Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-11-27
OUR MILITARY BUDGET
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BOSE.
Secesh here and In Baltimore 10 ehucklips
over silly story Of an alleged defeat Of Gen
sherman upon he main land, near Beaufort
The government is satisfied that there "a no
truth ~hstsvsr in II.
sKrxNLpEs.
Las: night the nne bans Of the Indiana ssIh
regiment serensdei secretarS Smith and Com
missioner OF Patents, Holloway, st their resi-
dencei discoursing eloquent music for Scurs.
CAPTURE OF coSrKpEkATEs AT pKLIEsvILiT.
We are reliably informed that Colonel Bsysrd,
with seven hundred mea Of the LIST cavalry Of
Pennsylvania reserves, started last night Al nine
o'clock from Camp Pierpont, with orde1 TO pro-
coed to Drainesvil.s and capture a party Of the
rebel pickets, who were understood to be there
in force. To-day, at noon, be returned With
eleven prisoners, haviag killed two and wounded
third Of the enemy.
Two Of the prisoners are cavalry, with their
horses, arms and equipments. The Others are
infantry.
Colonel BaYard had his horse killed, and ia
slightly wounded, az are also Surgeon AleKsndsr
and one Of our soldiers.
The prisoners are to be sent TO Washington.
ARRIVAL OF sPEAIIR sRov.
Hon. g. A. Grow, SPEAKER Of the House Of
Representatives, arrived In the city, with his
family, last evening.
CAPTURE OF THE ,BgAeETsARD-rEE OFFICIAL
ACCOUNT.
Acting volunteer Lieutenant W. c. Rogers, OF
the bark w. G Anderson, reports 70 the navy
department. that on the 18Th inst In lat. 70 90,
on. IS u, be captured the rebel prvateer scboon-
hv a nfafn
two peutenaRts, purser, and twenty-three sea-
men, and carrying a rined pivot gun, throwing
pound projectile.
She was first seen about dwight, ruuning BE-
fore the wind towards the w. @. Anderson.
Lieutenant r. says:
On approaching within four miles, he suddenly
lauied by the wind, and as We noticed many
men on his decks, Immediately made sail, In
chase, and in two hours broug ut her to under our
-. aud ordered the Captain on board with his
papers.
brought letter Of ma-que from JersrSon
Davis which be surrendered with b, 5 vessel.
We put prize master and crew on board and
transferred the prisoners 10 our ship p!ecipg them
in double irons
Ga boarding her the crew were found "a q
drunken state, committing all the destruction
they could, throwing overheard the arms and
ammuniton, spik!ng the gun, and cutting the
sails and rigging to pieces she was otherwise
in bad order, and poorly found, and having but
short supply or water, Of which We have aone 10
spare, was in no condition 70 send TO Boston
Having "a prisoners, and no room for them on
board the Nv. 6. AndeTson,r decided "a we
were within three days sail OF Key West to take
them and the vessel in;o that port and deIive,
hem to the proper authorities "
AN AcT,OS AT paAINsVILLE-KLEvEN sEeKssIoN-
ISIS CAPTURED, TWO KILLED, ONE WOUNDED, &c.
The following dispatch from General Mccall
reachfd headquarters here this forenoon
LANGLEY, Nov q, 1851
Col g. D. Baysrd, with seven hundred men Of
First Cavalry, (Pennsylvsnia Reserve,) marched
last night ate O'Clock, with orders to proceed 70
Drainsville and capture a party Of the eneuyls
pickets understood 10 be there.
He has justreturned with IL prisoners; having
killed two and wounded one Of the enemy.
Two Of the prisoners are cavalry, with their
horses, arms and equipments. The rest are foot.
a. en-.
Col. Bavard had bis horse killed and IA tfIsbtIv
wound, d, and am sorry TO report Surgeon AleI.
ander and one OF our men wounded
Geo. A. Mccall, Brig Gen.
NOte.-Col. Bayard (Capt. U. s. A } 10 the same
ofhcer who received such a severe arrow wound
la the face little over year ago, { ON which he
has not yet recovered, one Of hit cheeks being
now twice the size OF the other He is considered
In the old army as one ofthe bravest aud beat sol
dien In IL.