Litchfield enquirer., 1863-09-24

CHARLESTON steamer Mcclellan, from Morris Island the morning of the leth, arrived at New York, on Saturday.
 Gilmore is mounting heavy guns at Cum mings Point to shell Charleston.
 The rebel fire from James Island was con- tinuous but not very effective. Sumpter still held by the rebels. The Me cClellan brings one hundred rebel prisoners taken at Fort Wagner
 IMPORTANT FROM RosEcRANs.-A dispatch from ten miles north of Lafayette, headquar- ters, in the field, dated the l6th says that when the rebels left Chattanooga, they fell back to Lafayette and took possession of the gaps of Pigeon mountain, directly in front of Thomas division.
 It is now reported by deserters that they number 65,000 men, being stronger than at Murfreesboro. Rosecrans has concentrated his forces and the two stand opposed to each oth- CT, in the shape of a crescent formed by Pigeon mountains, of which they hold tse gaps, they having the interior and we the exterior line.
 A dispatch from Chattanooga, headquarters in the field, the l7th, says all is quiet, no at tack, but constant skirmishing. Longstreet is reported at Resaca with 10000.
 A dispatch from headquarters of the army, Sept. 18th, says the enemy does not seem in- clined to attack, but is constantly increasing in force that Longstreet passed through Au- pusta the 10th and llth, by rail to Resaca, and his advance has reached Lafayette.
 The rebels have been moving through the Gap of the Pigeon Mountain, and forming line on this side. as if to attack.
 Rosecrans has assumed strong defensive position on the Chickamanga Creek, covering Chattanooga. He eviuces no disposition to att tack at present. The preparations to do go cannot all be completed for few days when a battle must ensue.
 No doubt remains that Longstreet's or Ew- ells corps is here, and battle is imminent, The enemy were feeling our lines on the 18th. The rumors at Louisville of disaster to Ros- ecrans are supposed to arise from the fact that on Sunday last rebel force l6 ,oOe strong at- tackled Gen. Negley's brigade 1900 strong. at Birds Gap, and drove them back three and a half miles. Negley recovered the ground next morning with loss of S5 killed, wounded and missing.
 A recent visitor to Fitz Greene Halleck. at Guiiford, Ct, reports that the venerable poet. now in his 18th year, is in most excellent health, and that he is lionized by the ladies whenever he makes his appearance. His eye Is as bright and he is as full of fun and apec- dote as in days gone by. Mr. Halleck was for many years confidential clerk to Jodn Jacob
 Astor, the weaithiest man in the country, and
 the only remembrance the old miser left him
 was an annuity of fifty dollars. ] A gentleman popping his head through a tallors shop window, exclaimed, |" What time is it by your lap-board ?' Upon which the tailor lifted up his lapboard and struck him a
 blow on the head, answering, It has jus, struck one."- Palladium.
 The above is ancient, but it redeems the joke little by giving the reply of the gen. tleman" when he picked himself up, which : was, that he vas d-d glad it wasn't any la. ter !"-N II. Journal
 There was large sale of scrap copper at the
 Navy Yard, in Washington, Wednesday
 There were a number of bidders present from Philadelphia and New York. The entire lot consisting of about l25, ,000 pounds, was struck
 of at fAeen and half cents per pound. , Gov. Andrew of Mass, has been to Nor folk, Va, this week.
 Gen. Cass' health is improving, and he il now out of danger. A new Episcopal Church is to bs built il
 Bridgeport.