Litchfield enquirer., 1864-03-24
TUESDAY, MARCH 29fH.
Considerable excitement was oceasione

Considerable excitement was oceasioned in Washington on Saturday, by the prevalence of rnmors .ia. the rebel army had crossed the Rapidan and WAS making an offensive move meut. Nothing more serious occurred, how ever, than the crossing and rspulse of small party of rebels at Newton's Ford The cros- sing at Fredericksburg was by small force, who were driven back with loas of twenty men captured. Stuart is said to be maasing lis cavalry at Charlottesville and Fredericks burg, evidently with the intention of making some kind of a mo7enlcHs
 Thero arc thirty-twc vessels of war In At- lan;ic ports and two upon the Paaifo are awaiting crews.
 TER ErrRcr of CcrrERnEAp sYarAYHg 1T rnR Sovru.- .--i Soushern gen,len,ar writes over his own signature to the Bal,inors tm,sr. fean> doprecating the pernicious influence of Northern copperieaI demonslration on the rsbu?s of the South. He says:
 II have beon resident of the State of Mis- sissippi for more than twenty three years, was there at the breaking out of the rebellion, and till long after the fall of Vicksburg, and l know something about the pernicious influence of the sneeches of the pretended peace party of the North on the rebels of the South
 7hcy hare done more by their clomor for peace 10 proong Mls Lloody struggle than any other single cause touching the ,oar. And by their false pretensions of horror at the great slaugh ter of human life in this war, they have indi rectly been the cause of the untimely death of tens of thousands of their fellow citizens. II have any prejudice in this matter, my early education and all my associations through life would prsdispose me to side with the South But l see qo redeeming features ip this pnholy rebellion"
 The war in tho Southwest continues to fur. nish its quota of news reports from various points. The railroad is again ia running order between Chattanooga, Teun,, and Ringgold, Ga., which :s nov Gen. Thomas' edyapced post The mHsteFing officers report that large nu nbers of Gen. Thomas army are still re-en. listing as veterans. Dispatches from Straw. berry Plains. in East Tennessee, represent the rebels still in large force at Bulls Gap, in mum bers as high as twenty thousand. A general belief was entertained there that the rebels mediate another invasion into Kentucky. The guerrillas on the north side of the Cumberland River are again active. Gen. Hobson's cav airy are after them vigorously, with prospect of breaking up their operations. The rebel Gen. Forrest is reported to be organizing for a movement into West Tennessee, and Gen. Grierson is on the lookout for him.
 An officer who was in the recent fight atYa- ZOO City. says it was one of the best contested and most desperate of the war. The Union force consisted of the Eleventh Illinois, Col. Scho6eld, Col. Coates Eighth Louisiapa, (col ored, and 200 of the First Mississippi Caval- ry, Col; Edward osband, (colored. The enc: my had eight regiments, under command of at A. M, and lasted nearly till dark, when the enemy retired. Three hundred of the Eleventh Illinois were surrounded in small fort on the bluff outside the town. A storm of shot and shell was poured upon them all day, when a summons was sent to them to surrender. They replied that they didn't kaow what surrender meant. The remainder of the Union force was in town, where they were met by the enemy, who had gained cover of some of the buildings. The contest ragged for three hours, when the enemy retired. Two gunboats were in the river, but could render but little assistance. The colored soldiers fought bravely,and sometimes with desperation.
 A punctqal man IS very rarely poor man, , and never man of doubtful credit. His small accounts are frequently settled, and he never meets with difficulty in raising money to pay large demands. Small debts neglected ruin credit, and when man has lost that, he will find himself at the bottom of hill he cannot ascend.
 The Army of the Potomac will be reviewed on Thursday of this week by Gen. Grant. The President, Gen. Halleck. the Secretary of War; and other distinguished gentlemen are expect cd to be present: