Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-10-25
OUR MTLTTARY BUDGET.
TEE FIGHT IN TRoSr OF LxEssuas

TEE FIsHr IN FRONT OF LEEsBuRs.
Elsewhere to-day, we give all the reliable par
ticulsrs Of the affair OF Tuesday last, oppodte
Leesburg, that have reached washington since
last ISSUE including the Last report OF the As
ISOLATED Press. We may add, that 70 has trans
pired that Major Gen Mcclellan did ss, design
throwing either The force Of Gen. Stone or Gen.
Banks the river; and that all that was really
intended by Gen. Stone was to accomplish q re-
connoissaace in some force, without hghtins an
engagement. To that end Col Devens Wa sent
over the river with 800 men, and on Col. Baker
was devolved the duty OF covering Col. D.f re-
turn to the river, with 900 men or Of eIteading
the reconnaissance quite TO Leesburg, IL success
fully crossing over his whole force Of 1000 men,
and ascertaining positively that the force OF four
or ave thousand which the enemy had had be-
tween Stones command and LeesburR had been
withdrawn, az was alleged
Col. Baker crossed but thouslnd OF bis men,
and pushed forward, hearing that Devens had
been attacked. He soon found himself Assailed
in front and upon his right flank by force that
gradually swelled TO four OF eve thousand "A
his men were wounded they were sent back stnglv
10 the river; aid in crossing them % great wa, the
confusion thare having been no guard left with
the boatsl as that by overlooking they were sunk
before the main body reached the river In retreat
From first TO last our whole force engaged fought
with the courage and discipline OF veteran regu-
lars, though outnumbered four or Eve 10 one
We hear that there were no scouts thrown out
ahead or on the right flank, nor was any q uzrd
left in the rear TO protect the approach Of any por
ton Of the rest Of the 900 that might follow the
force Of about coo, with which Col d left the
river bank. Three hundred did follow, and were
unable to form the junction on that account
LATEST FROM THE MOUTH OF rHK MISSISSIPPI.
Ths y. s. Squadron SGs:Gissd No Damage from
HOtIiHS' Steam Ram and MOS9Kit0 F5esf.
This forenoon the Navy Department received
full accounts of the affair at the Mississippi
Passes, in which Hollins prOfessed to have sunk
one Of the U. squadron with a steam ram, &C.
We have only space this afternoon 10 say that
the dispatches TO which we refer bring the graf
flying intelligence that there IL no point Of truth
whatever In the gassy report Of Hollins
His ram struck not the Treble, nor the VIM
csnnes; but the war steamer Richmond, which
could not avoid the collision, only because Of too
great length TO be turned In the river The col
lision made hole ave inches In diameter in her
bull, which did moi siuk her, alleged. The
ram estayed another blow, but was beaten OF.
Our ships all then made for the mouth Of the
river. The Preble went over the bar, but the
Richmond and Vincennes stuck upon Il. There
they were assaIIed by Rollint musouito fees,
whose guns did no damage whatever TO spesk Of.
Our loss was one ships boat, that got adrift;
and also coal coat containing fifteen tuns Of coal
We did not lose a man, killed, wounded, o.
missing.
Ere the messenger bearing the despztahes lea,
both the Richmond and the vincennes had hosted
clesr over the bar again, and all was well with
them
A dispatch received from General stones COM
mahd just as we 70 to press reduces the total
killed, wounded, and pissing Of the Mas
chusetts Twentieth, in the engagement Of Tuesday
last, to les, with some Of those hourly coming In
IL will be remembered that on the day before
yesterday that ssimsAt was sAid 10 have lost full
six hundred men.
NIscHIEy Gus RUNoRs.
aengst the mischieyous rumors arost within
the last forty eight hours has been one 70 the effect
that Gen. Mcclellan was prisoner In the hands OF
the enemy. Ofcourse there was not the slightest
ground for such tale.
Gen. Mcclellan returned to town last night,
from his trip up river.
NKKnLKss ALARM.
To quiet the weak nerves Of those who are tn a
hutter, tearing the crossing OF the Confessrates
into Maryland, opposite Aqua Greek ., that VI
cini;y, we have TO say that we have by this time
there force Of ample strength 10 ps Ike the expert
ment fatal one to the enemy, should they az.
tempt IL.
THE ARTILLEBY LOST ON TUESDAY LAST
There Were lest In the engagement Of Tuesday
last two howitzers and one James I3-pounder
rined gun, the latter the property Of the r hode
Islanders; which on that occasion was Ia the
hands Of New York troops. No Rhode lslaud
troops were engaged, as has been stated.
APPOINTED.
Lieut. Thomas Wilson, of 5th Infantry, u g. A.,
has been appointed Commissary Of Subsistence,
with the rank Of Captain.
Capt Theodore Read has been appointed an
Assistant Adjutaut General Of Volunteers, with
the rank Of Captain, and aSstgH e6 TO the brigade
Of Btigadier General w. T. II. Brooks
BIsMlssKD.
In pursuance e. a court-msrtial sentence, Capt.
VIM. +. fully, Of 18th New York volunteers, has
been dismissed from the military service Of the
United States.