Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-10-30
SECOND EDITION.
THREE O'CLOCK r. M.
OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
A FALSE IuMoH.


| Shortly before going 10 press with TIE second
edition OF the Star to-day, ~ was runored over
the city that the division Of Sen. Banks bad been
| attacked this forenoon.
There can be no truth In this story, q not q
word In reference to Il had reached wsshinston
| by the only means OF learning In 90 short time
by the military telegraph.
sENKRAL SCOTT.
Those newspapers that az upon ten dsys longer
as the limit Of Lieut.. General SCOTS connection
with the army 40 It's ccmnsndes-in-chiefina csfvs
| service, we spprehend, are in error. Though ths
patriotic veteran has freely signifed that infrmi-
ties from bis wounds and advanced age are lkely
soon to require him 10 retire from active duty, hs
has set no precise time we feel SURE when he viii
do 90.
There can be no truth whatever In the current
cock and bull Newspaper rumors alleging thst
some one has divulged the Instructions under
which the commands Of Gen. Sherman and Com
modore Dupont have sailed
In the 6rst place, no others conn ected with shs
expedition except those two commander are 10
know, until they have cleared the c,pes, where
they are destined
In the next place, their orders Designating tbs
point or points at which the expedition IA 10
strike, were given them verbally-not in writing
least by some mischance, IL written, they might
be divulged.
COL. HARVEY BROWNS INsflUcrIoxs.
Those who are growing over the alleged fsilurs
Of the War Department to change the instructions
to Gel. Harvey Brown, in command Of Fort Pick
ems, from what they were under the buchanan
administration, we apPrehend, do not know what
they print about.
Col. B. went 70 Pickens about the time Of the
fall Of Sumter, and took out secret Instructions
from the present President and Secretary OF War.
So closely were they guarded, that we do not BE-
Iieve that the chief Of Gen Scottis STAG knew
their purport. About a month since, learning that
Col. b. in some measure miapprehended their
tenor, they were ofhcislly explained 10 him In
detail, we apprehend. We have no idea that
they Ia any manner crsmped his operations.
NAVY YARD
The Pussy went down to the fotiIls last even
ing, and came back TO the yard about o'clock
this morning, bringing Midshipmsn Grsfsoe,
with dispatches from Com. Craven, and nom
the commander Of the Federal forces opposite
Cockpit Point.
The rebel steamer Page has gone far up the
mouth Of Quantico Creek she can get, but 10
not a half mile from the river. She 10 In .
position where she must be aground, and Il will
take high tide to Goat her Of
Our forces are stilI busily occupied, night and
day, building intrenchments and mounting guns
and mortars on the Maryland shore, in spite Of
desultory firing from the Confederate batteries,
which was continued all day yesterday and i'll q
late hour last night. One Of their guns-on the
hill above Evansport-is q very large one, with
long range, and throws shells over to our work.
The conclusion from her firing shakes the win
dows Of the hotilla.
The Page, in her present position, viii not bs
more than two miles from our batteries on tho
Maryland side, and is in full view.
Two prisoners were brought up on the Pussy
one captured at Port Tobacco some days sinoe,
supposed to be spy, and the other captured yes
terday under suspicious circumstances, and pre-
tends to be crazy.
The Dawn left the yard yesterday afternoon,
bat did not proceed below the batteries. She
anchored at Indian Head by order OF the Commo-
dore
The Mount Vernon got steam up yesterday az
ternoon, and conveyed the Secretary OF the Navy
to Alexandra, where he went to examine the bat
teries in that vicinity. She returned with the
Secretary about dark last evening.
The PuseY went down TO the hotills again this
morning.
No vessels have run the blockade since our lsst
report.