Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-08-10

OF the main saloon the deck IL sacred to the t.tea
fefs. Young "lovyers" abound here, and some
counting, and good deal Of delightful conversa.
ton is carried on. Songs are sing, old friend
ships discussed, and new and agreeable ones
formed; jokes are cracked at the expense Of sun
ory couples, who, under the magnetic influence
OF each others eloquent eyes. see nothing, hear
nothing, know nothing. save What is rose-colored
and peffumed with ambrosial vapors Over this
intefe ting scene rises the silver moon, which at
nrsI casts her white rays in narrow line across
the quiet water; and as she mounts up into the
heavens, sheds them gracefully down DER the
quiet earth, lighting up the beautiful scenery on
either side, covering the beautiful water through
which we glide 30 swiftly and joyously home
with mantle Of sparkling light, peeping play
fully in among cur pleasant groups and disclos-
ing the blush which 10 stealing over the cheek of
the graceful Miss not far from reporter as she
listens TO something (which we are sure must be
very nteresfing to her) which 10 being whispered
into her ear by that good looking yoang gentle
man oy her side. Don't be angry, Miss. the
moon don't mean TO be impairment but only to
let that good looking young man see In your face
something that you have not the voice Just now
to tell him--Perhaps. Ahem!
Long miles that seem short are thus travelled
UNTIL at midnight the ladies retire to their state
rooms, their male partners seeking theirs and for
three hours Ill repose except those whose duty II
Is to attend to the safety and comfort of their
guests. At O'Clock the boat has arrived at Alex
andria, and our number is Iessened by the depar-
tare OF dozen or so, ladies and gentlemen, when
we are again underweigh, and half an hour after
wards arrive safely at the foot Of Sixth street. in
Washington. Here hasty fsrewells are exchang ed
and our glorious company disperses No, not vet
We wait moment TO pay our respects TO Captain
Mitchell, whom we thank with all our hearts for
his courtesey during the time we have been under
MS care: To him md his Officers we all hold our
selves deeply indebted, next TO the watchful eve
above, that no accident unpleasant Incl dent has
occu red to alloy the pleasure we all have so much
enjoyed.
The DISTRICT MILIrARY.--Ed,ior Star: There
are many writer's like the "Military Man" who
In laying before their readers the pretty points OF
the cause they advocate, cannot resist disparag-
Ing and slurring over the work Of ythers Com
mendations upon the admirable tate of "drill''
which the National Rides have attained, cannot
surely he objectionable to- any reasonable one.
They are certainly deserving what praise they
have received : but when writer endeavofs to
show on the advantages Of this corps by a con-
tfast with other corps; In dsrespectful reference
to them as "the poor apology for military In this
city, &c, it is necessary that some little notice
should be taken Of the matter. The writer also
this may be applied to a certain Venerable insti-
tuition Of the city, that has continued through
years, and recently branched out into a battalion
organization IT Is necessary to inform the "Mili-
tarv Man, and those who entertain his notions
OF the sensitiveness and jealousy Of the Infantry
that his notions are entirely unfounded and that
the said Infantry have had about as much al thew
could possibly attend to, without looking outside
Of their armorY and ranks, to become sensitive or
jealous OF the efforts of other organizations This
fact the military Mani can verify il he will in.
quire as to the action Of the Infantry upon their
being urged and solicited to hinge-on to the frag-
ments of former battalion, and give this civ an
other sick and infirm so-caled regiment The
Infantry then simply requested these very urgent
gentlemen to go to themselves, talk over their
business, and build themselves up and produce a
regiment that for themselves they simply wanted
To attend alone to their own special concerns In
this they have succeeded, having produced bat
l1loh OF their own, and they are now following
up their works. have their battalion drilled ac,
cOrding to sold Winfield's'' heavy sturdy. and
solid tactics, with dash Of Hardee in IT, which
to learn consumes all the time that can be spared
out its being detrimental to their business duties
and they are perfectly willing to leave Hardee In
the hands of the Nationals" and other light
corps, as 1t would not do for the whole of the vol.
unteer troops to be pac king of in trot deploy as
skirmshers rally and retreat, and have no line to
sustain them, or no reserves, or nothing 10 mask
battery with. The IN Nationalist are fortunate
in having a commander of actual. service exoe-
rience, skill, and composed Of members who
have time to devote to the com plicated drill of
Light Infantry Under this fortunate combina-
ton, they would be indeed highly blamable If
they were not well and elegantly drilled
In conclusion, we would say TO the "Military
Man that as ''poor' Is the ssapolopy ), I'm his
opinion, that the old corps Of the Infantry have
lad within It's ranks men who heard the clash of
arms and Were engaged on the plains of Mexico:
and, further there are few more left of the same
sort, who have never been ashamed of their con-
nection with the ''old corps" and more, we
would inform Military Man u that the twenty
i've members that were instructed by that prince
OF Instructors Sergeant Hamilton, Of the GARRISON
when ne had done with them, pronounced them
little better than his best in pIavinR the piouo
upon their muskets as they executed the manual
OF w infeld" aforesaid
1t would be well for military Man ;, in future
communications TO sign his name, so as 70 allow
some one else to Judge OF his capacity to decide
upon the merits Of the Washington soldiery
wnen-fhe fact Is fully established that both our
regular troops and volunteers, when compared
with the weil-trained armies Of Europe are sadly
deficient, not In pluck, but the qualities that make
parade soldiers. military Man. NAV safely cal
culate that there is one soldier to every twenty
men-a ratio in the service and out Of Ii and Ii
he Is fortunate enough TO be of these soldiers
he may Judge, without being considered pre-
sumPtlVe MEN. BAT. w. l.. /.
The NORTH CAROLINA SLAVE CAsE-OHicer
Allen telegraphed 10 North Carolina last week in
order to notify the owner of the colored man
who was arrested by Aliens directions with the
white man Ephraim Halleck, to come to this CITY
The telegraph failed to bring an immediate an.
swer, and Alien started for TyrreIl county him
self Mr.. Spruel, the owner, got the dispatch
Yesterday, and started immediat and this
morning he is here to identify his slave. The
further hearing of the will not ia ke place un-
til Aliens return from North Carolina.
Mr.. Spruel visited his servant, Allen Mann, In
the county Jail this morning, and the meeting
was quite touching. The fugitive seemed to be
quite overpowered upon seeing his master, and
told how he had desired to get back to him. He
had written several letters to him so stating but
he found il much easier to run away from North
Carolina to Canada than to return from Canada
An idea Of the close watch kept upon fugitive
slaves may be obtained from the fact thai Mr.
Spruel confirms the statement OF his servant and
says that he sent money to him to pay his ex-
penses back, which Mann says he never got Mr.
SPruel then sent young man to Canada to bring
him home, ana that young man in order to escape
being mobbed was forced to leave suddenly and
walk eight or nine miles in the snow. Mr.
SPruel being obliged to return home imme-
diately, Justice Dom will take his statement
under oath this afternoon at O'Clock, in the
presence Of the counsel for the defence. Halleck
the white man, seems DESTROYS Of getting out of
the difficulty at any cost.
IMPORTANT CAsE.-In the case Of w. F. Pur-
cell and others agt the heirs Of John Gibson, of
Virginia, the Supreme Court Of the State has
granted supercedeas, arresting the judgment Of
the circuit judge Of Culpeper county, Virginia,
in the case. This is regarded by lawyers an
indication favorable to the appellants an by the
law Of the State, the Supreme Court has no power
to arrest the judgment Of the court below unless
the decision Of the lower court exhibits an error
upon an examination Of the records The parties