Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-08-19

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MILITARY ORDER.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, August 10, 1861. :
All Commanders of Regiments of Volunteers
accepted by this Department In the States of Penn
sylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut,
Massachusetts, Vermont, Rhode Island, New
Hampshire, Maine, and Michigan, will take no
hce Of and conform promptly to the general orders
of this day. directed to the Governors of the Stes
above named, which is as follows:
To the GorsrHor of the State Of:
By direction Of the President of the United
States you are urgently requested to forward, OF
cause to be forwarded, Immediately to the city of
Washington all volunteer regiments or parts of
regiments, at the expense Of the United States
Government, that may be now enrolled within
your State, whether under your immediate con-
troll or by accertances issued direct from the War
Department, whether such volunteers are armed
equipped, or uniformed or not
The officers Of each regimental organization
that may not be full shall leave recruiting officers
at their several RENDEZVOUS, and adopt such other
measures as may be necessary to I'll up their ranks
at the earliest date possible
All officers Of volunteer regiments on arrival
will report to the Commanding General, who will
provide equipments and other supplies necessary
for their comfort
TO Insure the movement Of troops more rapidly
than might otherwise be done, you will please
confer with and aid all officers of independent
regiments in such manner as may be necessary to
effect the object in view.
All clothing or supplies belonging to or con-
racted FOR the several regiments shall be forwarded
to Washington for their use, detailed reports of
which shall be made to the Commanding General
SIMON CAMERON, Secretary of War
THE REARRAsGEMENr OF THE MILITARY DEPART
MENTs.
general order from the Headquarters of the
Army dscontinues the departments of Washing
ton, (Gen Mansfeld's command;) of Northeastern
Virginia, (Gen. McDoweli's;) Of MARYLAND and
Delaware, (Gen. Dix's;) and Of the Shenandoah,
(Gen. Banks, as separate and independent COM
mands, and consolidates the whole under CON-
mand of Maj. Gen. Mcclellan. This change
which evidently leaves the several divi sions COM
manded and Offered as they have been for
months past, will doubtless serve greatly to me-
thodize and thoroughly organize the great army
thus massed under Gen. McClellan's command
Gen Mcclellan Is constantly In the saddle and
mas already succeeded in reducing what WA
chaos In this quarter Immediately after the battle
OF Bull Kun, to better order than ever before ex
listed in army of volunteers.
THOROUGHLY UNDERSTOOD
VIC apPrehend that those New York journals so
constantly beratlng the Navy Department for per-
sistently declining to purchase the Vanderbilt
steamships, will not accomplish their evident oh
Ject. Time and again have those vessels been in
spected to that end by competent officers under the
dPPcaton OF parties interested in getting them on
10 the Governments hands at high prices Their
reports have always condemned them as ships un-
suited 20 the Governments purposes. In truth
the schemes resored to to force the Navy Depart
ment to buy them, will or mill, are having the
enect OF making all comprehend that solicitude
relative to the completeness Of the blockade has
little or nothing to do with their complaIntsLhnt
rather, the end Of clutching a few millions i'm.
properly from the Treasury of the United State.
CAPTURE OF CONFEDERATE CAVALRY
Last Friday, Lieut.. Tompkins with a party of
cavalry, "lit' on six Confederate dragons, and
at once convinced them Of the proprietv Of visit
Ing Washington. The Confederates have been
securing the county outside la tIu i.u,, Al,
ate vicinity Of our lines, and on Friday Lieuten
ant Tompkins laid in wait for " gallientn COM
pany who have done great service in Selling
Union men about Lewinsville and Falls Church
and after the COnfederates had passed in tbi. di.
rection, rode ont after them and picked I'D the
whole party, bringing them into the city the same
evening.
STEAMER PURCHASED.
The steamer Pocahontas formerly Of the BaItt
more and Richmond line which has been en-.
ployed for some time in transporting army stores
between Baltimore and Washington. has been
purchased by Government. She has strong hull
OF live oak timber, with capacious holds and
covered decks, and fine state rooms for officers
The New York steam-tug Jacob Bell has been
purchased by the U. S. Government and is on
her way to The Washington Navy-Yard, where
she Will be fitted out as a gunboat
ANOTHER waNpERER
Yesterday private Of the New York Goth reoI
ment arrived at the depot and made application
for sustenance and pass to New York having
just arrived from Virginia, where he had been
wandering about In the woods since the battle Of
Bull Run. He was shockIngy emaciated, and
50 weak that he could hardly get along, having
been nearly starved In his pilgrimage throupb
the Confederate lines towards home He was at
once sent to headquarters where he doubtless
received food, clothing and the necessary pass to
enable him to reach his home.
ANOTHER GENERAL COURT MARTIAL.
general court martial meets In this CITY TODAY
composed OF the following officers Of the regular
service Viz: Lieut.. Col. II. Day, I'd Infantry;
Major J. N. Palmer, I'd Cavalry; Capt. ID. David
son, I'd Infantry; Capt Lloyd Beall I'd Infantry.
Capt J. f. Harrison, ID Cavalry; LIST Lieut.. r. F
Hunter, I'd lnfantry; LIST Lieut. T H. Mccormick.
LIST Cavalry; I'd Lieut. w s. Worth, sth Infspt,v:
I'd Lieut. Sheldon Sturgeon, 1st Infantry; ID Ii
Dimmick, 9th Infantry; LIST 1t J. Mcmillan,
I'd Infaapy, Judge Advocate.
The BODY OF COL. CAMERON.
We hear that an effort is being made by gentle
men connected with the Masonic fraternity IN
Virgins to obtain the body Of Col Cameron. of
the New York 18th Regiment, for his widow
For this purpose four gentlemen of alexsnd,,,
went to the Confederate lines and made tbs,, re-
questto be allowed to have the body. and returned
encouraged to believe that they will be successful
with this effort the Government has nothing to do.
cANDIDATEs FOR SERVICE ON THE DRY ToRrua.s
We hear that number Of Colonel Baker,s Calf
fornia regiment are doing their best 10 get sent IN
the DRY Tortugas," where there 10 demand IN,
military labor. some very oficfous mischief
makers-it may be lawyers-are said TO be trv,pg
70 Induce them to naturalization. We trust
their names may become known to the Provost