Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-09-03
OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
THE FIRING TO-DAY.

scutted away to their respective homes with half
filed bask cts, and In state Of considerable trepi
dalton. The first impression was that the firing
was In the direction Of Munson's Hill, and good
many glasses were at once directed In that direc-
ton, but all seemed as quiet as a summers morn
Ing in that locality with few Confederate soldiers
visible and those pursuing the tenor of their
way. All seemed equally tranquil at our own
camps over the river with the exception of little
artillery practice by one of our companies near
the Potomac, this side Of Alexandria. The heavy
firing, however, was evidently In the direction Of
the Chain Bridge, and was soon set down by
those posted, as practice gunnery also. II was
contiNued for two or three hours
AFFAIRS DOWN THE RIVER
Fifteen or twenty vessels have arrived here
within the last twenty-four hours and with one
exception the crews report all quiet down the
river, having seen no batteries and men on the
Virginia shore. The exception Is the schooner
Charles West, which arrived last night and re-
ports that while opposite Matthias Point the cap
tain had fine glass, through which he was trying
to get peep at the Confeds when a shell came
whizzing over his head and dropped In the water
about 400 yards beyond his vessel. He made no
further observations In that locality At Potomac
Cr'ek-below Aqua, and above Maryland point
he noticed some commotion just above the old
steamboat landing, at the mouth Of the creek.
Taking his glass he saw the s'men as thick az
blackberries," apparently throwing up entrench-
| ments, and twenty or thirty horse and OK teams
hauling earth. One team had six oxen attached,
and appeared to be drawing gun.
l NEW BROADER GENERALS
On Saturday last, the President made the fol.
lowing appointments Of Brigadier Generals. viz
Capt. Geo. c. Meade, of the Typographical Engi.
neers; Major Lawrence p. Graham, of the Dra-
goons, "a virginian by birth, and breveted for
gallantry In Mexico;l and Colonies Abercrembie,
Biddle, Duryea, and Casey. The last Is Lieu
tenant Colonel by brevet IN the regular army. He
served with distinction in Florida, and was bre-
veted thrice for gallantry In Mexico.
To-day, he also made the following Brigadier
Generals Viz: VIM. A. Richardson, and Eleazor
A Paine, Of Ill; Justus McKinshy, Assistant
Quartermas.er U. s. A ; o. Howard and Chas ID.
Jameson, Of Me; A. Med. McCook, of Ohio.
Ebenezer Dumont, Robert II. Milroy, and Lewis
Wallace, Of Ind; Daniel E SIckles, of NY.
| THE BOOMING OF ARTILLERY THIS FORENOON.
The firing across the river this forenoon, of
heavier guns than have heretofore been heard at
this point, was occasioned simply by the exercise
OF the men (at the guns) stationed In some Of the
United States Notifications in the vicinity of the
ii
also fred several shots this forenoon from rifed
guns on Munson's hill at Union pickets, without,
however, killing or wounding man.
OTHER DUTIES
We understand That Col. Mark III DunneIl, of
the otn Maine Regiment, will soon leave for Vera
Cruz, at which port he was appointed Consul In
April last The three months for which he was
allowed leave of absence by Secretary Seward,
/ expired on the 9th Of August, and he was duly
notified Of the wish of the Administration, that
he should enter upon his duties as Consul
l PASSES.
After to-day, passes to cross the Long Bridge.
or to 60 to Alexandria by boat, will only be
granted between the hours of 0 a. m. and n m
They will be issued by Lieut. Bache, of the Pro-
vost Guard, from the same office in which. for
some time past, that gentleman has been preparing
them for the signature Of Brigadier Genera
Porter.
APPOINTMENTS.
Capt. George q. Flynt, of New York, ba, been
appointed Assistant Adjutant General, and or
dered to report to General Thomas at Louisville.
Oliver 8. Witherili, of Indiana, and William
T. Terrell, have been appointed additional Pay
masters.
GENERAL RosEcRASs
The Government here have telegraphic adyices
II
with his command, forwarded since the Rich
mond papers published the account Of hi. alleged
surrender to General Lee; which, Of course, was
utterly false.
REINsTATED.
| The President has reinstated Roger Perry as a
Commander in the U. s. Navy.
NAVY YARD.
| A1a'rs DOlc" Rirer-Prrzs brought xp-Foytif.
II of he
/ nsHt Declined by Uncle sam.
Last night the little propeller r. esolute came up
to the yard for coal and supplies Her comman-
der, Capt. Budd, being confined at the hospital
| with an injured foot, the Resolute is under
| Capt Foster, formerly Masters Mate of the Pen.
gum Mr.. John Barrett 10 Masters Mate of the
| hes'lute, vice Mr.. Fuller, recently killed at
| Matthias Point The propeller lowed up the lit
| Tie craft, T. J. Evans, caught transporting arms
| ana percussion caps day or two since, and also
brought up one Of the men prisoner.
l Virginia refugee, who was picked up by the
/ Tigress, reports that the Confederates are con.
structing batteries at Cockpit Point, ana oppo.
site Budd's Ferry, about 40 miles below AIexan.
dria. He states that the officers In charge of the
batteries have orders not to fire on any vessel I'M
til all the works are completed.
The steamer PHILADELPHIA went down to Alex.
andra to-day with naval stores for the brig Perry
The Baltimore left last night for Old Point.
This morning quite an amount Of furniture and
other articles al boxed up, was to be seen at the
navy-yard wharf, having been brought to the
yard In that condition to be shipped down the
river so that II might reach Richmond. 1t was
supposed by the parties bringing them for ship.
| ment that the Mount Vernon would take them TO
kaPpahannock river under flag of truce, but all
such agreeable illusions their part were at once
dispelled by an order to remove them from the
yard, as no snch operation could be carried on nv
Uncle sam" The boxes were addressed IN
Mrs. jackson Morton, Richmond, Va. Among
them was box from the glass and crockery es.
Enlistment Of Chas. s. Fowler d Co, Seventh
street, to d. w. Archer, Richmond, Va
The Pensacola has taken ON board her smoke
stack, and daily assumes more Of the trim and
neat proportions Of man -of-war
Firing Of heavy ordnance could be distinctly
heard In the direction Of Alexandria this morn.
Ing but from the top Of the sh its locality
could not be aseertained. The Confederates on
Munson's bill can be distinctly seen from this
place with good glass, and their movements