Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-11-13
OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
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PLACED UNDER ARassr.
Capt Mckeever, 6enefei Fremont's chief Ad-
jutant General, reached Washington Yesterday
evening, snd, We hear, ha been placed under
arrest by Gen. McClellan's orders some charge
% chsIges brought by Gen. Curtis, growing out
or Gen. Fremont's orders censuring Gen. c. II
seems to be understood that the charges at length
s2ainst<Cspt. Mex have not yet reached head
quarters here.
GENERALS NELSON AND WILLIAMS.
General Nelson, who commanded the Union
force at the battle Of Piksville, Ky, ian account
OF which We publish today is a Lieutenant In
the u 3. Navy, and a Kentuckian. Early In the
troubles there he drew his sword In the cause Of
toe Union, and soon came TO command quite an
army Of ken,uckians he had gathered around
him, He is an accomplished as well as gallant
nan and ofhser
The commander Of the rebel force, so signally
defeated by h'm-Genersl williams-wes an Of
ncer Of the Tennessee Volunteers In Mexico. He
won % much fame at the battle Of Cerro Gordo,
a. that, ever since, he has been known in the
service as "Ce:ro 6ordo Williams" He has no
superior In me disunicn army
The FREMONT CONSPIRACY.
Editor Star: The German branch Of the Ere
Its elimination point. The Chicago Stats Zst-
txrs brought a few days ago the news that
the Eleventh Wisconsin regiment had refused
70 mach from Madison to Missouri, because
Fremont had been superseded in command
u Msscatine, Iowa, a German meeting has
bsen held, at which a resolution was adopted
declaring that II would have been better to dis
solve twenty cabinets than TO supercede Ere
mont. Secretaries Cameron and Seward are more
eagerly attacked by Rsd-Iepublicsn papers, such
a. the Ars sissr de, Westerns. az st. Louis two
absent editors of width are our Consuls In Bremen
and Zurich the Stats zsitUaC, az Chicago, (the
owner of which is Consul ia Elsinore;) the New
lucrative position in the New York custom
house;) the Davpnpor; Democrat, and one or two
more papers-tben has ever been done by the
nefcest democratic sheets. TheY openly talk
treason and incite the masses TO dsobedienCe.
That he whole movement IL an artificial one
appears from the fact that in Gen. Blenker's d.
vision, composed Of Germans OF all political
shades, nothing OF that kind has been visible
And am 1rmly convinced that IL the above-men.
toned papers have been reminded Of their cuipa.
bility 70, preaching rebellion ard disobedience to
the Constitution and the country, the honest but
deluded Germans Of TIE West will soon come to
their senses
How little Fremont deserves the confidence Of
the Germans 10 evident from the fact that be has
tteted with shameless ingratitude the German
Geographical engineer who accompanied him on
bis expeditions and to whom lie owes his scien-
sire y Tie widow and the orphan children Of the
unfortunate Charles PreusS still claim Of Fremont,
the millionaire, the hsrd-earned salary for the
lsst expedition A man who thus treat his
companion Of many perils and suferings, and TO
whom he 10 indebted for so much Is hardly At to
be the "idoi" OF our intelligent German citizens.
Let them remember that man -worshipping will
not do In republican country, though = may be
all right In Europe. They say they all for
ity, sping Of oriental court m ,nners and splendid
will certainly not save the Union, especially II
these % tdol-like" qualities are accom- panied by
most stupendOus frauds and populations
ASTI-HUMBus.
AR,coNsoIssAscE IN FORCE ACROSS THE PoTo,
Biz regiments Of Infantry, and two batteries OF
artillery, and three companies Of cavalry, under
command OF Gen. HeintZleman, made a recon
noissance yesterday as far as Occoquan Greek
about twenty-five miles from Washington, Of
eighteen miles from Alexandra. The entire fore,
drst went TO Pohick Church, and there divided
portion taking the telegraph road to Burk'
Station on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad
The other the road to point on the Occoquar
Creek, about three miles from the Potomac river
The latter crossed Pohick and Aceotink creeks
and reached occoquan without meeting with AM
opposition.
Captain Todds company Of Lincoln Cavalry
which with the party that went In the drec
ton Of Burk's Station, were sent out TO make
Reconnaissance In advance Of the infantry, ant
when several miles from the other part Of the di
vision they were suddenly surrounded bv a larg
number Of rebels " no had been concealed In tn
woods. Their only hope of escape, therefore, wa
by cutting their way through, and skirmish &C
cordingly occurred, the cavalry efecting thei
purpose, but with loss of three men killed, on
wounded, and three taken prisoners, Including,
Is supposed, LIN the lastn named, Capt Todd, VIII
had ventured at least quarter Of a mile In ad
vance Of Lis command.
The object Of the reconnois sanoe having bee
accomplished, Gen. HeintIleman ordered ID
troops 10 return 70 their encampments.
On Monday night 400 rebel cavalry reached p
hick Church, but left before the arrival Of Ger
HeintZleman's force yesterday.
PROSPECT CT An EXCHANGE or PRISONERS
General " DOL has been instructed TO commun
cate with the proper Confederate authorities,
under lag vi truce, In reference TO facilities Il
supplying the prisoners In their custody wit
clothing and other necessaries
The release Of Lieut.. Albert Knatl, on b
perole for a limited period has been reel procate
or cur part by the release Of a Confederate prist
nefs
There IL sdil prospect OF a general eAchant
OF Prisoners, slthough there II as vet no d. bni
arrangement on the subject.
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