Litchfield enquirer., 1862-06-26

f admission of the State of Western Virginia into the Union was reported from the Committee on Territories. A bill to establish certain Nation. al Arsenals was reported fronthe Military Com. mittee. A bill for the organization of Army Corps and Stafs attached to Divisions, was in. troduced and referred to the Military Committee The bill for the better government of the Navy was passed. after the adoption of several amend. ments. A resolution calling for information re. lativeto the exchange of prisoners, was passed The bill providing for an additional oath of ofi. ce, was passed, with only five dissenting votes. The Committee of Conference on the Tax bill made report winch was concurred in by the Senate The House Confscation bill was taken up, and pending motion to substitute the Sen ate bill, the Senate went into Executive Session and afterward adjourned. :, In the House, the bill to establish land dis. tlict in Nevada was passed Abill relative to Colored Schools in the District of Columbia was introduced by MT. Lovejoy, of Illinois, and re. ferred. Aresolution of thanks to Capt. Davis and his officers and men, for the recent opera tions on the Western waters, was referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs. The resolu tion from the Committee on Elections, declaring that Charles Ii. Foster is not entitled to seat as Representative from North Carolina, was passed. The bill to authorize an additional is. sue of Treasury Notes, was then considered in Committee of the Whole, but only one section of it was acted upon. The House also agreed to the report of the Conference Committee on the Tax-bill and it now goes to the President for his signature. se
 THE War Department has received the import ant information, through dispatch from Gener- al Morgan dated the 18th inst, that Cumberland Gap, leading into East Tennessee, has been oc- cupied by the National forces: Gen. Morgan states that after great difficulty he reached po- tion near the Gap, and at o'clock on the morn- ing of the 17th, he advanced to the Gap to at- tack the rebel forces, but was just in time to learn that their rear guard had left about four hours before his arrival. as.,-9 Y l.eel Z.
 Com. Dupont reports m act so entirely char acteristic of Southern civilization, that it is worthy of special notice Some armed traitors, ascertaining that the Union forces had left Hutchinson's Island, stole over there under cov- CT of night, and gratifed their hatred of the Yankees they dared not face, by murdering a large number of negroes, who were unarmed and asleep. That is just what might be expected from the cowardly traitors of the Palmetto State. A FEW nights ago a number of members of the legislature were overhauling the tax bill and dis cussing the various items ana the extent of its application. In the midst oft, member from Milford jumped up and howl d "I'm glad salva- tion's free." The suggestion pleased all hands, but the Norwich Bulletin vey pertinently or inn pertinently adds, "We don't see what possible difference it could make with them."
 ADvIcEs from Corinth indfate that our forces are progressing into the int }ior of Mississippi by way of the New Orleans ad Northern R. R. Some of Gen. Sherman's men occupied, on Fri day, Holly Springs, place considerable inn portancA about % miles sorh of Grand June tion TAe Rebels had, or durse, removed nll their armory machinery. apdto make sure that it was safe, did notstop whit until they reach ed Atlanta. Ga.
 CoRINrH dispatches of te 22d say that Beau regard handed his comma to Bragg on the 17th and started for Richmond whether to take ac- tive command or to have dettlement with Jeff. Davis is question. 1ere are conflicting stories, and it is impossibll b determine whether any of the Rebel army hl gone east Large amounts of provisions, relived from St. Louis for the suffering Mississifans, have been lib- erally distributed among be inhabitants, who
 seem grateful for the kindIss
 RICHMOND papers give bef details of hard fight, four miles from Chleston, on Monday,
 18th inst. They say the ttle lasted all day, and that the loss was heay pn both sides. The Charleston papers were atrehensive that the
 fight would be renewed thaext day. The Mer-
 cury has recently become armed for itself, and
 sent it's large Hoe press otto Augusta, out of
 reach of bombardment.
 THE General Association Connecticut, rep resentiug the Congregation denomination of this state, held its l5ad anll llal meeting at Nor walk on Tuesday, Wednesday, ind Thursday, l7th, 18th and 18th insts. Rev. ! Eldridge of Nor folk was moderator, and Rd Messrs. Avery of Groton and Robinson ot Bedny, were scribes of the meeting The attendaB was large and many subjects of much praical importance to the pastors and churches cab under discussion.
 ACCOUNTS from General Ckis' command have been received in St. Louis the 18th, by tsls- graph. At that time reb gunboat was at Des Arc. The cavalry and lounted howitzers had fight with the rebels the previous day, near Jacksonport, routing tlm, and killing and wounding some twenty rebd Ten of the Na- tional force were wounded.
 l WE learn from Fortress Mbroe, that thirty more of the rebel guerrillastho made the de. I monstration in the rear of deral McClellan's army, on Friday last, have hn captured and brought down to Old PoiI from the White House, making fifty -four in who have been captured from which fact infer that some of the rebels found it more lHcult to get into their adventure than out oft. Two National suffers are said to have bee4aptured on Fri day, one of whom had tenlhousand and the other five thousand dollars with which they were about to come North tpbAin supplies. q
 TIE NEW ILLINOIS coss1hurAs DEFEATED.