Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-08-23
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GENERAL n'cLELLAN's STAFF.
Hsadqsa,tsrs Army Of the Potomac,
Washington, August 20, 1861.
General Orders, No. 1.
In accordance with General Order, No. Is, Of
August IL, 1861, from the Headquarters Of the
Army, hereby assume command of the Army Of
the Potomac, comprising the troops serving in
the former Departments Of Washington and
Northeastern Virginia, in the valley Of the She
nandoah, and In the States Of Maryland and Del
aware.
The organization Of the command into divisions
and brigsdes will be announced hereafter.
The following named officers are attached to
the staff Of the Army Of the Potomac:
Major 8. Williams, Assistant Adj utant General.
Captain A. v. Colburn, Assistant Adjutant
General
Colonel r. b. Marcy, Inspector General
Colonel T. NJ. Key, Aid-de-camp.
Captain N. B. sweitzer, 1st Cavalry, ABIDE
camp.
Captain Edward Mok. Hudson, 14th Infantry,
Captain Lawrence A. williams, 10th Infantry,
Msjo. A. J. Meyer, Signal Onacer
Major Stewart Van Vliet, Chief @ uartermaster.
Major II F. Clarke, Chief Commisary
Surgeon G. 8. Tripler, Medical Director.
Mojor J. 6. Barnard, Chief Engineer.
Msjor j. N. Macomb, Chief Typographical
Engineer.
Captain G. P. Kingsbury, Chief Of Ordnance.
Brigadier General George Stoneman, Volunteer
service, Chief Of Cavalry.
Brigsdier General w F. Barry, Volunteer ser.
vice, Chief Of Artillery.
GEO. b. MCCLELLAN,
Major General U. S. Army.
"ctAIMs" TO MILITARY COMMANDS,
According TO some Of the newspapers, three or
-FOUR gentlemen are being urged on the Executive
Tor appointments to Brigadier Generalships, on
the ground that they have been more successful
Than others In raising volunteers for the war
While we by no means aim to detract from the
public gratitude to which they are entitled for
such services, we must protest that thew by no
means serve to make II plain that they are there
Tore better qualified TO make the best Brfpadier
Generals. What the service urgently requires ia.
the best brigadiers sbtainable.
Nine-tenths Of the company and regimental on
GERS who behaved so shOckingly at Bull Run Oh.
fained their several commands upon the principles
OF having succeeded in inducing their men to
enter the service; and ninetenths Of the officers of
the for-the-wer regiments who have resigned
since the battle obtained their positions precisely
on the same principle. IL 1t be prudent to cloths
a man with the responsibilities Of a Brigadisr
Generaiship because he has raised many men for
the service, 1t is but Just to select our Major Gen.
erals on the ground that they have raised more
men than most Of the applicants for brigadier.
ships basing their " claims" on such plea, And.
IL one aspirant can be found who has raised vastly
more men for the war than any other aspirant for
Of course he is entitled, by parity OF
to demand that Msjor Gen. Mcclellan
shall stand aside and permit him-the most cue.
cessful raiser Of volunteers-to be commander-in.
chief Of the department Of the Potomac
Ii our officers, great as well as small. are
to be made on such principles all our battles may
be expected to be Bull-run affairs.
AFFAIRS DOWN RIVER
The schooner Free Wind, from New Yort vv,.
fred upon from the Virginia shore coming n IN.
Potomac on the 21st from place called the Din.
rel, owned and occupied by Elias b Hooe This
point 10 opposite Sandy Point on the MARYLAND
side, md ten miles above Aauia Greek and tyyo
from Quantico Greek. Nine musket shots were
fired. Its said battery Is erecting at Chappa-
wamick, short distance above this point, where
the river is from to 4 miles wide
. THE ISSUE OF CLOTHING. TENTS, ETC.
Captain George Gibson, Eleventh Regiment of
Infantry, has been attached to Gen. Mcclellan,
staff, and has been ordered to report to Major Van
Vliet, Of the Quartermasters Department. for
special service. We understand that he IL to su.
Perintend the Issuing Of clothing, tents, etc l., to
all the troops at present concentrated here He
has had much experience in this business In
future he will be found at Maj Van Vliet's office.
NARROW RscAPR.
Welearn that the baggage of Mr.. - Gilmor.
OF Baltimore, 1.-THE owner of the building known
a. the Gilmor House,) was followed and over.
taken near Port Tobacco, 1t being Understood by
the authorities that he sending It secretly into
Secessia, proposing to follow 1t in person. In IL
was found his full secession uniform, a magniA .
cent affair-as be 10 great on display. Last night
an effort was made to capture him In Baltimore;
but the bird had flown.
ARRESTED.
Mr.. James Donnelly, Of Georgetown, ID. c.,
charged with serving In the ranks Of the enemv
in the battle Of Bull Run, having ventured to re.
turn within the lines ito Georgetown) of the
Union army, was duly arrested last night He is
now In the new military prison at the corner Of
Pennsylvania avenue and Thirteenth street I'm this
city Fit IL proved that he really was in the bat.
tie on the side Of the enemy, he has run risk of
being executed for a spy.
ARREST OF sEcKssIoNIsrs
On Monday night last, about IL O'Clock thirteen
In number Of the Seventh Massachusetts Repi.
ment, arrested two brothers, named Nolans, nea,
Rockville, Md, by order of General Wileor
well known a. secessionists and men of influence.
They were brought into headquarters and com.
mitted for hearing.
The EXPERIENCES OF DssERrRR
There IL now at the Central Guard house in tb,,
city man by the name Of Augustine johnson.
who was formerly citizen Of steubenville, Ohio
where he has or had few months since mo,be,
and four children living. In the last four month,
his experiences have not been Of the most ,o,...
able kind, a. will be seen on reading the follow.
Ing narrative Of his adventures during that tim.
He 10 quite Intelligent, and gave us this morning
Q detailed account OF his " moving accident. bv
food and held )" his (" hair-breadth scapes. uAc
from which We condenss the following state
ment:
Early last spring he embarked on a aat. boa, N,
New Orleans, where he arrived after trip abound
Ing with the usual incidents of life on the river
On the 18th day Of April last he and MANY otbe,
Northern men were impressed into the rebel Ger.