Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-10-09

and the Canada newspapers allege that he was
authorized SO to do by this Government.
That Is not so. The Government here have not
authorized any one to raise troops for the United
states anywhere out Of the limits Of the United
States. -" e. .s> q
MEASURES FOR AN INCREASED sUPFLY OF ARTIL-
LERI.
Secretary Cameron LEFT Washington Yesterday
TO thoroughly inspect the Pit,sbury cannon foun-
derry, with view to promote an increased supply
Of artillery for the use Of the army.
NAVY YARD.
The Jacob Bell arrived at the Yard last even
Ing, bringing with her two prisoners arrested by
the Federal authorities In Maryland, and sent up
10 this place for examination The alleged crime
Is communicating with the rebels and sffording
them " aid and comfort" The Bell reports all
very quiet on the river, passing vessels suffering
no molestation whatever.
The Powha,an went down this morning with a
number Of marines ard seamen, together with
heavy riHed cannon, shot, and SHELLS. 1t is under
stood thsir destination is Fortress Monroe.
The AHaccs;ia, still on the ways, 10 undergoing
extensive repairs throughout, and in addition to
her new boiler, machinery, &c, is being almost
entirely newly coppered
Several hands are employed In the ship house
building boats for vessels and making saih, to
supply the increased demand.
Work progresses finely upon the new build
ings adjoining the foundry, the walls having
already attained to a considerable height.
Three new laboratories are nearly completed
upon the site Of that blown up some time since,
and the foundation for the fourth are laid. These
buildings have double roof, and are lined with
tin. Some attention has been paid to architectu.
raj ornament upon them, adding very much 10
the appearance Of that portion Of the yard, and
doing credit to the taste Of the designer.
The work Of boring and turning cannon is
driven to the utmost degree, and In the machine
shop railway has been laid down In order to IA
cilitate the moving Of heavy cannon to and from
the lathes, many Of which are full, while num-
Der Of immense guns lie about upon the floor and
obstruct the carriageway between the shops.
President Lincoln and Mrs Lincoln visited the
Navy Yard yesterday evening, and were received
with the national salute of 81 guns.
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REPORTED DEATH OF BREcKINRIpsE-Th The
Wheeling Eva Press Of NJ onday, In allusion to
the report in the Cincinnati papers that John G.
Breckenridge was ''shot by mistake by one of his
own picket, at camp of rebels Of which he was
at the head In Greenup county, Ky, on Thurs
day." says that within the last two weeks Breck-
inridge has travelled more than 200 miles by car
rage road, spent three days at point recruit
ing, spoken at several other places, and was the
middle Of last week at Tazewell, C. H., Taze-
well county, Va. The location where the rumor
In the Cincinnati papers chilled" him, is nearly
two hundred miles from Tazewell, and he could
not have reached his camp In the few hours that
INTERVIEWED between his speech at farewell and
the time when be Is reported to have been shot
The following is the route travelled by Breckin-
ridge:
From Owingsyille in Bath County via West
Liberty in Morgan County, to Prestonburg, Floyd
County, Ky. Atths latter place he made speech
and rallied some three hundred recruits Thence
10 Piketon In Pike County where he staid three
days. and thence across the Cumberland noun
iains at Dogwood Gap into Virginia. through
buchanan, Russell and farewell counties TO
raZewell c. ii.