Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-10-01
our MILITARY BUDGET.
rHEPosITIos OF The zsnMY.


body Of Beauregard's army were, yesterday after
noon at sunset, In position stretching from Fair
hx Court House back to Manassas, and from
Psint near Occoquan creek (their righD In d.
rect line, passing through Fairfax Court House,
for many miles past that point In the direction of
Leesburg. The force, judging from their camp
hres cannot be less than 100 600 men on the neld
there, IL not more. This proves that the enemy
have simply Withdrawn their whole force back
some miles from In front Of our lines
AMIsrAKz ALL ROUND.
Dhe newspapers ere making much ado about |
nothing out Of the affair occurring here a day or
two since, In which two or three soldiers of the
Provost Guard came into collision with as many
Metropolitan policemen. The former exceeded
their authority, clearly, In interfering to prevent
The policemen from arresting soldier misbe-
having. Their superiors Of course holding
them responsible for doing, as they are now In
close confinement
Lieut. Worth, who is charged with having
called out his guard to sustain the soldiers In re-
sissing the police, did no such thing. He ordered
one OF his guard simply TO take a man to the
guard house, TO quell what he supposed to be an
ordinary street row, In which citizens and SOL
The two policemen in 10 not wearing any uniform
by which he could know them az such.
subsequently, finding citizen (Mr. Chance,)
In danger Of being roughly handled by some Of
the soldiers with whom he had gotten into an
alteration he directed the person to be put in the
guardhouse (the nearest door at hand) for his own
personal safety; Of course setting him at liberty In
rev minutes afterwards, when there was no
longer danger that be might be hurt.
eKNRRAL BLKNckER.
Washington dispatch In the New York Tunes
Of Sunday last, says:
Charges have been preferred against General
bIenefer OF conduct Prejudc!al to good order
and discipline %
This Is sweeping mistake. No such charges
nave been brought By any one. Gen. Blencker
mas earned the reputation Of being not only
thoroughly accomplished officer, but of having
brigade unsurpassed In the army in point of
euective discipline and good order He 10 de-
c'oedI model brigade commander, and is so
regarded oy the whole army Of the Potomac.
rHs STOVE PIPE AND Log GUNS.
Nh wen Known to the officers Of the army here
That there lad been guns In position at Munson's
and hason's hills, and that the substitution o,
stove pipes and painted logs In their stead on the
evacuation OF those points by the enemy was mere
~ ruse to create the impression here that they
nave had no force to speak of In our Immediate
mont. The ruse Is to conceal the fact that they
occupied the hills in question with the intention
Oh makinga general attack from there as their
immediate base line, and were su subsequently COM
Peled to fall back without venturtng 70 re gun
AMIsTAks.
The Washington dispatches alleging that the i
picfen Of Beauregard still occupy one end OF the |
village OF Falls Church, while ours are In the |
other end, do not state the fact. There are no
Piekets Of the enemy to be found nearer to Falls
Church than In the immediate vicinity of Fairfax
Court House. That is In the direction of Beaure-
guards main army, which has certainly retired
back OF that point-how far, is not known here
out Of General McClellin's headquarters.
FORT WASHINGTON. 4
Our force occupying Fort Washington, under
Major Joseph A. Haskin, LIST artillery, have not |
been Idle Of late, having mounted many frst-class
guns, and put the post In thorough condition. |
They have also secured a supply Of water, SUM- |
cient Tor double any garrison the post will hold,
which cannot be cut OF under any circumstances
sks. MCCLELLAN.
Gen. Mcclellan made tour Of the positions
occupied by his army over the river, yesterday
afternoon, finding everything quiet and In readi- |
ness for any thing that might occur In the way Of
. movement Of the enemy.
THE WHITE HOUSE.
There are no rebel batteries whatever at the
white House (nearly opposite Fort washingt toni |
~ alleged.
This morning, the Island Belle came up with
the propeller Dawn In tow, that vessel having
been injured by running aground near Matthias |
foint Last week. The propeller viii soon be re- |
paired, however, and join the fotila The Island |
Belle reports all quiet down the river, no firing
On vessels having occurred since last Thursday. |
The r. B. Forbes has taken on her powder and |
armament, and 10 about ready for service again
Capt. Dove, Of the sloop of-war Pocahontas,
has been fully acquitted Of every charge of dis
loyalty. and viii doubtless soon resume his du.
ties. L
q Considerable activity was noticeable at the
yard to-day, In loading vessels with coal and |
ordnance stores. There were also three steame |
at the Arsenal, awaiting orders.
AFFAIRS IN DIXIE.
Ts Mr.. A. j Davis, who has Just arrived from
Charleston, 3. G we are indebted for the follow
ing interesting PARTICULARS Of affairs In the South
MI Davis was a sergeant Of police In Charleston,
o. c and was dispatched by the authorities of the
city, on the morning Of the 18th uIt, to Nashville
~. JAot PisohcIJ ot WHICH latter place be sue
eeeded In obtaining passport into Kentuc XIV, and
% made hs escape into civilization He states that
among the working elass OF civilians and soIdlen
ne Union sentiment predominates In the South, |
and That hundreds would rally to the support of
the URited States Government IL there was any /
surety OF their being protected. There were at /
Ms departure but few troops In Charleston, of /
whom 80 were In Fort Sumter; 100 of these had Il
Just arrived from the country. There were 600 on
snllivsn's Island, and large force wpre engag ed
In throwing up sand batteries at all points for
ooest defense. The Hatterss affair csused great
excitement in Charleston, and IL was feared that
similar blow would be struck soon elsewhere
Their Impression with regard to the battle of Ma
nassss was, that although they won q victory, Il |
was bought az terrible expense Of life. Odiees
OF their army say that IL the ,naccountable panic
among the U. g. troops had not occurred, thew
che reosls) would have been driven from the /
fsld, a. at O'Clock they were retreating, thor
sughly beaten. All kinds Of provisions, except /
rice and sweet potatoes, are scarce; wheat nour |
seiis at IL eents per pound. They have no pork at
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