Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-11-09
SECOND EDITION.
THREE O'CLOCK p. M.
OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
rHE RErrRExESr or stS SCOTT

TIE RETIRExENT OF eEN SCOTT.
War Department, Adjsaasf GezsraPs OHes,l
Washington Nov. ], 1901.
/ General Orders, No 81.
The following order from the President Of ne
United States, announcing the retirement from
| active command Of the honored veteran Leuten-
ant General Winfield Scott, will be read BY The
Army with profound regret:
''Ez,eEiirs Massioa,
Washington, Nov. !, 1891.
"On the LIST day Of November, A. ID. 1861, upon
his own application TO the President Of the United
Il States, Brevet Lieutenant General winfield Scott
is ordered to be placed, and hereby 10 placed,
upon the list Of retired oficer Of the Army Of the
| United States, without reduction In his current
pay, subsistence, or allowances.
"The American people will hear with sadness
and deep emotion that General Scott has with
drawn from the active control Of the army, while
| the President and a unanimous Csbinet express
their own ana the nstort sympathy In his p,r-
sonal affection, and their profound sense Of tho
important public services rendered by him to his
country during bis long aud brilliant career,
! among which will ever be gratefully distin-
guished his faithful devotion 70 the Constitution,
the Union, and the Flag, when asssiled by par
rlcidal rebellion. ABRAHAM LINCOLN"
The President 10 pleased to direct that Major
General George B. Mcclellan assume the command
Of the Army Of the United states The headqusr-
tiers Of the Army will be established In the city Of
Washington. All communications intended for
the Commanding General will hereafter be sd-
dressed direct to the Adjutant General. The du-
Plicste returns orders, and other papers hereto
fore sent 70 The Assistant Adjutant General, head
quarters Of the Army Will be discontinued.
BY order Of the Secretary tf War:
l.. THOMAS, Adjutant General.
ono SEws GOOD NEWS"
The old sdage that {" no news 10 good news"
may apply very properly to the fact that the Old
Point boat this morning brings no further intel
ligence from Fortress Monroe Of TIE do!ngs Of our
| feet of Beaufort, although flag Of truce bad ar
rived from Norfolk. Good authorities here deem
this a very significant and hopeful indication, IN
had any disaster befsllen our feet Il would have
been loudly trumPet.d by the Confederates.
ARMY AND NAVY ACCOUNTS HAVE PREcKDENcE.
We learn that the Treasury Department has
been e1pedtiouslF settling, during the past week,
| the accounts Of the army and the navy, those
branches Of the public service requiring the
earliest attention, as may at once be perceived,
| owing TO the present hostlitles. The claims Of
private individuals are necessarily postponed,
but these will be attended to soon the public
| eHigencies will permit, and as they may be aud
| tied.
RESIGNED.
Lieut.. Frederic Mears, 9th infantry, u. 8. A,
who has been acting as Lieutenant Colonel Of the
Berdan Sharpshooters, has resigned his place in
that regiment, and has been ordered 10 report for
| duty in his company. The Shsrpsooten have
| made excellent progress In drill under the In
structions Of Lieut.. Mears, and are only waiting
| for arms (Shsrpe's rinss) to take the field.
THE REvIKw.
| To-day, Gen. Mcclellan and STAFF have gone
| over the river for the purpose Of reviewing the
| division OF Gen. Fitz John Porter. President
| Lincoln designed witnessing the review, (which
| promises to be a remarkably fne one,) but In
consequence Of the disagreeable weather did not
| 90 over.
TINE EEsoLUIE.
| We apprehend that IL was the steamer Resolute,
and not the Rescue, (as stated in the teegraphic
dispstches elsewhere that was concerned In the
gallant little affair up the Rappahannocf.
ON THI STREET.
| Ex-Mayor Berret appeared on the avenue to-
day. looking in good condition and spiris, despite
| his late Fort Lafayette experiences.