Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-09-18
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.


plain statement of the facts, on which it is pre-
suned the author of the extract founded his
misrepresentation. His letter bears date at
Fort Laramie, Aug. 22d: =.
'Our amiahle Secretary of War seems to feel
under obligations to provide, In some form or
other, for all the Inhabitants Of the Old Domin-
lon Some Of us recOllect the published evidence
In the Fort Smelling case, in which the Secretary
invites friend in Virginia to come up, that he
mas something for him. Two more instances of
his active interest in the welfare of the sons Of
MS native state have come to light. couple Of
young Virginians-oficers Of the army-went
from Fort Leavenworth last November on leave
OF absence Till the first of April. Several weeks
before this latter date their regiment the fourth
Artillery, was ordered to prepare for a march to-
ward Utah, but as this service did not suit the
inclinations of the young gentlemen referred to,
one OF them 1.-THE son Of an eminent lawyer In
Bath county,) wa. put on the Coast Survey. The
other "a son of Mr.. Goode, Nj. not having re-
ceived a scientific education, could not thus he
provided for; he oveTstayed his leave and sent
his resignation to the War Department; but his
tnher either previously or subsequently arranged
with Mr.. Floyd to have the resi- nation refused,
and his son was put on the recruiting service at
his place of residence, an obscure village In
Meckienburg county, where his office is likely to
be a sinecure.;'
First Lieut.. j. T. Goodo, 4th artillery, was
granted leave of absence for sixty days by the
commander of the troops IN Kansas, on the
18th of November last. The General in chief
extended this until March Goth, 1853. At tho
expiration of this period, Lieut.. g. was unable
| to report at his station, being confined to his
bed by severe illness. Finding that he did not
| regain his health as rapidly as was anticipated,
and that considerable time must elapse before
he would be fit for service with his company
then about to undertake q march of several
hundred miles, he rendered tho resignation of
his commission. This the Secretary of Var
declined accepting, and directed instead, that
Lieut.. q. be placed temporarily on the recruit
ing service. As all the prominent recruiting
stations were already occupied, this officer was
sent to Staunton, Va, mot the town of his res
dence, as allegcd,) where it was supposed n
| considerable number of good recruits could be
obtained.
First Lieut. VIM. r. Terrill, 4th artillery. is
| supposed to be the other officer alluded to in
tho above excerpt. Early in March last, an
officer of the army, who had for some years
been attached to the Coast Survey, was re-
| lievcd therefrom, and Lieut.. Terrill, then on
leave of absence, was selected as his successor,
at the request of Prof. Bache, Superintendent
| of tho Coast Survey. Lieut.. It's position on
the Army Register, and the state of his com.
pany respecting its officers, rendered hum oil
| gible for tho Coast Survey duty, under the
rules of the War Department applicable, and
it is believed that no officer of the army was
moro available for the service.
Thus, it will be perceived, that the cores
pondent Of the Post has misrepresentcd and
misconstrued unexceptionable actions, in order
to gain opportunity to vent his spleen on q
prominent Government officer.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Tho Secretary of
the Navy has received dispatches from Com
| modorc Lavalette, dated on board the U. S.
steamer Wabash, at Gibraltar, August Dist.
which port was reached in % days after leay-
ing Key West, by making use of the steam
engines during nine days. Com L. reports all
on board we'll, and states that the vessel had
been detained in quarantine and he has found
1t necessary to proceed to Marseilles to procure
Prdt'qUe, as one can be obtained there sooner
than at Gibraltar. The pratiq~e, we believe
Is clearance from quarantine regulations
lie was taking coal and water on board, and
would start for Marseilles on the following day.
The Wabash parted company with the Mace
DOMAIN on the 22d of July, the day the vessels
left Key West, and the latter was not expected
to reach Gibraltar before the latter part of
August. The Macedonian will proceed to G. ID
raltar without delay, and thence 20 to the
coast OF Syria, after replenishing her stores at
Spezzia. There are also dispatches received
from Captain Levy, of the Macedonian, dated
July 10th, at sea, long. 80 deg min nor
and lat. % deg. 10 min. west. All were we'll.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Orders to the following
effect have been issued by the Navy Depart
ment:
Commander Henry ii. Bell, to be light house
inspector for New York district, vice Com.
mander McKinstry, detached
Commander Chas. Stedmans detached from
the Philadelphia light house district, and Or
dered to command the brig Dolphin, and Com
mander StellwagOn to supply his place as light
house inspector.
Lieut.. ID. X. Lambert, detached from the
receiving ship at New York, and ordered to
the Cyane, and Lieut.. Milton Haxton to sup-
ply his place on the receiving ship
Lieut.. j. Pembroke, to 10 light bouse in.
spcctor for Charleston district, vice T T. Hun
ter detached.
Surgeon j. W. kellogg, ordered to tho Navy
Yard at Norfolk, vice James Cornick, ordered
10 the Roanoke as feet surgeon for the Home
Squadron.
Surgeon NJ. G. Dulaney, detached on the / st
OF october next from the Navy Yard at Ports
mouth, N. H., and Surgeon A. A. Henderson
ordered to relieve him.
Lieut.. X. L. Law, ordered to the Naval
Academy.
KING GEORGE COUNTY ROBBERY CASE
The Star, few days since, contained the par.
tial account of the trial of some parties at King
George County Court Virginia, for the robbery
OF seine, dc. A correspondent at that point
furnishes US the following account of the result
Of those proceedings:
An. KING GEORGE, Eva; y Sept is, Is5e.
NOTE PToseqnt was entered for VERT and he
was used witness he Com an