Litchfield enquirer., 1864-04-28

With sorrow he records the death Of the noble sailor and gallant patriot, Lieut.-Com. c. W Flusser, U. s. Navy, who in the heat of battle fell dead on the deck of his ship with the Ian. yard of his gun in his hand.
 The Commanding General believes that these misfortunes will tend not to discourage but te nerve the army of North Carolina to equal deeds of bravery and gallantry hereafter. l Until further orders the hsadquartersof of the | sub-distriet of the Albemarls will be at Ro- anoke Island. Tho command devolves upon D. W. Wardrop, of the 2sth New York Infant ry. By command of
 | Maj .-Gen. JOHN G. PECK. l LA. HUDSON, Asst Adj't-Gen. l REBEL REPORT or THE CAPTURE.
 From The Richmond Sentinel, April 9. | Plymouth, ". C., April 20, 1864.
 To Gen. Bra1ton Bragg; I have stormed and carried this place, capturing brigadier 1,s00 men, stores and 25 pieces of artillery.
 R. F. HoKE, Brig. Gen. Latest.-A report, dated Newberne. Satur day, states that Gen. Vessels still holds Fort Williams, with fifteen days provisions. The report seems to be believed.
 BREvEr-MAJoR GEN. Joseph c. Totten died Friday. He was born at New Haven in 17SS graduated at West Point in lsO5, served iu the war of 1872 with distinction, and was bre veted Lieutenant-C Colonel, was breveted Colonel in 1924, appointed Colonel, Chief Engineer and Inspector of the Military Academy in 1888 was Chief Engineer under Gen. Scott in Mexi co, and created gadier-General for meritor ous services there, prepared report on "Na tonal Defeaces" for the War Department in 1851, and in 1864 goes to his grave full o years and honors.
 THE Baltimore American publishes some vague, and, we trust, mistaken rumors from Norfolk, to the effect that the steamer "Eliza Hancock" arrived there on Thursday from \ ew Orleans, via Morehead City, where she was taken possession of to bring important dis patches to Gen. Butler. The captain reported that rebel ram came down to within few miles of Plymouth, N. C., and on the 18th in stant attacked our fleet, and sunk the gunboat Bonbshel and two other gunboats, names un known.
 GEN. BUTLER has written a very spirited let ter to high public functionary in Washing ton of which the concluding paragraph reads ns follows: elf the proposed arrangement be carried out it would have the effect of making me mere Recording Secretary for the will o Maj .-Gen. W. F. Smith, who would be the real commander. To this I cannot submit The office of Civil Mayor of Old Point Com fort is not the sort of service for which was mustered in. therefore most respectfully de mand either to be relieved altogether from m, present position, or to have, under the General in-Chief, supreme control and direction of an, military movements having their base within the limits of my department
 | Gov. Seymour of New York has rendered te the War Department the use of the militia re- giments for the defense of the forts around New York and elsewhere on the frontiers. H, thinks this desirable, as we'll to relieve the re guar troops detained within the State for suc} purposes as to afford the National Gnard a flo sirablc opportunity for drill and practice.
 Cor" T. J. Morgan of the l4th Coered Re giment, at Chattanooga, has been authorized to organize brigade of colored troops. Tn, nucleus of two new regiments is formed, aue recruiting is progressing favorably. Ther, are now six colored regiments in the depart menl.
 THE First Conn. Cavalry is in Gen. Wilson, division (late Kilpatrick's,) of the cavalr, corps of the. Army of the Potomac It is ir the First brigade, recently Gen. Davies's. bu now .commandel by Col. Bryant, of the 1stt Pennsylvania Cavalry.
 All the rebel deserters in the regiment hay. been put together into Co. G,-Capt Colburn' which will not accompany the regiment ir the advance. These men were promised wher they enlisted that they should not be employed against their old comrades as that would ex- pose them to certain massacre if taken pris oners.
 1 I. E. Courtney, formerly president of the Bridgeport Fire and Maride Insurance Com panv, bogus concern, IS now m the employ o1 the rehel government and N. s. Morse who was director in the company, Was, at last accounts publishing paper ill Georgia. BARBARIsM OF THE ENEMY.-The alleged lniumanity of the rebels in the treatment ei plisoners of war, and of dead and wounded soldiers ou the battle field. has been made by Mir. Deming, of the House Military Committee, l subject of extensive inquiry. X report em. 1 braclng the year and half of the war is con- plete' and will soon be published facts presented are heart sickening and shocking to humanity.
 General Grant has addressed Q letter to Senator Wilson, Chairman of the Senate Military Committee, in reference to the case al Gen. Schofeld. The Committee having made an adverse report on the nominatian of thls officer, General Grant comes to his rescue, ana informs that Gen. Scofelds record is as good as any officers in the service and evpres- ses wish that he may be confirmed as Major The 56th Illinois regiment. just about the time 1t reenlisted, took vote on the presiden. tial question with the following result: Lin. coin 27s, Mcclellan IA, Grant 9, Butler 2