Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-10-07
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Of Management at several camps which are cause
of congratulatisn to the soldien.
sRAHAM's BRIGADE.
We were Yesterday struck with many evidences
Of mill tary efficiency which greet the eye Of the
visito, Of the several encampments Of the regi-
ments composing Brigadier General Graham's
brigade Good order, system and cleanliness are
peculiar features Of them all, while everything
about them wears the air Of the dcipline so ne
cessary to enable troops to win battles.
SHOT AT BIG FALLS.
The man shot by the rebel picket about sunrise
on Monday morning, the 3O.h ultimo, at Big
Falls, was Robert Hunter, Of Company G, 18th
Regiment p. r. c., formerly Of Apollo, Arm
strong county, Pennsylvania. He was wounded
in the thigh by musket ball, and IL now In the
regimsntal hotpital at Camp Tennally.
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
On Saturday, 2sth ult, while two privates in
the 11th Reserve Pa. Regiment, at Big Falls, were
practising bayonet exercise, one Of the muskets
accidentally went OF, wounding a man named
Anderson, OF Company I, in the right arm, very
severely.
THE CAPTURED TUG FANNY.
II 10 due to the Navy that we should make IL
known that there was neither a U. g. naval
Fanny, recently captured by three dsunion steam
boats Off the coast Of North Carolina.
NAVY YARD.
This morning, the steamer Philadelphia, C apt.
Reynolds, arrived from Fortress Monroe, report
ing all quiet at that place and along the river
The fotilla Is az usual resting on the oars, await
Ing further developments, no molestation to gun
boats or transports having occurred since that
last mentioned.
The transport E. b. Hale went down tnis morn
ing.
The Baltimore goes to Fortress NJ onroe to day,
with large quantity OF heavy shot and shells.
The sloop Of war Pawnee came I'D to the Yard
yesterday, from Alexandria, at which place she
arrived on Saturday, from Fortress Monroe and
Hatteras. She brings no Intelligence Of import
ance, aside from that already given with regard
to the loss Of the Fanny at Chicawicomico. The
PaWnee will remain at the Yard for a day or
two, for some slight repairs to her machinery
when 1t is expected she will join the Potomac 10
tlla as the flag ship. This honor now rests upon
the steamer Live Yankee, one of the punboats
purchased some time since by the u 8 Govern
ment. Com. Craven will remain, as now. fac
officer
we learn that Capt. Dove, of the Pocahontas,
who was short time aimee ACQUITTED Of the
charges preferred against him while stationed on
the Potomac, has been ordered west to take a
command there
Capt. Wyman, Of the Pocahontas has also been
detached from that vessel. This steamer has ,oa,n
returned TO the yard, where she will exchange her
present armament for one heavier previous To
resuming her duties
Work still progresses upon the Seminole, which
Will soon be ready again for service
The injury done the Jacob Bell by the Island
Belle has been repaired, and she has Joined the
notiIla down the river.
saturday thirty seamen were sent to Baltimore
nom 'ne yard 70 man the new Government gun
boat at that place now about completed
Interesting experiments were also made Satu,.
day evening by Lieut.. Badger in testing new
shell Intended to burn the cover of an enemy
These Projectiles are filed with molten iron
which fire every comb ustible object when tn. ,b.n
explodes.
THE sKIRMIsH AT BIG FALLS
Especial correspondence Of tbs Starl
TESNALLYTows, Oct. s, 1s6l.-To the Ed,,o,
me ErentHg StaT-Sir In the papers Of the
f'n instant notice an account of the recent attack
pY 'ne reoei artillery upon the Union force sta
uoneo al The Big Falls, in which there are state
ments made which are not correct, and calculated
encamPed at Big Falls at the time was the IItb
Regiment Pennsylvania Reserve, commanded nv
Col Gallagher. At the time the Ire opened there
was not more than two hundred and tftv men
about the place, and these were standing aboutin
small groups, or at their quarters The picket
guard Of twenty-four men, who had been on duty
The day previous, were still out, and the new
guard had left the quarters to relieve them, 40
that only few OF each company were In camp AZ
the Time. The friug commenced about O'Clock.
OF as soon as the fog raised sufficiently for the
rebels TO See our position, and continued from
twenty minutes 10 half an hour TIE rebel hat
tefy consisted Of four pieces Of artilery-four and
Six Poundeis-instead Of Ssren, az reported. OF
THIS am positive, for had plain view of them
Win glass, and distinctly saw the men at work
upon the guns The Colonel and Adjutant Of the
JAIN New York Were not present at the Falls
during the firing; but noticed two officers ride
down the tow path, along the canal, about two
hours after the firing had ceased. They did not
stop at the Falls but returned In a short time nm
the canal. Consequently there was no shot passed
between them.
One man In Company had bis musket de.
sHoyed by cannon ball, while I'm the act of
loading II and Company B had young kitten
killed In one Of their tents This 10 all the injury
done oy the rebels, with the exception Of a mum.
Der Of holes in the frame building about the
Falls.
At the time the battery opened our cannon were
about mile back from the battery on this .,de
and by the time they were run I'D the rebels had
retired. During the time Of the firing no face of
the enemy presented itself to sight; vet shortly
afterward we saw about two thousand marching
across field some one and half or two miles
distant. :
The rebee managed their guns admirably, and
took good aim. yet very few Of their shells ex-
Ploded. number Of shot and shells were picked
up by our men and brought to this place. You
may rely upon this statement a. being true, az IL
Is made by one who was an EYE wIrSEss.
ID The Jamestown, Nd, correspondent Of the
Associated Press, who undertakes In such coarsely
offensive terms to deny an allegation which ap-
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