Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-10-15
OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
RKcoNNorsAxcE AND A skIRMrsH.


three hundred men Of the 10th New York Volun-
teers He proceeded to point two miles beyond
Lewinsville, in front Of the position occupied by
Gen Smiths column. There he found the enemy
In some force, with a body also pretty strongly
posted in a house.
The detachment Of the Forty-ninth had smart
little brush with the enemy ere II retraced Its
steps at the conclusion Of Lieut.. Cross's survey
ing labors. No one our side was either killed
or wounded. II 10 not known what damage our
fire did to the enemy. Our troops engaged were
under Ore for the arst time, and acquitted them
selves most satisfactorily.
ANOTHER NAVAL AFFAIR.
TAis Tiras at Lynnhursn Bay-A DisSnioH Bat
terry Silsneed.
Commodore 6oldsborough has forwarded to the
Navy Department the following report:
U 9. PROPELLER DAYLIGHT,
Bioekading of Cape Hssry, Oct ii, 1861.
Sir Yesterday afternoon, a few minutes before
4, p. m, II was reported to me that battery on
shore In Linnhaven Bay had opened fire on the
American ship John Clark, Of Baltimore, which
had come in and anchored during the gale, and
dragged within range Of the enemy's guns, dis
tant about mile and a half. got under way and
stood down to her assistance, and on getting with
In range opened fire, and a spirited engagement
was kept up on both sides for about forty min.
utes, when the enemy ceased firing, their battery
Of four or I've guns being silenced; so that, al
though we remained within range for an hour and
a half after the firing bad ceased, assisting the
ship to get under way, not q shot was fred by
them.
Our shot generally were well directed, and
must have done execution. Fortunately none Of
their shot hit US, though they came near enough.
The officers and men were eager for the fray,
end evinced spirited determination to do their
whole duty; and | was we'll pleased, not only
with their conduct, but also with the precision of
their aim.
have the honor to be, sir, respectfully, your
obedient servant,
SAMUEL LOCKWOOD, Commd,g.
To Flag Officer l.. M. GoLpsBoRoUsH, comd'g
Atlantic Blockading Squadron, Hampton Roads,
Va.
An ASSISTANT ADJUIAST GENERAL APPOINTED.
Capt Henry Clay grandson Of Henry Clay, ST.,
and son Of the late Col. Clay, who was killed In
the battle of Beuna Vista, } has been appointed
an Assistant Adjutant General Of Volunteers, and
assigned to the staff of Brigadier General Richard
w. Johnson, in Kentucky.
NO PASSES SOUTH.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE Amy,
WASHINGTON, Oct. IL, 1861
To SAFE trouble TO oil concerned, 1t 10 announced
that the Government has ceased to grant passes to
60 South through the United States lines.
HOW THEY REGARD FREMONT IN ST. LOUIS
The following extract Fl, m letter Just received
By a gentleman of this city, from an intelle gent
friend in st. Louis, shows what the people In the
department Of Missouri think Of their command
ing General and his plans:
"You have doubtless read with establishment
the account Of the grand entry Of Mrs Fremont
into jefferson City, and how the body guard
and staf' escorted her; and how fireworks were
let OF, and tallow candles were burnt In her hon.
or Pride, pomp and-circumstance Of glorious
war" An entire day lost In such funkyism at a
time Of Imminent peril. Mark Blair's express
sion-'Oh, for one hour Of our dead Lyon - ard
he might have added, I'm place Of the living ASH
Twelve st. Louis butchers sufaced for the BODY
guard Of tie deceased hero; and with none other
than the troops raised within the State, he rid IL
OF rebels down TO the Arkansas border What is
our condition now, with the hundreds Of cannon,
the thousands OF wagons. the ample equipments
and accoutrements, and the SO 900 men from ad-
joining States! The rebel army comes and goes,
conquerins town after town, and eluding the
vigilance Of the Commanding General at every
point. Fremont had them 'bagged' at Licking
ton!-of course he had. Now, 1 am afraid they
have oagged him, and at this writing my fears
are that Price, who seems to have II all his own
way, having fooled Fremont In the Northwest
will make junction with McCulloch's army
somewhere this side of Rolla, and execute a rapid
ADVANCE on st. Louis with armv of abOut
10000 or $1,000 mentor they have such num-
bers-and between you and me, we are In no
condiuon here, just now, to resist one sixth OF
that force In this city.
Things In Missouri are really I'm a terrible con-
dition, and likely to come to mair' az old Baile
Nicol Jarvie would say, unless some change 10
soon made at the head Of our department. The
grand efforts to APE European pomp will not do
This cumbrous body guard and staff and make.
overwhelmingly style, may answer In Rus
sian ana turkish Held preparations, but Is most
criminal trining In our present emergency. We
are threatened with a formidable foe and we
need activity, energy, and earnestnsss-not pomp
bombast and tinsel. What should have been an
offensive war here, is now struggle for mere
existence
AFFAIRS IN NEW YORK.
Especial cores pondence Of The STAR
NEw YORK, Oct. IA Times are much better
The entire North, Of which New York 10 the
heart, begins to resume Its old fashioned bustling
activity. The hotels, places Of amusement, and
the t'ades generally, are doing moderately fair
business. Provisions low, wages fair, and
Starvation nowhere. Wall street 10 rampant
Look at the stock list. All we want Is one really
victorious brush with the rebels, either with the
army or navy IL Isl sight well worth seeing to
look on the Battery at the great fleet Of steamships
now ready for q start. 1 counted twenty -four
yesterday, and understand there will be forty,
remains secret. Twelve months ago the Gov
eminent could not have lived and kept their
destination a secret.
NAVY YARD.
The steamer storeshiP Wyandank, Capt Sheri-
dan came up this morning at O'CLOCK, and re.
pors all quiet down the river. The wyandank
laid under Matthias Point last Sunday, transfer.
ring stores TO the Howell Cobb, and neither YES
sci was molested by the Confederates, II any
were there. None were seen or heard The Wv
andank Is taking in coal and naval stores and
will 90 down again Immediately.
The Pussy came up at 2 O'Clock yesterday eve
ming but went down again, and the Seminole and
Pocahontss left the yard this morning.
The Confederates are building new and strong
work at Ship Point-lower side Of Quantico-a
point where, II they are allowed to proceed I'm.
molested, they will be able to cause ANNOYANCE
The Pussy was sent TO reconnoiter the new work
and 10 said to have reported the above facts, and
also the presence Of considerable body of troops
at and near that point