Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-08
Me1vs nf tue M)eek.
Very Truly Yours,
 R. G. WILLIAMS.

Sgews nf tue W'sek.
 FR1DAY-Offcial advices have been received in Washington from Gen. Rosecranz, which fully confirm the report previously received, that Ex- Gov. Wise and his command had precipitately fled from Gauley Bridge eastward, after destroy ing the bridge to prevent pursuit. One thou sand muskets and several kegs of cannon powder were left behind Gen. Rosecranz also says that many of the inhabitants of that region who have heretofore been strong Secessionists, have been the rebel troops, who are now entirely cleared out of the Kanawha Valley. And if the latest dispatches which reach us are true-and we see no good reason to doubt them-Wise and his whole command are likely to fall into the hands of our forces. This would indeed be 8 triumph which would go far to eface the memory of Bull Run He is stated to have retreated from one point to another, pursued continually by our troops, until he is at last in position where it will be impossible for him to escape.
 Two important general orders have been issu- ed by Gen. Scott. The first, which has probably been called out by some indiscretion in the mat ter of searches for arms in suspected houses, directs that all searches for arms, traitors, or spies, and arrests of offenders, in any military department, shall only be made by authority of the Commander of the department, except in in cases of urgent necessity. The second order announces inc desecration of Mount Varnon hv the bands of armed rebels, and expresses the hope of the Commander-in-Ch that should the operations of the take our troops in that direction, every possible respect will be paid to the sacred precincts
 sATuRDAY.-No military movements are re- ported as having taken place in the vicinity of Washington. Gen Mcclellan has established his headquarters in the city, and is rapidly bringing order out of the chaos which followed the disaster at Bull Run. The chain of pickets has been extended up the Potomac, and now reaches to those of Gen. Banks, and other i'm portant measures have been adopted calculated to give assurance of the safety of the Capital.
 According 10 reports, twelve thousand troops have already crossed the Miss. River l to New Madrid, Missouri with view 10 making an attack on Bird Point, and subsequently, upon Cairo, The Railroads of Tennessee are said to have been taken possession of by the Tennessee authorities, ln order that the transportation of troops may be facilitated. At New Madrid these troops are to be joined by others from Arkansas and Missouri, swelling the number, it is expect ed, to an aggregate of fifty thousand mon. The National scouts report at Cairo that the rebels already assembled at New Madrid are well arm ed and drilled, and have good artillery, besides two regiments of cavalry Gen. Pillow is in command, and has issued a bombasic address to the people of Missouri, declaring his intcn- ticn to drive the invaders from the State.''-I The rebels evidently mean mischief in that direc- ton, though Gen. Fremont is king active meas ures to counteract it. He, on Friday, reached Cairo in person, with considerable reinforce mcnts. | HE LNEMf ACKNOWLEDGING THE BRAVERY OF OUR TRoors-The best rebel accounts of the battle of Sunday at Stone Bridge published in the Richmond papers, not only admit that the | enemy sustained very heavy losses, but that the Federal troops fought with desperate valor, so that for an hour 'the fate of the day was trem- bling in a balancc.''
 rebel officer writes to his wife in Louisville that 6 these Yankees fight like incarnate devils'
 Partial lists of the rebel casualties show that terrible havoc was made by our artillery and musketry during the battle. Gen. Wheat's bat tall tof fo dred who went into action. This is their own account as given in the Richmond papers.
 EVFF1ANIsN IN BALraMoRE.-It appears that the 9th \. Y. reg, en route home, was stoned while passing through the 9th ward, Baltimore, on Wednesday night, by crowd who cheered for Jeff Davis. The firing was returned with bullets, principally at one house, whence many | stones came. Citizens protesting to be Union ists begged them to stop and the regiment pass ed on.
 Another report says that the soldiers charged bayonets on the men lining the sidewalk Sey- eral shots were fired but nobody was hurt ex- cept an officer who endeavored to arrest rioter | and who was mistaken for an assailant and slightly stabbed.
 Several arrests were made but all were re1eas | ed on taking the oath of allegiance to the United States. FROM MIssoUR1-lieaico, Ko.-Gen Pope has established his headquarters here for the pre- | sent. Col. Grants, and portion of Col. Turn er's Regiments, and four companies of Col Mar l shalrs Cavalry are quartered here. The water is both inconvenient and impure, and change of rendezvous will be made as soon as arrange ments can be perfected for an eneampement l Brigadier-Gen. Hurlbert was detached from here to-day to select camping ground near Jef- ferson City, where some 3o,00O troops will be congregated under Gen. Pope's command Gen. F. is assigned to all the forces north of St. Lous These troops will consist principally of Illinois regiments, together by themselves, and thus form one grand arm of the Western army.
 This division will be ready, after thorough drilling and vigorous discipline in camp, for an advance movement through Arkansas and Texas, towards New Orleans, as the excessive hot weather abates sufficiently to warrant the health of the troops in that climate. A part of these troops are to be made up of the new regi- ments lately accepted from Illinois,