Litchfield enquirer., 1861-12-12

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 The House committee to examine into gov o ernment contracts, of which Mir Van Wyck is ir chairman, will report in part some time this Q 1roak Ii is said that large sums of money have olreody been saved to the government through their investigations. t Cant Told, Of the Lincoln cavalry, who, with { :, cw of his company, was taken Prlsoner Tn the [ neiehborhocd of Fohick Church, about three ,raets ooo. while on a reconnoissance, has "ri5- ton 2 lefter which was received at Washington on Friday stating that mono ot those Ms9 g stle tt with him at that time, were ll}}areu' 1 anu ''''' they are all nov imprisoned Ill i''cAilio"'. s :--
 The Indian bureau at " ashissStoh N:s I:.ao ed information that Gen. Hunter, by Us diret ton vas holding q council at Leaseh"or'n wIta influential representatives of the south inaH1 tribes. including three from the Creeks' cne'o kecs and CAoctaws n relating to the dls1ufDai- ,s ces oecas.uned by the present reosiiioh. ih instructions sent thither by the commissioner of Indian affairs contemplated their return to .heu own people, with strong assurances ol the 1T, sno- ship of the United Ssatos government.
 The DC nsion office. has witkheid the payment of pensions to number ef persons On saLtc,sn. evidence of their dsioyaltg 1t appears lha, some show a willingness to take tue prcscF'o2a oath of aeginice a:sd loyalty for the purpose oi obtaining money from the Government, but who afterwards either join the rebels os otherwise give them aid and comfort
 The charges against Col KerTigaA, of the t2tA New York regimen. who IS no" uhder at- irest in Washington, ere understood to be- disFe-
 sncctEul conduct to lis superior othceES aao neg feet Of his own regiment, thereby tending 10 gro l duce insubordiEation. Iha tTiai has nas 5st 'a : ken place. 5 whn may t,s coniscated and emanclpated dufiO = tba had thorough discussion in the Cabinet, 0 Fa,,.y and developed great strength and noquu- layity. Mir Seward lends to the measure his cordial and uneuaIi2d suppnrt. It will proba- II b!y be adopted as an administration measure. T 'ComUal,ler Poor tried for allowing the g Sumter to escape from Ne" Orleans %hen 1t Q WAS in command of the Brooklyn" bocN':V:iE
 that port, has been acquitted by the court ali 's the decision has been approved oy oeefc'"i. l. Welles.
 a EiIsgorR1-I)ec. 7.-General Pope has bte' to ass;4u,d to the command of all tie Lnlon force at between tne Missouri and Osase rivers. Ihl he force constitutes te largest pat ot the ;.sT,' which General Fremont too, to SpFilGa1i- 1t H,sy preparations are uow being mate itI IL. at cs.l<bncrt of winter quarters for the tro"pa. ,e General Price is soGth of tie 0sa5e, ;:a'i to l,sine u,ore men hy t.cserion aud e1pra.lon
 time Of service than Le has gained by his Pr
 clGinatioD. s. HAssAs Csrr, Zee. IA band of rebels e v tered l,daDcrdclca l..3t night and arrested @eF o I'll Union men, and forced them to take al o:. ~ t:,at they would not take up GrnA5 a@aia.' Ii '' Southern conederacy. c.,.. en- This morning they took possession oE the at;l Iii leaving fer Lexington; but through 'h2 1H.iuSi l7o os some rebel c,tlzens it was restored:
 letter from Kentucky, in a Cit,ial.a:i pap F, gives later news Erom Nashville:
 ~ " Goy Harris had begun to draft from | 'r5- Tennessee l'ili,;a and in apprehension that sb- Woad adopt s'.ctl a course, SIX eight hundT all able-boded Union;ss hat; left Nasilyilie with; n, wes k-some for East Tennessee, and sonle '. other directions. The State Bank i! NaSlyil .ti- lad been filed wii;l arms wrcncAei from | -ty hands of ci,izea@, in obedience to illrr ,r: threatening c:rc.'ag. Ati :Ee hrc-&rn23 ia !
 haraa gre stores had been seized. llc i;tj l! 'l tel, with its becs aid be1iins I.ad bs:. take: red g hospital, and seyes,,! l.rgo warehouses il s- been taken tJc tle sacle lurpos@."
 eH HE ADMINISTRATION cS TE4 CcHcaae., ari 'e.E3GlaS-->,ecretary ks~arl Las sent tiis {. icf:Is communication u Gen. M2Gie.aE, n l
 ference to the siaTes cf 1vrsl ,nas-ers, 5s!.o ta. ,l@ cooes within te i1t3 oz ti1s army g5 Pc ~l::, .49 EG2AETEGH2 og SGATE, .fI S,..st.;u.toc, Ice. {, iSJl. ]
 70 :;1j. (: :era! Iso l}. :f C?st'ln ;',,SI;:;gt S> -t: E1GaAls:i ss directed !sy tl.- fres;s!Gs4t cf call your attention to i:4 following gt.ht ice: : .I Pevsocs cl,,st! ;o fe i4r.:. :D ~te,laa CT I@h
 sl,,.!sr the jaws oE lie G.Ao ct Virginia anv g
 tua.iy employed ii :.cc!i'e ss:g.ce ss.iEs: !. ere government ci tie C!;its>t :. tez, frequently M cSi :tola the lines u tb3 41T,y of th.; 10: ota- sry Ihis dcPSriE1aIs UEtcrataii5s that such N"rao nee afterwards c".4ine into ti:e ely of F:si:,&t md are lis.te to ba arrested hy tc cit poi:cc t5. the presumption, a-iSin.: freta co!or, ':. t.
 gre 1us!tives from ser.ice CT I2J9r. Ly [
 fourth acction of tAe "ct Of Congress, arpro4 Ghe .In::,sst Gis, 1884, entitled an act o cou;isc; or,, property used for tiouary purposes, hostile employment Is made tEl a,.d s;ii;e;s t'a. answer to any further claim to service or ab ne Persons thus employed snd ping are recev
 iuto t.sc military protection ef the United Stat 1s an1 their arrest ag fuSiiiyes from laher St 'el vice sionid he sHleI,a ateiy followed hy tta |. as iary arrest of the rartiss making tIe sei2Il
 Copies ot this communication will De sent to
 mayer of the city of Washington, and 10 tIe raG re- shal of tho District Of Columbia, that any c, ,1 lsion between the military and civil authoriti - nay be avoided
 d3' aIa, General! your very obedicnt servant, ou- I'M Ii. SEWARD. ati By reference to tbe records of the Eevolu..c ng it will be seen that Massachusetts, with ro:.
 lation of 330, ,G3u, had at one tEe, JG, oVo troo
 in the field, or over one-sixta Of her ea:ire pe oo ple, force greatly exceeding tic whole nnrnb
 or troops 1ufnlsE2u by all tAe southern Sotat
 during that war. Should the present Joy ''I- states furnish troops in like proport:eo wli 1t undoubtedly would Do tue ease, should ai az emergency demand it, the Government could p ,.. promptly into tie 6sld on army of over tar is7 aIilliona.
 The Prince of Wales is the subject Of rasl pst runors regarding his prospective 1narrias . which dignifed London sheet says ''ia an eve 'ol which, is the natural crdcr of things, may en- looked for shortly" The young princess sele ard ted IS daughter of Prince Christian, of De
 mark, seventeen years of age, exceedingly bca
 tiful, and possessed of the right to succeed ,od the throne of Denmark. Communications VIC
 commenced between the parties some time sine ost The revenues of the Duchy of Cornwall ha ort been accommodating fer the Prince of Wales ev +or since his birth. These revenues amount to abo q S20O, ,Go0 each year, 50 that substracting t TOT princes expenses. there ought to be about 5; . | 900 invested for his benefit somewhere. Il
 London journals, in view of the large number
 royalty's sprigs which are to go through | IGN same process, look upon tLe subject slight ,ws with eyes of speculation, and congratulate t na- English public that |" there will be no eItrao
 dinary pull upon the public purse on the occ ID sion." It is possible that such matrimoui
 alliance between the crowns of Denmark a azs England may elgender serious disputes respet
 ing the Danish secession, as similar allianc - have done in times of old.
 the General Pillow says he needs moro forces
 Columbus, Ky.
 The severe cold weather on Monday and Tus