Litchfield enquirer., 1864-04-28
A St. Louis telegram dated Saturday, says


 that EDWARD B. BENTON, a native of Waltham, for nearly two years past a resident of Fort Pillow, and who was in the fort during FoR- RESTS attact upon it, was examined at Gen. RosEcRANs' headquarters on Tuesday, and fully corroborated all previous reports of rebel barbarities there. He also made the addition al statement that bl oodhounds were used to discover the hiding places of those who esca- capped the massacre. He also says that relia- ble reports state that Major BRADFORD was shot and hung near Darlington. TEE Paris correspondent of the Tribune an- nounces the death of the philanthropic French. man, the friend of America, NJ. Alexander Vattemare on the 9th of April. He gave his time to a system of international exchange, especially between France and America, not only of books, but other things. He spent his time and much of his fortune in the good cause; the appropriations from our State legis- lature was insufficient to remunerate him. His visit here will be remembered.
 Col. Fish of the lst Conn. Cavalry, and late provost marshal of the middle department, has been sentenced to be cashiered, to pay fine Of S5O0O, and to be prisoned one year in the Albany penitentiary. He has been sent under guard to Albany. He was convicted among other things of robbing the trunks of female prisoners in his charge.
 The rebels assaulted our works at Plymouth N. 0. on Sunday the l7th inst, and were thrice repulsed. Early Monday morning tho gunboat Bombshell went up Roanoke river to watch for the irsn-clad ram which was rspor- ted coming down, but was fired or, soon after passing our works, fram rebel battery and sunk. Two hours later the ram appeared, raH iate the gunboat Soutbfeld and sunk her The gunboat Miami, a very strong vessel, lay close ts the ram, and Captain Flusser, gal ant commander, cleared her decks for action and fired shells, one of which rebounded, ex. ploced, and killed that officer. The Miami was then run down the river out of danger The ram has now all the inland waters o North Carolina open to her.
 Our garrison at Plymouth under Gen Vessels is cut of from all communication but have provisions for sixty days. The troops are In good spirits, and are determined to hold the enemy at bay till achievements arrive The rebels have made several desperate as. saults, and met with severe repulse each time. Every house in Plymouth is riddled by shots. Rein orcemepts have been ordered forward from Newborn. The struggle is a desperate one, but we have brave men and able officers, both in the army and navy at that point, and they feel confident of success. Gen Butler has sert an army of gunboats into the Sound to open communication with the besieged garrison, and Admiral Lee is sending vessel to destroy the rebel ram. Other points in North Carolinr are threatened, but the chiet interet centcrs at Plymouth.
 Later.-Reports from Roanoke Island state, that General Vessels surrendered to the en. emy, on Wednesday, the 2Oth inst when the rebels took possession of Plymouth, N. C., after four days hard fighting. Our loss is l56 killed and 250o captured. The rebel loss is reported at l,500 killed. The rebel forces numbered between 10000 and l5,O00 men The 9th Conn. were at Plymouth at last ac. counts. and all probably among the captured We may believe that General Vessels, an old army officer, and one of the bravest did not surrender until he had exhausted every means of defence.
 A WASHINGTON special to the Commercial says: "People who are predicting immediate battle in Virginia, will doubtless be disappoint ed, unless General Lee either advances in force or else makes demonstration towares Penn sylvania. Sergeant Martin L. Church, New Haven, o the First Artillery, has been promoted to be Second Lieutenant.
 Dr. H. L. w. Burritt, of Bridgeport, hal received the appointment of Medical Inspec- tor of the 23d Army Corps, on Gen. Stone mans Staff.
 The house of Caleb Maltby, in New Haven was entered by burglars, Thursday night, thu 2lst, and robbed of silver ware. The house o Charles Dicksrman was also entered, and . quantity of clothing stolen.
 Mrs. James Bailey, of Putnam, was attack ed by one of lot of cattle just taken from the cars, few days ago, and struck with suct force by thd head and horns of the animal that two of her ribs were broken. The President has reinstated Gen. Frank Blair, and ordered him to command the lItl corps. The Senate didn't see how the Presi dent had the right to do it.
 The town of Pilatka, Florida, place of no importance, up the St. Jehn's river, has been evacuated by our troops. The General Hunter fine steamer, was blown up on the 18th by a torpedo while on her way to Piatka, ia the very place where tee Maple Leaf was destroy ed.
 Edward w Green, who murdered Frank l ~