Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-10-16

last, is now In this city. He is interesting him.
self to procure the liberation IF Mr.. Elliot, Of
Maine, fsllow-prisoner there
NAVY YARD.
The steamers Yankee and jacob Bell arrived at
the yard late last evening, from Indian Head.
They report that the Seminole was fred at yes
terday afternoon from the Shipping Point bat
terry, the same which was noticed In our paper OF
yesterday. The Seminole returned the fire, and
forty fifty shots were exchanged. As usual,
nobody hurt" The Seminole kept on her way
An officer Of the Jacob Bell, who has carefully
reconnoitered this battery says there six guns
In position, all apparently heavy ordnance. The
river there is about one mile wide.
Intelligent officers say that the statement about
six miles Of batteries below Shipping Point 10 all
nonsense. Vessels might be annoyed by batteries
from the shore for a mile below there, (as far
Evansport,) but below that point the Virginia
shore recedes from the channel, and the river 10
so wide that batteries would be useless II they
were there. Sixteen or eighteen guns 10 about
| the extent of their armament In that neighbor.
hood, from Shipping Point to Transport
The Pawnee, Harriet Lane, and Yankee went
down the river last night.
The Anacostia has had her boilers put aboard ,
and is being rapidly fitted up.
The Jacob Bell, which came up with the Yam.
kes last night, has had to go into the dock for
repairs.
One thousand eight hundred men are the total
number of employees at this time. All the guns
at this yard are being rifed.
At the ordnance foundry they are casting now
nothing but brass pieces-l2-pounders generally
During the past month only twelve guns were
cast. Previous to this time they averaged about
one day. In this foundry they run about one
ton Of iron per day into shot and shell.
AT the iron foundry, wuere are ninety men en-.
Ployed, they ran on Monday might and day.
about seventeen tons Of iron into shot, she'll prape
and canister. OF this amount 400 were nine and
ten-inch solid shot. During the last six weeks at
this shop they have about ten tons of iron Der
day into the projectiles specified above
AT the laboratory they are quite busy In the
manufacture Of percussion powder, &c.
The seamen at the yard are being drilled each
day in skirmish practice with muskets, and also
in the light artillery practice. The old salts seem
to enjoy these shore exercises very much on ac-
count of the novelty.
RELEASE OF PRISONERS
Hs1dqmdrtery of the Army,
Washington, October II, 1851
Special Orders, No. 10
Fifty-seven of tie United States soldiers de.
tanned in Richmond having been released on
taking oath not to bear arms against the states
II rebellion, an eqsal number Of the prisoners of
NTf taken from those States, now connned in
Washington and New York harbor, will be re.
leased on taking the prescribed oath ofallegiance
TO the United states or an oath not to engage In
arms against the United States
Of those confined In this city, the thirty-seven
here named Will be released, as above: Town
send Hobbs, W Loflin, G. Afford, d. D.
fianet. :. :: Green, David Porter, G. A Thomas,
Thomas Anderson, c. Ferrell, J. A. Winfield,
j. X Payne, w. James, A. Bomamaier, r.
Ward, W A. Wilson, G. Lang, r. b Boone, r.
Walker, w L: Thompson, w. johnson, W.
vim, Gs G I L. Riee s'IkeF S Sal
ron, g.. Granting, J. Lsadbetter, A J.
Smith, j: F. Grayson, r. Pinkney, w. NJ
Barton, George Larabee, II. Elliott, George
Milor.
Colonel LOOMS, commanding at Fort Column
bus, Will, In concert with Lieut. Col Burke,
select twenty from among the prisoners of war
under their charge, to make up the number In.
The prisoners to be released will be sent, by the
nrst opportunity, to Fort Monroe and thence
under has of truce through the Tilted States
lines.