Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-08-13
OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
ANOTHER GREAT BATTLE IN mis-.
SOURl.
GENERaF

ANOTHER GREAT BATTLE IN mis-.
SOURI,.
GENERAL LYON KILLED!
Jus, as we 60 to press this afternoon, the War
Department has received the following dispatch
from General Fremont:
Sr. Louis, No, Aug. 10
To the Sserstdry Of War.
Gen. Lyons Aid reports an engagement with
severe loss on both sides. Gen. Lyons killed.
Col. Siegel Is In command He is moving back
ii good order from Spring. eld towards Rolla.
Nots.-Rolla is 12O miles by railroad from st.
Louis. Ample reinforcements have been prompt
ly sent by Gen. Fremont from st. Louis, ana Or
dered from Ohio and Indiana
Colonel Seigel Is evidently aiming to draw the
enemy after him into the center Of Missouri, where
they can be taken at greater disadvantage than
upon the border of Arkansas, near which this en-
gagement occurred.
His march from Springfield to where he would
be joined by the forces sent to him by Gen. FIRE.
mont, is probably no. more than Fifty miles.
MORE GENERAL OFFICERS APPOINTED
The President has appointed the following ad.
ditional general officers for the volunteer force.
Viz:
Brigadier General David Hunter, Colonel U.
=. A.,) to be Major General Of Volunteers
1t. Col H. Stoneman, u. 8 Cavalry,) to be a
Brig adler General of Volunteers
Major w. T. Smith, Typographical Engineers
U. s. Al to be Brigadier General Of Volun-
teefs
Cant Ham,, VIZ D.ob,,, JEnotr....Ir O a \
to be Brlgadier General of Volunteers.
We have every reason to believe that Major
General Hunter will be assigned to the COM
West
TROOPS TRNDBRED.
Capt Saxton, Assistant q uartermaster u. S. A,
has rendered TO the War Department the services
Of body of I, 400 men, now read.h at St Louis,
to take the field, who ask that hdOball be tempo
rarily detached from the regular service in order
that he may be their colonel. He is one Of the
first officers Of his in the service and the body
Of troops he Offers-all Americans-are certainly
among the very best the government has so far had
an opportunity Of obtaining.
Il seems 10 De thoug hit that some rule Of the De-
partnent declining TO permit regular officers to
command regiments vi volunteers may prevent
the Governments acceptance Of these so desirable
and now % vitality needed troops We can hard
i believe this possible, however.
HOW THEY GET RID OF THEM.
The oligarchy's authorities are trying to get rid
Of the burden Of feeding prisoners In their hands
by discharging them on parole. This morning
twenty four (made prisoners after the battle OF
Bull RUM reached here. They left Richmond
On the day before yesterday, and were sent by
rail to our lines near Fortress Monroe. The fol.
lowing is a copy Of the obligation forced on
them. viz:
We, the undersigned officers, non -commissioned
officers, privates and citizens Of the United States
do make our unqualified parole of honor that we
will not, by arms, information, or otherwise
during the existing hostlities between the Unit d
states and the Confederate States Of America, aid
or abet the enemies of the said Confederate States
or any Of them, in any form or manner whatsoever
until released or exchanged.
Witness-Wm. H. Winder, Brig Gen. c. s A
August IL, 1851.
Among those thus returned are Jas Nice arthy
and Frederick Holmes, Of the Ist Connection,
Regiment Charles Greenwood and George Einck-
ley, Of the I'd Connecticut Regiment; Joseph III
Eldridge (hospital assistant I'd lanes Collinge g,
Of tke I'd Rhode Island Regiment; Josiah w
ni-L-I-O", Of sLo lot RI.vde leland eminent
however deny that they gave any parole what.
ever.
We presume that those who gave such a parole
will be shipped to their homes without delay; al
such men will clearly be worse than useless in
any military service.
The following is Ia list Of the returning Surgeons
among the lot. Viz:
Foster Swift, sth New York; J. H. Stewart, Is,
Minnesota; J. M. Lewis, I'd Wisconsin; Eugene
Bsnquet, list New York; Chas 9. DeGraw, s,b
Ne" York; and 6. s Winston, Sth New York
The Assistant Surgeon of the LIST Minnesota re
gment, refused to his credit be II said to accep,
the parole, and remains prisoner I'm Richmond
The whole party were threatened with popular
violence repeatedly on their way from Richmond
to Fortress Monroe.
THE ABUSE OF AMBULANcRs AND OF ANIMALS.
The following Giro ular and corresponding or.
ders Of the Provost Marshal we publish for the
benefit OF all concerned. The public will com.
prehend at glance that they are calculated to dc
much good:
CIRCULAR.
The Brigade AMI Regimental Quartermaster,
OF the Division Of the Potomac are hereby in.
formed that ambulances shall not be used for any
purpose except for the transportation of the sic
and wounded. Amy ambulance found otherwise
employed In the Department Of Washington, ex-
cept those in charge Of the Depot Quartermaster,
Major Rucker, will be taken possession of by the
military police and sent to the Depot Quarter.
master.
Whenever it is necessary to send ambulances
ior or with the sick or wounded, the drivers
thereof will be furnished with pass from the
Brigade Commander
BY authority Of Major General MCCLELLAN:
lsignedJ STEWART VAN VLIKr
Capt A. q. Nj.
once Senior Quarternaste,