Litchfield enquirer., 1861-07-25

The Northampton Courier says that gentle man arrived in that town last week from Colum- bus, Miss, who believed until he reached the loyal States, that Congress in session in Chi caSo. The belief that it is doing business there and that all the archives of the government have been removed there is universal at the South. He was greatly astonished to learn that Congress was quietly in session "at the old stand" m Washington.
 MEssEs. ENGLISH AND WooDIUFF.-The ! Washington correspondent of the Springfield Re pubkicdn speaking of Congressional matters. thus a!ludcs 10 the Democratic Representatives Of Conneotirut
 1 am sorry to say that one or two of the New England delegation acting little doubtfully. That delegation is no longer unbrokenly republi- can. Connecticut sends couple of democrats, and Connecticut democracy from time immemo- rial has been something which the devil himself could not stomach. 1 believe however that both the Connecticut Democrats in the House are true and loyal men, but English of New Haven has given some rather queer votes. He sits next tho Ohio pest, Vallandigham, and possibly is now and then influenced by that Honorable gentle man. These are times when men need watch ing, and he who plays into the hands of the reb- els knowingly, no matter how, deserves the exc. cration of all loyal men,"
 
 Virginia troops is that every man of any worth in Virginia wants to be cavalry soldier, believ- ing that the carrying of a musket and walking on foot is work only fit for negroes and "poor white trash"
 4 Now Orleans paper, speaking of tho steam CTS Massachusetts and "South Carolina" which are blockading the mouth of the Missile sppi, amiably says" They are Q couple of scavenger vessels, filled with internal Yankees, who are lo7fng about the coast, robbing hon. roosts and frightening women and chickens"
 The steamship "Adriatio'' made her last trip from St. Johns to Galway in five days.
 A battery has been invented in Detroit which with the aid of six men, will discharge three hundred and twenty balls per minute.
 Col Fletcher Webstsr's regiment waspresent- ed with beautiful banner, on Boston Common, Thursday. The presentation speech was made by Edward Everett Gov. Andrew and staff and thousands of spectators were present.
 sherrard Clemens, late member of Congress from Virginia, who has not been heard from for some time, attended review of Ohio regiments at Wheeling, Va, few days since, and made . patriotic speech to the soldiers,
 Mir. Russell, of the London Times, is with the army of Gen Mcdowell, now upon the advance towards Richmond.
 One of the Ellsworth Zouaves took prisoner Friday morning, and finding some difficulty in getting him into camp, run his bayonct through him.
 MANASSAS JUNcT1oN.-The correspondent of the N. o. Picayune describes the strong posi-. tion of the rebels at Manassas:
 By nature, the position is one of the strong est that could have been found in the whole state. About half way between the eastern spur of the Blue Ridge and the Potomac, below AL exandria, it commands the whole country be- tween so perfectly that there is scarcely pos sibility of it's being turned The right wing stretches off toward the headwaters of the Oc- coquon, through wooded country which is easi. ly made impossible by the felling of trees. The left is a rolling table land, easily commanded from the successive elevations, till you reach country so rough and so rugged that 1t IS e de- fence to itself. The key to the whole position, in fact is precisely that point which Gen. Beau regard chose for his center, ana winch ne has fortified 80 strongly that, in the opinion of mil- itarv men 5 900 men could there hold 10000 at bay. ..e
 The position in fact, is fortified in part by nature herself. It is a succession of hills near rv eouidistant from each other, in front of which is ravine so deep and so thickly wooded that it is impossible only st two points, and those through gorges which fifty men can defend against a whole army. It was at one of these points that the Washington artillery were at first encamped, and though only half the battai- ion was then there, and we had only one compa- ny of infantry to support us, we slept as sound ly under the protection of our guns as if wa had been in fort of the amplest dimensions.
 This position is fortified by a line of forts two miles in extent; and the advantages of the position, says the correspondent are increased by the fact that IA miles farther on is position of similar formation.