Litchfield enquirer., 1861-08-22
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 THE DANGER of an attack upon Washington, or an invasion of Maryland, seems imminent- The War Department has made a requisition up- on the Governor of ten of the Northern States to forward, without delay, to the Capital all the en- rolled troops, whether armed, equipped, or uni formed, or not The advance of the Rebel forces toward the line of the Potomac prompts this ur- l gent call for more men at the seat of war. Dis patches assure us that Gen. Mcclellan has taken measures to put stop to all intercourse between traitors at the Capital and Rebels in the field by way of the Lower Potomac, and it is to be hoped, therefore, that the fleet in the Potomac is suffi- cient to render the transportation of an army across that river, below Washington, impossible. The average width of the Potomac from few miles below Alexandria to its mouth cannot be less than from two and half to three miles. It Is probable that the rebels have but few, if any boats, that can be used for the transportation of a large body of troops such distance, even if unmolested. Should this be the case, the insur- gents may attempt to get into Maryland by ford ing the Upper Potomac, with the hope of reach tng Baltimore before they can be intercepted- One thing, at least, is certain-the Government wants all the troops it can get, and there must be no delay ill sending forward all who are enrolled, to the last man.
 Although there has been some delay in carry ing out the programme, it is probable that the plan of making generalrendezvous in the vicin- ity of Baltimore, or between that city and Wash ington, will be carried out. The anxiety of certain parties in New York and Pennsylvania to keep many possible of the troops where they may have opportunity to clothe and sup ply them, will have to yield to the necessity of having the regiments placed where they will be immediately available wherever they need ed The advantages certainly to be derived from having the general camp of instruction located at convenient distance from Washington or Baltimore are too numerous to be overcome by mere objects of profit and speculation by any favorites. The whole reserve force of the army of Potomac should be concentrated without de- lay in a position most convenient to any points where it may be needed.
 SEIZURE OF F1rTT-EIGHr THOUSAND DOLLARS BY UNITED STATES TRooPs.-Fifty-eight thou sand dollars were seized at St. Genevieve, Mis- souri, on Friday. It was at the request of the directors of the parent bank at St. Louis, to whom it was transferred Saturday by Gen. Fremont
 Dispatches reached St. Louis on Saturday, that train, conveying troops over the Hannibal and St Joseph railroad, was fired into by the rebels, near Palmyra, and one soldier killed and several wounded. Gen. Pope immediately sent orders to Gen. Hurlbert to take such force as he deemed necessary to Marion county, quarter them on the people, and levy contributions, mules, provisions, and such other things are useful to doldiers, amounting to s1O,G00 on the inhabitants of the county, and S5,000 more on outrage.
 \ SKIENIsH AT MATTHIAS UasAing ion, August l6.-Iesterday afternoon. about hali past one o'clock. the steamer Resoutc was order- ed from Aquia Creek to Matthias Point for the purpose of frcconnotring. Seeing batteau flied with barrels just below tke Point toat was sent from the Resolute, with six men to bring of the ) batteau. No sooner had the boat touched the beach than voliey Of n.,,aJet balls was opened , upon her from secession force concealed ill the woods, killing three n,cn instantly.
 Another yolley was fired by the enemy as thes moved their position, or as soon as they had time to reload.
 The Resolute was about seven hundred yards from the shore, and fired in the midst of the re- bels ore shot of canister and nine of shrapnel. with, it is thought, extensive havoc, while other reports arc positive to this effect.
 The scene on board the small boat is::descrJed as most heart-sickenirg, the dead lying out stretched in it covered with their own blood The boat was lowed short distance from the shore by one of the screw named Anderson, who quietly stepped into the water for that purpose, and thus concealed from the enemy.
 The other uninjured man 1t is said lay in the boat: supplied by the sad scene through which he had just passed, while the wounded man helped Sanderson to row the boa. towards the Resolute, from which assistance was immediately rendered.
 The enemy evidently congratulated themselves that they had killed the entire boats crew.
 The Resolute reached the Navy Yard at II O. clock last night, bringing hither the dead and the wounded men, who has been sent to the hos pital.
 As the woods skirting the several more impor- tant crossings of the Potomac river afford fine ambuseades for the enemy, those who are best acquainted with the geography of the river are urging the application of fire, as an effective means of destroying the present assailing advan- tages of the disunionists, as well as other meas ures for accomplishing that purpose.
 THE BATTLE IN M1ssoURI-The St. Louis cor respondence of the Democrat, furnishes detail ed account of the battle of Wilson's Creek. The enemy's camp extended along the creek three miles, enclosed by high ground each side, upon which the greater part of the engagement was fought. The enemy had 2l pieces of artillery and a very large body of cavalry.
 Gen. Siegel attacked the rebels from the south east as soon as he heard from Gen. Lyons com mand, and drove them back half mile, taking possessing of their camp, which extended west ward to the Fayetteville road. Here terrible fire was poured into his ranks by regiment he