Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-12-27
OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
VERY INTERrsTINe FROM MISSOURI
AND AREANSAR.

OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
VERY INTERESTING FROM Mrxsoupr
AND ARKANSAS.
Missouri Cleared Of Rebels An Arn.-s~u.
Halleek Working Wonders There-Nsrth-
srn Arkansas Strong for the Usien The
mics Of Scion Borland, Price and McCul.
Tough.
Especial correspondence OF The star
RoLLA, Mo-, Dec. -, ls6l.-Edifer Of tks ssas:
The weather 10 exceedingly cold ana bleak here
just now. Prom Arkansas we have reliable nsxs
daily, mostly through constantly arriving rsfu-
gees. They all tell sSry tale Of the condition
OF sfairs In that part OF rebeldom. One of our
best scouting companies were sent there Int
week, and they penetrated almost to Pooshoutss,
where Scion BOrlsnd and his army are posted.
he Is pressing Union men all Tie time Norshsru
Arkansas is all Unioni and 10 hey had arms and
place 70 rally 70, they would soon give good
account Of themselves
commanded by member Of the Arf.ns.s Lseis.
lature. I know that with little eror, we could
walk right through that State Several ola Kan.
sss-troubles men are with M, who mako our esss
spies. They 60 everywhere. They ell report
strong Union feeling, and have no trouble in GET
ting Information, or in finding good Union men
10 stop with In Arkansas.
Price 10 about used up. He hss 200 with him
at oceola, on the Usage, and 10 decreasing In
numbers. Mccullough 10 on Pea Ridge, In Ar
ksnsas. With what Pope has hived, we have
about cleared this (Missouri) State. We get more
officers (rebels) than we can feed or take care Of
They are disheartened, and ,oanI TO gxtf.
Gen. Hsileck is doing wonders In strsighten-
ing out this department. II be 10 as effective In
q forward movement a. be il In the administration
Of affairs, have no fears Of the result
There are is 900 troops here yet, but everything
indicates q forward movement
You have no idea Ct the confusion this depart
nent was in; and every turn takes out q kink
now.
LATEST FROM sEcRssIA.
We have the Richmond E1smiasr Of the
2sth-Christmas day. That journal greatly fears
| thst the Government here will surrender Mason
and Slidell to the British authorities.
Ii charges the released Union men Of Dunes-
vile lately in prison In Richmond with having
played spies for the UnionIsts, and thus brought
| about Gen. Stuart's recent defest there.
dispatch from Nashville SAYS that gold 10
''comiag down" there, selling on the Gath az IS
per cent. premium, as against 80 per cent. pre-
Mum a week or two ago!
Twelve batteries nave been completed on the
Richmond side OF the James river, for the de-
fence Of that city. No guns are yet mounted In
them, however.
The sscssh CongtsS have passed bill FOR the
naturalization OF all Who are not citizens Of the
Confederate Sales VINO may have been engaged
during the war in tneiT naval rervioes.
The remains OF the late Judge James r. Martin,
Lieut.. Colonel Of the lo;h Alabama Regiment,
who was killed in the battle Of Evansville, had
arrived In Richmond en- route to Alabama
NAVY YARD.
President Lincoln, accompanied by Command
| ant Dahlgreen, went down on the King Philip
| this morning to the Pensacola, which vessel will
make another trial tip to-day
The Mount Washington arrived last night from
the upper notilla, but with no news Of import
ance, all being very quiet upon the river.
The Baltimore 10 being painted, and viii soon
resume her duties.
A new boiler for the A. C. Powell, manufsc-
tured In Baltimore, and brought TO this city by
rail, lies down by the shears, where u IL 20 be
hoisted on board the steamer. Work PROGRESSES
rapidly upon the new boilers for the Mount w ash
ington, now almost completed
Experiments were being made this morning
with huge ridtd cannon intended for the Pen
sscOla. This gun takes the place Of the con-
demned one which, on trial, was found 10 have q
naw In her chamber.
WHAT MCCLELLAN THINKS OF HIS TIooPs.
The officers Of Porter's Division, which wa
reviewed by General Mcclellan on the sIst inst.
received on Wednesday a. a Ckristn.as rim a
General Order, conveying the following oompli.
mentary opinion Of them by the General In com.
mand:
"The commanding General expressed his sd-
mand yesterday at review.
"The cleanliness Of their arms the neatness and
condition of their clothing-quslihcation a.
good soldie1-together with the ease with which
each command was handled, the accuracy and
rapi lily Of each movement, attracted the sdmira-
ton and commendation Of the Gensrsl-in-Chief
tsry Of War, while they realized the expectations
Of the commanding General
"Since the last review, the improvement Of the
troops In all the requisites Of good soldier, Ia,
day-this division shall be thrust against the
enemy, the hghtIug effects Of the good training
given your men Will be appreciated by all OF
you"
MORE REBEL PRISONERS.
The following is dispatch received to-day at
the headquarters here:
81. Louis, Mo, Dec. %, 1S6l.-To Major 0ss.
MeCIeLLas Mejor Cover, commanding squad
ron Of the LIST Iowa cavalry, has just arrived az
and ten wagon loads Of stores, captured nom
Prices army.
n. w. RALLEcK, Major General, &c.
GENKRAL NkIcY.
We are glad to learn from Or. Verdi che ply
sicinn who attends General Marcy and General
McClellan), that Gen. NJ. 10 now eonvslesosnt,
and may be expected to be able 10 resume the di.
charge Of his duties as Chief OF the stsf Of the
army Of the Potomac, in a few days.
LATE LOCAL NEWS.
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