Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-11-01
SECOND EDITION.
THREE O'CLOCK r. m.
OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
ANOTHER KKBkL BATTERY.

ANoTHKK EKsKL BArTERT.
new battery Of three rined guns has been
erected by the rebels about mile and q half be-
low those Fear shipping Point. % 10 sits-
sted a little below a new brick house near The
wharf at Evanspor.
THE sITuA rIOn IN rms QUARTER
The War Department have advices up 30 d.
m to-day, from all the camps Of our lines on
both sides Of the river, from General Bsaks's
hsadq uarters down to those Of acting Major Gen
eral Hooker, opposite Evansport. All was quiet
in all the camps to-day mp TO 2 p. m.
THE LAST INFERNAL MACHINE ArrKnPT.
The barrel anchored and len In the channel Of
| the Potomac, opposite Budd's Ferry, BY the In
surgents not long since, by tresc serously using
flag Of truce to secure immunity from our Are
for their boats crew 90 engaged, 10 believed 10
contain an "iufernsl machine
THE CONFINED REPETITION.
II will not be surprising II ss early 20 10 NOR
row, Richmond is agog with accounts BY tels-
graph Of a blow struck by our combined naval
and military expedition. BY Tuesday we shall
probably have distorted accounts from hat city,
and in less than fOrtnight's time sccoonh from
our own friends.
CORRECTION.
Editor Star: In General stones report, a given
la the Star Of October 81, the following sentence
occurs: capt. Candy, Assistant Adiutsnt Gen
eral, and General Lander accompanied the cavalry
to serve with It," General Lander was not present.
at the battle Of Balls Bluff, and did not arrive
from Washington until the following day, when
he took command Of the advance at Edwards
Ferry and repulsed the enemy.
MILITARY APPOINTMENTS ro-pAY.
To day the President made the following mill
tary appointments. Viz:
Communicates Of SEbsiStsHes, Icifk ths fani Of
captain Of colnstesrS Jonathan Renick, william
Wilson, VIM. b. Lebo, Ira b. Gibbs, Lewis @.
Huling, M. J. Green, J. N. Mckenzie, }. J. Rob-
inson, Javen b. Salisbury. ana A. Mccain.
Assistant QRarterrlasfers, cifh tAs rank Of cop
tain Of volEAtssTs-Chsrles Wing, Charles b.
Wagner, Henry M. whittlesey, Max Paul Engle,
Thomas O'Brien, VIM Painter, George w. Lee,
w. n Owen, F w. Hurlt, ). Lockwood Brown,
Alexander SIMPSON, Frank T.. Foster, Jas Hemp
hill, H. r. Jendes, and w. ID. swigart.
MILITARY APPOINTMENTS.
The President yesterday made the following
military appointments:
Assistant QEartern0stsrs Of VolHHtssrs, svifh
tks raak Of captain Viz: Clement L. West Of
D. C 4; Michael CARRIER, Of Ind. John spicer, Of
Ill John w. Lowry, of Ind; Vincent Phelps,
Of Colorado Territory; Lewis Parsons, Of No;
" m. n. haWleY, OF MINI Oeo. X. oyer, OF III.
ConmiSSdries Of Subsistence, Lcftk tks ,axk Of
captain viz: Edwin r Goodrich, VIM. War
field, Of Ky; Thomss Gray, Of Cal Spencer C..
Benham, Of Ill; John F. Hopkins, Of Va Robt.
C. Walker, Of Pa John Fay, Of Ky; and Ralph
Plumb, Of Ohio.
Brigade Srgson.-Dr. Alfred Hitchcock, Of
Mass.
NAVY YARD
The Resolute came up to the yard yesterday sf-
ternoon, and went down 70 the notilla again In an
hour or two.
The Pussy came up late last night, and left the
yard again at O'Clock this morning. Both Of
these steamers report that affairs are unchanged
down the river.
The Page isstill cooPed in Quantico creek, ana
our vessels above and below remain In the same
positions as when we last reported them.
Work on our batteries on the Maryland side 10
progressing finely. and a number Of guns and
mortars have been mounted.
A few PUNCHES with oysters occasionally run the
blockade, and yesterday schooner Is said 10 have
passed down.
Experimental firing with 1O-inch mortar WIS
made at the yard this morning. With charge
Of three pounds Of powder and an elevation Of
forty five degrees, a shell mot charged) weighin
IO2 pounds was projected to a distance Of I 400
yards, the time Of flight being about seventeen
seconds The firing convinced the spectators
that considerable accuracy may be attained with
the old fashioned mortar, and that at distances OF
from ,OOO TO 2 $40 yards they are very effective
weaDons