Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-08-24
OUR MILITARY BUDGET.

OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
ARRssT OF MAYOR BERRET FOR ALLEGED TREA-
soSABLB PRACTICES.
In the course Of last night, BY orders from the
War Department, a detachment Of Brigsdier
General Provost Marshal) Porter's guard pro-
ceeded to the residence Of AIR. James G Berret,
Mayor Of this city, and duly arrested him The
arrest was made for alleged reasonable practices
sufficient evidences Of which Were In the hands
Of the Government to render such action on its
part necessary in the discharge of Its duty in the
matter Of the preservation of this Capital.
Elsewhere the reader will find full account
of the circumstances attending Mayor Berret's
refusal to take the oath Of fealty to the Union
prescribed by the late law Of Congress; required
from him, according to the decision Of the At,or-
neY General Of the United States, ere he can law
fully act as member Of the Board of United
States Police Commissioners for this District
together with the decision of the Attorney Gen.
eral upon the law questions involved in the case,
submitted to him by the head Of the Interior
Department
degree
Influenced the action of the War Department,
under the surveillance Of whose detective agents
Mayor Berret has rested for some time past; cir.
cumstances of his conduct and associations hay
ing rendered II necessary thus to take due care
that the public Interest come to no mishap
through his opportunities as the municipal head
OF the affairs Of the Federal metropolis.
MORE STATE ARRESTS
-a'S Greerso,c, Captain Tansii, U. S. 81. C.. and
Ltskt Taos. ;. Wilson, U. S. NJ c., arrested
We hear from various quarters that, Yesterday
evening or this morning, Mrs. Greenbow. a
widow lady well known in this CITY was arrested
by the Provost Guard Of Brigadier Gen. Porter
Her secession Proclivities have long been the sub.
jsct Of popular conversation Doubtless. the
charge against her is Of being in reasonable cor
resPondence with the oountryls enemies now in
arms
We learn, further, that Captain Robert Tansill
and Lieut.. Thomas s Wilson, both of the II q
marine corps, Yesterda y rendered their resip na
tons to the Secretary of the Navy, who, instead
OF receiving them, instantly dismissed them from
the service. They were arrested by the Provost
Marshal's Guard in the course of last night and
this morning were sent by rail to Fort LAFAYETTE
In New York harbor, which 10 in charge of Col
Burke.
P.s.-Just as we go to press we hear that two
Of the daughters of Phillip Phillips ESQ attor.
ney-at-law, formerly a member of Congress from
Alabama, have also been taken into custody by
the Provost Marshal's guard, under the allegation
OF reasonable correspondence with the enemies
Of the MON in arms
LArEsr.-The member Of the family of Philip
Phillips, Esq arrested is his wife-not his daugh-
tiers, or either Of them
RE FIRST MINNESOTA REGIMENT AND THE c..x
OF HABEAs CORPUS.
The Gaze Of L. A. Stevens, a soldi Ter in COMPANY
b, First Minnesota Regiment, Col German, was
argued yesterday before Judge WAYNE In the
Supreme Court room. Mr.. Stevens petItioned for
his discharge on the ground that having engaged
70 serve only three months, which have already
expired, he is entitled TO an HONORABLE. dis.
charge; while the Government, on the other
hand, allege that he had enlisted for tb.
period OF three years. The argument for the pris
oner was made yesterday, by r. g. Coke, ESQ ~.
and was replied to by Mr.. +. NJ Stanton, solicitor
Tor the Government. All the papers necessary in
the case not being at hand, the Judge REQ uired
their production. The case was looked 20 with
much Interest By the members Of the reyimest. a,
some three hundred members, by its decision.
win be Affected
The counsel finished their Arguments this morn.
Ing, and at noon Judge Wayne decided the case
by Diminishing the writ. He has not vet written
out his opinion in the case
ARooRBAcK EXPLODED.
IL will be recollected that while Gen. Nc Dow
ellis army were between Fairfax Court House and
Bull Run, Gen. SCOTS carriage driver. who wa,
senffrom headquarters to the army with some I'M.
important message, disappeared, and IL was inn
mediate published far and wide that he had de.
sef'eo 70 the disunionists, carrying with him the
'ohinanoefln-Chiefs plans Of campaign, and
otner very important papers, the possession Of
WHICH oy the enemy babe fair greatly to damage
tne Union cause. The man has been heard from
In Richmond, through the two escaped prI.oner,
whose adventures are narrated elsewhere I'm To-
days Star Itsppears that he was made pri.-
onef blythe disunionists, and has been held nv
them In Richmond ever since He was no de-
serfer, and bore nothing whatever upon bis pe,-
son that could possibly, IL divulged, be ikely to
damage the Union cause
EXPLANATORY ORDER RELATIVE TO PASSPORTS
DEPARMENr OF STATE,
washington. August % 1861 (
Inc regulation Of this Department of the 10th
instant, on the subject Of passports, was princi.
panTintended to check the communication ~
disioyal Persons In Europe. Consequently pa..-
Ports win not be required by rdnary traveller. an
lines Of railroads from the United States which
enier NE British possesions. IL, however, IN
any special case the transit OF person should be-
objected to by the agent Of this Government on
the border, the agent will cause such person 70
oe detained until communication can be had with
this Department In regard to the case.
WILLIAM n. SEWARD.
IRON SoRroLK
There recently occurred at Norfolk, Va. n col.
hsion between an Alabama regiment and a yir.
gina regiment, growing out Of tsunts of the
former imPugning the courage Of the latt.,
some Ave or AZ were KILLED before the general
mus was stopped for the time being. Hourly
the Virginia troops ara becoming more and NOR.
fncensed against most Of their allies I'm arm,
against the Union, who very generally assume an
attitude Of superiority to the virginians, whom
they seem to regard a. being, In the current con.
lest, worth little more than free negroes
Us. RKvEsuE MARINE APPoIsrxxsrs.
The following CANDID ties having pas ID the
prescribed examination, have been appointed Of
n'en In the revenue cutter service: