Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-10-25


OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
THE CASUALTIES OF THE BATTLE OF BALLS BLUFF.
From q relilble source we have the following
interesting particulars of the casualties at the bat
tie near Leesburg. The 8gures are about thus, as
near az can be estimated Us wounded, who are
IN our hands on this side; AZ dead, buried by our
own men allowed to do so by the Confederates;)
probably so drowned in attempting to swim the
the river; and probably 400 or 500 prisoners or
missing
Some dead and wounded are probably not in
cluded In the above. The wounded were broug bit
over In boats as fast they fell during the after
losn and evening. The wounds are all from
ride ball, and ae not Of the most serious sort.
No she'll was used by the enemy.
The new hospital lat Poolesville) II nearly
finished, and accommodates forty-6ye wounded.
TWENTY are in the old Dancing Hall; twenty-five
IN the house nsed by Ne General al headquarters.
There are some thirty Of the others In the regi.
mental hospital Of the Fifteenth Massachusetts
Regiment, and MANY In the regimental hospital
Of ne Tsmmsny Regiment.
TEE RETURNED WOUNDED AND OTHER PRISONERS.
Some arrangement 10 absolutely necessary By
which three-months' men returned from having
been prisoners TO the disunionists may draw their
back paw. The Law moes the signature of GER
tain OF the oficsrs OF the regiment Necessary, be-
fore any payments can be made Those regi-
nsats being disbsnded, the ofhcers are not at
hand to sign the certificates. There are now
many disabled returned three months men here
who cannot draw q dollar Of their dues on that
account, and who being minus legs ana arms,
are hsl ples Many wounded three-years msn
~ 81, haRo mi n a
distance, and find themselves in the same stu.
.sion. The Government should certainly take
the responsibility Of paying those men promptly
when setised Of their lawful right to receive the
money, without requiring OF them the presents.
ton Of signatures which, under existing cireum-
stances are positively not to be obtained.
TIE MILITARY HOSPITALS.
The wounded from Lessburg are expected to
arrive to-day, Chey failed to come yesterday after
noon, } and few will be received in the Union
Hospital At Georgetown, and the remainder taken
70 the Government Hospital for the Insane, where
they can have very comfortable quarters, and ar
tbs same time be entirely separated from the usual
inmates Of the institution.
Some Of the convalescents from the hospitals
here will probably be removed to the infrmaries
at Annapolis, where they have two hundred va
convslescent patients will be removed northward
~ they improve, and II 10 said that the Girard
House and one or two other buildings IN Phila-
PARTICULARS or LATE MOVEMENTS
UPRIvKR.
Especial Correspondence Of The star.l
"CAMP Besof Hoy" near PoolsriIs, Oct. -,
10 r. M-Dsay Stare have been silent for some
weeks from no abseace 81 Interesting news to
Communicate, but the perenptety orders from
Headquarters relative to newspaper sonespon-
deuce has hermeticaliy sealed my lips.
Our troops crossed the river st Conrad's Ferry,
on Sunday. Several regiments and bat cries were
sent over. Indeed, there was a movement all
along the line simultaneously. Before erossiG2
ths river q na.nber Of shells were thrown over to
drive OF the Secession pickets, which, when
done, our troops, HDder cover Of several large
guns made safe and secure landing on the other
sAs. Leesburg is Ave miles from the opposite
lhore. Our troops has advanced only one-hal
The distance up TO the hour write Therefore,
we occupy but narrow "ursfsh" Of sacred soil
% far. Last night several Of our pickets got
within few rods Of Leesburg, but 1t Is as yet an
unsafe distance. Since our landing the battle has
been going on at intervals.
You have heard OF Col. Bakers death His
fsgfment met with a sfoEt repulse, and he ordered
retreat before being shot sectssiOnist fred
ssa rounds at him from a hollow tree before the
fssai one which pierced his hat and entered bis
hesA- He was brought over at a late hour last
night to Poolesville. His sad fate was learned
VIII mnch regret by both officers and men; but
he demonstrations Of grief from bis surviving
fosor, and Of his brother. were more intense than
u usually exhibited in tue sacriaee OF d,rotss 10
his country.
The enemy did well for short season. Pheir
nsnssrs were FAR greater than was sntici pated.
Thsy captured three Of our field pieces, but what
dos that amount to N they fail to use them
IL II rumorrd tonight that Leesburg has been
evacuated; but this I will contradict, as 1 know
10 Onward movement has been made today ON
account OF Its inclemency. 1t commenced early
fhis n0rning to rain, and has been failing heavily
without istermission, to the present
Our line Wa attacked this evening at Edwards
Fe<rI from the Woods-that 10, just over from
that pOiat. We poured musketry into them for
some time, but not be!a2 sufficiently hot, gave
then The benfa, q some shell, which soon scat
tered them NOD 20 rsry Soon either ] can hear
IN eccasioaal radon gun, which u doubtless
srsd so-Eight 70 keep them quiet. II 10 lke sing
lag ihrOuzh the woods to keep the owls frsm
hooting.
A large nill below here wss DESTROYED by a
he'll from 10 other aide yesterday. Heavy can,
lOaading Nss lizard this evening from below.
wHscs iast-d several hours I, was probably from
ssa Beaks' column. N
Four thonand troops Ia kedy passed through
,ere last nj b; ara late hour. several thousand
beloved soon After, and II was ali donsso qyIetiy