Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-11-20
OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
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Everybody In washingtoa went over to-dsyto
see the great review at Baileys' Cros Rosds, but
owing to the length Of the route prescribed (vis
Balls Cross Roads, and the costiveness Of narrow
passage ways at the Long Bridge draws, and the
stocksde, Il was half days work 10 &c; 10 the
point Of review. Many who went were sitting
for hours In their vehicles at the bridge waiting
for the slow current to move on.
Gen. Mcclellan, with a brilliant staf, and escor
ted by several regiments Of cavalry with a fun
cavalry band, proceeding by the same route,
(Long Bridge, Balls x Roads and Munson'S
Hill) did not reach the ground until quarter past
u, NJ.
On his arrival he received a salute and salvos
by battery; and as he rode along the line In re-
view, the roars Of cheers that Were sent up from
the seventy-1ve thousand thrcais Of his army were
nearly az deafening as the thunden Of the srtil-
lery.
The scene at this time was imposing in the sx-
treme,-a scene TO be remembered for a lifetime;
| as General Mcclellan with his full staff and &C
companied by President Lincoln and Secretaries
Cameron and Seward, on horseback, dashed
rapidly along past the immense bodies Of infant
~, cavalry, and artillery, extending for miles In
the open fields between Munson's Hill and Bal
ley's Roads.
Following upon this review, the marching re-
view Of the troop. would take place, not proha-
bly, TO be finished until nightfsll, such were their
numbers
The divisions Of Generals Mcdowell, Mccall,
Heintzleman, Franklin, Blenker, Smith and
Fitz John Porter were on the ground, including
eighty regiments o. infantry, seven OF cavalry
and twenty batteries Of artillery altogether In the
neighborhoOd Of seventy-nve thousand men.
How many spectators were p!esent, cannot he
estimated now, out they may be reckoned by
scores Of thousands.
VERY INTERESTING FROM SAVANNAH
Especial correspondence OF The Star
On SHIPBoARD IN PoRT ROYAL g. CO HER-
BoR, Nov. 16, 1s61.-Edt.cT Of Tas Star: As,he
Atlantic sails in few hours for New York, 4
write you our latest news from Savannah, taking
1t for granted that other correspondents here will
keep the St1r's readers posted with reference to
matters and things at this particular point.
A very intelligent negro reached Fort Walker
from Savannah on last Thursday night, claiming
General Sherman's protection.
He represents that when be LEFT there tsince fhs
landing Of our troops on Hilton Head the con-
sternation Of the whole population was appalling,
and that a call had been made for every able
bodied man in Georgia to spring 10 arms. They
believed that the city would at once be attacked
by Genn Sherman, and were evidently making
preparations TO evacuste il, under the idea that
they could not get reinforcemenb 5000 enough to
hold it.
He said further that II had been decided by the
military authorities at Savannah that Fort Pulaski
was not defen BILE and must be given Iup on the
approach of the expected Union feet and army
1t had been threatened blythe rebels to burn
Savannah IL forced to leave It, but the contraband
did not think they would do 30. There were
large numbers Of well known Union men in Sa-
| vannah, who, however, were not allowed to ca
press their sentiments. II was said that IL forced
to abandon the city, they (the Union men) would
be driven Of into the back country ahead, at the
bayonet's point.
The cannonading Of our feet with the Port
Royal forts was distinctly heard at Savannah.
The people there bad great confidence that Fort
Walker was impregnable, as that they did not,
| for hours after the news come, believe that the
| attack had succeeded. Gen. Drayton had orders
not TO evacuate surrender the forts while he had
| a man left alive
The Col. Lee figuring in the Confederate army
there 10 not Robert E. Lee, Of Virginia, but an
other engineer who was engaged in fortifying
Charleston and the 8. @. coast.