Litchfield enquirer., 1861-06-13

ALEXANDRIA AND VIcISITr.--Geo. H. Jack son, cousin to Ellsworth's murderer, has been arrested by order of Col. Hunter.
 Easthworks are going up to-day above the chain bridge. One thousand. men are employed. This precautionary measure guards our troops from the danger of an attack from the direction of Leesburg.
 The 69th New York regiment captured five rebels, one 3 sergeant at Balls Corner. They also captured three horses and fifty beef cattle, which were on their way to the secession camp. They were taken to Fort Corcoran.
 A negro belonging to John A. Washington, claimed protection in the federal lines on Sun day, and Col Heintzleman declined to surrender him to man pretending to be an agent of the owner.
 l But for the depreciation of certain volunteers on private property, for miles around Washing ton in Fairfax county, it is said the Union feel. ing in Virginia would rapidly strengthen. Elf forts are now being made to remedy just com plaints, and to assure the inhabitants of protec- ton.
 Six regiments of infantry, two batteries of ar- tillery and one company of cavalry of Gen. Nc Dowell's command, are under orders to be ready at a moments warning to repel an attack or to move forward. The Connecticut brigade will have an important duty in Virginia, under Gen. Mcdowell.
 ABOUT g O'CLOCK Thursday morn. the Harriet Lane had skirmish with battery on Pig Point, at the mouth of the Nansemond River, nearly op- pesite to Newport News. About twenty five shots were exchanged. The Harriet Lane re- ceived one "shot through her bulwarks from a rifed gun. One man was seriously, and several slightly wounded by splinter.
 What the effect of her shots was on the bat tery is not known. One of the Lanes shells burst in an embrasure. Those who witnessed the firing from Newport News with good glasses believe that the shells took effect within the works, and carts were seen to move of, with the dead, it is eonjeetured.
 No attention has been paid, to this battery heretofore, though it's existence has been we'll known. It has from 10 to 12 large guns, and i. commands the mouth of Nansemond River The Lanes purpose was merely to feel their fire, and determine the character of the work,
 AFFAIRS AT CA1Ro-A MARCH INTO KENTUCKY. l-Gen. Prentiss, commander of the federal forces at Cairo, having learned that some Kentucky rebels had established camp at Elliot's Mills, Ky, ten miles distant, sent two companies there. The enemy had fed.
 Col. Wyckliffe, who represents Kentucky in a semi official character, visited Gen. Prentiss Thursday, and protested against the invasion of Kentucky soil. Gen. Prentiss has received sev- eral letters from Western Kentucky asking pro- tection from rufianism. He has declared his in- tention to send troops in whatever direction and upon such soil as his government may order.
 Israel Blanchard, another secession sym pathizcr living at Carbondale, Ill.,, has been ar rested and sent to Springfield for trial for trea- son.
 Scouting parties of Gen. Pillows rebel army were reported at Number One Island, four miles below Cairo, Friday. Southern troops are be- Eesed to be coming up both sides of the riser, alsd an attack on Cairo is monicntarily ex- pected
 | DEsEETEE from IIarpers Ferry at Baltimore, Friday, says the rebel camp is in deplorable and indescribable state; the men are only hali armed, and get their food by fighting, scram- bling or foragng majority of them watch for its force approaching from Chambesrburg. Seces- sion is r.ayed out in that part of Virginia, and the place must be evacuated.
 Cor. KELLEY, wounded at the brilliant affair at Phillippa, we are glad to state is reported asach better, and there is now strong proba- bility of his recovery. The position at Phillip pa is being rapidly strengthened by the Feder- al troops, some three thousand Having been con- centrated there since the rout of the rebels, who are now supposed: to- be in force at Beverly, the Capital of Randolph County, about twenty -four miles southeast of Phillippa. It has been relia- ply ascertained that the loss of life on the part of the rebels was considerably greater than at first supposed-some fifteen of their dead bodies having been found in thicket. THE following is list of Staff and Field Off, cers of the Fourth Regiment c. V. l Colonel-Levi Woodhouse, Hartford.
 Lieut.. Col.-Nelson L. White, Danbury.
 Major.-Henry w. Birge, Norwich. Adjutant.-Thos. s. Trumbull, Hartford. | Quarter -Master-Geo. A. Washburne, Hart. ford.
 Surgeon.-Sam. W. Skinner, Windsor Locks. Chaplain.-Ed. R. Walker, New Haven. Sergt. Major.-Ed. A. Gillette, Hartford. Or. Master Sergeant.-F. A. Pratt, Hartford Commissary sesgeant-Ed. P. Allen, Hart ford.
 A DRUNKEN secessionist in Guilford undertook to pull down au American flag in front of the premises of Union woman, when she drove him off with broomstick.
 NEW PAssEs-The new passes have just been issued. There is printed form, on one side of which the name of the person to be passed is written and countersigned by the aidde-camp Col. Drake De Kay. On the other side are the following words.
 The undersigned accepts this pass on his word of honor that he is loyal to the United States. and if he is hereafter found in arms against the Union. the penalty will be death.