Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-07
W AR BUDGET.
MEETING UNDER EXTRAORDINARY cIRoUM
STANCES.

One day last week Mr.. B. Clark, somewhat
notorious in this city for the violence of his
Secession sentiments, wishing to leave town,
cunnipgly devised plan by which to avoid
the obnoxious duty of getting pass and
taking an oath Of allegiance to these United
States. Going a short distance above the
city, he found private means of ofconveyance
across the river, and walking down again TO
ulinoistown, got aboard the morning train Of
the st. Louis Alton and Terre Haute Road.
Colonel Mcneil, Provost Marshal, was leav-
ing the city fer Washington the same morn
iDg, and uuluckily for Mr.. Clark, happened
to be on the same train. His surprise on re-
cognizipg Mr.. Clark was considerable. He
was the last Secessionist whom the Provost
Marshal had expected to see with an oath Of
allegiance in his pocket. He either concluded
that Clark didn't have any or else regarded
it as 80 much of a curiosity that he requested
the privilege of looking at it. But Mr.. Clark
didn't zee by what authority he was bound
TO show his pass, and was not at all anxious
TO accommodate the Provost Marshal. When
the train reached Terre Haute the proper
authorities, on information from Colonel
Mcneil, took the Secessionist into custody,
and sent him back by the first train to st.
Louis. He is now in the military prison
50. Louis Democrat Of the 4th.
THE REBEL BATTERIEs.
The Potomac Greek is defended by two
batteries, one at the top of the hill and one
hidden by woods lower down the creek. On
Thursday evening our battery opened upon
the George Paige with Parrot ten-pounders.
The Shipping Point battery returned the
FIRE, doing no damage, though the firing
continued two hours. On that evening nine
vessels ran the blockade.
SINGULAR.
Civilians are often puzzled in reading re-
| ports of battles to understand how it is that
| thousand troops in a body can stand "the
calling FIRE of the enemy" for an hour or
| more, and come out with but two or three
killed and q half dozen wounded; OF no "
| they can "moW down the enemy at every
shot for long tine and yet not kill over a
bakers dozen of them. We may be mis-
taken, but it seems as if there was at this
time the greatest amount of slaughter for the
injury done that the world ever saw. Hardly
skirmish takes place that is not great
| battle" and we seldom hear of q success OF
any kind that is not q complete rout," at
tended by the capture of "sll the enemy's
camp equipage, guns, ammunit on, &C." As
we progress in the war, we suppose these
things will come to be better understood
Toledo Blade.
THE MODERN TRoUBADoUR.
Y [Tohe tune oftle medieval person in h'at IinAl
AS he was fastening off to the war,
Singing "to Secesh Land thither go;
Rebuels, rebuels, hEht all you know"
Knowing full well that he d his promise keep,
And make her his little wife, SO this was her song
"Bully boy bully boy come igst alOngV
DEATHS OF SOLDIERS.
The following soldiers died at Washington
on Friday last
George Douglas, Company G, First Michi
gan Rifles, at Camp Union.
Edward Miller, Twelfth Pennsylvania, a
the Union Hotel.
Reuben Rutelotte, Company D. Fourth
Rhode Island, at the College.
John Lewis, Company @, Sixteenth In
DIANA at the Patent Office.
A. Hanar, Company d, Fourteenth NeI
York, at the Seminary.
James E. Psyton Company X, Nineteent
Indiana, at the Eruptive Hospital.
BRIGHT SENTINEL.
At one of the camps on Staten Island,
new recruit was placed on guard a few night
since. An officer wishing to be satisfied tina
} the recruit understood his duty, walked I
the post and passed by, meeting with no re
l sistance or objection. Looking at the sentr
8 for moment, he asked him if that was th
way be performed his duty.
"Oh, N performing my Duty was th
reply.
: "What did you let me pass for2 Didn't th
sergeant give you the countersignW
Q II know nothing of your countersign
= was the reply, but the sergeant told me thi
Q the first man who came along would give n
b brandy and wine, and not id drop {
9 either have l seen, although half doze
have passed me. Hang the wine only wal
t the brandy" ..
a The pass ~ord was "Brandywine," and th
: new aspirant for military honors had onl
: comprehended it in the sense probably mo
It familiar to him.