Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-08-19

HEADQUARTERs CITY GUARD, August Il, 1851.
To whom passes will be granted to cross the
Potomac:
LIST. Officers and soldiers on duty,-and they
must show their orders
I'd Suffers, who must exhibit their authority
Sd. Citizens-tn transact important business,
who must have their applications Endorsed bv
some well known, loyal and responsible person.
n. b. No passes will be granted to citizens
whose only purpose is to crafty their curiosity
or to make pleasure excursion
No passes will be granted to colored persons
unless accompanied by responsible citizen to
vouch for their character and business
By command Of Brigadier General Porter.
WIN. w. AvRRELL, A. A.A.G.
The President has appointed Major General
Henry w Halleck. Esq of San Francisco. Cali
fornia, TO be Major General In the regular army
OF the United States
Also, Col George II. Thomas, T. A.. to he ,
Brigsdter General OF Volunteers
Also, Egbert l. Vielle. ESQ civil engineer Of
New York city, to be be BrieadIer General Of
volunteers He is a graduate Of West Point, and
TIE author OF work on camp instruction. We
hear incidentally, that he is to be ASSIGNED to the
Command OF such q camp.
MAJOR General Henry w Halleck graduated At
West Point in the corps Of Engineers, July I. 40
lie was assistant professor Of engineering at West
Point, and while there was the author of MINER,
Gus military ard scientific works He served IN
CHilfornia during the Mexican war, with great
u'Siihouon, as nrst lieutenant of engineers and
seo'e'afy OF Stats under the Military Provisional
Government Of California while u 9 Territory
Subsequently he wss aid to Commodore Sbpbrict
curing the military operations on the Pacific
n II
captain in May, Is47 sc for gallant conduct in va
rious sections In California" He continued in
ae"Ve military service there throughout the war.
At tue eHd OF the war (Mexican) he was a men,
Der OF the convention (and the committee thereof
10 drait ihe states constitution which he himself
of@i'sa- Afterwards he was detailed for duty "a
member CT the U. 5. board Of engineers for for
uncadons on the Pscifc coast and served in that
capacity and asa Government light house epgi-
neeT ard inspector, until ne resigned his military
commission, on the LIST of August 1851.
subsequently he has been distinguished law
yer ii Sah Francisco and President Of San Fran
csc" alo san Jose Railroad. In 1860 he was
de'delor GENERAL Of the militia of California
NJ = tie 7uthor II the " Elements Of Military
Art and Silence" which is one of the most vain
aoie military works in the English language II
Is a standard work here, and has high reputa-
ton IN Europe. He is certainly one of the best
Informed military men the West Point Academy
has so FAR produced
Col. hoinss Is now In service, second in COM
ndna 10 General Banks,) and is therefore well
Known 10 the public as military man.
STILL ANOTHER BROADER GENERAL APPOINTED.
"en. James Shields, now Of California, late =,
Distinguished General Of the Mexican war and er
senator ffom Illinois, has been again called to the
neid- The President has appointed him Briga.
uler 6eherdl OF Volunteers. A capital selection
The whole cosniTy will say
AGROUSDLEss ATTACK
Ihere exists no grounds whatever for the cur-
rent asPerslons of some of the Northern papers
upon captain Beckwitb, the commissary of GEN
eral Mansfield s command.
The allegations are that he has furnished nm
sound provisions in some cases to the troops. and
is not attentive to his business
he Is really noted for remarkable industry
energy and attention to his duties at all hours Of
tie day and night, being among the most indie
fatgable Officers Of the army
as 10 the first allegation: We have 10 sav that
h purchases no provisions, but gives out those
purchased In New York and elsewhere. Ii NAV
possibly have happened that barrel Of pork or
oeei, ai'ei oelng delivered to a company or regi-
mental quar'ermaster, and opened By am, has
tufned OUT 10 nave been spoiled, perhaps by get
un2 wet but II is known to all in the service th,
when such a thing occurs II is the dutv Of ,bs -.
celVer TO return II instantly and receive another
barrel in its stead. When spoiled food :. fed 70
The men, the fault Is therefore wholly that NJ ,b
reslmentai oticer receiving and neglectng 10 re-
turn it.
AS d general thing, the provisions sent here for
tne troops are Of the very first quality, having all
oeeh inspected, barrel by barrel, by the nrons,
regular army officers, where purchased In a
thousand, t1ye thousand, or ten thousand hazel.
'ne contents OF one or so may possibly get injured
IN transmission hither. The fact, however can
only be sscertained after It has passed ont Of
BeckWlths hands into those of the ,eginsn,.I
quart@rmasier or Commissary, whose bn.ins.. q,
u, In such case, to return 1t immedjateIv and 20
eeive other In its stead.
- NAVY YARD
Yesterday, the steamer Mount va,ro, ,,
down the river and returned about n,gh,
porting alrquiet along the shore and with tha
neet anu WIN 'ne
'Les' + rIaay, thlrty-one OF the New York Tbi,-
'oen'h regiment who had refused to do dutv.
were paced on board the Powhatan with the
:, sA Vi the second Maine, thereby swelling
10 hlnety-seven, which, for the small
ta'nef Too many for comfort or health
dldFFhAR Il
cona2loh Is probable from the crowded go,
non 0, 'he steamer Some Of the men will be r.-
moved 10 more commodious quarters, doubtle,.
before long, as the prese Mt ton of the
Is hlghly Prejudcial to the health OF men ,n o.
circumstances. At present every prec,nt,on ..
IAken against sickness, and those who are an
wen aken care OF by DR.. Matthew, Of the -
The l3ih regiment has one corporal ana 80
In the list Of mutineers The comn,nI..
are represented as follows: Co. A, none: non..
q none; ID, ?; f, S. r, s; 6, none; n, "a. .,
X, - '"' - =
ne Following are the officers Of the Pen.,co,. /
saP1lh' ID. MorrisOn; LIeutenants, ]. wa
p-@ Francis A. Roe, Clarke Merchant
: :, aymsner, George L. Davis; Surgeon, win
snroP Taylor; Chief Engineer, stephen d sih-
pert Assistant Surgeon, w. III Dick,
many O'neers are vet to be ordered all of whom
vii don0Ifss report in a day or two. The ye..
Vel VIII have steam up in a short time and he,
naehlnery willie tried at the wharves for several
lays prior to ieayfsg this station. Some .n,s,,.,n
ears mat she may be sunk by the conssd.r,,.
)attefies along the river. hnt tht. -, /