Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-27
OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
COL. KEYEs1 BRIGADE.

The brigade Of Colonel Keyes, Of Connec ticut,
In the battle Of Bull Run, consisted Of the three
Connecticut and the I'd Maine Regiments. Its
| total loss in killed, wounded and missing was
l2S. IL come back In perfect order to the camp
at Falls Church, where IL had left its tents stand
ing. 1t took every dollars worth of the propertv
| left there starting out for Fairfax Court House
| and moved II TO Washington; then fell back TO
| the Ohio camp (of four regimentsJ and gathered
their tents, equipments, g. and promptly sent
| them to Washington; also the tents &c, Of one
the New York Regiments. This brigade next
marched to Fort Corcoran in full force This
service was performed in thirty-six hours, during
winch they were entirely without food and stood
the tremendous rain storm raging while they
were performing IT. 1t is worthy of note that
they brought back all their wounded, and reached
washington without the loss of single musket,
rifle, or aught else.
NICE LITTLE HAUL.
Some time since, It will be recollected, large
| amount Of provisions and whisky was taken
oy our fotilla on the Potomac, ION board the
Buena Elsta,) on the Maryland side Of the river.
IL was, OF course, sent to Washington, but
owing to some explanation of the assumed own.
ers it was released, with the understanding that
all the property would be purchased by the Gov.
the War Department bought II, the whisky cost
ing the Government S4OO $50 far, so well -
A few days since it was discovered that the said
whisky barrels contained ins'ead Of s'the ardent,
lois OF TIE most GppTorsd pistols amoantia to the
raiHs IT some 5000! good speculation for
Uncle sam
THE INDIANA THREE MONTHS MEN
oi.Wallace, Of the Eleventh Ind lana Regiment
-Znuaves-is In Washington The req mint ia
on the wy home to be mustered out of service
ihry have already secured at home enough new
men 10 all NJ their regiment as three years one
On oeing dtsbanded thew propose Immediately to
r-enlist for the war This is also the case with
the other five similar Indiana regiments whose
time IS about expired. The Zouaves and two
others will return with hardly a change in their
Officers, which tells well for the latter
ESCAPED AND RETURNED
Private COrcoran, Of the New York Goth
who was taken prisoner by the disunionists at
toe battle OF Bull Run, reached here last mig MT
having escaped from his guard at Manassas He
represents that there were loud com plants among
the disunionists at their alleged much greater
loss In killed and wounded than ours He o.
capped while row was In progress among the
guard over him. He left very few troops at Ma
nassas, and made his way through the woods
back into our lines above Georgetown.
DEFENSIVE WORKS
Ire defensive works In Virginia are progressing
finely under the direction of Major Barnard and
his assistants, Lieuts Prime and ober,s. of the
Engineer Corps. The main works are nearly
finished, and the force will probably be employed
on the new intrencnments, which will not il is
said, be OF the substantial character of the works
already completed. The work of telling the trees
ar RnF atfrrRn H. i
Captain Seymour. of Anderson's Sumter COM
mand, an experienced artillery officer, who dis
tinguished himself in Mexico, is busily superin-
tending the placing of additional guns in posi-
ton, and instructing the volunteer officers in the
management Of the batteries
Green's battery, which rendered good service
at Bull Run, has been reinforced by the addition
OF two more rihed guns, making six, and his
command has been increased TO one hundred
men.
GETTING BOLD.
Lieut. Mcmillan, of the army while passing nm
the road from Alexandra to Washington vester
day, was fred at in the neighborhood Of Four
Mile run, the ball passing very near him and
lodging In the bank on the left Government
wagon was fred at in the same neighborhood. the
ball sPlintering one of the spokes of wheel We
have heard Of one or two other cases Of the same
kind this week.
TAKING sOUNDINGs
II is reported on good authority that secession
soldiers have been engaged in sounding the
Potomac from the Great Falls to Edward q Ferry
In the last day or two and that they seem DESTROYS
| to escape observation while so engaged
THEY WAITED FOR ORDERS
We hear that Major Sykes, with his force OF
regulars. remained on the field lat Bull Rup) for
long time after the Stampede, waiting for orders
| 1t is said that General Mcdowell believed the
| regulars had been cut off and was ss,ooisbad
when word was brought TO him Of the condition
Of affairs. He immediately issued orders for their
retreat, and not until then did Major Sykes aban
| don his position.
SEVENTY THOUSAND RArIOSs
1t Is stated that so eco ratOns Of bread Were dis
| tflbuted to the troops from the bakeries at the
Capitol, yesterday, 49, 600 rations at Alexandria
| and about 5000 at Fort Runyon and Georgetown
besides the hard bread drawn by some regt-
ments This looks as II the s;ragglers were gath
| cred In.
| SENDING AWAY THE DRUNxARDs
| TWO companies Of Colonel Snall's regiment
/ have charge Of the Government ferry at George.
| town Two OF the men got intoxicated YESTERDAY
| and will be dismissed from the service immedi
a;elY, as they are determined to keep no drunkard
| in the regiment. Good for them
| MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS
Ine Eighth and rwenty-ninth Regiments New
| York Volunteers passed over the Long BRIDGE
| into Virgin yesterday
The Twenty-ffth New York Regiment is near
Fort Albany, and the Thlrty.anh Is two miles
beyond.
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