Litchfield enquirer., 1864-04-28
Our Washington Correspondence.

Our Washington Correspondence.
 WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 23, 1864.
 With eyes and ears and mouth filled with this most sacred soil, and with nostrils dilated with the sweet (?) breatnings of the South,' the only writing on which could expend the least enthusiasm, would be petition to the City fathers to doun with the dust" That this Pennsylvania Avenue, one of the great est thoroughfares in the country. should be permitted to be almost lmpassable,by sirocco of sand and stench, Wien thorough bap- tism of water' would remedy it all, is dis. grace to--some one. " suppose the sands of life" have to "run out" with every body, and of course, have te first run sn; but no one can be expected, after all, to willingly act the part of an hour-glass.
 But must not forget the fine sail l enjoy. ed from Alexandria this forenoon, or my pleas ant call last night, on the 2d Conn. Artillery Of course. any news from them through me, would be stale by the time this letter will be read, but it may not " hurt the feelings" ei any one to know that this pet Regiment ef Litchfeld County brings homer every day up on our noble State.
 After witnessing their polished" and sol dierly appearance upon dress parade, examin- ing their we'll kept taecoutrements, inspecting their remarkably neat .and comfortable quar- ters. and watching their orderly and cheerful conduct, felt proud, q couldn't help it,) that I could claim mountain home amid tAsty native hills. About their leaving for the front-a matter of deep general interest at homs-nothing is definitely known at pres ent. The probabilities are, think, in faver of their remaining upon the confines of Wash. ington.
 want to tell Litchfeld County people who may visit this section, of nice little |" side show" that is worth their attention. I shall always thank Major Rice for directing me to Battery Rogers j" work that is just being completed upon the bank of the Potomac, a little south of Alexandria. Its ornament at present is one 100 lss. Parrott, and G fifteen inch Rodney" than winch there is but one larger gun in the world. Other guns are to be added immediately. This Rodney" (Rod- ney's pattern,) is very good sized "pocket piece." As its name signifies, it has a fifteen or 33O lbs. shell. It is 4 feet 8 inches in di- ameter, and weighs 21a tons. It bears on the river at point where vessels are obliged to pass within less than. 1900 yards, should judge, at which distance, it would be apt to "pick the scales" off very heavily iron-clad vessel. Major MEsERvEy, of the lst Wisconsin Artill- cry, in command, is very courteous, and asks nothing for showing his goods
 Before this reaches you, you may know more than I now do, of affairs at the front. A great battle-a great sicto,y, we have reason to hore-is imminent. Our brave " children of the flag" have great perils before them, through which we should all pray God to bring them victorious.
 Congress is just ROW remarkably dull. Have you read Fosters Speech of Wednesday, on the Repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law? It produces quite a sensation here. Senator Foster has not a superior in consistency-a raro quality "o"-ssiays-and people have got habit of listening for sound sense, when he rises to speak.
 l am going to the front on Monday, where l may see something lively before another letter /; HE. W.
 P. S.-MoNDAY MoRS1SG.-A gentleman of reliability from the front, has just related to me the cireumsta nces of the march of Order- ly Fish, of our lst Cavalry. He had command of reco nnoitering party of five or six men, and were surrounded by band of about 20 guerillas, near Culpepper; to whom, thinking escape impossible. he surrendered. The fends seized his pistols, and discharged their con tents into his bowels. His men seeing that no quarter was to be given, fought their way out and returned to camp, whence party im- mediately started in pursuit, and succeeded in capturing seven of the guerillas. Sergeant Fish lived several hours, though his body was mutilated with Mirty-sir mounds. If this mar rative is true, as ha vc reason to believe it is, it should be placed .'upon the black record, of murder, that.shall stand forever against the authors and exte enuators of this rebellion. H. E. W. L1TERARY.-The house of Messrs. Ticknor & Fields, the Boston publishers, will be con-