Litchfield enquirer., 1861-07-04

petition up the Rappahannock River. At tht request of the pilot, in whom confidence wal placed, . party went on shorsin one of the boati for the purpose of visiting the house of so-cail ed Union man. They were cordially received bJ ladies and gentlemen, but at the moment they were exchanging the compliments of the occa- sion, large body of armed men rushed from the cover of someshrubbery nearby and attempt ed to cut of their retreat to the boat. The par ty ran toward the shore, and were fired upon by the Rebels. The Monticello at once fired some rounds of shot and she'll which fell among the assailants, killngfseygal and causing the rest to flee. The houae vas alse demolished. Dr. Herbert Smith, 1he Surgeon, and August Peter. son, the Quartermaster, were seriously wound ed. boat from the Chesapeake was on Tues day fired upon from the shore in Lynn Haven bay, and United States seaman was killed. The rebels are encamped in considerable num- bers on this shore. | ON THURSDAY fight occurred at Matthias Point, wherein United States Navy officer, Capt. Ward, of twenty-six years standing, was mortally wounded. About forty men started in cutters for Matthias Point; after landing they erected battery composed of about 25O sand bags, and were about returning to the Freeborn, which accompanied them, for cannon, when the Confederate troops, who had been concealed in thick wood suddenly made their appearance and fired upon them. The Federal party imme- diately made nasty retreat, several of the men Jumping into the water to swim to the Freeborn. Capt. Ward protected the retreat as much as possible; in taking the place of a gunner who had been wounded, he was shot in the breast, and died soon afterwards. Several seaman were also wounded; the flag carried was completely riddled with bullets. Capt. Wards body was | taken to Washington, and will be sent on North. | It is stated that the enemy at Matthias Point arc at least a thousand strong. Capt. Ward was a native of Connecticut, and son of the late Col. James Ward of Hartford.
 A REBEL GOVERNOR FLYING IN DIsGUIsE.- The St. Louis Democrm has the following de- spatch from Syracuse, Missouri, dated June 2l: "Captain Totten returned from his pursuit oi ex-Governor Jackson about three o'clock this at ternoon, having gone as far as Florence, where Jackson was seen yesterday forenood, dressed in woman's clothes, and travelling ill carriage. 1 "The appearance of the Governor at thi: point is represented as pitiable in the extreme haggard, careworn, without appetite, and draw ing frequent spiritual consolation through the neck of bottle, made him any thing but pleas ant companion.
 AFFAIRS IN MIssouR1-.St. Louis, June 30.- Reliable information from Springfield says that the 3d regiment, Col. Siegel, and part of the 5th Col. Solomon, reached there Sunday last. Col Browns regiment, the fourth reserve corps, anc battalion fifth, would arrive the next day.
 Col. Seigle's regiment started west to cut of Jackson, who was last heard from at Stockton with 2,000 men, only partly armed. It is under stood that the Kansas regiment has guarded al the outlets from Missouri on the border of Kan sas and the Indian Territory, which, with Sic gels outposts west from Springfield, will entirely hem Jackson in, and doubtless result in the cap ture of his whole force. E. B. Knott, Attorney General of Missouri, is now prisoner at tht arsenal.
 The Democrats correspondence says, that the Union Home Guards at the battle at Cole CamI on the 18th, lost twenty killed or wounded ant twenty three taken prisoners. The latter weri taken to Warsaw and liberated on taking tht oath not to bear arms against the Southern Con federacy. The Union force was 800 and the SC cessionists one hundred mounted and 200 infant ". The secessonists' loss Is reported at thirty two. Judge Liery, 72 years old, strong Cn;oa iss and a slavehoder, was led to Q tree by some Jackson men and lis body literally riddled>w balls.
 A whole block of buildings on Mississippi st. IDonaldsonvile, La., was burned OH Friday. Losi s2o9,O0O; insured slO,oOO.
 A Memphis paper notices the departure from there of Brig. Gen. Mctloren, Col. Prentiss 0 Ky, and Col. Jetf Thompson of Missouri, fo White River, Arkansas, taking with them large quantity of arms. A special to the same papel says that Bishop Polk is assigned to command a. Major General of the Lower Mississippi. | The Columbia (Mo.) Statesman announces o, the authority of Gen. l.amon, from Newton Co. that there are 30,00O stand of arms and 5000 ol 1000 troops at Millsville, Arkansas.
 W. B. Stark, superintendent of public schools J. NJ. Tough, superintendent of the board O public works, and William E. Dunsomb, clerk o the supreme court, took the oath of allegiance tt the United States at Jefferson City to day. Nine men, with ten kegs of powder, and { small quantity of arms, were captured by a com pany of federal troops, near the Hannibal ant St Joseph road night before last The men med tated the destruction of the railroad bridge il that vicinity, but the design is frustrated, ant they are now prisoners.
 A flag raised by the First Connecticut reg ment on their encampment near Falls Village Va., is claimed to be the furtherest yet hoistec in the advance upon the enemy's territory.
 Jeff. Davis is said to have invested nearly al his property in the English funds. He seem! not to put any confidence in the machine of hi! own manufacture, and perhaps thinks the invest ment would come handy in case he can escap, from the country he has sought to njure
 Gen. Scott said, few days ago, that withou disparagement to other gallant fellows, tn, steadiest and most reliable soldiers, in camp ane in battle, he had ever commanded, came iron New England (the 9th and 11th Regiments In fantry) and composed part of his Old Chippe wa and Lundy's Lane Brigade. The sons ant descendants of these men, by thousands, are nov in the Army, and again under command of tn, Chief who has carried his country triumphantly through British, Black-Hawk, Florida and Mex ican wars. They are just as true, steady and gallant as their ancestors were in 1914.
 Col. John c. Fremont arrived in the Europa on Wednesday last.
 It is said that a rebel flag would not be tolera ted for an hour it St. Louis. We trust the sam will soon be said of Baltimore.
 The actual loss of the Baltimore and Ohi Railroad, through the wanton destruction of thei property by the rebels, is said to over S2 000 000 A gentleman lately from New Orleans report that British ship ran the blockade with severa