Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-11-04
OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
hi FLEET.

nent nor the STAY once had received any definite
Intelligence Of tho precise whereabouts since the
receipt Of the news brought by an English cap
tain. who passed It sailing along in good condi-
tion and with fine weather, OF Cape Hatteras, on
Wednesday morning last at daybreak.
The recent terrible storm commenced here al 6
p m. on Friday, and at Old Point Comfort at .
p. m. Of the same day.
Thus IL 10 extended south to the latitude In
which the feet must have been, IL struck 1t 1.-THE
feep at least two, II not three hundred miles
south Of Hatteras.
But judging nom the direction and character
OF the winds prevailing here before, during and
Immediately after the storm, nautical men be.
heve that the gale commenced about In the lati.
tude Of Hatteras, and that little of IL reached as
far east as the feet must have been by Friday
morning last by daybreas.
Hence, there 10 no apprehension felt at the
Navy Department that the recent storm may have
seriously endangered or injured the feet,
Al by last evening. or this forenoon the fee.
may have proceeded as far as OF the mouths
OF the Mississippi, if the storm did not throw
down The telegraph wires south, the probability
u That the Richmond papers of this morning
announce Its appearance and landing somewhere
upon the coast
"IINzs" IN sEcEssIA.
On the 18th ultimo, gentlemen's boots were selI
Ing In Richmond at SIS per pair, and common
brown sugar at II to IS cents per pound. AT the
same time the farmers Of the Piedmont region
were utterly without a market for their wheat.
Aed wheat was then worth, in Richmond, a5 cts
.na ~ni'e ~ lol cts This 10 equivalent to rs
~o cenes iof RED, and i've cents more for white
~ Confederate shinpiasters at 20 Der cent dis
count-on the farms At that rate IN. ,sb.,Iior
has cost the agrculturists Of the Piedmont region
OF Virginia, In the depreciation in tbs valu. of
Wneat alone, many millions of dollars
PHOTOGRAPHIC PICTURE.
This forenoon, Brady made PHOTOGRAPHIC pio.
fufe OF Major General Mcclellan and all Of nj.
division commanders sufficiently near to be at
one time at his quartsrs-Generals Heintzl.man
Andrew Porter, Mcdowell, Buell., Fitz John Po,
Yer, Casey, Smith, Blencker, and some others
GONE HOME TO VOTE
The nfss regiment Of Maryland volunteers went
70 Baltimore without arms this fornoon to exer
else their lawful rights at the ballot box I'm the
State election on Wednesday A consider,hls
number Of Maryland voters EMPLOYED In the Quar-.
ssfmaster sdepartment here also went home to- dav
to The same end.
The GRAND REVIEW.
IL was designed to review this forenoon, AZ
some point over the river about Is coo troops in
bodY-she divisions of Generals Mccall, Firr
John Porter, and smith. For some reason nm
Known 10 IN IL was however postponed.
FABRICATION BRANDED.
hEAp0uARTEas CAsEY's DIVISION,
Washisgton, Noe. 2, 1861
10 rae Editor OF ths Ndtiond! RspKbtican
TIE ORDER TO COLONEL BAKER
Brigadier General Casey early this morning
sent msnage to Mr.. Webb, from whose house
Coionei BAKER funeral took place, that he should
not deliver up the order given to Colonel Baker
oy General Stone TO cross the Potomac nor reveal
in contents, as IL was to be embodied In special
report IL 10 wen known here that Colonel Baker.
holding the open order In his hand after be had
read IL, said: 8 will do IT. but this is INV death
warrant -Washf"gion Correspondence Ns,o York
Having seen the above extract In your name, NJ
this morning, Brigadier General silas Casey di.
fsco me TO say that the whole Of the above extract
the order spoken Of nor had IL n b,a h.T.
TO Colonel Webb.
am, respectfully, your obedient servant,
HEsEY w sNIrH,
Assistant Adjutant General
n. PRISONERS TAKEN IN THE FIGHT AT ..LI,s
BLuHF.
On Friday General Stone sent fag of truce to
don had been msSs 81 The Pss. what
tafen At Balls Blur, and those left dead on the
neid The latter replied that the prisoner ukvere
ausrssred in the tobacco warehouse at R chdlgnd.
snd .se dead were properly inferred. That he
would Immediately Communicate with the Con-
nderste government In relation to an exchange of
Lieut.. Col. Wistar Ia fast recovering from b,,
WOUNDS. Capt Mallory, Of the California regi-
men., nes In very Precarious condition at farm
eouse, neef Poolesvile. Alexander III. McCleery,
Ipf number years connected with the Philadsi.
Pnia press, was taken prisoner.
About one hundred Of the wounded stll remain
~ foolesVille. All doing well.
rHE soDT OF COL. BAKER
The body Of Col Baker will be removed hence
on rhursday morning, arriving at Philadelpbia
eariv In the afternoon where ii will be received
~ the military authorities and escorted to indie
genoence Hall, and will lie In state during next
day. On sunday it viii be exposed to nubIic
Ne In the City Hall, New York, and Monday
.in Be placed in ss.ealner for Csiifornis, In
T.asssn, q san Fr.Dei.eo q Gses S.;,I M
oregon, and w. A. wallsce, of Washington
Isrnsory, also, VIII accompany the remains a.
m q New York.
TIE IEpEIAL PRISONERS AT RICHMOND
Lieut. Alfred kantz, Of the steamer Flag who
been prisoner In the hands of the rebels since
fhe 18th Of June, arrived here on Friday He was
captured on Astteras Inlet, while In charge Of a
purpose Of efecting an exchange Of prisoners. He
ssys The FEDERAL prisoners at Richmond are ,ns.
Spg nom the weather and an insufaciency Of
ctStninf. In case an arrangement for an exchange
o. prisoners cannot be effected he 10 to return to
announcement In Richmond within fifteen dayu.
ossfInsuIsRD roREIesEas oFTERISs THEIR MILL
f1nI sEnvIcrs TO TIE GOVERNMENT
The Count de sayne, Q lineal descendant of the
Count Rochambeau, Of American Revolutionary
fame, has rendered his military services n ~
President, and has been assured that thew will h
accepted. The same answer has been given h
toe Baron de schooner, descendant Of General
Lsmyene- IL isexpeeted they win soon reach the
United States.
WOOD AND COAL MONOPOLY IN WASHINGTON
Our citizens are delighted with the intelligence
tastthe President Of the Baltimore and Ohio all.
feed Company has made arrangements with a
eeoss In Baltimore TO establish large coal and
700 yard In Washington, In order 70 furnish the
PsoPse Win these articles at q fAif psice.
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