Litchfield enquirer., 1861-05-02

The 8th Massachusetts regiment is quartered in the rotunda of the capitol, and the 9th in the treasury building.
 Cassius M. Clay and ex-Gov. Banks are prom inently and favorably mentioned for major gen. erals in the federal army.
 New York papers bring 50 cents apiece at Washington.
 Northern troops continue to arrive unobstruct- ed, both by the Potomac river, and by railway from Annapolis. An order will be issued Mon day prohibiting soldiers from wearing side arms unless on duty.
 In the rotunda of the capitol at Washington, Saturday, stack of muskets accidentally fell, and they were discharged. One ball passed through the right foot of Moses s. Herrick of the Beverly company. His foot was amputated. Capt. Clarke of the 9th Massachusetts regiment received a flesh wound in his arm from musket discharged by private who fell while drilling Several men of the 9th and 9th Massachusetts regiments were injured by revolvers accidental- ly discharged. They were sent homo. The dates from Washington are to the 18th,
 Sunday.
 The steamers Baltimore and Powhatan, Satur- day, came back from a cruise down the river, and they report that no hostile preparations were to be seen on either shore
 A train arrived Sunday night from Annapolis with great quantity of politicians, who settle down like flock of hazards now that the troops render it safe for them.
 The soldiers are all doing we'll. Most of them attended church Sunday, or had services at their quarters.
 The Massachusetts Fifth Regiment is at the Treasury Department, and the Rhode Island Regiment at the Patent Office. The New York Seventy-frst Regiment and part of the Penn sylvania Fifth Regiment are at the building put up for the Inauguration ball The Capitol is filled with Pennsylvania and Massachusetts troops, including the Seventh The latter will go into camp at Georgetown Heights soon, per- haps tomorrow, if their camp equipage arrives
 Col. c. F. Smith has been superseded in com mand of the military of the District by his supe- rior officer, Inspector-G General Joseph K F.. Mansfield.
 The 7lst New York regiment arrived Saturday morning and the Pennsylvania 9th in the even ing.
 The Rhode Island regiment report that as they came along the road on the march from Annapo- lis during the night fires were lighted on the surrounding hills by spies; who were evidently reconnoitering and watching the movement of the troops.
 It is authoritatively said that not one foreign word of instruction as to his coarse in case of a conflict between the North and South.
 STRUGGLING REPORTS continue to reach us to the effect Chat an attack upon Fort Pickens has been made-that the Fort has been captured, though at the sacrifice of thousand lives at least, on the part of the Secessionists. These reports, however, arc not worthy of the slightest credence. Indeed, the probability of any attack upon the Fort lessens with the expiration of every day. The supply of powder in the South ern States cannot be very great and with their supplies of this article cut off, and no mills to manufacture it, the necessity of being very spar ing of it is quite apparent. A bombardment of Fort Pickens, under thcse circumstances, is hardly to be expected.
 The most ridiculous reports are circulated throughout the South in reference to the condi. tion of affairs at the North-the object being to keep the great mass of the people in ignorance of the unanimity of Northern sentiment, and to in- flame their passions to that extent necessary to induce them to embark in the crusade against the Government. Passengers recently from the extreme South state that it is now the common ly-received opinion there that President Lincoln has been continually drunk since his inaugura- disguise, for fear of assassination by the Repub- licans. This is but one specimen.
 PBSNsYLvAsIA will soon have an effective force of forty thousand men in the field. In addition to those already called for by the President, a requisition has been made upon tho Governor, through General Patterson, for twenty -one more regiments, making about thirty thousand in all; and Governor Curtin will recommend in his Message to the Legislature, soon to convene, the calling out of ten thousand men, to be armed. encamped and drilled, and held in reserve for any service which may be required of them. the new contingent of twenty-one thousand is already nearly full. It is understood that Gov. Curtin's message will advocate the most decisive measures against secession, and recommend the appropriation of at least $3 O0O GOO by the state for war purposes,
 TIE. aggregate number of troops that have arrived at, or are moving toward Washington, is computed at 54,OOO men, employing eleven hrst-class steamers as transports.
 THOSE in the army who know Gen. Harney best, do not hesitate to express the opinion that he purposely had himself arrested at Harpers Ferry to avoid the necessity either of losing his chances for future promotion in the regular ar my by resignation, or of being compelled to participate in the support of the Government against the Southern disunionists
 THAT FLAG.-The white jag reported to have been borne by the Massachusetts regiment when it fought it's way through Baltimore, was the regular Massachusetts standard. It is flag of white silk, with the arms of the Union on one side, and those of the State on the reverse. Mas sdchuseHs troops ask no truce aDih mod rl traitors.
 SEIZURE or ARMS ON OUR SIDE.-A party off +l,o or:. fTY \. T