Litchfield enquirer., 1862-10-23
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 uuder. There appears to be no doubt that the latter intends to give battle at or near their present location, which is now well known to our Generals, through the thorough reconnoi- sances recently made Simultaneous with the movement of Gen. Hancocks Division to l Chartestown on Thursday. another movement vas made across the Potomac, at shepardstown Ford, by Gen Woodburys Division. which took the roa'i leading to Smith6eld, a small village half way between Charlsssown and Bunkefs Hill This division encamped on Thusday night, between Leestown and .Kerneysyill, ha- lying met with but slight resistance during the advance Friday morning the cavalry attatched to the division advanced toward Smthfeld, and formed junction with Rancock's cavalry, ha- ving mean time discovered the enemy in very heavy force. The object of the reconnolsance was thus attained without loss.
 We have some facts of interest from Gen :. McCleIlsns army. On Saturday Gen. Stahl, with detachment of cavalry. met a large force of Rebel cavaly, and one battery of artillery near Thoroughfare Gap. and had attacked them capturing 80 prisoners and one caisson filled with ammunition. The enemy was routed, and Gen. Stahl followed in hot pursuit. As our troops, under Gen. Humphreys, were returning from the reconnaissance of Thursday, the Rebels followed with cavalry and artillery to within a short distance ofShepherdstown. opening with he latter whenever tn v could get within range Our loss was one man killed and six wounded The troops safely recrossed nt Shepherdstowi4 ford bringing number of prisoners. The Rebel wounded, numbering loo ielt at Charles town, Were brought within our lines. where they will be paroled. The Rebels had between for ty an. fifty killed and wounded on Thursday night, in dlsputing the advance of Gen. Hum phreys's troops. A dispatch from Headquarters dated Saturday evening says that one hundred and fifty of the cavalry including several officers engaged Tn the recent raid into Pennsylvania have been captured on this side of the river They are stragglers from the main body.
 Gen. Butler has ordered Uriah G. Patterson an ex- Policeman at New Orleans to be coMfnea for six months at Fo.t Pickens, at hard labor with twenty four pound ball attached to hls lsg, for sending in an insulting and seditous report to the United States authorities.
 THE substance of Gen. Pleasanton's official report of his ride after Stuart's rebel cavalry is published. He succeeded in driving the rebels from the mouth of the Morocacy to Whites is of the opinion that had Whites Ford been occupied hy any force Of ours previous to the occupation of it by the enemy, the capture of Stuart's forces would have been certain but with his (Pleasantons) small force. which did not exceed one fourth of that of the enemy, it wss not practicable for him to occupy that ford while the enemy was in his front,
 THE bark Alert. of New London, reported captured and destroyed off Flores by the rebel pirate Alabama, was q good vessel, worth with al her outfit for the voyage. near $50 ooo.- Only last Saturday an insurance office in New York took a war risk on the ship for rrary her full value.
 \ PasrrarrsE fig tho Acsso, kas been char tered at Fayal to proceed to Flores, to take ths prisoners released by the rebel steamer Alabama to Boston.
 EIGHT thousand signatures have been annan ded to an appeal from tie women of the loya states. praying for the removal of negligent in content, drunken. OF knavish men, who in ths first hurry of selection obtained for themselves posts of responsibility and that the Presiaen will retain in the army only capable, honest ant trustworthy soldiers.
 CENTRAL BHAuREaAED has presented to Gen Jackson silver mounted pistol, of new pat tern, made in Paris expressly for Jackson. is a revolver constructed to throw balls as can non throws grapeshot. With this weapon it is calculated that he can destroy half dozen en emies at single discharge of the revolver. s, says southern paper.
 | THE suhjoned extract of letter from an off cer on the Staff of Gen. Terrill. who was killed l in the late battle of Perryville, will correct some errors committed by newspaper accounts :- '" The papers are in error in regard to Bragg at tacking McCook it was the combined forces O Hardee and Polk, or two of the rebel army di visions against one of ours. The rebels are ir )setreat toward Harrodsbursh for the purpose o forming junction with Kirby Smith and cut ting off Gen. Sill, who has the flower of the Western army. Our army fought after heinz two days without adequate supplies of water or provisions, and all of them green troops, never be- fore in action nevertheless, they withstood the combined attack and were able to follow the re- treating rebels twenty hours afterward." ..
 WE have Richmond dates to the 17th. In their account of the battle at Perrville, Ky, the rebels have outlied themselves. and panting truth tolls after them in vain. They claim an immense victory that they simply annihilated one of Gen. Buells divisions, took 5000 pris- oners &c.,, &c., Some of the papers clamor for the invasion and desolaling of the North but no more loudly than they clamored in 1861.
 ALI. the Rebel infantry and artillery have left Western Virginia, after having secured large quantities of salt from the wellsin the valley. It is conjectured that they have gone to East Tennessee to reinforce Bragg. There are no ! ,l,,l, in rl, UoIJ (sol