Litchfield enquirer., 1861-10-31

 | heels upon it's head, tho Goddess of Liberty way ing an American flag; ny the side of the God dess of Justice lies stim tar, and i'll her left hand is a bundle of f. go $, from the center of which one IS proj jecting, on the end of which is a tomhawk In a semi circle from one side to the other of the eagle. are the notices of all the States. The Iig ght foot of the eagle cla ps an olive branch, and the left bundle of arrows. Beneath the engraving it reads: --has been enrolled as a in the - forces of the United States, for | the defence of the Constitution and the mainte- nance of the Union.
 | By the President.
 -Secy of Treay -Scc'y of Interior. -Sec'y of War. -postmaster General -Attorney General. -Phila. Inquirer.
 ATTEMPTED ESCAPE FROM FoEr LAFAYETTE daring attempt, says the New York w World, to escape from Fort Lafayette, was made on Sun day morning about o'clock. Daniel Lowber, who by the way, has a brother now commanding l the United States revenue cutter Tiger, plyiug between the barge office, the forts and U. S cut ters Bibb and Agassiz, in New York harbor, having provided himself with new tub, d clothcsline and If. prescrver, and with a valise, and putting his watch and ST in g bladder. at, tempted to jump from the pier, having previous, ly gotten from his cell by means of provided key. Some suspicious vessels were observed lowering near the Fort, and one came so close that the sentinelS orderod her off. The sentinel Was offered the watch and money by Lowbcr, when he was discovered, to allow him to re-ener the fort and say nothing about it. The sentinel patriotically refused
 Lieut.. Wood, in command of the fort, On the alarm being given, at once beat to arms. Low l Der was confined in double irons and placed in his cell under guard. A boats crew, headed by the Lieutenant himself, put off iu a heavy sea, boarded and seized all three of the vessels. i Lieut.. Graham, the commanecr of the Bibb, received Lieut.. Wood very chnrshly, and it was not until Lieut.. Wood dcclarel that he would hold them himself that he could induce the de ten:ioa of the vessels. How long shall these things be?
 "Occasional," of Forncy's Press, says tha: :" Gen. Mcclellan does not seem to have lost any of lis conf ence and energy since the affair at Balls Bluff. H. is in the highest spirits, and learn, from the best authority, that the arm; der lis conl".ana IS equal to one hundred and fifty thousand well seasoael troops, and ready 10 be led to the attack at any moment. Although ;his affair was undoubtedly disaster, and, under ordinary circumstances, mi 9ht produce delay. yet in contrast with the enormous army under his control, and his long prepared programme, it may be regarded as matter of comparatively suhor- dinate importance. It ought to be borne in mind that, ill our advance into Virginia, We are con- tending against foe that knows his ground, and against the influence of 8ccree enemies, who con vey every item of intelligence to the rebel lead CTS. do not doubt that in very short time you will receive good news, and that the men so long panting for an opportunity to meet the trait ors to our country in an open field will be grati hed.'
 THE HoTcnKIss PRoJEcT1IE.-This ball, the pride ofour brave gunncrs, Is being manufactur ed in the town of Sharon, at the rate ofabout 1, 200 day. There are three shops turning them ont, viz; the Jewett Manufacturing Co.,, J. J. Doyle and Cyrus Benedict.
 It is a singular circumstance that this ball has been i'll existence some six years, but only re gently much known that it was offered to our Government, afterwards successivcly to Eugland and France, but the first order came from the Mexican Government, and was filled to the uun,- Der of 800. Since the rebellion broke out Capt. Dahlgreen, of the Washington Navy Yard, re- commended it, and it now takes the lead.
 NEWS FROM CAL1FoRNlA.-The steamer " Ori zaha' sailed from San Francisco on the 2lst having on board ;l 100000 in treasure, of which 3S70, ,00o is for New York.
 Captains Briggs and Green of the U. s. navy ex-senator Gwin and Calhoun Benham left some what quietly in the c. Orizaha" Their names are withheld from publication in the passenger list.
 Four hundred and forty regular troops and lO,- 900 stand of arms have been forwarded by the " Orizaha.'
 The official vote for governor of California was as follows: Stanford, republican, 56 6,336; McCon nell, Brecls. democrat, 32,75l; Conness, Douglas demo crat 30,O00.
 The ship " Winged Racer" laden with valua. be cargo ofwheat and silver ore for Liverpool ran on the Aliatere as she was passing down San Francisco harbor, Saturday, and knocked hole in the bottom. She had to put back for repairs, having seven feet of water iu her hold and her cargo receiving severe damage.
 The Twelfth Regiment, Col. Deming, is to be supplied with uniforms, arms. and camp equip age by the government. The tents are to ba James patent. They are to he capable of accom- modatiag 20 men, are to be warmed by stoves. The poles of the tents are iron cylinders, and the stove pipes are to enter this novel chimney. Col. Deming is going into the business with zeal and ardor, and will take the field with his men. But few men have engaged in the work in this State with such an energy as Col. Deming is manifest ng.-Hart. Cow.
 THE IMPORTATION OF ARMs.-The United States continue to import from England and the continent large quantities of arms and muni- tions ef war The importation is not confined to guns, rifles, &c.,, but includes cannon, shells, shot. complexities and cartridges. The " Bre men, brought one invoice of one hundred and forty y-one cases of cannon shell and shot, togeth CT with the necessary fuses and friction tubes, destined for Gen. Fremont. These articles were immediately forwarded to St. Louis The value of the invoice is about $l4,000. The "Bavaria" brought 259 cases, containing 6.222 guns, valu- ed at $52,8oo $S 50 per gun. These were @ sent to the arsenal at Bridesburg, Penn. me same vessel brought swords, rifles, Sc.' tor oen Fremont's army. of
 In addition to these arms, large number r9 9i Enfield rifles have recently arrived by 1ne II. 7, inburgh,' ? Kangaroo" and ''City of NC" ofA' N. F. Post
 Three or four days before the false 1 news lna. Mason and sldell had sailed from Cnafies'on for Eurone in the Nashville, reached washing ton q letter from one Rebel to ano.aer ,;. was Tn torcented. containing this passage: "l haveJnst t,;dIan farewell to Sidel who is about star'lng sor Europe with Mason. They are going through Taxas IT.. and will sail from Mexican Port" Re- can't intelli gence leads to the conclusion that they went by this routs'