Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-09-20
OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
FIRING AT PIcKETs, ETC.

Washington, Sept Is, 1861.
General Orders, No 13
l. All persons not connected with the outpost
and picket guards, except General Ofhcers, Com
manders Of Brigades, and eficers Of their StaHs,
are prohibited from passing beyond the main
| guards on the Virginia side Of the Potomac
Commanders will define the lines and instruct
their guards accordingly.
III. The practice, which has to some extend
prevailed, OF firing upon the enemy's pickets, 10
contrary to the usages OF civilized warfare and does
not contribute to any good result Ii 10 therefore
directed that, In future, the picket and outpost
guards are not to fire upon the enemy's pickets,
unless It becomes necessary to resist their advance
or to return fire commenced by them. All CON-
| handing officers and guards are required to en-
force this Order and to arrest every person volat
ing Il.
| BY command Of Major General Mcclellan:
8. WILLIAMS, Asst Adj't Genp.
omcial:-RIcH'D B. IRWIN, Aide-de-Camp.
TRYING THE RANCE
While Gen. Mcclellan was present Yesterday
afternoon, after reviewing the brigade Of General
Blenker, an experiment was made with the rified
| guns recently mounted on Fort Taylor-a new
fortifcation, situated about ~ miles from Chest
nut Hill Murray Mason's place., where the dis
| unionis,s have constructed their most advanced
work. Ii was found that solid shot or shell NAV
easily be thrown from Fort Taylor well beyond
the disunion fort While our troops were thus
firing. body Of about 200 disunioni.ts deployed
from under cover to the right; when a single shot
| thrown among them sent them scattering In diff
| ferent directions.
skIRMsH WITH HARDEK's TROOPS.
This morning the following dispatch reached
the headquarters here:
HsddqEarters Western Dspa,tnsnt,)
/ ST.. Louis, Sept 10, 1861 (
To Col. E. ID TotcnssnS Major Gayitt. First
| Indiana Regiment Of Cavalry, who was sent out
In reconnaissance towards Hardee's position at
Greenville, met the enemy's picken, drove them
In, killing two, and taking three Of the enemy
prisoners He also captured sixty musiets and
'"ehty-n Ve horses J. c. Fremont,
Major General Commanding.
THE CABINET MEETING OF YESTERDAY.
We have every reason TO believe that in yester-
days long cabinet meeting the subject matter
considered was the report Of Postmaster General
Blair and Quartermaster General Meigs, relative
to the situation In Missouri and that no definite
conclusion was then arrived at as to the duty of
changing the head Of the Western Military De-
partment.
DISTRICT MILITIA.
Lieut.. Colonel John l.. Smith, of the Fourth
Regiment District Columbia Militia, has been
promoted to the Colonelcy Of the same, In place
Mr. Randolph Coyle, resigned. Chas r. Bisbop
has been appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the
same, In place of Lieut.. Colonel John l.. Smith,
promoted.
VOLUNTEERING FROM THE SANDWICH ISLANDS
The Government have accepted the service, NJ
a company Of loyal Americans resident in the
Sandwich Islands, who are probably now on the
way to San Francisco, to join the extreme west
ern division Of the army of the United States.
The NEWS FROM LEXINGTON.
The despatch from Gen. Fremont, received by
the War Department last night, concerning the
then progressing siege Of our troops In Lexington,
Mo-, embraced no information whatever in ad.
dition TO that contained In our despatch nv the
Associated Press published In yesterday after.
moons Star.
AFFAIRS ALONG THE LINES
Especial correspondence of the Star
LANGLEY, Fairfax county, Va, Sept 10, 1851
Editor Star Our boys last night PLAYED trick
upon the rebels, which has caused no little con-
siernation at its boldness, and any amount Of
swearing, on the part Of the tbievng seccssioniss
Several of the Union men owning farms above
here, In the vicinity of Lewinsville, had been
compelled to remain in w Washington for safety
leaving all their property to the mercy of the Con.
federates, who removed everything that could be
Of any use to them in their camps. Household
furniture, grain, hay, wagons, &c, had been
seized and carried of, and this week they COM
menced to collect the cattle Of the neig hborhood
among which were many valuable mich cows)
and herd them on the farm Of the late Commo.
6ore Il. APP. Catesby Jones, whose family are rus
tica,frg ut Manassas, with the exception of a
loyal son (Patterson) In the U. 8. Navy, and ore
daughter who looks after affairs on the place
Our boys kept watch until about fifty had been
collected. and lest night proceeded up to the farm
where they took the cattle and drove them Inside
Of our lines, so that their owners can now obtain
their property, without a perilous journey into
Dixie for it. The CONSERVATION Of the rebels NAV
be imagined, when they came to the Jones farm
this morning for their cattle and their cbagrn at
having been outwitted and stripped Of their booty
after all their trouble to collect IT, was refreshing
to those who from safe point witnessed their
crestfallen departure.
PARIS coRRKsPoNDEscE OF THE STAR.
HOTEL VIOLET, Paris, Sept. 2, 1s6l.-W d.
WaIIaeh, Esq:-Dear Sir: 1t may be interesting
for you to know that the traitors to our country
find ways and means to communicate with their
friends and representatives, in Europe, by sending
with almost every steamer a special messenger
mens and letters. We had one Of this kind on
board the Fulton, on her outward passage. He
was Frenchman, by the name of Addison. He
came direct from Richmond. by way Of Nash
vile, and had in bis possession great many let
tiers, and one hundred copies Of the battle Of Bull
Run-oficial account Of General Gonzales pub
lished In Charleston, South Carolina. He was to
have the same republished in France at his arri-
val, for distribution. The whole Of the official
account was great Interpretation. which is,
Of course, quite natural. The passengers Of the
Fulton were mostly foreigners, and did not take
much interest in the affair, which made me
powerless TO act In the matter. Our Government
should be on the lookout for these secession mes
sengeu-
Captain Wooden, Of the Fulton, gave a grand
Union dinner a few days before our arrival In
Havre, to the great annoyance Of several secession
lists from Baltimore, who did not show their ugly
faces.
AFFAIRS AT ALEXANDRIA.