Litchfield enquirer., 1861-10-03

LeaVenWorth dated the 26th, states that Ueh Lanes command surprised superior force O rebels at Pappinsville, Mo-, on the Fist, and af ter severe fight routed them, losing seventeen killed and large number wounded. The reb- els lost forty killed, one hundred prisoners and all their tents, wagons and supplies.
 Reports which are regarded as reliable, say, that Col. Montgomery, of Gen. Lane's command attacked Osceola, in St. Clair county, on Friday last and burned the town by shelling it and re- pulsed large force of rebels. Gen. Prentss has arrived at St. Joseph and taken command there, to tho great satisfaction of the people.
 Later accounts from Lexington state that Gen. Price had 1000 men engaged in the attack The surrender was made against the strongest protest of Col Mulligan, who proposed to attack the enemy with the bayonet and die with arms in their hands. The men were willing to follow him, but were so exhausted that they could have made but feeble resistance.
 The gang of rebels which recently sacked the town of Humboldt has been defeated by a force from Fort Scott, and their leader, Matthews, killed. On his person was found an order from Ben. Mccullough for the enrolment of the Quap. paw Indians.
 Gen. Lane has issued proclamation to the citizens of Western Missouri, in which he uses the following language:
 Should you, however, disregard my advice, the stern visitations of war will be meted out to all rebels and their allies. 1 shall then be convinced your arning for protection is sham, and rest assured traitors, when caught, shall receive the traitors doom. The cup has been exhausted <; treason will hereafter be treated as treason. The massacre of innocent women and children by blackheared traitors lately burning bridges on the St. Joseph railroad satisfies us that a traitor will perpetrate crime which devils would shudder to commit. They will be plotted from existence and sent to that hell which yawns for their recep tion.
 IT IS well reported from Lcavenworth that Gen. Lane after his success at Papinsville, nov ed on Osceola and captured supply train left by Rains and Price, and 5000 in money - Nothing certain is known respecting McCullochs s movements, though it is still reported, in Kan sas City that he was in the vicinity of Fort Scott with large force. Advices from Jefferson city of the 18th, report everything quiet at George town Mo Gens. Sigel and Davis were at that point. The troops of Gen. Price are reported to have literally devastated the country for over twenty miles round Lexington. A few members of Claib. Jackson's Legislature, had assembled at Lexington and passed an ordinance of seces- ion. Other acts of a violent character were un- der discussion including one of confscation against all Unionists. Col. Mulligan was re- maining al Lexington to settle up some business affairs. Capt Fostor, federal officer captured at Lexington, states that rations for 34,O00 men were issued on tho morning after the surrender and he thinks that tho force under Price has since been increased to about 4, GOO. GEN. FREMONT AND Col. BLAIR.-From facts ascertaned it appears that on Wednesday Gen. Fremont released Col. Blair from arrest, using language in tue order tantamount to defiance Of tie colonel to present his charges formally. On Thursday Col. Blair presented charges form ally against Gen Fremont, in response to the defiance Thcreupon Gen. Fremont immediate y arrested Col. Blair and sent him to Jefferson barracks. On Friday night the telegraph was allowed to communicate the fact that Blair had been froc1 from arrest the previous Wednesday, but the offensive paragraph in the order of re- lease was suppressed, ,sand the fact of Col Blair second arrest withheld
 The army regulations allow no officers to bo arrested for longer period than eight days without charges being preferred. Gen. Fremont disregardcd the regulations in the case of Col Blair. After this violation of tho regulations a second arrest for the same cause and without charges has attracted much attention and re- marks.
 The main fact in relation to this case is that Gen. Scott Monday ordered the unconditional release of Col Blair.
 AVIILi1N CAuGHT.AActing Sergeant Toombs was brought to Washington Saturday in the steamer Baltimore, which has taken several po- litical prisoners from Annapolis to Fort Lafa- yetto. According to the reports concerning the facts relative to arrest, Toombs, when on his voyage approached two of the marines and told them that money was to be made by turning the head of the boat to the shors so that the prison CTS could escape, and that he would give $6O0 apiece for their assistance and $50 month. The marines, Mcllen and MoGray indignantly rejected the proposition, when he said that there were men enough on board to seize the steamer, sooner than be arrested he would blow her up Hence the conspirator was secured and brought hither in irons.
 Cor. BLAIR has been released from arrest by order of Gen. Fremont, in accordance with re- quest from the Postmaster General at Washing ton, made for public reasons" He is directed to resume his sword, and join his regiment for duty. This relieves Col. Blair from the necessity of submitting to a trial by court martial, as the restoring of his sword to an officer is supposed to be dismissal of the charges of complaint against him.
 i BY THE arrival of the United States steamers at New York, we have later intelligence from Fort Pickens. A brilliant attack had been made by our marines on the privateer Judith anchored under the rebel guns at Pensacola She was boarded and fired, when the rebels opened fire on the Federal troops, causing few casualties among the attacking party. The rebels at Pensacola are reported to be in de- moralized condition, and the people sick of war ! oy,d doc c.~.p