Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-11-14


number Of prisoners that have fallen into our
hands az the result Ct his recent br liant victory
near Prestonburg, Ky, is 2Ol3, rather than LOCO,
- stated Immediately on the close Of the action.
A mong them are he cisunion Generals Williams
and Howe. The enemys killed,
whose bodies have been actually seen by our
troops. number quite four hundred.
THE pIsuNIos FLAGS.
The Gags secured at the capture Of the forts
taken by the gallant Dupont's feet, are already
In use, As curtains, In the Navy Department.
One, a Confederate flag, has blue ground for
the white stars, like the Us. flag; the stars
numbering eleven. The rest of the flag consists
Of three broad stripes-the outer ones red, the
center one white
The other, South Carolina State flag, we pre-
sumo Is typical indeed of the insolence and pre-
sumption Of that state On the portion which Is
filled with stars in the U. 9. flag there are two
Palmetto trees with new moon rising between
their tors. The ground there Is blue, and the
trees and moon white Also fifteen white stars
forming an arch over the trees and moon. The
balance OF the flag is in white and blue bars
ranged up and down-not horizontally, as In the
glorious old stars and stripes
Between these two emblems Of treachery Is the
q. 9 Gag ifrst hoisted on the soil Of South Caro-
lima, since the battle Of Fort Sumter; the occa-
sion Of hauling down the disunion flags described
above.
IHE EASTERN sRORE,
We recently published an extract from the
Baltimore Patriot, saying that certain Union
troops had been dispatched by General Dix to the
Eastern Shore Of Maryland. They were sent
there, evidently, to look after disunion regiment
or two that had then been In Accomac and North
anpton Counties, Va for some weeks We are
satisesd that within the last week the rebel force
there has been increased about 500, and take 1t
for granted that their case IL being duly attended
10. We expect stirring news from that quarter,
not long hence.
CONTEMPLATED REBEL MOVEMENT.
Within the pas; week, we have every reason to
believe, johnson kss concentrated at Winchester
iii thousand Of the Confederate army and about
i've thousand Virginia militia This has been
done clearly for the purpose Of a sudden assault
upon the position occupied by General Kelly al
Romney. We can have no fear Of the result, a,
General K. has Industriously strengthened himself
In the works from which he not long since drove
cut the enemy. From our knowledge of 18th,
rhuotiVu tIcIts We enttfdln no Tears OF tns
result.
NAVAL sENERAL ORDER.
The Department announces to the Navy and b
the Country its high qualification at the brirlian
sucoee Of the combined navy and army forces re
specfiveiy commanded by Flag Ofacer s. r Du
pont and Brigadier General r. w Sherman, II
The capture Of Forts Walker and Beaure2ard, com
mandIng re entrance to Port Royal harbor, Soutl
To 20 a, -,
It Is ordered that q national salute be fred from
receipt OF This order. GIDEON WEILEs
November 10, 1861.
THE NEW cUNBoAIs.
When Secretary Welles contracted for the ney
gunboats, a hue and cry rang through the countr
dispaaging them, and predicting their failure
il arose nom the dsappoi ntments of parties see
Ing contracts to construct something else In thei
stead. Seven Of them have been fairly tested 1
Commodo!e Dupont's late brilliant action. The
have proved the most valuable fer the particuIa
service required on the southern coast now afioa
go valuable that orders have doubtless bee
sent out to hasten the construction Of the rest
the twenty-five as fast as possible.
TIE pRAYross
The father Of General dayton (commandin
the Rebels In the Port Royal action) and Com
mander Drsyton, U N, (who commanded on
Of the Union gunboats In the same action) repr,
sented the Charleston district in Congress in ls3
and became % obnoxious, through bis unionisn
90 the extreme nullifers of that CITY, a. that the
% kept bis life IN danger % 70 induce him
abandon the State. He removed to Philadelphi
where he subsequently, resided until his death.
MlHIARy APPOINTMENTS.
The following appointments were made yeste
day, after We went to press, by the War Depar
ment
George n. Burns, of PhiIadelphia, former
connected with the American Telegraph Comp
ny In this city; Edward d. Waite, William
Barney, and John L. Yard, az Second Lieute
ants In the regular army.
Alexander b. Dyer, appointed Brevet Majc
and Col. Henry Van Rensselaer, Inspector &c
ersl.
TO BIZ INSTANTLY REINFORCED
We are satisned that quite nfteeen-thousal
mote troops wiz bs on board ship by Saturd
night, destined 10 reinforce General Sherman
command In South Carolina. As we hold the 70
In that quarter, the transports carrying them III
aa singly and land them at will We have eve
reason 10 believe that two regiments have alrea
gone 10 sea to that end.
OFF AGAIN.
Commander steadman, q. 3. N, the bearer
ne important dispatches from Commodore
Pont published In yesterdays STAY, has alrea
set out on his return TO his command In p
Royal harbos. He reaches New York tod,
and Leaves there on a steamer, we sppre bend,
morrow
MAJOR GENERAL DIX.
This distinguished ofhcer came hither
evening, and returned to bis headquarters (Ba
mose) 90 the first train this morning. He was
consultation with General Mcclellan and
civil heads Of the Government until late b,
last night
EEvikw TODAY.
Asi Gen heCleliind, accompanied by p
hon Of bis stan and two platoons OF cavalry,
usual escort, went over the river to-day to revi
ne sac dtyislon commanded by Gen. Frank
somewhere nsar the Episcopal Seminary bui
Ing.
coLoxEL JOHN cocHRAsR or rHI WAR
Dol John CochGane delivered an address 20
regiment yesterday In the presence Of Secret,
Cameron and other distinguished Rentleu,
The moot I'm portnnt point In his arRument was
relation ~ the treatment OF slaves during
prevent contest. He sid we should use ey,