Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-29
OUR MILITARY BUDGET.
THE PRISONERS

counties-who ito use Beauregard's phrase) are
supposed to be inimical to the causen On the
9Th OF June he ordered the arrest Of all such per
sons, and their imprisonment or Punishment from
the state, at the discretion Of Extra Billy Smith.
VINO holds his dictator's court at warrenton
Whlle that method Of assuring unanimity of sen.
tnen' is rigidly practiced within Beauregard s
lines, very different treatment Is accorded to
persons here, even when suspected Of being in
direct or indirect reasonable communication with
Beauregard's camp.
PIcKEDuP
On saturday last member of the New York
18th regiment was riding on horseback with Mrs
curtis, OF Rochester N. Y, (who has a brother in
the Rochester regiment,) and another lady, near
Bliley's Cross Roads. They ventured too far from
our lines, and soon found themselves surrounded
by strange cavalry. The officer in command. on
learning who the gallant soldier was politely told
him h. was wanted at Manassas He offered IN
let the ladies' return. One Of them accepted the
oher, hut Mrs. &. said she would wait for friends
not Ear behind; meaning Union troops. The cav
airy not being disposed themselves to wait their
appearance, carried Mrs Curtis off with them too.
In hurry.
We apprehend the story alleging the capture of
twelve p'cfets of the Sd New Jersey regiment
on saturday last, by the enemy, near Arlington
Mills, is altogether untrue
TIE CASE OF Mr. TALIAFERRo
The discharge Of Mr.. 6 8. TaIiafero, not long
since arrested in Charles county, Md, on the
charge Of being on the way to carry Improper pa
pers between Washington and Virginia, was the
result Of the fact that no evidence whatever GRIM
mating him was forthcoming. The letters he
bore were all concerning private affairs. He not
only took the cath OF allie giance, but protests tina
ne has always been Unionist-an uniinching
enemy of secession.
GEN. PATTERSON.
Among General Patterson's excuses for his ter
fDle oIunder Is the allegation that he was griev-
ously embarrassed by the contract for the supply
OF wagons for his army; as that contract forced
MIN not only to get none that did not come from
pennsylvania, but also none that came from apy
but a single Pennsylvania manufactory. that
turned them out so slowly as to delay the move
ment Of his army for weeks
HARVEY AND WOOL IN THE FIELD.
IL Is believed in military circles here that both
Gen. Harvey and Gen. Wool will be promptIv
placed in command Of columns in the Grand
Army now being so rapidly assembled here and
In this Immediate vicinity. As the commander
Harvey has his superior in the service. General
WOol's recent letter TO the New York Union De-
tense Committee, embraces, in Itself satisfactory
testimony that to be serviceable in the current
war, he must be the commander Of a column.
rather than Of an army. Or, in other words that
TIE Judgment upon which he was not long since
directed to repair from New York CITY To his most
al Troy, was, under the circumstances, a correct
one AS the commander of column of Taylor,s
army at Buena Vista he rendered signal services
ana, we doubt not as the commander Of a col
ulhh OF General McClellans Army of the Poto.
mac, he Will prove equally efficient In the cause
Of the Union.
MCCLELLAN IN THE SADDLE ALREADY.
MAJOR General Mcclellan is already actively en-
gagged In the discharge OF the duties of his new
command. He is constantly In the saddle and
uhfeihltung In bis labors to prepare bis army to
take the field as early as possible. His presence
ana personal movements are thus greatly inspiring
his troops, and have SO soon removed from them
the appearance of any trace whatever of the effect
of the disaster at Bull Run.
THE KILLED ON THEIR SIDE
Among the killed on the disunion side I'm the
battle OF Bull Run, we hear are MIR George w
Macrea Of Fairfax county, a member Of the Fair
fax cavalry, and Henry Clay Ward of Alexandra.
member of tle Fauquier Black Horse Troon.
Also among the killed on that side We hear of
william Payne, county attorney Of Fauouier
county, Va, member Of the Black Horse cav
| airy, and an original very violent disunionist.
his head Is said to have been struck f.oal his
shoulders by cannon ball.
HARD RUN FOR AMMUNITION
Many OF our soldiers VINO were in the battle at
nuil nun nave with them marbles picked up on
the field, which had been evidently used for balls
oy The enemy. Several packages of cartridges
thrown away by Confederate regiment in its
retreat, were found to be composed Of powder
and marbles exclusively. Their shells were alled
with broken glass and pebbl-s
COL. FARNHAM
This gallant officer Colonel Of the n Y Fire
Zouaves,) we regret 10 have to state. has become
de'anged from exposure and wounds received a,
the battle Of Bull Run. He has been taken 10 the
| Government Insane Asylum
ARMY SUPPLIES
Some four hundred horses arrived here TO,
| army purposes last night, besides great number
| of beeves.
MILITARY MOVEMENTS
| There was an alarm among the troons nm thu
Virginia side Of the river on Saturday n,,ht
| The long roll was beat and twenty or tbrtv shot,
Were fired, but what caused 1t is still mystery
There was great strictness in regard to passe.
along our lines Yesterday, not even commissioned
| officers being allowed to pass over the LONE
Bridge without passes. A move In the right di
/ rec,ion.
The work Of Telling the trees still progresse.
| from Arlington Heights to Alexandria
| Parker Allen and d C. Woods went down
| 10 Alexandria on Wednesday morning and took
| with them six howtzers and three 9-incb shell
guns for the purpose Of establishing a naval hat
| terry near Fort Ellsworth. The work ia unde,
the command OF Lieut. Parker, with $50 sailor,
| and 60 marines.
THE PRESS AT BULL RUN
| some OF the newspaper unen had narrow escapes
| on Sunday. House, OF the Tribune; Steadman
Of the World and Willard, of the Herald were
with General Tyler, and much exposed Mccor.
| mick, Of the Post, rode to the field with Gen.
erai Mcdowell and staff, and with them received
the first terrific fire Of the enemy He was with
| Hunters column most Of the day. and leaned
| Rom his horse three times to avoid shells and
rlned cannon shot, which otherwise would have
crushed him. Mr.. Walker, Of the New York