Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-08-26
ANOTHER APPLICATION OF THE OATH

All persons drawing Pensions from the United
States are hereafter to be required to take the oath
Of allegiance to the United States enacted by the
late law Of Congress. Orders to that effect were
duly forwarded this morning to all the United
States pension agents.
AcAvALRY REGIMENT.
Col. Krzyzanowski, who is well known here,
has been commissioned by the General Govern
ment to raise a cavalry regiment, and he 10 now
recruiting in New York city. part OF the regi-
ment was enrolled and equipped here last week
ORDERED.
We learn that Capt. Foote has been ordered to
the command Of the United States naval forces
upon the western waters-on the Mississippi,
Missouri, and Ohio The selection 10 a capital
one, as Capt. F. is Of the most efficient ofcers
In tie service.
RuMoR.
Washington is today full of rumor saying
that Mrs. VIM. M. Gwin, the wife Of ex-senator
| Gwin, Of Califoruia, was arrested on Saturday,
or yesterday, at West Point, N Y, by order Of
| the War Department. We have not been able to
verify the fact, however.
NAVY YARD.
Departure Of fundamentally Gun Boats, &c.
Last night the steamer Philadelphia went down
| to Old Point with about us mutineers, from the
New York Thirteenth, Twenty.Arst, and Seventy
| ninth, and the Maine Second Regiments. These
men are ordered to the Dry Tortugas, and will
probably be shipped at Old Point for that place,
though many are Of the opinion that they will be
engaged for time on the Rip Raps. Some forty
OF the New York Seventy-ninth were taken to the
yard, but only fifteen or twenty were sent of.
Yesterday, the side-wheel steamer Ceres, Capt
| J. b. Parkes, Engineer, - Uraffady, purchased
| In New York, arrived at the yard, where she is
| to be Immediately fitted up for a gun boat In
coming up she spoke most Of the iotilla, and took
on board mt ssages from the crews, all Of whom
| are well.
Last Thursday. the gunboats Union, Philadel.
Phia and Ice Boat, engaged the Aqua Creek bat
| teries about half an hour On our side " no body
| hurt"
The propellers Tigress, Forrest, and Pussy, are
taking on ~ pound rifled boat howitzers aud get
ting ready for service with great dispatch The
| Forrest expects to 60 down to-day, together with
six cutters, each armed as the propellers. Other
| cutters are also ftting ont in the same style
Saturday evening the propeller E. H. Herbert,
| Capt Charles l.. Hardy, came up to the yard,
having been chartered for the same purpose as the
other propellors.
The steamer Yankee 10 rapidly being fitted up,
| and will be ready tomorrow night Besides her
new rudder, her machinery has been overhauled,
and neat little house constructed on deck for the
| convenience Of some Of the officers Some change
| are being made In her list OF officers also with
| that In the yard 1t is understood that alleged
completely with the secessionists has to do with
| some Of these removals.
| Last Saturday evening the Baltimore pbiI,-
delphia, Tigress, Leslie, and Forrest, went down
to Alexandra, where they made clean sweep Of
the wharves, bringing away every skff and sail
boat that could be found. and secured them at the
| Navy Yard, whose waters now bear a feet not
| insignificant In numbers, however diminutive the
vessels. Several owners Of the craft were besieg-
ing the officers this morning for their boats, but
| without success.
| Beside several sheds recently erected for the
convenience Of the increased force In the ordnance
department, four fine buildings are being put I'D
as rapidly a. possible. Three frame buildings are
being erected on and near the site Of the build.
ing blown up not long since. The foundations
are already laid, and ready for the frame.
Another large building Of brick 10 to be erected
adjoiRing TIE foundry, for casting rined shot and
shell. the excavation for the foundation being
nearly completed. A small building has been
put up for the accommodation Of workmen en-
L gagged in filling shrapnel and manufacturing bull
lets, caps for she'll, &c while many of tho .~e-.
men sui carry on their respective operations un-
oefneath awnings and the willow trees
BALTIMORE.
| Hseems 70 be understood that a large camp of
instruction will soon be formed In the immediate
| vicinity Of Baltimore.
SOUTHERN coRRKsPoNDRNcR INrERp,crEp.
The following order was issued on Saturday
last by the Postmaster General:
PosI OFFICE DEPARTMENT, August "a, 1861.
The President Of the United States directs that
mis- proclamation Of the 10Th instant fnterdictinU
commercial intercourse with the so-calIed Con.
iederate States, shall be applied to
wild NOSE states, and has devolved upon this De-
PH,en' .ee enforcement OF so much Of Its inter-
| dlct as relates TO such correspondence The off. =
Gers and agents Of this Department will therefore
without further instructions, lose no time In Int.
Shg an eha 70 wItsen intercourse with those
states by causing the arrest Of any ex press
or other person who SHALL after the PRONUNCIATION
OF THIS order receive letters to be carried to or
rem nose states, and will seize all such letters
and forward them to this Department
Nj BLAIR, Postmaster General
IMPORTANT POST OFFICE ORDER.
The following order has been sent to the Post
master at New York:
| "PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT, August q
SIR: The Postmaster General directs that from
and after your receipt Of this letter. none Of the
We're lately presented by the grand Jury az anger
Gus, from their disloyalty, shall be forwarded in
am, respectfully your obd't servt,
II
To the Postmaster, NsU York eityn
The papers referred to are The Neps, The Day
Book, Freemar's Journal, Journal of Commerce,
and Brooklyn Eagle.
| IhE CAUSE OF The ALARM-A SHOT FIRED INTO
COL kKRRIsAN's CAMP
Especial Correspondence of The Star
| ALEXANDRIA CoUNrT,Va., Aug. 26, 1881 1.-The
olatm Of yesterday, that caused very general and
| Instant turnout Of nearly all the troops on this
SIDE, proves to have arisen from an attack OF about
loo OF the enemy, with two field pieces, upon one
OF the Union picketguard squads The enemy
probably were not aware of being 30 close to our
lines as they retired In great haste back toward,
Vienna
They wounded Union captain In the leg and
took him and two Of his men prisoners One
other man who was with him escaped and gave
the alarm.
On the night before last they 1.-THE enemy threw
| q hx-pound shot into the camp Of Col Kerrigan.
without, however, doing any damage Our Inn.
preston here Is, that these seeming impudent ap.
proaches were to cover the real retirement Of the
forces they have had recentlv in tbis v,c,n,,,,