Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-06-17

st sad forwarded from THE sTaR Once
The DIsrRrr voLusrKRR.-Col Everett,s
battalion Is at Seneca Mills, Md, 25 miles above
Georgetown, and the troops are all well and In
good spirits. The ten days for which The District
volunteers len being nearly out, they have been
PeoyisiOned for fifteen days more. They are on
he line of the canal, and BEE the pickets Of the
enemy at all hours. The day before yesterday
they had a brush with body of Confederate
cavalry one hundred strong. Col. Everett's men
lying on their faces and blazing away at the enc
my on the other the river whenever they showed
themselves. They killed the captain Of the Be-
cession company (Capt Shreves) and two pri Yates
They saw them fall from their horses, and picked
up and dragged OF Into the woods by their COM
panions.
CT Stone Is at Jamestown with the Ninth
Eew York regiment, four miles above Seneca
nills His commssd was fred upon by this
same cavalry company yesterday evening, and
two OF the enemy's balls were picked up. They
were the long range Mimic musket balls. During
the skirmish Maj. Wall, Col Everett, and Col
Stiles, of the New York Ninth regiment, took
muskets and entered into the fun with no little
Test TDe enemy burnt bridge some two miles
from Seneca, which crosses a branch Of the Poto.
mac over which the Federal forces must cross IL
they advance across the river. party OF some
thirty or more Of the enemy throwing up an
earth work on high hill opposite Seneca Mills,
and the Federal troops, with glass, can see them
working ut it,
At Cabin John bridge, the woman who keep,
tire lock house says that there il a secession flag
opposite that point, IN the woods, and that the
woods Ia full OF rebel troops, who are constantly
watching for an opportunity 10 make dash at
our men.
TheConstitut!oDal Guards, Capt Degges, lev
eretrs bettslion,) occupy the nights at Great
Falls, on the Maryland shore. We learn from a
gentleman who arrived here las, Saturday even
Ing direct rom the camp Of the Guards, that on
Saturday, while Sergeant Hodgson and private
WIZ were on a scouting expedition, Hold gson got
about one hundred Yards In advance Of Wiz,
when three Of the Virginia picket guards on the
other side OF the river showed themselves, and
one OF them leveled his piece at Hod gson, and
inst bad him covered, when Witt, discovering
the men, instantly brought his piece to bear on
the rebel and fired, and the man fell between two
rocks, where he laid several bours afterwards
His comrades instantly took to their heels, leaving
their dead companion behind. Several secession
soldiers were discovered making raft below the
falls, when Capt. Degges fred three shots at them,
the third one st'iking so near them that they
immediately suspended their rafs making and
retired precipitstely
S-A gentleman who rode down the tow
path a the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, reports
,nat al O'Clock p m yesterday, Col Stone was
In quiet possession Of the town Of Leesburg He
s's" confirms the report that Maj Everett's COM
nand at Seneca had brush with the secession.
iss and that Capt Shrevs, Of the Virgi Dia forces
aud two CT bis men were killed Mai Everett
drew the wafer out Of tue level Of the canal In
front Of bis position and used the tow path for
breasiwork which gave him a decided adve ntage
OF Poston, and the secessionists were driven Off
ARRESTED AS ASPI.-Yesterday, VIM H. Cra-
yin, OF Loudon county, Va. YVES arrested at the
Long Bridge by squad OF Capt Carrington's
company Of ID. C volunteers on duty there Tbs
prisoner resided about three miles from Leesburg:
ard II so happened that Mr.. J. III. MAY, who was
aneighoor Of bis, but who was forced to leave
bis home because Of his loyalty, was detailed for
duty with the squad at the bridge When Cra-
WIN RODE Up MaY recognized him, and had him
Sr,esea. Etavin was taken before Justice Dom,
Wnen Mf. May testified that Cravin had declared
that " no man In LJudon should be spared un-
less he would ngtt for secession" and that Cra-
VI, , was zoe co.Istant companion Of Col. John w.
minor ara Ad1utant w c. Paxton, of the Ioudon
regiment; Armistead 7. Rust, the Brigade In.
sFectori Major sanderson and Others Of that Tx
CfaVlH bad pass from T. w. w hittleseay, pro-
vost marshal, Of Alexandria, Va. dated May 18th,
ia 20 TO Loudon county and back. II Is Of the
printed form used there; and Its acceptance IL
with the following condition, printed upon the
escf, and subscribed TO by the recipient: d" II 10
understood that the within named accepts this
pass On bis word Of honor that he 10 loyal to the
United states; and IL hereafter found in arms
against the Union, the penalty will be death ~
signed, VIM III Craven. He says he was on his
way down 10 farm below Alexandria to carry
some cattle But the circumstances were of that
nature that he was committed to JAIL to await the
order Of Gen Mansfield; and his horse was taken
to the government stables for safe keeping.
MoEE TRoOPs-ArriraI of the laird Michigan
heEtlsnt-The Third Michigan Regiment num-
berfng !, $50 men, arrived here Yesterday at ten
O'Clock IN. per rail via Harrisburg and Balti-
more: fheylefl GrsHd Rapids, Mich, on Thurs
day last, and came on direct They are well
uniformed and well equipped, and the men are
mostly young and active, ard possess like their
Predecessors here, good sodierly ualities They
are uniformed in grey jackets pants and caps, and
carry haVsrsacks, canteens and knapsacfs and
thing nTs:-raie camp squipege The field and
stan officers are all mounted. The officers are "a
follows: Col Mcconnell. Lieut.. C.l Stevens,
Major Champlin, Adjutant Earl, Surgeon Bliss
Assistant Surgeon Bliss, Quartermaster Collins
Captains Judd, BOIdan, BarkenstOck, Halton
Pierce, Dennis, Price, Bryant, WeatherwaI and
h. .erNrp anN
Per's Ferry musket, save the flank companies
which have the long range MIME They are &C.
CON Panied by The Valley City brass band, uader
Drum Major Kibben and Band Master Sake. Col.
e w Lerngwell, Assistant Quartermsster Gen
eTai, OF Michigan, 10 with them They marched
Immediately to the camp Of the Second Michigan
regiment, near the great reservoir, above George
ARRIVAL OF COMPANY X, NINTH REsIMEsr-
Yesterday morning the fine com pany Of so picked
men, under Capt Bunting, formerly OF tue New
York Seventh Regiment, arrived In this city and
atached themselves to tue New York Ninth
belonged to the Railway IN il ARTILLERY. and
are In every respect a fne muscular set of men
The company brings with II a splendid silk flag
presented by the ladies of Railway The dag is
an exceedingly costly and beautiful specimen of
manufacture, and Is highly priced by the gallant
DO s The following are the officers of the COM
Pnny:-Captain, Il Bunting; First Lieutensnt,
w. M. BramhslI; Second do, J. w Martin;
orderly Sergeant, George T. Cook; Second do
Suion Me:ricki Third do, - Alexander; First
Corporal, John w. Brown; Second do, George
Brown, jr.
JAEBoE ARREsTED Yesterday ]. ]. Jarboe OF
Long Old Fields, Maryland who 10 accused with
Grafton Suit Of the homicide Of John Ogden,
during the late election at Spalding's precinct
Prince George county, was brought to this city by
squad OF soldiers who charged him with shoot
Ing At them from his house. He was carried TO
the quarters Of Gen Sandford, in this CITY, and he
was committed to prison by the General on the
charge made by the soldiers He was subsequent
~ TAX zen before JCsrce Dom, who commit him
formally In both cases-the killing Of Ogden az
well a. the shooting at the soldiers.
ORPHANS CoURT.-Seturday Judge Purcell
heard the petition Of Edward Swami, asking to
be released from bond Of franklin Minor admin
istrstor OF the late James Roberts; also, the de-
murer entered by Minor against the said petition.
The case wasargued pro and con by the petitioner
ina the respondent aud will be finally heard on
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Letters OF administration were issued on the
estate Of the late General Lawson Mr. Hanson
OK Frederick, 10 the administrator, and the bond
10 $40 60.
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