Litchfield enquirer., 1861-06-20
THs sAyAssAH, the first of Jeff. DaHis's pri.

tSouthern Confederacy, the first caught, was brought into New York last Saturday by prize
 crew from the United States brig Perry, which
 captured her of the coast of South Carolina.
 Sixteen of the pirates are now on board of the
 Minnesota in irons, and will doubtless soon be in New York. Their trial, when it takes place,
 will create intense interest, as it will test the
 power and disposition of our government to in. fict summary vengance upon them. + ADVENTURES OF THE lsT CONNECTICUT REG
 MENr.-The reconnaissance of the Loudon and Hampshire railroad was made on Sunday two miles beyond Vienna, fifteen miles south of AL
 exandria, by the lst Connecticut regiment. un-
 der Gen. Tyler. They found the bridges all
 right and returned When two miles this side
 of Vienna, a man fired on the train from an am
 bush, wounding John Bushbee of the Light
 Guards. Gen. Tyler was standing near the
 wounded man, when the train stopped and com
 panies were detailed to SCOUT the vicinity. Two
 men were arrested and brought to Alexandria.
 The prisoners state that there are 2,500 rebels at
 Fairfax Court House and 900 within three miles
 of Alexandria. It is reported that troops are
 constantly arriving from the South.
 THE CAPITAL of Missouri was taken possession
 of at two o'clock Saturday afternoon, on the ar- rival of the schooner Satan, by five companies
 of Col. Blair's regiment of Missouri Volunteers,
 under command of Lieut. Col. Andrews, and a
 command of Brigadier General Lyon. The bal r
 G. Swan until further orders.
 A company of regulars under Major Corant,
 thoroughly searched the country for contraband
 articles, and found some wheels and other parts of artillery carriages.
 No violence was offered, but on the contrary, the boats containing the federal troops were re- ceived with enthusiastic cheers by a large con- course of the citizens.
 Governor Jackson and the other leading se- cessionists left here on the steamer White Cloud
 Much disappointment was manifested by the , troops on finding that the enemy had fled. The officers, however, expressed no surprise, they , having been previously informed of the evacua- tion.
 The troops under Lieut.. Col. Andrew are now
 occupying the State House. One or two houses
 have been searched for secession flags, but none have been found.
 |, The bridges at Sheridan and Centralia, on the , Northern Missouri railroad, were burnt on Fri
 day night. Two United States regiments have gone out on the Pacific railroad. ADvIcEs FRoN FoRT MONROE are to Sunday
 evening. It is evident that the rebels are land ing in considerable force at point some seven miles above Newport News. on the same side , of the river and an attack from that quarter is looked for daily. A skirnlish is reported as
 haying taken place Sunday morning be- } tween three companies sent out from Newport , News to capture some cattle belonging to the } rebels The men were fired upon by company tof Virginia light horse and three of them were wounded but they succeeded, nevertheless, in the undertaking, and brought the cattle to
 camp The most important item ofintelligence
 however. is in reference to the experiment with Sawyer's American rifed cannon, mounted at !, the Rip Raps. The trial of this tremendous > engine of destruction was attended with the most complete success. and must have slightly as tonished the rebels at Scwas Point, which was
 found to be clearly within range. Several shells were tRspwn within a sholt distance of the rebel camp there, and one of them exploded immediate ly over their intrenchments This gun will be
 likely to make the position of the rebels there
 rather an uncomfortable one.
 , BRIGApIER GENERAL. BARNEY arrived in Phil adelphia on Wednesday afternoon, from St. Lou :, is, accompanied by his staff and family. He has located his headquarters at Mo-. I5l6. Ches- nut-street, lately occupied by General Patterson. 3 It is understood that General Harney will re- , main there under orders from the Secretary of War. 51'
 r JOHN A. DIX is appointed Major General. J. W. TUCKER, editor of the Missouri State Journal has been arrested for treason, and ad- mtted to bail in $l0,0OO bonds to appear on Monday.
 NINE RfFLED CANNON arrived at Washington Sunday; six will be immediately sent forward into Virginia.
 TEE WASHINGTON in6rmary, now used as a
 military hospital, contains l04 patients, only three of whom are considered seriously i'll. IT IS REPORTED by person who left Harper's Ferry just before midnight, that the town is eu- tirely deserted, which another messenger con- tradicts, by stating that large body are yet
 stationed on the outskirts. All the Government
 buildings are destroyed, excepting one store- house, blacksmith's shop and the rifle works, which were spared because of jcopardizing pri- vate property.
 ; The bridge across Shenandoah Riveris not de-
 stroyed. American flags are flying at Berlin.
 Knoxville and Martinsburg are said to be occu- f pied by large force of Federal troops. SourHERs ITEMS uia aLousvILLE.-The New Or
 leans Delta of the 18th inst, says that the Con- mon Council have appropriated two wohundred dol - lars for the defense of the city, and fifty thou t sand dollars for the support of the families of
 volunteers.
 r The ships Davis and Land, from Bordeaux, n have been ordered of the bar, and sailed for Philadelphia. The ships Africana and Parsons
 went to sea on the 18th inst, and the Rational
 on the l1th. The only ships inside the bar were