Litchfield enquirer., 1865-02-23
Additional daring exploits of the intrep


 Additional daring exploits "f the intrepid young Commander Gushing are rerorte'l. 0 the Sih inst. with about 6fieen men, he cap .y one hundred rel,els, held it for sevelai hours. during which he destroyed large stores of army supplies. provisions ard about eiyhiv hales of cotton. and escaped without loss. O., the nieht of the l0h inst. ne made recpl,- n,,issance of Cape Fear r,ver. a tualy penr- traling up tu the wharv.s of Wilmington where he rr,,nined sufficiently lon. to gain much valuable information. He disc ,vpr.4 he r.lrl pirate Chlckamariga sunk in ,h. cilaunel of the river. On the next night, with four boats crews, he went up 10 tie ret- Fort Anderson, and managed to get cles- enough under its walls lu hear an offic r. sup posed to t,p General Br,sg, haransung hi men on the last ditch and the last SIT ,ke lui Southern independence.
 Late JaNes riv. daspaiches represent that with ihe exception of o.cd>i.Inal exchanges b.. tween tie batteries aud pickets before Peters burg. ih. stiffness in the armies of the Jane, and the Potomac remains un,lisl urbed. Tn. number of reI,el dt sert.rs coming into ili, Union lines has increased since the failure u ,il. peac. negotiations very considerably - Not only privatrs, but many of Lees officers are leaving him. They say that the general ceiling nt his ar,ny i, one of hopelrssupss i; tia the mai riiy of hls men are convinced fha, their Snuth-rn cunfe,i-racy is chInl-ra. an, would gladly lay down their arms it they hat the opportunity. ..f
 The Quebec Mercury gives d rumor that the English government has ordered home fv.. regiments from Iudia fo be sent to Canaan. on the upening of nuvi igaton. And the regiments now m British America are fO he placed on war footing, and three regiments of cavalr, are awaiting transportation in Hug lami The .ruth of lhese statements Is not voucled r IF
 The Augusta Chronicle advises ciizAns to resist the burning "f cotton ,h.re. The paper $ d-nourced as Il Yankee concern by the iratp Geuryians.
 Dispatches from General Gr,nt to Secretary Stanton, cOntanin extrlcts from lle Rich mould papers of Saturday give ih chrprn. news that sherman has ,rap'nrei Cnlumhn. South Carolina. and is th're with his N hob army. The probably immediate evacuation ni Charleston is anronnc"d. and dispatch from the Charleston Mercury states that The pu''Iica ton of ,h,t paper ~il b. suspended tor a short tune. until the nftic" can be removed to som" " her place. The Richmond papers seem io .. in the dark ;S to the fu,nr., movements oi She, mans army, hut ,hrnk that he may un tn Charlotte. N. G. They say that he nry p,s- si'!y establish a Jew base at Cha, l.ston bu think it is needless for h,m to have any h,s4 is h., is living en the cmnIrv. and ha> fought no battle that wonld diminish h,s ID ply of ammunition. beahr.gnri had ret r.,ie ed before the adsanc" "f Sharnln, dps; ;roying large quantities of medical stores; hut no ,n- tiIatinrIs are ,iven as to the ,lir..cii.,n taken bv his forces 1t is evident that Sh-r,t,am will now sweep through tl" States of si"nih a". North Carolina unonIn's.'l. complet"ly de- -tr,ylng the main lines .f communication with The brl-ag,,rrei capital of Virginia. and join Grant by Spring in the final g rug.lp with th" only o'ganz Al rebel force in the whole South