Litchfield enquirer., 1864-01-07

The colored inhabitants of Norfolk ard vi cinity celebrated New Years day as the first annual anniversary of their freedom, as given them undar the Pres tdent's Emancipation Proclamation. Fcur regiments of coored troops, under command of BEigadier Gracrul Y i!;l. toe. part ln the exercises. There were present ss invited guests Major General Butler and st:.a z@i !.rig.lier Generals Hickman, Barnes, Getty, aad I.edlie, with their respective stSis. TAe procession marched through all the principal streets of Norfolk, aud upcn ar. irving in the square fronting the cemetery formed 8 hollow square. Speaking. mas;canl
 Masonic exa:cses We're t:so ors.a. of .hc day bsluti'u! fla. wsa rrss .ntasl to the Ss,cond Nor:h C@ro!i.ia colo-el regiment being gift from tae lx:!;es of Wat:.i ngton, N. c.
 TERRIBLE SysFSaTNGs Is 1uE SouEp.-Tha s'pop ". ii. Bowen, bound from New York l 10 ProTidenc,', was towsi into New London harhor Saturday morning, by stoasn tug that had responded to her signal of distress. Capt.
 Jackson, who belongs in Stratford. states that early Friday morning, he left New York. and the severe cold weather coming on, he was obliged to anchor in the lee of Fauikners Isl- and that night. The wind and cold increased, and during the night, the vessel lost both As- chors aid driited to leeward. The Captain got up few feet of the main sheet and kept her off shore. The sea dashed over her con deck was loaded down with ice, as was also the rigging. which is described ss large as s mans body!' Oue by ene ths men troxe their feet or hands, and were cali god to go be, low. Of the five on bossd, only the Captain remained on deck, and though both feet and hands were frozen, he still held to the wheel and kept the vessel in deep water. After . night of terrible suffering, day dawDed nhd found the sloop of New London. The Cap tain crawlsd up the rigging and set signal of
 jis:ress and soon small boat pnt of from q schoon ss so his assistance, and shortly after, steam tug brought the vessel up the harbor Ono of tue men had his head frozen in friyhtful manner, and it was not thought pos s,bls for him to survive. The others suter,d in their legs and arms.
 Tur SuPRsxs CoukT.-The members of the Supreme Court ars thus classified by the Chica 20 Tribune Fancy, Maryland, Coppe:hsad :; Nelson, Now York, Copperhead Grisr, Penn sylvania, War Democrat; Wayne, Georgia. Conservative; Catron, Tennessee, Copperhsad Clifford, Maine, Conservative Swayne' Ohio, Republican Davis, Illinois. Republican; Mil Ter, Iowa, Republican Field, California, Re- publican.
 It will be seen that tho majority of the Court, even as at present constituted, is with the gov ernment The death of Judge Fancy would simply increase thes preponderance of uneom- promising loyalty. Upon the question of the constitationalty of the Presidents Emancipa- tion Proclamation, Judge Grier and Wayne would be likely to give decisions unbiased by sympathy for slavery and rebel sleveholders. Last spring both these Judges united with the Republican Judges in recognizing, the bellig erent rights of the government under the Pres ident's Proclamation of April, 1861, and con- demning vessels captured before Congress had met and recognized the state of war" Fancy went with the minority. Itwas regarded as test question as to the feelings ofthe Court on great national questions.
 A SECOND NEGRO REGIMENT.-Gov. Buck, ingham has received permission from Wash ington to raise second negro regiment in the State. The first negro regiment now numbers 82s men, and will be full by Wednesday night.