Litchfield enquirer., 1865-03-23
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The War News.

Ths War news.
 FsoM CHARIrsros. The steamer Arago, from Port Royal. l4th, brings flies of the Sa- vannah Herald and Port Royal papers. A boat belonging to the steam sloop Junlata with ten men ii' it had been swamped in gale and all lost but one. .@
 ] Rsegailing of eolored men Slia, GharlessonIis 'brisk9eM " 1st gfs{ ks A{9 "
 Four blockade runners had run into Charles ton harbor, and were captured. They were the Syren, Due De Charteis. Deer and Fox.
 Rebel desefters are constantly coming into GilM0re's lines. ...s.s.ssv..s-ss..ssa.sasss..sa
 It Is thought the torpedoes placed in the sharbor of Charleston have been washed out, as none have been found. The only obstruction is . line of piles just above Sumter, with pas sage-waY sufficient to ndmis vessels. No diff calty IS experienced in going through.
 We have news direct from Sheridan to the l5th, inst. He writes fiom the railroad bridge across the South Anna, few miles north ol Richmond He reports that he destroyed the James River Canal as far eastward as Gooch- land, then marched North to Tolersville, on the Virginia Central Railroad, then easteriy along that road. destroying it for Is miles. From Beavers Dam Station he sent Gen. Custer to Ashland and Den. Devins to the South Anna, and they destroyed all the bridges over that river. This cuts of all communication between Northwestern Virginia and Richmond, while the breaking up of the canal does the same for the western part oethe State, thus reducing the rebels to the Southside and Danville Railroads as their oSiy means of supply--or escape, as things now look. The rebels made feeble at tempt to sage @ very important bridge on the Central Railroad over the South Anna, bu, they were easily repulsed, and three pieces of their artillery were captured. $, .,s ..s,. -.' P Files of late Richmond papers show, among @ether things that the effort to raise negro regi nents for the rebel armies has been com menced in earnest. The official order has been issued from the Adjutant Generals office, and a rendezvous for the reception of recruits slave and free, has been established. All who are received will be mustered in for the war; Judging from present appearances, their term ofseryice will be very short one. Genera Lee. in letter written on the 10th inst. urges on the work of raising and organizing negro troops, and says lie is very anxious to witness their fist experiments in fighting for the rebel cause. f'11t ghA& .zoz1@1 %@y
 The last adyices from Sheridan are up te Wednesday last, when he was at the crossing of the South Anna river, by the Richmond and Frederick railroad, and expected to turn up a, White House for supplies. But he had not arrived there on Friday Scouts were sen, out, and the people in the vicinity said he had had an engagement with Pickett's rebel divis ion, in whlcht the latter was worsted The re port was confirmed by deserters and exchang ed prisoners, who say that Pickett's division hurriedsou of Richmond, last Sunday. to mee, Sheridan. No anxiety is felt in regard t. Sheridans safety s r. -5'E
 E It is reported that the rebels in front of tn, Army of the Potomac have concentrated thei lines in the vicinity of Dinwidtiie Court House aud taken additional precautions to strengthen their hold on the sSouthside Railroad. l'hei, movements are closely watched, and the national troops are held in readiness for 6 movement ut any hour that circumstances ma, demand it. There has been no rain for somr days to interfere with the condition of the roads, which are rapidly becoming dried ur and approaching fair cond .tion. ..s .tt ' | Our army is ready to move at any time.- Rumors prevail of the evacuation of Peters burg. The enemy were busy Thursday and Friday moving troops to various points, al one time moving to and fro and then swarmns on tlier works and firing cannon # to hide the evacuation of the city, and their falling back on their new line of works extending from the north side of tue Appomattox to the Dau. vile road. A severe storm 0n Thursday night blew down many tents, and several men of the 37th Mass, were crushed by failing trees.
 3 The rebel House of Representatives, ou the 18th inst, in compliance with .he request oi Jeff. Davis passed, by thirty.six to thirty two votes, the bill suspending the privileges of the habeas corpus writ On the 18th inst, Goa gress passed q bill empowering the rebel Sec retary of the Treasury to receive from citizens contributions of money, jewelry, plate, &c., &c. for the benefit of their dilapidated finances. ss9 While our troops were moving on Whining ton. . corporal asked permission, 10 enter . house by the roadside, saying that it was the residence ofhis parents and the home of hii youth. He entered the house. and was soor clasped in, the arms of his sverjoyed mother = ,"sJ John,' said she, your brother was here yes tsrday; be stopped as the Copfederates march ed past here." That mother had son in eact army. trss2n3eacs .&slbifde .Tffas sS-
 A heavy explosion look place on Thursday which shook the boats on the James and Ap- pomattox rivers. It appeared to be in the di- srection of Petersburg, and it was reported al City Point that it was accustomed by all at tempt of the rebels to blow up For. Hell. whict had been previously evacuated by oar troops knowing that the rebels had previously under mined 1t. ;s sBeitg sa 5asr5 a3 ii slfs11
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