Litchfield enquirer., 1861-09-19
sIs,va uf tue Week.

l FR1pAY.-From Western Virginia we have in telligence of an important victory gained by tn federal arms. Gen. Rosencranz, on Tuesday came upon Floyd's army, 5000 strong, intrench ed near Summerville, and, after some prelimin ary skirmishing, engaged his whole force. Af ter 8 hard fight of three hours, during whicl some of Floyd's guns were silenced, and his DO sitions taken, our force fell back and rested o1 their arms for the night, with Q view to engag ing the enemy again in the morning. It wal found, however, that Floyd had fled during tn, night, leaving his baggage, horses, wagons, Sc. and taking with him his dead and wounded.- Our loss was fifteen killed and seventy wounded The federal troops engaged wcrc principally from Ohio, and conducted themselves, it is re ported, with signal bravery
 A DISPATCH from Gen. Fremont states thai Gen. Pope is in full pursuit of Greens forces A connection has been made between the Pacific and iron Mountain Railroads, under the order of ten. Fremont, which will afford important ia clllty for military operations. The rebels i1 Missouri continue to burn the bridges of rail
 
 disastor among the loyal citizens. DlspATciIEs from Kentucky state that tho Sen. ate had conarmod the vote of the House e1pell ing the confederate forces from the ststo by s vote of 26 to g. Tho enlistment of men for the rebel army ill Kentucky is made crime punish able with death,
 SATUHnAY.-Thc usual quiet continues along the line of tie Potomac. 4 balloon reconnois- sance was made, Friday, which revealed tue fac that iuAson,s Hill is a position of no great strength, intended merely for tho protection oi riie corps. Il was also discovered that tAe re- beis, so far as their troops could be seen, are not in so great force as was supposed, though many have been concealed in tine woods
 \ sHAET sEirmishing affair occurred, Friday, at Eal's lloua>. The rebels attacked our pie hets stationed there, and were repulsed with a loss of seven wounded. They afterward return ctl with a larger force, and took and burned the house, and captured 8 lieutenant and four men of a Maine regiment. This brings them nearer the federal camp, but it is not likely they will Hold the position.
 TIE Provost Marshal of Baltimore made, Fri day, clear sweep among tie secession leaders of -'saryiahd. iio arrested Henry May, Henry h. tiorilt, N. G Harrison, Ross Winans, May OF Brown, r. II. Howard, editor Of the Excaa,loe Thos. l. Hall, Jr., editor of the Baltimore iSoutA and several others.
 
 0N Thursday the rebels in Western Virginia adyancod on Elk Water and Cheat Mountain summit. 4 few shells from troops dispers- ed them. The troops were sent to drive them back and succeeded. Col. John A. Washington of Mount Vernon, was one of two rebel officers that wcro shot.
 SEvsH prisoners were captured ny Capt. Post CT, of the Franklin County (Mo.,) Homo Guards, wio reported that a fight had occurred bktwce,, tie Louisianians and AIissourians in Hardec, camp, owing to the former having charged the latter with cowariiice in the battle at Spring field. liardee was falling back to 1ocahontas. DESPATCH rem Frankfort says that Govern or Magofin yc:oc.! Thursdays resolutions in re-
 
 Houses passed them over lis Ycto.
 TIE Ii;rialr ssA. Cs1Ho.-.i Chicago special dispatch from Cairo states hat tI.c gl,s, boat did more execution, Tuesday last, than was suppos- cd. Fly pa?c2 received from thc rebel camp. they acknowledge the rebel gun boat "Innkce' disabled, sixty eight killed ani large number wounCed. Ilc same paper claims several hun drcd fetcrAls killed, but we know that only two men of our force were wounded
 Commodore X. ii. Foot has arrived and taken charge of naval matters here, in placc of Com. Rogers, who has been ordered to Washington
 A SPIRITED affair occurred OF Saturday after noon about three miles above I,arncstown, Md. between a rebel force of 45o and five companies under Col j. V. Ceary, of the Pennsylvania Twcnty ciyth Regiment. After an engagement of two bours tie rebels rctreatcd with thc loss of eight or ten killed and several wounded. Our loss was one killed.
 FOURTEEN negroes, the property of the late Commodore Jones, escaped from Lcwisvo to the federal lines sond,y.
 SEVERAL additional arrests were made Mon day at Baltimore, chiefly of members of tho Leg islature on their way to Frederick City. It ia supposed that the police have instructions to ar rest all members Of known secession yympathics.
 THREE: hundred buried muskcts have been dis covered at Baltimore, supposed to have been sc- creted by the police under Marshal Kane.
 Ir IS rulnorcd that Gen. Johnston has largely increased lis force along the river line.
 GEN. Butler is actively engaged in raising six New England regiments for special service
 FouhrEEN slaves escaped on Saturday from Sewai!'s Point to Fortress Monroe. They report that there are only five hundred rebels at that point, and that provisions are scarce.
 TIE proclamation of the Captain General ot Cuba occupied the attention of the government Monday, notwithstanding the explanations of the Spanish minister rendered on Saturday.
 LOUISVILLE, Sept. l5.-Among the one hun dred and fifty-Sx federal prisoners who were ta- ken from Castle Pinckuey, Charleston harhor we notice the names of Col. Corcoran, of the N. Y. G9th, and H. Eddy, Chaplain of the 2d Conn. Regiment.
 The following proclamation has been issued by Gov. Magofin:-
 " The government of the Confederate States,