Litchfield enquirer., 1865-03-16

M sEh6 CentNteL Als0 cpptAtnS N severe euttOtAA1 |dshouncirg certain states lat are fhreafeaing to desert the rebel cause.
 Another skirmish between Gen Sherman 3 cavalry and that under the rebel Gen Wade Hampton, on the 3d inst, at poin. not named is sreported in the Richmond papers fhe re bel Col Aiken was killed and Hsmpson's ad- jutant general was wounded but these are all the particulars of. the affair, fnrnishei. The Richmond Examiner is informed by 2, rebel of fcer from South Carolina that Gen Sherman has completely devastated the portion of that State through which he passed. This officer says that he has not spared @ hopss fp his track. t 7'2' sti'as " a-.I
 Gen Emory, of the Nineteenth corps, has succeeded Gen. Hancock as commander of the Middle Military Department. comprising the lower part of the Shenandoah valley and other Territory in that region, during the continu- ance of Gen. Sheridan more active field oper- latfens The greater psrtion of the rebel troops l in the Shenandoah valley have been concen- Itrated in the vicinity of Lynchbnrg, which place some accounts represent, they V ere still busily engaged in strengthening at . very re- Ecent date, probably with the design ofaford- ] ing Lee another good point toa fall back to when Richmond aud Petersburg; shall become untenable rge supplies of food for the needy residents, furnished blythe Shenandoah Relief Association. have arriyed7 in the She
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 The steamship Memphis, from, ., cbsrrlles,on cbrl the 2!st, reports the flag, flying over ,hecity and all the forts GilImore's beadquarters were in the city. The rebel forts. which re
 main in good condition, are of q most formida- 1 able character Eaxf4 SSi ts sls%H7s S9J l al .sgsl,r551s .5ef eff io aSz.f :.;1 ssS fig
 l The Richmond Enqairer says: |. We learn I xI. -t.~ were reported advancing by Warturbon on the Weldon railroad, have returned 10 Washing ton. We are unable to obtain any, Information as to the amount of damage, done.,,- ;.. -
 The ladies of the note signing b,issaii of the rebel money factory at Columbia, 5. G, .escap- l ed with their baggage, butt were obliged to throw their hoop skirts off the9 escaping train
 to make room, for the crowd of skedaddling chiyalry on the cars. " ,; sxresszrs3 tiGs4
 "Druid" the secesh correspondent of the N. Y. World says Lee has a graad scheme for 8 rear-ward move to Washington. That city captured hewill dissolve the federal and con, T federate governments, proclaim himself dieta-
 tor, and reorganize the government IS before tthe war. s5z ssh2 's %sR a" *EsH
 Gen. Palmer has just issued an order at Louisville, promising military protection to all u6S0FlcTS lTUul l1c ICUCl- AEMttS Wu0 E6XlbteT themselves as renouncing all connection with the rebel government, and threatening. all other absentees with the penalty due to spies and guerrillas or otherwise as the circumstan- ces of each case may demand, ss9s t*a
 Deserters who came in Saturday., say that
 two brigades of Picketts division had been sent from Petersburg to reinforce Early, and that Sheridan had captured one thousand of them in addition to the number before reported
 Richmond papers say that Gen. Sherman has captured 100000 bales of cotton on hismarch.
 The rebel pirate Chicamaugaa escaped up Cape Fear River when Wilmington was cap l tured. i1 ssqeF ssis z4 E.5A-fn HtfY s7s .t .~~ I Aselma paper says Forrest is soon to cause bowling among the negroes and Yankees of the west. aE asyaf'a,5 sefy% sfss .- l A report from Frankfort, Ky, says that about 5000 mounted rebels are ip the vicinity of Mount Storing: ,'sHs
 r. Gen. qBurbridge has been directed to report to Gen Thomas for service iu the aeda s-
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