Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-09-18
OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
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been the signal for q rising Of the Maryland seces-
sionisu in Baltimore and the lower part Of the
State to have been promptly responded TO by the
movement Of Johnsons army across the Potomac
The arrests made, in preventing the proposed
revolutionary action Of the Legislature, defeated
the rising Of the Maryland traitors to have been
Predicated upon 1t. So johnson Ia understood to
have abandoned the experiment Of crossing the
river; being deprived Of the active Maryland a.
sistanee deemed necessary to justify hope Of the
success Of such movement on his part.
THE MOVEMENT or TROOPS SD ID.
The New York papers are In error In their be-
lief that there exists danger that the 600 men
called FER under the three years volunteer law will
not be forthcoming under Its provisions. On the
contrary volunteering has never gone on more
satisfactory than within the past fortnight in all
quarters Of the loyal States; and since Monday
morning last more Union troops have been in
motion on the way to the field than ever before In
the same time-indeed twice as many To-day,
especially, the number In motion to join the diff
ferent Union columns IL enormous Within the
week ending on Saturday evening next, Il will be
safe to say an aggregate Of at least thirty. five
thousand troops will have Joined the different
columns Of the Union armies In the field We do
not feel at liberty to state where precisely.
THE WAY TO DO IT.
The Second regiment New Hampshire Volun-
teers sends home more than twelve thousand dol.
lars Of is last payment. A committee of officers
receive the money and forward II to the Suffolk
Bank In Boston, to be deposited to the credit of
the regiment. They then draw checks for the
various amounts payable to the order of the wife
parent, or friend to whom the soldier wishes To
send the money. These checks will be cashed Al
any Of the New Hampshire banks. Some ten
thousand dollars go to New Hampshire In this
way Below we give the form Of the check:
No.. Washington, d. c., ...... 1856 .
SUFFOLK BANK, BOSTON,
roy W or order,
...'..''....'.......... Dollars
Names Of committee
e.".'' Com. ID N. II. Regiment
AsKIRNIsH Up THE RIVER
The following despatch was received last eve.
ming at the War Department:
DARNEsTows, Sept. IL ALI quiet here. No.
thing unusual has occurred at Poolesyille nm IN
this evening; nor above so far az we can learn.
Last night, party Of the 34th New York. Col
LeDue, crossed the river at Seneca Greek and
encountered q force Of three companies losing two
or three men out Of fifteen
This morning they shelled the rebel camp and
drove them back Nothing else has occurred .
and nothing 10 indicated on the part of the enemy
skiRMIsH ACROSS THE RIVER.
The picfets Of the New York Sixteenth had
orisk skirmish this morning, between 1 and 3
O'Clock, with some South Carolina cavalry At the
Junction Of the Mount Vernon and Aoco,ink road,
None Of the Unen troops were Injured, while two
OF the South Carolinians were wounded and ear
ried OF.
We are glad to learn that the secession author
tiles In Virginia have released the venerable
Messn sso'her and Pendleton, not long since
seized near Martinsburg. Va, and carried of to
Richmond.
This morning the 8. Seymour arrived from
Philadelphia with Government stores A portion
OF her cargo, consisting Of powder, was taken OUT
at the yard, and sent up to the Magazine. The
seymour reports all quiet along the river In
coming up, when near Matthias's Point, che
twisted her shaft, injuring her to q considerable
extent about the stern, causing her to leak some
what. Sic will be towed around to Georgetown
by tug, and after discharging her freight will
be repaired.
The Powhatan came around from Baltimore
yesterday, where she had been sent to IA Re in her
boilers. She is not yet serviceable, as her ma.
chinery 10 badly out Of order. In leaving Balti-
more on Saturday night, she was brouph t to by
revenue cutter and compelled to lie at Fort
McHenry until satisfactory evidence OF her in.
tended destination could be received from Wash.
ington. She saw nothing Of the Confederates az
she came up, except the tops Of few tents over
the knoll at Aqua Creek.
The Mount Vernon came ND from Alexandria
this morning.
Experiments were being made TO-DAY with
new Projectle Of Mr.. Burnham The projectile
10 formed Of iron encased In lead, with a peculiar
augur-shaPed arrangement inside, intended to
give 1t an additional spiral velocity a. Ii flies
through the air.
The court Of inquiry ordered In the case Of
Capt. Dove, Of the Pocahontas, consists OF Cap
tains Lsvalette, Pendergrast, ami Morris GIN.
Weston 10 judge advocate, and J. II. Bradley,
Esq, counsel for Capt Dove.
ORDERS FOR ESLDrrNs REGIMENT OF NORTH
cARoLIsIANs.
The following order was issued YESTERDAY from
the War Department:
"The commanding ofacer Of the United States
forces at Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina, IL au-
thorized to accept the services Of such loyal North
Carolinians, not TO exceed one regiment, az in his
neighborhood may volunteer to take up arms for
toe United states, and to designate regular OIL
The recruits will be org anized In the first in
stance into battalion, or regiment, according 10
number. The mastering officer will make timely
acquisitions for arms and other necessary supplies
and the commanding officer will, on the recon,
mendation of the volunteers, propose such per-
sons who De may deem suitable TO oficer the
companies, battalion, or regiment, that may, II
approved, be commissioned by the President
BY order, l.. THOMAS, Adjutant Genersl.n
MOVEMENTS OF THE xrknY.
Especial correapoudencs NJ The Qtsv
BAILEYs Cross ROADS, Sept 1s-Editov Star:
The confederates are undoubtedly building q
very strong fort, with heavy siege guns, on Ches-