S.

DEMAN W. CUTLER, of water4own.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-26
srEGE nR nHARIESToN.

THRER HUNDRED AID THIArEEsTH DAr.-Fhe enc my
ken. I'D Glow bombardmeAt Of Fort S0mtsr Sunday
night throwing 50 Parrot shells up to SIX o'clock Mon
daS morning Of these 30 shots missed The number Of
shots fred from AZ For Sumter iron the land batteries
during Monday up 10 six p. H., was 100
A Terg sharp engagement took place through the day
be- ween our batteries onuhv2na and James Islands,
and theensmy's batteries at Cummings Point.
About IL o'clock Monday morning, two monitors
moved from of Norris Island and taking position On
Fort Sumter opened IRE the East angie and the face
Of the tort Fort MoultFe end Battery Bee, on Sul'
van's and Fort johnson sad Smkins, on James Island
opened on the monitors aud after hring
during which both monitors Sere struck repeatedly
they we're driven away one Of them seesmngy injured
The eliot house was badly rddled On leaving, both
monitors dispayed white red and EhitS striped pen
nant II signaling for assistance The signal wa.
answered by the Ironsides. Afterwards the injured
monitor moved up and anchored alonside the IRON
SIDES.
The firing of our batteries throughout the engage
uent was splendid. Batteries Cheves, Smkins and
aAsken kept up sharp re on Gregg yesterday, assist,
ed occasionally by the Sulvans Island batteries and
Fort M0utrie. Is is believed thai the enemy suffered
ssVsrey several men were seen carried en- from Bat
terry Gregg Tnsro were no casualties at Fort Sumter
and no cGmsge done TO the fort
Eighteen smells were iced a. the City from six A. N
d six P n. Monday. The bombsrdmenS OF the city
continued az the hour OF closing our report
There s q change In the ase, outside.
THGEE HUEDRED AND FIFrETNTH DAY-The enemy
opened Wednesday morning BY 6nng salute OF thirty
four guns, which vas repeated AZ noon and again al
sunset The cause OF this ulusoal demonstration be
svsd to have been the recent arrival OF Yankee mail
GOAT from the North, with the announcement OF the
capture OF K ehmSnd Tle Ironsldes was gaiy deco
rled with gs daring the dsy; the other vessels in.
yde the bar and il Stone also plying tbs "o:d tag
The bOmbA dmsns Of the has been eoattnusd since
3ur LIS, report from The land bait ries Seventy-two
saOts were 6rsd ths fort during Tuesday night ana
.nirty TIRES Wednesday, 10 90 six o'clock in the
evening
TIE hrDg on the etT vas more RAPID than u.u'.-
F6e number o. slos5 ed from A. NJ. 10 p. NJ
", dnesday, Wis thirty.
Another SonitlF w,s towsd over the oar Wednesday
l.se, noon, aud sailed S1utnWards.
No other cha g in rh- f'.t.-C Charleston Oour.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-26
aWba. are Won NO 10 now. Brown p

WAep oAp yNu ~
'0b, I've est made good thingi been Into the Ocn.
Federcy end ought out thirty bsesof cotton. Bound
I'd again Tomorrow, and If nothing happens III bring
bach four times Ibat quantity"
sBe careful Brown, you'll get gohbled up. They'll
have YOU in the rebel army"
Oh. no fear OF thAs. They all know me-to be good
Confederate Besides I've got British papers"
Aronth Later the two frield' met Brown looking
decidedly downcast and seedy. Wallace accosted him
viii
"Wen, Brown, how about that cottonf"
"Don,s talk 10 me Gbor! Gotten. Lost everything y
SLOWS thatih
swell, you see got up to Bayou Sara the same night
the rebels made their raid into the place. hadplenty
Of time to escape, good many others did but
thooght was all right and so with friend, sat down
to game of poker just to show that we didn't feel at
all alarmed. Presently in came some rebs and began
to search ns On my partner they found lot OF Con-
ederate money and they wanted 70 know what right ne
had in the Federal lines With Confederate money! 81
they Just took it. OF ooutse, convinced now that
was all right-my money was all greenbacks. "Whai
arc you doing 10 the 0onfederacy with Federal money!
they asked SO they took mine, too"
"That was rough. Is that all they done to you"
"An No sir They stripped me of everything; and
one big fellow gave me such kick as to take me OF
my fee with the remark that If they ever caught me IN
the Confederacy sgain with SO little money they'd hang
mpn
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-26
rkOrs WORTH BEING KNOWN.

A correspondent OF the London Index gets up TIE
fOlouing hl.tNisa nsnorands for the special sdhca
zion Of Russell and Ssward:
Feet No. 1. Ia al the vars in which Spain engaged
With rsyOlt colQnies il AnsrioA, nearly al the
prvstCsrng that WasOne against the Rag Of Scan M.
der the vA;ous ~ ito. ags' vas done BY Amer ca
ia Ans lean vesssh eomnAlded y American hiseis,
bd,, armed aud Equipped An, roam poris, open y
Gnd thsul eVsn a1y attsmpt &C dsgu'se. Toe ptese
A imir1 David Poster, who nAs burned many touns
al houses the 4 ssissippi, AID who t4s Written
aaeh very bombasuc reports, served in one Of The
VI hi, u sls O4p Joan P0r.er (ai, father, Connie
dyre DAYi rter,) who vas formerly. Il not AZ the
very tme, al oficer o. tbs Unilsd Sstss Navy, and
th very Guerrero vas the terror Of ths Spanish msF
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-26
Known Hero Fallen.

The remains Of Colonel R W. Folsom, of the l4;h
Georgia Volunteers, in:srrsd in Hollywood Gene
bsry on Tuesday evening last Colonel F. was vel
kuOWn throughout the OOnlederaey as the subject OF
sketch which appeared IN she Whig some months ago,
satt!ed "An UaknoEn Hero" Our readers win re-
member the cOnduot Of Colonel Folsom at the battle OF
Cedar Run. Exhausted by nlness be nevertheless led
his nen int0aesiOD, and, when part of line was
broken, planted the eoors Of his regiment emf
renee 10 advance and nmained there under heavy FIRE
uu the line was reformed and the enemy driven back
Eazeates to 90 to the rear were UNDECIDED; he led
bis regiment until the sngsysneut closed, borne in the
arms Of bis meu.
CALAMITY conspicuous could no. fail 70 attract Ct
tsnton bu in the heat and hurry Of battle it quite
PROBABLE that the hero would have been forgotten If
paragraph in che letter Of Richmond correspondent
had not e cited from Col T, soOs lends an authentic
account Of What be Rad done That be continued 10
display on other basaslis the lofty eOurge discovered
a. Cedar Rln, We MAJ vel believe, although have
noe the part e1la.s Hvpg fought the good hght, be
sleeps nos IN tie sol Of Virginia which he defended 80
vel A heroine. unknOsn, bic memory viii live so long
as ts story Of Georgian gaA7try survives IN the Egg
lisa tongue.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-26

chant ships, and fought moot CALAMITY WITH o y,
frgate. As he poor Spanish CT va "a olso' IN ,
gallant Americans vere ''i ross net 'ptates as ,He
orophet ward row cal S0uihefH m a, pghing u9cer
sseir o,,n Gso and 70, tSe eouauy which gave them
birth. -, "a
v sesinst the Trrks bad, Of course, the sympathy
!, .hss nefio.. founded rsvcluoa and The right OF
~ eeopls 20 govern them=elves. FEo spleni1 irgates
see openly bulls in New Yo,k fog tho Greeks, and
srmed ana equipped. Pfe Yankees love liberty, but
hey have a. eye % tie main chance aso AID rs the
Greeks could only psy 70 Que Of tho ships (hs Yankees
sWinded them so badly that cost much as should
have paid for both only one Of them vent TO Greece
he Hslas The other was purchased into the United
States navy, and called the Hudson.
LsctNo. 8. When Texas was at war with Mexico, q
uunber Of ships were openy bull. for the Texans IN
oorts of the United States, armed eqapped and man
ued By Americana commanded by officers Who resigned
rom the United States navy 10 be promoted MO mat
Of Texas These ships sailed openly from New Oheans,
under Commodore Moore with the Austin Tor his nsg-
ship TO cruise against he1o,, and did engage soma
Mexican steamers. In the town Of Norfolk, Uaited
states navy yard regular rendezvous was opsned the
alk Of TeIas hosted, and men enlisted openly, and
sent out Of the harbor with the Dag Of Texas flying sc
Zoe fore Of the vessel that carried them and drums beat
ing,
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-26

Tar ENGAGEMENT OF THE Iron CLAD ALBEHARrI
WITH THE YANKkE FLEEr.-A correspondent of the
Raleigh State Journal gives the annexed account of the
recent engagement of the Confederate ram Albemarle
ki,h the Yankee feet off North Carolina
Our iron-clld, Abemarle, accompanied BY one small
zunbcat which our forces captured Plymouth started
upon an expedition for Newbern. When they entered
the Sound aud got about twenty miles from the mouth
OF the Roanoke, they attacked by twelve large
steamers, four Of them men-of-War. :
They sunk our little guoboat the first IRE end took
the crew prisoners numbering about twenty-five men.
But the iron clad stood the test The enemy fought
Der ct very olOse quarters, poured bFoadside alter
broAdside upon hsr with about eighty guns at time
out she would give them her Two guns in RETURN
They even ran their vessels upon the bow and stern
of our boat but she would ehake them eff and rally TO
her work again Taey tried 10 blow her up with tor
pedSes, but failed to hurt her.
Toe fight lasted three houIs, TIL dark, when our
glorious ltle ram with her brave steamed back ~
this piece, the enemy not daring to follow. The Abe
mstls sunk three Of their largest steamers besides
damaging thee or four mere Sac was lurt but very
htls
Hsrtm he stack was rddled so that her comm lnder,
Capt Cook oaud lot get draft enough to raise Of am
and this compelled bim to return. Ia doing SO no lad
to bum all his bicOn, lard and oil to Iaise steam
The AlOemarie was struck ST 1.-TWO timea, one shot
OF vhoh ut her, breaking botn bars Of portion OF her
Ermoror rather, breaking one bar and driTDg in toe
second which spin cred the wood on the inside, and
Wou d our of the crew sghdy-so slightly thatthey
continued their du'ifs.
0ne of the Aibemarls'S guns lad some three feet
Knocked of the muEze a. the fret Ere but che fred
ortysx rounds in her broken condition. Capt Cooke
SAID the Oonfederacy might congratulate itself on the
| cafe return of the AlbemGls to Plymouth.
The Yankees tired to throw keg OF poxder down
her smoke stack to blow her up bu failed They tried
to drop another on her propeller Stoph IL wasat
this point that our shot the whole stern off the
Yankee Of engaged in the work, and it was
grand SIGHT to see her go down. though in but 20 ieet
WaIer.
This vessel had I'VE two hundred pound rife guns on
her. FIVE elsvennch DAhgren guns and Two other large
guns in her bow aud stern.
We also sunk the Miami another large vessel carry
ing ten guns and Capt. Cook thinks the third vessel was
the EataW.
These are the facts of the fight of the Albemarle.-
When she starts again abe will DO accompanied by an
other ram, and then she will go o. X She will thortly
have a new smoke stack, and another gun to replace
the broken one, and then you may look out for her
again.
Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-26
BISHOP LYNOHs ARRIVAL IN HALIFAX, NOV
SOOTIA.

We learn that the Right Rev. Bishop Lynch has ar
rived safely at HALIFAX, n. O., via Bermuda and per
steamer Alpha.
The Bishop met with avery cordial reception and finds
the people quite warm hearted towards the Souherners
The following paragraphs are taken from the Halifax
Reg ster, April 2s
Arrival OF THE BIsAOP OF CHARLESTON, S. C--AmoDg
the arrivals by the steamer Alpha, from Bernuds,
yesterday, we notice the name of the Right Rev. D..
Lynch, catholic B shop Of Charleston, s. q.
We understand thas His Lordship, who is the guest
Of his Grace the Archbishop CT Halifax, is route to
Europe.
Hs LOrdsbip is in excellent health and spirits, and
speaks in the mOst confident OF the ultimate svc-
css OF the Southern Copf deEacy. During the tremen
dous bombafdment to Which Charleston has been ex-
posed for the lass twelve months, not half dvEen Of
inhabitants Lave been killed from the fearful storm
Of sbot and shell on thai devoted city.
After enduring all the torors Of the terrific, but
hitherto unsuccessful bOmbAdnent Of Charlsson and
having had to witness tue destruction by fire Of his
magnificent Cathedral, his private sesdence and Church
property 70 the amOuas Of uearly 100000 cay,
he succeeded ia reaching B0rmuaa via Wilmington, q
few Gays since.
We understand that Lordseip Fili preach on next
So day, az the Il On Mass a, s.. hafy's cathedral.
DIAsER TO REV. De- LYSCH A complimentary din
nsr Was gwen 70 the Ii. RyT. Dr. Lynch, Catholic
Bishop OF Charest0n, 3. y, by several gentlemen in
tnis CITY, a. the Haaax CLUB House, on "Wednesday
evening llst About tbeny gentlemen sat down 10 The
exe=lens Entertainment PROVIDED oy the oohgug Super
intee dent w. AmOa Esq, N D., presided with
usual ability There present, besides the guess
Il the evening, His Grace tho Arca0i,hop Of Halifax
the Attorney General, J. Bouunot, Esq, II. 2. z +,
French Consul al S1ney, q. b., and, others Toe re-
uAion is said 70 have been very PLEASANT one 10 a
mas taken passage for England Ihss K. H. s. Asia,
snjeh calis here tC-nghs ca route 10 Liverpool.